Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 157·Madanī

157

وَلَئِن فِى أَوْ مِّنَ مِّمَّا ﴿١٥٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

کشته شدن در راه خدا

این یه در بارة هر سفری است که در راه خدا انجام شود؛ مانند سفر برای جنگ و جهاد در راه خدا یا مسافرت برای تحصیل علوم دینی یا برای حج یا زیارت و مانند اینها؛ چنان که قَرآن در یه ۱۰۰ سورةٌ نساء می‌فرماید: «و هر کس برای مهاجرت به سوی خدا و پیامبر او از خانة خود بیرون رود. سپس مرگش فرا رسدء پاداش او بر خداست و خداوند. آمرزندة مهربان است.» > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونهء ج۳ ص ۱۵۵ > ۲ المیزان» ج۴» ص ۴۹ > ۱- نمونهء جء ص ۱۵۵ ۲ المیزان» ج۴» ص ۴۹ ۳ اطیب‌البیان» ج۳» ص ۴۰۴ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān, Aṭyab al-Bayān.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 8 roots in 9 of 14 words

Recitation · 21 points across 8 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Ghunnah3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 53 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 157 of 200

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ

    Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.

  • وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Kind and Merciful.

  • وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْفَضْلِ مِنكُمْ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن يُؤْتُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ وَٱلْمُهَٰجِرِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allah, and let them pardon and…

  • وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

  • وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْ مَاتُوا۟ لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ ٱللَّهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    And those who emigrated for the cause of Allah and then were killed or died - Allah will surely provide for them a good provision. And indeed, it is Allah who is the best of…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1183 shared roots

    وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    خ-ي-رغ-ف-رر-ح-م

  • Al-Hajj 22:585 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْ مَاتُوا۟ لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ ٱللَّهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    ق-ت-لم-و-تس-ب-لخ-ي-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:1544 shared roots

    وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ

    ق-ت-لم-و-تس-ب-لأ-ل-ه

  • Muhammad 47:344 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ

    م-و-تس-ب-لغ-ف-رأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1063 shared roots

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    غ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:2443 shared roots

    وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    ق-ت-لس-ب-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:157?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:157 include Quran 5:34 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 2:263 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 24:20 (Surah An-Noor), and Quran 24:22 (Surah An-Noor). For example, 5:34 reads: “Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 3:157 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:157 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].”

Which surah is verse 3:157 in?

Quran 3:157 is āyah 157 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 3:157?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 3:157 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:157?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:157 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.