"The Three" in 9:118
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Peace,
Ayat 9/118 clearly instructs the believers to "TRUST" Allah.
Those who stayed behind deeply regretted doing so!
peace
From the text I do not get that they "stayed behind" but rather for whatever reason, were left behind. Might be inadvertent, and I do not get a sense of guilt on that count, but rather the feeling of helplessness when they found themselves alone and cut off from the whole.
Salaam
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Peace,
Ayat 9/118 clearly instructs the believers to "TRUST" Allah.
Those who stayed behind deeply regretted doing so!
peace
From the text I do not get that they "stayed behind" but rather for whatever reason, were left behind. Might be inadvertent, and I do not get a sense of guilt on that count, but rather the feeling of helplessness when they found themselves alone and cut off from the whole.
Salaam
yes you are correct ,huruf .it is left behind .that they were left behind which made them to turn towards ALLAH subhanavatala .this verse is mentioning the effect not the cause .
one more interesting thing i have found about this verse is the word is only of this kind .i mean ,a number coupled with definite article addressing humans . i have checked with all the numbers from two to ten .this is unique .in other words those people were so depressed everyone of those people knew them .probably ,this might be the reason why Mazhar Bhai has included "known" in his translation .so every one ,in those days knew the cause because of which they were left alone by the entire lot .and ALLAH subhanvatala is using a special verse with a special word to forgive them .
unless we know the reason ,we cannot figure out the moral of this ayah .traditionally ,it is easy to figure out the cause .what hawk has posted was the traditional moral that can be deduce from the ayah .
I don?t think is not proper to make research for the things which ALLAH subhanvatala has hinted us to do so .for example ,
Verse 18.83
And they ask you, , about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
Even traditional are not define about who was this king .Another example is
Verse 20.105
They will ask you about the mountains. Tell them "My Lord will uproot them from the base,
Moreover, Quran has used all three forms of and . I mean singular, dual as well as plural .i don?t think we should get content with what quran says .i don?t find a reason why we should not make a research on this to know the root reason for using all this forms
Likewise, I don?t find any reason why we should not look other source to get the core message of this ayah -
May be "certain" in place of "known" seem better, to translate the definite article.
i think it is only instance where ALLAH subhanvatala has used a number coupled with definite article to address humans .you know more than me ,Mazhar baih . am i correct
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From the text I do not get that they "stayed behind" but rather for whatever reason, were left behind. Might be inadvertent, and I do not get a sense of guilt on that count, but rather the feeling of helplessness when they found themselves alone and cut off from the whole.
Salaam
yes you are correct ,huruf .it is left behind .that they were left behind which made them to turn towards ALLAH subhanavatala .this verse is mentioning the effect not the cause .
one more interesting thing i have found about this verse is the word is only of this kind .i mean ,a number coupled with definite article addressing humans . i have checked with all the numbers from two to ten .this is unique .in other words those people were so depressed everyone of those people knew them .probably ,this might be the reason why Mazhar Bhai has included "known" in his translation .so every one ,in those days knew the cause because of which they were left alone by the entire lot .and ALLAH subhanvatala is using a special verse with a special word to forgive them .
unless we know the reason ,we cannot figure out the moral of this ayah .traditionally ,it is easy to figure out the cause .what hawk has posted was the traditional moral that can be deduce from the ayah .
I don?t think is not proper to make research for the things which ALLAH subhanvatala has hinted us to do so .for example ,
Verse 18.83
And they ask you, , about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
Even traditional are not define about who was this king .Another example is
Verse 20.105
They will ask you about the mountains. Tell them "My Lord will uproot them from the base,
Moreover, Quran has used all three forms of and . I mean singular, dual as well as plural .i don?t think we should get content with what quran says .i don?t find a reason why we should not make a research on this to know the root reason for using all this forms
Likewise, I don?t find any reason why we should not look other source to get the core message of this ayahe made.
