Surah Ali 'Imran Ayah 166

وَمَآ أَصَـٰبَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ فَبِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 3:166 says: “And what struck you on the day the two armies met [at Uḥud] was by permission of Allāh that He might make evident the [true] believers”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 3:166 is in Surah Ali 'Imran, chapter 3 of the Quran.

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