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See the submissions of ASCII and other text files to the archives. ************************************ ************************************ ASCII TEXT THE MEANING OF THE Glorious Quran BY Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall *********************************************************** 001.001 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 001.002 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, 001.003 The Beneficent, the Merciful. 001.004 Master of the Day of Judgment, 001.005 Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. 001.006 Show us the straight path, 001.007 The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. 002.001 Alif. Lam. Mim. 002.002 This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil). 002.003 Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them; 002.004 And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter. 002.005 These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful. 002.006 As for the Disbelievers, Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not i t is all one for them; they believe not. 002.007 Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes the re is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom. 002.008 And of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not. 002.009 They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile non e save themselves; but they perceive not. 002.010 In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increaseth their disease. A pai nful doom is theirs because they lie. 002.011 And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say : We are peacemakers only. 002.012 Are not they indeed the mischief-makers ? But they perceive not. 002.013 And when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: shall we believe as the foolish believe ? are not they indeed the foolish ? But they know not. 002.014 And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock. 002.015 Allah (Himself) doth mock them, leaving them to wander blindly on in th eir contumacy. 002.016 These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided. 002.017 Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindleth fire, and when it sheddeth its light around him Allah taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness, where they cannot see, 002.018 Deaf, dumb and blind; and they return not. 002.019 Or like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder and the flash of lightning. They thrust their fingers in their ears by reason of the thunder- claps, for fear of death, Allah encompasseth the disbelievers (in His guidance, His omnisc ience and His omnipotence). 002.020 The lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them t hey stand still. If Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight. L o! Allah is able to do all things. 002.021 O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you , so that ye may ward off (evil). 002.022 Who hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a can opy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food f or you. And do not set up rivals to Allah when ye know (better). 002.023 And if ye are in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto Our slave (Muhammad), then produce a surah of the like thereof, and call your witness bes ide Allah if ye are truthful. 002.024 And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves ag ainst the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones. 002.025 And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they a re regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us afo retime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; the re for ever they abide. 002.026 Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat. Those w ho believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say : What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude ? He misleadeth many thereby, a nd He guideth many thereby; and He misleadeth thereby only miscreants; 002.027 Those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever tha t which Allah ordered to be joined, and (who) make mischief in the earth: Those a re they who are the losers. 002.028 How disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then He will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return. 002.029 He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He t o the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things. 002.030 And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a vicer oy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee ? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not. 002.031 And He taught Adam all the names, then showed them to the angels, sayin g: Inform Me of the names of these, if ye are truthful. 002.032 They said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou ha st taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise. 002.033 He said: O Adam! Inform them of their names, and when he had informed them of their names, He said: Did I not tell you that I know the secret of the heavens and the earth ? And I know that which ye disclose and which ye hide. 002.034 And when We said unto the angels: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, the y fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a disb eliever. 002.035 And We said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye freely (of the fruits) thereof where ye will; but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers. 002.036 But Satan caused them to deflect therefrom and expelled them from the (happy) state in which they were; and We said: Fall down, one of you a foe unto the other! There shall be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a time. 002.037 Then Adam received from his Lord words (of revelation), and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful. 002.038 We said: Go down, all of you, from hence; but verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 002.039 But they who disbelieve, and deny Our revelations, such are rightful Pe oples of the Fire. They will abide therein. 002.040 O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you, and fulfil your (part of the) covenant, I shall fulfil My (part of the) covenant, a nd fear Me. 002.041 And believe in that which I reveal, confirming that which ye possess al ready (of the Scripture), and be not first to disbelieve therein, and part not with M y revelations for a trifling price, and keep your duty unto Me. 002.042 Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth. 002.043 Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who bow (in worship). 002.044 Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practise it) ? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense ? 002.045 Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the hum ble- minded, 002.046 Who know that they will have to meet their Lord, and that unto Him they are returning. 002.047 O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures. 002.048 And guard yourselves against a day when no soul will in aught avail ano ther, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor will compensation be received fr om it, nor will they be helped. 002.049 And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk, who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaying your sons and sparing your women: that was a tremendous trial from your Lord. 002.050 And when We brought you through the sea and rescued you, and drowned the folk of Pharaoh in your sight. 002.051 And when We did appoint for Moses forty nights (of solitude), and then ye chose the calf, when he had gone from you, and were wrong-doers. 002.052 Then, even after that, We pardoned you in order that ye might give than ks. 002.053 And when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the criterion (of right a nd wrong), that ye might be led aright. 002.054 And when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for worship) so turn in penitence to y our Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will be best for you with your Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He is the Relenting, the Merciful. 002.055 And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Alla h plainly; and even while ye gazed the lightning seized you. 002.056 Then We revived you after your extinction, that ye might give thanks. 002.057 And We caused the white cloud to overshadow you and sent down on you the manna and the quails, (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you - they wronged Us not, but they did wrong themselves. 002.058 And when We said: Go into this township and eat freely of that which is therein, and enter the gate prostrate, and say: "Repentance." We will forgive y ou your sins and will increase (reward) for the right-doers. 002.059 But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven for thei r evil-doing. 002.060 And when Moses asked for water for his people, We said: Smite with thy staff the rock. And there gushed out therefrom twelve springs (so that) each tr ibe knew their drinking-place. Eat and drink of that which Allah hath provided, and do not act corruptly, making mischief in the earth. 002.061 And when ye said: O Moses! We are weary of one kind of food; so call up on thy Lord for us that He bring forth for us of that which the earth groweth - of its herbs and its cucumbers and its corn and its lentils and its onions. He said: Would y e exchange that which is higher for that which is lower ? Go down to settled coun try, thus ye shall get that which ye demand. And humiliation and wretchedness were stamped upon them and they were visited with wrath from Allah. That was because they disbelieved in Allah's revelations and slew the prophets wrongfully. That was for their disobedience and transgression. 002.062 Lo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in All ah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 002.063 And (remember, O Children of Israel) when We made a covenant with you and caused the mount to tower above you, (saying): Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil). 002.064 Then, even after that, ye turned away, and if it had not been for the g race of Allah and His mercy ye had been among the losers. 002.065 And ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated! 002.066 And We made it an example to their own and to succeeding generations, a nd an admonition to the God-fearing. 002.067 And when Moses said unto his people: Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye sacrifice a cow, they said: Dost thou make game of us ? He answered: Allah forb id that I should be among the foolish! 002.068 They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow ) she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith, Verily she is a cow neither with calf nor immature; (she is) between the two conditions; so do that which ye are commande d. 002.069 They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us of what c olour she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she is a yellow cow. Bright is h er colour, gladdening beholders. 002.070 They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow ) she is. Lo! cows are much alike to us; and Lo! if Allah wills, we may be led aright . 002.071 (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she is a cow unyoked; she plough eth not the soil nor watereth the tilth; whole and without mark. They said: Now tho u bringest the truth. So they sacrificed her, though almost they did not. 002.072 And (remember) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding. 002.073 And We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His portents so that ye may understand. 002.074 Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became as rocks, o r worse than rocks, for hardness. For indeed there are rocks from out which river s gush, and indeed there are rocks which split asunder so that water floweth from them. And indeed there are rocks which fall down for the fear of Allah. Allah is not unaw are of what ye do. 002.075 Have ye any hope that they will be true to you when a party of them use d to listen to the word of Allah, then used to change it, after they had understood it, knowingly ? 002.076 And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe. But when they go apart one with another they say: Prate ye to them of that which Al lah hath disclosed to you that they may contend with you before your Lord concernin g it ? Have ye then no sense ? 002.077 Are they then unaware that Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden an d that which they proclaim ? 002.078 Among them are unlettered folk who know the Scripture not except from hearsay. They but guess. 002.079 Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands an d then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they ea rn thereby. 002.080 And they say: The Fire (of punishment) will not touch us save for a ce rtain number of days. Say: Have ye received a covenant from Allah - truly Allah will not break His covenant - or tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not ? 002.081 Nay, but whosoever hath done evil and his sin surroundeth him; such are rightful owners of the Fire; they will abide therein. 002.082 And those who believe and do good works: such are rightful owners of th e Garden. They will abide therein. 002.083 And (remember) when We made a covenant with the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none save Allah (only), and be good to parents and to kindred and to orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to mankind; and establish worship an d pay the poor-due. Then, after that, ye slid back, save a few of you, being aver se. 002.084 And when We made with you a covenant (saying): Shed not the blood of your people nor turn (a party of) your people out of your dwellings. Then ye ra tified (Our covenant) and ye were witnesses (thereto). 002.085 Yet ye it is who slay each other and drive out a party of your people f rom their homes, supporting one another against them by sin and transgression ? - a nd if they came to you as captives ye would ransom them, whereas their expulsion was itself unlawful for you - Believe ye in part of the Scripture and disbelieve ye in part thereof ? And what is the reward of those who do so save ignominy in the life o f the world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievo us doom. For Allah is not unaware of what ye do. 002.086 Such are those who buy the life of the world at the price of the Hereaf ter. Their punishment will not be lightened, neither will they have support. 002.087 And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proo fs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the Holy spirit. Is it ever so, that, when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselv es desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay ? 002.088 And they say: Our hearts are hardened. Nay, but Allah hath cursed them for their unbelief. Little is that which they believe. 002.089 And when there cometh unto them a scripture from Allah, confirming that in their possession - though before that they were asking for a signal triumph ove r those who disbelieved - and when there cometh unto them that which they know (to be t he truth) they disbelieve therein. The curse of Allah is on disbelievers. 002.090 Evil is that for which they sell their souls: that they should disbelie ve in that which Allah hath revealed, grudging that Allah should reveal of His bounty unto whom He will of His slaves. They have incurred anger upon anger. For disbelie vers is a shameful doom. 002.091 And when it is said unto them: Believe in that which Allah hath reveale d, they say: We believe in that which was revealed unto us. And they disbelieve in that which cometh after it, though it is the truth confirming that which they posses s. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Why then slew ye the prophets of Allah aforetime, if y e are (indeed) believers ? 002.092 And Moses came unto you with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), yet , while he was away, ye chose the calf (for worship) and ye were wrong-doers. 002.093 And when We made with you a covenant and caused the Mount to tower above you, (saying): Hold fast by that which We have given you, and hear (Our Word), they said: We hear and we rebel. And (worship of) the calf was made to s ink into their hearts because of their rejection (of the covenant). Say (unto them) : Evil is that which your belief enjoineth on you, if ye are believers. 002.094 Say (unto them): If the abode of the Hereafter in the providence of All ah is indeed for you alone and not for others of mankind (as ye pretend), then long f or death (for ye must long for death) if ye are truthful. 002.095 But they will never long for it, because of that which their own hands have sent before them. Allah is aware of evil-doers. 002.096 And thou wilt find them greediest of mankind for life and (greedier) th an the idolaters. (Each) one of them would like to be allowed to live a thousand years . And to live (a thousand years) would be no means remove him from the doom. Allah is Seer of what they do. 002.097 Say (O Muhammad, to mankind): Who is an enemy to Gabriel! For he it is who hath revealed (this Scripture) to thy heart by Allah's leave, confirming th at which was (revealed) before it, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers; 002.098 Who is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and His messengers, and Gabrie l and Michael! Then, lo! Allah (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers. 002.099 Verily We have revealed unto thee clear tokens, and only miscreants wil l disbelieve in them. 002.100 Is it ever so that when they make a covenant a party of them set it asi de ? The truth is, most of them believe not. 002.101 And when there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming that which they possess, a party of those who have received the Scripture fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they knew not, 002.102 And follow that which the devils falsely related against the kingdom of Solomon. Solomon disbelieved not; but the devils disbelieved, teaching mankind magic and that which was revealed to the two angels in Babel, Harut and Marut. Nor did they (the two angels) teach it to anyone till they had said: We are only a temptation, therefore disbelieve not (in the guidance of Allah). And from these two (angles) people learn that by which they cause division between man and wife; b ut they injure thereby no-one save by Allah's leave. And they learn that which har meth them and profiteth them not. And surely they do know that he who trafficketh th erein will have no (happy) portion in the Hereafter; and surely evil is the price for which they sell their souls, if they but knew. 002.103 And if they had believed and kept from evil, a recompense from Allah wo uld be better, if they only knew. 002.104 O ye who believe, say not (unto the Prophet): "Listen to us" but say "L ook upon us," and be ye listeners. For disbelievers is a painful doom. 002.105 Neither those who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture nor the idolaters love that there should be sent down unto you any good thing from your Lord. But Allah chooseth for His mercy whom He will, and Allah is of Infinite Bounty. 002.106 Nothing of our revelation (even a single verse) do we abrogate or cause be forgotten, but we bring (in place) one better or the like thereof. Knowest thou not that Allah is Able to do all things ? 002.107 Knowest thou not that it is Allah unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty o f the heavens and the earth; and ye have not, beside Allah, any guardian or helpe r ? 002.108 Or would ye question your messenger as Moses was questioned aforetime ? He who chooseth disbelief instead of faith, verily he hath gone astray from a p lain road. 002.109 Many of the people of the Scripture long to make you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account, after the truth hath become manifest unto them. Forgive and be indulgent (toward them) until Allah give command. Lo! Alla h is Able to do all things. 002.110 Establish worship, and pay the poor-due; and whatever of good ye send before (you) for your souls, ye will find it with Allah. Lo! Allah is Seer of w hat ye do. 002.111 And they say: None entereth paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian. These are their own desires. Say: Bring your proof (of what ye state) if ye are truthful. 002.112 Nay, but whosoever surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good, his reward is with his Lord; and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall t hey grieve. 002.113 And the Jews say the Christians follow nothing (true), and the Christia ns say the Jews follow nothing (true); yet both are readers of the Scripture. Even thu s speak those who know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differ. 002.114 And who doth greater wrong than he who forbiddeth the approach to the sanctuaries of Allah lest His name should be mentioned therein, and striveth fo r their ruin. As for such, it was never meant that they should enter them except in fea r. Theirs in the world is ignominy and theirs in the Hereafter is an awful doom. 002.115 Unto Allah belong the East and the West, and whithersoever ye turn, the re is Allah's Countenance. Lo! Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. 002.116 And they say: Allah hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He glorified! Nay , but whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth is His. All are subservient unto Him . 002.117 The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. 002.118 And those who have no knowledge say: Why doth not Allah speak unto us, or some sign come unto us ? Even thus, as they now speak, spake those (who were ) before them. Their hearts are all alike. We have made clear the revelations for people who are sure. 002.119 Lo! We have sent thee (O Muhammad) with the truth, a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. And thou wilt not be asked about the owners of hell-fire. 002.120 And the Jews will not be pleased with thee, nor will the Christians, ti ll thou follow their creed. Say: Lo! the guidance of Allah (Himself) is Guidance. And i f thou shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, th en wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting guardian nor helper. 002.121 Those unto whom We have given the Scripture, who read it with the right reading, those believe in it. And whoso disbelieveth in it, those are they who are the losers. 002.122 O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures. 002.123 And guard (yourselves) against a day when no soul will in aught avail another, nor will compensation be accepted from it, nor will intercession be of use to it; nor will they be helped. 002.124 And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind. (Abrah am) said: And of my offspring (will there be leaders) ? He said: My covenant includ eth not wrong-doers. 002.125 And when We made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and sanctuary, (saying): Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stoo d (to pray). And We imposed a duty upon Abraham and Ishmael, (saying): Purify My house for those who go around and those who meditate therein and those who bow down and prostrate themselves (in worship). 002.126 And when Abraham prayed: My Lord! Make this a region of security and bestow upon its people fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Da y, He answered: As for him who disbelieveth, I shall leave him in contentment for a w hile, then I shall compel him to the doom of Fire - a hapless journey's end! 002.127 And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, ar t the Hearer, the Knower. 002.128 Our Lord! And make us submissive unto Thee and of our seed a nation submissive unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and relent toward us. Lo ! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting, the Merciful. 