Surah Al-Fath 48:7

Allah sent down the Sakinah into the Hearts of the Believers

Allah the Exalted said,

(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;

(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,

(and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.) Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,

(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,

(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,

(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,

(and that is with Allah supreme success.) Allah the Exalted said in a similar Ayah,

(And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful.) (3:185) Allah said,

(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,

(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,

(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,

(And to Allah belong the armies of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.)

Diriwayatkan bahwa setelah Perjanjian Hudaibiyyah, Ibnu Ubay berkata, "Apakah Muhammad mengira bahwa setelah terjadi perdamaian Hudaibiyyah, ia tidak mempunyai musuh lagi? Bukankah masih ada kerajaan Persia dan Romawi?" Maka turunlah ayat ini yang menerangkan bahwa Allah mempunyai tentara langit dan bumi, yang dapat mengalahkan tentara atau kekuatan apa pun jika Dia menghendakinya.

Orang-orang munafik dan orang-orang musyrik tidak akan dapat menantang kekuasaan dan kehendak Allah karena Dia mempunyai tentara yang kuat di langit dan di bumi, yang terdiri dari malaikat, jin, manusia, petir yang dahsyat, angin kencang, banjir, gempa yang dahsyat, dan sebagainya. Semuanya itu dapat dikerahkan Allah kapan saja Dia kehendaki untuk menghancurkan orang-orang yang ingkar kepada-Nya.

Dalam ayat 4 telah diterangkan pula bahwa Allah mempunyai tentara di langit dan di bumi. Dalam ayat ini diulang lagi perkataan tersebut. Fungsinya ialah untuk menjelaskan bahwa Allah mempunyai tentara untuk menyampaikan rahmat dan menurunkan azab-Nya. Ayat 4 menerangkan tentara yang menyampaikan nikmat, sedangkan ayat ini menerangkan tentara yang menurunkan azab.

Pada akhir ayat ini diterangkan bahwa Allah Mahaperkasa, tidak ada sesuatu pun yang dapat mengalahkan dan menandingi-Nya. Dia Mahabijaksana melakukan segala macam tindakan sesuai dengan faedah dan manfaatnya.