وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَفَإِیْن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَـابِکُمْ وَمَن یَنقَلِبْ عَلَى عَقِبَیْهِ فَلَن یَضُرَّ اللهَ شَیْئاً وَسَیَجْزِی اللهُ الشَّـاکِرِینَ(( 144 ))
144- AND MOHAMMAD IS NOT EXCEPT A MESSENGER. THAT, OTHER MESSENGERS HAVE (ALREADY) PASSED AWAY BEFORE HIM. IF HE SHOULD DIE OR BE SLAIN, WILL YOU THEN TURN BACK ON YOUR HEELS (RECANT)? AND IF ANY ONE SHOULD (RECANT AND) TURN ABOUT ON HIS HEELS, HE WILL NOT HARM ALLAH THE LEAST, AND SOON WILL ALLAH REWARD THE THANKS GIVERS.
وَمَا کَانَ لِنَفْس أَن تَمُوتَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ کِتَـاباً مُّؤَجّلاً وَمَن یُرِدْ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْیَا نُؤْتِهِ
مِنْهَا وَمَن یُرِدْ ثَوَابَ الاَْخِرَةِ نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَسَنَجْزِی الشَّـاکِرِینَ(( 145 ))
145- AND NO ONE CAN DIE EXCEPT BY THE LEAVE OF ALLAH. (EVERY LIFE IS) A TERM FIXED. AND WHOEVER SEEKS THE REWARD OF THIS WORLD, WE SHALL GIVE HIM OF IT, AND WHOEVER SEEKS THE REWARD OF THE LAST, WE SHALL GIVE HIM OF IT. AND SOON WE SHALL RECOMPENSE THE THANKS GIVERS.