002.129 Our Lord! And raise up in their midst a messenger from among them who shall recite unto them Thy revelations, and shall instruct them in the Scriptur e and in wisdom and shall make them grow. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, Wise. 002.130 And who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himsel f ? Verily We chose him in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he is among the righteous. 002.131 When his Lord said unto him: Surrender! he said: I have surrendered to the Lord of the Worlds. 002.132 The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons, and also Jacob, (saying): O my sons! Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) religion; therefore die not save as men who have surrendered (unto Him). 002.133 Or were ye present when death came to Jacob, when he said unto his sons : What will ye worship after me ? They said: We shall worship thy God, the God of thy fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, One God, and unto Him we have surrendered. 002.134 Those are a people who have passed away. Theirs is that which they earn ed, and yours is that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do. 002.135 And they say: Be Jews or Christians, then ye will be rightly guided. Sa y (unto them, O Muhammad): Nay, but (we follow) the religion of Abraham, the upright, and he was not of the idolaters. 002.136 Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and th e tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets re ceived from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we ha ve surrendered. 002.137 And if they believe in the like of that which ye believe, then are they rightly guided. But if they turn away, then are they in schism, and Allah will suffice thee (for defence) against them. He is the Hearer, the Knower. 002.138 (We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colour ing. We are His worshippers. 002.139 Say (unto the People of the Scripture): Dispute ye with us concerning A llah when He is our Lord and your Lord ? Ours are our works and yours your works. We look to Him alone. 002.140 Or say ye that Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the trib es were Jews or Christians ? Say: Do ye know best, or doth Allah ? And who is more unjust than he who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah ? Allah is not unaware of what ye do. 002.141 Those are a people who have passed away; theirs is that which they earn ed and yours that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do. 002.142 The foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them from the qibl ah which they formerly observed ? Say: Unto Allah belong the East and the West. He guideth whom He will unto a straight path. 002.143 Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you. And We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We might know him who followeth the messenger, from him who turneth on his heels. In truth it was a h ard (test) save for those whom Allah guided. But it was not Allah's purpose that yo ur faith should be in vain, for Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful toward mankind. 002.144 We have seen the turning of thy face to heaven (for guidance, O Muhammad). And now verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is dear to thee. So turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship, and ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when ye pray) toward it. L o! Those who have received the Scripture know that (this revelation) is the Truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do. 002.145 And even if thou broughtest unto those who have received the Scripture all kinds of portents, they would not follow thy qiblah, nor canst thou be a follow er of their qiblah; nor are some of them followers of the qiblah of others. And if th ou shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, th en surely wert thou of the evil-doers. 002.146 Those unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation) as th ey recognise their sons. But lo! a party of them knowingly conceal the truth. 002.147 It is the Truth from thy Lord (O Muhammad), so be not thou of those who waver. 002.148 And each one hath a goal toward which he turneth; so vie with one anoth er in good works. Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. 002.149 And whencesoever thou comest forth (for prayer, O Muhammad) turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship. Lo! it is the Truth from thy Lord. Allah is not unaware of what ye do. 002.150 Whencesoever thou comest forth turn thy face toward the Inviolable Plac e of Worship; and wheresoever ye may be (O Muslims) turn your faces toward it (when ye pray) so that men may have no argument against you, save such of them as do injustice - Fear them not, but fear Me! - and so that I may complete My grace u pon you, and that ye may be guided. 002.151 Even as We have sent unto you a messenger from among you, who reciteth unto you Our revelations and causeth you to grow, and teacheth you the Scriptur e and wisdom, and teacheth you that which ye knew not. 002.152 Therefore remember Me, I will remember you. Give thanks to Me, and reje ct not Me. 002.153 O ye who believe! Seek help in steadfastness and prayer. Lo! Allah is w ith the steadfast. 002.154 And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not. 002.155 And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast, 002.156 Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! un to Him we are returning. 002.157 Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such ar e the rightly guided. 002.158 Lo! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the indications of Allah. It is therefore no sin for him who is on pilgrimage to the House (of God ) or visiteth it, to go around them (as the pagan custom is). And he who doeth good of his own accord, (for him) lo! Allah is Responsive, Aware. 002.159 Lo! Those who hide the proofs and the guidance which We revealed, after We had made it clear to mankind in the Scripture: such are accursed of Allah an d accursed of those who have the power to curse. 002.160 Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful. 002.161 Lo! Those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers; on them is the curse of Allah and of angels and of men combined. 002.162 They ever dwell therein. The doom will not be lightened for them, neith er will they be reprieved. 002.163 Your God is One God; there is no God save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 002.164 Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth aft er its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of th e winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth: are signs (of Allah's Soverei gnty) for people who have sense. 002.165 Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) - those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment! 002.166 (On the day) when those who were followed disown those who followed (them), and they behold the doom, and all their aims collapse with them. 002.167 And those who were but followers will say: If a return were possible fo r us, we would disown them even as they have disowned us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire. 002.168 O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you. 002.169 He enjoineth upon you only the evil and the foul, and that ye should te ll concerning Allah that which ye know not. 002.170 And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, t hey say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathe rs were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance ? 002.171 The likeness of those who disbelieve (in relation to the messenger) is as the likeness of one who calleth unto that which heareth naught except a shout and c ry. Deaf, dumb, blind, therefore they have no sense. 002.172 O ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you , and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He Whom ye worship. 002.173 He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and swineflesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah. But he who is driven by necessity, neither craving nor transgressing, it is no sin for him. L o! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 002.174 Lo! those who hide aught of the Scripture which Allah hath revealed an d purchase a small gain therewith, they eat into their bellies nothing else than fire. Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom. 002.175 Those are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, and torment at the price of pardon. How constant are they in their strife to reach the Fire! 002.176 That is because Allah hath revealed the Scripture with the truth. Lo! t hose who find (a cause of) disagreement in the Scripture are in open schism. 002.177 It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the Wes t; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and tim e of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the God-fearing. 002.178 O ye who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of th e murdered; the freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the fem ale for the female. And for him who is forgiven somewhat by his (injured) brother, prosecution according to usage and payment unto him in kindness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. He who transgresseth after this will ha ve a painful doom. 002.179 And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil). 002.180 It is prescribed for you, when death approacheth one of you, if he leav e wealth, that he bequeath unto parents and near relatives in kindness. (This is) a duty for all those who ward off (evil). 002.181 And whoso changeth (the will) after he hath heard it - the sin thereof is only upon those who change it. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower. 002.182 But he who feareth from a testator some unjust or sinful clause, and ma keth peace between the parties, (it shall be) no sin for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving , Merciful. 002.183 O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, even as it was prescri bed for those before you, that ye may ward off (evil); 002.184 (Fast) a certain number of days; and (for) him who is sick among you, o r on a journey, (the same) number of other days; and for those who can afford it the re is a ransom: the feeding of a man in need - but whoso doeth good of his own accord, it is better for him: and that ye fast is better for you if ye did but know - 002.185 The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wron g). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you i s sick or on a journey, (let him fast the same) number of other days. Allah desir eth for you ease; He desireth not hardship for you; and (He desireth) that ye should co mplete the period, and that ye should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that peradventure ye may be thankful. 002.186 And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh . I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright. 002.187 It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are raiment for you and ye are raiment for them. Allah is Aware that ye we re deceiving yourselves in this respect and He hath turned in mercy toward you and relieved you. So hold intercourse with them and seek that which Allah hath orda ined for you, and eat and drink until the white thread becometh distinct to you from the black thread of the dawn. Then strictly observe the fast till nightfall and tou ch them not, but be at your devotions in the mosques. These are the limits imposed by A llah, so approach them not. Thus Allah expoundeth His revelation to mankind that they may ward off (evil). 002.188 And eat not up your property among yourselves in vanity, nor seek by it to gain the hearing of the judges that ye may knowingly devour a portion of the pr operty of others wrongfully. 002.189 They ask thee, (O Muhammad), of new moons, say: They are fixed seasons for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not righteousness that ye go to house s by the backs thereof (as do the idolaters at certain seasons), but the righteous man i s he who wardeth off (evil). So go to houses by the gates thereof, and observe your duty to Allah, that ye may be successful. 002.190 Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begi n not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors. 002.191 And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight n ot with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers. 002.192 But if they desist, then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 002.193 And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah. But if they desist, then let there be no hostility except against wrong-doers. 002.194 The forbidden month for the forbidden month, and forbidden things in retaliation. And one who attacketh you, attack him in like manner as he attacke d you. Observe your duty to Allah, and know that Allah is with those who ward off (evi l). 002.195 Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own h ands to ruin; and do good. Lo! Allah loveth the beneficent. 002.196 Perform the pilgrimage and the visit (to Makka) for Allah. And if ye ar e prevented, then send such gifts as can be obtained with ease, and shave not you r heads until the gifts have reached their destination. And whoever among you is sick or hath an ailment of the head must pay a ransom of fasting or almsgiving or of fering. And if ye are in safety, then whosoever contenteth himself with the visit for t he pilgrimage (shall give) such gifts as can be had with ease. And whosoever canno t find (such gifts), then a fast of three days while on the pilgrimage, and of seven w hen ye have returned; that is, ten in all. That is for him whoso folk are not present at the Inviolable Place of Worship. Observe your duty to Allah, and know that Allah is severe in punishment. 002.197 The pilgrimage is (in) the well-known months, and whoever is minded to perform the pilgrimage therein (let him remember that) there is (to be) no lewd ness nor abuse nor angry conversation on the pilgrimage. And whatsoever good ye do Allah knoweth it. So make provision for yourselves (Hereafter); for the best provision is to ward off evil. Therefore keep your duty unto Me, O men of understanding. 002.198 It is no sin for you that ye seek the bounty of your Lord (by trading). But, when ye press on in the multitude from 'Arafat, remember Allah by the sacred monument. Remember Him as He hath guided you, although before ye were of those astray. 002.199 Then hasten onward from the place whence the multitude hasteneth onward , and ask forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 002.200 And when ye have completed your devotions, then remember Allah as ye remember your fathers or with a more lively remembrance. But of mankind is he w ho saith: "Our Lord! Give unto us in the world," and he hath no portion in the Her eafter. 002.201 And of them (also) is he who saith: "Our Lord! Give unto us in the worl d that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and guard us from the do om of Fire." 002.202 For them there is in store a goodly portion out of that which they have earned. Allah is swift at reckoning. 002.203 Remember Allah through the appointed days. Then whoso hasteneth (his departure) by two days, it is no sin for him, and whoso delayeth, it is no sin for him; that is for him who wardeth off (evil). Be careful of your duty to Allah, and k now that unto Him ye will be gathered. 002.204 And of mankind there is he whoso conversation on the life of this world pleaseth thee (Muhammad), and he calleth Allah to witness as to that which is i n his heart; yet he is the most rigid of opponents. 002.205 And when he turneth away (from thee) his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle; and Allah loveth not mischief. 002.206 And when it is said unto him: Be careful of thy duty to Allah, pride ta keth him to sin. Hell will settle his account, an evil resting-place. 002.207 And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the pleasure of Al lah; and Allah hath compassion on (His) bondmen. 002.208 O ye who believe! Come, all of you, into submission (unto Him); and fol low not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you. 002.209 And if ye slide back after the clear proofs have come unto you, then kn ow that Allah is Mighty, Wise. 002.210 Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with the angels ? Then the case would be already judged. All cases go back to Allah (for judgment). 002.211 Ask of the Children of Israel how many a clear revelation We gave them! He who altereth the grace of Allah after it hath come unto him (for him), lo! Alla h is severe in punishment. 002.212 Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve; they make a jest of the believers. But those who keep their duty to Allah will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will. 002.213 Mankind were one community, and Allah sent (unto them) prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the Scripture wi th the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning that wherein they differed . And only those unto whom (the Scripture) was given differed concerning it, after cl ear proofs had come unto them, through hatred one of another. And Allah by His Will guided those who believe unto the truth of that concerning which they differed. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path. 002.214 Or think ye that ye will enter paradise while yet there hath not come u nto you the like of (that which came to) those who passed away before you ? Affliction and adversity befell them, they were shaken as with earthquake, till the messenger (of Allah) and those who believed along with him said: When cometh Allah's help ? N ow surely Allah's help is nigh. 002.215 They ask thee, (O Muhammad), what they shall spend. Say: that which ye spend for good (must go) to parents and near kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer. And whatsoever good ye do, lo! Allah is Aware of it. 002.216 Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a th ing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not. 002.217 They question thee (O Muhammad) with regard to warfare in the sacred month. Say: Warfare therein is a great (transgression), but to turn (men) from the way of Allah, and to disbelieve in Him and in the Inviolable Place of Worship, and to expel His people thence, is a greater with Allah; for persecution is worse than killing. And they will not cease from fighting against you till they have made you reneg ades from your religion, if they can. And whoso becometh a renegade and dieth in his disbelief: such are they whose works have fallen both in the world and the Here after. Such are rightful owners of the Fire: they will abide therein. 002.218 Lo! those who believe, and those who emigrate (to escape the persecutio n) and strive in the way of Allah, these have hope of Allah's mercy. Allah is Forg iving, Merciful. 002.219 They question thee about strong drink and games of chance. Say: In both is great sin, and (some) utility for men; but the sin of them is greater than thei r usefulness. And they ask thee what they ought to spend. Say: that which is superfluous. Thus Allah maketh plain to you (His) revelations, that haply ye ma y reflect. 002.220 Upon the world and the Hereafter. And they question thee concerning orphans. Say: To improve their lot is best. And if ye mingle your affairs with theirs, then (they are) your brothers. Allah knoweth him who spoileth from him who improveth. Had Allah willed He could have overburdened you. Allah is Mighty, Wise. 002.221 Wed not idolatresses till they believe; for lo! a believing bondwoman i s better than an idolatress though she please you; and give not your daughters in marriage to idolaters till they believe, for lo! a believing slave is better th an an idolater though he please you. These invite unto the Fire, and Allah inviteth u nto the Garden, and unto forgiveness by His grace, and expoundeth His revelations to mankind that haply they may remember. 002.222 They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such times and go not in unto them till they are cleansed. And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah hath enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and loveth those who have a care for cleanness. 002.223 Your women are a tilth for you (to cultivate) so go to your tilth as ye will, and send (good deeds) before you for your souls, and fear Allah, and know that ye will (one day) meet Him. Give glad tidings to believers, (O Muhammad). 002.224 And make not Allah, by your oaths, a hindrance to your being righteous and observing your duty unto Him and making peace among mankind. Allah is Hearer, Knower. 002.225 Allah will not take you to task for that which is unintentional in you r oaths. But He will take you to task for that which your hearts have garnered. Allah is Forgiving, Clement. 002.226 Those who forswear their wives must wait four months; then, if they cha nge their mind, lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 002.227 And if they decide upon divorce (let them remember that) Allah is Heare r, Knower. 002.228 Women who are divorced shall wait, keeping themselves apart, three (monthly) courses. And it is not lawful for them that they should conceal that which Allah hath created in their wombs if they are believers in Allah and the Last D ay. And their husbands would do better to take them back in that case if they desire a reconciliation. And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over the m in kindness, and men are a degree above them. Allah is Mighty, Wise. 002.229 Divorce must be pronounced twice and then (a woman) must be retained in honour or released in kindness. And it is not lawful for you that ye take from women aught of that which ye have given them; except (in the case) when both fear tha t they may not be able to keep within the limits (imposed by) Allah. And if ye fear th at they may not be able to keep the limits of Allah, in that case it is no sin for eith er of them if the woman ransom herself. These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Transgres s them not. For whoso transgresseth Allah's limits: such are wrong-doers. 002.230 And if he hath divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful un to him thereafter until she hath wedded another husband. Then if he (the other husband ) divorce her it is no sin for both of them that they come together again if they consider that they are able to observe the limits of Allah. These are the limits of Alla h. He manifesteth them for people who have knowledge. 002.231 When ye have divorced women, and they have reached their term, then ret ain them in kindness or release them in kindness. Retain them not to their hurt so that ye transgress (the limits). He who doeth that hath wronged his soul. Make not the revelations of Allah a laughing-stock (by your behaviour), but remember Allah's grace upon you and that which He hath revealed unto you of the Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He doth exhort you. Observe your duty to Allah and know that Allah is Aware of all things. 002.232 And when ye have divorced women and they reach their term, place not difficulties in the way of their marrying their husbands if it is agreed betwee n them in kindness. This is an admonition for him among you who believeth in Allah and th e Last Day. That is more virtuous for you, and cleaner. Allah knoweth; ye know no t. 002.233 Mothers shall suckle their children for two whole years; (that is) for those who wish to complete the suckling. The duty of feeding and clothing nursing mot hers in a seemly manner is upon the father of the child. No-one should be charged be yond his capacity. A mother should not be made to suffer because of her child, nor s hould he to whom the child is born (be made to suffer) because of his child. And on t he (father's) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the fathe r). If they desire to wean the child by mutual consent and (after) consultation, it is no sin for them; and if ye wish to give your children out to nurse, it is no sin for y ou, provide that ye pay what is due from you in kindness. Observe your duty to Allah, and k now that Allah is Seer of what ye do. 002.234 Such of you as die and leave behind them wives, they (the wives) shall wait, keeping themselves apart, four months and ten days. And when they reach the ter m (prescribed for them) then there is no sin for you in aught that they may do wi th themselves in decency. Allah is informed of what ye do. 002.235 There is no sin for you in that which ye proclaim or hide in your minds concerning your troth with women. Allah knoweth that ye will remember them. But plight not your troth with women except by uttering a recognised form of words. And do not consummate the marriage until (the term) prescribed is run. Know that Al lah knoweth what is in your minds, so beware of Him; and know that Allah is Forgivi ng, Clement. 