Researching, studying conjecturing in order to explore, all that is legitimate and humanly most logical. Man is curious and avid for intelectual endeavours and for that it is also elgitimte that man should resort to any means of advancing knowledge, nothing wrong with that. But what I mean that we do not need to know more than what is said in the Qur'an is regarding the teachings that are proper to it. Those teachings are complete such as they are presented in the Qur'an. But it is not legitimate to use things that are not completely spelled out to say that the Qur'an has shortcomings, or that it fails to make its points. If the point is not made then the point is not wanted by God to be as far as spiritual and human teachings conveyed by the Qur'an are concerned.However, look at from the point of view of a writing, regardless of its purpose, we are entitled to use it to further any enquiry we may wish to make and we may find help or not, or we may find help at one time and may be not at another time or circumstance, but no reason not to try.
Dhul Qarnayn, we do nto need to match him with any known figure in history or legend in order to get the lessons of the Qur'an, but certainly we may try to do so for our own curiosity and advancement in the knowledge of history or whatever honest purpose, no problem there, equally with those three mentionned, we may look to find out who they were or why, or how, but we do not need all that to gain the lesson that is given to us by it in the human and spiritual sense.
And it is this confusion between what is necessary for what that leads muslims so many times to resort to the bible to get "true knowledge of history", where the bible itself is no guranty of true history (far from it), and thus getting us trapped in historical conundrums and problems that do not pertain to the Qur'an, which whatever says be it historical or otherwise is true. It may not give many details, because we do not need them for its purpose. But whatever is said is true. But it seems that "muslims" are always missing things int he Qur'an and they take the bible to "fill the gaps" and to "correct" it with the most dismal results.
Of course the Bible may be used, why not, but not to be taken as infallible absolute historical truth, but we should take ir for what it is. As spiritual teaching in which each one sees whatever is capable of seeing, and as historical recount, a compendium of mere self serving ethnic stories.
I hope I have made myself clear as to what I personally consider legitimate for a Qur'an believer depending on what is tried to be attained.
Salaam
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Peace,
Interesting thread, the question remains "why" did some stay behind?
9/120
It was not for the people of Madinah and those surrounding them of the
bedouins that they remain behind after the Messenger of Allah
or that they prefer themselves over his self. That is because they are not afflicted
by thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allah , nor do they tread on any
ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any
infliction but that is registered for them as a righteous deed. Indeed,
Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good.It was personally easier for some to stay behind than to go on a very demanding journey!
peace
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Peace,
Interesting thread, the question remains "why" did some stay behind?
9/120
It was not for the people of Madinah and those surrounding them of the
bedouins that they remain behind after the Messenger of Allah
or that they prefer themselves over his self. That is because they are not afflicted
by thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allah , nor do they tread on any
ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any
infliction but that is registered for them as a righteous deed. Indeed,
Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good.It was personally easier for some to stay behind than to go on a very demanding journey!
peace
It is two different things.
Those three in 9.118 did not stay behind. They were left behind, it is something that was done to them. Verb II form, passive voice, completed action and a determined number, three. The preceeding aya and this one are speaking about something already done. Those three are anguished and worried about their plight and may be also about the plight of those who left them behind and the three in their anguish forget Allah not thinking of Him but only of their worry, but then realise that the only shelter is with God, so turned to Allah in their plight instead of living only for their anguish and God turns to them.
Those in 120 are mentionned in undetermined numbers as group or category of people, the verb is form V, active voice, action uncompleted and it is speaking generally referring to undetermined numbers (may be rather big numbers since it says the people of Madina and around them and the beduins, a completely different idea of the the isolatd three. And it speaks of what people may do or choose. And may be those three are mentionned so before, so those who are addressed now realise that staying behind is not as desirable a choice as they might think, and MAY BE the three are mentionned so that anybody may know that staying behind, no matter the reason, is not such a comfortable position as they might think.
Salaam
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i think it is only instance where ALLAH subhanvatala has used a number coupled with definite article to address humans .you know more than me ,Mazhar baih . am i correct
Count noun always refer to an object, that is why they have a gender. The definite count noun three refers three known men; known to speaker and the listener.
