وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا
By the snorting chargers,
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 100:1
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 100:1] Commentators have given imaginary interpretation to the metaphors and symbols mentioned in verses 1 to 5. Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq said: "The tribes of Bani Salim raised a huge army to launch a surprise attack on Madina in order to kill the believers and arrest the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet, after receiving the information, sent one of his companions along with a party of Muslim warriors to prevent the planned attack, but in the first encounter he ran away from the battlefield, leaving a large number of his men dead. Another companion was sent. He also returned defeated. Then Umar volunteered to go with a promise that he would certainly disperse the enemy. He too failed. At last Ali was sent. He with his men, travelling in the night and resting in the daytime, reached the scene of battle, attacked the enemy in the early hours of dawn, and won a decisive victory. When he turned, the Holy Prophet received him outside the city and said: "O Ali, if there had not been the risk of people idolizing you as the Christians worship Isa, I would have made public such of your merits as would make people use the soil under your feet to cure their ailments." These verses were revealed on this occasion. (Minhajus Sadiqin). These verses describe the glory of the event when the ever victorious commander of the faithfuls, Ali ibn Abi Talib, took action to save the faith and the faithfuls. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Besides the reference to the expedition of "Zatus Salasal", the first 5 verses may also refer to camels or horses used by the believers in war against the disbelievers, or for going to pilgrimage. The march of the charging cavalry sparked fire in the night by the striking of the hoofs on the rocky soil. As said above Ali attacked the enemy in the early hours of the dawn.