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Al [Imran 3: 172–4

and at the awareness that Allah will not cause the reward of the believers to be lost. (172) There were those who responded to the call of Allah and the Messenger after injury had smitten them.33 There is mighty reward for all those who do good and fear Allah. (173) When people said to them: “Behold, a host has gathered around you and you should fear them,” it only increased their faith and they answered: “Allah is Sufficient for us; and what an excellent Guardian He is!” (174) So they returned with a mighty favour and a great bounty from Allah having suffered no harm. They followed the good pleasure of Allah, ▶

33 When, after the Battle of Uhud, the Makkan polytheists had travelled several stages of their journey, they began to say among themselves what a mistake they had made in allowing the opportunity to crush the power of Muhammad to slip out of their hands. At one place they halted and deliberated among themselves about launching a second attack on Madinah. They failed, however, to muster sufficient courage and carried on to Makkah. The Prophet (peace be on him), for his part, also realized that the Makkans might attack once again. The second day after the Battle of Uhud, therefore, he gathered the Muslims and urged them to pursue the unbelievers. Even though this was a highly critical moment, those who were truly faithful girded their loins and were prepared to lay down their lives at the behest of the Prophet (peace be on him). They accompanied him to Hamra’ al-Asad, eight miles from Madinah. The present verse refers to those dedicated men.

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