سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 26
إِذْ جَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلْحَمِيَّةَ حَمِيَّةَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ فَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ وَعَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَكَانُوٓا۟ أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَأَهْلَهَا ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When those who disbelieve had put in their hearts pride and haughtiness - the pride and haughtiness of the time of ignorance, - then Allâh sent down His Sakînah (calmness and tranquillity) upon His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and upon the believers, and made them stick to the word of piety (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh); and they were well entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allâh is the All-Knower of everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
had put
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
فِى
fī
in
قُلُوبِهِمُ
qulūbihimu
their hearts
ٱلْحَمِيَّةَ
l-ḥamiyata
disdain
حَمِيَّةَ
ḥamiyyata
(the) disdain
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ
l-jāhiliyati
(of the time of) ignorance
فَأَنزَلَ
fa-anzala
Then Allah sent down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Then Allah sent down
سَكِينَتَهُۥ
sakīnatahu
His tranquility
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
رَسُولِهِۦ
rasūlihi
His Messenger
وَعَلَى
waʿalā
and upon
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ
wa-alzamahum
and made them adhere
كَلِمَةَ
kalimata
(to the) word
ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ
l-taqwā
(of) righteousness
وَكَانُوٓا۟
wakānū
and they were
أَحَقَّ
aḥaqqa
more deserving
بِهَا
bihā
of it
وَأَهْلَهَا ۚ
wa-ahlahā
and worthy of it
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمًۭا
ʿalīman
All-Knower
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26. When the disbelievers of Makkah (on the occasion of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah) had resolved in their hearts the pride and zealotry of the Age of Ignorance [39], Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers, and made them adhere to the word of righteousness. And they were more deserving of it [40] and worthy of it. And Allah is All-Knowing of everything.
[39]
The Ignorant Zealotry of the Quraysh:
There were two aspects to this fanaticism of the Quraysh: one was that those Muslims who killed our loved ones and relatives in the Battle of Badr—how can we allow them to enter Mecca and come among us? The second aspect was that if we let the Muslims enter Mecca, it will become famous throughout Arabia that the Quraysh of Mecca have been subdued by the Muslims. This was the ignorant zealotry due to which they violated a custom that was well-known among them, which was that no one performing Hajj, Umrah, or Tawaf could be prevented from these acts. In addition, they were also prepared to fight in the sacred month.
[40] The matter of piety was that the Muslims, in hardship and adversity, in excitement and anger—in every situation—would continue to bind themselves to obedience to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. It was a special mercy of Allah that He calmed the agitated emotions of His Messenger ﷺ and the noble Companions ؓ and inclined them towards a peace agreement.
[39]
The Ignorant Zealotry of the Quraysh:
There were two aspects to this fanaticism of the Quraysh: one was that those Muslims who killed our loved ones and relatives in the Battle of Badr—how can we allow them to enter Mecca and come among us? The second aspect was that if we let the Muslims enter Mecca, it will become famous throughout Arabia that the Quraysh of Mecca have been subdued by the Muslims. This was the ignorant zealotry due to which they violated a custom that was well-known among them, which was that no one performing Hajj, Umrah, or Tawaf could be prevented from these acts. In addition, they were also prepared to fight in the sacred month.
[40] The matter of piety was that the Muslims, in hardship and adversity, in excitement and anger—in every situation—would continue to bind themselves to obedience to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. It was a special mercy of Allah that He calmed the agitated emotions of His Messenger ﷺ and the noble Companions ؓ and inclined them towards a peace agreement.
