The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 601
PT. 15 BANI ISRĀ'IL CH. 17 82. And say, "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished away. Falsehood does indeed vanish away fast. '2011 وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا "21:19; 34:50. supplications, the Prophet in this verse has been vouchsafed the glad tidings that in fulfilment of the prophecy made in the words, Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, he would be taken to Medina which would constitute the first of the various "exalted positions" (d) which are to be bestowed upon him. In anticipation of the fulfilment of this prophecy, the Prophet is commanded to pray that his entry in Medina may be doubly blessed and so may be his departure from the town in which he is now living (Mecca). This prayer of the Prophet was amply fulfilled. His enemies desired to expel him from Mecca in ignominy and disgrace but he was foretold by God of their evil designs and in accordance with the divine plan he left Mecca of his own accord and arrived in perfect safety in Medina, where he succeeded in gathering round him a band of most faithful and devoted followers. The question may be asked why the entry of the Prophet into Medina has been mentioned before his "coming forth" from Mecca, which is contrary to events as they took place. The answer to this seeming historical anomaly is that the order in the statement of events as they took place has been reversed in order to console the Holy Prophet. The news of his 1809 departure from Mecca would naturally have caused him great pain. In order to relieve him of this mental anguish God preceded the news of his departure from Mecca by the news of his entry into Medina where power and honour awaited him. The word (entry) might also be taken to refer to the Holy Prophet's subsequent victorious entry into Mecca. Read in this sense, the said "entry" may constitute another stage in the Holy Prophet's march to his promised be understood to (exalted station) because with his triumphant re-entry into Mecca ended all opposition to Islam and the Prophet's erstwhile opponents became his devoted followers. The prayer contained in the words, And grant me from Thyself a helping power, was necessary because power is a great corrupter of men. The of corrupting him the acquisition of Prophet is taught to pray that instead power may prove a source of real help to him. The prayer contained in this verse supports the interpretation of i. e. the Vision about the Prophet's Night Journey mentioned in v. 2, namely that the flight of the Holy Prophet from Mecca to Medina was sure to take place. 2011. Important Words: (has vanished away). They say b; i. e. falsehood gradually