Ali 'Imran 3:124
SAHIHإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَن يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِثَلَٰثَةِ ءَالَٰفٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ
[Remember] when you said to the believers, "Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?
Iz taqoolu lilmu'mineena alai yakfiyakum ai-yumiddakum Rabbukum bisalaasati aalaafim minal malaaa'ikati munzaleen
Tafsir (Commentary)
<h2>The Support of the Angels</h2> <p>The scholars of Tafsir differ over whether the promise contained in these Ayat referred to the battle of Badr or Uhud. The First View</p><p>There are two opinions about this, one of them saying that Allah's statement,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ</div><p>((Remember) when you said to the believers) 3:124, is related to His statement,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ</div><p>(And Allah has already made you victorious at Badr) 3:123.</p><p>This was reported from Al-Hasan Al-Basri, `Amr Ash-Sha`bi, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and several others, Ibn Jarir also agreed with this opinion. `Abbad bin Mansur said that Al-Hasan said that Allah's statement,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَنْ يَكْفِيكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِثَلاَثَةِ ءَالاَفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَـئِكَةِ</div><p>((Remember) when you said to the believers, "Is it not enough for you that your Lord should help you with three thousand angels") 3:124, is about the battle of Badr; Ibn Abi Hatim also recorded this statement.</p><p>Ibn Abi Hatim then reported that `Amr Ash-Sha`bi said, "On the day of Badr, the Muslims received information that Kurz bin Jabir (a prominent tribe chief) was aiding the idolators, and this news was hard on them, so Allah revealed;</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَلَنْ يَكْفِيكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِثَلاَثَةِ ءَالاَفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَـئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ</div><p>("Is …
Other Translations
When thou didst say unto the believers: Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should support you with three thousand angels sent down (to your help)?
Remember thou saidst to the Faithful: "Is it not enough for you that Allah should help you with three thousand angels (Specially) sent down?
(Remember) when you (Muhammad SAW) said to the believers, "Is it not enough for you that your Lord (Allah) should help you with three thousand angels; sent down?"
When you said to the believers, “Is it not enough for you that your Lord has reinforced you with three thousand angels, sent down?”