002.236 It is no sin for you if ye divorce women while yet ye have not touched them, nor appointed unto them a portion. Provide for them, the rich according to his means, and the straitened according to his means, a fair provision. (This is) a bounde n duty for those who do good. 002.237 If ye divorce them before ye have touched them and ye have appointed un to them a portion, then (pay the) half of that which ye appointed, unless they (th e women) agree to forgo it, or he agreeth to forgo it in whose hand is the marria ge tie. To forgo is nearer to piety. And forget not kindness among yourselves. Allah is Seer of what ye do. 002.238 Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up w ith devotion to Allah. 002.239 And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when ye are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you that which (heretofore) ye knew not. 002.240 (In the case of) those of you who are about to die and leave behind the m wives, they should bequeath unto their wives a provision for the year without t urning them out, but if they go out (of their own accord) there is no sin for you in t hat which they do of themselves within their rights. Allah is Mighty, Wise. 002.241 For divorced women a provision in kindness: a duty for those who ward o ff (evil). 002.242 Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations so that ye may understan d. 002.243 Bethink thee (O Muhammad) of those of old, who went forth from their habitations in their thousands, fearing death, and Allah said unto them: Die; a nd then He brought them back to life. Lo! Allah is a Lord of Kindness to mankind, but m ost of mankind give not thanks. 002.244 Fight in the way of Allah, and know that Allah is Hearer, Knower. 002.245 Who is it that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan, so that He may give it increase manifold ? Allah straiteneth and enlargeth. Unto Him ye will return. 002.246 Bethink thee of the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses, how they said unto a prophet whom they had: Set up for us a king and we will fight in Al lah's way. He said: Would ye then refrain from fighting if fighting were prescribed f or you ? They said: Why should we not fight in Allah's way when we have been driven fr om our dwellings with our children ? Yet, when fighting was prescribed for them, t hey turned away, all save a few of them. Allah is aware of evil-doers. 002.247 Their Prophet said unto them: Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a kin g for you. They said: How can he have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is, since he hath not been given wealth enough ? He said: L o! Allah hath chosen him above you, and hath increased him abundantly in wisdom an d stature. Allah bestoweth His Sovereignty on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracin g, All-Knowing. 002.248 And their Prophet said unto them: Lo! the token of his kingdom is that there shall come unto you the ark wherein is peace of reassurance from your Lord, and a remnant of that which the house of Moses and the house of Aaron left behind, th e angels bearing it. Lo! herein shall be a token for you if (in truth) ye are bel ievers. 002.249 And when Saul set out with the army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by (the ordeal of) a river. Whosoever therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me, and whosoever tasteth it not he is of me, save him who taketh (thereof) in the holl ow of his hand. But they drank thereof, all save a few of them. And after he had cros sed (the river), he and those who believed with him, they said: We have no power this da y against Goliath and his hosts. But those who knew that they would meet Allah exclaimed: How many a little company hath overcome a mighty host by Allah's leave! Allah is with the steadfast. 002.250 And when they went into the field against Goliath and his hosts they sa id: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help agai nst the disbelieving folk. 002.251 So they routed them by Allah's leave and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of that which He willeth. And if All ah had not repelled some men by others the earth would have been corrupted. But Al lah is a Lord of Kindness to (His) creatures. 002.252 These are the portents of Allah which We recite unto thee (Muhammad) wi th truth, and lo! thou art of the number of (Our) messengers; 002.253 Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and o f whom there are some unto whom Allah spake, while some of them He exalted (above others) in degree; and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) and We supported him with the holy Spirit. And if Allah had so wil ed it, those who followed after them would not have fought one with another after the clear proofs had come unto them. But they differed, some of them believing and some disbelieving. And if Allah had so willed it, they would not have fought one wit h another; but Allah doeth what He will. 002.254 O ye who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you ere a da y come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers. 002.255 Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumbe r nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His lea ve ? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Subl ime, the Tremendous. 002.256 There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth d istinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath gras ped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower. 002.257 Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false de ities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fir e. They will abide therein. 002.258 Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Ab raham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to com e up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing fo lk. 002.259 Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which h ad fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life afte r its death ? And Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried ? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at th y food and drink which have not rotted! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make thee a token unto mankind, look at the bones, how We adjust them and then cover them w ith flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he said: I know now that Al lah is Able to do all things. 002.260 And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe ? Abraham said: Yea, bu t (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then c all them, they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise. 002.261 The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the l ikeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah givet h increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. 002.262 Those who spend their wealth for the cause of Allah and afterward make not reproach and injury to follow that which they have spent; their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them, neither shall they grieve. 002.263 A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by inju ry. Allah is Absolute, Clement. 002.264 O ye who believe! Render not vain your almsgiving by reproach and injur y, like him who spendeth his wealth only to be seen of men and believeth not in Al lah and the Last Day. His likeness is as the likeness of a rock whereon is dust of earth; a rainstorm smiteth it, leaving it smooth and bare. They have no control of aught of that which they have gained. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk. 002.265 And the likeness of those who spend their wealth in search of Allah's pleasure, and for the strengthening of their souls, is as the likeness of a gar den on a height. The rainstorm smiteth it and it bringeth forth its fruit twofold. And i f the rainstorm smite it not, then the shower. Allah is Seer of what ye do. 002.266 Would any of you like to have a garden of palm-trees and vines, with ri vers flowing underneath it, with all kinds of fruit for him therein; and old age hat h stricken him and he hath feeble offspring; and a fiery whirlwind striketh it and it is ( all) consumed by fire. Thus Allah maketh plain His revelations unto you, in order th at ye may give thought. 002.267 O ye who believe! Spend of the good things which ye have earned, and of that which We bring forth from the earth for you, and seek not the bad (with in tent) to spend thereof (in charity) when ye would not take it for yourselves save with d isdain; and know that Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise. 002.268 The devil promiseth you destitution and enjoineth on you lewdness. But Allah promiseth you forgiveness from Himself with bounty. Allah is All-Embracin g, All-knowing. 002.269 He giveth wisdom unto whom He will, and he unto whom wisdom is given, he truly hath received abundant good. But none remember except men of understanding. 002.270 Whatever alms ye spend or vow ye vow, lo! Allah knoweth it. Wrong-doers have no helpers. 002.271 If ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give i t to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of your ill-deeds. All ah is Informed of what ye do. 002.272 The guiding of them is not thy duty (O Muhammad), but Allah guideth whom He will. And whatsoever good thing ye spend, it is for yourselves, when ye spend not save in search of Allah's Countenance; and whatsoever good thing ye spend, it will be repaid to you in full, and ye will not be wronged. 002.273 (Alms are) for the poor who are straitened for the cause of Allah, who cannot travel in the land (for trade). The unthinking man accounteth them wealthy beca use of their restraint. Thou shalt know them by their mark: They do not beg of men wit h importunity. And whatsoever good thing ye spend, lo! Allah knoweth it. 002.274 Those who spend their wealth by night and day, by stealth and openly, v erily their reward is with their Lord, and their shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 002.275 Those who swallow usury cannot rise up save as he ariseth whom the devi l hath prostrated by (his) touch. That is because they say: Trade is just like us ury; whereas Allah permitteth trading and forbiddeth usury. He unto whom an admoniti on from his Lord cometh, and (he) refraineth (in obedience thereto), he shall keep (the profits of) that which is past, and his affair (henceforth) is with Allah. As f or him who returneth (to usury) - Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide th erein. 002.276 Allah hath blighted usury and made almsgiving fruitful. Allah loveth no t the impious and guilty. 002.277 Lo! those who believe and do good works and establish worship and pay t he poor-due, their reward is with their Lord and there shall no fear come upon the m neither shall they grieve. 002.278 O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah, and give up what remainet h (due to you) from usury, if ye are (in truth) believers. 002.279 And if ye do not, then be warned of war (against you) from Allah and Hi s messenger. And if ye repent, then ye have your principal (without interest). Wr ong not, and ye shall not be wronged. 002.280 And if the debtor is in straitened circumstances, then (let there be) postponement to (the time of) ease; and that ye remit the debt as almsgiving wo uld be better for you if ye did but know. 002.281 And guard yourselves against a day in which ye will be brought back to Allah. Then every soul will be paid in full that which it hath earned, and they will not be wronged. 002.282 002.283 If ye be on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then a pledge in hand ( shall suffice). And if one of you entrusteth to another let him who is trusted delive r up that which is entrusted to him (according to the pact between them) and let him obse rve his duty to Allah his Lord. Hide not testimony. He who hideth it, verily his he art is sinful. Allah is Aware of what ye do. 002.284 Unto Allah (belongeth) whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is i n the earth; and whether ye make known what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will b ring you to account for it. He will forgive whom He will and He will punish whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things. 002.285 The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers - We make no distinction between any of His messengers - and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, ou r Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying. 002.286 Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou dids t lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the stren gth to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and g ive us victory over the disbelieving folk. 003.001 Alim. Lam. Mim. 003.002 Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. 003.003 He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirm ing that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gosp el. 003.004 Aforetime, for a guidance to mankind; and hath revealed the Criterion ( of right and wrong). Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, theirs wil l be a heavy doom. Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong). 003.005 Lo! nothing in the earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah. 003.006 He it is Who fashioneth you in the wombs as pleaseth Him. There is no G od save Him, the Almighty, the Wise. 003.007 He it is Who hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein a re clear revelations - they are the substance of the Book - and others (which are) allegorical. But those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to cause) dissension by seeking to explain it. None knowet h its explanation save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe therein; the whole is from our Lord; but only men of understanding really heed. 003.008 Our Lord! Cause not our hearts to stray after Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Thy Presence. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Bestower. 003.009 Our Lord! Lo! it is Thou Who gatherest mankind together to a Day of whi ch there is no doubt. Lo! Allah faileth not to keep the tryst. 003.010 (On that Day) neither the riches nor the progeny of those who disbeliev e will aught avail them with Allah. They will be fuel for Fire. 003.011 Like Pharaoh's folk and those who were before them, they disbelieved Ou r revelations and so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in punishment. 003.012 Say (O Muhammad) unto those who disbelieve: Ye shall be overcome and gathered unto Hell, an evil resting-place. 003.013 There was a token for you in two hosts which met: one army fighting in the way of Allah, and another disbelieving, whom they saw as twice their number, clearly, with their very eyes. Thus Allah strengtheneth with His succour whom H e will. Lo! herein verily is a lesson for those who have eyes. 003.014 Beautified for mankind is love of the joys (that come) from women and offspring; and stored-up heaps of gold and silver, and horses branded (with the ir mark), and cattle and land. That is comfort of the life of the world. Allah! Wi th Him is a more excellent abode. 003.015 Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that ? For those who k eep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein th ey will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of H is bondmen, 003.016 Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and gua rd us from the punishment of Fire; 003.017 The steadfast, and the truthful, and the obedient, those who spend (and hoard not), those who pray for pardon in the watches of the night. 003.018 Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no God save Him. And the angel s and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no God save Him the Almighty, the Wise. 003.019 Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto t hem, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of A llah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning. 003.020 And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered ? If t hey surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it i s thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen. 003.021 Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophet s wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom. 003.022 Those are they whose works have failed in the world and the Hereafter; and they have no helpers. 003.023 Hast thou not seen how those who have received a portion of the Scriptu re invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that it may judge between the m; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to it) ? 003.024 That is because they say: The Fire will not touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath deceived them regarding their reli gion. 003.025 How (will it be with them) when We have brought them all together to a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full what it hath e arned, and they will not be wronged. 003.026 Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things. 003.027 Thou causest the night to pass into the day, and Thou causest the day t o pass into the night. And Thou bringest forth the living from the dead, and Thou brin gest forth the dead from the living. And Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou chooses t, without stint. 003.028 Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that y e but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying. 003.029 Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is in your breasts or rev eal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things. 003.030 On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that ther e might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen. 003.031 Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 003.032 Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah lov eth not the disbelievers (in His guidance). 003.033 Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of 'Imran above (all His) creatures. 003.034 They were descendants one of another. Allah is Hearer, Knower. 003.035 (Remember) when the wife of 'Imran said: My Lord! I have vowed unto Thee that which is in my belly as a consecrated (offering). Accept it from me. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower! 003.036 And when she was delivered she said: My Lord! Lo! I am delivered of a female - Allah knew best of what she was delivered - the male is not as the fem ale; and lo! I have named her Mary, and lo! I crave Thy protection for her and for h er offspring from Satan the outcast. 003.037 And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah went into th e sanctuary where she was, he found that she had food. He said: O Mary! Whence cometh unto thee this (food) ? She answered: It is from Allah. Allah giveth wit hout stint to whom He will. 003.038 Then Zachariah prayed unto his Lord and said: My Lord! Bestow upon me o f Thy bounty goodly offspring. Lo! Thou art the Hearer of Prayer. 003.039 And the angels called to him as he stood praying in the sanctuary: Alla h giveth thee glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John, (who cometh) to confirm a word from Allah lordly, chaste, a prophet of the righteous. 003.040 He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when age hath overtaken me already and my wife is barren ? (The angel) answered: So (it will be). Allah do eth what He will. 003.041 He said: My Lord! Appoint a token for me. (The angel) said: The token u nto thee (shall be) that thou shalt not speak unto mankind three days except by sig ns. Remember thy Lord much, and praise (Him) in the early hours of night and mornin g. 003.042 And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation. 003.043 O Mary! Be obedient to thy Lord, prostrate thyself and bow with those w ho bow (in worship). 003.044 This is of the tidings of things hidden. We reveal it unto thee (Muhamm ad). Thou wast not present with them when they threw their pens (to know) which of t hem should be the guardian of Mary, nor wast thou present with them when they quarrelled (thereupon). 003.045 (And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). 003.046 He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is of the righteous. 003.047 She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched m e ? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing , He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. 003.048 And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel, 003.049 And will make him a messenger unto the Children of Israel, (saying): Lo ! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by Allah's leave. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's leave. And I announce unto you what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses. Lo! herein v erily is a portent for you, if ye are to be believers. 003.050 And (I come) confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden unto you. I come unto you with a s ign from your Lord, so keep your duty to Allah and obey me. 003.051 Lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path. 003.052 But when Jesus became conscious of their disbelief, he cried: Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah ? The disciples said: We will be Allah's helpe rs. We believe in Allah, and bear thou witness that we have surrendered (unto Him). 003.053 Our Lord! We believe in that which Thou hast revealed and we follow him whom Thou hast sent. Enrol us among those who witness (to the truth). 003.054 And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers. 003.055 (And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve a nd am setting those who follow thee above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return, and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ. 003.056 As for those who disbelieve I shall chastise them with a heavy chastise ment in the world and the Hereafter; and they will have no helpers. 003.057 And as for those who believe and do good works, He will pay them their wages in full. Allah loveth not wrong-doers. 003.058 This (which) We recite unto thee is a revelation and a wise reminder. 003.059 Lo! the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He cre ated him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is. 003.060 (This is) the truth from thy Lord (O Muhammad), so be not thou of those who waver. 003.061 And whoso disputeth with thee concerning him, after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, say (unto him): Come! We will summon our sons and your son s, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, then we will pray humbly (to our Lord) and (solemnly) invoke the curse of Allah upon those who li e. 003.062 Lo! This verily is the true narrative. There is no God save Allah, and lo! Allah, He verily is, is the Mighty, the Wise. 003.063 And if they turn away, then lo! Allah is Aware of (who are) the corrupt ers. 003.064 Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you : that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him). 003.065 O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him ? Have ye then no sense ? 