سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 141
وَلِيُمَحِّصَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَيَمْحَقَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿141﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And that Allâh may test (or purify) the believers (from sins) and destroy the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِيُمَحِّصَ
waliyumaḥḥiṣa
And so that may purify
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
وَيَمْحَقَ
wayamḥaqa
and destroy
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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141. And so that Allah may purify the believers (through this trial) and destroy the disbelievers [128].
[128] The third wisdom is that true Muslims may stand out distinguished before everyone, and the disbelievers, emboldened by this temporary victory, may come again to attack the Muslims so that they may be recompensed for their deeds. Thus, later in the Battle of Khandaq, the disbelievers were defeated and fled. After that, they no longer had the strength to launch an aggressive attack against the Muslims.
[128] The third wisdom is that true Muslims may stand out distinguished before everyone, and the disbelievers, emboldened by this temporary victory, may come again to attack the Muslims so that they may be recompensed for their deeds. Thus, later in the Battle of Khandaq, the disbelievers were defeated and fled. After that, they no longer had the strength to launch an aggressive attack against the Muslims.
