Surah 3. Ali 'Imran

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-41 [4], 42-54 [5], 55-63 [6], 64-71 [7], 72-80 [8], 81-91 [9], 92-101 [10], 102-109 [11], 110-120 [12], 121-129 [13], 130-143 [14], 144-148 [15], 149-155 [16], 156-172 [17], 173-180 [18], 181-187 [19], 188-200 [20]

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Quran Text of Verse 144-148وَ مَاAnd notمُحَمَّدٌ(is) Muhammadاِلَّاexceptرَسُوْلٌ ۚa Messengerقَدْcertainlyخَلَتْpassed awayمِنْfromقَبْلِهِbefore himالرُّسُلُ ؕ[the] (other) MessengersاَفَاۡىِٕنْSo ifمَّاتَhe diedاَوْorقُتِلَis slainانْقَلَبْتُمْwill you turn backعَلٰۤیonاَعْقَابِكُمْ ؕyour heelsوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّنْقَلِبْturns backعَلٰیonعَقِبَیْهِhis heelsفَلَنْthen neverیَّضُرَّwill he harmاللّٰهَAllahشَیْـًٔا ؕ(in) anythingوَ سَیَجْزِیAnd will rewardاللّٰهُAllahالشّٰكِرِیْنَ the grateful ones وَ مَاAnd notكَانَisلِنَفْسٍfor a soulاَنْthatتَمُوْتَhe diesاِلَّاexceptبِاِذْنِby (the) permissionاللّٰهِ(of) Allahكِتٰبًا(at a) decreeمُّؤَجَّلًا ؕdeterminedوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّرِدْdesiresثَوَابَrewardالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldنُؤْتِهٖWe will give himمِنْهَا ۚthereofوَ مَنْand whoeverیُّرِدْdesiresثَوَابَrewardالْاٰخِرَةِ(of) the HereafterنُؤْتِهٖWe will give himمِنْهَا ؕthereofوَ سَنَجْزِیAnd We will rewardالشّٰكِرِیْنَ the grateful ones وَ كَاَیِّنْAnd how manyمِّنْfromنَّبِیٍّa Prophetقٰتَلَ ۙfoughtمَعَهٗwith himرِبِّیُّوْنَ(were) religious scholarsكَثِیْرٌ ۚmanyفَمَاBut notوَ هَنُوْاthey lost heartلِمَاۤfor whatاَصَابَهُمْbefell themفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ مَاand notضَعُفُوْاthey weakenedوَ مَاand notاسْتَكَانُوْا ؕthey gave inوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیُحِبُّlovesالصّٰبِرِیْنَ the patient ones وَ مَاAnd notكَانَwereقَوْلَهُمْtheir wordsاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatقَالُوْاthey saidرَبَّنَاOur Lordاغْفِرْforgiveلَنَاfor usذُنُوْبَنَاour sinsوَ اِسْرَافَنَاand our excessesفِیْۤinاَمْرِنَاour affairsوَ ثَبِّتْand make firmاَقْدَامَنَاour feetوَ انْصُرْنَاand give us victoryعَلَیagainstالْقَوْمِ[the people]الْكٰفِرِیْنَ the disbelievers فَاٰتٰىهُمُSo gave themاللّٰهُAllahثَوَابَrewardالدُّنْیَا(in) the worldوَ حُسْنَand goodثَوَابِrewardالْاٰخِرَةِ ؕ(in) the Hereafterوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیُحِبُّlovesالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ۠the good-doers

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Translation of Verse 144-148

144. Muḥammad is no more than a messenger; other messengers have gone before him. If he were to die or to be killed, would you regress into disbelief? Those who do so will not harm Allah whatsoever. And Allah will reward those who are grateful.

145. No soul can ever die without Allah's Will at the destined time. Those who desire worldly gain, We will let them have it, and those who desire heavenly reward, We will grant it to them. And We will reward those who are grateful.

146. ˹Imagine˺ how many devotees fought along with their prophets and never faltered despite whatever ˹losses˺ they suffered in the cause of Allah, nor did they weaken or give in! Allah loves those who persevere.

147. And all they said was, "Our Lord! Forgive our sins and excesses, make our steps firm, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people."

148. So Allah gave them the reward of this world and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah loves the good-doers.

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