003.066 Lo! ye are those who argue about that whereof ye have some knowledge: Why then argue ye concerning that whereof ye have no knowledge ? Allah knoweth. Ye know not. 003.067 Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man w ho had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters. 003.068 Lo! those of mankind who have the best claim to Abraham are those who followed him, and this Prophet and those who believe (with him); and Allah is t he Protecting Guardian of the believers. 003.069 A party of the People of the Scripture long to make you go astray; and they make none to go astray except themselves, but they perceive not. 003.070 O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve ye in the revelations of Alla h, when ye (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth) ? 003.071 O People of the Scripture! Why confound ye truth with falsehood and knowingly conceal the truth ? 003.072 And a party of the People of the Scripture say: Believe in that which h ath been revealed unto those who believe at the opening of the day, and disbelieve at the end thereof, in order that they may return; 003.073 And believe not save in one who followeth your religion - Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the guidance is Allah's Guidance - that anyone is given the like of that which was given unto you or that they may argue with you in the presence o f their Lord. Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the bounty is in Allah's hand. He bestoweth i t on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. 003.074 He selecteth for His mercy whom He will. Allah is of Infinite Bounty. 003.075 Among the People of the Scripture there is he who, if thou trust him wi th a weight of treasure, will return it to thee. And among them there is he who, if thou trust him with a piece of gold, will not return it to thee unless thou keep sta nding over him. That is because they say: We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a li e concerning Allah knowingly. 003.076 Nay, but (the chosen of Allah is) he who fulfilleth his pledge and ward eth off (evil); for lo! Allah loveth those who ward off (evil). 003.077 Lo! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths, they have no portion in the Hereafter. Allah will neither speak to them nor look upon them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. Theirs will b e a painful doom. 003.078 And lo! there is a party of them who distort the Scripture with their t ongues, that ye may think that what they say is from the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture. And they say: It is from Allah, when it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly. 003.079 It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood that he should afterwards have said un to mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithf ul servants of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and o f your constant study thereof. 003.080 And he commanded you not that ye should take the angels and the prophet s for lords. Would he command you to disbelieve after ye had surrendered (to Alla h) ? 003.081 When Allah made (His) covenant with the prophets, (He said): Behold tha t which I have given you of the Scripture and knowledge. And afterward there will come unto you a messenger, confirming that which ye possess. Ye shall believe i n him and ye shall help him. He said: Do ye agree, and will ye take up My burden (which I lay upon you) in this (matter) ? They answered: We agree. He said: The n bear ye witness. I will be a witness with you. 003.082 Then whosoever after this shall turn away: they will be miscreants. 003.083 Seek they other than the religion of Allah, when unto Him submitteth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and unto H im they will be returned. 003.084 Say (O Muhammad): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto u s and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and th e tribes, and that which was vouchsafed unto Moses and Jesus and the prophets fro m their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered. 003.085 And whoso seeketh as religion other than the Surrender (to Allah) it wi ll not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the Hereafter. 003.086 How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and ( after) they bore witness that the messenger is true and after clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) had come unto them. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 003.087 As for such, their guerdon is that on them rests the curse of Allah and of angels and of men combined. 003.088 They will abide therein. Their doom will not be lightened, neither will they be reprieved; 003.089 Save those who afterward repent and do right. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 003.090 Lo! those who disbelieve after their (profession of) belief, and afterw ard grow violent in disbelief: their repentance will not be accepted. And such are those who are astray. 003.091 Lo! those who disbelieve, and die in disbelief, the (whole) earth full of gold would not be accepted from such an one if it were offered as a ransom (for his soul). Theirs will be a painful doom and they will have no helpers. 003.092 Ye will not attain unto piety until ye spend of that which ye love. And whatsoever ye spend, Allah is Aware thereof. 003.093 All food was lawful unto the Children of Israel, save that which Israel forbade himself, (in days) before the Torah was revealed. Say: Produce the Tora h and read it (unto us) if ye are truthful. 003.094 And whoever shall invent a falsehood after that concerning Allah, such will be wrong-doers. 003.095 Say: Allah speaketh truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, the uprig ht. He was not of the idolaters. 003.096 Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for mankind was that at Becca, a bles sed place, a guidance to the peoples; 003.097 Wherein are plain memorials (of Allah's guidance); the place where Abraham stood up to pray; and whosoever entereth it is safe. And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto Allah for mankind, for him who can find a way thither. As for him who disbelieveth, (let him know that) lo! Allah is Independent of (all) cre atures. 003.098 Say: O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve ye in the revelations of Allah, when Allah (Himself) is Witness of what ye do ? 003.099 Say: O People of the Scripture! Why drive ye back believers from the wa y of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, when ye are witnesses (to Allah's guidance) ? Allah is not unaware of what ye do. 003.100 O ye who believe! If ye obey a party of those who have received the Scripture they will make you disbelievers after your belief. 003.101 How can ye disbelieve, when it is ye unto whom Allah's revelations are recited, and His messenger is in your midst ? He who holdeth fast to Allah, he indeed is guided unto a right path. 003.102 O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him) 003.103 And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not s eparate. And remember Allah's favour unto you: How ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus A llah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided, 003.104 And there may spring from you a nation who invite to goodness, and enjo in right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are they who are successful. 003.105 And be ye not as those who separated and disputed after the clear proof s had come unto them. For such there is an awful doom, 003.106 On the Day when (some) faces will be whitened and (some) faces will be blackened; and as for those whose faces have been blackened, it will be said un to them: Disbelieved ye after your (profession of) belief ? Then taste the punishm ent for that ye disbelieved. 003.107 And as for those whose faces have been whitened, in the mercy of Allah they dwell for ever. 003.108 These are revelations of Allah. We recite them unto thee in truth. Alla h willeth no injustice to (His) creatures. 003.109 Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; and unto Allah all things are returned. 003.110 Ye are the best community that hath been raised up for mankind. Ye enjo in right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe in Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed it had been better for them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are evil-livers. 003.111 They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped. 003.112 Ignominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save (where they grasp) a rope from Allah and a rope from men. They have incurred anger from the ir Lord, and wretchedness is laid upon them. That is because they used to disbelie ve the revelations of Allah, and slew the prophets wrongfully. That is because they we re rebellious and used to transgress. 003.113 They are not all alike. Of the People of the Scripture there is a staun ch community who recite the revelations of Allah in the night season, falling pros trate (before Him). 003.114 They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and enjoin right conduct and fo rbid indecency, and vie one with another in good works. These are of the righteous. 003.115 And whatever good they do, they will not be denied the meed thereof. Al lah is Aware of those who ward off (evil). 003.116 Lo! the riches and the progeny of those who disbelieve will not avail t hem aught against Allah; and such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein. 003.117 The likeness of that which they spend in this life of the world is as t he likeness of a biting, icy wind which smiteth the harvest of a people who have wronged themselves, and devastateth it. Allah wronged them not, but they do wro ng themselves. 003.118 O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed b y (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater. We ha ve made plain for you the revelations if ye will understand. 003.119 Lo! ye are those who love them though they love you not, and ye believe in all the Scripture. When they fall in with you they say: We believe; but when th ey go apart they bite their finger-tips at you, for rage. Say: Perish in your rage! L o! Allah is Aware of what is hidden in (your) breasts. 003.120 If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto them, and if disaster str ike you they rejoice thereat. But if ye persevere and keep from evil their guile will n ever harm you. Lo! Allah is Surrounding what they do. 003.121 And when thou settedst forth at daybreak from thy housefolk to assign t o the believers their positions for the battle, Allah was Hearer, Knower. 003.122 When two parties of you almost fell away, and Allah was their Protectin g Friend. In Allah let believers put their trust. 003.123 Allah had already given you the victory at Badr, when ye were contempti ble. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may be thankful. 003.124 When thou didst say unto the believers: Is it not sufficient for you th at your Lord should support you with three thousand angels sent down (to your help) ? 003.125 Nay, but if ye persevere, and keep from evil, and (the enemy) attack yo u suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand angels sweeping on. 003.126 Allah ordained this only as a message of good cheer for you, and that t hereby your hearts might be at rest - Victory cometh only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise - 003.127 That He may cut off a part of those who disbelieve, or overwhelm them s o that they retire, frustrated. 003.128 It is no concern at all of thee (Muhammad) whether He relent toward the m or punish them; for they are evil-doers. 003.129 Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. He forgiveth whom He will, and punisheth whom He will. Allah is Forgivin g, Merciful. 003.130 O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubling and quadrupling (the sum lent). Observe your duty to Allah, that ye may be successful. 003.131 And ward off (from yourselves) the Fire prepared for disbelievers. 003.132 And obey Allah and the messenger, that ye may find mercy. 003.133 And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a para dise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil ); 003.134 Those who spend (of that which Allah hath given them) in ease and in adversity, those who control their wrath and are forgiving toward mankind; Alla h loveth the good; 003.135 And those who, when they do an evil thing or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins - Who forgiveth sins save Allah on ly ? - and will not knowingly repeat (the wrong) they did. 003.136 The reward of such will be forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever - a bountiful re ward for workers! 003.137 Systems have passed away before you. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for those who did deny (the messengers). 003.138 This is a declaration for mankind, a guidance and an admonition unto th ose who ward off (evil) 003.139 Faint not nor grieve, for ye will overcome them if ye are (indeed) beli evers. 003.140 If ye have received a blow, the (disbelieving) people have received a b low the like thereof. These are (only) the vicissitudes which We cause to follow on e another for mankind, to the end that Allah may know those who believe and may choose witnesses from among you; and Allah loveth not wrong-doers. 003.141 And that Allah may prove those who believe, and may blight the disbelievers. 003.142 Or deemed ye that ye would enter paradise while yet Allah knoweth not those of you who really strive, nor knoweth those (of you) who are steadfast ? 003.143 And verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it (in the field). N ow ye have seen it with your eyes! 003.144 Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels ? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful. 003.145 No soul can ever die except by Allah's leave and at a term appointed. W hoso desireth the reward of the world, We bestow on him thereof; and whoso desireth the reward of the Hereafter, We bestow on him thereof. We shall reward the thankful . 003.146 And with how many a prophet have there been a number of devoted men who fought (beside him). They quailed not for aught that befell them in the way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor were they brought low. Allah loveth the steadfa st. 003.147 Their cry was only that they said: Our Lord! forgive us for our sins an d wasted efforts, make our foothold sure, and give us victory over the disbelievi ng folk. 003.148 So Allah gave them the reward of the world and the good reward of the Hereafter. Allah loveth those whose deeds are good. 003.149 O ye who believe! if ye obey those who disbelieve, they will make you t urn back on your heels, and ye turn back as losers. 003.150 But Allah is your Protector, and He is the Best of Helpers. 003.151 We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve because th ey ascribe unto Allah partners, for which no warrant hath been revealed. Their hab itation is the Fire, and hapless the abode of the wrong-doers. 003.152 Allah verily made good His promise unto you when ye routed them by His leave, until (the moment) when your courage failed you, and ye disagreed about the order and ye disobeyed, after He had shown you that for which ye long. Some of you desired the world, and some of you desired the Hereafter. Therefore He made you flee from them, that He might try you. Yet now He hath forgiven you. Allah is a Lord of Kindness to believers. 003.153 When ye climbed (the hill) and paid no heed to anyone, while the messen ger, in your rear, was calling you (to fight). Therefor He rewarded you grief for (h is) grief, that (He might teach) you not to sorrow either for that which ye missed or for that which befell you. Allah is Informed of what ye do. 003.154 Then, after grief, He sent down security for you. As slumber did it ove rcome a party of you, while (the other) party, who were anxious on their own account, thought wrongly of Allah, the thought of ignorance. They said: Have we any part in the cause ? Say (O Muhammad): The cause belongeth wholly to Allah. They hide within themselves (a thought) which they reveal not unto thee, saying: Had we h ad any part in the cause we should not have been slain here. Say: Even though ye h ad been in your houses, those appointed to be slain would have gone forth to the p laces where they were to lie. (All this hath been) in order that Allah might try what is in your breasts and prove what is in your hearts. Allah is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts (of men). 003.155 Lo! those of you who turned back on the day when the two hosts met, Sat an alone it was who caused them to backslide, because of some of that which they h ave earned. Now Allah hath forgiven them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Clement. 003.156 O ye who believe! Be not as those who disbelieved and said of their bre thren who went abroad in the land or were fighting in the field: If they had been (he re) with us they would not have died or been killed: that Allah may make it anguish in t heir hearts. Allah giveth life and causeth death; and Allah is Seer of what ye do. 003.157 And what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein ? Surely pard on from Allah and mercy are better than all that they amass. 003.158 What though ye be slain or die, when unto Allah ye are gathered ? 003.159 It was by the mercy of Allah that thou wast lenient with them (O Muhammad), for if thou hadst been stern and fierce of heart they would have dispersed from round about thee. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them an d consult with them upon the conduct of affairs. And when thou art resolved, then put thy trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loveth those who put their trust (in Him). 003.160 If Allah is your helper none can overcome you, and if He withdraw His h elp from you, who is there who can help you after Him ? In Allah let believers put their trust. 003.161 It is not for any prophet to embezzle. Whoso embezzleth will bring what he embezzled with him on the Day of Resurrection. Then every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned; and they will not be wronged. 003.162 Is one who followeth the pleasure of Allah as one who hath earned condemnation from Allah, whose habitation is the Fire, a hapless journey's end ? 003.163 There are degrees (of grace and reprobation) with Allah, and Allah is S eer of what they do. 003.164 Allah verily hath shown grace to the believers by sending unto them a messenger of their own who reciteth unto them His revelations, and causeth them to grow, and teacheth them the Scripture and wisdom; although before (he came to them) they were in flagrant error. 003.165 And was it so, when a disaster smote you, though ye had smitten (them w ith a disaster) twice (as great), that ye said: How is this ? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): It is from yourselves. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. 003.166 That which befell you, on the day when the two armies met, was by permission of Allah; that He might know the true believers; 003.167 And that He might know the hypocrites, unto whom it was said: Come, fig ht in the way of Allah, or defend yourselves. They answered: If we knew aught of fighting we would follow you. On that day they were nearer disbelief than faith . They utter with their mouths a thing which is not in their hearts. Allah is Best Aw are of what they hide. 003.168 Those who, while they sat at home, said of their brethren (who were fig hting for the cause of Allah): If they had been guided by us they would not have been slain. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Then avert death from yourselves if ye are truthfu l. 003.169 Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, th ey are living. With their Lord they have provision. 003.170 Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are le ft behind: That there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 003.171 They rejoice because of favour from Allah and kindness, and that Allah wasteth not the wage of the believers. 003.172 As for those who heard the call of Allah and His messenger after the ha rm befell them (in the fight); for such of them as do right and ward off (evil), t here is great reward. 003.173 Those unto whom men said: Lo! the people have gathered against you, therefor fear them. (The threat of danger) but increased the faith of them and they cried: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust! 003.174 So they returned with grace and favour from Allah, and no harm touched them. They followed the good pleasure of Allah, and Allah is of Infinite Bounty . 003.175 It is only the devil who would make (men) fear his partisans. Fear them not; fear Me, if ye are true believers. 003.176 Let not their conduct grieve thee, who run easily to disbelief, for lo! they injure Allah not at all. It is Allah's Will to assign them no portion in the He reafter, and theirs will be an awful doom. 003.177 Those who purchase disbelief at the price of faith harm Allah not at al l, but theirs will be a painful doom. 003.178 And let not those who disbelieve imagine that the rein We give them bod eth good unto their souls. We only give them rein that they may grow in sinfulness. And theirs will be a shameful doom. 003.179 It is not (the purpose) of Allah to leave you in your present state til l He shall separate the wicked from the good. And it is not (the purpose of) Allah to let you know the Unseen. But Allah chooseth of His messengers whom He will, (to receive knowledge thereof). So believe in Allah and His messengers. If ye believe and w ard off (evil), yours will be a vast reward. 003.180 And let not those who hoard up that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty think that it is better for them. Nay, it is worse for them. That which they hoard will be their collar on the Day of Resurrection. Allah's is the heri tage of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is Informed of what ye do. 003.181 Verily Allah heard the saying of those who said, (when asked for contributions to the war): "Allah, forsooth, is poor, and we are rich!" We shal l record their saying with their slaying of the prophets wrongfully and We shall say: Ta ste ye the punishment of burning! 003.182 This is on account of that which your own hands have sent before (you t o the judgment). Allah is no oppressor of (His) bondmen. 003.183 (The same are) those who say: Lo! Allah hath charged us that we believe not in any messenger until he bring us an offering which fire (from heaven) shall d evour. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Messengers came unto you before me with miracles, and with that (very miracle) which ye describe. Why then did ye slay them ? (An swer that) if ye are truthful! 003.184 And if they deny thee, even so did they deny messengers who were before thee, who came with miracles and with the Psalms and with the Scripture giving light. 003.185 Every soul will taste of death. And ye will be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly earned. Whoso is removed from the F ire and is made to enter paradise, he indeed is triumphant. The life of this world is but comfort of illusion. 003.186 Assuredly ye will be tried in your property and in your persons, and ye will hear much wrong from those who were given the Scripture before you, and from th e idolaters. But if ye persevere and ward off (evil), then that is of the steadfa st heart of things. 003.187 And (remember) when Allah laid a charge on those who had received the Scripture (He said): Ye are to expound it to mankind and not to hide it. But th ey flung it behind their backs and bought thereby a little gain. Verily evil is that whi ch they have gained thereby. 003.188 Think not that those who exult in what they have given, and love to be praised for what they have not done - Think not, they are in safety from the do om. A painful doom is theirs. 003.189 Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. Alla h is Able to do all things. 