Quran 3:168

Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 168

Verse 168 of 200 in Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران), chapter 3 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا۟ لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ فَٱدْرَءُوا۟ عَنْ أَنفُسِكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Those who said about their brothers while sitting [at home], "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then prevent death from yourselves, if you should be truthful."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(போருக்கு செல்லாமல் அம் முனாஃபிக்குகள் தம் வீடுகளில்) அமர்ந்து கொண்டே (போரில் மடிந்த) தம் சகோதரர்களைப் பற்றி; "அவர்கள் எங்களைப் பின்பற்றியிருந்தால் கொல்லப்பட்டிருக்க மாட்டார்கள்" என்று கூறுகிறார்கள்; (நபியே!) நீர் கூறும்; "நீங்கள் (சொல்வதில்) உண்மையாளர்களானால் உங்களை மரனம் அணுகாவண்ணம் தடுத்து விடுங்கள்" (பார்ப்போம் என்று).
SinhalaRuwwad Center
(යුද්ධයට නො ගොස්) වාඩි වී සිටි ඔවුන්ගේ සහෝදරයින් හමුවෙහි මොවුහු "අපට අවනත වූයේ නම් ඝාතනය කරනු නො ලබන්නට තිබුණි" යැයි පැවසූහ. එසේ (පවසන) නුඹලා සත්‍යවාදීන්ව සිටියෙහු නම් "මරණය නුඹලාගෙන් වළක්වා ගනු" යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ විමසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
یہ وه لوگ ہیں جو خود بھی بیٹھے رہے اور اپنے بھائیوں کی بابت کہا کہ اگر وه بھی ہماری بات مان لیتے تو قتل نہ کئے جاتے۔ کہہ دیجئے! کہ اگر تم سچے ہو تو اپنی جانوں سے موت کو ہٹا دو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれらの同胞(の戦死)に就いて,「かれらがわたしたち(の言)に従って,座視していたら,殺されなかったものを。」と言う者がある。言ってやるがいい。「もしあなたがたの言葉が真実ならば,あなたがたは,先ず自分で死から免れてみなさい。」
ChineseMa Jian
他们不肯参加战斗,却对自己的教胞说:假若他们顺从我们,他们不会阵亡。你说:你们为自身抵御死亡吧,如果你们是诚实的。

Tafsir of 3:168

The Reason and Wisdom Behind the Defeat at Uhud Allah said, أَوَ لَمَّا أَصَبَتْكُمْ مُّصِيبَةٌ (When a single disaster smites you), in reference to when the Muslims suffered seventy fatalities during the battle of Uhud, قَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ مِّثْلَيْهَا (although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great,) during Badr, when the Muslims killed seventy Mushriks and captured seventy others, قُلْتُمْ أَنَّى هَذَا (you say: "From where does this come to us") why did this defeat happen to us قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ (Say, "It is from yourselves.") Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "When Uhud occurred, a year after Badr, Muslims were punished for taking ransom from the disbelievers at Badr in return for releasing the Mushriks whom they captured in that battle. Thus, they suffered the loss of seventy fatalities and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah gave flight and abandoned him. The Messenger suffered a broken tooth, the helmet was smashed on his head and blood flowed onto his face.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 3:168 — Surah Ali 'Imran Verse 168