Sura 48: Victory (Al-Fatt-h) ( سورة الفتح )
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
١:إِنّا فَتَحنا لَكَ فَتحًا مُبينًا
[48:1] We have bestowed upon you (O Messenger) a great victory.*
Footnote*48:1 This profound statement consists of 19 letters, indicating that our generation is the generation of victory for God’s purified, unified, and consolidated religion-Submission (3:19, 85). It is our generation that witnessed the revelations of God’s great miracle in Quran (Appendix 1).
٢:لِيَغفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ ما تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِكَ وَما تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعمَتَهُ عَلَيكَ وَيَهدِيَكَ صِرٰطًا مُستَقيمًا
[48:2] Whereby GOD forgives your past sins, as well as future sins, and perfects His blessings upon you, and guides you in a straight path.
٣:وَيَنصُرَكَ اللَّهُ نَصرًا عَزيزًا
[48:3] Additionally, GOD will support you with an unwavering support.
٤:هُوَ الَّذى أَنزَلَ السَّكينَةَ فى قُلوبِ المُؤمِنينَ لِيَزدادوا إيمٰنًا مَعَ إيمٰنِهِم وَلِلَّهِ جُنودُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَليمًا حَكيمًا
[48:4] He is the One who places contentment into the hearts of believers to augment more faith, in addition to their faith. To GOD belongs all forces of the heavens and the earth. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.
٥:لِيُدخِلَ المُؤمِنينَ وَالمُؤمِنٰتِ جَنّٰتٍ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهٰرُ خٰلِدينَ فيها وَيُكَفِّرَ عَنهُم سَيِّـٔاتِهِم وَكانَ ذٰلِكَ عِندَ اللَّهِ فَوزًا عَظيمًا
[48:5] He will certainly admit the believing men and women into gardens with flowing streams, wherein they abide forever. He will remit their sins. This is, in the sight of GOD , a great triumph.
٦:وَيُعَذِّبَ المُنٰفِقينَ وَالمُنٰفِقٰتِ وَالمُشرِكينَ وَالمُشرِكٰتِ الظّانّينَ بِاللَّهِ ظَنَّ السَّوءِ عَلَيهِم دائِرَةُ السَّوءِ وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيهِم وَلَعَنَهُم وَأَعَدَّ لَهُم جَهَنَّمَ وَساءَت مَصيرًا
[48:6] And He will requite the hypocrite men and women and the idol worshiping men and women, for they have harbored evil thoughts about GOD . Their evil will backfire against them. For GOD is angry with them, condemns them, and has prepared for them Gehenna. What a miserable destiny!
٧:وَلِلَّهِ جُنودُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَزيزًا حَكيمًا
[48:7] To GOD belongs all the forces in the heavens and the earth. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
٨:إِنّا أَرسَلنٰكَ شٰهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذيرًا
[48:8] We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a warner.
٩:لِتُؤمِنوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسولِهِ وَتُعَزِّروهُ وَتُوَقِّروهُ وَتُسَبِّحوهُ بُكرَةً وَأَصيلًا
[48:9] That you people may believe in GOD and His messenger, and reverence Him, and observe Him, and glorify Him, day and night.
١٠:إِنَّ الَّذينَ يُبايِعونَكَ إِنَّما يُبايِعونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوقَ أَيديهِم فَمَن نَكَثَ فَإِنَّما يَنكُثُ عَلىٰ نَفسِهِ وَمَن أَوفىٰ بِما عٰهَدَ عَلَيهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤتيهِ أَجرًا عَظيمًا
You Shall Support God's Messenger
[48:10] Surely, those who pledge allegiance to you, are pledging allegiance to GOD . GOD approves their pledge; He places His hand above their hands. Those who violate such a pledge, commit the violation to their own detriment. As for those who fulfill their pledge with GOD , He will grant them a great recompense.
١١:سَيَقولُ لَكَ المُخَلَّفونَ مِنَ الأَعرابِ شَغَلَتنا أَموٰلُنا وَأَهلونا فَاستَغفِر لَنا يَقولونَ بِأَلسِنَتِهِم ما لَيسَ فى قُلوبِهِم قُل فَمَن يَملِكُ لَكُم مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيـًٔا إِن أَرادَ بِكُم ضَرًّا أَو أَرادَ بِكُم نَفعًا بَل كانَ اللَّهُ بِما تَعمَلونَ خَبيرًا
[48:11] The sedentary Arabs who stay behind will say, “We have been preoccupied with our money and our families, so ask forgiveness for us!” They utter with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, “Who can protect you from GOD , if He willed any adversity for you, or if He willed any blessing for you?” GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do.
١٢:بَل ظَنَنتُم أَن لَن يَنقَلِبَ الرَّسولُ وَالمُؤمِنونَ إِلىٰ أَهليهِم أَبَدًا وَزُيِّنَ ذٰلِكَ فى قُلوبِكُم وَظَنَنتُم ظَنَّ السَّوءِ وَكُنتُم قَومًا بورًا
[48:12] You secretly believed that the messenger and the believers will be defeated and never come back to their families, and this was firmly established in your hearts. You harbored evil thoughts and turned into wicked people.
