وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ 13
Translations
And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allāh and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.
Transliteration
Wa-akhra tuhibboonaha, nasrun min-Allah wa-fathun qareeb. Wa-bashshir al-mu'mineen.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah references another blessing that the believers love—divine aid and imminent victory from Allah. The verse concludes Surah As-Saf with Allah's command to the Prophet to give glad tidings to the believers of Allah's support and near conquest. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir explain that 'nasrun' (victory/aid) and 'fathun' (opening/conquest) refer to the promised success of the Islamic message, which materialized in the Prophet's military victories and the rapid spread of Islam.
Revelation Context
Surah As-Saf is a Medinan surah revealed after the Prophet's migration to Medina, during a period when Muslims faced military opposition. This ayah appears in the context of encouraging believers to support Allah's cause and is part of a passage discussing the blessings Allah grants to those who fight in His way. The immediate context references striving with wealth and lives in Allah's cause.
Related Hadiths
The theme of divine aid for believers is emphasized in numerous hadiths. Notably, in Sahih Bukhari, the Prophet (ﷺ) stated: 'I have been aided with the awe [that strikes the hearts of enemies from a month's journey away].' This reflects the 'nasrun' (divine aid) promised in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers that steadfastness in faith and striving in Allah's cause will ultimately result in divine support and victory, providing hope and encouragement during times of hardship. For modern readers, it reinforces that supporting the Islamic message through sincere effort, combined with reliance on Allah, carries the promise of ultimate success in this life and the Hereafter.
Related Ayahs
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوٓا۟ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرِينَ
O you who have believed, be supporters of Allāh, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allāh?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allāh." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ
It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate others with Allāh dislike it.
كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ
Greatly hateful in the sight of Allāh is that you say what you do not do.
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.