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49 The Family of ‘Imran 3:147
their Lord, and Gardens with strive hard for His cause and
rivers flowing through them, endure with fortitude? 143 You
where they will abide forever. were longing for death, before
How excellent will be the reward you met it. Now you have seen it
of those who do good works. with your own eyes.
137 There are many examples [of 144 Muhammad is only a
the communities] that have messenger. Messengers have
passed away before you: travel passed away before him. If he
through the land, and see what should die, or be killed, will you
was the end of those who rejected turn back on your heels? Those
the Truth. 138 This Quran is an who turn on their heels do not
exposition for the people and a harm the Lord in the least. God
guidance and admonition for will reward the grateful. 145 No
those who fear God. soul shall die except with God’s
139 And do not become faint of permission and at an appointed
heart, nor grieve—you will have time. And if one desires the
the upper hand, if you are rewards of this world, We shall
believers— 140 if you have grant it to him; and if one desires
suffered a wound, they too have the rewards of the life to come,
suffered a similar wound. We We shall grant it to him. We will
bring these days to men by turns, reward the grateful. 146 How
so that God may know those many a prophet has fought with
who believe, and choose many devout men alongside him!
witnesses from among you; and They did not lose heart, despite
God does not love the unjust, all that they had to suffer in
141 so that God may purge those God’s path. They neither
who believe and wipe out those weakened nor yielded. God loves
who deny the truth. 142 Do you the patient! 147 All they said was,
suppose that you would enter the ‘Our Lord, forgive us our sins
Garden, without God knowing and our excesses. Make our feet
those among you who would firm, and help us against those