let us experience the Quran: surah an Nasr
an Nasr (Victory)
All praises are due unto Allah, we thank Him and we seek His assistance. Whomsoever He guides, none can astray him, and whomsoever He astray, there is none to guide him. Peace and blessings be upon the unlettered Prophet Muhammad (SAW). I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His servant and final Messenger.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful!
When the victory granted by Allah and the Conquest come
And you see people embracing the religion of Allah in large numbers
Then celebrate the praises of your Lord, and seek His forgiveness. He is ever disposed to Mercy.
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Period of Revelation:
Abdullah bin Abbas (r) states that this is the last complete Surah of the Quran to be revealed. According to Abdullah bin Umar (r), this Surah was sent down on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage in the middle of the Tashriq Days at Mina, and after it the Holy Prophet rode his she camel and gave his well known Sermon.
Theme and Subject Matter:
Allah in this Surah had informed His Messenger (upon whom be peace) that when Islam attained complete victory in Arabia and the people started entering Allah's religion in great numbers, it would mean that the mission for which he had been sent to the world, had been fulfilled. Then, he was enjoined to busy himself in praising and glorifying Allah by Whose bounty he had been able to accomplish such a great task, and should implore Him to forgive whatever failings and frailties he might have shown in the performance of the service.
Here, by a little consideration one can easily see the great difference that there is between a Prophet and a common worldly leader. If a worldly leader in his own lifetime is able to bring about a revolution, which has the aim and objective of his struggle, this would be an occasion for exultation for him.
Aishah (r) says: "The Holy Messenger (upon whom be peace) often used to recite Subhanak-Allahumma wa bi-hamdika astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika before his death"
Discussion:
The surah presents the nature and the righteousness of this Faith and its ideology - how high humanity ascends to an ideal and brilliant summit unattainable otherwise than by responding to the call of Islam.
The beginning draws our attention to the concept of events taking place in this life, and the actual role of the Messenger of Allah and his followers in the progress of Islam, and to what extent it depends on their efforts.
"When the victory granted by Allah", denotes that it is Allah's victory and He brings it about in His own good time, in the form He decides and for the purpose He determines. The Prophet and his companions have nothing to do with it at all, and they obtain no personal gain from it. It suffices them that He does it through them, appoints them as its guards and entrusts it to them. This is all they acquire from the victory of Allah, the Conquest and the people's acceptance en masse of His religion.
According to this concept, the duty of the Messenger and his companions whom Allah chose and gave the privilege of being the instruments of His victory, was to turn to Him at the climax of victory in praise, expressing gratitude and seeking forgiveness. Gratitude and praise are for His being so generous as to have chosen them to be the standard bearers of His religion; for the mercy and favour He did to all humanity by making His religion victorious; and for the Conquest of Makka and the people's collective acceptance of Islam.
His forgiveness is sought for the various unrevealed, defective feelings, such as vanity, which sometimes creep into one's heart at the overwhelming moment of victory attained after a long struggle. Human beings can hardly prevent this happening and therefore Allah's forgiveness is to be sought for it. Forgiveness also has to be sought for what might have been insinuated into one's heart during the long and cruel struggle and for endured hardship resulting from the belatedness of victory or the effects of convulsive despair.
It is also necessary to seek Allah's forgiveness for one's shortcomings in praising Allah and thanking Him for His favours which are perpetual and infinite. However much one's efforts in this respect, they are never adequate.
Another touching thought is that seeking forgiveness at the moment of triumph arouses in one's mind the feeling of impotence and imperfection at a time when an attitude of self-esteem and conceit seems natural. All these factors guarantee that no tyranny will afflict the conquered. The victorious is made to realize that it is Allah who has appointed him, a man who has no power of his own and is devoid of any strength, for a pre determined purpose. To Him all things ultimately return.
Along with this release there must be exerted a striving which helps man to flourish in the world, promote human civilisation and provide a rightly-guided, unblemished, constructive, just leadership devoted to Allah.
In the moment of triumph, as the Conquest of Makka was accomplished, Muhammad (saws) entered it on the back of his camel with his head bowed down. He forgot the joy of victory and thankfully bowed his head seeking his Lord's forgiveness, though he had just conquered Makka.
Thus, only upon belief in Allah will humanity rise up to reach the highest standard of greatness, power and freedom.
All praises are due unto Allah, we thank Him and we seek His assistance. Whomsoever He guides, none can astray him, and whomsoever He astray, there is none to guide him. Peace and blessings be upon the unlettered Prophet Muhammad (SAW). I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His servant and final Messenger.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful!
When the victory granted by Allah and the Conquest come
And you see people embracing the religion of Allah in large numbers
Then celebrate the praises of your Lord, and seek His forgiveness. He is ever disposed to Mercy.
--------------------
Period of Revelation:
Abdullah bin Abbas (r) states that this is the last complete Surah of the Quran to be revealed. According to Abdullah bin Umar (r), this Surah was sent down on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage in the middle of the Tashriq Days at Mina, and after it the Holy Prophet rode his she camel and gave his well known Sermon.
