وَلِيُمَحِّصَ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
وَيَمۡحَقَ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
١٤١

and distinguish the ˹true˺ believers and destroy the disbelievers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:142

أَمۡ

حَسِبۡتُمۡ

أَن

تَدۡخُلُواْ

ٱلۡجَنَّةَ

وَلَمَّا

يَعۡلَمِ

ٱللَّهُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

جَٰهَدُواْ

مِنكُمۡ

وَيَعۡلَمَ

ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

١٤٢

Do you think you will enter Paradise without Allah proving which of you ˹truly˺ struggled ˹for His cause˺ and patiently endured?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:143

وَلَقَدۡ

كُنتُمۡ

تَمَنَّوۡنَ

ٱلۡمَوۡتَ

مِن

قَبۡلِ

أَن

تَلۡقَوۡهُ

فَقَدۡ

رَأَيۡتُمُوهُ

وَأَنتُمۡ

تَنظُرُونَ

١٤٣

You certainly wished ˹for the opportunity˺ for martyrdom before encountering it, now you have seen it with your own eyes.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:144

وَمَا

مُحَمَّدٌ

إِلَّا

رَسُولٞ

قَدۡ

خَلَتۡ

مِن

قَبۡلِهِ

ٱلرُّسُلُۚ

أَفَإِيْن

مَّاتَ

أَوۡ

قُتِلَ

ٱنقَلَبۡتُمۡ

عَلَىٰٓ

أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡۚ

وَمَن

يَنقَلِبۡ

عَلَىٰ

عَقِبَيۡهِ

فَلَن

يَضُرَّ

ٱللَّهَ

شَيۡـٔٗاۚ

وَسَيَجۡزِي

ٱللَّهُ

ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

١٤٤

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:145

وَمَا

كَانَ

لِنَفۡسٍ

أَن

تَمُوتَ

إِلَّا

بِإِذۡنِ

ٱللَّهِ

كِتَٰبٗا

مُّؤَجَّلٗاۗ

وَمَن

يُرِدۡ

ثَوَابَ

ٱلدُّنۡيَا

نُؤۡتِهِۦ

مِنۡهَا

وَمَن

يُرِدۡ

ثَوَابَ

ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ

نُؤۡتِهِۦ

مِنۡهَاۚ

وَسَنَجۡزِي

ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

١٤٥

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:146

وَكَأَيِّن

مِّن

نَّبِيّٖ

قَٰتَلَ

مَعَهُۥ

رِبِّيُّونَ

كَثِيرٞ

فَمَا

وَهَنُواْ

لِمَآ

أَصَابَهُمۡ

فِي

سَبِيلِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَمَا

ضَعُفُواْ

وَمَا

ٱسۡتَكَانُواْۗ

وَٱللَّهُ

يُحِبُّ

ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

١٤٦

˹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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:147