In The Name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace.
110:1 When God‘s Succor comes, and victory.
Explanation
I.e., the religion of self-surrender to God: cf. 3:19 – “the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man’s] self-surrender unto Him”.
110:2 And thou seest people enter God’s religion in hosts.
Explanation
Implying that even if people should embrace the true religion in great numbers, a believer ought not to grow self-complacent but should, rather, become more humble and more conscious of his own failings. Moreover, the Prophet is reported to have said, “Behold, people have entered God’s religion in hosts – and in time they will leave it in hosts” (Ibn Hanbal, on the authority of Jabir ibn Abd Allah; a similar Tradition, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, is found in the Mustadrak).
110:3 Extol thy Sustainer’s limitless glory, and praise Him, and seek His forgiveness, For, Behold, He is ever an acceptor of repentance.
