سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 128
لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿128﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Not for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, but for Allâh) is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardons) them or punishes them; verily, they are the Zâlimûn (polytheists, disobedients, and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَيْسَ
laysa
Not
لَكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْأَمْرِ
l-amri
the decision
شَىْءٌ
shayon
(of) anything
أَوْ
aw
whether
يَتُوبَ
yatūba
He turns
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
أَوْ
aw
or
يُعَذِّبَهُمْ
yuʿadhibahum
punishes them
فَإِنَّهُمْ
fa-innahum
for indeed, they
ظَـٰلِمُونَ
ẓālimūna
(are) wrongdoers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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128. O Prophet, you have no say in this matter. It is up to Allah whether He forgives them or punishes them [117]; indeed, they are wrongdoers.
[117]
The Supplication Against Those Who Wounded the Prophet ﷺ:
The further details of the Battle of Uhud will be mentioned later. Here, only one incident is indicated which became the reason for the revelation of this verse. That incident was that in the Battle of Uhud, the front tooth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was broken and his head was wounded. He would wipe the blood from his face and say, "How can a people succeed who have wounded the head of their Prophet and broken his tooth, while he was calling them towards Allah?" So, on this occasion, this verse was revealed.
[ مسلم۔ كتاب الجهاد، باب غزوه احد] Thus, on this occasion, he ﷺ mentioned the names of some prominent polytheists and supplicated against them. But Allah willed something else. Only a few days had passed when those very polytheists against whom he had supplicated, Allah brought them to his feet and made them valiant soldiers of Islam.
[117]
The Supplication Against Those Who Wounded the Prophet ﷺ:
The further details of the Battle of Uhud will be mentioned later. Here, only one incident is indicated which became the reason for the revelation of this verse. That incident was that in the Battle of Uhud, the front tooth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was broken and his head was wounded. He would wipe the blood from his face and say, "How can a people succeed who have wounded the head of their Prophet and broken his tooth, while he was calling them towards Allah?" So, on this occasion, this verse was revealed.
[ مسلم۔ كتاب الجهاد، باب غزوه احد] Thus, on this occasion, he ﷺ mentioned the names of some prominent polytheists and supplicated against them. But Allah willed something else. Only a few days had passed when those very polytheists against whom he had supplicated, Allah brought them to his feet and made them valiant soldiers of Islam.
