Surah As-Saff (61) — Ayah 13

(Ayah 13) {وَ اُخْرٰى تُحِبُّوْنَهَا …: ’’ اُخْرٰى ‘‘} is the adjective of a deleted noun, the attribute of {’’نِعْمَةٌ‘‘}, which is the subject; its predicate is {’’لَكُمْ‘‘}, which is deleted: {’’أَيْ وَلَكُمْ نِعْمَةٌ أُخْرٰي‘‘} that is, besides forgiveness of sins and entry into Paradise, there is another blessing {’’ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَ فَتْحٌ قَرِيْبٌ ‘‘} for you which you like. By mentioning worldly blessings along with the blessings of the Hereafter, encouragement for jihad has been given; although victory and success in this world are indeed great blessings from Allah Almighty, they are not the main objective for a believer. That is why, even though it is attained first, it is mentioned later, and the blessings attained in the Hereafter are mentioned first. Allah Almighty fulfilled this promise of His help and near victory to the believers, so that Makkah was conquered in the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), then the entire Arabian Peninsula was cleansed of polytheists. After that, in such a short period, the flag of Islam began to wave over the whole world, the like of which is not found in history; thus, the Muslims became the rulers of the empires of Caesar and Chosroes, and they managed the affairs of the state in such an excellent manner that even the enemies acknowledged its excellence.