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Sura 110
Aya 1

Chapter 110

The Helpal-Naṣr ( النصر )

3 verses • revealed at Medinan

»The surah that informs the Prophet Muḥammad that The Help of God is imminent in the liberation of Mecca from idolatry, in the throngs whose hearts God will open to Islam, and in the approach of his own passing to the mercy of God. It takes its name from verse 1, in which the phrase “naṣr Allah” (meaning “Allah’s help”) occurs.«

The surah is also known as (Divine) Support, The Ultimate Victory

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Yusuf Ali: In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

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إِذا جاءَ نَصرُ اللَّهِ وَالفَتحُ

Yusuf Ali

This beautiful Sūra was the last of the Sūras to be revealed as a whole, though the portion of the verse 5:3, “This day I have perfected your religion for you”, etc., contains probably the last words of the Qur-ān to be revealed.
The date of this Sūra was only few months before the passing away of the holy Prophet from this world, Rabi’ I, A.H. 11. The place was either the precincts of Mecca at his Farewell Pilgrimage, Ẓulḥijja, A.H. 10, or Medīna after his return from the Farewell Pilgrimage.
Victory is the crown of service, not an occasion for exultation. All victory comes from the help of God.
C. 290 | [110:1-3] For that which is right the help of God is ever nigh, and victory! When the spirit of men is stirred, they come to the flag of faith in troops and battalions. They are to be welcomed: but Praise and Glory belong to God: to Him we humbly turn and pray for Grace: for He is Oft-Returning in Grace and Mercy.
When comes the Help of God, and Victory,