About the Surah

Surah Title : آل عمران

English Title : Ale-Imran

Order in Al-Mushaf : 3

Number of Verses : 200

Type : madinah

Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 50 To Page 76

Ale-Imran

إِذۡ تَقُولُ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَلَن يَكۡفِيَكُمۡ أَن يُمِدَّكُمۡ رَبُّكُم بِثَلَٰثَةِ ءَالَٰفٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ

124

       (That time is worth remem-bering) when you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] said to the believers: “Is it not enough for you that Allah will send down three thousand angels to help you?” (Though many angels are already on the earth, special dis-tinguished angels will be sent down for this job.)

124

The reason for descending the verse

At the Battle of Badr, the Muslims heard that Karz bin Jabir al-Muharibi would send soldiers to help the Mushrikun (idols worshipers). This assistance made the Muslims doubtful and worried. Then Allah sent down surah Ali 'Imran (3:124) as the explanation of Allah would assist them with 3,000 angels. WhenKarz heard that the Mushrikun (idols worshipers) was defeated, Karzcancelled his reinforcement. Likewise, Allah cancelled reinforcing His 5,000 angels. (Abdurrazaq, Al-Musannaf)

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