Ali 'Imran 3:144 وما محمد الا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسل افان مات او قتل انقلبتم على اعقابكم ومن ينقلب على عقبيه فلن يضر الله شييا وسيجزي الله الشاكرين ١٤٤
وَمَا
مُحَمَّدٌ
إِلَّا
رَسُولٞ
قَدۡ
خَلَتۡ
مِن
قَبۡلِهِ
ٱلرُّسُلُۚ
أَفَإِيْن
مَّاتَ
أَوۡ
قُتِلَ
ٱنقَلَبۡتُمۡ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡۚ
وَمَن
يَنقَلِبۡ
عَلَىٰ
عَقِبَيۡهِ
فَلَن
يَضُرَّ
ٱللَّهَ
شَيۡـٔٗاۚ
وَسَيَجۡزِي
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
١٤٤
Muḥammad is no more than a messenger; other messengers have gone before him. If he were to die or to be killed, would you regress into disbelief? Those who do so will not harm Allah whatsoever. And Allah will reward those who are grateful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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 International
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When Muslims suffered defeat in battle at Uhud and some of them were killed, Shaytan shouted, "Muhammad ﷺ
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