Theme and Subject Matter:
Allah in this Surah had informed His Messenger (upon whom be peace) that when Islam attained complete victory in Arabia and the people started entering Allah's religion in great numbers, it would mean that the mission for which he had been sent to the world, had been fulfilled. Then, he was enjoined to busy himself in praising and glorifying Allah by Whose bounty he had been able to accomplish such a great task, and should implore Him to forgive whatever failings and frailties he might have shown in the performance of the service.
Here, by a little consideration one can easily see the great difference that there is between a Prophet and a common worldly leader. If a worldly leader in his own lifetime is able to bring about a revolution, which has the aim and objective of his struggle, this would be an occasion for exultation for him.
Aishah (r) says: "The Holy Messenger (upon whom be peace) often used to recite Subhanak-Allahumma wa bi-hamdika astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika before his death"
Discussion:
The surah presents the nature and the righteousness of this Faith and its ideology - how high humanity ascends to an ideal and brilliant summit unattainable otherwise than by responding to the call of Islam.
The beginning draws our attention to the concept of events taking place in this life, and the actual role of the Messenger of Allah and his followers in the progress of Islam, and to what extent it depends on their efforts.
"When the victory granted by Allah", denotes that it is Allah's victory and He brings it about in His own good time, in the form He decides and for the purpose He determines. The Prophet and his companions have nothing to do with it at all, and they obtain no personal gain from it. It suffices them that He does it through them, appoints them as its guards and entrusts it to them. This is all they acquire from the victory of Allah, the Conquest and the people's acceptance en masse of His religion.
According to this concept, the duty of the Messenger and his companions whom Allah chose and gave the privilege of being the instruments of His victory, was to turn to Him at the climax of victory in praise, expressing gratitude and seeking forgiveness. Gratitude and praise are for His being so generous as to have chosen them to be the standard bearers of His religion; for the mercy and favour He did to all humanity by making His religion victorious; and for the Conquest of Makka and the people's collective acceptance of Islam.
His forgiveness is sought for the various unrevealed, defective feelings, such as vanity, which sometimes creep into one's heart at the overwhelming moment of victory attained after a long struggle. Human beings can hardly prevent this happening and therefore Allah's forgiveness is to be sought for it. Forgiveness also has to be sought for what might have been insinuated into one's heart during the long and cruel struggle and for endured hardship resulting from the belatedness of victory or the effects of convulsive despair.
It is also necessary to seek Allah's forgiveness for one's shortcomings in praising Allah and thanking Him for His favours which are perpetual and infinite. However much one's efforts in this respect, they are never adequate.
Another touching thought is that seeking forgiveness at the moment of triumph arouses in one's mind the feeling of impotence and imperfection at a time when an attitude of self-esteem and conceit seems natural. All these factors guarantee that no tyranny will afflict the conquered. The victorious is made to realize that it is Allah who has appointed him, a man who has no power of his own and is devoid of any strength, for a pre determined purpose. To Him all things ultimately return.
Along with this release there must be exerted a striving which helps man to flourish in the world, promote human civilisation and provide a rightly-guided, unblemished, constructive, just leadership devoted to Allah.
In the moment of triumph, as the Conquest of Makka was accomplished, Muhammad (saws) entered it on the back of his camel with his head bowed down. He forgot the joy of victory and thankfully bowed his head seeking his Lord's forgiveness, though he had just conquered Makka.
Thus, only upon belief in Allah will humanity rise up to reach the highest standard of greatness, power and freedom.
posted by bodda at 6:59 AM
3 Comments:
Jazaak Allah for such a nice post.
I think we have a lot to ponder upon and practise in our daily lives from this Surah, specially at times when we overcome a big struggle or win a victory.
Its time we stop just dancing around or throwing colors at each other. All praise is to Allah, all victory in our lives should be rejoiced by praising HIM and seeking His forgiveness.
May Allah help us realize The TRUTH and act upon it. Ameen.
Ma'assalaam.
Alhamdulillah...
Thanks for Fuad and those who contributed in preparing the summary of surah an-Nasr. Even though the meaning of the verses seem to be literally easy, but I can't actually learn the lesson out of it before. Really our relationship with Allah should has no ending, regardless of what situation we are in.
Indeed, the feeling that we need to seek Allah's forgiveness when we realized that we have done something wrong should be hindered completely.
We have to seek Allah's forgiveness at all times whether we realize the sin we committed or we don't. Even if we do something good, we have to turn ourselves to Allah as it's because of Him we managed to do it.
Allahua'lam...
assalamu alaikum and jazakallahu to all...
i think the lesson is well summarized in the tafhimul quran as given below:
Do not regard any of your worship, devotion or religious service as something superb; even if you have expended your entire life in the cause of Allah, you should always think that you could not do all that was required of you by your Lord. Likewise, when you attain some victory, you should not regard it as a result of some excellence in yourselves but as a result of only Allah's bounty and favour. Then bowing humbly before your Lord, you should praise and glorify Him, and should repent and beg for His forgiveness instead of boasting and bragging of your success and victory.
may Allah help us to implement these in our lives. ameen
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