Surah Al-Ahzab 33:25

Allah drove back the Confederates disappointed and lost

Allah tells us how he drove the Confederates away from Al-Madinah by sending against them a wind and troops of angels. If Allah had not made his Messenger a Mercy to the Worlds, this wind would have been more severe than the barren wind which He sent against `Ad, but Allah says:

وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ

(And Allah would not punish them while you are amongst them) (8:33). So, Allah sent them a wind which dispersed them after they had gathered on the basis of their whims. They were a mixture of tribes and parties with a variety of opinions, so it was befitting that a wind should be sent against them that would scatter them and break up their gathering, driving them back disappointed and lost in their hatred and enmity. They did not achieve any worldly good such as the victory and booty that they had hoped for, nor did they achieve any good in the Hereafter, because of their sin of declaring enmity against the Messenger and seeking to kill him and destroy his army. Whoever wants and seriously intends to do a thing is the same as one who actually does it.

وَكَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتَالَ

(Allah sufficed for the believers in the fighting.) means, they did not have to fight them in order to expel them from their land, but Allah Alone sufficed them and helped His servant and granted victory to His troops. Hence the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say,

«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ، صَدَقَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَأَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ، فَلَا شَيْءَ بَعْدَه»

(None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone, He was true to His promise, and He helped His servant, and He gave might to His soldiers and defeated the Confederates alone and there is nothing after Him.) This was reported from a Hadith of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him. In the Two Sahihs it was recorded that `Abdullah bin Abi `Awfa, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ invoked Allah against the Confederates and said:

«اللَّهُمَّ مُنْزِلَ الْكِتَابِ سَرِيعَ الْحِسَابِ، اهْزِمِ الْأَحْزَابَ، اللَّهُمَّ اهْزِمْهُمْ وَزَلْزِلْهُم»

(O Allah, Who revealed the Book and is swift in bringing to account, defeat the Confederates, O Allah defeat them and shake them.)

وَكَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتَالَ

(Allah sufficed for the believers in the fighting.) This Ayah indicates that there would be a cessation of war between them and Quraysh; after this, the idolators did not attack the Muslims, on the contrary, the Muslims attacked them in their own land. Imam Ahmad recorded that Sulayman bin Surad, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "On the day of Al-Ahzab, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

«الْآنَ نَغْزُوهُمْ وَلَا يَغْزُونَا»

(Now we will attack them and they will not attack us.) This was also recorded by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih.

وَكَانَ اللَّهُ قَوِيّاً عَزِيزاً

(And Allah is Ever All-Strong, All-Mighty.) means, by His power and might He drove them back disappointed and lost, and they did not achieve anything, and Allah granted victory to Islam and its followers, and fulfilled His promise and helped His servant and Messenger; to Him be blessings and praise.

Pada ayat ini, kembali Allah menerangkan tentang nikmat besar yang telah dilimpahkan-Nya kepada kaum Muslimin di Perang Ahzab, sehingga mereka lepas dari bahaya kehancuran. Nikmat itu ialah Allah telah mengirimkan kepada mereka bala bantuan berupa angin kencang yang sangat dingin dan bala tentara malaikat yang tidak kelihatan. Akibatnya orang-orang yang ingkar kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya, yaitu kaum Quraisy beserta pengikut-pengikutnya, Gathafan dan pengikut-pengikutnya, golongan Yahudi, dan kaum munafik, tidak memperoleh apa yang mereka inginkan, bahkan mereka lari tunggang-langgang mencari keselamatan dirinya, kembali ke kampung halamannya masing-masing.

Diriwayatkan oleh al-Bukhari dan Muslim dari Abu Hurairah bahwa Rasulullah saw bersabda:

Tidak ada Tuhan selain Allah sendiri. Dia menepati janji-Nya, menolong hamba-Nya, memenangkan tentara-Nya, menghancurkan tentara yang bersekutu sendirian, maka tidak ada lagi sesuatu pun sesudahnya.

Pada hadis yang lain al-Bukhari dan Muslim dari 'Abdullah bin Abu Aufa, ia berkata, "Rasulullah saw berdoa kepada Allah:

"Wahai Tuhan yang telah menurunkan Al-Qur'an, amat cepat hisabnya, hancurkanlah tentara yang bersekutu itu, wahai Tuhan, hancurkanlah mereka dan goncangkanlah mereka."

Menurut riwayat Muhammad bin Ishaq, tatkala tentara yang bersekutu telah lari dan meninggalkan parit itu, Rasulullah saw bersabda:

Orang-orang Quraisy sekali-kali tidak akan memerangi kamu sesudah tahun ini, tetapi kamulah yang akan memerangi mereka.

Perkataan Rasulullah ini terbukti di kemudian hari. Setelah Perang Ahzab, orang-orang musyrik tidak pernah lagi memerangi kaum Muslimin, tetapi Nabi dan kaum Musliminlah yang memerangi mereka, sampai Mekah dapat ditaklukkan. Oleh karena itu, dapat dikatakan bahwa peperangan Ahzab merupakan titik puncak kesulitan yang dihadapi Nabi dan kaum Muslimin dalam menghadapi orang-orang musyrik dalam menyebarkan agama Islam. Sekalipun kesulitan-kesulitan masih ada, tetapi tidak berarti bila dibanding dengan kesulitan-kesulitan sebelumnya.

Pada akhir ayat ini ditegaskan bahwa Allah Mahakuat lagi Maha Perkasa, tidak dapat ditandingi oleh sesuatu pun. Oleh Karena itu, dengan mudah Dia menghalau tentara yang bersekutu yang berjumlah banyak itu.