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As-Saff (The Ranks, Battle Array)
Verse 4
Translation:
4. Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array as if they were a solid cemented structure.
Notes (Tafseer):
5433. A battle array, in which a large number of men stand, march, or hold together against assault as if they were a solid wall, is a striking example of order, discipline, cohesion, and courage. "A solid cemented structure" is even a better simile than the usual "solid wall" as the "structure" or building implies a more diversified organisation held together in unity and strength, each part contributing strength in its own way, and the whole held together not like a mass but like a living organism. Cf. also xxxvii. I and n. 4031.
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