About the Surah
Surah Title : التوبة
English Title : At-Taubah
Order in Al-Mushaf : 9
Number of Verses : 129
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 187 To Page 207
At-Taubah
إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدۡ نَصَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِذۡ أَخۡرَجَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ثَانِيَ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ إِذۡ هُمَا فِي ٱلۡغَارِ إِذۡ يَقُولُ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ لَا تَحۡزَنۡ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَنَاۖ فَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِ وَأَيَّدَهُۥ بِجُنُودٖ لَّمۡ تَرَوۡهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ٱلسُّفۡلَىٰۗ وَكَلِمَةُ ٱللَّهِ هِيَ ٱلۡعُلۡيَاۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
40(It does not matter) if you do not help Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him ). Allah did help him when the disbelievers turned him out (from his home), the second of two, when they were in the cave, Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him ) said to his companion [Abu Bakr]: “Don’t be sad (don’t be afraid), indeed, Allah is with us.” Then Allah sent down His calmness upon him, and helped him with forces (angels) which you did not see, and made the word (i.e. plan) of the disbelievers low and Allah’s Word (i.e. plan) is supreme. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
40The reason for descending the verse
Anas bin Malik (r.a) narrated that Abu Bakr (r.a) has said to him, “I was in the company of the Prophet in the cave, and on seeing the traces of the pagans (idolaters) I said, ‘Messenger of Allah,if one of them (pagans) should lift up his foot, he will see us’. He said, ‘What do you think of two, the third of whom is Allah?’” (Al-Bukhari)
