110 - Sūrat an-Nasr

In the name of Allah (who is) Rahmān (and) Rahīm.

[For explanation, see Sūrat al-Fātiha: 1]

1

When the help of Allahu ta’ālā, for His Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam", against his enemies, comes together with victory, the victory over Mecca,

2

and you see people entering Allah’s religion, that is to say, Islam, in throngs, in large droves, after they had been entering one by one - this was after the conquest of Mecca, when the Arabs from all corners of the land came to him willingly [in obedience to his command] -

3

then glorify with praise of your Rabb, that is, continuously praising Him, and seek forgiveness from Him; for verily He is ever ready to relent. The Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam", after this sūrah had been revealed, would frequently repeat the words subhāna'llāhi wa bi-hamdihi, 'Glory and praise be to Allahu ta’ālā', and astaghfiru'llāha wa-atūbu ilayhi, 'I seek forgiveness from Allahu ta’ālā and I repent to Him'; with [the revelation of] this [final sūrah] he realised that his end was near. The victory over Mecca was in Ramadān of year 8; the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" passed away in Rabī' I of the year 10