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أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ ظُلِمُواْۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصۡرِهِمۡ لَقَدِيرٌ
Permission [to fight] is given to those who are attacked because they were oppressed, and Allah is indeed Most Capable of granting them victory,
شرح ومعانٍ · ١
- it is referring to the Prophet's Companions.