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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Mizan an Exegesis of the Quran (volume Seven) Volume 7: Surah Ale-imran, Verses 181-189 Allah has certainly heard the saying of those who said: "Surely Allah is poor and we are rich." We shall certainly write what they say, and their killing the prophets unjustly, and We shall say: "Taste the chastisement of burning (181). This is for what your (own) hands have sent before and because Allah is not in the least unjust to the servants." (182).

(Those are they) who said: "Surely Allah has enjoined us that we should not believe in any messenger until he brings us an offering, which the fire consumes." Say: "Indeed, there came to you messengers before me with clear evidences and with that which you said; why did you kill them if you are truthful?" (183). But if they reject you, so indeed were rejected before you messengers who came with clear evidences and scriptures and the illuminating Book (184).

Every soul shall taste of death, and you shall only be paid fully your reward on the Resurrection Day; then whoever is removed far away from the Fire and is made to enter the Garden, he indeed has attained the object; and the life of this world is nothing but a provision of vanities (185).

You shall certainly be tried respecting your wealth and your souls, and you shall certainly hear from those who have been given the Book before you and from those who are polytheists much annoying (talk); and if you are patient and guard (against evil), surely this is one of the matters of (great) resolve (186).

And when Allah made a covenant with those who were given the Book: "You shall certainly make it known to men and you shall not hide it"; but they cast it behind their backs and took a small price for it; so evil is that which they buy (187). Do not think those who rejoice for what they have brought about and love that they should be praised for what they have not done — so by no means think them to be safe from the chastisement, and they shall have a painful chastisement (188).

And Allah's is the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Allah has power above all things (189). COMMENTARY The verses are connected with the preceding ones. The general import of the preceding verses was to invigorate the believers and inspire them to fight in the way of Allah with their properties and their lives, as well as to warn them against weak-heartedness, cowardice and niggardliness.