Transliteration:( Yureedoona liyutfi'oo nooral laahi bi afwaahihim wallaahu mutimmu noorihee wa law karihal kaafiroon )
They desire to extinguish [17] the light of Allah by blowing it with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His Light, even though the infidels may hate it [18]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)
This refers to the attempts of the disbelievers to diminish or oppose the guidance and message of Allah. They use their words and actions to try and suppress the truth, yet their efforts will not prevail. Despite their desires, the light of Allah’s guidance will continue to spread and illuminate the hearts of the believers.
Despite the efforts of the disbelievers, Allah's plan is superior. The light of His guidance will ultimately prevail, no matter how much opposition it faces. This reminds us that the truth of Islam will triumph in the end, and those who oppose it will not succeed in their mission to extinguish it.
The tafsir of Surah As-Saff verse 8 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saff ayat 7 which provides the complete commentary from verse 7 through 9.
(61:8) They seek to extinguish Allah’s light (by blowing) with their mouths, but Allah shall spread His light in all its fullness, howsoever the unbelievers may abhor this.[12]
12. One should bear in mind that these verses were sent down in A.H. 3 after the Battle of Uhud, when Islam was confined only to the city of Al-Madinah, the Muslims were only a few thousands in number, and entire Arabia was bent upon wiping out this religion. The defeat that the Muslims had suffered at Uhud, had sullied their image of power and the tribes of the surrounding areas had been emboldened. Under such conditions it was said: No one will succeed in blowing out this light of Allah, but it will shine forth and spread throughout the world. This was a clear prediction which literally came true. Who could know except Allah at that time of what was the future of Islam? Human eyes could only see that it was a flickering candle and violent winds were blowing to put it out forever.
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