Ayahs 9117 and 9118 constitute a compound-complex sentence; and semantically declarative - informative.
The second independent clause of compound complex sentence starts with conjunct and prepositional phrase; it thus says, likewise Allah the Exalted paid attention upon the Three Men --- then these three men are specified as to who were they by Relative Pronoun and relative clause. The next preposition signifies the reason followed by time adverb of the mentioned action
The time-frame of overlooking their act of staying back is when they were feeling cutoff by the society. -
e made.
Researching, studying conjecturing in order to explore, all that is legitimate and humanly most logical. Man is curious and avid for intelectual endeavours and for that it is also elgitimte that man should resort to any means of advancing knowledge, nothing wrong with that. But what I mean that we do not need to know more than what is said in the Qur'an is regarding the teachings that are proper to it. Those teachings are complete such as they are presented in the Qur'an. But it is not legitimate to use things that are not completely spelled out to say that the Qur'an has shortcomings, or that it fails to make its points. If the point is not made then the point is not wanted by God to be as far as spiritual and human teachings conveyed by the Qur'an are concerned.However, look at from the point of view of a writing, regardless of its purpose, we are entitled to use it to further any enquiry we may wish to make and we may find help or not, or we may find help at one time and may be not at another time or circumstance, but no reason not to try.
Dhul Qarnayn, we do nto need to match him with any known figure in history or legend in order to get the lessons of the Qur'an, but certainly we may try to do so for our own curiosity and advancement in the knowledge of history or whatever honest purpose, no problem there, equally with those three mentionned, we may look to find out who they were or why, or how, but we do not need all that to gain the lesson that is given to us by it in the human and spiritual sense.
And it is this confusion between what is necessary for what that leads muslims so many times to resort to the bible to get "true knowledge of history", where the bible itself is no guranty of true history (far from it), and thus getting us trapped in historical conundrums and problems that do not pertain to the Qur'an, which whatever says be it historical or otherwise is true. It may not give many details, because we do not need them for its purpose. But whatever is said is true. But it seems that "muslims" are always missing things int he Qur'an and they take the bible to "fill the gaps" and to "correct" it with the most dismal results.
Of course the Bible may be used, why not, but not to be taken as infallible absolute historical truth, but we should take ir for what it is. As spiritual teaching in which each one sees whatever is capable of seeing, and as historical recount, a compendium of mere self serving ethnic stories.
I hope I have made myself clear as to what I personally consider legitimate for a Qur'an believer depending on what is tried to be attained.
Salaam
A really well balanced very good post ,huruf .i enjoyed reading it particularly the following quotes
But what I mean that we do not need to know more than what is said in the Qur'an is regarding the teachings that are proper to it. Those teachings are complete such as they are presented in the Qur'an. But it is not legitimate to use things that are not completely spelled out to say that the Qur'an has shortcomings, or that it fails to make its points. If the point is not made then the point is not wanted by God to be as far as spiritual and human teachings conveyed by the Qur'an are concerned.
interestingly , hawk brought another verse in her quote
Peace,
Interesting thread, the question remains "why" did some stay behind?
9/120
It was not for the people of Madinah and those surrounding them of the
bedouins that they remain behind after the Messenger of Allah
or that they prefer themselves over his self. That is because they are not afflicted
by thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allah , nor do they tread on any
ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any
infliction but that is registered for them as a righteous deed. Indeed,
Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good.It was personally easier for some to stay behind than to go on a very demanding journey!
peace
and your answer was outstanding
It is two different things.
Those three in 9.118 did not stay behind. They were left behind, it is something that was done to them. Verb II form, passive voice, completed action and a determined number, three. The preceeding aya and this one are speaking about something already done. Those three are anguished and worried about their plight and may be also about the plight of those who left them behind and the three in their anguish forget Allah not thinking of Him but only of their worry, but then realise that the only shelter is with God, so turned to Allah in their plight instead of living only for their anguish and God turns to them.