003.190 Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the differenc e of night and day are tokens (of His Sovereignty) for men of understanding, 003.191 Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou createdst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of Fire. 003.192 Our Lord! Whom Thou causest to enter the Fire: him indeed Thou hast confounded. For evil-doers there will be no helpers. 003.193 Our Lord! Lo! we have heard a crier calling unto Faith: "Believe ye in your Lord!" So we believed. Our Lord! Therefor forgive us our sins, and remit from u s our evil deeds, and make us die the death of the righteous. 003.194 Our Lord! And give us that which Thou hast promised to us by Thy messengers. Confound us not upon the Day of Resurrection. Lo! Thou breakest not the tryst. 003.195 And their Lord hath heard them (and He saith): Lo! I suffer not the wor k of any worker, male or female, to be lost. Ye proceed one from another. So those w ho fled and were driven forth from their homes and suffered damage for My cause, a nd fought and were slain, verily I shall remit their evil deeds from them and veri ly I shall bring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow - A reward from Allah. And with Allah is the fairest of rewards. 003.196 Let not the vicissitude (of the success) of those who disbelieve, in th e land, deceive thee (O Muhammad). 003.197 It is but a brief comfort. And afterward their habitation will be hell, an ill abode. 003.198 But those who keep their duty to their Lord, for them are Gardens under neath which rivers flow, wherein they will be safe for ever. A gift of welcome from t heir Lord. That which Allah hath in store is better for the righteous. 003.199 And lo! of the People of the Scripture there are some who believe in Al lah and that which is revealed unto you and that which was revealed unto them, humb ling themselves before Allah. They purchase not a trifling gain at the price of the revelations of Allah. Verily their reward is with their Lord. Lo! Allah is swif t to take account. 003.200 O ye who believe! Endure, outdo all others in endurance, be ready, and observe your duty to Allah, in order that ye may succeed. 004.001 O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! A llah hath been a watcher over you. 004.002 Give unto orphans their wealth. Exchange not the good for the bad (in y our management thereof) nor absorb their wealth into your own wealth. Lo! that woul d be a great sin. 004.003 And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of th e women, who seem good to you, two or three or four; and if ye fear that ye canno t do justice (to so many) then one (only) or (the captives) that your right hands po ssess. Thus it is more likely that ye will not do injustice. 004.004 And give unto the women (whom ye marry) free gift of their marriage portions; but if they of their own accord remit unto you a part thereof, then y e are welcome to absorb it (in your wealth). 004.005 Give not unto the foolish (what is in) your (keeping of their) wealth, which Allah hath given you to maintain; but feed and clothe them from it, and speak k indly unto them. 004.006 Prove orphans till they reach the marriageable age; then, if ye find th em of sound judgment, deliver over unto them their fortune; and devour it not by squandering and in haste lest they should grow up Whoso (of the guardians) is r ich, let him abstain generously (from taking of the property of orphans); and whoso is poor let him take thereof in reason (for his guardianship). And when ye deliver up their fortune unto orphans, have (the transaction) witnessed in their presence. Allah sufficeth as a Reckoner. 004.007 Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that which parents and near kindre d leave, whether it be little or much - a legal share. 004.008 And when kinsfolk and orphans and the needy are present at the division (of the heritage), bestow on them therefrom and speak kindly unto them. 004.009 And let those fear (in their behaviour toward orphans) who if they left behind them weak offspring would be afraid for them. So let them mind their duty to Al lah, and speak justly. 004.010 Lo! Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into their bellies, and they will be exposed to burning flame. 004.011 Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than t wo, then theirs is two-thirds of the inheritance, and if there be one (only) then t he half. And to each of his parents a sixth of the inheritance, if he have a son; and if he have no son and his parents are his heirs, then to his mother appertaineth the third ; and if he have brethren, then to his mother appertaineth the sixth, after any legacy h e may have bequeathed, or debt (hath been paid). Your parents and your children: Ye k now not which of them is nearer unto you in usefulness. It is an injunction from Al lah. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise. 004.012 And unto you belongeth a half of that which your wives leave, if they h ave no child; but if they have a child then unto you the fourth of that which they leave, afte r any legacy they may have bequeathed, or debt (they ma y have contracted, hath been paid). And unto them belon geth the fourth of that which ye leave if ye ha ve no ch ild, but if ye have a child then the eighth of that whi ch ye leave, after a ny legacy ye may have bequeathed, o r debt (ye may have contracted, hath been paid). And if a man or a woman have a distant heir (having left neit her parent nor child), and he (or she) have a brother o r a sister (only on the mother's side) then to each of th em twain (the brother and the sister) the sixth, and if they be more than two, then they shall be sharers in the third, after any legacy that may have been bequeat hed or debt (contracted) not injuring (the heirs by wil ling away more than a third of the heritage) hath been 004.013 These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success. 004.014 And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger and transgresseth His limi ts, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his will be a shamef ul doom. 004.015 As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take them or (until) Allah appoint for them a wa y (through new legislation). 004.016 And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both. And if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah is ever relenting, Mercifu l. 004.017 Forgiveness is only incumbent on Allah toward those who do evil in ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to Allah. These are they towa rd whom Allah relenteth. Allah is ever Knower, Wise. 004.018 The forgiveness is not for those who do ill-deeds until, when death att endeth upon one of them, he saith: Lo! I repent now; nor yet for those who die while t hey are disbelievers. For such We have prepared a painful doom. 004.019 O ye who believe! It is not lawful for you forcibly to inherit the wome n (of your deceased kinsmen), nor (that) ye should put constraint upon them that ye m ay take away a part of that which ye have given them, unless they be guilty of fla grant lewdness. But consort with them in kindness, for if ye hate them it may happen that ye hate a thing wherein Allah hath placed much good. 004.020 And if ye wish to exchange one wife for another and ye have given unto one of them a sum of money (however great), take nothing from it. Would ye take it by the way of calumny and open wrong ? 004.021 How can ye take it (back) after one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have taken a strong pledge from you ? 004.022 And marry not those women whom your fathers married, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! it was ever lewdness and abomination, and an evil way. 004.023 Forbidden unto you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your siste rs, and your father's sisters, and your mother's sisters, and your brother's daught ers and your sister's daughters, and your foster-mothers, and your foster-sisters, and your mothers-in-law, and your step-daughters who are under your protection (born) of your women unto whom ye have gone in - but if ye have not gone in unto them, then it is no sin for you (to marry their daughters) - and the wives of your sons who (spr ing) from your own loins. And (it is forbidden unto you) that ye should have two sis ters together, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! A llah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. 004.024 And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) wh om your right hands possess. It is a decree of Allah for you. Lawful unto you are all beyond those mentioned, so that ye seek them with your wealth in honest wedlock , not debauchery. And those of whom ye seek content (by marrying them), give unto them their portions as a duty. And there is no sin for you in what ye do by mut ual agreement after the duty (hath been done). Lo! Allah is ever Knower, Wise. 004.025 And whoso is not able to afford to marry free, believing women, let the m marry from the believing maids whom your right hands possess. Allah knoweth bes t (concerning) your faith. Ye (proceed) one from another; so wed them by permissi on of their folk, and give unto them their portions in kindness, they being honest , not debauched nor of loose conduct. And if when they are honourably married they commit lewdness they shall incur the half of the punishment (prescribed) for fr ee women (in that case). This is for him among you who feareth to commit sin. But to have patience would be better for you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 004.026 Allah would explain to you and guide you by the examples of those who were before you, and would turn to you in mercy. Allah is Knower, Wise. 004.027 And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray. 004.028 Allah would make the burden light for you, for man was created weak. 004.029 O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you. 004.030 Whoso doeth that through aggression and injustice, we shall cast him in to Fire, and that is ever easy for Allah. 004.031 If ye avoid the great (things) which ye are forbidden, We will remit fr om you your evil deeds and make you enter at a noble gate. 004.032 And covet not the thing in which Allah hath made some of you excel othe rs. Unto men a fortune from that which they have earned, and unto women a fortune from that which they have earned. (Envy not one another) but ask Allah of His bounty. Lo! Allah is ever Knower of all things. 004.033 And unto each We have appointed heirs of that which parents and near kindred leave; and as for those with whom your right hands have made a covenant , give them their due. Lo! Allah is ever Witness over all things. 004.034 Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of w omen). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarde d. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo ! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great. 004.035 And if ye fear a breach between them twain (the man and wife), appoint an arbiter from his folk and an arbiter from her folk. If they desire amendment Al lah will make them of one mind. Lo! Allah is ever Knower, Aware. 004.036 And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands posses s. Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful, 004.037 Who hoard their wealth and enjoin avarice on others, and hide that whic h Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty. For disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom; 004.038 And (also) those who spend their wealth in order to be seen of men, and believe not in Allah nor the Last Day. Whoso taketh Satan for a comrade, a bad comrade hath he. 004.039 What have they (to fear) if they believe in Allah and the Last Day and spend (aright) of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them, when Allah is ever Aware of them (and all they do) ? 004.040 Lo! Allah wrongeth not even of the weight of an ant; and if there is a good deed, He will double it and will give (the doer) from His presence an immense reward. 004.041 But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) a witness against these ? 004.042 On that day those who disbelieved and disobeyed the messenger will wish that they were level with the ground, and they can hide no fact from Allah. 004.043 O ye who believe! Draw not near unto prayer when ye are drunken, till y e know that which ye utter, nor when ye are polluted, save when journeying upon t he road, till ye have bathed. And if ye be ill, or on a journey, or one of you com eth from the closet, or ye have touched women, and ye find not water, then go to high cl ean soil and rub your faces and your hands (therewith). Lo! Allah is Benign, Forgiv ing. 004.044 Seest thou not those unto whom a portion of the Scripture hath been giv en, how they purchase error, and seek to make you (Muslims) err from the right way ? 004.045 Allah knoweth best (who are) your enemies. Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and Allah is sufficient as a Supporter. 004.046 Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distort ing with their tongues and slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey: hear thou, and look at us" it had been better for them, and more upright. But A llah hath cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few. 004.047 O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed confirming that which ye possess, before We destroy countenances so as to confound them, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers (of old time). T he commandment of Allah is always executed. 004.048 Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, h e hath indeed invented a tremendous sin. 004.049 Hast thou not seen those who praise themselves for purity ? Nay, Allah purifieth whom He will, and they will not be wronged even the hair upon a date- stone. 004.050 See, how they invent lies about Allah! That of itself is flagrant sin. 004.051 Hast thou not seen those unto whom a portion of the Scripture hath been given, how they believe in idols and false deities, and how they say of those (idolaters) who disbelieve: "These are more rightly guided than those who belie ve" ? 004.052 Those are they whom Allah hath cursed, and he whom Allah hath cursed, thou (O Muhammad) wilt find for him no helper. 004.053 Or have they even a share in the Sovereignty ? Then in that case, they would not give mankind even the speck on a date-stone. 004.054 Or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah of His bount y hath bestowed upon them ? For We bestowed upon the house of Abraham (of old) th e Scripture and wisdom, and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom. 004.055 And of them were (some) who believed therein and of them were (some) who turned away from it. Hell is sufficient for (their) burning. 004.056 Lo! Those who disbelieve Our revelations, We shall expose them to the F ire. As often as their skins are consumed We shall exchange them for fresh skins tha t they may taste the torment. Lo! Allah is ever Mighty, Wise. 004.057 And as for those who believe and do good works, We shall make them ente r Gardens underneath which rivers flow - to dwell therein for ever; there for the m are pure companions - and We shall make them enter plenteous shade. 004.058 Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye restore deposits to their owners, and, if ye judge between mankind, that ye judge justly. Lo! comely is this which Allah admonisheth you. Lo! Allah is ever Hearer, Seer. 004.059 O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger and those of you who are in authority; and if ye have a dispute concerning any matter, refer it to Allah and the messenger if ye are (in truth) believers in Allah and the Last Day. Tha t is better and more seemly in the end. 004.060 Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go f or judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to ab jure them ? Satan would mislead them far astray. 004.061 And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, thou seest the hypocrites turn from thee with aversion. 004.062 How would it be if a misfortune smote them because of that which their own hands have sent before (them) ? Then would they come unto thee, swearing by All ah that they were seeking naught but harmony and kindness. 004.063 Those are they, the secrets of whose hearts Allah knoweth. So oppose th em and admonish them, and address them in plain terms about their souls. 004.064 We sent no messenger save that he should be obeyed by Allah's leave. An d if, when they had wronged themselves, they had but come unto thee and asked forgiveness of Allah, and asked forgiveness of the messenger, they would have f ound Allah Forgiving, Merciful. 004.065 But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit with full submission. 004.066 And if We had decreed for them: Lay down your lives or go forth from yo ur dwellings, but few of them would have done it; though if they did what they are exhorted to do it would be better for them, and more strengthening; 004.067 And then We should bestow upon them from Our presence an immense reward, 004.068 And should guide them unto a straight path. 004.069 Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The best of company are they! 004.070 That is bounty from Allah, and Allah sufficeth as Knower. 004.071 O ye who believe! Take your precautions, then advance the proven ones, or advance all together. 004.072 Lo! among you there is he who loitereth; and if disaster overtook you, he would say: Allah hath been gracious unto me since I was not present with them. 004.073 And if a bounty from Allah befell you, he would surely cry, as if there had been no love between you and him: Oh, would that I had been with them, then sho uld I have achieved a great success! 004.074 Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward. 004.075 How should ye not fight for the cause of Allah and of the feeble among men and of the women and the children who are crying: Our Lord! Bring us forth from out this town of which the people are oppressors! Oh, give us from thy presence som e protecting friend! Oh, give us from Thy presence some defender! 004.076 Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who disbe lieve do battle for the cause of idols. So fight the minions of the devil. Lo! the de vil's strategy is ever weak. 004.077 Hast thou not seen those unto whom it was said: Withhold your hands, establish worship and pay the poordue, but when fighting was prescribed for the m behold! a party of them fear mankind even as their fear of Allah or with greate r fear, and say: Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordained fighting for us ? If only Thou woulds t give us respite yet a while! Say (unto them, O Muhammad): The comfort of this world is scant; the Hereafter will be better for him who wardeth off (evil); an d ye will not be wronged the down upon a date-stone. 004.078 Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say ( unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not ni gh to understand a happening ? 004.079 Whatever of good befalleth thee (O man) it is from Allah, and whatever of ill befalleth thee it is from thyself. We have sent thee (Muhammad) as a messenger unto mankind and Allah is sufficient as Witness. 004.080 Whoso obeyeth the messenger hath obeyed Allah, and whoso turneth away: We have not sent thee as a warder over them. 004.081 And they say: (It is) obedience; but when they have gone forth from the e a party of them spend the night in planning other than what thou sayest. Allah re cordeth what they plan by night. So oppose them and put thy trust in Allah. Allah is su fficient as Trustee. 004.082 Will they not then ponder on the Qur'an ? If it had been from other tha n Allah they would have found therein much incongruity. 004.083 And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noi se it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have kno wn it. If it had not been for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would h ave followed Satan, save a few (of you). 004.084 So fight (O Muhammad) in the way of Allah Thou art not taxed (with the responsibility for anyone) except thyself - and urge on the believers. Peradven ture Allah will restrain the might of those who disbelieve. Allah is stronger in mig ht and stronger in inflicting punishment. 004.085 Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and who so interveneth in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things. 004.086 When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a better than it or return it. Lo! Allah taketh count of all things. 004.087 Allah! There is no God save Him. He gathereth you all unto a Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. Who is more true in statement than Alla h ? 004.088 What aileth you that ye are become two parties regarding the hypocrites , when Allah cast them back (to disbelief) because of what they earned ? Seek ye to guide him whom Allah hath sent astray ? He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him t hou (O MUhammad) canst not find a road. 004.089 They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye ma y be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake the ir homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kil l them wherever ye find them, and choose no friend nor helper from among them, 004.090 Except those who seek refuge with a people between whom and you there i s a covenant, or (those who) come unto you because their hearts forbid them to ma ke war on you or make war on their own folk. Had Allah willed He could have given them power over you so that assuredly they would have fought you. So, if they h old aloof from you and wage not war against you and offer you peace, Allah alloweth you no way against them. 004.091 Ye will find others who desire that they should have security from you, and security from their own folk. So often as they are returned to hostility they a re plunged therein. If they keep not aloof from you nor offer you peace nor hold t heir hands, then take them and kill them wherever ye find them. Against such We have given you clear warrant. 004.092 It is not for a believer to kill a believer unless (it be) by mistake. He who hath killed a believer by mistake must set free a believing slave, and pay the blood- money to the family of the slain, unless they remit it as a charity. If he (the victim) be of a people hostile unto you, and he is a believer, then (the penance is) to se t free a believing slave. And if he cometh of a folk between whom and you there is a covenant, then the blood-money must be paid unto his folk and (also) a believin g slave must be set free. And whoso hath not the wherewithal must fast two consec utive months. A penance from Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise. 004.093 Whoso slayeth a believer of set purpose, his reward is hell for ever. A llah is wroth against him and He hath cursed him and prepared for him an awful doom. 004.094 O ye who believe! When ye go forth (to fight) in the way of Allah, be c areful to discriminate, and say not unto one who offereth you peace: "Thou art not a believer," seeking the chance profits of this life (so that ye may despoil him) . With Allah are plenteous spoils. Even thus (as he now is) were ye before; but Allah hath since then been gracious unto you. Therefore take care to discriminate. Allah i s ever Informed of what ye do. 004.095 Those of the believers who sit still, other than those who have a (disa bling) hurt, are not on an equality with those who strive in the way of Allah with the ir wealth and lives. Allah hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth an d lives a rank above the sedentary. Unto each Allah hath promised good, but He hath bestowed on those who strive a great reward above the sedentary; 004.096 Degrees of rank from Him, and forgiveness and mercy. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. 004.097 Lo! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In what were ye engaged ? They will say: We were oppressed in the land. (The angels) will say: Was not Allah's earth spacious th at ye could have migrated therein ? As for such, their habitation will be hell, an ev il journey's end; 004.098 Except the feeble among men, and the women, and the children, who are unable to devise a plan and are not shown a way. 004.099 As for such, it may be that Allah will pardon them. Allah is ever Cleme nt, Forgiving. 