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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 122of 200

إِذْ هَمَّت طَّآئِفَتَانِ مِنكُمْ أَن تَفْشَلَا وَٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا ۗ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ﴿١٢٢

Translation (Sahih International)

When two parties among you were about to lose courage, but Allah was their ally; and upon Allah the believers should rely.

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
هَمَّتhammatinclined
طَّآئِفَتَانِṭāifatānitwo parties
مِنكُمْminkumamong you
أَنanthat
تَفْشَلَاtafshalāthey lost heart
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahubut Allah
وَلِيُّهُمَا ۗwaliyyuhumā(was) their protector
وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd on
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkalilet put (their) trust
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Battle of UhudAccording to the majority of scholars, these Ayat are describing the battle of Uhud, as Ibn `Abbas, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others said. The battle of Uhud occurred on a Saturday, in the month of Shawwal on the third year of Hijrah. `Ikrimah said that Uhud occurred in the middle of the month of Shawwal, and Allah knows best.The Reason Behind the Battle of UhudThe idolators suffered many casualties among their noble men at the battle of Badr.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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