Those in 120 are mentionned in undetermined numbers as group or category of people, the verb is form V, active voice, action uncompleted and it is speaking generally referring to undetermined numbers (may be rather big numbers since it says the people of Madina and around them and the beduins, a completely different idea of the the isolatd three. And it speaks of what people may do or choose. And may be those three are mentionned so before, so those who are addressed now realise that staying behind is not as desirable a choice as they might think, and MAY BE the three are mentionned so that anybody may know that staying behind, no matter the reason, is not such a comfortable position as they might think.
Salaam
a perfect Quran alone solution for the ayah 9.118. Here in verse 9.120 all are included,including those three .thus Quran gives a clear picture .however ,if reader wants to know more regrading those three ,he may look for the traditions which may be correct or might be wrong .
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Dhul Qarnayn, we do nto need to match him with any known figure in history or legend in order to get the lessons of the Qur'an, but certainly we may try to do so for our own curiosity and advancement in the knowledge of history or whatever honest purpose, no problem there, equally with those three mentionned, we may look to find out who they were or why, or how, but we do not need all that to gain the lesson that is given to us by it in the human and spiritual sense.
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Salaam
i just want to make an add on .dhul qarnayn is not a historical figure but he the man of future ,he holds the key to the one of the much asked question in Quran .
Verse 79.42
They ask you, , about the Hour when is its arrival?suppose ,if some archeologist discovers our man ,dul qarnayn ,then the earth must starts its count for its final day
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@ brother mazhar
its mean these three were also known by all other people during the time of muhammad(pbuh) ?
i also read this ages ago and as per human nature i start thinking about these three and in side notes translator reffer it to the people by names during the era of prophet who refuse to give help something like that.
but i think this verse is very important and thought provoking everybody sometimes try to do things against the nature soon he realise he/she cant go against nature thats what author want to tell us
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Peace,
Interesting thread, the question remains "why" did some stay behind?
9/120
It was not for the people of Madinah and those surrounding them of the
bedouins that they remain behind after the Messenger of Allah
or that they prefer themselves over his self. That is because they are not afflicted
by thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allah , nor do they tread on any
ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any
infliction but that is registered for them as a righteous deed. Indeed,
Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good.It was personally easier for some to stay behind than to go on a very demanding journey!
peace
peace brother hawk, hope you allright
its interesting i also think that way
it may b the people who once migrated and what make them stay/left behind because the tone of verses is saying they did something what they dnt suppose to do,so after they realise what they done ,they regret it and they did what they suppose to do.it could be anything like three of them were aware about the truth from their lord so they did not acknowledge at that time soon they realise they will not get peace at any cost they must have to face truth becoz people had fear of losing land and losing their life and only three left in town and they feel stress coz none can b dishonest with themselves so they realise its time to move
God knows best i like ur analysis
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Thank you, Parvez, I am glad you found something useful in my posts.
Regarding Dhul Qurnain an the hour, about the hour, I have not done such thorough research as I might like, but somehow I have had all along the impression that it is not something "cosmic" or geological or anything like that is talked about, but something that ALL PEOPLE will experience, their own hour of demise, where the world we know will fold for us and we won't have foot on it nor on anything we are used to. Our universe will vanish and we will be in realm which my seem as an atrocious catastrophe.
As I read your post I looked again at the story of Dhul Qarnain and I think that it corroborates my idea that it is talking to all nd every single person ever born.
Look at 18.102.
Do the unbelievers, then, believe that they can take any of My creatures as their guardians beside Me? Verily We have prepared Hell to welcome the unbelievers. (102)
I think this works back to the previous ayas, where people rely on Dhul Qarnain to solve their problems. While DhulQrnain does what he thinks is best, like punishing those deserving it he promises the rewards of God to those who believe, and then other people require him for something else and so on, but in the end he says that those things are a mercy of his Sustainer but tht when the hour comes all those htings tht he did will wither like dust.
