al-Imran 3:169

AYAH al-Imran 3:169	3:170 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 3:168
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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُون
Transliteration		Wala tahsabanna allatheena qutiloo fee sabeeli Allahi amwatan bal ahyaon AAinda rabbihim yurzaqoona
Transliteration-2		walā taḥsabanna alladhīna qutilū fī sabīli l-lahi amwātan bal aḥyāon ʿinda rabbihim yur'zaqūn
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		And (do) not think (of) those who are killed in (the) way (of) Allah (as) dead. Nay! They are alive, near their Lord; they are given provision.

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		But do not think of those that have been slain in God's cause as dead. Nay, they are alive! With their Sustainer have they their sustenance
M. M. Pickthall		Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord
Shakir		And reckon not those who are killed in Allah's way as dead; nay, they are alive (and) are provided sustenance from their Lord
Wahiduddin Khan		Do not think of those who have been killed in God's cause as dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		And assume not those who were slain in the way of God to be lifeless. Nay! They are living with their Lord. They are provided for,
T.B.Irving		Do not reckon those who are killed for God´s sake are dead, but rather [they Martyrs are] living; they will be provided for by their Lord,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		Never think of those martyred in the cause of Allah as dead. In fact, they are alive with their Lord, well provided for—
Safi Kaskas		Never think of those who are killed in God's path as dead, but alive and provided for with their Lord,
Abdul Hye		Think not of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. But they are alive with their Lord, they are well-provided.
The Study Quran		And deem not those slain in the way of God to be dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, provided for
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		And do not think that those who are killed in the sake of God are dead. No, they are alive at their Lord receiving a bounty
Abdel Haleem		[Prophet], do not think of those who have been killed in God’s way as dead. They are alive with their Lord, well provided for
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		And reckon not thou those slain in the way of Allah to be dead. Nay, they are alive, and with their Lord, and provided for
Ahmed Ali		Never think that those who are killed in the way of God are dead. They are alive, getting succour from their Lord
Aisha Bewley		Do not suppose that those killed in the Way of Allah are dead. No indeed! They are alive and well provided for in the very presence of their Lord,
Ali Ünal		Do not think at all of those killed in God’s cause as dead. Rather, they are alive; with their Lord they have their sustenance
Ali Quli Qara'i		Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; rather they are living and provided for near their Lord
Hamid S. Aziz		Think not those who are slain in the way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are living; with their Lord they have sustenance
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		And do not ever reckon the ones who have been killed in the way of Allah (as) dead; no indeed, they are alive in the Providence of their Lord, by Him provided
Muhammad Sarwar		Do not think of those slain for the cause of God as dead. They are alive with their Lord and receive sustenance from Him
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		Never take those killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, well-provided
Shabbir Ahmed		Think not of those, who are slain in the Cause of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are alive! With their Lord they have provision. (2:154)
Syed Vickar Ahamed		Think not of those who are killed in Allah’s cause as dead. No! They live by finding their means (to live) in the Presence of their Lord
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision
Farook Malik		Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;
Dr. Munir Munshey		Do not ever think that, those slain in the path of Allah are dead. In fact, they are living! (Ranked high) with their Lord, they receive their sustenance
Dr. Kamal Omar		Regard not those who are slain in the Way of Allah as dead, but (as) Living in the presence of their Nourisher-Sustainer. They are being provided provision
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		Do not consider those killed in the cause of God as dead. In fact, they are alive, at their Lord, well provided for
Maududi		Think not of those slain in the way of Allah as dead. Indeed they are living, and with their Lord they have their sustenance
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		And do not think of those who were killed in God's way as dead, but they are alive and have provisions with their Master
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		Do not think of those who are slain in God's way as dead, no they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Guardian Evolver
Musharraf Hussain		Don’t consider dead those killed in Allah’s way; they’re alive eating and drinking, in their Lord’s presence.
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		And do not think that those who are killed in the cause of God are dead. No, they are alive at their Lord receiving a bounty.
Mohammad Shafi		And think not of those who are killed in Allah's Path, as dead. Nay! They are alive, with their Lord, being well cared for.

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		Never consider the martyrs as dead; they are indeed alive and get [a non-interrupting provision and] reward from their Lord
Faridul Haque		And do not ever assume that those who are slain in Allah's cause, are dead; in fact they are alive with their Lord, receiving sustenance. (Death does not mean extinction, it is the passing of the soul from this world to another. In case of virtuous believers, their bodies do not rot after death and they remain “alive”, in the manner Allah has ordained for them.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		You must not think that those who were killed in the way of Allah are dead. But rather, they are alive with their Lord and have been provided for
Maulana Muhammad Ali		And think not of those who are killed in Allah’s way as dead. Nay, they are alive being provided sustenance from their Lord
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		And do not think/suppose those who (were) killed in God's sake (are) deads, but (they are) alive at their Lord, being provided for
Sher Ali		Think not of those, who have been slain in the cause of ALLAH, as dead. Nay, they are living, in the presence of their Lord, and are granted gifts from HIM
Rashad Khalifa		Do not think that those who are killed in the cause of GOD are dead; they are alive at their Lord, enjoying His provisions.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		And those who have been slain in the way of Allah never think of them as dead; but they are alive with their Lord, get their subsistence.
Amatul Rahman Omar		And think not of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, enjoying the company of their (Ever- Living) Lord and well provided (as they deserve to be for an everlasting life)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		And do not (ever) think that those who are slain in the way of Allah are dead. Rather, they are alive in the presence of their Lord. They are served with sustenance (comprising bounties of Paradise)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		Count not those who were slain in God's way as dead, but rather living with their Lord, by Him provided
Edward Henry Palmer		Count not those who are killed in the way of God as dead, but living with their Lord;- provided for
George Sale		Thou shalt in no wise reckon those who have been slain at Ohod in the cause of God, dead; nay, they are sustained alive with their Lord
John Medows Rodwell		And repute not those slain on God's path to be dead. Nay, alive with their Lord, are they richly sustained
N J Dawood (2014)		Never think that those who were slain in the cause of God are dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		Do not think of those killed in the way of Allah as dead. No, they live, finding their provisions in the presence of their Lord.
Sayyid Qutb		Do not think of those who are slain in God's cause as dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord.
Ahmed Hulusi		And never think of those who have been killed in the way of Allah as dead. On the contrary, they are alive with their Rabb receiving provision (from the forces pertaining to their innermost essential reality).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		Do not think of those who were killed in the way of Allah to be dead. Nay, they are alive, being provided sustenance with their Lord
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		Do not consider them dead the martyrs in the cause of Allah for they are living in heaven's realm in the venerable and. revered August presence of Allah, their Creator, laying in divine provisions
Mir Aneesuddin		And do not consider, those who are slain in the way of Allah, (as) dead. No, they are alive, with their Fosterer, being provided (with sustenance),

AYAH al-Imran 3:169

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