Surah Aal-i-Imraan
Chapter 3 · Verse 12 · Revealed in Madinah
“Say to those who disbelieve, "You will be overcome and gathered together to Hell, and wretched is the resting place."”
Translation: Saheeh International
Listen to recitation
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Threatening the Jews With Defeat and Encouraging Them to Learn a Lesson From the Battle of Badr
Allah commanded the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to proclaim to the disbelievers,
سَتُغْلَبُونَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
Some readers of verse 12: قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَتُغْلَبُونَ just cited, above may have some doubt about disbelievers being overcome because this is not the case with all disbelievers of the world. But, this doubt is unfounded as the disbelievers referred to here are the disbelievers and Jews of that particular time - from among whom, the pagans were overcome when killed or taken prisoners, and the Jews were overcome through killing or imprisonment as well as through Jizya and extradition. Therefore, this 'overcoming' of disbelievers mentioned in the verse simply does not refer to disbelievers universally.
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