Surah Aal-i-Imraan
Chapter 3 · Verse 165 · Revealed in Madinah
“Why [is it that] when a [single] disaster struck you [on the day of Uhud], although you had struck [the enemy in the battle of Badr] with one twice as great, you said, "From where is this?" Say, "It is from yourselves." Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Reason and Wisdom Behind the Defeat at Uhud
Allah said,
أَوَ لَمَّا أَصَـبَتْكُمْ مُّصِيبَةٌ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
The Wisdom behind the hardships of the Muslims at Uhud
The subject of verse 165, أَوَلَمَّا أَصَابَتْكُم translated as, And how is it that, when you suffered a hardship the twice of which you had inflicted upon them...° has appeared in several previous verses. Here, it comes for the sake of emphasis and further clarification because Muslims were very much disturbed as a result of this incident, so much so that some of them could not resist wondering why should they be suffering in that manner (أَنَّىٰ هَـٰذَا) while they were in the company of the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، doing Jihad.
What does this verse bring up for you today?