← Surah 3

3:144

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

Word by word

وَمَا
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
مُحَمَّدٌ
(is) Muhammad
Noun
Root: حمد
Grammar (i'rab)
مُحَمَّدٌNoun — proper noun، nominative
إِلَّا
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّاPreposition — restriction
رَسُولٌ
a Messenger
Noun
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
رَسُولٌNoun — masculine، indefinite، nominative
قَدْ
certainly
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
خَلَتْ
passed away
Verb
Root: خلو
Grammar (i'rab)
خَلَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.
مِن
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
قَبْلِهِ
before him
Noun
Root: قبل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَبْلِNoun — genitive
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱلرُّسُلُ
[the] (other) Messengers
Noun
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
رُّسُلُNoun — masc. plur.، nominative
أَفَإِي۟ن
So if
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
أَNoun — interrogative، prefix
فَPreposition — supplemental، prefix
إِي۟نPreposition — conditional
مَّاتَ
he died
Verb
Root: موت
Grammar (i'rab)
مَّاتَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَوْ
or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَوْPreposition — conjunction
قُتِلَ
is slain
Verb
Root: قتل
Grammar (i'rab)
قُتِلَVerb — perfect، passive، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ
will you turn back
Verb
Root: قلب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱنقَلَبْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
عَلَىٰٓ
on
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰٓPreposition — preposition
أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ
your heels
Noun
Root: عقب
Grammar (i'rab)
أَعْقَٰبِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
وَمَن
And whoever
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
مَنNoun — conditional
يَنقَلِبْ
turns back
Verb
Root: قلب
Grammar (i'rab)
يَنقَلِبْVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَىٰ
on
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰPreposition — preposition
عَقِبَيْهِ
his heels
Noun
Root: عقب
Grammar (i'rab)
عَقِبَيْNoun — masc. dual، genitive
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
فَلَن
then never
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — result، prefix
لَنPreposition — negative
يَضُرَّ
will he harm
Verb
Root: ضرر
Grammar (i'rab)
يَضُرَّVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهَNoun — proper noun، accusative
شَيْـًٔا
(in) anything
Noun
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
شَيْـًٔاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
وَسَيَجْزِى
And will reward
Verb
Root: جزي
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
سَPreposition — future، prefix
يَجْزِىVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
the grateful ones
Noun
Root: شكر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
شَّٰكِرِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، accusative

Translation

EN

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.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Muhammad is only a messenger before whom many messengers have been and gone. If he died or was killed, would you revert to your old ways? If anyone did so, he would not harm God in the least. God will reward the grateful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Muhammed ancak bir peygamberdir. Ondan önce de peygamberler geçmişti. Ölür veya öldürülürse geriye mi döneceksiniz? Geriye dönen, Allah'a hiçbir zarar vermez. Allah şükredenlerin mükafatını verecektir.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Muhammed, ancak bir peygamberdir. Ondan önce de peygamberler gelip geçmiştir. Şimdi o ölür veya öldürülürse gerisin geriye (eski dininize) mi döneceksiniz? Kim (böyle) geri dönerse, Allah'a hiçbir şekilde zarar veremez. Allah şükredenleri mükafatlandıracaktır.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Muhammed sadece bir elçidir. Onun öncesinden de elçiler elbette gelip geçmiştir. O ölür veya öldürülürse, topuklarınız üzerine (geriye, eski dininize) mi döneceksiniz? Kim (böyle) iki topuğu üzerine (geri) dönerse, (bilsin ki) Allah’a asla zarar veremeyecektir. Allah şükredenleri ileride ödüllendirecektir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وما محمد إلا رسول من جنس الرسل الذين قبله يبلغ رسالة ربه. أفإن مات بانقضاء أجله أو قُتِل كما أشاعه الأعداء رجعتم عن دينكم،، تركتم ما جاءكم به نبيكم؟ ومن يرجِعُ منكم عن دينه فلن يضر الله شيئًا، إنما يضر نفسه ضررًا عظيمًا. أما مَن ثبت على الإيمان وشكر ربه على نعمة الإسلام، فإن الله يجزيه أحسن الجزاء.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

Where this verse appears

Topics
Oneness of GodDeathSoul & HeartGratitudeProphethood