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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 172
ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَصَابَهُمُ ٱلْقَرْحُ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿172﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who answered (the Call of) Allâh and the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) after being wounded; for those of them who did good deeds and feared Allâh, there is a great reward.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟
is'tajābū
responded
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
وَٱلرَّسُولِ
wal-rasūli
and the Messenger
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَآ
mā
what
أَصَابَهُمُ
aṣābahumu
befell them
ٱلْقَرْحُ ۚ
l-qarḥu
the injury
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
for those who
أَحْسَنُوا۟
aḥsanū
did good
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
وَٱتَّقَوْا۟
wa-ittaqaw
and feared Allah
أَجْرٌ
ajrun
(is) a reward
عَظِيمٌ
ʿaẓīmun
great
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.
172. 1. When the polytheists returned from the Battle of Uhud, on the way they thought that they had wasted a golden opportunity. Because the Muslims, due to their defeat, were fearful and discouraged, they should have taken advantage of this and launched a full attack on Madinah so that this plant of Islam would be uprooted from its very land (Madinah). On the other hand, when the Prophet ﷺ reached Madinah, he also feared that they might return, so he encouraged the Companions to prepare for battle, and the Companions got ready. When this caravan of Muslims reached 'Hamra’ al-Asad', which is 8 miles from Madinah, the polytheists felt fear, so their intention changed and instead of attacking Madinah, they returned to Makkah. After that, the Prophet ﷺ and his companions also returned to Madinah. In the verse, this spirit of obedience to Allah and His Messenger by the Muslims is praised. Some have mentioned the reason for revelation as the threat of Abu Sufyan that next year there would be a confrontation at Badr Sughra. (Abu Sufyan had not yet become Muslim) Upon this, the Muslims also demonstrated their spirit of obedience to Allah and His Messenger and resolved to participate fully in jihad. (Summarized from Fath al-Qadir and Ibn Kathir, but this last opinion does not fit with the context)
