Surah 48. Al-Fath

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-17 [2], 18-26 [3], 27-29 [4]

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Quran Text of Verse 27-29لَقَدْCertainlyصَدَقَAllah has fulfilledاللّٰهُAllah has fulfilledرَسُوْلَهُHis Messenger'sالرُّءْیَاvisionبِالْحَقِّ ۚin truthلَتَدْخُلُنَّSurely, you will enterالْمَسْجِدَAl-MasjidالْحَرَامَAl-HaraamاِنْifشَآءَAllah willsاللّٰهُAllah willsاٰمِنِیْنَ ۙsecureمُحَلِّقِیْنَhaving shavedرُءُوْسَكُمْyour headsوَ مُقَصِّرِیْنَ ۙand shortenedلَاnotتَخَافُوْنَ ؕfearingفَعَلِمَBut He knewمَاwhatلَمْnotتَعْلَمُوْاyou knewفَجَعَلَand He madeمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesذٰلِكَthatفَتْحًاa victoryقَرِیْبًا near هُوَHeالَّذِیْۤ(is) the One Whoاَرْسَلَ(has) sentرَسُوْلَهٗHis Messengerبِالْهُدٰیwith guidanceوَ دِیْنِand (the) religionالْحَقِّthe trueلِیُظْهِرَهٗthat He (may) make it prevailعَلَیoverالدِّیْنِthe religionsكُلِّهٖ ؕallوَ كَفٰیAnd sufficient isبِاللّٰهِAllahشَهِیْدًاؕ(as) a Witness 48. Al-Fath Page 515مُحَمَّدٌMuhammadرَّسُوْلُ(is the) Messengerاللّٰهِ ؕof Allahوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoمَعَهٗۤ(are) with himاَشِدَّآءُ(are) firmعَلَیagainstالْكُفَّارِthe disbelieversرُحَمَآءُand mercifulبَیْنَهُمْamong themselvesتَرٰىهُمْYou see themرُكَّعًاbowingسُجَّدًاand prostratingیَّبْتَغُوْنَseekingفَضْلًاBountyمِّنَfrom Allahاللّٰهِfrom Allahوَ رِضْوَانًا ؗand pleasureسِیْمَاهُمْTheir markفِیْ(is) onوُجُوْهِهِمْtheir facesمِّنْfromاَثَرِ(the) traceالسُّجُوْدِ ؕ(of) the prostrationذٰلِكَThatمَثَلُهُمْ(is) their similitudeفِیinالتَّوْرٰىةِ ۛۖۚthe Taurahوَ مَثَلُهُمْAnd their similitudeفِیinالْاِنْجِیْلِ ۛ۫ۚthe Injeelكَزَرْعٍ(is) like a seedاَخْرَجَ(which) sends forthشَطْـَٔهٗits shootفَاٰزَرَهٗthen strengthens itفَاسْتَغْلَظَthen it becomes thickفَاسْتَوٰیand it standsعَلٰیuponسُوْقِهٖits stemیُعْجِبُdelightingالزُّرَّاعَthe sowersلِیَغِیْظَthat He (may) enrageبِهِمُby themالْكُفَّارَ ؕthe disbelieversوَعَدَAllah has promisedاللّٰهُAllah has promisedالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveوَ عَمِلُواand doالصّٰلِحٰتِrighteous deedsمِنْهُمْamong themمَّغْفِرَةًforgivenessوَّ اَجْرًاand a rewardعَظِیْمًا۠great

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Translation of Verse 27-29

27. Indeed, Allah will fulfil His Messenger's vision in all truth: Allah willing, you will surely enter the Sacred Mosque, in security-˹some with˺ heads shaved and ˹others with˺ hair shortened-without fear. ¹⁰⁶² He knew what you did not know, so He first granted you the triumph at hand. ¹⁰⁶³

28. He is the One Who has sent His Messenger with ˹right˺ guidance and the religion of truth, making it prevail over all others. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness.

29. Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah. And those with him are firm with the disbelievers ¹⁰⁶⁴ and compassionate with one another. You see them bowing and prostrating ¹⁰⁶⁵ ˹in prayer˺, seeking Allah's bounty and pleasure. The sign ˹of brightness can be seen˺ on their faces from the trace of prostrating ˹in prayer˺. This is their description in the Torah. ¹⁰⁶⁶ And their parable in the Gospel is that of a seed that sprouts its ˹tiny˺ branches, making it strong. Then it becomes thick, standing firmly on its stem, to the delight of the planters ¹⁰⁶⁷ -in this way Allah makes the believers a source of dismay for the disbelievers. ¹⁰⁶⁸ To those of them who believe and do good, Allah has promised forgiveness and a great reward.

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Commentary

1062. Pilgrims are required to shave or trim their hair upon successfully completing the rituals of pilgrimage.

1063. This refers to the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyah and/or the gains of Khaibar before the fulfilment of the Prophet's vision to enter Mecca for ' umrah .

1064. This passage and the next should be understood in their historical context. The Muslims were urged to be firm with the Arab pagans and their allies who were at war with Muslims at that time. Otherwise, Islam encourages the Muslims to treat peaceful non- Muslims with kindness and fairness. See 60:8-9.

1065. Prostration means lying down on one's face (i.e., touching the ground with the forehead and nose while resting on knees and flat palms of both hands) as an act of prayer and submission to Allah.

1066. In Deuteronomy 33:1-3, ˹Moses proclaimed:˺ "The Lord came from Sinai. Rising from Seir upon us, he shone forth from Mount Paran, accompanied by a myriad of his holy ones, with flaming fire from his right hand for them. Indeed, lover of people, all of his holy ones are in your control. They gather at your feet to do as you have instructed. [ sic ]" Paran is a mountain in Mecca.

1067. In Matthew 13:3-9, "˹Jesus˺ spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow. ... ˹A seed˺ fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. "He who has ears, let him hear."' Or the parable of the growing seed in Mark 4:26-28.

1068. See the first footnote for 48:29.