١٣:وَمَن لَم يُؤمِن بِاللَّهِ وَرَسولِهِ فَإِنّا أَعتَدنا لِلكٰفِرينَ سَعيرًا
[48:13] Anyone who refuses to believe in GOD and His messenger, we have prepared for the disbelievers a hellfire.
١٤:وَلِلَّهِ مُلكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ يَغفِرُ لِمَن يَشاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشاءُ وَكانَ اللَّهُ غَفورًا رَحيمًا
[48:14] To GOD belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whomever He wills, and punishes whomever He wills. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
١٥:سَيَقولُ المُخَلَّفونَ إِذَا انطَلَقتُم إِلىٰ مَغانِمَ لِتَأخُذوها ذَرونا نَتَّبِعكُم يُريدونَ أَن يُبَدِّلوا كَلٰمَ اللَّهِ قُل لَن تَتَّبِعونا كَذٰلِكُم قالَ اللَّهُ مِن قَبلُ فَسَيَقولونَ بَل تَحسُدونَنا بَل كانوا لا يَفقَهونَ إِلّا قَليلًا
[48:15] The sedentary who stay behind will say, when you are expected to collect spoils of war, “Let us follow you to share in this!” They thus wish to alter GOD‘s words. Say, “You will not follow us. This is GOD‘s decision.” They will then say, “You must be envious of us (for staying behind).” Indeed, they rarely understood anything.
١٦:قُل لِلمُخَلَّفينَ مِنَ الأَعرابِ سَتُدعَونَ إِلىٰ قَومٍ أُولى بَأسٍ شَديدٍ تُقٰتِلونَهُم أَو يُسلِمونَ فَإِن تُطيعوا يُؤتِكُمُ اللَّهُ أَجرًا حَسَنًا وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوا كَما تَوَلَّيتُم مِن قَبلُ يُعَذِّبكُم عَذابًا أَليمًا
The Test for Early Generations
[48:16] Say to the sedentary Arabs who stay behind, “You will be invited to face powerful people and to fight them, unless they submit. If you obey, GOD will reward you with a generous recompense. But if you turn away again, as you did in the past, He will requite you with a painful retribution.”
١٧:لَيسَ عَلَى الأَعمىٰ حَرَجٌ وَلا عَلَى الأَعرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلا عَلَى المَريضِ حَرَجٌ وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسولَهُ يُدخِلهُ جَنّٰتٍ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهٰرُ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ يُعَذِّبهُ عَذابًا أَليمًا
[48:17] The blind is not to be blamed, the crippled is not to be blamed, and the sick is not to be blamed. Those who obey GOD and His messenger, He will admit them into gardens with flowing streams. As for those who turn away, He will requite them with a painful retribution.
١٨:لَقَد رَضِىَ اللَّهُ عَنِ المُؤمِنينَ إِذ يُبايِعونَكَ تَحتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ ما فى قُلوبِهِم فَأَنزَلَ السَّكينَةَ عَلَيهِم وَأَثٰبَهُم فَتحًا قَريبًا
[48:18] GOD is pleased with the believers who pledged allegiance to you under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts and, consequently, He blessed them with contentment, and rewarded them with an immediate victory.
١٩:وَمَغانِمَ كَثيرَةً يَأخُذونَها وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَزيزًا حَكيمًا
[48:19] Additionally, they gained many spoils. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
٢٠:وَعَدَكُمُ اللَّهُ مَغانِمَ كَثيرَةً تَأخُذونَها فَعَجَّلَ لَكُم هٰذِهِ وَكَفَّ أَيدِىَ النّاسِ عَنكُم وَلِتَكونَ ءايَةً لِلمُؤمِنينَ وَيَهدِيَكُم صِرٰطًا مُستَقيمًا
[48:20] GOD has promised you many spoils that you will gain. He thus advanced some benefits for you in this life, and He has withheld the people’s hands of aggression against you, and has rendered this a sign for the believers. He thus guides you in a straight path.
٢١:وَأُخرىٰ لَم تَقدِروا عَلَيها قَد أَحاطَ اللَّهُ بِها وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَىءٍ قَديرًا
[48:21] As for the group that you could not possibly defeat, GOD took care of them; GOD is Omnipotent.
٢٢:وَلَو قٰتَلَكُمُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا لَوَلَّوُا الأَدبٰرَ ثُمَّ لا يَجِدونَ وَلِيًّا وَلا نَصيرًا
Victory Guaranteed for the Believers
[48:22] If the disbelievers ever fought you, they would turn around and flee. They have no Lord and Master; they have no helper.
٢٣:سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ الَّتى قَد خَلَت مِن قَبلُ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبديلًا
[48:23] Such is GOD‘s system throughout history, and you will find that GOD‘s system is unchangeable.
