سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 166
وَمَآ أَصَـٰبَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ فَبِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿166﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And what you suffered (of the disaster) on the day (of the battle of Uhud when) the two armies met, was by the leave of Allâh, in order that He might test the believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And what
أَصَـٰبَكُمْ
aṣābakum
struck you
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) day
ٱلْتَقَى
l-taqā
(when) met
ٱلْجَمْعَانِ
l-jamʿāni
the two hosts
فَبِإِذْنِ
fabi-idh'ni
(was) by (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلِيَعْلَمَ
waliyaʿlama
and that He (might) make evident
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
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 166) {وَ مَاۤ اَصَابَكُمْ … :} That is, the loss you faced in the Battle of Uhud was by Allah’s command and His will, and the wisdom in it was that there should be a distinction between the believers and the hypocrites.
