Al-Fath 48:22
The Victory · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 513
They Would Have Fled
وَلَوۡ قَٰتَلَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوَلَّوُاْ ٱلۡأَدۡبَٰرَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيࣰّا وَلَا نَصِيرࣰا ٢٢
And if those who disbelieve join battle with you they will take to flight, and afterward they will find no protecting friend nor helper.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If the disbelievers had fought you, they would have turned their backs.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, had the Meccans fought instead of making peace, they would surely have been defeated and fled; for Allah was with the believers.
Reflect
Be brave, trusting in Allah’s help.
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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