Transliteration:( Sa yuhzamul jam'u wa yuwalloonad dubur )
"These multitudes will be routed at and they will turn their backs [61]."
This verse refers to the defeat of the disbelievers at the Battle of Badr. The verse prophesied that despite their numerical strength, the disbelievers would turn their backs and flee in utter defeat.
According to reports, on the day of Badr, the Holy Prophet ﷺ recited this verse while donning his armor, which reflected the truth of the prophecy. The infidels were indeed routed, and their multitudes fled in defeat as foretold in this verse.
Some scholars suggest this verse was revealed in Madina, while others claim it was revealed in Makkah, but the first view holds greater weight due to contextual evidence.
The verse highlights Allah's power, showing that even the largest forces will be defeated when they oppose the truth.
The tafsir of Surah Qamar verse 45 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qamar ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 46.
(54:45) Soon shall this legion be routed and shall turn their backs and flee. [24]
24. This is a specific prophecy that was made five years before the hijrah, saying that the hosts of the Quraish who waxed proud of their strength would soon be put to rout by the Muslims. At that time no one could imagine how such a revolution would take place in the near future. Such was the helplessness of the Muslims that a group of them had already left the country and taken refuge in Habash and the rest of the believers lay besieged in Shiab Abi Talib, and were being starved by the Quraish boycott and siege. Under such conditions no one could imagine that only within next seven years the tables were going to turn. A pupil of Ahdullah bin Abbas has related that Umar used to say: When this verse of Surah Al-Qamar was sent down. I wondered what hosts it is that would be routed. But when in the Battle of Badr the pagan Quraish were routed and they were fleeing from the battlefield, I saw the Messenger of Allah in his armor rushing forward and reciting this verse: Sa-yuhzam-al -jamu yuwallun-ad-dubur. Then only did I realize that this was the defeat that had been foretold. (Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Hatim).
[1587]- This foretold event took place on the day of Badr.
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