The Holy Quran 3:186 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَذًى كَثِيرًا ۚ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ

Translation

Most assuredly you will face tests in your wealth and in your persons (health, fear, worries, difficulties involving close ones, etc). You will (also) definitely hear much painful abuse (including lies, propaganda, rumours) from those who have been given the Book before you (the Jews and the Christians) and from those who commit Shirk. If you are patient and adopt Taqwa (piety and fortitude), then surely these (qualities) are from the most resolute of matters (one should be conscious of them at all times and combat evil with patience).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The testing of the Muslims in their lives and wealth: this address is to the Muslims: in the future too you will be tested in your lives and wealth, and you will have to make sacrifices of every kind — being killed, being wounded, enduring the hardship of captivity and imprisonment, falling ill, losing wealth, being parted from relatives; hardships of this…

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