Aal-i-Imraan 3:157
The Family of Imraan · ayah 157 of 200
وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌۭ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
Wala-in qutiltum fee sabeeli Allahiaw muttum lamaghfiratun mina Allahi warahmatunkhayrun mimma yajmaAAoon
"And if you are killed in the cause of Allāh or die - then forgiveness from Allāh and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world]."
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"Whether you are killed for God’s cause or die, God’s forgiveness and mercy are better than anything people amass."
Pickthall (classic)+
"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."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"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."