Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((They see them as their own number, with the eye of the beholder))
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He also asks another question, saying: In the Battle of Badr, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) says: "They see them as equal to themselves in number, with their own eyes." What is the interpretation of this verse? And who is the one who sees the other as weaker? Are they the Muslims or the disbelievers? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Allah says:[Ali 'Imran 3:13] as an excuse for those who have insight. This was in the Battle of Badr, as the questioner said. The number of disbelievers was double the number of Muslims; the number of Muslims was three hundred and fourteen, while the number of disbelievers was more than a thousand. Also, the strength of the disbelievers exceeded the strength of the Muslims. However, the Muslims [An-Nisa 4:76] as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said, for the sake of exalting the word of Allah. As for the disbelievers, they fight in the cause of the taghut; they fight to turn people away from the path of Allah, to stand against the call and the one who carries the call (peace and blessings be upon him), and they want to eliminate Islam and the Muslims. As Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: [An-Nisa 4:76] And since the believers were fighting in the cause of Allah, and the disbelievers were fighting in the cause of the taghut, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) supported the Muslims with victory and assistance, and sent down the angels to support them and strengthen them: [Al-Anfal 8:12] He sent them down to confirm the believers and to encourage them to strive in the cause of Allah.
So the result was a decisive victory for the Muslims and a crushing defeat for the enemies of Allah and the enemies of His Messenger. "And they see them as their own number." It is possible that the Muslims see the disbelievers as their own number, meaning twice their number. Or it is possible that the disbelievers themselves see that they are more numerous than the Muslims, and yet their multitude did not benefit them. In this is a lesson, a lesson for both groups: for the people of faith, and a lesson for the people of disbelief to be deterred from their disbelief. The people of faith increase in faith, strength, and certainty, and the people of disbelief are deterred from their disbelief and repent to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He also asks another question, saying: In the Battle of Badr, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) says: "They see them as equal to themselves in number, with their own eyes." What is the interpretation of this verse? And who is the one who sees the other as weaker? Are they the Muslims or the disbelievers? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Allah says:
Already there has been for you a sign in the two armies which met - one fighting in the cause of Allah and another of disbelievers. They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight. But Allah supports with His victory whom He wills. Indeed in that
قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ آيَةٌ فِي فِئَتَيْنِ الْتَقَتَا فِئَةٌ تُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ كَافِرَةٌ يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْيَ الْعَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ يُؤَيِّدُ بِنَصْرِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَfight in the cause of Allah
يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِThose who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ الطَّاغُوتِ فَقَاتِلُوا أَوْلِيَاءَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّ كَيْدَ الشَّيْطَانِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed
إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواSo the result was a decisive victory for the Muslims and a crushing defeat for the enemies of Allah and the enemies of His Messenger. "And they see them as their own number." It is possible that the Muslims see the disbelievers as their own number, meaning twice their number. Or it is possible that the disbelievers themselves see that they are more numerous than the Muslims, and yet their multitude did not benefit them. In this is a lesson, a lesson for both groups: for the people of faith, and a lesson for the people of disbelief to be deterred from their disbelief. The people of faith increase in faith, strength, and certainty, and the people of disbelief are deterred from their disbelief and repent to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4274- تفسير قوله تعالى: ((يَرَوْنَهُمْ مِثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْيَ الْعَيْنِ)) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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