Transliteration:( Wa ra-aitan naasa yadkhuloona fee deenil laahi afwajaa )
From this Surah, three key points emerge:
The number of the Noble Companions is not limited to just five or seven, but rather thousands, as Allah Almighty has described them as an "army."
The faith of those who embraced Islam at the time of the Conquest of Makkah and afterward was accepted. This includes figures such as Abu Sufyan, Amir Muawiyah, Hazrat Wahshi, and others, all of whom had true faith, as Allah Almighty has testified to their acceptance of Islam.
These individuals remained steadfast in their faith even after the Conquest of Makkah. Their continued commitment to Islam is proven by this verse, and there is no evidence from any source that they had turned away from the faith. Furthermore, had they been destined to become apostates, Allah Almighty would not have praised their faith in such glowing terms. This serves as a lesson for those who claim that only five companions were true in their faith, while the others embraced Islam out of expediency and later became apostates after the passing of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
It is important to note that the number of the Noble Companions is 124,000. The Companions of Badr were 313, and the Khulafa-e-Rashideen numbered four, just like the number of Prophets, Messengers, and Apostles. After the Conquest of Makkah, the people of Makkah came from all directions to embrace Islam in large numbers. Before this event, only one or two individuals would accept Islam at a time.
After the Conquest of Makkah, large groups of people from various tribes, including Bani Asad, Bani Fazara, Bani Murra, Bani Kanana, Bani Bilal, Bani Tameem, the tribe of Abul Qais, people of Bani Tay, as well as those from Yemen, Syria, Taif, and Makkah, all came in large numbers and embraced Islam.
From this, the following points can also be inferred:
Information of the unseen is provided in this Surah, which was later realized.
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ had full knowledge of his blessed life, including the certainty that he would witness the Conquest of Makkah and other significant events. This is why the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ did not perform the pilgrimage in the first year after the Conquest of Makkah, as he was certain about his lifespan.
The most virtuous aspect of the time of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ was that people could present themselves to the Prophet to accept Islam directly.
The tafsir of Surah Nasr verse 2 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nasr ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 3.
(110:2) and you see people entering Allah’s religion in multitudes,[2]
2. “And you see… in multitudes”: When the time for the people to enter Islam in ones and twos comes to an end, and when whole tribes and people belonging to large tracts start entering it in crowds of their own free will and without offering battle or resistance. This happened from the beginning of A.H. 9, because of which that year has been described as the year of deputations. Deputations from every part of Arabia started coming before the Messenger (peace be upon him), entering Islam and taking the oath of allegiance to him, until when he went for the farewell pilgrimage to Makkah, in A.H. 10, the whole of Arabia had become Muslim, and not a single polytheist remained anywhere in the country.
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