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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 139-148 And be not infirm, and be not grieving, and you shall have the upper hand if you are believers (139). If a wound has afflicted you (at Uhud), a wound like it has also afflicted the (unbelieving) people; and We bring these days to men by turns, and that Allah may know those who believe and take witnesses from among you; and Allah loves not the unjust (140).

And that Allah may purge those who believe and eradicate the unbelievers (141). Do you think that you will enter the Garden while Allah has not yet known those who strive hard from among you, and (He has not) known the patient? (142). And certainly you desired death before you met it; so indeed you have seen it (even) while you look (at it) (143).

And Muhammad is no more than a messenger, the messengers have already passed away before him; if then he dies or is killed, will you turn back upon your heels? And whoever turns back upon his heels, he will by no means do harm to Allah in the least; and Allah will reward the grateful (144).

And it is not for a soul to die but with the permission of Allah (according to) the term that is fixed; and whoever desires the reward of this world, We shall give him of it, and whoever desires the reward of the hereafter, We shall give him of it, and We will reward the grateful (145).

And how many a prophet has fought with whom were myriads of Godly men; so they did not lose heart on account f what befell them in Allah's way, nor did they weaken, nor did they abase themselves; and Allah loves the patient (146). And their saying was no other than that they said: "Our Lord! forgive us our faults and our extravagance in our affair, and make firm our feet and help us against the unbelieving people" (147).

So Allah gave them the reward of this world and an excellent reward of the hereafter and Allah loves those who do good (to others) (148). COMMENTARY The verses, as you see, complete the talk which had begun with the words, O you who believe!. . . (3:130), while those verses with their orders and prohibitions had paved the way for these which contain the main purpose including command, prohibition, praise and stricture.

QUR'AN: And be not infirm, and be not grieving, and you shall have the upper hand if you are believers: "al-Wahn", according to ar-Raghib (in mufradaatul Qur'an), is infirmity and weakness in body or character.