٢٤:وَهُوَ الَّذى كَفَّ أَيدِيَهُم عَنكُم وَأَيدِيَكُم عَنهُم بِبَطنِ مَكَّةَ مِن بَعدِ أَن أَظفَرَكُم عَلَيهِم وَكانَ اللَّهُ بِما تَعمَلونَ بَصيرًا
[48:24] He is the One who withheld their hands of aggression against you, and withheld your hands of aggression against them in the valley of Mecca, after He had granted you victory over them. GOD is Seer of everything you do.
٢٥:هُمُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا وَصَدّوكُم عَنِ المَسجِدِ الحَرامِ وَالهَدىَ مَعكوفًا أَن يَبلُغَ مَحِلَّهُ وَلَولا رِجالٌ مُؤمِنونَ وَنِساءٌ مُؤمِنٰتٌ لَم تَعلَموهُم أَن تَطَـٔوهُم فَتُصيبَكُم مِنهُم مَعَرَّةٌ بِغَيرِ عِلمٍ لِيُدخِلَ اللَّهُ فى رَحمَتِهِ مَن يَشاءُ لَو تَزَيَّلوا لَعَذَّبنَا الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِنهُم عَذابًا أَليمًا
[48:25] It is they who disbelieved and barred you from the Sacred Masjid, and even prevented your offerings from reaching their destination. There were believing men and women (within the enemy camp) whom you did not know, and you were about to hurt them, unknowingly. GOD thus admits into His mercy whomever He wills. If they persist, He will requite those among them who disbelieve with a painful retribution.
٢٦:إِذ جَعَلَ الَّذينَ كَفَروا فى قُلوبِهِمُ الحَمِيَّةَ حَمِيَّةَ الجٰهِلِيَّةِ فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكينَتَهُ عَلىٰ رَسولِهِ وَعَلَى المُؤمِنينَ وَأَلزَمَهُم كَلِمَةَ التَّقوىٰ وَكانوا أَحَقَّ بِها وَأَهلَها وَكانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىءٍ عَليمًا
[48:26] While those who disbelieved were enraged, and their hearts were filled with the pride of the days of ignorance, GOD blessed His messenger and the believers with peaceful contentment, and directed them to uphold the word of righteousness. This is what they well deserved. GOD is fully aware of all things.
٢٧:لَقَد صَدَقَ اللَّهُ رَسولَهُ الرُّءيا بِالحَقِّ لَتَدخُلُنَّ المَسجِدَ الحَرامَ إِن شاءَ اللَّهُ ءامِنينَ مُحَلِّقينَ رُءوسَكُم وَمُقَصِّرينَ لا تَخافونَ فَعَلِمَ ما لَم تَعلَموا فَجَعَلَ مِن دونِ ذٰلِكَ فَتحًا قَريبًا
[48:27] GOD has fulfilled His messenger’s truthful vision: “You will enter the Sacred Masjid, GOD willing, perfectly secure, and you will cut your hair or shorten it (as you fulfill the pilgrimage rituals) there. You will not have any fear. Since He knew what you did not know, He has coupled this with an immediate victory.”
٢٨:هُوَ الَّذى أَرسَلَ رَسولَهُ بِالهُدىٰ وَدينِ الحَقِّ لِيُظهِرَهُ عَلَى الدّينِ كُلِّهِ وَكَفىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهيدًا
The Great Prophecy*
[48:28] He is the One who sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, to make it prevail over all other religions. GOD suffices as a witness.*
Footnote*48:28 This important prophecy informs us that Submission will inevitably dominate the whole world. This, together with Verses 9:33, 41:53, and 61:9 leave no doubt that God’s mathematical miracle of the Quran will play a major role in this prophecy. Solid Quranic mathematical evidence points to God’s Messenger of the Covenant as fulfilling this prophecy. See Appendices 2 & 26 for the evidence and specific details.
٢٩:مُحَمَّدٌ رَسولُ اللَّهِ وَالَّذينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدّاءُ عَلَى الكُفّارِ رُحَماءُ بَينَهُم تَرىٰهُم رُكَّعًا سُجَّدًا يَبتَغونَ فَضلًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضوٰنًا سيماهُم فى وُجوهِهِم مِن أَثَرِ السُّجودِ ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُم فِى التَّورىٰةِ وَمَثَلُهُم فِى الإِنجيلِ كَزَرعٍ أَخرَجَ شَطـَٔهُ فَـٔازَرَهُ فَاستَغلَظَ فَاستَوىٰ عَلىٰ سوقِهِ يُعجِبُ الزُّرّاعَ لِيَغيظَ بِهِمُ الكُفّارَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ مِنهُم مَغفِرَةً وَأَجرًا عَظيمًا
Qualities of the Believers
[48:29] Muhammad—the messenger of GOD —and those with him are harsh and stern against the disbelievers, but kind and compassionate amongst themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating, as they seek GOD‘s blessings and approval. Their marks are on their faces, because of prostrating. This is the same example as in the Torah. Their example in the Gospel is like plants that grow taller and stronger, and please the farmers. He thus enrages the disbelievers. GOD promises those among them who believe and lead a righteous life forgiveness and a great recompense.
| Cumulative frequency of the word GOD for this Sura =2377 | Cumulative sum of verses where the word GOD occurs for this Sura =115490 |