The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 566
CH. 110 ركوعه سُورَةُ النَّصْرِ مَدَنِيَّةُ ١١٠ ޑ PT. 30 (AN-NASR) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2. When the help of Allah comes, and the victory," 4861 3. And thou seest men entering the religion of Allah in troops, 4. "Glorify thy Lord, with His praise, and seek forgiveness of Him. Surely, He is Oft- Returning with compassion. 4862 4861. Commentary: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ ) وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجًان فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرُهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًان "See 1:1. 15:99; 20:131; 50:40. means, the promised victory. 4862. Commentary: The Holy Prophet is here enjoined that since God's promise has been fulfilled and large masses of people have begun to enter the fold of Islam, he should give thanks to his Lord for fulfilling His promise about victory, sing His praises and seek His protection and forgiveness. The expression has a very wide significance. The Holy Prophet is here told that since victory has come to him and Islam has become predominant in the land and his erstwhile enemies have become his devoted servants, he should ask God to forgive them the grave wrongs they had done to him in the past. This seems to be the meaning and significance of the injunction to the to july Holy Prophet seek God's forgiveness. Or the Holy Prophet might have been enjoined to ask God's protection against weaknesses and shortcomings that might find their way into the Muslim Community on account of lack of adequate training or education for the new converts. It is significant that whenever mention is made in the Quran of a destined victory or some great success falling to the Holy Prophet, he is generally told to ask God's forgiveness and to seek His protection. This clearly shows that he is enjoined here to ask for God's forgiveness and to seek His protection not for himself but for others; he is asked to pray that whenever there was any danger of his followers deviating from Islamic principles or precepts, God may save them from such a crisis. Thus there is 3462