Quran Chapter 9 – 25 (Pt-10, Stg-2) (L-1164) - درس قرآن
God’s Help
Chapter Tawbah (Repentance)
– Surah – 9)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَيَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْكَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُم مُّدْبِرِينَ 25
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25.
Allah hath given you victory on many fields and on the day of Hunayn,
when ye exulted in your multitude but it availed you naught, and the earth,
vast as it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned back in flight.
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25. Laqad nasara-kumUllaahu fii
mawaa-tina kasiiratinw-wa yawma Hunaynin, ‘iz
‘a’-jabatkum kasra-tukum falam tugni ‘ankum
shay-‘anw-wa zaaqat ‘alaykumul- ‘arzu bimaa
rahubat summa wallay-tum-mudbiriin.
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Commentary
Mawaa-tina –
(fields, places, occasions), this word is plural of maw-tan, origin of which is
wa-ta-na. The word watan is also from the same, which means
“dwelling” as well as place of living too, and such place, where something is
situated. Therefore, it is used for the battle field also. Here it has the same
meaning.
Yawma Hunaynin – (the
day of Hunayn), yawm means “the day”, and Hunayn is
the name of a lower place of the earth, which is situated below the mountains.
Such earth is called “Valley”. The aim from the words yawma
Hunaynin is “the day, when the Battle of Hunayn was
fought. This place is in the way to Taif, near Makkah.
At the time of “the Conquest
of Makkah”, manpower strength of Muslim Army was ten thousand.
After the conquest of Makkah, it was known that Banu
Hawazan and Banu Thaqif etc. the tribes of Taif have
been prepared to fight a decisive war against Muslims by gathering their entire
chieftains, women and children plus collecting their entire money.
Messenger of God Almighty
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) set on Taif along
with His ten thousand men, to which two thousand those people joined, who were
new Muslims, so then, their manpower strength was twelve thousand fighters, and
they were very happy that they will defeat the enemy. Whereas, the strength of
enemy’s Army was four thousand only.
From Taif, the
tribes were advancing towards Makkah and they encountered the
Muslim Army in the field of Hunayn at some distance from Makkah.
The Muslims drove off the Infidels and began to plunder their spoils.
In the meantime, the archers of
the Infidels, who were famous due to their skill, began to shoot arrows from
above the mountains. The Muslims were confused and began to run away. Even that
there were only ten soldiers remained with the Messenger of God Almighty
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him).
After all, Abbas (may
God be pleased with him) called to the Muslims and they returned; as soon as
they listened to his sound, and then the Infidels were defeated.
It has been shown in this verse
that at the time of fight, victory depends on the help from Allah Almighty.
Scarcity and excess of manpower and war equipment is nothing as it was proved
in the Battle of Badr.
