Surah Al Imran Tafseer

إِن تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُوْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّيَةٌ يَفْرَحُواْ بِهَا

If a good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some evil overtakes you, they rejoice at it.

This only emphasizes the severity of the enmity that the hypocrites feel against the believers. If the believers enjoy fertile years, victories, support and their numbers and following increase, the hypocrites become displeased. When the Muslims suffer a drought or their enemies gain the upper hand against them, by Allah's decree, just as occurred during the battle of Uhud, the hypocrites become pleased.

Allah said to His believing servants,

وَإِن تَصْبِرُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْيًا

But if you remain patient and have Taqwa, not the least harm will their cunning do to you.

Allah directs the believers to safety from the wickedness of evil people and the plots of the sinners, by recommending them to revert to patience and by having fear of Allah and trusting Him.

إِنَّ اللّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ

Surely, Allah surrounds all that they do.

Allah encompasses the enemies of the believers, all the while the believers have no power or strength except from Him. Whatever Allah wills, occurs, and whatever He does not will, does not occur. Nothing happens in His Kingdom except with His decision and according to His decrees.

Verily, whoever relies on Allah, Allah shall suffice for him.

Allah then mentions the story of Uhud, the defeat that He tested the believers with, His distinguishing the believers from the hypocrites and their patience