Surat An-Naşr (The Divine Support) - سورة النصر

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

110:1

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Sahih International

When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest,

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

When the help of God, for His Prophet (s), against his enemies, comes together with victory, the victory over Mecca,

110:2

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Sahih International

And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes,

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

and you see people entering God’s religion, that is to say, Islam, in throngs, in large droves, after they had been entering one by one — this was after the conquest of Mecca, when the Arabs from all corners of the land came to him willingly [in obedience to his command] —

110:3

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Sahih International

Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

then glorify with praise of your Lord, that is, continuously praising Him, and seek forgiveness from Him; for verily He is ever ready to relent. The Prophet (s), after this sūra had been revealed, would frequently repeat the words subhāna’Llāhi wa bi-hamdihi, ‘Glory and praise be to God’, and astaghfiru’Llāha wa-atūbu ilayhi, ‘I seek forgiveness from God and I repent to Him’; with [the revelation of] this [final sūra] he realised that his end was near. The victory over Mecca was in Ramadān of year 8; the Prophet (s) passed away in Rabī‘ I of