Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)
Verse 167of 200
وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا۟ ۚ وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ قَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوِ ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالًۭا لَّٱتَّبَعْنَٰكُمْ ۗ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْإِيمَٰنِ ۚ يَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَكْتُمُونَ﴿١٦٧﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allah or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] fighting, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah is most Knowing of what they conceal -
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Reason and Wisdom Behind the Defeat at UhudAllah said,أَوَ لَمَّا أَصَـبَتْكُمْ مُّصِيبَةٌ(When a single disaster smites you), in reference to when the Muslims suffered seventy fatalities during the battle of Uhud,قَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ مِّثْلَيْهَا(although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great,) during Badr, when the Muslims killed seventy Mushriks and captured seventy others,قُلْتُمْ أَنَّى هَـذَا(you say: "From where does this come to us") why did this defeat happen to usقُلْ هُوَ مِ...
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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