۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ 28
Translations
And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.
Transliteration
Wa mā anzalnā 'alā qawmihi min ba'dihi min jundin mina as-samāi wa mā kunnā munzilīn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah states that after the messenger (referring to the companion mentioned in the preceding verses) was killed, Allah did not send down any army from the heaven to help his people, nor was He going to do so. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this reflects Allah's wisdom that nations are tested and that divine aid comes through obedience and faith rather than miraculous intervention. The ayah emphasizes that Allah's help is contingent upon the believers' own effort and adherence to the message, not upon extraordinary displays of power.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Ya-Sin, a Meccan chapter that discusses the resurrection, divine signs, and the fate of messengers and their peoples. The immediate context discusses a righteous believer from the People of the Scripture who testified to the truth of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and was consequently killed. The ayah follows his martyrdom, illustrating the divine test and the reality that believers may face hardship without miraculous rescue.
Related Hadiths
The theme relates to hadith collections on martyrdom and divine tests. See Sunan Ibn Majah on the virtues of those killed in the path of truth, and various hadith collections discussing how Allah tests His servants through trials to purify them and elevate their ranks.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that true believers should not expect divine intervention to exempt them from worldly hardships, but rather should strengthen their faith and obedience, trusting that Allah's ultimate wisdom encompasses both ease and difficulty. It reminds modern Muslims that spiritual victory and divine pleasure are achieved through patient perseverance in faith, not necessarily through the absence of suffering.