About the Surah
Surah Title : الفتح
English Title : Al-Fath
Order in Al-Mushaf : 48
Number of Verses : 29
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 511 To Page 515
Al-Fath
وَمَن لَّمۡ يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ فَإِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ سَعِيرٗا
13And whosoever does not believe in Allah and His messenger [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ], then, indeed, We have prepared Hell-Fire for the disbelievers.
13The reason for descending the verse
At that timea rumourwas being spread that ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (as a delegation of the Prophet to Makkah) was killed by the Quraish. There arouse a sense of solidarity amongst the believers and they were determined to fight against them. They gave a pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (s.a.w), so that Uthman was returned by the Quraish to them safely; then later there wasthe peace treaty of Hudaibiyyah. (Muhammad Sayyid Kaelani, Ainul Yaqin fi Sirati’l Mustaqim: 88)
