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Ali 'Imran, ayah 166

Quran 3:166 — Ali 'Imran · "And what struck you on the day the two…"

Verse 166 of 200 · Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) — Family of Imran. This is the 3rd chapter of the Holy Quran, a Medinan surah. Located in Juz 4.

وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ فَبِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Wa maa asaabakum yawmal taqal jam'aani fabiiznil laahi wa liya'lamal mu'mineen

And what struck you on the day the two armies met was by permission of Allah that He might make evident the [true] believers.

Translations of Ali 'Imran 3:166

4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.

Transliteration

Wa maa asaabakum yawmal taqal jam'aani fabiiznil laahi wa liya'lamal mu'mineen

Saheeh International
And what struck you on the day the two armies met was by permission of Allah that He might make evident the [true] believers.

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
That which befell you, on the day when the two armies met, was by permission of Allah; that He might know the true believers;

1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
What ye suffered on the day the two armies Met, was with the leave of Allah, in order that He might test the believers,-

1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.

Kementerian Agama RI
Dan apa yang menimpa kamu pada hari bertemunya dua pasukan, maka (kekalahan) itu adalah dengan izin (takdir) Allah, dan agar Allah mengetahui siapa orang-orang yang beriman.

Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.

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Frequently asked about Ali 'Imran 3:166

What does Quran 3:166 say?

And what struck you on the day the two armies met was by permission of Allah that He might make evident the [true] believers. This is verse 166 of Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران, "Family of Imran"), a Medinan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Ali 'Imran verse 166?

The Arabic text: وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ فَبِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ — transliteration: Wa maa asaabakum yawmal taqal jam'aani fabiiznil laahi wa liya'lamal mu'mineen.

Which juz and page is Quran 3:166 in?

Ali 'Imran 3:166 appears in Juz 4, on Mushaf page 72.

How many verses does Surah Ali 'Imran have?

Surah Ali 'Imran contains 200 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 3rd surah of the Quran and was revealed in Medina.

About Surah Ali 'Imran

Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) — Family of Imran — is the 3rd chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 200 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Medina, making it a Medinan surah in the traditional classification.

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