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Today we move on to the only parable or method in the Qur'an that Allah has given about the Sahaba. This is a parable about the companions. This is a method about the companions of the Prophet.

And it is the final verse of Surah Al-Fatah, or the verse of the Surah of conquest. The Surah was revealed after the treaty of Hidaybiyah and the Sahaba were a little bit down that they thought that they had lost.

And Allah revealed, no, this is a victory. This is a Fatah. And our Prophet, the Surah is more beloved to me than this whole world and all that is in it.

And the final verse of the Surah is about the companions. As if to say, one of the victories that Allah has given the Prophet ﷺ is the Sahaba. The Sahaba themselves is one of the fatah. It is one of the conquest. It is one of the reasons why this religion is a blessed religion and they played a vital role in making sure that this religion spread.

And the verse begins with, of course, the most, one of the most famous phrases of the Qur'an and it is the only time that it occurs in the Qur'an and it is Muhammadur Rasulullah.

This phrase, which is our calima, it does not occur in the Qur'an except in this verse. Muhammadur Rasulullah, the Prophet ﷺ is the Rasulullah, and those that are with him,

they are strict with the enemies of Islam and they are merciful with the believers within.

This is the characteristic of the Sahaba against Abu Jahl, against Abu Lahab, against Qutbah and Ibn Rabi'ah.

They are going to be a shidda and when it comes to the Sahaba themselves, they become merciful and tender.

The shidda, the Qufadi, the Rahma'u, they are going to always see them prostrating and doing Rukur and Sujood.

They are wanting Allah's pleasure and they are wanting all the blessings from Allah.

They are wanting everything Allah can give them. They want every single Khair and Baraka of Jannah and of Maghfirah and of Aafu and of every blessing Allah brings down to them.

There are marks on their faces because of their prostration.

Now there are a number of interpretations. Number one, this is the mark that comes over here when you prostrate on gravel,

when you prostrate on sand for long periods of time, it will leave a mark over here.

This mark is something that occurs naturally. We do not force this mark on us when we go into such that we don't rub the ground thinking that we should get that mark.

It comes, it comes and if it comes from Allah but if it doesn't come in our carpet and what not, it's not something Allah is praising them.

But a second interpretation which is also valid, Siman Humfi Wujuhim and Ethelus Sujood, you will find the effects of shidda on their faces, meaning the nur of Iman,

meaning their demeanor, meaning their respect, meaning their overall interactions, you will notice their Iman is going to be manifest on their faces, not that it's physical but it is spiritual.

And the third interpretation, Siman Humfi Wujuhim and Ethelus Sujood, that on the day of judgment, you will find their faces shining bright as our Prophet ﷺ said that my Ummah will come with their faces and their hands shining bright,

all of these interpretations are valid. Then Allah says, this is how they are described in the Torah. Muslims, did you know that Allah revealed verses in the Torah and in the Injil praising the Sahaba of the Prophet ﷺ?

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