Striking Hard against Those Who disbelieve and break the Covenants Allah states here that the worst moving creatures on the face of the earth are those who disbelieve, who do not embrace the faith, and break promises whenever they make a covenant, even when they vow to keep them, وَهُمْ لاَ يَتَّقُونَ (and they do […]
وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِن قَوْمٍ (If you fear from any people), with whom you have a treaty of peace, خِيَانَةً (treachery), and betrayal of peace treaties and agreements that you have conducted with them, فَانبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ (then throw back (their covenant) to them), meaning their treaty of peace. عَلَى سَوَآءٍ (on equal terms), informing them that […]
The Idolators leave Makkah, heading for Badr After Allah commanded the believers to fight in His cause sincerely and to be mindful of Him, He commanded not to imitate the idolators, who went out of their homes بَطَراً (boastfully) to suppress the truth, وَرِئَآءَ النَّاسِ (and to be seen of men), boasting arrogantly with people. […]
The Idolators leave Makkah, heading for Badr After Allah commanded the believers to fight in His cause sincerely and to be mindful of Him, He commanded not to imitate the idolators, who went out of their homes بَطَراً (boastfully) to suppress the truth, وَرِئَآءَ النَّاسِ (and to be seen of men), boasting arrogantly with people. […]
The Angels smite the Disbelievers upon capturing Their Souls Allah says, if you witnessed the angels capturing the souls of the disbelievers, you would witness a tremendous, terrible, momentous and awful matter, يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ (they smite their faces and their backs), saying to them, وَذُوقُواْ عَذَابَ الْحَرِيقِ (“Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire.”) […]
The Angels smite the Disbelievers upon capturing Their Souls Allah says, if you witnessed the angels capturing the souls of the disbelievers, you would witness a tremendous, terrible, momentous and awful matter, يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـرَهُمْ (they smite their faces and their backs), saying to them, وَذُوقُواْ عَذَابَ الْحَرِيقِ (“Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire.”) […]
Allah says, `The behavior of these rebellious disbelievers against what I sent you with, O Muhammad, is similar to the behavior of earlier disbelieving nations. So We behaved with them according to Our Da’b, that is, Our behavior or custom and way, as We did with them with what We often do and decide concerning […]
Allah affirms His perfect justice and fairness in His decisions, for He decided that He will not change a bounty that He has granted someone, except on account of an evil that they committed. Allah said in another Ayah, إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُواْ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَآ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا فَلاَ […]
Allah made each Group look few in the Eye of the Other Mujahid said, “In a dream, Allah showed the Prophet the enemy as few. The Prophet conveyed this news to his Companions and their resolve strengthened.” Similar was said by Ibn Ishaq and several others. Allah said, وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهُمْ كَثِيراً لَّفَشِلْتُمْ (If He had […]
Manners of War Allah instructs His faithful servants in the manners of fighting and methods of courage when meeting the enemy in battle, يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُواْ (O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them) In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that `Abdullah […]