وَيَنصُرَكَ ٱللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا 3
Translations
And [that] Allāh may aid you with a mighty victory.
Transliteration
Wa yansurukal-lahu nasran 'azīzā
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah promises the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) a mighty and unassailable victory. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this refers to divine support that is both powerful and invincible, emphasizing that Allah's assistance is overwhelming and cannot be resisted by any opposing force. Al-Qurtubi notes that this 'azīz (mighty/mighty) victory encompasses both spiritual triumph and manifest conquest, affirming Allah's complete dominion over the outcome of events.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Al-Fath, revealed in the context of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (6 AH), when the Muslims were initially disappointed by the apparent restrictions of the peace agreement. The surah was revealed to console the believers and assure them that their apparent setback would lead to ultimate victory. This ayah specifically reinforces Allah's promise that despite outward circumstances, divine support would manifest in a decisive and authoritative manner.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Bukhari (3183): The Prophet said, 'I have been sent just before the Hour with the sword, so that Allah alone is worshipped; and my sustenance has been placed under the shadow of my spear.' This relates to the theme of divine military support. Also, Muslim (1783) records the Prophet's confidence in Allah's promise of victory despite earthly opposition.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers that temporary setbacks or apparent defeats should not shake our confidence in Allah's promises, as His support operates on a different plane than human expectations. It reminds us that true victory (spiritual, moral, or material) comes from aligning ourselves with Allah's will, and that His assistance—when it comes—is both absolute and invincible.
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وَيُعَذِّبَ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقَـٰتِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ ٱلظَّآنِّينَ بِٱللَّهِ ظَنَّ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۚ عَلَيْهِمْ دَآئِرَةُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ وَغَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَنَهُمْ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا
And [that] He may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women, and the polytheist men and polytheist women - those who assume about Allāh an assumption of evil nature. Upon them is a misfortune of evil nature; and Allāh has become angry with them and has cursed them and prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا
[This is] the established way of Allāh which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allāh any change.
بَلْ ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَنقَلِبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِيهِمْ أَبَدًا وَزُيِّنَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَظَنَنتُمْ ظَنَّ ٱلسَّوْءِ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا
But you thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families, ever, and that was made pleasing in your hearts. And you assumed an assumption of evil and became a people ruined."
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا
And it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them within [the area of] Makkah after He caused you to overcome them. And ever is Allāh, of what you do, Seeing.