سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 121
وَإِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلْقِتَالِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿121﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) left your household in the morning to post the believers at their stations for the battle (of Uhud). And Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
غَدَوْتَ
ghadawta
you left early morning
مِنْ
min
from
أَهْلِكَ
ahlika
your household
تُبَوِّئُ
tubawwi-u
to post
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
مَقَـٰعِدَ
maqāʿida
(to take) positions
لِلْقِتَالِ ۗ
lil'qitāli
for the battle
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
سَمِيعٌ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
121. 1. According to the majority of commentators, this refers to the incident of the Battle of Uhud, which took place in Shawwal, 3 AH. Its background, briefly, is that when the disbelievers suffered a humiliating defeat in the Battle of Badr in 2 AH, with seventy of their men killed and seventy captured, it became a source of disgrace and a matter of death for them. Therefore, they prepared for a massive retaliatory war against the Muslims, in which women also participated. On the other hand, when the Muslims learned that the disbelievers, numbering three thousand, had camped near Mount Uhud, the Noble Prophet ﷺ advised to confront them from within (the city), and the chief of the hypocrites, Abdullah bin Ubayy, also expressed the same opinion. However, contrary to this, some enthusiastic Companions who had not had the honor of participating in the Battle of Badr supported going out of Madinah to fight. The Prophet ﷺ was sitting inside his chamber; he put on his armor and came out. Those who held the other opinion felt regret that they had forced the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to go out against his wish, so they said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! If you prefer to confront them from within, then remain inside." The Prophet ﷺ said that after putting on the armor, it is not befitting for a Prophet to return and take it off without Allah’s decision. Thus, the Muslims, numbering one thousand, set out, but at dawn, when they reached the place of Shawt, Abdullah bin Ubayy turned back with his three hundred companions, saying that his opinion had not been accepted. What is the use of giving one's life unnecessarily? This decision of his temporarily affected some Muslims as well, and they also showed weakness (Ibn Kathir).
