إِن
تَسۡتَفۡتِحُواْ
فَقَدۡ
جَآءَكُمُ
ٱلۡفَتۡحُۖ
وَإِن
تَنتَهُواْ
فَهُوَ
خَيۡرٞ
لَّكُمۡۖ
وَإِن
تَعُودُواْ
نَعُدۡ
وَلَن
تُغۡنِيَ
عَنكُمۡ
فِئَتُكُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَوۡ
كَثُرَتۡ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مَعَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
١٩
If you [disbelievers] seek the decision [i.e., victory] - the decision [i.e., defeat] has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and never will you be availed by your [large] company at all, even if it should increase; and [that is] because Allāh is with the believers.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Response to the Disbelievers Who Ask for a Judgement
Allah says to the disbeliever,
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُواْ
(If you ask for a judgement), you invoked Allah for victory, judgement and a decision between you and your believing nemesis, and you got what you asked for. Muhammad bin Ishaq and several oth
…The Response to the Disbelievers Who Ask for a Judgement
Allah says to the disbeliever,
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُواْ
(If you ask for a judgement), you invoked
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