Allah said,
[فَأَيَّدْنَا
الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمْ]
(So, We gave power to those who believed against their enemies,) vthat is,
`We gave them victory over the group of Christians which defied them,'
[فَأَصْبَحُواْ
ظَـهِرِينَ]
(and they became the victorious (uppermost).) `over the disbelieving group,
when We sent Muhammad.' Imam Abu Ja`far bin Jarir At-Tabari reported that Ibn
`Abbas said, "When Allah decided to raise `Isa to heaven, `Isa went to his
companions while drops of water were dripping from his head. At that time, there
were twelve men at the house. `Isa said to them, `Some of you will disbelieve in
me twelve times after having believed in me.' He then asked, `Who among you
volunteers that he be made to resemble me and be killed instead of me; he will
be with me in my place (in Paradise).' One of the youngest men present
volunteered, but `Isa commanded him to sit down. `Isa repeated his statement and
the young man again stood up and volunteered, and `Isa again told him to sit
down. `Isa repeated the same statement and the young man volunteered. This time,
`Isa said, `Then it will be you.' The appearance of `Isa was cast upon that
young man, while `Isa, peace be on him, was raised to heaven through an opening
in the roof of the house. The Jews came looking for `Isa and arrested the one
that appeared as him, killing him by crucifixion. Some of them disbelieved in
`Isa twelve times, after they had believed in him. They divided into three
groups. One group, Al-Ya`qubiyyah (the Jacobites), said, `Allah remained with us
as much as He willed and then ascended to heaven.' Another group, An-Nasturiyyah
(the Nestorians), said, `Allah's son remained with us as much as Allah willed
and He then rasied him up to heaven.' A third group said, `Allah's servant and
Messenger remained with us as much as Allah willed and then Allah raised him up
to Him.' The last group was the Muslim group. The two disbelieving groups
collaborated against the Muslim group and annihilated it. Islam remained
unjustly concealed until Allah sent Muhammad ,
[فَـَامَنَت
طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّن بَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌ]
(Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group disbelieved.)
This Ayah refers to the group among the Children of Israel that disbelieved and
the group that believed, during the time of `Isa,
[فَأَيَّدْنَا
الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُواْ ظَـهِرِينَ]
(So, We gave power to those who believed against their enemies, and they
became the victorious (uppermost).) through the victory that Muhammad gained
over the religion of the disbelievers, which brought the dominance of their
religion.'' This is the wording in his book for the Tafsir of this honorable
Ayah. Similarly, An-Nasa'i collected this statement of Ibn `Abbas in his Sunan.
Therefore, the Ummah of Muhammad will always be prevalent on the truth until
Allah's command (the Final Hour) commences, while they are on this path. The
last group of them will fight against Ad-Dajjal along with `Isa, peace be on
him, according to Hadiths in the authentic collections. This is the end of the
Tafsir of Surat As-Saff. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.
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