Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: As-Saff, Ayah 4
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Then He encouraged them to strive in His way, saying: (Lo! Allah loveth those who battle for His cause) in His obedience (in ranks, as if they were a solid structure) like a cemented block.
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Al-Jalalayn Commentary
Indeed God loves He assists and honours those who fight for His cause in ranks saffan is a circumstantial qualifier in other words understand it as sāffīna as if they were a solid structure with all of its parts compacted together firm.