The Reminder · Surah 110
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Help, victory and seeking forgiveness.
THE REMINDER · SURAH 110
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S110:V1When God’s help comes, along with victory, إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْفَتْحُ
S110:V2and you see people entering God’s religion in whole crowds,وَرَأَيْتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا
S110:V3then celebrate your Lord’s praises and implore His forgiveness; He surely remains the Great Redeemer.فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا
Commentary
This surah is one of God’s signs, because what it announces eventually came to pass. In their early days, the believers were far from imagining that they would rule over the whole country. Yet that is what eventually happened, when the polytheists of Mecca finally surrendered without even fighting, and most of them embraced God’s religion. God commands the prophet and the believers to implore His forgiveness when this happens, because they had initially intended to kill all the polytheists of Mecca, but God prevented them from committing this enormous crime and thus saved them from a terrible punishment. For God knew that there were many believers in Mecca who were forced to hide their faith for fear of reprisals. God’s mercy has no limit, because He not only forgave the prophet and the believers, but also guided many polytheists, even though the believers had thought this impossible. Likewise, believers today must trust in God, believe with certainty in His help and victory, and hope that God guides and saves as many people as possible.