Manifesting Victory and War and Peace in Islam

Explanation of the opening verses of Chapter Fatah 48

Surely We have granted you an open victory,(1) so that Allah may forgive you of your previous and subsequent faults, accomplish His bounty upon you, and may guide you to a straight path,(2)  and so that Allah may support you with a mighty support.(3)

Literal meaning: In Arabic the literal meaning of Fatah is “to open something”. An Arabic dictionary “Moajim Maqayees Allugha” describes: “the word fatah is opposite of locking”. For example when we say “open the door” its opposite is “ to lock the door”. Another dictionary “Mofradaat” of a scholar Raghib al Isphhani, also gives the same meaning that is of a close object. Sometimes it applies for the opening of visible things and when it comes to knowledge Fatah means problem solving. A similar word of it is miftah which is used for “keys”. Another one is Muftooh, which refers to a conquered area. It means that it is open and not banned for any movement.