# Quran 3:144 — Surah Aali Imran (The Family of Imran), Verse 144

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
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

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ اِلَّا رَسُوْلٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ اَفَاۡىِٕنْ مَّاتَ اَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلٰۤی اَعْقَابِكُمْ وَمَنْ یَّنْقَلِبْ عَلٰی عَقِبَیْهِ فَلَنْ یَّضُرَّ اللّٰهَ شَیْـًٔا وَسَیَجْزِی اللّٰهُ الشّٰكِرِیْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa maa Muhammadun illaa Rasoolun qad khalat min qablihir Rusul; afa'im maata aw qutilan qalabtum 'alaaa a'qaabikum; wa mai yanqalib 'alaa aqibaihi falai yadurral laaha shai'aa; wa sayajzil laahush shaakireen

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messenger that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Aali Imran 3:144 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Gratitude](https://deen.global/quran/topics/virtues-conduct/gratitude.md)

**Context:** Surah Aali Imran is a medinan surah with 200 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-aali-imran.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/3/143.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/3/145.md
---
Source: [deen.global](https://deen.global) — free, ad-free access to the Quran and authentic Hadith, by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Canonical page: https://deen.global/quran/3/144
Markdown variants: append .md to any Quran or Hadith URL on this site.