Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Ghafir -> The Command to be Patient and Good News of Victory

Here Allah commands His Messenger to patiently bear the rejection of those who rejected him: `Allah will fulfill His promise to you that you will be victorious and will prevail over your people, and you and those who follow you, will be the successful ones in this world and the Hereafter.'

﴿ظپظژظ€ط¥ظگظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظ†ظڈط±ظگظٹظژظ†ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¶ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ظ†ظژط¹ظگط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(and whether We show you some part of what We have promised them,) means, in this world, and this is what happened, for Allah gave them the joy of humiliating the leaders and nobles (of the Quraysh), who were killed on the day of Badr, then Allah granted them victory over Makkah and the entire Arabian Peninsula during the lifetime of the Prophet .

﴿ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ†ظژطھظژظˆظژظپظ‘ظژظٹظژظ†ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ظپظژط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظٹظڈط±ظ’ط¬ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(or We cause you to die, then still it is to Us they all shall be returned.) means, `and We shall inflict a severe punishment upon them in the Hereafter.' Then Allah says, consoling ﴿His Prophet ﴾:

﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژط±ظ’ط³ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ط§ظ‹ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظ‚ظژطµظژطµظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ﴾

(And, indeed We have sent Messengers before you, of some of them We have related to you their story.) as Allah also says in Surat An-Nisa', meaning, `We have revealed the stories of some of them and how their people disbelieved in them, but the Messengers ultimately prevailed.'

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ ظ†ظژظ‚ظ’طµظڈطµظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ﴾

(And of some We have not related to you their story, ) and they are many, many more than those whose stories have been told, as has been stated in Surat An-Nisa'. Praise and blessings be to Allah.

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظ„ظگط±ظژط³ظڈظˆظ„ظچ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظژط£ظ’طھظگظ‰ظژ ط¨ظگظ€ظژط§ظٹظژط©ظچ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظگط¥ظگط°ظ’ظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ﴾

(and it was not given to any Messenger that he should bring a sign except by the leave of Allah.) means, none of the Prophets was able to bring miracles to his people except when Allah granted him permission to do that as a sign of the truth of the message he brought to them.

﴿ظپظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط¬ظژظ€ط¢ط،ظژ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ﴾

(But, when comes the commandment of Allah,) means, His punishment and vengeance which will encompass the disbelievers,

﴿ظ‚ظڈط¶ظگظ‰ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظگ﴾

(the matter will be decided with truth,) so the believers will be saved and the disbelievers will be destroyed. Allah says:

﴿ظˆظژط®ظژط³ظگط±ظژ ظ‡ظڈظ†ظژط§ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¨ظ’ط·ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(and the followers of falsehood will then be lost.)

﴿ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒظ†ظ’ط¹ظژظ€ظ…ظژ ظ„ظگطھظژط±ظ’ظƒظژظ€ط¨ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژط§ طھظژط£ظ’ظƒظڈظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ظ…ظژظ†ظژظ€ظپظگط¹ظڈ ظˆظژظ„ظگطھظژظ€ط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈط؛ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ط­ظژط§ط¬ظژط©ظ‹ ظپظگظ‰ طµظڈط¯ظڈظˆط±ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظڈظ„ظ’ظƒظگ طھظڈط­ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظˆظژظٹظڈط±ظگظٹظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط،ظژط§ظٹظژظ€طھظگظ‡ظگ ظپظژط£ظژظ‰ظ‘ظژ ط،ظژط§ظٹظژظ€طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ طھظڈظ†ظƒظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾

(79. Allah, it is He Who has made cattle for you, that you may ride on some of them, and of some you eat.) (80. And you have (many other) benefits from them, and that you may reach by their means a desire that is in your breasts, and on them and on ships you are carried.) (81. And He shows you His Ayat. Which, then of the Ayat of Allah do you deny)