Transliteration:( Am hasibtum an tadkhulul jannata wa lammaa yaa-tikum masalul lazeena khalaw min qablikum massathumul baasaaa'u waddarraaaa'u wa zulziloo hattaa yaqoolar Rasoolu wallazeena aamanoo ma'ahoo mataa nasrul laah; alaaa inna nasral laahi qareeb )
499. During the siege of the Battle of the Trench, Muslims were greatly afflicted by hunger, bitter cold and fear. These verses were revealed to console them.
500. These words "When will come the help of Allah" were uttered by the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) during the Battle of the Trench under extreme anxiety. They were not uttered to express their doubt or dissatisfaction about Allah. From this we learn Prophet's that the utterance of "Oh Allah! when will youhelp us" by an anxious and restless person too is a kind of a prayer, as dua takes many forms.
501.To such a question Allah's response to the Prophets and the Believers was: Allah's help is near! Or it is a direct reply to the Holy beloved Companions Do not Fear! Allah's help is near!
213. Mankind was one community and Allah sent Prophets with glad tidings and warnings, and with them He sent down the Scripture in truth to judge between people in matters wherein they differed. And only those to whom (the Scripture) was given differed concerning it, after clear proofs had come unto them, through hatred, one to another. Then Allah by His leave guided those who believed to the truth of that wherein they differed. And Allah guides whom He wills to the straight path).
Ibn Jarir reported that Ibn `Abbas said, “There were ten generations between Adam and Nuh, all of them on the religion of Truth. They later disputed so Allah sent the Prophets as warners and bringers of glad tidings.†He then said that this is how `Abdullah read the Ayah:
كَانَ النَّاس٠أÙمَّةً وَاØÙدَةً ÙَاخْتَلَÙÙوا
The people were one Ummah and they then disputed.
Al-Hakim recorded this in his Mustadrak and said, “Its chain of narrators is Sahih, but they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.†Abu Ja`far Razi reported that Abu Al-`Aliyah said that Ubayy bin Ka`b read the Ayah as:
كَانَ النَّاس٠أÙمَّةً وَاØÙدَةً ÙَاخْتَلَÙÙوا Ùَبَعَثَ الله٠النَّبÙيّÙينَ Ù…ÙبَشّÙرÙينَ ÙˆÙÙ…ÙنْذÙرÙينَ
The people were one Ummah and they then disputed and Allah sent the Prophets as warners and bringers of glad tidings.
`Abdur-Razzaq said that Ma`mar said that Qatadah said that Allah’s statement:
(Mankind was one community) means; “They all had the guidance. Then:
ÙَاخْتَلَÙÙوا Ùَبَعَثَ الله٠النَّبÙيّÙينَ
They disputed and Allah sent Prophets.
The first to be sent was Nuh.â€
`Abdur-Razzaq reported that Abu Hurayrah commented on:
(Then Allah by His leave guided those who believed to the truth of that wherein they differed. ) saying that the Prophet said:
(We are the last (nation), but the first (foremost) on the Day of Resurrection. We are the first people to enter Paradise, although they (Jews and Christians) have been given the Book before us and we after them. Allah has guided us to the truth wherever they disputed over it. This is the day (Friday) that they disputed about, Allah guided us to it. So, the people follow us, as tomorrow is for the Jews and the day after is for the Christians.)
Ibn Wahb related that `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said that his father said about the Ayah:
(Then Allah by His leave guided those who believed to the truth of that wherein they differed.)
They disputed about the day of Congregation (Friday). The Jews made it Saturday while the Christians chose Sunday. Allah guided the Ummah of Muhammad to Friday. They also disputed about the true Qiblah. The Christians faced the east while the Jews faced Bayt Al-Maqdis. Allah guided the Ummah of Muhammad to the true Qiblah (Ka`bah in Makkah). They also disputed about the prayer, as some of them bow down, but do not prostrate, while others prostrate, but do not bow down. Some of them pray while talking and some while walking. Allah guided the Ummah of Muhammad to the truth. They also disputed about the fast; some of them fast during a part of the day, while others fast from certain types of foods. Allah guided the Ummah of Muhammad to the truth. They also disputed about Ibrahim. The Jews said, `He was a Jew,’ while the Christians considered him Christian. Allah has made him a Haniyfan Musliman. Allah has guided the Ummah of Muhammad to the truth.
They also disputed about `Isa. The Jews rejected him and accused his mother of a grave sin, while the Christians made him a god and the son of God. Allah made him by His Word and a spirit from (those He created) Him. Allah guided the Ummah of Muhammad to the truth.â€
Allah then said:
(…by His leave) meaning, `By His knowledge of them and by what He has directed and guided them to,’ according to Ibn Jarir. Also:
(And Allah guides whom He wills) means from among His creation. (Allah said
(…to the straight way) meaning, He commands the decision and the clear proof. Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported that `A’ishah narrated that when Allah’s Messenger used to wake up at night to pray, he would say:
(O Allah, the Lord of (angels) Jibril, Mika’il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and earth and Knower of the seen and the unseen. You judge between Your servants regarding what they have disputed in, so guide me to what have been the subject of dispute of the truth by Your leave. Indeed, You guide whom You will to the straight path.(
A Du`a reads:
(O Allah! Show us the truth as truth, and bestow adherence to it on us. Show us the evil as evil, and make us stay away from it, and do not confuse us regarding the reality of evil so that we will not be led astray by it, and make us leaders for the believers.)
231. In between this verse and the one above comes a whole story which has been left untold, a story which is alluded to in the present verse and which is mentioned in some detail in the Makkan surahs of the Qur’an (these were revealed earlier than the present surah). The point emphasized here is that whenever the Prophets came into the world they, and their followers, were confronted with severe resistance from those in rebellion against God. At grave risk to themselves they strove to establish the hegemony of the true religion over the false ways of life. To follow this religion has, therefore, never been easy; it is not merely a matter of declaring one’s faith and then sitting back in ease and comfort. On the contrary, the profession of faith has always demanded that one should strive to establish the religion, which one has adopted as one’s faith, as a living reality and that one should spare no effort in undermining the power of the Devil who seeks to resist it.
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