Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 140of 200

إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌۭ فَقَدْ مَسَّ ٱلْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌۭ مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَآءَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴿١٤٠

Translation (Sahih International)

If a wound should touch you - there has already touched the [opposing] people a wound similar to it. And these days [of varying conditions] We alternate among the people so that Allah may make evident those who believe and [may] take to Himself from among you martyrs - and Allah does not like the wrongdoers -

Word-by-word meaning

إِنinIf
يَمْسَسْكُمْyamsaskumtouched you
قَرْحٌۭqarḥuna wound
فَقَدْfaqadso certainly
مَسَّmassa(has) touched
ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
قَرْحٌۭqarḥunwound
مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚmith'luhulike it
وَتِلْكَwatil'kaAnd this
ٱلْأَيَّامُl-ayāmu[the] days
نُدَاوِلُهَاnudāwiluhāWe alternate them
بَيْنَbaynaamong
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
وَلِيَعْلَمَwaliyaʿlama[and] so that makes evident
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
وَيَتَّخِذَwayattakhidhaand take
مِنكُمْminkumfrom you
شُهَدَآءَ ۗshuhadāamartyrs
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
لَا(does) not
يُحِبُّyuḥibbulove
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Wisdom Behind the Losses Muslims Suffered During UhudAllah states to His believing servants who suffered losses in the battle of Uhud, including seventy dead,قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ(137... Many similar ways (and mishaps of life) were faced before you), for the previous nations who followed their Prophets before you, they too suffered losses. However, the good end was theirs, and the ultimate defeat was for the disbelievers.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project