Ayetآية

Al-Fath 48:1

The Victory · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 511

The Victory

إِنَّا فَتَحۡنَا لَكَ فَتۡحࣰا مُّبِينࣰا ۝١

Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

Indeed, We have given you a clear victory.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, this is a victory that opens the future, the beginning of many conquests to come; some commentators explained it as the good news of the conquest of Mecca.

Reflect

Believe that a door that seems closed can open.

This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.

Elmalılı’s commentary

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