Tafsir of Al Imran 3:126

Surah Al Imran 3:126

ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ

And Allah made it not except as [a sign of] good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby. And victory is not except from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise -

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وما جعله الله إﻻ بشرى لكم ولتطمين قلوبكم به

Allah made it not but as a message of good news for you and as an assurance to your hearts, This Ayah means, "Allah sent down angels and told you about their descent to encourage you and to comfort and reassure your hearts. You should know that victory only comes from Allah and that if He willed, He would have defeated your enemy without you having to fight them.'' For instance, Allah said after commanding the believers to fight,

ذلك ولو يشاء الله ﻻنتصر منهم ولكن ليبلو بعضكم ببعض والذين قتلوا فى سبيل الله فلن يضل أعملهم

سيهديهم ويصلح بالهم

ويدخلهم الجنة عرفها لهم

But if it had been Allah's will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight) in order to test some of you with others. But those who are killed in the way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost. He will guide them and set right their state. And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to them. (47:4-6) This is why Allah said here,

وما جعله الله إﻻ بشرى لكم ولتطمين قلوبكم به وما النصر إﻻ من عند الله العزيز الحكيم

Allah made it not but as a message of good news for you and as an assurance to your hearts. And there is no victory except from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. This Ayah means, "Allah is the Almighty Whose power can never be undermined, and He has the perfect wisdom in His decrees and in all His decisions.'' Allah said,