004.100 Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abunda nce in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messe nger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. 004.101 And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your ) worship if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbe lievers are an open enemy to you. 004.102 And when thou (O Muhammad) art among them and arrangest (their) worship for them, let only a party of them stand with thee (to worship) and let them take their arms. Then when they have performed their prostrations let them fall to the rear and let another party come that hath not worshipped and let them worship w ith thee, and let them take their precaution and their arms. Those who disbelieve l ong for you to neglect your arms and your baggage that they may attack you once for all . It is no sin for you to lay aside your arms, if rain impedeth you or ye are sick. But take your precaution. Lo! Allah prepareth for the disbelievers shameful punishment. 004.103 When ye have performed the act of worship, remember Allah, standing, sitting and reclining. And when ye are in safety, observe proper worship. Worsh ip at fixed times hath been enjoined on the believers. 004.104 Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffe r even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise. 004.105 Lo! We reveal unto thee the Scripture with the truth, that thou mayst j udge between mankind by that which Allah showeth thee. And be not thou a pleader for the treacherous; 004.106 And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. 004.107 And plead not on behalf of (people) who deceive themselves. Lo! Allah loveth not one who is treacherous and sinful. 004.108 They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him. Allah ever surroundeth what they do. 004.109 Ho! ye are they who pleaded for them in the life of the world. But who will plead with Allah for them on the Day of Resurrection, or who will then be their defender ? 004.110 Yet whoso doeth evil or wrongeth his own soul, then seeketh pardon of Allah, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful. 004.111 Whoso committeth sin committeth it only against himself. Allah is ever Knower, Wise. 004.112 And whoso committeth a delinquency or crime, then throweth (the blame) thereof upon the innocent, hath burdened himself with falsehood and a flagrant crime. 004.113 But for the grace of Allah upon thee (Muhammad), and His mercy, a party of them had resolved to mislead thee, but they will mislead only themselves and th ey will hurt thee not at all. Allah revealeth unto thee the Scripture and wisdom, and teacheth thee that which thou knewest not. The grace of Allah toward thee hath been infinite. 004.114 There is no good in much of their secret conferences save (in) him who enjoineth almsgiving and kindness and peace-making among the people. Whoso doeth that, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall bestow on him a vast r eward. 004.115 And whoso opposeth the messenger after the guidance (of Allah) hath bee n manifested unto him, and followeth other than the believer's way, We appoint fo r him that unto which he himself hath turned, and expose him unto hell - a hapless jo urney's end! 004.116 Lo! Allah pardoneth not that partners should be ascribed unto Him. He pardoneth all save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah ha th wandered far astray. 004.117 They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to none else than Sata n, a rebel 004.118 Whom Allah cursed, and he said: Surely I will take of Thy bondmen an appointed portion, 004.119 And surely I will lead them astray, and surely I will arouse desires in them, and surely I will command them and they will cut the cattle' ears, and surely I will command them and they will change Allah's creation. Whoso chooseth Satan for a patron instead of Allah is verily a loser and his loss is manifest. 004.120 He promiseth them and stirreth up desires in them, and Satan promiseth them only to beguile. 004.121 For such, their habitation will be hell, and they will find no refuge t herefrom. 004.122 But as for those who believe and do good works We shall bring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. It is a promise from Allah in truth; and who can be more truthful than Allah in utteran ce ? 004.123 It will not be in accordance with your desires, nor the desires of the People of the Scripture. He who doeth wrong will have the recompense thereof, and will no t find against Allah any protecting friend or helper. 004.124 And whoso doeth good works, whether of male or female, and he (or she) is a believer, such will enter paradise and they will not be wronged the dint in a date- stone. 004.125 Who is better in religion than he who surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good (to men) and followeth the tradition of Abraham, the upright ? Allah (Himself) chose Abraham for friend. 004.126 Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Allah ever surroundeth all things. 004.127 They consult thee concerning women. Say: Allah giveth you decree concerning them, and the Scripture which hath been recited unto you (giveth dec ree), concerning female orphans and those unto whom ye give not that which is ordaine d for them though ye desire to marry them, and (concerning) the weak among childr en, and that ye should deal justly with orphans. Whatever good ye do, lo! Allah is ever Aware of it. 004.128 If a woman feareth ill treatment from her husband, or desertion, it is no sin for them twain if they make terms of peace between themselves. Peace is better. But greed hath been made present in the minds (of men). If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do. 004.129 Ye will not be able to deal equally between (your) wives, however much ye wish (to do so). But turn not altogether away (from one), leaving her as in sus pense. If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. 004.130 But if they separate, Allah will compensate each out of His abundance. Allah is ever All-Embracing, All-Knowing. 004.131 Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We char ge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Alla h is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise. 004.132 Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as Defender. 004.133 If He will, He can remove you, O people, and produce others (in your st ead). Allah is Able to do that. 004.134 Whoso desireth the reward of the world, (let him know that) with Allah is the reward of the world and the Hereafter. Allah is ever Hearer, Seer. 004.135 O ye who believe! Be ye staunch in justice, witnesses for Allah, even t hough it be against yourselves or (your) parents or (your) kindred, whether (the case be of) a rich man or a poor man, for Allah is nearer unto both (them ye are). So follow not passion lest ye lapse (from truth) and if ye lapse or fall away, then lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do. 004.136 O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and Hi s messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray. 004.137 Lo! those who believe, then disbelieve and then (again) believe, then disbelieve, and then increase in disbelief, Allah will never pardon them, nor w ill He guide them unto a way. 004.138 Bear unto the hypocrites the tidings that for them there is a painful d oom; 004.139 Those who chose disbelievers for their friends instead of believers! Do they look for power at their hands ? Lo! all power appertaineth to Allah. 004.140 He hath already revealed unto you in the Scripture that, when ye hear t he revelations of Allah rejected and derided, (ye) sit not with them (who disbelie ve and mock) until they engage in some other conversation. Lo! in that case (if ye sta yed) ye would be like unto them. Lo! Allah will gather hypocrites and disbelievers, all together, into hell; 004.141 Those who wait upon occasion in regard to you and, if a victory cometh unto you from Allah, say: Are we not with you ? and if the disbelievers meet with a success say: Had we not the mastery of you, and did we not protect you from the believers ? - Allah will judge between you at the Day of Resurrection, and Alla h will not give the disbelievers any way (of success) against the believers. 004.142 Lo! the hypocrites seek to beguile Allah, but it is He Who beguileth th em. When they stand up to worship they perform it languidly and to be seen of men, and are mindful of Allah but little; 004.143 Swaying between this (and that), (belonging) neither to these nor to th ose. He whom Allah causeth to go astray, thou (O Muhammad) wilt not find a way for him: 004.144 O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place o f believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you ? 004.145 Lo! the hypocrites (will be) in the lowest deep of the Fire, and thou w ilt find no helper for them; 004.146 Save those who repent and amend and hold fast to Allah and make their religion pure for Allah (only). Those are with the believers. And Allah will be stow on the believers an immense reward. 004.147 What concern hath Allah for your punishment if ye are thankful (for His mercies) and believe (in Him) ? Allah was ever Responsive, Aware. 004.148 Allah loveth not the utterance of harsh speech save by one who hath bee n wronged. Allah is ever Hearer, Knower. 004.149 If ye do good openly or keep it secret, or forgive evil, lo! Allah is e ver Forgiving, Powerful. 004.150 Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between; 004.151 Such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We prepare a shame ful doom. 004.152 But those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distincti on between any of them, unto them Allah will give their wages; and Allah was ever Forgiving, Merciful. 004.153 The people of the Scripture ask of thee that thou shouldst cause an (ac tual) Book to descend upon them from heaven. They asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly. The storm of lightning seized them for their wickedness. Then (even) after that) they chose the calf (for worship) after clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) had come unto them. And We forgave them t hat! And We bestowed on Moses evident authority. 004.154 And We caused the Mount to tower above them at (the taking of) their covenant: and We bade them: Enter the gate, prostrate! and We bode them: Transgress not the Sabbath! and We took from them a firm covenant. 004.155 Then because of their breaking of their covenant, and their disbelievin g in the revelations of Allah, and their slaying of the prophets wrongfully, and the ir saying: Our hearts are hardened - Nay, but Allah set a seal upon them for their disbelief, so that they believe not save a few - 004.156 And because of their disbelief and of their speaking against Mary a tremendous calumny; 004.157 And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unt o them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain. 004.158 But Allah took him up unto Himself. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise. 004.159 There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them - 004.160 Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah's way, 004.161 And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's wealth by false pretences, We have prepared for those of the m who disbelieve a painful doom. 004.162 But those of them who are firm in knowledge and the believers believe i n that which is revealed unto thee, and that which was revealed before thee, espe cially the diligent in prayer and those who pay the poor-due, the believers in Allah a nd the Last Day. Upon these We shall bestow immense reward. 004.163 Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms; 004.164 And messengers We have mentioned unto thee before and messengers We have not mentioned unto thee; and Allah spake directly unto Moses; 004.165 Messengers of good cheer and of warning, in order that mankind might ha ve no argument against Allah after the messengers. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise. 004.166 But Allah (Himself) testifieth concerning that which He hath revealeth unto thee; in His knowledge hath He revealed it; and the angels also testify. And Al lah is sufficient Witness. 004.167 Lo! those who disbelieve and hinder (others) from the way of Allah, the y verily have wandered far astray. 004.168 Lo! those who disbelieve and deal in wrong, Allah will never forgive th em, neither will He guide them unto a road, 004.169 Except the road of hell, wherein they will abide for ever. And that is ever easy for Allah. 004.170 O mankind! The messenger hath come unto you with the Truth from your Lord. Therefor believe; (it is) better for you. But if ye disbelieve, still, lo ! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. Allah is ever Knower, Wis e. 004.171 O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not "Three" - Cease! (it i s) better for you! - Allah is only One God. Far is it removed from His Transcenden t Majesty that He should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all th at is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as Defender. 004.172 The Messiah will never scorn to be a slave unto Allah, nor will the fav oured angels. Whoso scorneth His service and is proud, all such will He assemble unto Him; 004.173 Then, as for those who believed and did good works, unto them will He p ay their wages in full, adding unto them of His bounty; and as for those who were scornful and proud, them will He punish with a painful doom. And they will not find for them, against Allah, any protecting friend or helper. 004.174 O mankind! Now hath a proof from your Lord come unto you, and We have sent down unto you a clear light; 004.175 As for those who believe in Allah, and hold fast unto Him, them He will cause to enter into His mercy and grace, and will guide them unto Him by a stra ight road. 004.176 They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred. If a man die childless and he have a sister, hers i s half the heritage, and he would have inherited from her had she died childless. And if t here be two sisters, then theirs are two-thirds of the heritage, and if they be brethre n, men and women, unto the male is the equivalent of the share of two females. Allah expou ndeth unto you, so that ye err not. Allah is Knower of all things. 005.001 O ye who believe! Fulfil your indentures. The beast of cattle is made l awful unto you (for food) except that which is announced unto you (herein), game bein g unlawful when ye are on the pilgrimage. Lo! Allah ordaineth that which pleaseth Him. 005.002 O ye who believe! Profane not Allah's monuments nor the Sacred Month no r the offerings nor the garlands, nor those repairing to the Sacred House, seekin g the grace and pleasure of their Lord. But when ye have left the sacred territory, t hen go hunting (if ye will). And let not your hatred of a folk who (once) stopped your going to the inviolable place of worship seduce you to transgress; but help ye one an other unto righteousness and pious duty. Help not one another unto sin and transgress ion, but keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is severe in punishment. 005.003 Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hat h been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that w hich ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idol s. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. This is an abominat ion. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; s o fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and complete d My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 005.004 They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) goo d things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye hav e trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which Allah taught you; so ea t of that which they catch for you and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe you r duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account. 005.005 This day are (all) good things made lawful for you. The food of those w ho have received the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them . And so are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful for you) when ye give them their marr iage portions and live with them in honour, not in fornication, nor taking them as s ecret concubines. Whoso denieth the faith, his work is vain and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter. 005.006 O ye who believe! When ye rise up for prayer, wash you faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to t he ankles. And if ye are unclean, purify yourselves. And if ye are sick or on a jo urney, or one of you cometh from the closet, or ye have had contact with women, and ye fi nd not water, then go to clean, high ground and rub your faces and your hands with some of it. Allah would not place a burden on you, but He would purify you and would perfect His grace upon you, that ye may give thanks. 005.007 Remember Allah's grace upon you and His covenant by which He bound you when ye said: We hear and we obey; And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men). 005.008 O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let n ot hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is n earer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do. 005.009 Allah hath promised those who believe and do good works: Theirs will be forgiveness and immense reward. 005.010 And they who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, such are rightful own ers of hell. 005.011 O ye who believe! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how a people were minded to stretch out their hands against you but He withheld their hands from you; and keep your duty to Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust. 005.012 Allah made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We raised among them twelve chieftains, and Allah said: Lo! I am with you. If ye establis h worship and pay the poor-due, and believe in My messengers and support them, an d lend unto Allah a kindly loan, surely I shall remit your sins, and surely I sha ll bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Whoso among you disbelieveth aft er this will go astray from a plain road. 005.013 And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from al l save a few of them. But bear with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the ki ndly. 005.014 And with those who say: "Lo! we are Christians," We made a covenant, bu t they forgot a part of that whereof they were admonished. Therefor We have stirr ed up enmity and hatred among them till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will info rm them of their handiwork. 005.015 O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which ye used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain Scripture, 005.016 Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth t hem unto a straight path. 005.017 They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. Say: Who then can do aught against Allah, if He had willed to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth ? Allah's is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. He creat eth what He will. And Allah is Able to do all things. 005.018 The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah and His loved ones. S ay: Why then doth He chastise you for your sins ? Nay, ye are but mortals of His creating. He forgiveth whom He will, and chastiseth whom He will. Allah's is th e Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and unto Him is the journeying. 005.019 O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you to make things plain unto you after an interval (of cessation) of the messengers, lest ye should say: There came not unto us a messenger of cheer nor any warner. Now hath a messenger of cheer and a warner come unto you. Allah is Able to do all things. 005.020 And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how He placed among you prophets, and He made you king s, and gave you that (which) He gave not to any (other) of (His) creatures. 005.021 O my people! Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you. T urn not in flight, for surely ye turn back as losers: 005.022 They said: O Moses! Lo! a giant people (dwell) therein and lo! we go no t in till they go forth from thence. When they go forth from thence, then we will en ter (not till then). 005.023 Then out spake two of those who feared (their Lord, men) unto whom Alla h had been gracious: Enter in upon them by the gate, for if ye enter by it, lo! y e will be victorious. So put your trust (in Allah) if ye are indeed believers. 005.024 They said: O Moses! We will never enter (the land) while they are in it . So go thou and thy Lord and fight! We will sit here. 005.025 He said: My Lord! I have control of none but myself and my brother, so distinguish between us and the wrong-doing folk. 005.026 (Their Lord) said: For this the land will surely be forbidden them for forty years that they will wander in the earth, bewildered. So grieve not over the wrongdoing folk. 005.027 But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how t hey offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was n ot accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) a nswered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil). 005.028 Even if thou stretch out thy hand against me to kill me, I shall not st retch out my hand against thee to kill thee, lo! I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. 005.029 Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and become one of the owners of the fire. That is the reward of evil-doers. 005.030 But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the losers. 005.031 Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hi de his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this r aven and so hide my brother's naked corpse ? And he became repentant. 005.032 For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever kil leth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of them became prodigals in the e arth. 005.033 The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucifi ed, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom; 005.034 Save those who repent before ye overpower them. For know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 005.035 O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to Allah, and seek the way of approach unto Him, and strive in His way in order that ye may succeed. 005.036 As for those who disbelieve, lo! if all that is in the earth were their s, and as much again therewith, to ransom them from the doom on the Day of Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them. Theirs will be a painful doom. 005.037 They will wish to come forth from the Fire, but they will not come fort h from it. Theirs will be a lasting doom. 005.038 As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise. 005.039 But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing and amendeth, lo! Allah will relent toward him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 005.040 Knowest thou not that unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heave ns and the earth ? He punisheth whom He will, and forgiveth whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things. 005.041 O Messenger! Let not them grieve thee who vie one with another in the r ace to disbelief, of such as say with their mouths: "We believe," but their hearts believe not, and of the Jews: listeners for the sake of falsehood, listeners on behalf of other folk who come not unto thee, changing words from their context and saying: If t his be given unto you, receive it, but if this be not given unto you, then beware! He whom Allah doometh unto sin, thou (by thine efforts) wilt avail him naught against A llah. Those are they for whom the Will of Allah is that He cleanse not their hearts. Theirs in the world will be ignominy, and in the Hereafter an awful doom; 005.042 Listeners for the sake of falsehood! Greedy for illicit gain! If then t hey have recourse unto thee (Muhammad) judge between them or disclaim jurisdiction. If t hou disclaimest jurisdiction, then they cannot harm thee at all. But if thou judges t, judge between them with equity. Lo! Allah loveth the equitable. 