Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 145 (3:145)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تَمُوتَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ كِتَٰبًا مُّؤَجَّلًا ۗ وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ …

Quran 3:145 is ayah 145 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 68 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:145
وَمَاكَانَلِنَفْسٍأَنتَمُوتَإِلَّابِإِذْنِٱللَّهِكِتَٰبًامُّؤَجَّلًا ۗوَمَنيُرِدْثَوَابَٱلدُّنْيَانُؤْتِهِۦمِنْهَاوَمَنيُرِدْثَوَابَٱلَْٔاخِرَةِنُؤْتِهِۦمِنْهَا ۚوَسَنَجْزِىٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ١٤٥
wamā kāna linafsin an tamūta illā bi-idh'ni l-lahi kitāban mu-ajjalan waman yurid thawāba l-dun'yā nu'tihi min'hā waman yurid thawāba l-ākhirati nu'tihi min'hā wasanajzī l-shākirīna

And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allāh at a decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And We will reward the grateful.(145)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. كَانَkānais
  3. لِنَفْسٍlinafsinfor a soul
  4. أَنanthat
  5. تَمُوتَtamūtahe dies
  6. إِلَّاillāexcept
  7. بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission
  8. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  9. كِتَٰبًاkitāban(at a) decree
  10. مُّؤَجَّلًا ۗmu-ajjalandetermined
  11. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  12. يُرِدْyuriddesires
  13. ثَوَابَthawābareward
  14. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
  15. نُؤْتِهِۦnu'tihiWe will give him
  16. مِنْهَاmin'hāthereof
  17. وَمَنwamanand whoever
  18. يُرِدْyuriddesires
  19. ثَوَابَthawābareward
  20. ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati(of) the Hereafter
  21. نُؤْتِهِۦnu'tihiWe will give him
  22. مِنْهَا ۚmin'hāthereof
  23. وَسَنَجْزِىwasanajzīAnd We will reward
  24. ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَl-shākirīnathe grateful ones

Tafsir (commentary) of 3:145

Available in English, Bengali, Urdu, Arabic, Russian.

English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

This commentary explains ayahs 3:144–148 together.

Read the English tafsir of 3:144–148 →

Read the full Surah Ali 'Imran