A battle was fought between the Romans and the Persians. The former were People of the Book while the latter were Zoroastrians. Though they were both infidels, yet the Muslims had a soft corner for People of the Book, but they lost this battle. The Persians captured some of the cities along the border including Constantinople where Chosroes made a fire temple and the polytheists rejoiced. This Surah was revealed to announce that though the Romans had capitulated now yet they would prevail again in the coming years. So the polytheists’ rejoicing was short-lived. This indeed was a great prophecy as outwardly there were no signs of their victory and the polytheists were satisfied that a reversal was no longer possible. Allah^-SWT reiterated that it would certainly happen and that would be a day of great celebration for the Muslims. And it did happen. The Muslims were greatly overjoyed because firstly, the prophecy of the Quran had come true thus manifesting a miracle of the Holy Prophet^-SW, and secondly, at the very same time the Muslims had emerged victorious in a grand way in the Battle of Badr. Both the belligerents were infidel powers who were to fight Islam sooner or later, so the mutual fighting would have weakened them.

The assumption of the infidels that the Romans cannot win again is similar to their opinion about the believers that they will not be able to fight them. But their assessments are based on the strength of outward means while the victory comes by Allah^-SWT’s succour at His^-SWT Pleasure. He^-SWT blessed the Muslims with a victory over the Makkans, which was apparently impossible. In the same way He^-SWT made the Romans prevail over the Persians, for He^-SWT indeed is all Prevailing and Merciful.

Allah^-SWT ’s Word is ever inevitable, as He^-SWT Himself enforces it. He^-SWT never violates His^-SWT Promise, but majority of people fail to appreciate this fact. They are engrossed in the worldly means, affluence and merry making, totally oblivious of Akhirah, whereas Allah^-SWT’s Promise will surely prevail.

Did they ever contemplate over the immaculate proportion of whatever Allah^-SWT has created in the heavens and the earth? A continuous evolution of things having specific properties made by a specific combination of constituents, in a universal system smoothly functioning without there ever being an error, is indeed remarkable. The sun, the moon, the rainfall, the winds, the plantation- everything is functioning as programmed. And when the same Magnificent Creator determines the time to resurrect everything, why do they think it would not happen? A majority of the people deny the Day of Judgment and the fact that they will have to stand in Allah^-SWT’s Court. If they are blinded by their wealth and power, don't they travel on the land and witness the fate met by the infidels gone by? They were wealthier and more influential, enjoying much more power. Allah^-SWT had sent His^-SWT Messengers unto them with clear evidences, but they had refused to believe and were thus destroyed. Allah^-SWT never wronged them rather they wronged themselves by opting for infidelity. So their fate turned out to be as evil as their conduct, for they not only resorted to denial but also derided Divine Revelations.