48.Al-Fath (Victory) [29 verses]

Medina Period 111

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

لَقَدْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ الرُّؤْيَا بِالْحَقِّ لَتَدْخُلُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ إِن شَاء اللَّهُ ...

48: 27. Truly did Allah fulfil the vision for His Messenger:

Ye shall enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills,

C4910. The Prophet had had a dream that he had entered the Sacred Mosque at Makkah, just before he decided on the journey which resulted in the Treaty of Hudaybiyah. By it he and his people could enter next year without the least molestation and in the full customary garb, with head shaved or hair cut short, and all the customary minor rites of pilgrimage.

...آمِنِينَ مُحَلِّقِينَ رُؤُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لَا تَخَافُونَ ...

- with minds secure,

- heads shaved,

- hair cut short,

- and without fear.

...فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَلِكَ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا ﴿٢٧﴾

For He knew what ye knew not, and He granted, besides this, a speedy victory.

C4911. See above, 48:18, and n. 4895.

Asad’s Version:

48:27

Indeed, God has shown the truth in His Apostle's true vision: 38 most certainly shall you enter the Inviolable House of Worship, if God so wills, in full security, with your heads shaved or your hair cut short," without any fear: for He has (always] known that which you yourselves could not know. 40 And He has ordained [for you], besides this, a victory soon to come. 41