48. SURAH AL-FATH (THE
VICTORY)
(This Surah is Madani, containing
29 verses and 4 sections)
Allah’s Name to commence
with, the Most Gracious, the
Most Merciful.
48:1. We have indeed granted a
clear victory for you (O Beloved).
48:2. So that Allah may, for
your sake, forgive the sins of
your former ones and of your
latter ones, and complete His
favours upon you, and show
you the Straight Path (of
fulfilling the responsibilities
with regards to Prophethood).
48:3. And Allah may provide
you enormous help.
48:4. It is He Who sent down
tranquillity into the hearts of
the believers, so that they may
increase (i.e. strengthen) in
faith, along with their (existing)
faith. And only to Allah belong
the armies of the heavens and
the earth; and Allah is All-
Knowing, Ever Wise.
48:5. In order that He may admit
the believing men and the
believing women into the Gardens
beneath which rivers flow,
wherein they abide forever, and to
relieve them of their misdeeds.
And this is the supreme success
according to Allah.
48:6. And (in order) to punish
the hypocrite men and the
hypocrite women, and _ the
polytheist men and_ the
polytheist women, who have
evil thoughts concerning Allah.
Only upon them is the evil turn
(of destruction); and Allah
inflicted wrath upon them, and
cursed them, and prepared Hell
for them; and what an evil end.
48:7. And only to Allah belong
all the armies of the heavens
and the earth; and Allah is
Most Honourable, Ever Wise.
48:8. We have indeed sent you
(O Beloved) as a Present
Eyewitness (ie. Haazir and
Naazir); and a Conveyor of
glad tidings, and a Warner.
48:9. In order that, O people,
you may believe in Allah and
His Messenger, and honour and
revere the Messenger (i.e. the
Beloved Prophet Muhammad),
and you should glorify Allah,
morning and evening.
48:10. Those who pledge
allegiance to you (O Beloved),
they actually pledge allegiance
to Allah. Allah’s Hand (of
power) is above their hands, so
whoever breaches the covenant,
he has breached a big covenant
of his. And whoever fulfils the
covenant which he made with
Allah, so very soon Allah will
bestow upon him a great
ypocrisy) will now say to you
that ‘Our wealth and our families
prevented us from going (to
‘Umrah with the Holy Prophet)
by keeping us preoccupied, now
oO Prophet) seek forgiveness for
us.’ They utter with their tongues
that which is not in their hearts;
say you (O Beloved), ‘So, does
anyone have power over you
against Allah if He wills to harm
you or intends goodness for you?
Rather, Allah is Aware of your
deeds.’
48:12. Rather, you had assumed
that the Messenger and the
Muslims will never return to
their homes, and you considered
this to be good within your
hearts, and you had evil
thoughts; and you were a people
about to be ruined.’
48:13. And whoever does not
accept faith in Allah and His
(Beloved) Messenger, so We
have indeed kept prepared a
Blazing Fire for the disbelievers.
48:14. And for only Allah is the
kingdom of the heavens and
the earth He may forgive
whomsoever He wills and
punish whomever He wills.
And Allah is Most Forgiving,
48:15. Those who had stayed
behind will now say, ‘When
you go to receive the spoils of
war, so also let us follow you.’
They wish to change the Words
of Allah, you say (O Beloved),
‘You shall never come with us,
this is already decreed by
Allah.’ So, they will now say,
‘But you envy us.’ Rather, they
(the hypocrites) were not
understanding except a little.
48:16. Say (O Beloved) to the
dwellers of the desert (ie.
Bedouins) who stayed behind,
‘You will soon be called against
a strongly-fighting nation, that
you fight against them or they
become Muslims. Then if you
obey, Allah will give you a
good reward. And if you turn
away the way you had turned
away before, so He will punish
you with a painful punishment.’
48:17. (In case of not
participating in war) there is no
hardship upon the blind, nor
any blame on the crippled, nor
any reprimand upon the sick.
And whosoever obeys Allah
and His (Beloved) Messenger,
Allah will admit him into the
Gardens beneath which rivers
flow; and whoever turns away,
He will punish him with a
painful punishment.
48:18. Indeed, Allah became
content with the believers when
they pledged allegiance to you
beneath that tree (at
Hudaybiyyah), so He knew what
was in their hearts. He
henceforth sent down tranquillity
upon them and rewarded them
with a near forthcoming victory.
48:19, And plenty of spoils of
wat, which they will take. And
Allah is Most Honourable, Ever
Wise.
48:20. And Allah has promised
you plenty of spoils of war that
you will take, so He has
bestowed this upon you
quickly, and restrained the
hands of people from you, and
for this reason, that it may be a
sign for the believers, and to
guide you on the Straight Path.
48:21. And one more (promise
of victory and spoils of war),
which was not within your
power. That is within Allah’s
grip, and Allah is Able to do all
things.
48:22. And if the disbelievers
fight with you, so they will
definitely turn their backs from
fighting with you, then they
will not find any supporter nor
any helper.
48:23. (This) is the tradition of
Allah, which is continuing from
before; and you will never find
the tradition of Allah changing.
48:24, And it is He Who
restrained their hands from you
and restrained your hands from
them in the valley of Makkah,
after having given you control
over them; and Allah sees your
actions.
48:25. They (the disbelievers of
Makkah) are the ones who
disbelieved and prevented you
from the Sacred Mosque, and
stopped the sacrificial animals
from reaching their place. And
were it not for some Muslim men
and Muslim women (siill
remaining in Makkah) whom
you do not know, in case you
trample them and unknowingly
incur something unpleasant from
them (ie. the news of your
trampling which caused their
death, We would have
henceforth permitted you to slay
them; this respite for them is for
this reason; that Allah may admit
into His Mercy whomsoever He
wills. If they (ie. the Muslims)
became separated (from that
place) We would have
consequently indeed punished
the disbelievers amongst them
with a painful punishment.
48:26. When the disbelievers had
kept stubbornness in their
hearts, the same stubbornness of
the days of ignorance, so Allah
sent down His tranquillity upon
His (Beloved) Messenger and
upon the believers, and decreed
upon them the Word of piety
(Le. uttering and believing in the
Kalimah Tayyibah), and they
were more deserving and
suitable for it (Le. for the Word
of piety). And Allah is the All-
Knowing.
48:27. Allah has indeed made
the truthful dream of His
(Beloved) Messenger come true.
Indeed you will definitely enter
the Sacred Mosque, if Allah
wills, in safety, with your heads
shaven or hair cut short, without
fear. So, He knew what you
know not and has henceforth
placed another near forthcoming
victory (of Khaybar) before this.
48:28. It is He Who has sent His
(Beloved) Messenger with
guidance and the true religion,
in order to make it prevail over
all other religions. And Allah is
a sufficient Witness.
48:29. (The Beloved Prophet)
Muhammad is the Messenger of
Allah, and those with him are
stern with the disbelievers and
tender-hearted. amongst
themselves. You will see them
bowing and falling in
Prostration, seeking Allah’s
Benevolence and. His
contentment. Their signs are on
their faces by the marks of
prostrations, this attribute of
theirs is mentioned in the
Tawrah; and their attribute is
mentioned in the Injeel, like a
cultivation which grew its shoot,
then strengthened it, then
thickened, then stood straight
upon its stem, making the
farmers content, (Allah mentions
these excellences of the Muslims)
in order that the hearts of the
disbelievers may burn due to
these (excellences). Allah has
promised forgiveness, and a
great reward to those amongst
them who have faith and do