Anwar Al-Quran

Verses 122–132

3. Aal-i-Imraan · The Family of Imraan

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إِذْ هَمَّت طَّآئِفَتَانِ مِنكُمْ أَن تَفْشَلَا وَٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا ۗ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

3:122When two groups among you were about to lose courage—though Allah is their guardian, and in Allah let all the faithful put their trust.1

وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍۢ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

3:123Certainly Allah helped you at Badr, when you were weak [in the enemy’s eyes]. So be wary of Allah so that you may give thanks.2

إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَن يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِثَلَٰثَةِ ءَالَٰفٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ

3:124When you were saying to the faithful, ‘Is it not enough for you that your Lord should aid you with three thousand angels sent down?’

بَلَىٰٓ ۚ إِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَيَأْتُوكُم مِّن فَوْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِخَمْسَةِ ءَالَٰفٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِينَ

3:125Yes, if you are steadfast and Godwary, and should they come at you suddenly, your Lord will aid you with five thousand angels sent in [to the scene of battle].3

وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُكُم بِهِۦ ۗ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

3:126Allah did not appoint it but as a good news for you and to reassure with it your hearts; and victory comes only from Allah, the All-mighty, the All-wise,

لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَآئِبِينَ

3:127that He may cut down a section of the faithless, or subdue them, so that they retreat disappointed.

لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ

3:128You have no hand in the matter, whether He accepts their repentance or punishes them, for they are indeed wrongdoers.*

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

3:129To Allah belongs whatever there is in the heavens and the earth: He forgives whomever He wishes and punishes whomever He wishes, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ أَضْعَٰفًۭا مُّضَٰعَفَةًۭ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

3:130O you who have faith! Do not exact usury, twofold and severalfold, and be wary of Allah so that you may be felicitous.4

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ

3:131Beware of the Fire, which has been prepared for the faithless,

وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

3:132and obey Allah and the Apostle so that you may be granted [His] mercy.

Tafsir

Commentary on this passage

Verse 123

1.During the battle of Uhud, the reference to Badr was given where Muslims were unprepared. Then Allah sent His Angels to assist them. While Muslims were prepared in the battle of Uhud, what then was the reason of their defeat? People of each era should consider this state of affairs for as long as they are sincere in obedience to Allah and His Apostles Allah assists them every time. When they tum greedy for material gain and reject the guidance of the Prophet (5.a.) the result remains nothing more than failure, disgrace and infamy. How I wish, the celebrators of victory of Badr, would have given their proof of their courage against the enemies of Islam and would not have turned their backs in the present state of affairs.

Verse 127

2.Allah treats the infidels in three ways: (i) If they oppose they will be disgraced. (ii) If they repent. they will be pardoned. (iii) If they take are obstinate they will have to face severe chastisement on the Doomsday.

Verse 130

3.The prohibition of usury is a necessary fact of Islam and one who denies it, goes beyond the pale of Islam. Each penny of usury is haraam. Double or redouble is said only for the time the ayat was revealed. It was also clarified that If you want to seek pardon collect your capital and do not even look towards usury. So that neither you oppress others nor you are oppressed, else you have to face severe chastisement. The mention of infidels with chastisement shows that for usurious people the chastisement is like that of infidels.

Footnotes

Explanations of words and phrases in these verses

  1. 1

    These were Bani Salma and Bani Haritha. They were initially misguided by Abdullah Bin Ubayy but ultimately returned to Islam.

  2. 2

    There is no doubt that the Almighty Allah helped the Muslims through angels in the Battle of Badr. But it was not apparent to the Muslims because angels did not appear in form of human beings or it was something else.

  3. 3

    The Holy Quran has mentioned 1000, 3000 and 5000 angels. It was probably in the following sequence that initially 1000 angels were sent; then 2000 extra angels were dispatched but when even that was not satisfactory and the Muslims were worried of the new help the Almighty ultimately promised five thousand angels so that they may rest assured.

  4. Benefit

    It should be clarified that the 128th ayat concerns the rules and regulations of battles and forgiveness. It has no relation to intercession or the effects of Dua (supplication).

  5. 4

    This does not mean that a little interest is allowed. It is rather indicative of the prevailing condition and also towards the evil consequences of interest how the interest goes on multiplying. Otherwise according to the Islamic viewpoint a single penny of interest is haraam and using it is a greater sin.