وَإِذۡ
غَدَوۡتَ
مِنۡ
أَهۡلِكَ
تُبَوِّئُ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
مَقَٰعِدَ
لِلۡقِتَالِۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٌ
١٢١

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when you left your home in the early morning to position the believers in the battlefield. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:122

إِذۡ

هَمَّت

طَّآئِفَتَانِ

مِنكُمۡ

أَن

تَفۡشَلَا

وَٱللَّهُ

وَلِيُّهُمَاۗ

وَعَلَى

ٱللَّهِ

فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ

١٢٢

˹Remember˺ when two groups among you ˹believers˺ were about to cower, then Allah reassured them. So in Allah let the believers put their trust.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:123

وَلَقَدۡ

نَصَرَكُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

بِبَدۡرٖ

وَأَنتُمۡ

أَذِلَّةٞۖ

فَٱتَّقُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

لَعَلَّكُمۡ

تَشۡكُرُونَ

١٢٣

Indeed, Allah made you victorious at Badr when you were ˹vastly˺ outnumbered. So be mindful of Allah, perhaps you will be grateful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:124

إِذۡ

تَقُولُ

لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

أَلَن

يَكۡفِيَكُمۡ

أَن

يُمِدَّكُمۡ

رَبُّكُم

بِثَلَٰثَةِ

ءَالَٰفٖ

مِّنَ

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

مُنزَلِينَ

١٢٤

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when you said to the believers, “Is it not enough that your Lord will send down a reinforcement of three thousand angels for your aid?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:125

بَلَىٰٓۚ

إِن

تَصۡبِرُواْ

وَتَتَّقُواْ

وَيَأۡتُوكُم

مِّن

فَوۡرِهِمۡ

هَٰذَا

يُمۡدِدۡكُمۡ

رَبُّكُم

بِخَمۡسَةِ

ءَالَٰفٖ

مِّنَ

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

مُسَوِّمِينَ

١٢٥

Most certainly, if you ˹believers˺ are firm and mindful ˹of Allah˺ and the enemy launches a sudden attack on you, Allah will reinforce you with five thousand angels designated ˹for battle˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:126

وَمَا

جَعَلَهُ

ٱللَّهُ

إِلَّا

بُشۡرَىٰ

لَكُمۡ

وَلِتَطۡمَئِنَّ

قُلُوبُكُم

بِهِۦۗ

وَمَا

ٱلنَّصۡرُ

إِلَّا

مِنۡ

عِندِ

ٱللَّهِ

ٱلۡعَزِيزِ

ٱلۡحَكِيمِ

١٢٦

Allah ordained this ˹reinforcement˺ only as good news for you and reassurance for your hearts. And victory comes only from Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:127

لِيَقۡطَعَ

طَرَفٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُوٓاْ

أَوۡ

يَكۡبِتَهُمۡ

فَيَنقَلِبُواْ

خَآئِبِينَ

١٢٧

to destroy a group of the disbelievers and humble the rest, causing them to withdraw in disappointment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:128

لَيۡسَ

لَكَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡأَمۡرِ

شَيۡءٌ

أَوۡ

يَتُوبَ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

أَوۡ

يُعَذِّبَهُمۡ

فَإِنَّهُمۡ

ظَٰلِمُونَ

١٢٨

You ˹O Prophet˺ have no say in the matter.¹ It is up to Allah to turn to them in mercy or punish them, for indeed they are wrongdoers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:129

وَلِلَّهِ

مَا

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَمَا

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ

يَغۡفِرُ

لِمَن

يَشَآءُ

وَيُعَذِّبُ

مَن

يَشَآءُۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

غَفُورٞ

رَّحِيمٞ

١٢٩

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He forgives whoever He wills, and punishes whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:130