The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 47
PT. 26 AL-FATH CH. 48 وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّمواتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَكَانَ And to Allah belong the. 8 hosts of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Mighty, Wise. 3822 9. We have sent thee as b a witness and a bearer of glad tidings and a Warner, 3822A اللهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا اِنَّا اَرْسَلْنَك شَاهِدًا وَ مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًان لِتُؤْمِنُوا بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ That you should believe in. 10 b وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ ، وَ تُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً ,may help him, and honour him وأَصِيلًا اِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ Allah and His Messenger, and and that you may glorify Him morning and evening. 11. Verily, those who swear allegiance to thee indeed swear يَدُ اللهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَنْ نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا allegiance to Allah. The hand of E Allah is over their hands. So يَنكُتُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَى بِمَاعْهَدَ whoever breaks his oath, breaks عَلَيْهُ اللهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمَانَ عَ it to his own loss; and whoever fulfils the covenant that he has made with Allah, He will surely give him a great reward. 3823 "See 48:5. 25:57; 33:46; 35:25. 5:13. burning among them. 3822. Commentary: The verse warns disbelievers and hypocrites that all their evil thoughts and designs against believers would do the latter no harm, because Allah is with them and His hosts are at their back. 3822A. Commentary: The verse refers to three attributes of the Holy Prophet. He was sei. e. his whole life constituted a standing testimony to the existence of the Almighty God Who gave him success against very heavy odds. He was because he gave believers the glad tidings of bliss and benediction in this life as well as in the life to come, and he was (Warner) for those who rejected his Message. 3823. Commentary: The reference in the verse is to the oath taken by the believers at the hands of the Holy Prophet under a tree at Hudaibiyyah when a rumour reached him that ‘Uthmān, his special envoy, had been killed by the Meccans. The believers were asked to 2943