Ali' Imran - Verses 151-200

"We shall cast terror into the hearts of the faithless because of their ascribing to Allah partners, for which He has not sent down any authority, and their refuge shall be the Fire, and evil is the[ final ]abode of the wrongdoers.( 151 )

Allah certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were slaying them with His leave, until you lost courage, disputed about the matter, and disobeyed after He showed you what you loved. Some of you desire this world, and some of you desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you away from them so that He might test you. Certainly He has excused you, for Allah is gracious to the faithful.( 152 )

When you were fleeing without paying any attention to anyone, while the Apostle was calling you from your rear, He requited you with grief upon grief, so that you may not grieve for what you lose nor for what befalls you, and Allah is well aware of what you do.( 153 )

Then He sent down to you safety after grief a drowsiness that came over a group of you while another group, anxious only about themselves, entertained false notions about Allah, notions of[ pagan ]ignorance. They say," Do we have any role in the matter?" Say," Indeed the matter belongs totally to Allah." They hide in their hearts what they do not disclose to you. They say," Had we any role in the matter, we would not have been slain here." Say," Even if you had remained in your houses, those destined to be slain would have set out toward the places where they were laid to rest, so that Allah may test what is in your breasts, and that He may purge what is in your hearts, and Allah knows best what is in the breasts."( 154 )

Those of you who fled on the day when the two hosts met, only Satan had made them stumble because of some of their deeds. Certainly Allah has excused them, for Allah is all-forgiving, all-forbearing.( 155 )

O you who have faith! Do not be like the faithless who say of their brethren, when they travel in the land or go into battle," Had they stayed with us they would not have died or been killed," so that Allah may make it a regret in their hearts. But Allah gives life and brings death, and Allah sees best what you do.( 156 )

If you are slain in the way of Allah, or die, surely forgiveness and mercy from Allah are better than what they amass.( 157 )

And if you die or are slain, you will surely be mustered toward Allah.( 158 )

It is by Allah's mercy that you are gentle to them; and had you been harsh and hardhearted, surely they would have scattered from around you. So excuse them, and plead for forgiveness for them, and consult them in the affairs, and once you are resolved, put your trust in Allah. Indeed Allah loves those who trust in Him.( 159 )

If Allah helps you, no one can overcome you, but if He forsakes you, who will help you after Him? So in Allah let all the faithful put their trust.( 160 )

A prophet may not breach his trust, and whoever breaches his trust will bring his breaches on the Day of Resurrection; then every soul shall be recompensed fully for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.( 161 )

Is he who follows[ the course of ]Allah's pleasure like him who earns Allah's displeasure and whose refuge is hell, an evil destination?( 162 )

They have ranks with Allah, and Allah sees best what they do.( 163 )

Allah certainly favoured the faithful when He raised up among them an apostle from among themselves to recite to them His signs and to purify them, and to teach them the Book and wisdom, and earlier they had indeed been in manifest error.( 164 )

What, when an affliction visits you while you have inflicted twice as much do you say," How is this?"! Say," This is from your own souls." Indeed Allah has power over all things.( 165 )

What befell you on the day when the two hosts met, was by Allah's permission, so that He may ascertain the faithful,( 166 )

and ascertain the hypocrites.[ When ]they were told:" Come, fight in the way of Allah, or defend[ yourselves ], they said," If we knew any fighting, surely we would have followed you." That day they were nearer to unfaith than to faith. They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts, and Allah knows best whatever they conceal.( 167 )

Those who said of their brethren, while they themselves sat back:" Had they obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say," Then keep death off from yourselves, should you be truthful."( 168 )

Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; rather they are living and provided for near their Lord,( 169 )

exulting in what Allah has given them out of His grace, and rejoicing for those who have not yet joined them from[ those left ]behind them that they will have no fear, nor will they grieve.( 170 )

They rejoice in Allah's blessing and grace, and that Allah does not waste the reward of the faithful.( 171 )

Those who responded to Allah and the Apostle[ even ]after they had been wounded for those of them who have been virtuous and God wary there shall be a great reward.( 172 )

Those to whom the people said," All the people have gathered against you; so fear them." That only increased them in faith, and they said," Allah is sufficient for us, and He is an excellent trustee."( 173 )