005.043 How come they unto thee for judgment when they have the Torah, wherein Allah hath delivered judgment (for them) ? Yet even after that they turn away. Such (folk) are not believers. 005.044 Lo! We did reveal the Torah, wherein is guidance and a light, by which the prophets who surrendered (unto Allah) judged the Jews, and the rabbis and the p riests (judged) by such of Allah's Scripture as they were bidden to observe, and there unto were they witnesses. So fear not mankind, but fear Me. And My revelations for a little gain. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are disbeliever s. 005.045 And We prescribed for them therein: The life for the life, and the eye for the eye, and the nose for the nose, and the ear for the ear, and the tooth for the tooth, and for wounds retaliation. But whoso forgoeth it (in the way of charity) it shall be expiation for him. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such ar e wrong-doers. 005.046 And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirm ing that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) be fore it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil). 005.047 Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which Allah hath revealed th erein. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are evil-livers. 005.048 And unto thee have We revealed the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was before it, and a watcher over it. So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires away from the trut h which hath come unto thee. For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced -out way. Had Allah willed He could have made you one community. But that He may try you by that which He hath given you (He hath made you as ye are). So vie one wi th another in good works. Unto Allah ye will all return, and He will then inform y ou of that wherein ye differ. 005.049 So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires, but beware of them lest they seduce thee from some part of that which Allah hath revealed unto thee. And if they turn away, then know that Allah's Wi ll is to smite them for some sin of theirs. Lo! many of mankind are evil-livers. 005.050 Is it a judgment of the time of (pagan) ignorance that they are seeking ? Who is better than Allah for judgment to a people who have certainty (in their beli ef) ? 005.051 O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for friends. The y are friends one to another. He among you who taketh them for friends is (one) of th em. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 005.052 And thou seest those in whose heart is a disease race toward them, sayi ng: We fear lest a change of fortune befall us. And it may happen that Allah will vouchsafe (unto thee) the victory, or a commandment from His presence. Then wil l they repent them of their secret thoughts. 005.053 Then will the believers say (unto the people of the Scripture): are the se they who swore by Allah their most binding oaths that they were surely with you ? Th eir works have failed, and they have become the losers. 005.054 O ye who believe! Whoso of you becometh a renegade from his religion, (know that in his stead) Allah will bring a people whom He loveth and who love Him, humble toward believers, stern toward disbelievers, striving in the way of Alla h, and fearing not the blame of any blamer. Such is the grace of Allah which He giveth unto whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. 005.055 Your guardian can be only Allah; and His messenger and those who believ e, who establish worship and pay the poordue, and bow down (in prayer). 005.056 And whoso taketh Allah and His messenger and those who believe for guardian (will know that), lo! the party of Allah, they are the victorious. 005.057 O Ye who believe! Choose not for guardians such of those who received t he Scripture before you, and of the disbelievers, as make a jest and sport of your religion. But keep your duty to Allah if ye are true believers. 005.058 And when ye call to prayer they take it for a jest and sport. That is b ecause they are a folk who understand not. 005.059 Say: O People of the Scripture! Do ye blame us for aught else than that we believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed aforetime, and because most of you are evil-livers ? 005.060 Shall I tell thee of a worse (case) than theirs for retribution with Al lah ? (Worse is the case of him) whom Allah hath cursed, him on whom His wrath hath fallen and of whose sort Allah hath turned some to apes and swine, and who serv eth idols. Such are in worse plight and further astray from the plain road. 005.061 When they come unto you (Muslims), they say: We believe; but they came in unbelief and they went out in the same; and Allah knoweth best what they were hiding. 005.062 And thou seest many of them vying one with another in sin and transgres sion and their devouring of illicit gain. Verily evil is what they do. 005.063 Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid their evil-speaking and th eir devouring of illicit gain ? Verily evil is their handiwork. 005.064 The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and th ey are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will. That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have ca st among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as they lig ht a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. Their effort is for corruption in the lan d, and Allah loveth not corrupters. 005.065 If only the People of the Scripture would believe and ward off (evil), surely We should remit their sins from them and surely We should bring them into Garde ns of Delight. 005.066 If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was reveal ed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above the m and from beneath their feet. Among them there are people who are moderate, but many of them are of evil conduct. 005.067 O Messenger! Make known that which hath been revealed unto thee from th y Lord, for if thou do it not, thou wilt not have conveyed His message. Allah wil l protect thee from mankind. Lo! Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk. 005.068 Say O People of the Scripture! Ye have naught (of guidance) till ye obs erve the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto you from your Lord. T hat which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them. But grieve not for the disbelieving fo lk. 005.069 Lo! those who believe, and those who are Jews, and Sabaeans, and Christ ians - Whosoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - there shall n o fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 005.070 We made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We sent unto them messengers. As often as a messenger came unto them with that which their s ouls desired not (they became rebellious). Some (of them) they denied and some they slew. 005.071 They thought no harm would come of it, so they were wilfully blind and deaf. And afterward Allah turned (in mercy) toward them. Now (even after that) are many of them wilfully blind and deaf. Allah is Seer of what they do. 005.072 They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your L ord. Lo! whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will be no helpers. 005.073 They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the third of three; when t here is no God save the One God. If they desist not from so saying a painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve. 005.074 Will they not rather turn unto Allah and seek forgiveness of Him ? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 005.075 The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers (th e like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how We make the revelations clear for them, and see how they are turned away! 005.076 Say: Serve ye in place of Allah that which possesseth for you neither h urt nor use ? Allah it is Who is the Hearer, the Knower. 005.077 Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk who erred of old and led many as tray, and erred from a plain road. 005.078 Those of the Children of Israel who went astray were cursed by the tong ue of David, and of Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they rebelled and used to transgress. 005.079 They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily ev il was that they used to do! 005.080 Thou seest many of them making friends with those who disbelieve. Surel y ill for them is that which they themselves send on before them: that Allah will be wroth with them and in the doom they will abide. 005.081 If they believed in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed un to him, they would not choose them for their friends. But many of them are of evil conduct. 005.082 Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters. And thou wilt find the nearest of t hem in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians. Th at is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud. 005.083 When they listen to that which hath been revealed unto the messengers, thou seest their eyes overflow with tears because of their recognition of the Truth. They say: Our Lord, we believe. Inscribe us as among the witnesses. 005.084 How should we not believe in Allah and that which hath come unto us of the Truth. And (how should we not) hope that our Lord will bring us in along with righteous folk ? 005.085 Allah hath rewarded them for that their saying - Gardens underneath whi ch rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the reward of the good. 005.086 But those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, they are owners of h ell- fire. 005.087 O ye who believe! Forbid not the good things which Allah hath made lawf ul for you, and transgress not, Lo! Allah loveth not transgressors. 005.088 Eat of that which Allah hath bestowed on you as food lawful and good, a nd keep your duty to Allah in Whom ye are believers. 005.089 Allah will not take you to task for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will take you to task for the oaths which ye swear in earnest. The expia tion thereof is the feeding of ten of the needy with the average of that wherewith y e feed your own folk, or the clothing of them, or the liberation of a slave, and for h im who findeth not (the wherewithal to do so) then a three days' fast. This is the exp iation of your oaths when ye have sworn; and keep your oaths. Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations in order that ye may give thanks. 005.090 O ye who believe! Strong drink and games of chance and idols and divini ng arrows are only an infamy of Satan's handiwork. Leave it aside in order that ye may succeed. 005.091 Satan seeketh only to cast among you enmity and hatred by means of stro ng drink and games of chance, and to turn you from remembrance of Allah and from (His) worship. Will ye then have done ? 005.092 Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and beware! But if ye turn away, the n know that the duty of Our messenger is only plain conveyance (of the message). 005.093 There shall be no sin (imputed) unto those who believe and do good work s for what they may have eaten (in the past). So be mindful of your duty (to Alla h), and believe, and do good works; and again: be mindful of your duty, and believe; an d once again: be mindful of your duty, and do right. Allah loveth the good. 005.094 O ye who believe! Allah will surely try you somewhat (in the matter) of the game which ye take with your hands and your spears, that Allah may know him who feareth Him in secret. Whoso transgresseth after this, for him there is a painf ul doom. 005.095 O ye who believe! Kill no wild game while ye are on the pilgrimage. Who so of you killeth it of set purpose he shall pay its forfeit in the equivalent of that which he hath killed, of domestic animals, the judge to be two men among you known fo r justice, (the forfeit) to be brought as an offering to the Ka'bah; or, for expi ation, he shall feed poor persons, or the equivalent thereof in fasting, that he may tast e the evil consequences of his deed. Allah forgiveth whatever (of this kind) may have happ ened in the past, but whoso relapseth, Allah will take retribution from him. Allah i s Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong). 005.096 To hunt and to eat the fish of the sea is made lawful for you, a provis ion for you and for seafarers; but to hunt on land is forbidden you so long as ye are o n the pilgrimage. Be mindful of your duty to Allah, unto Whom ye will be gathered. 005.097 Allah hath appointed the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, a standard for manki nd, and the Sacred Month and the offerings and the garlands. That is so that ye may know that Allah knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and that Allah is Knower of all things. 005.098 Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah (also) is Forgi ving, Merciful. 005.099 The duty of the messenger is only to convey (the message). Allah knowet h what ye proclaim and what ye hide. 005.100 Say: The evil and the good are not alike even though the plenty of the evil attract thee. So be mindful of your duty to Allah, O men of understanding, that ye may succeed. 005.101 O ye who believe! Ask not of things which, if they were made unto you, would trouble you; but if ye ask of them when the Qur'an is being revealed, the y will be made known unto you. Allah pardoneth this, for Allah is Forgiving, Clement. 005.102 A folk before you asked (for such disclosures) and then disbelieved the rein. 005.103 Allah hath not appointed anything in the nature of a Bahirah or a Sa'ib ah or a Wasilah or a Hami, but those who disbelieve invent a lie against Allah. Most of them have no sense. 005.104 And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, they say: Enough for us is that wherein we found our fa thers. What! Even though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever, and no guidance ? 005.105 O ye who believe! Ye have charge of your own souls. He who erreth canno t injure you if ye are rightly guided. Unto Allah ye will all return; and then He will inform you of what ye used to do. 005.106 O ye who believe! Let there be witnesses between you when death draweth nigh unto one of you, at the time of bequest - two witnesses, just men from amo ng you, or two others from another tribe, in case ye are campaigning in the land a nd the calamity of death befall you. Ye shall empanel them both after the prayer, and, if ye doubt, they shall be made to swear by Allah (saying): We will not take a bribe, even though it were (on behalf of) a near kinsman nor will we hide the testimony of Allah, for then indeed we should be of the sinful. 005.107 But then, if it is afterwards ascertained that both of them merit (the suspicion of) sin, let two others take their place of those nearly concerned, and let the m swear by Allah, (saying): Verily our testimony is truer than their testimony and we h ave not transgressed (the bounds of duty), for them indeed we should be of the evil-doe rs. 005.108 Thus it is more likely that they will bear true witness or fear that af ter their oaths the oaths (of others) will be taken. So be mindful of your duty (to Allah ) and hearken. Allah guideth not the froward folk. 005.109 In the day when Allah gathereth together the messengers, and saith: Wha t was your response (from mankind) ? they say: We have no knowledge. Lo! Thou, only Thou art the Knower of Things Hidden, 005.110 When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cradle as in maturity; and how I taught thee the Sc ripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and how thou didst shape of clay as it were the likeness of a bird by My permission, and didst blow upon it and it was a bird by My permission, and thou didst heal him who was born blind and the leper by M y permission; and how thou didst raise the dead by My permission; and how I restrained the Children of Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto the m with clear proofs, and those of them who disbelieved exclaimed: This is naught else than mere magic; 005.111 And when I inspired the disciples, (saying): Believe in Me and in My messenger, they said: We believe. Bear witness that we have surrendered (unto T hee) "we are muslims". 005.112 When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of Mary! Is thy Lord able to send down for us a table spread with food from heaven ? He said: Observe your duty to All ah, if ye are true believers. 005.113 (They said:) We wish to eat thereof, that we may satisfy our hearts and know that thou hast spoken truth to us, and that thereof we may be witnesses. 005.114 Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, Lord of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from heaven, that it may be a feast for us, for the first of u s and for the last of us, and a sign from Thee. Give us sustenance, for Thou art the Best of Sustainers. 005.115 Allah said: Lo! I send it down for you. And whoso disbelieveth of you afterward, him surely will I punish with a punishment wherewith I have not puni shed any of (My) creatures. 005.116 And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind : Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah ? he saith: Be glorified! It wa s not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knew est it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden ? 005.117 I spake unto them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worshi p Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things. 005.118 If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise. 005.119 Allah saith: This is a day in which their truthfulness profiteth the tr uthful, for theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they are secure for ev er, Allah taking pleasure in them and they in Him. That is the great triumph. 005.120 Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is therein, and He is Able to do all things. 006.001 Praise be to Allah, Who hath created the heavens and the earth, and hat h appointed darkness and light. Yet those who disbelieve ascribe rivals unto thei r Lord. 006.002 He it is Who hath created you from clay, and hath decreed a term for yo u. A term is fixed with Him. Yet still ye doubt! 006.003 He is Allah in the heavens and in the earth. He knoweth both your secre t and your utterance, and He knoweth what ye earn. 006.004 Never came there unto them a revelation of the revelations of Allah but they did turn away from it. 006.005 And they denied the truth when it came unto them. But there will come u nto them the tidings of that which they used to deride. 006.006 See they not how many a generation We destroyed before them, whom We had established in the earth more firmly than We have established you, and We s hed on them abundant showers from the sky, and made the rivers flow beneath them. Yet we destroyed them for their sins, and created after them another generation. 006.007 Had we sent down unto thee (Muhammad) (actual) writing upon parchment, so that they could feel it with their hands, those who disbelieve would have sa id: This is naught else than mere magic. 006.008 They say: Why hath not an angel been sent down unto him ? If We sent down an angel, then the matter would be judged; no further time would be allowe d them (for reflection). 006.009 Had we appointed him (Our messenger) an angel, We assuredly had made him (as) a man (that he might speak to men); and (thus) obscured for them (the truth) they (now) obscure. 006.010 Messengers (of Allah) have been derided before thee, but that whereat t hey scoffed surrounded such of them as did deride. 006.011 Say (unto the disbelievers): Travel in the land, and see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters! 006.012 Say: Unto whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth ? S ay: Unto Allah. He hath prescribed for Himself mercy, that He may bring you all tog ether to the Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. Those who ruin their soul s will not believe. 006.013 Unto Him belongeth whatsoever resteth in the night and the day. He is t he Hearer, the Knower. 006.014 Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Origi nator of the heavens and the earth, Who feedeth and is never fed ? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the idolaters. 006.015 Say: I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Da y. 006.016 He from whom (such retribution) is averted on that day, (Allah) hath in truth had mercy on him. That will be the signal triumph. 006.017 If Allah touch thee with affliction, there is none that can relieve the refrom save Him, and if He touch thee with good fortune (there is none that can impair it); for He is Able to do all things. 006.018 He is the Omnipotent over His slaves, and He is the Wise, the Knower. 006.019 Say (O Muhammad): What thing is of most weight in testimony ? Say: Alla h is Witness between me and you. And this Qur'an hath been inspired in me, that I may warn therewith you and whomsoever it may reach. Do ye in sooth bear witness tha t there are gods beside Allah ? Say: I bear no such witness. Say: He is only One God. Lo! I am innocent of that which ye associate (with Him). 006.020 Those unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation) as th ey recognise their sons. Those who ruin their own souls will not believe. 006.021 Who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah or den ieth His revelations ? Lo! the wrongdoers will not be successful. 006.022 And on the day We gather them together We shall say unto those who ascribed partners (unto Allah): Where are (now) those partners of your make-bel ieve ? 006.023 Then will they have no contention save that they will say: By Allah, ou r Lord, we never were idolaters. 006.024 See how they lie against themselves, and (how) the thing which they dev ised hath failed them! 006.025 Of them are some who listen unto thee, but We have placed upon their he arts veils, lest they should understand, and in their ears a deafness. If they saw e very token they would not believe therein; to the point that, when they come unto thee to argue with thee, the disbelievers say: This is naught else than fables of the men of old. 006.026 And they forbid (men) from it and avoid it, and they ruin none save themselves, though they perceive not. 006.027 If thou couldst see when they are set before the Fire and say: Oh, woul d that we might return! Then would we not deny the revelations of our Lord but we woul d be of the believers! 006.028 Nay, but that hath become clear unto them which before they used to hid e. And if they were sent back they would return unto that which they are forbidden . Lo! they are liars. 006.029 And they say: There is naught save our life of the world, and we shall not be raised (again). 006.030 If thou couldst see when they are set before their Lord! He will say: I s not this real ? They will say: Yea, verily, by our Lord! He will say: Taste now the retribution for that ye used to disbelieve. 006.031 They indeed are losers who deny their meeting with Allah until, when th e Hour cometh on them suddenly, they cry: Alas for us, that we neglected it! They bear upon their backs their burdens. Ah, evil is that which they bear! 006.032 Naught is the life of the world save a pastime and a spot. Better far i s the abode of the Hereafter for those who keep their duty (to Allah). Have ye then n o sense ? 006.033 We know well how their talk grieveth thee, though in truth they deny no t thee (Muhammad) but evil-doers flout the revelations of Allah. 006.034 Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is no ne to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before). 