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COMMENTARY [The great prophecy was wonderfully fulfilled in the bloodless conquest of Mecca, and the other Arab tribes sent their deputations to the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) and entered the folds of the faith, Islam, one after another.

The world knows that the one, the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) who was persecuted and haunted out of his birth-place Mecca, and who took refuge in Madina, could not be defeated or stopped from having his godly way, even by the most formidable forces of the Meccans and their confederates. His mission gradually made its way and all the wickedness and the treachery of the enemy, recoiled on the enemies themselves. Now the prophecy and the promise came from the Lord with which all the outlying parts of Arabia ranged themselves under the banner of Islam. This was the return for the conviction, sincerity, perseverance and sacrifice, in the way of the Lord. Now the tribes together offered their collective adherence, paving the way for further triumph of the faith in the outer world to its limits, remaining in store for the future.

It is said that this chapter was the last of the revelations from which people sensed the closing days of the ministry of the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) were approaching.

The 1st

and the 2nd

verse refer to the apparent progress of the religion throughout Arabia and it also refers to the spiritual state of the realisation where the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) saw every being in submission to the will of ALLAH---conforming to

verse 3::83.]

NASR SURAH [110] HELP

PRESENTED BY:

MOHAMAD HANIM MOHAMAD ISA

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Izaa jaaa-a Nasru-LLaahi wal-Fat-hu. [110:1] When there comes the help of Allah and the victory,

The great prophecy was wonderfully fulfilled in the bloodless conquest of Mecca, and the other Arab tribes sent their deputations to the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) and entered the folds of the faith, Islam, one after another.

The world knows that the one, the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) who was persecuted and haunted out of his birth-place Mecca, and who took refuge in Madina, could not be defeated or stopped from having his godly way, even by the most formidable forces of the Meccans and their confederates. His mission gradually made its way and all the wickedness and the treachery of the enemy, recoiled on the enemies themselves.

Now the prophecy and the promise came from the Lord with which all the outlying parts of Arabia ranged themselves under the banner of Islam. This was the return for the conviction, sincerity, perseverance and sacrifice, in the way of the Lord. Now the tribes together offered their collective adherence, paving the way for further triumph of the faith in the outer world to its limits, remaining in store for the future.

It is said that this chapter was the last of the revelations from which people sensed the clos ing days of the ministry of the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) were approaching.

The 1st

and the 2nd

verse refer to the apparent progress of the religion throughout Arabia and it also refers to the spiritual state of the realisation where the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) saw every being in submission to the will of ALLAH---conforming to verse 3:83.

Wa ra-ayta-naasa yadkhulouna fee Deeni-LLaahi afwaajaa.

[110:2] And you see men entering the religion of Allah in companies,

(see commentary for verse 1)

Fa-sabbih bi-Hamdi Rabbika wastagfirh. Inna Hou kaana Tawwaabaa.

[110:3] Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness; surely He is oft-returning (to mercy).

It is directly an ordinance for mankind to celebrate ALLAHs grace and glory, at each event of success in life and seek His grace through prayer and earn the protection through ALLAHs forgiveness of the shortcoming.

Istaghfar in the case of a sinful being, means seeking the pardon of ALLAH and the same Istaghfar on the part of the sinless infallible one like the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) and His Ahlul Bait who have already been purified by the Lord Himself (verse 33:33) will mean seeking further grace and the greatest blessings or the further protection of the Lord against the satanic forces.

HERE Istaghfar means the HOLY PROPHETs (SAWW) asking for the protection of the Lord for himself and his followers against the satanic force s of evil, and seeking pardon of the Lord on behalf of his faithful adherents who might have been the prey of the human weakness as did Moses for his people who had yield to the worship of the Calf.

It is said that this Surah was revealed on the occasion of the bloodless capture of Mecca . The HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) standing at the entrance of the Holy Kaba said, There is no god but ALLAH the One and the Only, He has fulfilled His promise and has helped His servant (the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW)). And then entered it, and to each idol which was there in it, he pointed with his staff and said, "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished"-(verse 17:82) and the idol fell headlong into pieces and for those which were fixed higher into the walls, he asked Ali to mount up on his shoulders and Ali mounted and put his hand with his miraculous strength and pulled each one of the idols and dashed it to the ground. It is said that even the largest and the most strongly fixed ones also were easily plucked out and even the idols of strong metal broke into pieces.

When the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) recited this Surah before his uncle Abbas began shedding tears and said that the matter discloses the departure of the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) from this world. The HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) said It is so my dear uncle! Two years later departed the HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) from this world.

Refer to the commentary of Mumin 40:23; Fath 48:2 and Muhammad 47:15 and 19 for the meaning of the phrase "wastaghfirhu" whenever it is used for the infallible HOLY PROPHET (SAWW) and his Ahlul Bait.

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