So they returned with Allah's blessing and grace, untouched by any evil. They pursued the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is dispenser of a great grace.( 174 )

That is only Satan frightening his followers! So fear them not, and fear Me, should you be faithful.( 175 )

Do not grieve for those who are active in unfaith; they will not hurt Allah in the least: Allah desires to give them no share in the Hereafter, and there is a great punishment for them.( 176 )

Those who have bought unfaith for faith will not hurt Allah in the least, and there is a painful punishment for them.( 177 )

Let the faithless not suppose that the respite that We grant them is good for their souls: We give them respite only that they may increase in sin, and there is a humiliating punishment for them.( 178 )

Allah will not leave the faithful in your present state, until He has separated the bad ones from the good. Allah will not acquaint you with the Unseen, but Allah chooses from His apostles whomever He wishes. So have faith in Allah and His apostles; and if you are faithful and God wary, there shall be a great reward for you.( 179 )

Let the stingy not suppose that[ their grudging ]what Allah has given them out of His grace is good for them; rather it is bad for them. They will be collared with what they grudge on the Day of Resurrection. To Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is well aware of what you do.( 180 )

Allah has certainly heard the remark of those who said," Allah is poor and we are rich." We will record what they have said, and their killing of the prophets unjustly, and We shall say," Taste the punishment of the burning.( 181 )

That is because of what your hands have sent ahead, and because Allah is not tyrannical to the servants."( 182 )

[ To ]those who say," Allah has pledged us not to believe in any apostle unless he brings us an offering consumed by fire," say," Apostles before me certainly brought you manifest signs and what you speak of. Then why did you kill them, should you be truthful?"( 183 )

But if they deny you, then before you[ other ]apostles have been denied, who came with manifest signs, holy writs, and an illuminating scripture.( 184 )

Every soul shall taste death, and you will indeed be paid your full rewards on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is delivered from the Fire and admitted to paradise has certainly succeeded. The life of this world is nothing but the wares of delusion.( 185 )

You will surely be tested in your possessions and your souls, and you will surely hear from those who were given the Book before you and from the polytheists much affront; but if you are patient and God wary, that is indeed the steadiest of courses.( 186 )

When Allah made a covenant with those who were given the Book:" You shall explain it for the people, and you shall not conceal it," they cast it behind their backs and sold it for a paltry gain. How evil is what they buy!( 187 )

Do not suppose those who exult in what they have done, and love to be praised for what they have not done do not suppose them saved from punishment, and there is a painful punishment for them.( 188 )

To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Allah has power over all things.( 189 )

Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intellects.( 190 )

Those who remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth[ and say ]," Our Lord, You have not created this in vain! Immaculate are You! Save us from the punishment of the Fire.( 191 )

Our Lord, whoever that You make enter the Fire will surely have been disgraced by You, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers.( 192 )

Our Lord, we have indeed heard a summoner calling to faith, declaring," Have faith in your Lord!" So we believed. Our Lord, forgive us our sins and absolve us of our misdeeds, and make us die with the pious.( 193 )

Our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your apostles, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed You do not break Your promise."( 194 )

Then their Lord answered them," I do not waste the work of any worker among you, whether male or female; you are all on the same footing. So those who migrated and were expelled from their homes, and were tormented in My way, and those who fought and were killed I will surely absolve them of their misdeeds and I will admit them into gardens with streams running in them, as a reward from Allah, and Allah with Him is the best of rewards."( 195 )

Never be misled by the bustle of the faithless in the towns.( 196 )

It is a trivial enjoyment; then their refuge is hell, and it is an evil resting place.( 197 )

But those who are wary of their Lord for them shall be gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them[ forever ], a hospitality from Allah; and what is with Allah is better for the pious.( 198 )

Indeed among the People of the Book there are surely some who have faith in Allah, and in what has been sent down to you, and in what has been sent down to them. Humble toward Allah, they do not sell the signs of Allah for a paltry gain. They shall have their reward near their Lord; indeed Allah is swift at reckoning.( 199 )

O you who have faith! Be patient, stand firm, and close[ your ]ranks, and be wary of Allah so that you may be felicitous.( 200 )"