And then we are told in the following aya 99 and hundred that the unbelieverws will se hell and that they had been behind a veil of his remembrance.They took Dul Qarnain "as their guardians beside" him. Still Dhul Qrnain kept telling them the truth, but they relied on Dhul Qarnain, and Dhul Qarnain is not God, nor priests are God, nor kings are God, nor friends a God, nor father or mother are God...
We expect that others will solve our problems and stand up for us and make life nice for us and we hear even their good words, but while they keep doing good for us we just rely on them and forget about our real reality. Dhul Qrnain dies, mother and father die, friends die, priests and politicians die, and that in the best event that the are good and believers.
We cannot hid behind any skirts in front of God. So yes, Dhul Qrnain is the sign of the hour, And we all each will meet the hour, not just those who happen to live to the moment where some meteority will kill the earth. When we die, for us the earth is killed all right and the morning and the sunset and the up and the down. We have nothing left but our Maker and Sustainer which we forgot because we trusted more any Dhul Qarnain.
As to Dhul Qarnain I ask myself if he really is historical person. The name may be, like so many names in Qur'an a descriptive of his or its nature. May be it is an archetype.
Qarn is translated mostly as generation, so Qrnain would be two generations and dhul qrnain, the posesor of the two generations, or the embodyment of the two generations, those two generations referring to whatever we think more appropriate This life and the next? The believers and the unbelievers? Something else?
Even if he was a real historical figure, in the Qur'an may be used as archetypical of a set of human attitutes and behaviour.
Salaam
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As to Dhul Qarnain I ask myself if he really is historical person. The name may be, like so many names in Qur'an a descriptive of his or its nature. May be it is an archetype.
Qarn is translated mostly as generation, so Qrnain would be two generations and dhul qrnain, the posesor of the two generations, or the embodyment of the two generations, those two generations referring to whatever we think more appropriate This life and the next? The believers and the unbelievers? Something else?
Even if he was a real historical figure, in the Qur'an may be used as archetypical of a set of human attitutes and behaviour.
Salaam
instead of going into those technologies ,dul qarnaian/"Two Horned One" buried gog and magog some where in this world and ALLAH subhanavatala tells us they will be the first sign for the day of judgement
Verse 21.96
Until when Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descendso ,if someone able to discover this dul qarnain then that will be our first sign for the day of judgement
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instead of going into those technologies ,dul qarnaian/"Two Horned One" buried gog and magog some where in this world and ALLAH subhanavatala tells us they will be the first sign for the day of judgement
Verse 21.96
Until when Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descendso ,if someone able to discover this dul qarnain then that will be our first sign for the day of judgement
The day of judgment is after death. It is not while we are alive. I think that is bundantly clear from Qur'an, and dh'ul Qrnain, if you think that it is articular erson will be there as any other particulr erson. If he was one he already gave his warning.
On the other hand root alif-jim-jim, from which ya'juj and ma'juj seem to be derived in the dictionnry say this to burn, blaze, flame. As to material,hysicalmeaning of this,,we do not need to wait for new dhu'l Qrnin to come, it happens right know nd hs been haening all through hitory. Peoples are nihilted, destroyed, invaded, disopossessed, countries set ablaze, there is ya'juj and ma'juj for you. No waiting list or anything like that.
Salaam
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The day of judgment is after death. It is not while we are alive. I think that is bundantly clear from Qur'an, and dh'ul Qrnain, if you think that it is articular erson will be there as any other particulr erson. If he was one he already gave his warning.
On the other hand root alif-jim-jim, from which ya'juj and ma'juj seem to be derived in the dictionnry say this to burn, blaze, flame. As to material,hysicalmeaning of this,,we do not need to wait for new dhu'l Qrnin to come, it happens right know nd hs been haening all through hitory. Peoples are nihilted, destroyed, invaded, disopossessed, countries set ablaze, there is ya'juj and ma'juj for you. No waiting list or anything like that.
Salaam
talking about dul qarnayn is beyond the scope of this thread .Some day in sha ALLAH i will make article about this and we will discuss on that thread .
i wonder what happened to the host of this thread ,tellmethethuth -----did you got the truth ? -
It is two different things.
