The Holy Quran 3:117 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

مَثَلُ مَا يُنفِقُونَ فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَثَلِ رِيحٍ فِيهَا صِرٌّ أَصَابَتْ حَرْثَ قَوْمٍ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَتْهُ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِنْ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translation

The example of that (wealth) which they (the Kuffaar) spend in the life of this world (to oppose Islaam and the pious ones) is like an icy wind that strikes the crops of people who have wronged themselves (by committing kufr), (completely) destroying it. (In this manner, the wealth of the Kuffaar will not benefit them at all in the Aakhirah.) Allaah did not wrong them (by depriving them of the benefit of their wealth) but they wronged themselves (by rejecting Islaam).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The hatred and envy of the disbelievers: in contrast to the righteous and those who fear Allah, the state and end of the disbelievers are mentioned here. Earlier it was said: وَمَا يَفْعَلُوْا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَنْ يُّكْفَرُوْهُ “Whatever good they do shall not be rejected”, that is, even the smallest good deed of the believers will be of use; none of their…

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