139. " do not faint and do not grieve for you shall gain the upper hand, if you be believers." commentary: after the defeat in the battle of 'uh¤ud, which happened because of disobedience of some fighters from the command of the office of the commander, the messenger of allah (p.b.u.h.), the muslim had become out of spirits. the verse was revealed to state that they would not lose countenance for the failure in the battle of 'uh¤ud. they ought to strengthen themselves through their faith and ought to know that they would gain the upper hand. as the qur'an says, allah tells moses (a.s.): "... surely you shall be the uppermost, " 1 but he tells people if they be believers and be true in faith, they gain mastery. " do not faint and do not grieve for you shall gain the upper hand, if you be believers." explanations: 1. a local failure is not the sign of the final defeat, (regarding to the occasion of the revelation of the verse). 2. if they did not lose the spirit of faith and did not ignore the command of the messenger of allah (p.b.u.h.), they would not be defeated, (regarding to the occasion of the revelation of the verse). 1 the quran, sura taha, no. 20, verse 68