Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before

surah Al Imran aya 144 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.

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English Translation of the Meanings by Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali , Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi & English - Sahih International : surah Al Imran aya 144 in arabic text(The Family of Imraan).

Verse 144 from surah Al Imran

﴿وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ ۚ أَفَإِن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰ أَعْقَابِكُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئًا ۗ وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ﴾
[ آل عمران: 144]

English - Sahih International

3:144 Muhammad 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 Allah at all; but Allah will reward the grateful.

Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English

Abridged Explanation of the Quran

Muhammad is only a Messenger like the messengers of Allah who came before him, who died or were killed.
If he were to die or be killed would you turn back from your faith, and stop fighting? Whoever among you turns back from his faith will not harm Allah in any way.
He is the Strong, the Victorious.
Such a person only harms himself by exposing himself to loss in this world and the Afterlife.
Allah will reward those who are thankful to Him by making them firm in their faith and in struggling for His sake.

Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali

Muhammad (SAW) is no more than a Messenger, and indeed (many) Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels (as disbelievers)? And he who turns back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah, and Allah will give reward to those who are grateful.

phonetic Transliteration

Wama muhammadun illa rasoolun qad khalat min qablihi alrrusulu afain mata aw qutila inqalabtum AAala aAAqabikum waman yanqalib AAala AAaqibayhi falan yadurra Allaha shayan wasayajzee Allahu alshshakireena

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messenger that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Muhammad is no more than a Messenger, and indeed Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels And he who turns back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; and Allah will reward the grateful.

Page 68 English transliteration

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3:144 Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before translate in arabic

» tafsir Tafheem-ul-Quran ,Maududi

وما محمد إلا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسل أفإن مات أو قتل انقلبتم على أعقابكم ومن ينقلب على عقبيه فلن يضر الله شيئا وسيجزي الله الشاكرين

سورة: آل عمران - آية: ( 144 ) - جزء: ( 4 ) - صفحة: ( 68 )

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

Muhammad is but a Messenger the like of whom have passed away before him. Do you mean if he dies or is slain in battle, you turn renegades and return to idolatry! Indeed he who turns back on his heels and reverses his position shall never hurt Allah’s interest in the least, and Allah shall reward the thankful

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(3:144) Muhammad is no more than a Messenger, and Messengers have passed away before him. If, then, he were to die or be slain will you turn about on your heels? *103 Whoever turns about on his heels can in no way harm Allah. As for the grateful ones, Allah will soon reward them.

Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before meaning

*103). When the rumour of the Prophet's martyrdom spread during the battle, it disheartened most of the Companions. The hypocrites who were in the Muslim camp began to advise the believers to approach 'Abd Allah b. Ubayy so that he might secure protection for them from Abu Sufyan. Some went so far as to say that had Muhammad really been the Messenger of God he would not have been put to death, and for that reason they counselled people to revert to their ancestral faith. It is in this context that the Muslims are now told that if their devotion to the truth is wholly bound up with the person of Muhammad (peace be on him), and if their submission to God is so lukewarm that his demise would cause them to plunge back into the disbelief they had cast off, then they should bear in mind the fact that Islam does not need them.

Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before meaning in Urdu

محمدؐ اس کے سوا کچھ نہیں کہ بس ایک رسول ہیں، اُن سے پہلے اور رسول بھی گزر چکے ہیں، پھر کیا اگر وہ مر جائیں یا قتل کر دیے جائیں تو تم لوگ الٹے پاؤں پھر جاؤ گے؟ یاد رکھو! جو الٹا پھرے گا وہ اللہ کا کچھ نقصان نہ کرے گا، البتہ جو اللہ کے شکر گزار بندے بن کر رہیں گے انہیں وہ اس کی جزا دے گا

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