ABSTRACT
THIS chapter takes its name from the statement in the first verse. A similar statement in ver. 27 would give the same title.
This chapter is composed of two parts, written at different times. I am not certain as to the precise point of division, whether at the beginning of ver. 20 or of ver. 25 : on the whole, I prefer the former. According to this plan, the first portion of the chapter consists of verso 1-19, which relates to the victory of the Muslims over the Jews at J>.haibar, and to the expedition previously made to Makkah, which ended in the trnce of Hudaibiyah. This truce, though a deep humiliation to the Muslims at the time, turned out to be a master-stroke of policy, and might therefore be termed a victory.
