Exegesis of Al-Našr (Q. 110)

In the Name of Allah the Most Merciful the Most Gracious... He, may Allah be merciful to him, was asked about the statement of Allah: {When the victory of Allah comes and the opening, and thou see people entering the religion of Allah in droves...} The meaning of {comes} is: approaches, and {victory}: triumphs and subjugations. The {opening (al-fath)} from Allah is: Allah‟s judgment with its implementations; In that, a judgment by it and what He makes obligatory from punishment; Good for the one who does good and disobedience for the one disobedient. Shu‟ayb, upon him be peace, sought this from Allah and the believers with him: {"O, our Lord, unfold (aftah) between us and our people in truth, for Thou are the Best of Openers (al-fātihīn)"} (Q. 7:89). The intended meaning is: "Judge between us and our people in truth, O Best of Judges!" Punishment was meted out against them with swift rebuke. The meaning of {thou see people} is: you see them entering in that, You came with the path and religion. The {droves} of people is, in fact: What you see of large groups from tribes and different locations, Like when Allah‟s Messenger, peace be upon him, used to send delegations From tribes and cities, like „Uqayl, Tamīm, and people of Oman and Bahrain. Every community sent a delegation to Allah‟s Messenger, Allah bless his name. They believed in Allah, His Messenger, and became Muslims all the same. {So glorify your Lord with praise} The term {glorify} means: be thankful to Allah and humbly submissive By praising Him for the victory of Allah, for Him and for His religion; And the fulfilment of His promise regarding victories against His opponents; And for what you see regarding His victory for those aligned as proponents. This took place in his lifetime and before the fate of death was upon him. {And seek forgiveness, for He is Oft-Returning}: He is commanded to seek forgiveness when the Promise of Allah is completed. {Oft-Returning} means: One who returns with mercy and bounties oft repeated. It‟s said that {When the victory of Allah comes and the opening...} was sent down To Allah‟s Messenger, and he was ordered to seek forgiveness and saw victory found, He said: ((My fate‟s been announced to me and I‟ve been informed of death‟s advance)) Everything Allah said was proven true when he achieved victory and opening by Allah‟s Hands. He, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, died with victory evident, And he was taken after his faults were forgiven. In that, Allah says regarding him: {Verily, We have granted thee a manifest victory; so that Allah can forgive all of thy faults from before and after, and complete Our favour upon thee, and guide thee toward the straight path! And Allah helps thee with a mighty help!} (Q. 48:1-3). We praise Allah for that which He specified him with by means of His bounties! We ask Allah to increase it in this world and the next by means of His grace abounding!

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