3.141 . And that Allah may prove those who believe , and may blight the disbelievers .

3.142 . Or deemed ye that ye would enter Paradise while yet Allah knoweth not those of you who really strive , nor knoweth those ( of you ) who are steadfast?

3.143 . And verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it ( in the field ) . Now ye have seen it with your eyes!

3.144 . 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 doth no hurt to Allah , and Allah will reward the thankful .

3.145 . No soul can ever die except by Allah ' s leave and at a term appointed . Whoso desireth the reward of the world , We bestow on him thereof ; and whoso desireth the reward of the Hereafter , thankful . We bestow on him thereof . We shall reward the

3.146 . And with how many a prophet have there been a number of devoted men who fought ( beside him ) . They quailed not for aught that befell them in the way of Allah , nor did they weaken , nor were they brought low . Allah loveth the steadfast .

3.147 . Their cry was only that they said : Our Lord! Forgive us for our sins and wasted efforts , make our foothold sure , and give us victory over the disbelieving folk .

3.148 . So Allah gave them the reward of the world and the good reward of the Hereafter . Allah loveth those whose deeds are good .

3.149 . O ye who believe! If ye obey those who disbelieve , they will make you turn back on your heels , and ye turn back as losers .

3.150 . But Allah is your Protector , and He is the best of helpers .

3.151 . We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve because they ascribe unto Allah partners , for which no warrant hath been revealed . Their habitation is the Fire , and hapless the abode of the wrong doers .

3.152 . Allah verily made good His promise unto you when ye routed them by His leave , until ( the moment ) when your courage failed you , and ye disagreed about the order and ye disobeyed , after He had shown you that for which ye long . Some of you desired the world , and some of you desired the Hereafter . Therefore He made you flee from them , that He might try you . Yet now He hath forgiven you . Allah is a Lord of Kindness to believers .

3.153 . When ye climbed ( the hill ) and paid no heed to anyone , while the messenger , in your rear , was calling you ( to fight ) . Therefor He rewarded you grief for ( his ) grief , that ( He might teach ) you not to sorrow either for that which ye missed or for that which befell you . Allah is Informed of what ye do .

3.154 . Then , after grief , He sent clown security for you . As slumber did it overcome a party of you , while ( the other ) party , who were anxious on their own account , thought wrongly of Allah , the thought of ignorance . They said : Have we any part in the cause? Say ( O Muhammad ) : The cause belongeth wholly to Allah . They hide within themselves ( a thought ) which they reveal not unto thee , saying : Had we had any part in the cause we should not have been slain here . Say : Even though ye had been in your houses , those appointed to be slain would have gone forth to the places where they were to lie . ( All this hath been ) in order that Allah might try what is in your breasts and prove what is in your hearts . Allah is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts ( of men ) .

3.155 . Lo! those of you who turned back on the day when the two hosts met , Satan alone it was who caused them to backslide , because of some of that which they have earned . Now Allah hath forgiven them . Lo! Allah is Forgiving . Clement .

3.156 . O ye who believe! Be not as those who disbelieved and said of their brethren who went abroad in the land or were fighting in the field : If they had been ( here ) with us they would not have died or been killed ; that Allah may make it anguish in their hearts . Allah giveth life and causeth death ; and Allah is Seer of what ye do .

3.157 . 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 .

3.158 . What though ye be slain or die , when unto Allah ye are gathered?

3.159 . It was by the mercy of Allah that thou wast lenient with them ( O Muhammad ) , for if thou hadst been stern and fierce of heart they would have dispersed from round about thee . So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult with them upon the conduct of affairs . And when thou art resolved , then put thy trust in Allah . Lo! Allah loveth those who put their trust ( in Him ) .

3.160 . If Allah is your helper none can overcome you , and if He withdraw His help from you , who is there who can help you? In Allah let believers put their trust .