And when this was brought closer, confirmed, clarified, and established, He, glorified and exalted is He, addressed them to emphasize to their ears, saying, removing any possibility that might waver in the thoughts of those left behind: "Allah has promised you" meaning: the Greatest King "spoils" and He confirmed its meaning by saying: "many that you will take" meaning: from various lands that do not fall under restriction. Then He caused to follow this promise His saying: "So He hastened for you" meaning: from it "this" meaning: the matter that He established between you and Quraysh by stopping the war for ten years, and that you will come in the coming year in like this month as pilgrims. For indeed, this is the cause of all that, which Abu Hayyan attributed to Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, and it is very evident. And it could be that the meaning is: which He opened for you from Khaybar from its captives and its movable wealth and others. "And He restrained the hands of the people" meaning: from the people of Khaybar and their allies, Asad and Ghatfan, from helping the people of Khaybar or attacking your families after they had intended to do so, after He restrained the hands of Quraysh and those who entered into their covenant by peace "from you" regarding what you are in of weakness and scarcity.

And when the estimation was: a mercy for you for your obedience to Allah and His Messenger and a reward for the righteousness of your hands, and you see the causes of the near victory by what enters of people into your religion at the time of addressing due to faith, He added to it His saying: "And to be" meaning: these (p-319) causes of victory and Islam "a sign" meaning: a clear indication "for the believers" meaning: among you upon entering the Sacred Mosque safely in the pilgrimage, then in the victory, and among you and others from those firmly rooted in faith until the Day of Resurrection regarding all that Allah informs about according to what has occurred in the training of this plan that He has devised for you, for indeed, He is subtle, leading to great matters by the opposites of their causes in what people see. So no believer should be alarmed by the multitude of opposers and the strength of the adversaries ever; for the cause of Allah being with the servant is following with goodness, the foundation of which is being firmly rooted in faith that He has linked the judgment to. So wherever it is found, the attached is found, which is victory by clear or hidden causes. "And He will guide you" in this matter that has overwhelmed you and disturbed you with steadfastness at the time of hearing the promise and warning and trust in its content; for indeed, He is capable and wise, so He does not break the promise by guiding you "to a straight path" meaning: a wide, clear path leading to honor without doubt. And this is from the signs of prophethood; for indeed, no one among those addressed by this verse, who are the people of Hudaybiyyah, went astray. And it seems - and Allah knows best - that is why He did not say: "And He will guide them" - in the unseen as the context necessitated so that it does not include others among those whose truthfulness in faith appears and then goes astray. And for this reason, most of the details of this surah are from the signs of prophethood; for indeed, the news of it occurred before its occurrence.