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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 165
أَوَلَمَّآ أَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم مِّثْلَيْهَا قُلْتُمْ أَنَّىٰ هَـٰذَا ۖ قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿165﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(What is the matter with you?) When a single disaster smites you, although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, you say: "From where does this come to us?" Say (to them), "It is from yourselves (because of your evil deeds)." And Allâh has power over all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمَّآ
awalammā
Or when
أَصَـٰبَتْكُم
aṣābatkum
struck you
مُّصِيبَةٌۭ
muṣībatun
disaster
قَدْ
qad
surely
أَصَبْتُم
aṣabtum
you (had) struck (them)
مِّثْلَيْهَا
mith'layhā
twice of it
قُلْتُمْ
qul'tum
you said
أَنَّىٰ
annā
From where
هَـٰذَا ۖ
hādhā
(is) this
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
It
مِنْ
min
(is)
عِندِ
ʿindi
from
أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗ
anfusikum
yourselves
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
All-Powerful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 165) ➊ {اَوَ لَمَّاۤ اَصَابَتْكُمْ …:} That is, in Uhud, seventy of your men were martyred, but in Badr, you killed seventy of their men and captured seventy, and a captive is also considered as one killed, because if the captor wishes, he may kill him.
➋ {هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِكُمْ:} That is, because of your sins, or because of your own preference. (Fath al-Qadeer) The first case means that it was due to your own weaknesses and shortcomings, and due to the disobedience of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), which the archers committed by leaving their positions. (Qurtubi) In the second case, it would mean because you chose ransom. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had given the companions the choice regarding the captives of Badr, that if you wish to take ransom, then in exchange, seventy of your men will be martyred in the future. Thus, the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) accepted this. The Qur’an here, with the words « هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِكُمْ», points to this very reality. [ ابن کثیر۔ طبری۔ أحمد : 30/1، ۳۱، ح : ۲۰۹ ]
➋ {هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِكُمْ:} That is, because of your sins, or because of your own preference. (Fath al-Qadeer) The first case means that it was due to your own weaknesses and shortcomings, and due to the disobedience of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), which the archers committed by leaving their positions. (Qurtubi) In the second case, it would mean because you chose ransom. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had given the companions the choice regarding the captives of Badr, that if you wish to take ransom, then in exchange, seventy of your men will be martyred in the future. Thus, the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) accepted this. The Qur’an here, with the words « هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِكُمْ», points to this very reality. [ ابن کثیر۔ طبری۔ أحمد : 30/1، ۳۱، ح : ۲۰۹ ]
