SURAH AL-E-IMRAN: 128-132

TRANSLATION:

[3:128]
You have no authority in the matter, unless Allah forgives them or punishes them, as they are unjust. {*}
[3:129]
To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. He forgives whomsoever He wills and punishes whomsoever He wills. Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.
[3:130]
O you who believe, do not eat up the amounts acquired through Riba (interest), doubled and multiplied. Fear Allah, so that you may be successful, {44}
[3:131]
and fear the Fire that has been prepared for the disbelievers.
[3:132]
Obey Allah and the Messenger, so that you may be blessed.

INTERPRETATION:

{*} When the Holy Prophet ﷺ was injured during Ghazvah Uhud then he uttered these words that how can a nation achieve success when their Prophet is calling them towards Allah Ta’alah and they wage war on him. This verse was revealed on that occasion.

{44} Imam al-Razi RAA has written in his Tafsir al-Kabir that as, at the time of Ghazvah al Uhud the non-believers had borrowed money on interest to prepare for war, therefore, some Muslim might have thought that Muslims should adopt the same method in preparing for war. This verse warned them that it is Hara’am (illegal) to borrow money on interest. Here where it mentions about multiplying interest many times it doesn’t mean that it is allowed to charge interest at a lower rate, but because at that time this was the customary practice in interest-based loans the interest grew to be much more than the capital, therefore, this has been stated as an example. Otherwise, in Surah al-Baqarah (verses 277 and 278) it has been made absolutely clear that any increased amount demanded at the time of return of a loan is interest and is Hara’am.

SURAH AL-E-IMRAN: 123-127

TRANSLATION:

[3:123]

Allah certainly supported you at Badr when you were weak. {42} So, fear Allah that you may be grateful

[3:124]

When you were saying to the believers, "Shall it not suffice you that your Lord should help you with three thousand of the angels sent down (for you)?"

[3:125]

Of course, if you stay patient and fear Allah, and they come upon you even in this heat of theirs, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand of the angels, each having distinct marks. {43}

[3:126]

And Allah did this solely to make it a good news for you, and so that your hearts may be at rest with it. Otherwise, victory is from none but Allah, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.

[3:127]

(Allah helped you) so that He may cut off a flank of disbelievers or throw them down in disgrace, and they go back frustrated. 

INTERPRETATION:

{42} In Ghazvah Badar the total number of Muslim warriors was three hundred and thirteen, and they had seventy camels, two horses and only eight swords.

{43} This is a reference to Ghazvah Badar. Before the battle began Muslims had been promised that they will be reinforced with three thousand angels. Later on, the Holy Companions (Sahaba) heard that Kurz ibn Jabir was coming with his army to join the non-believers. The number of non-believers was already three times that of the Muslims. When the Muslims heard about this army joining the non-believers their apprehension increased. At that time, Allah Ta’alah promised that if that army came the Muslims will be reinforced with five thousand angels. But then Kurz’s army didn’t come so there was no need to send five thousand angels.