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Surah 3. Aal-Imran, Ayah 157

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وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Walain qutiltum fee sabeeli All a hi aw muttum lamaghfiratun mina All a hi wara h matun khayrun mimm a yajmaAAoon a

And if indeed you are slain or die in God's cause, then surely forgiveness from God and His grace are better than all that one¹²⁰ could amass [in this world]:

- Mohammad Asad

If you should die or get killed in the cause of Allah, His forgiveness and mercy will be far better than all the riches you could gather.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Should you be martyred or die in the cause of Allah, then His forgiveness and mercy are far better than whatever 'wealth' those 'who stay behind' accumulate.

- Mustafa Khattab

And what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy are better than all that they amass.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And if ye are slain or die in the way of Allah forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass. ⁴⁷⁰

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali