Verse 178
Those who set the Ranks • makkah
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Important Words:
ساحة (courtyard) means, the court or open area of a house; a part of a house in which there is no building or roof; a wide place among the dwellings of a tribe. The Arabs say عمر الله ساحتک i.e. may God make the courtyard of thy house inhabited with people (Lane).
Commentary:
The reference in the verse seems to be to the Fall of Mecca when a Muslim army of ten thousand strong entered its suburbs. That was indeed an evil day for the Meccans. The cup of their mortification and humiliation had become full to the brim, as all their evil designs against Islam had completely failed and it had won a glorious victory over disbelief.
The reference may be to the day of the Fall of Mecca which was indeed an evil day for the Meccans when a Muslim army ten thousand strong entered its suburbs. Then the cup of their mortification and humiliation became full to the brim, as all their evil designs against Islam had completely failed and it had won a glorious victory over disbelievers.