Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “That you make complete coats of mail and measure in the weaving, and do good…”

And for this reason, He said This is the wisdom behind Allah making iron soft for him so that he could make coats of mail for the mujahideen in the path of Allah. He said: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) benefited us with his statement: “And We said, ‘Make’”. The is a nominal particle, and its agent is known; the implied meaning is “And We said, ‘Make,’” meaning “by making,” or “through the act of making.” It is also possible that the is explanatory, and the omitted word is estimated to be “We revealed,” so it would be “And We revealed to him: ‘Make,’” because is the one where the meaning of speech precedes its letters. This is closer than the author’s estimation. And means “And We revealed to him: ‘Make complete coats of mail.’” Good. “Make” means to manufacture from what? He said: “From it”, meaning from iron. What comes after that for you? “Coats of mail” in the accusative case. In my view, it is not in the accusative case; [they are] complete, dragging by the one who wears them on the ground. The author explained it with his statement: “Complete, dragging by their owner on the ground”, and he benefited us with his statement: “Coats of mail”. He benefited us by indicating that is a description of a described noun that is omitted, and this omitted noun is estimated to be “coats of mail.” Omitting the described noun is permissible. Ibn Malik said: “And of the described and the descriptor, it is permissible to omit the intellect, and in the descriptor it is rare”. Good. The “sabaq” (preceding) of every thing is the complete, victorious, perfect one. From this is His saying, the Exalted: [Luqman: 20], meaning He perfected them and completed them. From this is the “isbag” (completing) of wudu, meaning its completion and perfection. So these complete coats of mail mean the full, complete ones that prevent the wearer from being harmed. As for the author’s statement: “Dragging by the one who wears them on the ground”, there is a consideration in this, because there is no need to drag them on the ground, and because if they reach this level, they might hinder the charge and retreat. It is known that coats of mail reach only the knee; that is their limit because they are iron. If a person wears iron that reaches the ground, he will be shackled with chains. So it is obligatory for us to say: meaning complete, with no deficiency, and the completeness of every thing is according to its measure. Good. means the weaving of the coats of mail. It was said to its maker, “Sarij,” meaning make it so that its rings are proportional. Its meaning is that the coat of mail is woven as a garment is woven from cotton and wool; the coat of mail is woven from iron. And the meaning of “measure in the weaving” is: make this weaving, i.e., the weaving, proportional in its presentation.