[473] Fighting during a sacred month.
[474] If they found it advantageous to violate a sacred month, they would do so, designating another month in its place in which to observe the restrictions concerning fighting.
[475] i.e., inclining toward the comforts of worldly life.
[476] The second was his companion, Abū Bakr.
[477] i.e., their claims and slogans.
[478] i.e., degraded and dishonored.
[479] "Lā ilāha ill-Allāh" ("There is no deity except Allāh").