[16]. Muhammad, God's messenger ﷺ said on the pulpit: "Prepare against them 'the forces of evil and enemies of Peace'. whatever you are able of power": Indeed, power is in shooting. Indeed, power is in shooting. Indeed, power is in shooting."
This statement of the Prophet ﷺ explains the type of power that Muslims are commanded to adopt in combating the enemies: shooting, because it is more effective. When the verse was revealed, archery was prevalent. However, the miraculous indications of the verse suggest that this power is not time-bound. It involves all types and tools of shooting in any time and place, and with any weapon.
Muhammad, God's messenger ﷺ said: "Lands shall be laid open to you, and Allāh will suffice you (against your enemies), but none of you should neglect practicing his skill in archery.''
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ happened to pass by a group of people who were having a shooting match. (Upon seeing them, he said, "Shoot, O sons of (Prophet) Ishmael, for your father was an archer.'' Arabs are also called Banu Isma`il because they are the descendants of Prophet Ibrahim's son,
Ishmael. This is the reason that Prophet Ibrahim is reckoned an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for his being his descendant.
[17]. The hypocrites and the other deniers who are not a source of threat to you now but may be so in the future.