And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said about the interpretation of Allah's saying (By the snorting courses): '(By the snorting courses) the Prophet (pbuh) had sent a military expedition to Banu Kinanah and was quite aggrieved because he did not hear their news for a while. Allah therefore informed His Prophet about this expedition in the form of an oath, saying (By the snorting courses) He says: Allah swears by the horses of the conquerors, whose breaths are audible because of the enemies,