Surah Al-Imran (3:140)

اِنۡ يَّمۡسَسۡكُمۡ قَرۡحٌ فَقَدۡ مَسَّ الۡقَوۡمَ قَرۡحٌ مِّثۡلُهٗ ؕ وَتِلۡكَ الۡاَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيۡنَ النَّاسِۚ وَلِيَـعۡلَمَ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنۡكُمۡ شُهَدَآءَؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَۙ‏ ۝

In yamsaskum qarhun faqad massaalqawma qarhun mithluhu watilka al-ayyamu nudawiluhabayna annasi waliyaAAlama Allahu allatheenaamanoo wayattakhitha minkum shuhadaa wallahula yuhibbu aththalimeen

If a wound should touch you - there has already touched the opposing people a wound similar to it. And these days of varying conditions We alternate among the people so that Allāh may make evident those who believe and may take to Himself from among you martyrs - and Allāh does not like the wrongdoers -

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Alternating Cycle of Victory and Defeat: Hardship is a shared test.

The Insight

If believers suffer a defeat, the disbelievers also suffer similar losses. God alternates the days of fortune and misfortune among people to test faith. Recognize the pattern of life. Do not view defeat as a sign of God's abandonment. Hardship is a universal test designed to purify and elevate the sincere among you.