The Holy Quran 3:130 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ أَضْعَـٰفًا مُّضَـٰعَفَةً ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Translation

O you who have Imaan! Do not consume interest, (it causes misfortune and miserliness for there is no benefit in it) compounding (multiplying) it many times over. Fear Allaah (give up interest) so that you may be successful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The prohibition of interest: the mention of the prohibition of interest in the course of the account of the Battle of Uhud appears at first sight unconnected. But perhaps the connection is that above, in اِذْ هَمَّتْ طَآئِفَتَانِ مِنْكُمْ اَنْ تَفْشَلَا (“When two groups from you were on the verge of losing courage”)

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