At-Tawba (The Repentance)

14. “Fight them, (and) Allah will punish them at your hands and degrade them, and He will help you (to victory) over them and heal the (injured) breasts of a people (who) believe.”

There may be asked how it is that here, in this holy verse, the statement is upon the chastisement of people while in Surah Al-‘Anfāl,No. 8 ,verse 32 the Qur’ān, addressing the Prophet (S) says:

“But Allah is not to punish them while you are among them…”.

The answer of this question is that the objective meaning of that verse is the heavenly chastisements which are destructive, like the chastisements of the People of ‘Ād and Thamūd. In this verse, the words are about the hardship and punishment of fight. The verse says:

“Fight them, (and) Allah will punish them at your hands and degrade them, and He will help you (to victory) over them and heal the (injured)breasts of a people (who) believe.”

Explanations

1- Presence in the scene and Holy Struggle should be shown from your side, and then help and assistance come from Allah.

“Fight them, (and) Allah will punish them at your hands and degrade them, and He will help you…”

2- Strivers of Holy Struggles are Allah’s arms and His executive factors.

“…And Allah will punish them at your hands…”

3- The normatic customs of Allah are executed through the natural ways, causes and means.

“…at your hands…”

4- Next to the martial defeat of the enemy, there comes the turn of a spiritual and political knock.

“…will punish them and degrade them…”

5- The aim of an Islamic war is to efface infidelity, to disgrace infidels, and to bring peace for the believers.

“… He will punish them and degrade them… and heal the (injured) hearts of a people (who) believe.”

6- It is necessary to have encouragement and preaching before war.

7 - It is true that in war there will some people be martyred and some others become remorseful, but the Islamic community will continue to live in peace and honour.

8 - In social affairs, the fate of the believers relates to each other. Thus, your victory is the remedy of the injured hearts of other believers.

“…He will help you (to victory) over them and heal the (injured) hearts of a people (who) believe.”