Surat Al-Fath Verse No. 20: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 20 from Surah Al-Fath : Number of verses 29 - - page 513 - Part 26.
![surah الفتح ayah 20 - Allah has promised you much booty that you will take [in the future] and has hastened for you this [victory] and withheld the hands of people from you - that it may be a sign for the believers and [that] He may guide you to a straight path.](https://surahquran.com/img/ayah/48-20.png)
﴾وَعَدَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَغَانِمَ كَثِيرَةٗ تَأۡخُذُونَهَا فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمۡ هَٰذِهِۦ وَكَفَّ أَيۡدِيَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنكُمۡ وَلِتَكُونَ ءَايَةٗ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَيَهۡدِيَكُمۡ صِرَٰطٗا مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا ﴿
[ الفتح: 20]
Allah has promised you abundant spoils that you will capture, and He has hastened for you this, and He has restrained the hands of men from you, that it may be a sign for the believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path.
English - Sahih International
Allah has promised you much booty that you will take [in the future] and has hastened for you this [victory] and withheld the hands of people from you - that it may be a sign for the believers and [that] He may guide you to a straight path.
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(48:20) Allah has promised you abundant spoils which you shall acquire. *35 He has instantly granted you this (victory) *36 and has restrained the hands of people from you *37 that it may be a Sign for the believers *38 and He may guide you to a Straight Way. *39
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*35) This refers to the other victories that the Muslim achieved successively after Khaiber.
*36) This implies the treaty of Hudaibiyah which has been described as "a manifest victory" in the beginning of the Surah.
*37) That is, "He restrained the disbelieving Quraish from attacking you at Hudaibiyah although from all appearances they were in a much better position and yours was a much weaker side militarily." Furthermore, it also implies that no enemy power could muster courage to attack Madinah in those days, whereas after the departure of 1,400 soldiers the Madinah front had become very weak, and the Jews, the polytheists and hypocrites could take advantage of the situation.
*38) Sign of this as to how Allah helps the one who remains steadfast on obedience to Allah and His Messenger and comes out to support and defend the Truth and righteousness with his trust and faith in Allah.
*39) "To the right way" : "To the way of greater insight and faith so that you may remain steadfast on obedience to Allah and His Messenger in the future and may go on marching on the way of truth with trust in AIlah, and may learn this lesson from these experiences that the believer should take practical steps to do whatever is demanded by Allahs Religion with his trust in Him, and should not overestimate either his own strength or the strength of the unbelievers."