Al-Fath 48:7

SAHIH
وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

Wa lillaahi junoodus samaawaati wal ard; wa kaanal laahu 'azeezan hakeema

— Al-Fath 48:7, Sahih International

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Tafsir (Commentary)

Tafsir Ibn Kathir — Isma'il ibn Umar Ibn Kathir

<h2>Allah sent down the Sakinah into the Hearts of the Believers</h2><p>Allah the Exalted said,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">هُوَ الَّذِى أَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ</div><p>(He it is Who sent down As-Sakinah), meaning, tranquility. Qatadah commented, "Grace into the hearts of the believers", that is, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, on the Day of Al-Hudaybiyyah. The companions were they, who accepted the call of Allah and His Messenger and obeyed the decisions of Allah and His Messenger . When their hearts felt content with acceptance and were at peace, Allah increased their faith, joining it to the faith they already had. Al-Bukhari, and other Imams, relied on this Ayah as proof that faith increases and decreases in the hearts. Allah the Exalted said next that had He willed, He would have inflicted defeat on the disbelievers, Allah says;</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ</div><p>(And to Allah belong the armies of the heavens and the earth) and had He willed to send only one angel to them, that angel would have brought destruction to all what they had. However, Allah the Exalted willed Jihad and fighting to be established for, and by, the believers for great wisdom, clear reasons and unequivocal evidences that He had in …

Other Translations

PICKTHALL

Allah's are the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever Mighty, Wise.

YUSUF-ALI

For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

HILALI-KHAN

And to Allah belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.

ITANI

To God belong the troops of the heavens and the earth. God is Mighty and Wise.