Surat Al `Imran (121-130)

{وَإِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ المُؤْمِنِينَ مَقَاعِدَ لِلْقِتَالِ وَاللهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ} [آل عمران: 121]

121- O Prophet, remember what happened in the Battle of Uhud (A battle took place in the third Hijri year between Muslim and the infidels) when you set out from your house wearing the war uniform and made up your mind to fight against the infidels after consulting your friends. Remember when you were arranging the rows of Mujahideen, assign for the archers their positions on the mountain of Uhud while the infidels gathered their armies to take revenge because of what happened in the Battle of Badr (A battle took place in the second Hijri year between Muslim and the infidels). Verily, Allah heard all what happened and All-Acquainted with what the tongues utter and what the hearts conceal.

{إِذْ هَمَّتْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْشَلَا وَاللهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا وَعَلَى اللهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ المُؤْمِنُونَ} [آل عمران: 122]

122- When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, show weakness, and abandon the battle. The head of the hypocrite `Abdullah ibn Ubay ibn Salul departed with one third of the Muslim army and that was about to affect them but thanks to Allah who made the situation pass without harm. Thereupon, Allah sent down His assurance and comfort upon Muslims, so let Muslims rely only upon Allah in all their affairs because He is their Supporter and Protector.

{وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنْتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ} [آل عمران: 123]

123- Remember when Allah provided you with victory in the Battle of Badr while you were few in number and weak and the number of your enemies was triple your number. Remember that and be firm on obeying Allah and fearing Him so that you may be of the thankful ones.

{إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَنْ يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَنْ يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِثَلَاثَةِ آَلَافٍ مِنَ المَلَائِكَةِ مُنْزَلِينَ} [آل عمران: 124]

124- You have given glad tidings to the believers who fought with you by saying: Is not it enough that your Lord provides you with three thousand angels coming down from the sky?

{بَلَى إِنْ تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَيَأْتُوكُمْ مِنْ فَوْرِهِمْ هَذَا يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِخَمْسَةِ آَلَافٍ مِنَ المَلَائِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِينَ} [آل عمران: 125]

125- Certainly, if you observe patience when you meet your enemies, obey the command of Allah, and do not disobey His Order, Allah provides you with five thousand angels marked with certain characteristics.

{وَمَا جَعَلَهُ اللهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَى لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُكُمْ بِهِ وَمَا النَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ العَزِيزِ الحَكِيمِ} [آل عمران: 126]

126- The angels that Allah shall assist you with are just glad tidings for you in order that your hearts feel comfort and for you to be firm. As for the victory, it is from Allah alone because He is the Powerful sovereign, the All-Able to achieve victory, and the All-Wise Who can estimate the wisdom behind that victory.

{لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنْقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ} [آل عمران: 127]

127- Therefore, your Jihad against the polytheists and gaining victory is from Allah in order to destroy a group of the infidels, break their power, smash them or defeat them and leave them in humiliation after they had not achieved what they hoped for.

{لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران: 128]

128- The judge between My Servants, O Prophet, is not yours but with what I commanded you to do with them because the whole matter is due to Allah. Their defeat may lead them to repentance, embracing Islam, and believing in Allah, thus Allah will accept that from them or torture them by that victory by taking them captives or let them die as disbelievers. Their final destination shall be Hell and they deserve that because they have tried the Muslims in their religion and spread corruption on earth.

This Ayah was revealed and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "How could the people who slashed the head of their Prophet and broke his front teeth while he was calling them to Allah on the Battle of Uhud be successful!" as reported in Sahih Al Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and others.

{وَللهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} [آل عمران: 129]

129- All that in heavens and on earth is owned by Allah Alone and He is the Absolute Disposer in the affairs of the servants. He forgives whomever He wants by admitting them to Paradise and tortures whomever He wants by admitting them to Hell. He judges those to Hell and those to Paradise with wisdom, justice, mercy, and forgiveness.

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا أَضْعَافًا مُضَاعَفَةً وَاتَّقُوا اللهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ} [آل عمران: 130]

130- O you who believe, it is not lawful for you to eat up usurious money that doubles whenever the indebted is unable to pay his debt. So, if the indebted did not pay his debt to the debtor on time, the few money will become doubles in short period.

Therefore, fear Allah and abstain from that major sin so that you may succeed and win in the world and in the Hereafter because you shall not succeed except by obeying Allah.