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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Mizan an Exegesis of the Quran (volume Seven) Volume 7: Surah Ale-imran, Verses 121-129 And when you did go forth early in the morning from your family to lodge the believers in encampments for war; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing (212). When two parties from among you had determined that they should show cowardice and Allah was the guardian of them both, and in Allah should the believers trust (122).

And Allah did certainly assist you at Badr when you were weak; fear Allah then that you may give thanks (123). When you said to the believers: "Does it not suffice you that your Lord should assist you with three thousand of the angels sent down? (124). Yea! if you remain patient and are on your guard (against evil), and they come upon you in a headlong manner, your Lord will assist you with five thousand of the havoc-making angels" (125).

And Allah did not make it but as good news for you, and that your hearts might be at ease thereby, and help is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise (126). That He may cut off a portion from among those who disbelieve, or abase them so that they should return disappointed of attaining what they desired (127). You have no concern in the affair whether He turns to them (mercifully) or chastises them, for surely they are unjust (128).

And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is Allah's; He forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom He pleases; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful (129).

COMMENTARY Now the discourse turns back to what the chapter had begun with: Warning the believers of the serious situation they were in; reminding them of Allah's favors bestowed on them, that is, true belief, divine help and the fact that Allah is sufficient for them; teaching them what would lead them to their noble goal; and guiding them to what would make them happy in this life and the hereafter. It describes the battle of Uhud.

There are some verses referring to the battle of Badr, but they are like supplement inserted here for cross-reference, and as we shall explain later, they are not meant as main topic here. QUR'AN: And when you did go forth early in the morning from your family to lodge the believers in encampments for war: "When" in Arabic is adverb of time related to a deleted verb e.g.