And when he indicated to them what they would face from the condition of those who attack their religion and elevated them in that degree [after degree], he followed it with what indicated that the matter would lead to killing and what is close to it, so that they would prepare for it and consider it with due preparation.

And al-Harali said: And when patience for Allah is merely the carrying of the soul upon what it is accustomed to despite its dislike, the Truth, glorified and exalted is He, informed them that patience for Him is not upon the accustomed, and that there exists within it, when enduring it, the sweetness of the pleasure of life, even if that is something that the feelings of the believers do not attain due to its concealment from the comprehension of the rational. So He informed them of what would motivate them to endure patience in the struggle in the way of Allah. He said: "And do not say..." as a conjunction (p-249) upon matters that the blessing of jihad necessitates. It has ended. That is: fight them to kill them and they will kill you, and you will plunder them and they will plunder you, and do not say, or it could be said: And when patience is occurring upon matters, the most difficult of which is jihad, then pilgrimage, then fasting, and some of the companions, may Allah be pleased with them, had asked about those who died among them facing the Qiblah of Bayt al-Maqdis. He clarified to them what they have attained by His saying, glorified and exalted is He: "And Allah would never cause your faith to be lost" [Al-Baqarah: 143], following the verse of patience by clarifying the state of the martyrs killed in jihad from the believers, dispelling the assumption that they are dead, and turning to what he indicated regarding the outcome of the matter leading to war, where he criticized those who prevent access to the mosque and informed that they will face disgrace in this world through killing and captivity, and a great punishment in the Hereafter through fire and wrath. And an indication that He will permit them to confront those who commanded them to be patient against the harm from the people of the Book until the sword defeats them and humiliation and fear settle upon them. The meaning is: be patient against all that the people of the Book and others say regarding the matter of the Qiblah and otherwise, and against all that the devil alters in the face of faith, and pray towards the house to which I have directed you, and strive against all who oppose you until the religion is for Allah, being patient against all that befalls you in that from killing, plundering, and otherwise. And do not say when you fight the disbelievers (p-250) who are hostile to you from the Arabs and others from the people of the Book and others: "For whoever is killed" among you "in the way of Allah," meaning: the One who possesses all attributes of perfection, that they fight so that the word of Allah is the highest, not for any other reason from worldly gain or tribalism. For indeed, We will impose upon you jihad and we will witness from you martyrs: indeed, they are "dead"; rather, say: they are martyrs, for they are not dead; "rather" they are "alive" and it will come in Aal 'Imran that this is the meaning of martyr.

Al-Harali said: It is as if He, the Most High, is denying from the mujahid the example of what is disliked in every way, even to the extent that it is said about him that he is dead. He protected him from the saying that is among them the most severe criticism of their souls for the sake of their souls being associated with beautiful mention. Then he said and obscured their matter in this surah and denied the saying from them, because this is the surah of the Book by which creation is called, and He explicitly stated its superiority in Al-Imran because it is the surah of the standing of Allah, by which the truth manifested and revealed the unseen of His matter in the surah of the manifestation of His matter and concealed it in the surah of the apparent of their call. This has ended.

And when the senses are limited regarding what He, glorified and exalted is He, informed of, He said, alerting to that, "But you do not perceive." That they are alive as you see the sleeping, they are motionless, not moving, and you have no perception of those among them who look, dreams from others. So there is no greater pride than that in this world, nor a more abundant life than it in the Hereafter. As for the one killed from your enemies, he has in this world nothing but disgrace and shame through defeat, humiliation, degradation, and torment that has no end in the Hereafter. Al-Harali said: This was said as a denial with the word "no" and the example of permanence, so in it is an indication that those who believed do not have in their rank the perception of it at all, unless Allah elevates them by the growth of the year of hearts and the purity of souls to what is above that from the rank of the believers to the rank of the muhsinun, who witness from the unseen what those in the rank of the believers do not witness. This has ended. And in this is an indication that Allah's being with them does not prevent martyrs from being taken from among them; rather, that is from the fruits of Allah's being with them, where the one who is martyred among them attains the happiness of the Hereafter and the one who remains attains the happiness of both abodes. To summarize this, it can be said that when the result of what has preceded in this surah is that all the people of the earth, near and far, their polytheists and their people of the Book, are united in enmity against the people of this religion, and it was often that He commanded them to be patient against their harm, the longing of the souls intensified to know whether there is after this cessation any action. So He indicated that He will command after patience against the harm of the tongue to be patient against the clash of swords and spears as a general command. He said, connecting this prohibition to the command of patience, meaning: Be patient now against this harm, then be patient when I command you to strive against the impact of swords and the assault of spears and the loss of those who are killed among you, and do not describe them as dead. Perhaps He surprised them with what this verse contained, preparing them for being killed in His cause, and their eagerness for war had increased. And He gave them glad tidings that the one killed in it is alive, even if he is seen as dead, as a consolation for them regarding this great incident and serious matter.