[1] From Makkah.
[2] To be followed.
[3] To accomplish this or whatever He wills.
[4] i.e., compensate for their loss. [5] i.e., do not stop them from joining the disbelievers.
[6] If a disbelieving wife opted to join the disbelievers, a Muslim husband could demand in return the equivalent of her dowries. Similarly, the disbelievers had a similar right if a believing woman joined the Muslims. This and the following verses were revealed after the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah.
[7] It is alluding to falsely attributing a child, whether adopted or born of adultery, to the husband.