The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 530
CH. 100 PT. 30 ۱۲ سُورَةُ الْعَدِيتِ مَكِّيَّةُ ١٠٠ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْعُدِيتِ ضَبْحَان فَالْمُوْرِيتِ قَدْحًال (AL-'ĀDIYĀT) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2. By the snorting chargers of the warriors, 4811 3. Striking sparks of fire with their hoofs. 4812 4811. Important Words: "See 1:1. (the chargers) is the plural of a which is fem. act. part. from uc which means, he ran vehemently. all means, he attacked or assaulted him. means, companies of warriors; horses or chargers of the warriors (Lane & Aqrab). (snorting) is derived from which means, he or it uttered a sound or cry. They say. e. the horses breathed pantingly or hard with a sound from the chest when running fast, or breathed hard or laboriously when running a race and fatigued; they snorted. (dabhun) is a kind of race of the animals, particularly of the horses; the sound coming out of the chest of a horse when it runs fast and breathes laboriously; running of the horse with long strides. (Lane & Mufradāt). Commentary: How dear to God must be those fighters who wage relentless war against the forces of evil that He has sworn by them or even by their horses. The verse speaks volumes for the zeal and enthusiasm of the Companions of the Holy Prophet to fight and give up their lives in the way of God. It says that they march to the field of battle with extreme delight and zeal to score a victory or be killed in the way of Allah and thus obtain His pleasure which is their most coveted goal in life. The verse also refers admiringly to the swiftness of movement of their chargers and the suddenness of their assault. The verse was revealed in Mecca at a time when Muslims had no horses. In the Battle of Badr, there were only two horses with the Muslim army, one belonging to Miqdād and the other to Zubair. The verse, in fact, constituted a prophecy that soon the Muslims will have horses. It also was a command to them to have cavalry along with infantry. 4812. Important Words: (striking) is fem. act. part. ie. he أورى الزند They say. أورى from produced fire from the piece of wood called means, he struck or produced fire with a flint (Lane & Aqrab). 3426