Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 123·Madanī

123

وَلَقَدْ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿١٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And already had Allah given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were few in number. Then fear Allah; perhaps you will be grateful.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

امداد فرشتگان

مسلمانان در جنگ بدر نسبت به کفار در اقلیت و ضعف بودند. به نقل تاریخء آنما سیصد و سیزده نفر بودند که چند اسب و شمشیر بیشتر نداشتند؛ در حالی که شمار مشرکان نزدیک به هزار نفر با اسلحه و تجهیزات کامل جنگی بود. خداوندء مسلمانان را با چند چیز یاری کرد: یکی» ایجاد ترس در دل کافران و دیگرء تقویت دل‌های موّمنان و.... از امدادهای عجیب خداوند در جنگ بدر, فرستادن فرشتگان برای یاری مومنان بود. از آیات قرآن استفاده می‌شود که وظیفة اصلی فرشتگان» تقویت روحیه و دلگرم کردن مسلمان‌ها در جنگ بوده است.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 6 of 10 words

Recitation · 16 points across 7 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

10 words · 47 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 123 of 200

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 8:69 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 24:10 · An-Noorvery close

    وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Accepting of repentance and Wise.

  • Quran 5:11 · Al-Maaidaclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن يَبْسُطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when a people determined to extend their hands [in aggression] against you, but He withheld their hands from you; and…

  • Quran 33:29 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَٰتِ مِنكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    But if you should desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of the Hereafter - then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers of good among you a great reward."

  • Quran 65:5 · At-Talaaqclose

    ذَٰلِكَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ أَنزَلَهُۥٓ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُعْظِمْ لَهُۥٓ أَجْرًا

    That is the command of Allah, which He has sent down to you; and whoever fears Allah - He will remove for him his misdeeds and make great for him his reward.

  • Quran 33:18 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    قَدْ يَعْلَمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا وَلَا يَأْتُونَ ٱلْبَأْسَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    Already Allah knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few,

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Mujaadila 58:202 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحَآدُّونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ٱلْأَذَلِّينَ

    ذ-ل-لأ-ل-ه

  • Az-Zumar 39:662 shared roots

    بَلِ ٱللَّهَ فَٱعْبُدْ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

    ش-ك-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Muminoon 23:872 shared roots

    سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    و-ق-يأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:932 shared roots

    مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

    ن-ص-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Fath 48:32 shared roots

    وَيَنصُرَكَ ٱللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا

    ن-ص-رأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1472 shared roots

    مَّا يَفْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَءَامَنتُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمًا

    ش-ك-رأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:123?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:123 include Quran 8:69 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 24:10 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 5:11 (Surah Al-Maaida), and Quran 33:29 (Surah Al-Ahzaab). For example, 8:69 reads: “So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 3:123 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:123 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “And already had Allah given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were few in number. Then fear Allah; perhaps you will be grateful.”

Which surah is verse 3:123 in?

Quran 3:123 is āyah 123 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 3:123?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 3:123 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:123?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:123 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.