The Holy Quran 9:40 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثَانِىَ ٱثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِى ٱلْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَنَا ۖ فَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُۥ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُۥ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلسُّفْلَىٰ ۗ وَكَلِمَةُ ٱللَّهِ هِىَ ٱلْعُلْيَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

Translation

If you do not assist him (Rasulullaah ﷺ), then indeed Allaah had assisted him when the Kuffaar drove him out (of Makkah). He was the second of the two (the other being his bosom friend Abu Bakr رضي الله تعالى عنه when they were (hiding from the Kuffaar) in the cave (outside Makkah) and he (Rasulullaah ﷺ) told his companion (Abu Bakr رضي الله تعالى عنه) (when the Kuffaar were on the verge of capturing them) "Do not grieve (do not fear for my safety). Verily Allaah is with us (and He will protect us from the Kuffaar)." So Allaah caused His tranquillity (serenity, mercy and peace) to descend on him, assisted him (on various occasions) with an army (of angels and other creation) that you had not seen. And (Allaah) placed the word of the Kuffaar (the call to Shirk) at the very bottom while the word of Allaah (the Kalimah) is right at the top. Allaah is Mighty, The Wise. (Therefore, if any person refuses to assist Rasulullaah ﷺ and Islaam, his assistance is not needed because Allaah shall assist them as He did before.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

يا معشر أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن لا تنفروا معه أيها المؤمنون إذا استَنْفَركم، وإن لا تنصروه; فقد أيده الله ونصره يوم أخرجه الكفار من قريش من بلده (مكة) ، وهو ثاني اثنين (هو وأبو بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه) وألجؤوهما إلى نقب في جبل ثور بـ «مكة» ، فمكثا فيه ثلاث ليال، إذ يقول لصاحبه (أبي بكر)

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