Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 144
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُ ۚ أَفَإِي۟ن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًٔا ۗ وَسَيَجْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ
Muḥammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allāh at all; but Allāh will reward the grateful.
Ali 'Imran · 3:144
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- مُحَمَّدٌmuḥammadun(is) Muhammad
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- رَسُولٌۭrasūluna Messenger
- قَدْqadcertainly
- خَلَتْkhalatpassed away
- مِنminfrom
- قَبْلِهِqablihibefore him
- ٱلرُّسُلُ ۚl-rusulu[the] (other) Messengers
- أَفَإِي۟نafa-inSo if
- مَّاتَmātahe died
- أَوْawor
- قُتِلَqutilais slain
- ٱنقَلَبْتُمْinqalabtumwill you turn back
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
- أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْ ۚaʿqābikumyour heels
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- يَنقَلِبْyanqalibturns back
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- عَقِبَيْهِʿaqibayhihis heels
- فَلَنfalanthen never
- يَضُرَّyaḍurrawill he harm
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- شَيْـًۭٔا ۗshayan(in) anything
- وَسَيَجْزِىwasayajzīAnd will reward
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَl-shākirīnathe grateful ones
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