سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 4
هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدَادُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنًا مَّعَ إِيمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He it is Who sent down As-Sakînah (calmness and tranquillity) into the hearts of the believers, that they may grow more in Faith along with their (present) Faith. And to Allâh belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَنزَلَ
anzala
sent down
ٱلسَّكِينَةَ
l-sakīnata
[the] tranquility
فِى
fī
in(to)
قُلُوبِ
qulūbi
(the) hearts
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
(of) the believers
لِيَزْدَادُوٓا۟
liyazdādū
that they may increase
إِيمَـٰنًۭا
īmānan
(in) faith
مَّعَ
maʿa
with
إِيمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗ
īmānihim
their faith
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And for Allah
جُنُودُ
junūdu
(are the) hosts
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَكَانَ
wakāna
and Allah
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
and Allah
عَلِيمًا
ʿalīman
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمًۭا
ḥakīman
All-Wise
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4. He is the One who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers [4], so that they may increase in tranquility along with their faith. And to Allah belong the armies of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
[4]
The Two Extremes of the Muslims’ Emotions at Hudaybiyyah:
At the place of Hudaybiyyah, two opposing states arose among the Muslims, and both reached their extremes, and both were the result of submitting to the command of Allah and His Messenger. First, the pledge was taken on blood, which incited the Muslims to such an extent for battle that they became ready to risk their lives against the disbelievers. After that, in reality, the Muslims were not in favor of reconciliation at all, let alone being willing to accept reconciliation on extremely humiliating terms. The incident of Sayyiduna Abu Jandalؓ further inflamed these feelings, filling the hearts of all the Muslims, and if it had been in their power, they would have wanted to tear the disbelievers to pieces right then. And at that time, they also had the ability to do so. But when Allah and His Messengerﷺ calmed them down, suddenly their emotions cooled. Whenever one Muslim would ask another why such a humiliating reconciliation was being made today, everyone would reply, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The temperament of Sayyiduna Umarؓ was the most passionate regarding the disbelievers. He did show some agitation, as is clear from the two aforementioned hadiths. However, he did not reach the limit of disobedience, and Sayyiduna Umar regretted this for his entire life. Allah Ta’ala says that the tranquility sent down at that time to cool the Muslims’ fervor was from Allah. Otherwise, it was quite possible that the situation could have taken a different turn. If crushing the disbelievers had been the objective, Allah had many other ways and means of help available. However, in these two extremes, the Muslims were tested as to how far they would remain obedient to the command of Allah and His Messengerﷺ. Then, when they passed this test, this very thing became a cause for further increase in their faith, and Allah bestowed His favor upon His Messenger and upon the Muslims as well.
[4]
The Two Extremes of the Muslims’ Emotions at Hudaybiyyah:
At the place of Hudaybiyyah, two opposing states arose among the Muslims, and both reached their extremes, and both were the result of submitting to the command of Allah and His Messenger. First, the pledge was taken on blood, which incited the Muslims to such an extent for battle that they became ready to risk their lives against the disbelievers. After that, in reality, the Muslims were not in favor of reconciliation at all, let alone being willing to accept reconciliation on extremely humiliating terms. The incident of Sayyiduna Abu Jandalؓ further inflamed these feelings, filling the hearts of all the Muslims, and if it had been in their power, they would have wanted to tear the disbelievers to pieces right then. And at that time, they also had the ability to do so. But when Allah and His Messengerﷺ calmed them down, suddenly their emotions cooled. Whenever one Muslim would ask another why such a humiliating reconciliation was being made today, everyone would reply, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The temperament of Sayyiduna Umarؓ was the most passionate regarding the disbelievers. He did show some agitation, as is clear from the two aforementioned hadiths. However, he did not reach the limit of disobedience, and Sayyiduna Umar regretted this for his entire life. Allah Ta’ala says that the tranquility sent down at that time to cool the Muslims’ fervor was from Allah. Otherwise, it was quite possible that the situation could have taken a different turn. If crushing the disbelievers had been the objective, Allah had many other ways and means of help available. However, in these two extremes, the Muslims were tested as to how far they would remain obedient to the command of Allah and His Messengerﷺ. Then, when they passed this test, this very thing became a cause for further increase in their faith, and Allah bestowed His favor upon His Messenger and upon the Muslims as well.
