The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 673
PT. 10 R. 6. AL-ANFĀL CH. 8 يَايُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيْتُمْ فِئَةً O ye who believe! when. 46 فَاثْبُتُوا وَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ firm, and remember Allah تُفْلِحُونَ you encounter an army, remain much that you may prosper. 1134 وَاَطِيْعُوا اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا And obey Allah and His. 47 Messenger and dispute not with فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمُ one another, lest you falter and b وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَ الصّبِرِينَ your power depart from you. And be steadfast; surely, Allah those who are is with steadfast. 1135 "8:16; 47:5. 33:42; 62:11. º3:33; 4:60; 8:21; 24:55. third of their number from the Muslims so that (as they thought) the latter might not be overawed and flee from the battlefield. This ruse was meant by them as an enticement to the Muslims so that the latter might be encouraged to give them battle and consequently be annihilated. Indeed, the Muslims were so weak at that time that the Meccans were anxious to get them within their grip, so that they might wipe them out of existence and thus extirpate Islam. The weakness of the Muslims became all the more apparent when the Meccans actually saw them, for they saw them smaller than their actual number, and both these impressions helped to encourage either party to come to grips with the opposing party, with the result that the "thing decreed" was miraculously brought about. 1134. Commentary: should not think that war with disbelievers had ended with the Battle of Badr. The enemy was to return to the attack repeatedly and with larger and still larger forces. So Muslims are exhorted to remain firm and not to waver before the repeated onslaughts of the enemy. The words, remember Allah much, imply that as the enemy will call his allies to his aid, so the Faithful, too, should call God to their help by constantly praying to Him. The secret of success is stated here to lie in two things: (1) that Muslims should never feel secure from the attacks of the enemy and should always be prepared for them, and (2) that they should be always invoking God's help. 1135. Important Words: (power) is derived from vi. e. it (a day) was violently windy; or it was Muslims are here told that they or became cool and pleasant by 1113