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PT. 4 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَابِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ Every soul shall taste of. 186 b death. And you shall be paid in أجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِمَةِ فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ full your rewards only on the عَنِ النَّارِ وَ أُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَمَا Day of Resurrection. So whosoever is removed away from the Fire and is made to enter Heaven has indeed attained his goal. And the life of this world is nothing but an illusory enjoyment. 468 b الْحَيُوةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ قف * لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِي أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ You shall surely be tried. 187 in your possessions and in your وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَبَ مِنْ persons and you shall surely قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِيْنَ اَشْرَكُوا أَذًى كَثِيرًا hear many hurtful things from those who were given the Book وَاِنْ تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَإِنَّ ذلِكَ مِنْ before you and from those who عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ ؟ set up equals to God. But if you show fortitude and act righteously, 21:36; 29:58. 4:174; 35:31; 39:36. 2:156; 8:29; 64:16. d5:83. wisdom and reason (Aqrab & Lane). Commentary: It is worthy of note that unlike its predecessor, the present verse makes no reference to a burnt offering after the word (clear signs) which shows that a burnt offering formed no proof of the truth of a claimant to prophethood. It will be noted that whereas the words (books of wisdom) and (clear signs) are both in the plural number, the word (the given to Moses, while each of them came with separate clear signs as well as with separate Books or revelations containing things of wisdom and warnings. 468. Commentary: Death is the most certain phenomenon in nature and yet man's attitude toward it is of disregard and indifference. The worldly life has been here called a vain and illusory thing, because on the face of it, it appears to be a very attractive and sweet thing, but when one becomes engrossed in seeking its pleasures and profits, one finds it bitter and Shining Book) has been put in the singular number, the reason being that all the Israelite Prophets followed one Book of Law only, viz. the Torah | deceptive. 599