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ThenHe sent downupon youfromafterthe distresssecurity slumberovercominga groupﱋﱌof youwhile a groupcertainlyworried [them](about) themselvesthinkingabout Allahother thanthe truth (the) thoughtﱖﱗ(of) [the] ignorancesayingIs (there)for usfromthe matteranyﱞﱟthingSayIndeedthe matterall (of) itﱤﱥ(is) for AllahThey hideinthemselveswhatnotthey revealﱬﱭto youThey sayIfwasfor usfromthe matteranythingnotwe would have been killedﱷﱸhereSayIfyou wereinyour housessurely (would have) come outﱿthose who was decreedupon them[the] deathtowardsﲄﲅtheir places of deathAnd that might testAllahwhat(is) inyour breastsand that He may purgewhat(is) inﲎﲏyour heartsAnd Allah(is) All-Awareof what(is in) the breasts(154)

Then after distress, He sent down serenity in the form of drowsiness overcoming some of you, while others were disturbed by evil thoughts about Allah—the thoughts of ˹pre-Islamic˺ ignorance. They ask, “Do we have a say in the matter?” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “All matters are destined by Allah.” They conceal in their hearts what they do not reveal to you. They say ˹to themselves˺, “If we had any say in the matter, none of us would have come to die here.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Even if you were to remain in your homes, those among you who were destined to be killed would have met the same fate.” Through this, Allah tests what is within you and purifies what is in your hearts. And Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

3:155

Indeedthose whoturned backamong you(on the) daymetthe two hosts onlymade them slipthe Shaitaanfor some(of) whatﲡﲢthey (had) earnedAnd surelyforgaveAllahﲦﲧ[on] themindeedAllah(is) Oft-ForgivingAll-Forbearing(155)

Indeed, those ˹believers˺ who fled on the day when the two armies met were made to slip by Satan because of their misdeeds. But Allah has pardoned them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.

3:156

O youwhobelieve[d](Do) notbelike those whodisbelievedand they saidabout their brotherswhenthey traveledinthe earthorthey werefightingIfthey had beenﲿwith usnotthey (would have) diedand notthey (would have) been killedSo makesAllahthata regretinﳉﳊtheir heartsAnd Allahgives lifeﳍﳎand causes deathand Allahof whatyou do(is) All-Seer(156)

O believers! Do not be like the unfaithful1 who say about their brothers who travel throughout the land or engage in battle, “If they had stayed with us, they would not have died or been killed.” Allah makes such thinking a cause of agony in their hearts. It is Allah who gives life and causes death. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

3:157

And ifyou are killedin(the) way(of) Allahordie[d] certainly forgivenessfromAllahand Mercy(are) betterthan whatthey accumulate(157)

Should you be martyred or die in the cause of Allah, then His forgiveness and mercy are far better than whatever ˹wealth˺ those ˹who stay behind˺ accumulate.