Sura 3, al-Imran, Medina 89


The Quranic text and Ali’s version




الَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُواْ لِلّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ مِن بَعْدِ مَآ أَصَابَهُمُ الْقَرْحُ...

3:172. Of those who answered the call of Allah and the Messenger, even after being wounded,

C479. After the confusion at Uhud, men rallied round the Prophet. He was wounded, and they were wounded, but they were all ready to fight again.

Abu Sufyan with his Makkans withdrew, but left a challenge with them to meet him and his army again at the fair of Badr Sughra next year. The challenge was accepted, and a picked band of Muslims under their intrepid Leader kept the tryst, but the enemy did not come.

They returned, not only unharmed, but enriched by the trade at the fair, and (it may be presumed) strengthened by the accession of new adherents to their cause.

...لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ مِنْهُمْ وَاتَّقَواْ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿١٧٢﴾

those who do right and refrain from wrong have a great reward.

الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُواْ لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَاناً...

3:173. Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against you": and frightened them: but it (only) increased their faith.

...وَقَالُواْ حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ﴿١٧٣﴾

They said:

"For us Allah sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs."

فَانقَلَبُواْ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّهِ وَفَضْلٍ ...

3:174. And they returned with Grace and Bounty from Allah:

... لَّمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوءٌ وَاتَّبَعُواْ رِضْوَانَ اللّهِ ...

no harm ever touched them; for they followed the good pleasure of Allah:

...وَاللّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿١٧٤﴾

and Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded.



Asad’s version


3:171 They rejoice in the glad tiding of God's blessings and bounty, and that God will not fail to requite the believers who responded to the call of God and the Apostle after misfortune had befallen


3:173 those who have been warned by other people, "Behold, a host has gathered against you; so beware of them" - whereupon this only increased their faith, so that they answered, "God is enough for us; and how excellent a guardian is He!"

(re: Uhud)


3: 174 (re: Uhud) and returned (from the battle) …without having been touched by evil: for they have been striving after God's goodly acceptance-and God is limitless in His great bounty.