Those three in 9.118 did not stay behind. They were left behind, it is something that was done to them. Verb II form, passive voice, completed action and a determined number, three. The preceeding aya and this one are speaking about something already done. Those three are anguished and worried about their plight and may be also about the plight of those who left them behind and the three in their anguish forget Allah not thinking of Him but only of their worry, but then realise that the only shelter is with God, so turned to Allah in their plight instead of living only for their anguish and God turns to them.
Those in 120 are mentionned in undetermined numbers as group or category of people, the verb is form V, active voice, action uncompleted and it is speaking generally referring to undetermined numbers (may be rather big numbers since it says the people of Madina and around them and the beduins, a completely different idea of the the isolatd three. And it speaks of what people may do or choose. And may be those three are mentionned so before, so those who are addressed now realise that staying behind is not as desirable a choice as they might think, and MAY BE the three are mentionned so that anybody may know that staying behind, no matter the reason, is not such a comfortable position as they might think.
Salaam
Peace huruf, not two different "things" but two different groups, both with
reasons/excuses for not being with the prophet during the journey.Count noun always refer to an object, that is why they have a gender. The definite count noun three refers three known men; known to speaker and the listener.
Agreed
a perfect Quran alone solution for the ayah 9.118. Here in verse 9.120 all are included,including those three .thus Quran gives a clear picture .however ,if reader wants to know more regrading those three, he may look for the traditions which may be correct or might be wrong.
okay brother parvez mushtaq I have an idea where you are leaning here but &
peace brother hawk, hope you allright
its interesting i also think that way
it may b the people who once migrated and what make them stay/left behind because the tone of verses is saying they did something what they dnt suppose to do,so after they realise what they done ,they regret it and they did what they suppose to do.it could be anything like three of them were aware about the truth from their lord so they did not acknowledge at that time soon they realise they will not get peace at any cost they must have to face truth becoz people had fear of losing land and losing their life and only three left in town and they feel stress coz none can b dishonest with themselves so they realise its time to move
God knows best i like ur analysis
Good analysis
peace
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Salam Everyone!
It was a great pleasure to be here and get some nice answers to my query. It was really helpful and now I am going to revise my study. I hope that I will understand the whole Surah easily by keeping those points highlighted by dear brothers and sisters.
May Allah always bless us with His guidance!
Peace & thanks again!
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Salam Everyone!
It was a great pleasure to be here and get some nice answers to my query. It was really helpful and now I am going to revise my study. I hope that I will understand the whole Surah easily by keeping those points highlighted by dear brothers and sisters.
May Allah always bless us with His guidance!
Peace & thanks again!
Nice to read that you are satified with the exchange.
Salaam
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Peace huruf, not two different "things" but two different groups, both with
reasons/excuses for not being with the prophet during the journey.Lets take the ayahs
Verse 9.117
Allah has already forgiven the Prophet and the Muhajireen and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined , and then He forgave them. Indeed, He was to them Kind and Merciful.
first group - A group from ansars/helpers who deviatedSecond group - a group of three who were left by the main group (main muslim group)
Again in verse 9.120
It was not for the people of Madinah and those surrounding them of the bedouins that they remain behind after the Messenger of Allah or that they prefer themselves over his self. That is because they are not afflicted by thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allah, nor do they tread on any ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any infliction but that is registered for them as a righteous deed. Indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of goodFrom this verse one can reason that prophet was on some journey and the first group deviated but i cannot reason how you came to the conclusion that even those three were not with him in that journey .further ,the verse 9.120 can be information for the future because the first group was in deviation but they were with the prophet .
Peace,
Ayat 9/118 clearly instructs the believers to "TRUST" Allah.
Those who stayed behind deeply regretted doing so!
peace
okay brother parvez mushtaq I have an idea where you are leaning here but &
Secondly how you came to the conclusion those three were not with the prophet in his journey