Lessons From The Battle of Uhud (3:152 – 3:153)

The Battle of Uhud

3:152 GOD has fulfilled His promise to you, and you defeated them by His leave. But then you wavered, disputed among yourselves, and disobeyed after He had shown you (the victory) you had longed for. But then, some of you became distracted by the spoils of this world, while others were rightly concerned with the Hereafter. He then diverted you from them to test you. He has pardoned you. GOD showers the believers with His grace.

3:153 Recall that you rushed (after the spoils), paying no attention to anyone, even when the messenger was calling from behind you. Consequently, He substituted one misery for another, that you may not grieve over anything you had missed, or agonize over any hardship you had suffered. GOD is Cognizant of everything you do.

The Battle of Uhud was the second battle that the believers had against the disbelieving Meccans. The first was the Battle of Badr. During this battle the believers left Medina to encounter the Meccans at the Uhud Mountain. The believers were severely outnumbered, but because of the terrain were able to narrow the amount of Meccans that could engage in battle at a time by being shielded by the mountain. To protect the believers from being attacked from behind the messenger had some archers stationed at the adjacent mountain.