Lesson # 1059 from
Holy Qur’aan
Exulting in multitude
Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE) –
Chapter – 9)
Stage – 2, Verse –
25 of 129, Section – 4 of 16 (Part – 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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25. Allah hath given you victory on many fields
and on the day of Hunayn, when ye
exulted in your multitude but it availed you naught, and the earth, vast as
it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned back in flight.
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25. Laqad
nasara-kumUllaahu fii mawaa-tina
kasiiratinw-wa yawma Hunaynin,
‘iz ‘a’-jabatkum kasra-tukum
falam tugni ‘ankum
shay-‘anw-wa zaaqat ‘alaykumul-
‘arzu bimaa rahubat
summa wallay-tum-mudbiriin.
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Lesson
Mawaa-tina – (fields, places, occasions), this word is plural
of maw-tan, origin of which is w-t-n. The word watan is also from the
same, which means “dwelling” as well as place of living too, and such place,
where something is situated. Therefore, it is used for the battle field also. Here
it has the same meaning.
Yawma Hunaynin – (the
day of Hunayn), yawm means “the day”, and Hunayn is the
name of a lower place of the earth, which is situated below the mountains. Such
earth is called “Valley”. The aim from the words yawma Hunaynin is “the day, when the
Battle of Hunayn was fought. This place is in the way to Taif,
near Makkah.
At the time of “the Conquest of Makkah”,
manpower strength of Muslim Army was ten thousand. After the conquest of Makkah,
it was known that Banu Hawazan and Banu Thaqif etc. the tribes of
Taif have been prepared to fight a decisive war against Muslims by
gathering their entire chieftains, women and children plus collecting their
entire money.
Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) set on Taif along with His ten thousand men, to which two thousand
those people joined, who were new Muslims, so then, their manpower strength was
twelve thousand fighters, and they were very happy that they will defeat the
enemy. Whereas, the strength of enemy’s Army was four thousand only.
From Taif, the tribes were advancing towards Makkah and
they encountered the Muslim Army in the field of Hunayn at some distance
from Makkah. The Muslims drove off the Infidels and began to plunder
their spoils.
In the meantime, the archers of the Infidels, who were famous due to
their skill, began to shoot arrows from above the mountains. The Muslims were
confused and began to run away. Even that there were only ten soldiers remained
with the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him).
After all, Abbas (may God be pleased with him) called to the
Muslims and they returned; as soon as they listened to his sound, and then the
Infidels were defeated.
It has been shown in this verse that at the time of fight, victory
depends on the help from Allah Almighty. Scarcity and excess of manpower and
war equipment is nothing as it was proved in the Battle of Badr.
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