Commentary
And when he confirmed the promise, he mentioned its fruit. He said, commenting on the verb 'yumdidkum': ﴿liyaqta'a﴾; meaning: by killing; ﴿tarafan﴾; meaning: a group of their noble ones; they will be weakened by them; ﴿mina alladhina kafaru﴾; meaning: and he will defeat the remaining ones; ﴿aw yakbitahum﴾; meaning: he will break them; and he will return them with their anger; along with disgrace; (p-60) humiliated; and the root of 'kabat' is the falling of something on its face; ﴿fayanqalibu﴾; meaning: all of them will be defeated; ﴿khaibin﴾; and that is in both cases; by your strength against them by the aid; and their weakness from you by it; and it is permissible to connect ﴿liyaqta'a﴾; with the act of reliance; meaning: let them rely on Him; to do with their enemies what He wills of their victory over them; so that He may bring them to Islam; out of desire; or fear; or He may cause them to die in their disbelief; so that He may prolong their punishment; along with His protection from them; and I saw in the biographies of Imam Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi, what indicates his connection with 'ja'ala'; from His saying: ﴿wa ma ja'alahu Allahu illa bushra﴾ [Al-Imran: 126]; or from His saying: ﴿walitatma'inna﴾ [Al-Imran: 126]; and it is also good.
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