Muhammad: Victory and Deathbeen punished. In v. 72 believers are described as commanding the right,
forbidding the wrong, performing the prayer, paying the alms tax, and
obeying Allah and Muhammad; v. 73 says that Allah has promised them
(believers) Paradise. In v. 74 Muhammad is commanded to fight against the
unbelievers and hypocrites, whose home is Hell, and v. 75 says that they
give oaths and then lie; they are given a chance to repent. The vv. 76f
maintain that some had said they would give alms if God gave them of His
bounty, but that after they received thereof, they did not. The v. 81, about
Muhammad vainly asking for the forgiveness of hypocrites, was allegedly
revealed with respect to Abdullah b. Ubayy. The v. 82 reproduces some of the complaints of Muhammad's followers that the weather was too hot (to go to Tabuk), and the reply is given that Hell is even hotter; the participa- tion of such in future raids was to be denied (v. 84). The v. 85 forbids the praying for dead hypocrites, and this verse is also said to have been revealed concerningAbdullah b. Ubayy. The v. 87 maintains t^235 hat some
wished to remain at home when a sura was revealed about fighting with
Allah and Muhammad, and the vv. 89f claim that all will go well (Paradise)
for those who participate in the fighting. In v. 91 some nomad Arabs are
said to have lied about their excuses (for not going to Tabuk), and it is said
that there will be a punishment for them. The v. 92 shows that the weak and
ill were excused, and v. 93 seems to refer to those for whom Muhammad
had no mounts (to go to Tabuk), and whom he had to send away
weeping. In v. 94 some are condemned for asking permission to^236 remain
home because they already possessed wealth, and in the vv 95f the
believers are instructed not to believe them, even if they swear. The v. 98
refers to the unbelief of the nomad Arabs, and v. 99 says that some of them
viewed the "zakat" as a tribute tax. This verse depicts the nomad Arabs as
waiting for fortunes to change, and they are answered that things will
change for them - for the worse. In v. 100 some of the nomads are said to
believe in God and the Judgment, and they are said to consider their alms as
a means of coming nearer to God and the prayers of Muhammad; it is said
that these will find compassion. The v. 101 speaks of Paradise for the first
emigrants and helpers, and v. 102 says that the nomad Arab hypocrites and
those of Medina will be sent to Hell. The v. 103 states that some of these