[35] Fighting during a sacred month.
[36] If they found it advantageous to violate a sacred month, they would do so, designating another month sacrosanct instead to observe the restrictions of fighting.
[37] i.e., inclining toward the comforts of the worldly life.
[38] The second was his companion, Abu Bakr.
[39] Angels came to the Prophet’s aid in the small cave.
[40] i.e., their claims and slogans of disbelief.
[41] i.e., "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no true deity except Allah).