Allah the Exalted said,
[هُوَ الَّذِى
أَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ]
(He it is Who sent down As-Sakinah), meaning, tranquility. Qatadah commented,
"Grace into the hearts of the believers'', that is, the Companions, may Allah be
pleased with them, on the Day of Al-Hudaybiyyah. The companions were they, who
accepted the call of Allah and His Messenger and obeyed the decisions of Allah
and His Messenger . When their hearts felt content with acceptance and were at
peace, Allah increased their faith, joining it to the faith they already had.
Al-Bukhari, and other Imams, relied on this Ayah as proof that faith increases
and decreases in the hearts. Allah the Exalted said next that had He willed, He
would have inflicted defeat on the disbelievers, Allah says;
[وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ]
(And to Allah belong the armies of the heavens and the earth) and had He
willed to send only one angel to them, that angel would have brought destruction
to all what they had. However, Allah the Exalted willed Jihad and fighting to be
established for, and by, the believers for great wisdom, clear reasons and
unequivocal evidences that He had in all this. This is why Allah the Great said
next,
[وَكَانَ اللَّهُ
عَلِيماً حَكِيماً]
(and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.) Allah the Exalted and Most Honored
said,
[لِّيُدْخِلَ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ جَنَّـتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الاٌّنْهَـرُ
خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا]
(That He may admit the believing men and the believing women to Gardens under
which rivers flow to abide therein forever,) We mentioned the Hadith that Anas
narrated in which the Companions said, "Congratulations, O Allah's Messenger!
This good news is for you, so what good news do we have'' Allah the Exalted sent
down this Ayah,
[لِّيُدْخِلَ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ جَنَّـتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الاٌّنْهَـرُ
خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا]
(That He may admit the believing men and the believing women to Gardens under
which rivers flow to abide therein forever,) meaning they will remain in
Paradise forever,
[وَيُكَفِّرَ
عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَـتِهِمْ]
(and He may expiate from them their sins;) Allah will not punish them for
their errors and mistakes. Rather, He will forgive, absolve and pardon them and
cover the errors, grant mercy and appreciate,
[وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ
عِندَ اللَّهِ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً]
(and that is with Allah supreme success.) Allah the Exalted said in a similar
Ayah,
[فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ
النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ]
(And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he
indeed is successful.) (3:185) Allah said,
[وَيُعَذِّبَ
الْمُنَـفِقِينَ وَالْمُنَـفِقَـتِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكَـتِ الظَّآنِّينَ
بِاللَّهِ ظَنَّ السَّوْءِ]
(And that He may punish the hypocrites, men and women, and also the
idolators, men and women, who think evil thoughts about Allah,) who question the
wisdom in Allah's decisions and think that the Messenger and his Companions, may
Allah be pleased with them, might be killed and exterminated. This is why Allah
the Exalted said,
[عَلَيْهِمْ
دَآئِرَةُ السَّوْءِ وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَنَهُمْ]
(for them is a disgraceful torment. And the anger of Allah is upon them, and
He has cursed them) He has cast them away from His mercy,
[وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ
جَهَنَّمَ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيراً]
(and prepared Hell for them -- and worst indeed is that destination.) Allah
the Exalted and Most Honored asserted His ability to take revenge from the
enemies of Islam and all disbelievers and hypocrites,
[وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزاً حَكِيماً ]
(And to Allah belong the armies of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is
Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.)
[إِنَّآ
أَرْسَلْنَـكَ شَـهِداً وَمُبَشِّراً وَنَذِيراً - لِّتُؤْمِنُواْ بِاللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً -
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ
أَيْدِيهِمْ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَى بِمَا
عَـهَدَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْراً عَظِيماً ]
(8. Verily, We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of glad tidings, and
as a warner.) (9. In order that you (O mankind) may believe in Allah and His
Messenger and that you Tu`azziruh and Tuwaqqiruh, and Tusabbihuh Bukrah and
Asila.) (10. Verily, those who give pledge to you, they are giving pledge to
Allah. The Hand of Allah is over their hands. Then whosoever breaks his pledge,
breaks it only to his own harm; and whosoever fulfills what he has the covenants
he makes with Allah, He will bestow on him a great reward.)