العاديات

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Important Words:

العادیات (the chargers) is the plural of عادیة which is fem. act. part. from عدا which means, he ran vehemently.

عدا علیه means, he attacked or assaulted him. عادیات means, companies of warriors; horses or chargers of the warriors (Lane & Aqrab).

ضبحاً (snorting) is derived from ضبح which means, he or it uttered a sound or cry. They say ضبحت الخیل فی العدو i.e. the horses breathed pantingly or hard with a sound from the chest when running fast, or breathed hard or laboriously when running a race and fatigued; they snorted. ضبح (dabhun) is a kind of race of the animals, particularly of the horses; the sound coming out of the chest of a horse when it runs fast and breathes laboriously; running of the horse with long strides. (Lane & Mufradat).

Commentary:

How dear to God must be those fighters who wage relentless war against the forces of evil that He has sworn by them or even by their horses. The verse speaks volumes for the zeal and enthusiasm of the Companions of the Holy Prophet to fight and give up their lives in the way of God. It says that they march to the field of battle with extreme delight and zeal to score a victory or be killed in the way of Allah and thus obtain His pleasure which is their most coveted goal in life. The verse also refers admiringly to the swiftness of movement of their chargers and the suddenness of their assault.

The verse was revealed in Mecca at a time when Muslims had no horses. In the Battle of Badr, there were only two horses with the Muslim army, one belonging to Miqdad and the other to Zubair. The verse, in fact, constituted a prophecy that soon the Muslims will have horses. It also was a command to them to have cavalry along with infantry.

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الموریات (striking) is fem. act. part. from أوری . They say أوری الزند i.e. he produced fire from the piece of wood called زند . قدح النار means, he struck or produced fire with a flint (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The chargers of Muslim warriors run so fast that they produce sparks of fire when they strike their hoofs against the ground. The allusion in the verse is to the eagerness and zeal of the Muslim warriors to fight in the way of God.

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المغیرات (making raids) is the plural of مغیرة which is fem. act. part. from أغار which is the transitive form of غار. They say غار فی الامر i.e. he remained deeply engaged into the affair. أغار means, he went far into the country. أغار الفرس means, the horse ran vehemently and was quick in sudden attack. أغار علی العدو means, he made a sudden raid upon the enemy. خیل مغیرة means, horses making a sudden attack upon the enemy. مغیرات means, companies that go far into the country; that make a swift and sudden attack upon the enemy (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The verse mentions one more characteristic of the brave Muslim warriors. They do not take undue advantage of the neglect and unwariness of the enemy by attacking them at night. They attack them in the full glare of the dawn. The verse shows that Muslims are brave and clean fighters.

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أثرن (raise) is transitive verb from ثار . They say ثار الغبار means, the dust became stirred up and spread upon the horizon. أثار الارض means, he tilled the ground. أثار الفتنة means, he stirred up the mischief (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The assault of the Muslim forces is so fierce and overwhelming that the whole horizon becomes dark with the dust raised by the quick steps of their horses.

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Commentary:

Muslim warriors do not attack single individuals or weak helpless women, children or old men, but they attack in a body the whole enemy force and penetrate far into the heart of their ranks.

The reference in these verses (2-6) may also be to those God-intoxicated spiritual wayfarers who constantly and relentlessly are engaged in fighting the forces of evil and in making strenuous efforts to get nearness to God and by their noble efforts cause a heavenly light to burn in them; and when by the light of Divine realization they acquire the capability to detect their own shortcomings and those of others, they make a vehement attack on them. Their next stage in this spiritual journey is reached when they pour out the agony of their hearts before their Creator and invoke His grace and mercy by prayer and devotional cries. These are the persons who succeed in obtaining their great object.

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کنود (ungrateful) is derived from کند. They say کند النعمة i.e. he dis-acknowledged a benefit; he was ungrateful. کند الشیءmeans, he cut the thing. کنود means, ungrateful man or woman; an unbeliever; a blamer of his Lord who remembers misfortunes and forgets favours; rebellious; niggardly; avaricious; who eats alone and beats his slaves. أرض کنود means, land that produces nothing (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The reference in the verse is to the arrogant, base and miserly disbeliever who is also a coward. He is cruel towards the weak and does not feed the poor.

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Commentary:

Such a one indulges not only in the evils mentioned in the preceding verse but also takes pride in doing so.

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Commentary:

The verse means that there is no life left in the disbelievers. They seem to be lying dead in their graves—their houses. But soon they will rise in opposition to Islam and will march many miles to attack the Holy Prophet in Medina.

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Important Words:

حصل (brought forth) is transitive from حصل (hasala), which means, it became apparent; it came into existence; it became realized; it came to pass. حصل (hasala) means, he produced, retracted or fetched out; he made a thing apparent; he prepared; he separated, discriminated or distinguished; he perceived a thing; he obtained or attained it; he acquired it; he collected (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The evil designs of the enemies of Islam will come to light.

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Commentary:

God is well aware of their evil designs and He will punish them for their evil actions.