In the Name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART II:
9. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo othkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykum ith jaatkum junoodun faarsalnaAAalayhim reehan wajunoodan lam tarawha wakana Allahu bima taAAmaloona baseeran
33:9. O you who believe!
Remember Allah’s favour to you when there came against you armies against whom
We sent a strong wind and armies that you saw not.2 And Allah does
ever see what you do.
2. This Verse and the Verses following
refer to one of the many armed confrontations the nascent Islamic State at
Medina had to face the disbelievers of Makkah. Over 10 thousand Makkans
and their allies had marched to Medina to finish the Muslims once for all. It
took the vast army by surprise that the Medinians had dug a defensive trench
which they could not cross. And during the month-long siege in the open outside
this trench, the Makkan army had to face a strong wind that blew viciously
against them and their things, forcing them ultimately to raise the siege and
return home with a heavy loss of men and material. But the besieged believers
too had to face many hardships, trials, and tribulations, which the Verses
following reflect.
Friday, the 19th
of February 2021.
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