بِنَصْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ يَنصُرُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 5
Translations
In the victory of Allāh. He gives victory to whom He wills, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Transliteration
Binasri allahi; yansuru man yasha'u wa huwa al-azizu ar-raheem
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that victory comes through Allah's help and divine support, and He grants victory to whomever He wills according to His infinite wisdom. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that this encompasses both spiritual victories (over the nafs and shaitan) and worldly victories in righteous causes, while the attributes of Al-Aziz (The Mighty) and Ar-Rahman (The Merciful) highlight that Allah's help is rooted in both His absolute power and His compassion toward His servants.
Revelation Context
Surah Ar-Rum addresses the broader theme of divine providence and the ultimate triumph of truth over falsehood. This specific ayah comes in the context of verses discussing the victory of the Romans over the Persians, serving as a sign of Allah's control over worldly affairs and reassurance to early Muslims facing persecution in Mecca that Allah's help would eventually come to the believers.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Help is given in proportion to the ordeal' (Sunan At-Tirmidhi). Also relevant is the hadith: 'Verily, with hardship comes ease' (Sahih Bukhari), reflecting the theme that Allah's victory and support accompany trials.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers that success and victory are ultimately in Allah's hands, not determined by human strength or numbers alone, encouraging Muslims to trust in divine support while striving righteously and to recognize that patience through hardship may precede the manifestation of Allah's aid.
Related Ayahs
قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ غَـٰلِبُونَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allāh had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allāh rely, if you should be believers."
قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ ءَايَةٌ فِى فِئَتَيْنِ ٱلْتَقَتَا ۖ فِئَةٌ تُقَـٰتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ كَافِرَةٌ يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْىَ ٱلْعَيْنِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤَيِّدُ بِنَصْرِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ
Already there has been for you a sign in the two armies which met [in combat at Badr] - one fighting in the cause of Allāh and another of disbelievers. They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight. But Allāh supports with His victory whom He wills. Indeed in that is a lesson for those of vision.
إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُّبِينًا
Indeed, We have given you, [O Muḥammad], a clear conquest
إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ
[That] indeed, they would be those given victory