3:141
وَلِيُمَحِّصَ
waliyumahhisa
And so that may purify
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believe
وَيَمۡحَقَ
wayamhaqa
and destroy
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
al-kafirina
the disbelievers
١٤١

for Him to cleanse those who believe and for Him to destroy the disbelievers

Translation 1260

3:142
أَمۡ
am
Or
حَسِبۡتُمۡ
hasib'tum
do you think
أَن
an
that
تَدۡخُلُواْ
tadkhulu
you will enter
ٱلۡجَنَّةَ
al-janata
Paradise
وَلَمَّا
walamma
while has not yet
يَعۡلَمِ
ya'lami
made evident
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
جَٰهَدُواْ
jahadu
strove hard
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
وَيَعۡلَمَ
waya'lama
and made evident
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
al-sabirina
the steadfast
١٤٢

Did you think you would enter the Garden without God first proving which of you would struggle for His cause and remain steadfast

Translation 1260

3:143
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you used to
تَمَنَّوۡنَ
tamannawna
wish
ٱلۡمَوۡتَ
al-mawta
(for) death
مِن
min
from
قَبۡلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
تَلۡقَوۡهُ
talqawhu
you met it
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then indeed
رَأَيۡتُمُوهُ
ra-aytumuhu
you have seen it
وَأَنتُمۡ
wa-antum
while you (were)
تَنظُرُونَ
tanzuruna
looking on
١٤٣

Before you encountered death, you were hoping for it. Well, now you have seen it with your own eyes

Translation 1260

3:144
وَمَا
wama
And not
مُحَمَّدٌ
muhammadun
(is) Muhammad
إِلَّا
illa
except
رَسُولٞ
rasulun
a Messenger
قَدۡ
qad
certainly
خَلَتۡ
khalat
passed away
مِن
min
from
قَبۡلِهِ
qablihi
before him
ٱلرُّسُلُۚ
al-rusulu
[the] (other) Messengers
أَفَإِيْن
afa-in
So if
مَّاتَ
mata
he died
أَوۡ
aw
or
قُتِلَ
qutila
is slain
ٱنقَلَبۡتُمۡ
inqalabtum
will you turn back
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
on
أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡۚ
a'qabikum
your heels
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَنقَلِبۡ
yanqalib
turns back
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
عَقِبَيۡهِ
aqibayhi
his heels
فَلَن
falan
then never
يَضُرَّ
yadurra
will he harm
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
شَيۡـٔٗاۚ
shayan
(in) anything
وَسَيَجۡزِي
wasayajzi
And will reward
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
al-shakirina
the grateful ones
١٤٤

Muhammad is only a messenger before whom many messengers have been and gone. If he died or was killed, would you revert to your old ways? If anyone did so, he would not harm God in the least. God will reward the grateful

Translation 1260

3:145
وَمَا
wama
And not
كَانَ
kana
is
لِنَفۡسٍ
linafsin
for a soul
أَن
an
that
تَمُوتَ
tamuta
he dies
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِإِذۡنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
كِتَٰبٗا
kitaban
(at a) decree
مُّؤَجَّلٗاۗ
mu-ajjalan
determined
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُرِدۡ
yurid
desires
ثَوَابَ
thawaba
reward
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
نُؤۡتِهِۦ
nu'tihi
We will give him
مِنۡهَا
min'ha
thereof
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُرِدۡ
yurid
desires
ثَوَابَ
thawaba
reward
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
(of) the Hereafter
نُؤۡتِهِۦ
nu'tihi
We will give him
مِنۡهَاۚ
min'ha
thereof
وَسَنَجۡزِي
wasanajzi
And We will reward
ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
al-shakirina
the grateful ones
١٤٥

No soul may die except with God’s permission at a predestined time. If anyone strives for the rewards of this world, We will give him some of them. If anyone strives for the rewards of the Hereafter, We will give him some of them: We will reward the grateful

Translation 1260

3:146
وَكَأَيِّن
waka-ayyin
And how many
مِّن
min
from
نَّبِيّٖ
nabiyyin
a Prophet
قَٰتَلَ
qatala
fought
مَعَهُۥ
ma'ahu
with him
رِبِّيُّونَ
ribbiyyuna
(were) religious scholars
كَثِيرٞ
kathirun
many
فَمَا
fama
But not
وَهَنُواْ
wahanu
they lost heart
لِمَآ
lima
for what
أَصَابَهُمۡ
asabahum
befell them
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَا
wama
and not
ضَعُفُواْ
da'ufu
they weakened
وَمَا
wama
and not
ٱسۡتَكَانُواْۗ
is'takanu
they gave in
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuhibbu
loves
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
al-sabirina
the patient ones
١٤٦

Many prophets have fought, with large bands of godly men alongside them who, in the face of their sufferings for God’s cause, did not lose heart or weaken or surrender: God loves those who are steadfast

Translation 1260

3:147
وَمَا
wama
And not
كَانَ
kana
were
قَوۡلَهُمۡ
qawlahum
their words
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُواْ
qalu
they said
رَبَّنَا
rabbana
Our Lord
ٱغۡفِرۡ
igh'fir
forgive
لَنَا
lana
for us
ذُنُوبَنَا
dhunubana
our sins
وَإِسۡرَافَنَا
wa-is'rafana
and our excesses
فِيٓ
fi
in
أَمۡرِنَا
amrina
our affairs
وَثَبِّتۡ
wathabbit
and make firm
أَقۡدَامَنَا
aqdamana
our feet
وَٱنصُرۡنَا
wa-unsur'na
and give us victory
عَلَى
ala
over
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
al-qawmi
[the people]
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
al-kafirina
the disbelievers
١٤٧

All they said was, ‘Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses. Make our feet firm, and give us help against the disbelievers,’

Translation 1260

3:148
فَـَٔاتَىٰهُمُ
faatahumu
So gave them
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ثَوَابَ
thawaba
reward
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(in) the world
وَحُسۡنَ
wahus'na
and good
ثَوَابِ
thawabi
reward
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۗ
al-akhirati
(in) the Hereafter
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuhibbu
loves
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
al-muh'sinina
the good-doers
١٤٨

and so God gave them both the rewards of this world and the excellent rewards of the Hereafter: God loves those who do good

Translation 1260