Surah Al Jathiyah Tafseer

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ امَنُوا يَغْفِرُوا لِلَّذِينَ لا يَرْجُون أَيَّامَ اللَّهِ

Say to the believers to forgive those who hope not for the Days of Allah,

means, let the believers forgive the disbelievers and endure the harm that they direct against them.

In the beginning of Islam, Muslims were ordered to observe patience in the face of the oppression of the idolators and the People of the Scriptures so that their hearts may incline towards Islam. However, when the disbelievers persisted in stubbornness, Allah legislated for the believers to fight in Jihad.

Statements of this meaning were collected from Abdullah bin Abbas and Qatadah.

Mujahid said about Allah's statement,

لاا يَرْجُون أَيَّامَ اللَّهِ

(those who hope not for the Days of Allah),

"They do not appreciate Allah's favors."

Allah said,

لِيَجْزِيَ قَوْمًا بِما كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

that He may recompense people, according to what they have earned.

meaning, if the believers forgive the disbelievers in this life, Allah will still punish the disbelievers for their evil in the Hereafter.

Allah's statement next,

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَاء فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