CHAPTER NASR – HELP

Abstract

The chapter Nasr is the 110th chapter in the Qur’an. It is mostly known under this name, although some Tefsir note Ibn Mes’ud naming it Suret-ul Et-Tevdi - The Farewell Chapter. It is revealed in Medina, while Ibni Abbas holds that it is revealed in Mecca. It talks about help and victory given by Allah s.w.t. to Muhammad s.a.w.s. and the first Muslims in liberating Mecca. From the time this event took place, we note a significant spread of Islam at the Arabian Peninsula and even further. For many mufesir it marked the end of the Prophet’s mission and his parting with this world. This Chapter indicates that Allah’s help is ever present, in various forms, and that Prophet, s.a.w.s., and the first Muslims clearly felt that. Muhammad’s, s.a.w.s., mission is unimaginable without that help, the mission which, despite difficulties and challenges, shined on the Right Path in its fullness. The light of Allah’s religion gained a shining space, its realization, and its rays reached all corners of the world, including Bosnia. The message of this Chapter is that God helps and gives victory to those who are worth it, to those who sacrifice themselves on the way of God. In it, we find instructions to the believers how to behave in the moments of success, help and victory.