006.035 And if their aversion is grievous unto thee, then, if thou canst, seek a way down into the earth or a ladder unto the sky that thou mayst bring unto them a portent (to convince them all)! - If Allah willed, He could have brought them all toget her to the guidance - So be not thou among the foolish ones. 006.036 Only those can accept who hear. As for the dead, Allah will raise them up; then unto Him they will be returned. 006.037 They say: Why hath no portent been sent down upon him from his Lord ? Say: Lo! Allah is Able to send down a portent. But most of them know not. 006.038 There is not an animal in the earth, nor a flying creature flying on tw o wings, but they are peoples like unto you. We have neglected nothing in the Book (of O ur decrees). Then unto their Lord they will be gathered. 006.039 Those who deny Our revelations are deaf and dumb in darkness. Whom Allah will sendeth astray, and whom He will He placeth on a straight path. 006.040 Say: Can ye see yourselves, if the punishment of Allah come upon you or the Hour come upon you, (calling upon other than Allah) ? Do ye then call (for help ) to any other than Allah ? (Answer that) if ye are truthful. 006.041 Nay, but unto Him ye call, and He removeth that because of which ye cal l unto Him, if He will, and ye forget whatever partners ye ascribed unto Him. 006.042 We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble. 006.043 If only, when Our disaster came on them, they had been humble! But thei r hearts were hardened and the devil made all that they used to do seem fair unto them! 006.044 Then, when they forgot that whereof they had been reminded, We opened unto them the gates of all things till, even as they were rejoicing in that whi ch they were given, We seized them unawares, and lo! they were dumbfounded. 006.045 So of the people who did wrong the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds! 006.046 Say: Have ye imagined, if Allah should take away your hearing and your sight and seal your hearts, Who is the God Who could restore it to you save All ah ? See how We display the revelations unto them! Yet still they turn away. 006.047 Say: Can ye see yourselves, if the punishment of Allah come upon you unawares or openly ? Would any perish save wrongdoing folk ? 006.048 We send not the messengers save as bearers of good news and warners. Whoso believeth and doeth right, there shall no fear come upon them neither sha ll they grieve. 006.049 But as for those who deny Our revelations, torment will afflict them fo r that they used to disobey. 006.050 Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): I say not unto you (that) I poss ess the treasures of Allah, nor that I have knowledge of the Unseen; and I say not unto you: Lo! I am an angel. I follow only that which is inspired in me. Say: Are th e blind man and the seer equal ? Will ye not then take thought ? 006.051 Warn hereby those who fear (because they know) that they will be gather ed unto their Lord, for whom there is no protecting ally nor intercessor beside Hi m, that they may ward off (evil). 006.052 Repel not those who call upon their Lord at morn and evening, seeking H is Countenance. Thou art not accountable for them in aught, nor are they accountab le for thee in aught, that thou shouldst repel them and be of the wrong-doers. 006.053 And even so do We try some of them by others, that they say: Are these they whom Allah favoureth among us ? Is not Allah best Aware of the thanksgivers ? 006.054 And when those who believe in Our revelations come unto thee, say: Peac e be unto you! Your Lord hath prescribed for Himself mercy, that whoso of you doe th evil through ignorance and repenteth afterward thereof and doeth right, (for hi m) lo! He is Forgiving, Merciful. 006.055 Thus do We expound the revelations that the way of the unrighteous may be manifest. 006.056 Say: I am forbidden to worship those on whom ye call instead of Allah. Say: I will not follow your desires, for then should I go astray and I should not be of the rightly guided. 006.057 Say: I am (relying) on clear proof from my Lord, while ye deny Him. I h ave not that for which ye are impatient. The decision is for Allah only. He telleth the truth and He is the Best of Deciders. 006.058 Say: If I had that for which ye are impatient, then would the case (ere this) have been decided between me and you. Allah is Best Aware of the wrong-doers. 006.059 And with Him are the keys of the Invisible. None but He knoweth them. A nd He knoweth what is in the land and the sea. Not a leaf falleth but He knoweth i t, not a grain amid the darkness of the earth, naught of wet or dry but (it is noted) in a clear record. 006.060 He it is Who gathereth you at night and knoweth that which ye commit by day. Then He raiseth you again to life therein, that the term appointed (for yo u) may be accomplished. And afterward unto Him is your return. Then He will proclaim u nto you what ye used to do. 006.061 He is the Omnipotent over His slaves. He sendeth guardians over you unt il, when death cometh unto one of you, Our messengers receive him, and they neglect not. 006.062 Then are they restored unto Allah, their Lord, the Just. Surely His is the judgment. And He is the most swift of reckoners. 006.063 Say: Who delivereth you from the darkness of the land and the sea ? Ye call upon Him humbly and in secret, (saying): If we are delivered from this (fear) w e truly will be of the thankful. 006.064 Say: Allah delivereth you from this and from all affliction. Yet ye att ribute partners unto Him. 006.065 Say: He is able to send punishment upon you from above you or from beneath your feet, or to bewilder you with dissension and make you taste the ty ranny one of another. See how We display the revelations so that they may understand. 006.066 Thy people (O Muhammad) have denied it, though it is the Truth. Say: I am not put in charge of you. 006.067 For every announcement there is a term, and ye will come to know. 006.068 And when thou seest those who meddle with Our revelations, withdraw fro m them until they meddle with another topic. And if the devil cause thee to forge t, sit not, after the remembrance, with the congregation of wrong-doers. 006.069 Those who ward off (evil) are not accountable for them in aught, but th e Reminder (must be given them) that haply they (too) may ward off (evil). 006.070 And forsake those who take their religion for a pastime and a jest, and whom the life of the world beguileth. Remind (mankind) hereby lest a soul be destroy ed by what it earneth. It hath beside Allah no protecting ally nor intercessor, and t hough it offer every compensation it will not be accepted from it. Those are they who pe rish by their own deserts. For them is drink of boiling water and a painful doom, be cause they disbelieved. 006.071 Say: Shall we cry, instead of unto Allah, unto that which neither profi teth us nor hurteth us, and shall we turn back after Allah hath guided us, like one bew ildered whom the devils have infatuated in the earth, who hath companions who invite hi m to the guidance (saying): Come unto us ? Say: Lo! the guidance of Allah is Guidanc e, and we are ordered to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds, 006.072 And to establish worship and be dutiful to Him, and He it is unto Whom ye will be gathered. 006.073 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in truth. In the day whe n He saith: Be! it is. His Word is the Truth, and His will be the Sovereignty on the day when the trumpet is blown. Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, He is the W ise, the Aware. 006.074 (Remember) when Abraham said unto his father Azar: Takest thou idols fo r gods ? Lo! I see thee and thy folk in error manifest. 006.075 Thus did We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he might be of those possessing certainty: 006.076 When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set. 006.077 And when he saw the moon uprising, he exclaimed: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: Unless my Lord guide me, I surely shall become one of the folk who are astray. 006.078 And when he saw the sun uprising, he cried: This is my Lord! This is greater! And when it set he exclaimed: O my people! Lo! I am free from all that ye associate (with Him). 006.079 Lo! I have turned my face toward Him Who created the heavens and the earth, as one by nature upright, and I am not of the idolaters. 006.080 His people argued with him. He said: Dispute ye with me concerning Alla h when He hath guided me ? I fear not at all that which ye set up beside Him unle ss my Lord willeth aught. My Lord includeth all things in His knowledge. Will ye not then remember ? 006.081 How should I fear that which ye set up beside Him, when ye fear not to set up beside Allah that for which He hath revealed unto you no warrant ? Which of the two factions hath more right to safety ? (Answer me that) if ye have knowledge. 006.082 Those who believe and obscure not their belief by wrongdoing, theirs is safety; and they are rightly guided. 006.083 That is Our argument. We gave it unto Abraham against his folk. We rais e unto degrees of wisdom whom We will. Lo! thy Lord is Wise, Aware. 006.084 And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good. 006.085 And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of t he righteous. 006.086 And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures, 006.087 With some of their forefathers and their offspring and their brethren; and We chose them and guided them unto a straight path. 006.088 Such is the guidance of Allah wherewith He guideth whom He will of His bondmen. But if they had set up (for worship) aught beside Him, (all) that they did would have been vain. 006.089 Those are they unto whom We gave the Scripture and command and prophethood. But if these disbelieve therein, then indeed We shall entrust it t o a people who will not be disbelievers therein. 006.090 Those are they whom Allah guideth, so follow their guidance. Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for it. Lo! it is naught but a Rem inder to (His) creatures. 006.091 And they measure not the power of Allah its true measure when they say: Allah hath naught revealed unto a human being. Say (unto the Jews who speak thu s): Who revealed the Book which Moses brought, a light and guidance for mankind, which ye have put on parchments which ye show, but ye hide much (thereof), and (by which) ye were taught that which ye knew not yourselves nor (did) your fathers (know it) ? Say: Allah. Then leave them to their play of cavilling. 006.092 And this is a blessed Scripture which We have revealed, confirming that which (was revealed) before it, that thou mayst warn the Mother of Villages and those around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe herein, and they are car eful of their worship. 006.093 Who is guilty of more wrong than he who forgeth a lie against Allah, or saith: I am inspired, when he is not inspired in aught; and who saith: I will r eveal the like of that which Allah hath revealed ? If thou couldst see, when the wrong-do ers reach the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out (saying): Deliv er up your souls. This day ye are awarded doom of degradation for that ye spake concerning Allah other than the truth, and used to scorn His portents. 006.094 Now have ye come unto Us solitary as We did create you at the first, an d ye have left behind you all that We bestowed upon you, and We behold not with you those your intercessors, of whom ye claimed that they possessed a share in you. Now is the bond between you severed, and that which ye presumed hath failed you. 006.095 Lo! Allah (it is) Who splitteth the grain of corn and the date-stone (f or sprouting). He bringeth forth the living from the dead, and is the bringer-fort h of the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are ye perverted ? 006.096 He is the Cleaver of the Daybreak, and He hath appointed the night for stillness, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise. 006.097 And He it is Who hath set for you the stars that ye may guide your cour se by them amid the darkness of the land and the sea. We have detailed Our revelation s for a people who have knowledge. 006.098 And He it is Who hath produced you from a single being, and (hath given you) a habitation and a repository. We have detailed Our revelations for a peop le who have understanding. 006.099 He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring fo rth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth th e thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegran ate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon i ts ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe. 006.100 Yet they ascribe as partners unto Him the jinn, although He did create them, and impute falsely, without knowledge, sons and daughters unto Him. Glorified b e He and High Exalted above (all) that they ascribe (unto Him). 006.101 The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a child, w hen there is for Him no consort, when He created all things and is Aware of all thi ngs ? 006.102 Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God save Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He taketh care of all things. 006.103 Vision comprehendeth Him not, but He comprehendeth (all) vision. He is the Subtile, the Aware. 006.104 Proofs have come unto you from your Lord, so whoso seeth, it is for his own good, and whoso is blind is blind to his own hurt. And I am not a keeper over y ou. 006.105 Thus do We display Our revelations that they may say (unto thee, Muhammad): "Thou hast studied," and that We may make (it) clear for people who have knowledge. 006.106 Follow that which is inspired in thee from thy Lord; there is no God sa ve Him; and turn away from the idolaters. 006.107 Had Allah willed, they had not been idolatrous. We have not set thee as a keeper over them, nor art thou responsible for them. 006.108 Revile not those unto whom they pray beside Allah lest they wrongfully revile Allah through ignorance. Thus unto every nation have We made their deed seem fair. Then unto their Lord is their return, and He will tell them what the y used to do. 006.109 And they swear a solemn oath by Allah that if there come unto them a portent they will believe therein. Say; Portents are with Allah and (so is) tha t which telleth you that if such came unto them they would not believe. 006.110 We confound their hearts and their eyes. As they believed not therein a t the first, We let them wander blindly on in their contumacy. 006.111 And though We should send down the angels unto them, and the dead shoul d speak unto them, and We should gather against them all things in array, they wo uld not believe unless Allah so willed. Howbeit, most of them are ignorant. 006.112 Thus have We appointed unto every prophet an adversary - devils of humankind and jinn who inspire in one another plausible discourse through guile . If thy Lord willed, they would not do so; so leave them alone with their devising; 006.113 That the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter may incline t hereto, and that they may take pleasure therein, and that they may earn what they are e arning. 006.114 Shall I seek other than Allah for judge, when He it is Who hath reveale d unto you (this) Scripture, fully explained ? Those unto whom We gave the Scripture (aforetime) know that it is revealed from thy Lord in truth. So be not thou (O Muhammad) of the waverers. 006.115 Perfected is the Word of thy Lord in truth and justice. There is naught that can change His words. He is the Hearer, the Knower. 006.116 If thou obeyedst most of those on earth they would mislead thee far fro m Allah's way. They follow naught but an opinion, and they do but guess. 006.117 Lo! thy Lord, He knoweth best who erreth from His way; and He knoweth best (who are) the rightly guided. 006.118 Eat of that over which the name of Allah hath been mentioned, if ye are believers in His revelations. 006.119 How should ye not eat of that over which the name of Allah hath been mentioned, when He hath explained unto you that which is forbidden unto you unl ess ye are compelled thereto. But lo! many are led astray by their own lusts throug h ignorance. Lo! thy Lord, He is Best Aware of the transgressors. 006.120 Forsake the outwardness of sin and the inwardness thereof. Lo! those wh o garner sin will be awarded that which they have earned. 006.121 And eat not of that whereon Allah's name hath not been mentioned, for l o! it is abomination. Lo! the devils do inspire their minions to dispute with you. Bu t if ye obey them, ye will be in truth idolaters. 006.122 Is he who was dead and We have raised him unto life, and set for him a light wherein he walketh among men, as him whose similitude is in utter darkness when ce he cannot emerge ? Thus is their conduct made fairseeming for the disbelievers. 006.123 And thus have We made in every city great ones of its wicked ones, that they should plot therein. They do but plot against themselves, though they perceive not. 006.124 And when a token cometh unto them, they say: We will not believe till w e are given that which Allah's messengers are given. Allah knoweth best with whom to place His message. Humiliation from Allah and heavy punishment will smite the guilty for their scheming. 006.125 And whomsoever it is Allah's will to guide, He expandeth his bosom unto the Surrender, and whomsoever it is His Will to send astray, He maketh his bosom cl ose and narrow as if he were engaged in sheer ascent. Thus Allah layeth ignominy up on those who believe not. 006.126 This is the path of thy Lord, a straight path. We have detailed Our rev elations for a people who take heed. 006.127 For them is the abode of peace with their Lord. He will be their Protec ting Friend because of what they used to do. 006.128 In the day when He will gather them together (He will say): O ye assemb ly of the jinn! Many of humankind did ye seduce. And their adherents among humankind will say: Our Lord! We enjoyed one another, but now we have arrived a t the appointed term which Thou appointedst for us. He will say: Fire is your hom e. Abide therein for ever, save him whom Allah willeth (to deliver). Lo! thy Lord is Wise, Aware. 006.129 Thus We let some of the wrong-doers have power over others because of what they are wont to earn. 006.130 O ye assembly of the jinn and humankind! Came there not unto you messengers of your own who recounted unto you My tokens and warned you of the meeting of this your Day ? They will say: We testify against ourselves. And the life of the world beguiled them. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers. 006.131 This is because thy Lord destroyeth not the townships arbitrarily while their people are unconscious (of the wrong they do). 006.132 For all there will be ranks from what they did. Thy Lord is not unaware of what they do. 006.133 Thy Lord is the Absolute, the Lord of Mercy. If He will, He can remove you and can cause what He will to follow after you, even as He raised you from the seed of other folk. 006.134 Lo! that which ye are promised will surely come to pass, and ye cannot escape. 006.135 Say (O Muhammad): O my people! Work according to your power. Lo! I too am working. Thus ye will come to know for which of us will be the happy sequel. Lo! the wrong-doers will not be successful. 006.136 They assign unto Allah, of the crops and cattle which He created, a por tion, and they say: "This is Allah's" - in their make-believe - "and this is for (His ) partners in regard to us." Thus that which (they assign) unto His partners in them reach eth not Allah and that which (they assign) unto Allah goeth to their (so-called) partne rs. Evil is their ordinance. 006.137 Thus have their (so-called) partners (of Allah) made the killing of the ir children to seem fair unto many of the idolaters, that they may ruin them and m ake their faith obscure for them. Had Allah willed (it otherwise), they had not don e so. So leave them alone with their devices. 006.138 And they say: Such cattle and crops are forbidden. No-one is to eat of them save whom we will - in their make-believe - cattle whose backs are forbidden, c attle over which they mention not the name of Allah. (All that is) a lie against Him. He will repay them for that which they invent. 006.139 And they say: That which is in the bellies of such cattle is reserved f or our males and is forbidden to our wives; but if it be born dead, then they (all) ma y be partakers thereof. He will reward them for their attribution (of such ordinance s unto Him). Lo, He is Wise, Aware. 006.140 They are losers who besottedly have slain their children without knowle dge, and have forbidden that which Allah bestowed upon them, inventing a lie against Allah. They indeed have gone astray and are not guided. 006.141 He it is Who produceth gardens trellised and untrellised, and the date- palm, and crops of divers flavour, and the olive and the pomegranate, like and unlike . Eat ye of the fruit thereof when it fruiteth, and pay the due thereof upon the harvest day, and be not prodigal. Lo! Allah loveth not the prodigals. 006.142 And of the cattle (He produceth) some for burdens, some for food. Eat o f that which Allah hath bestowed upon you, and follow not the footsteps of the devil, for lo! he is an open foe to you. 006.143 Eight pairs: Of the sheep twain, and of the goats twain. Say: Hath He forbidden the two males or the two females, or that which the wombs of the two females contain ? Expound to me (the case) with knowledge, if ye are truthful. 006.144 And of the camels twain and of the oxen twain. Say: Hath He forbidden t he two males or the two females, or that which the wombs of the two females contai n; or were ye by to witness when Allah commanded you (all) this ? Then who doth great er wrong than he who deviseth a lie concerning Allah, that he may lead mankind ast ray without knowledge. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 006.145 Say: I find not in that which is revealed unto me aught prohibited to a n eater that he eat thereof, except it be carrion, or blood poured forth, or swineflesh - for that verily is foul - or the abomination which was immolated to the name of other th an Allah. But whoso is compelled (thereto), neither craving nor transgressing, (fo r him) lo! thy Lord is Forgiving, Merciful. 006.146 Unto those who are Jews We forbade every animal with claws. And of the oxen and the sheep forbade We unto them the fat thereof save that upon the back s or the entrails, or that which is mixed with the bone. That we awarded them for th eir rebellion. And lo! we verily are truthful. 006.147 So if they give the lie to thee (Muhammad), say: Your Lord is a Lord of All- Embracing Mercy, and His wrath will never be withdrawn from guilty folk. 006.148 They who are idolaters will say: Had Allah willed, we had not ascribed (unto Him) partners neither had our fathers, nor had we forbidden aught. Thus did tho se who were before them give the lie (to Allah's messengers) till they tasted of t he fear of Us. Say: Have ye any knowledge that ye can adduce for Us ? Lo! ye follow nau ght but an opinion, Lo! ye do but guess. 006.149 Say - For Allah's is the final argument - Had He willed He could indeed have guided all of you. 006.150 Say: Come, bring your witnesses who can bear witness that Allah forbade (all) this. And if they bear witness, do not thou bear witness with them. Follo w thou not the whims of those who deny Our revelations, those who believe not in the Hereafter and deem (others) equal with their Lord. 006.151 Say: Come, I will recite unto you that which your Lord hath made a sacr ed duty for you: That ye ascribe no thing as partner unto Him and that ye do good to parents, and that ye slay not your children because of penury - We provide for you and for them - and that ye draw not nigh to lewd things whether open or conceal ed. And that ye slay not the life which Allah hath made sacred, save in the course of justice. This He hath command you, in order that ye may discern. 006.152 And approach not the wealth of the orphan save with that which is bette r, till he reach maturity. Give full measure and full weight, in justice. We task not a ny soul beyond its scope. And if ye give your word, do justice thereunto, even though i t be (against) a kinsman; and fulfil the covenant of Allah. This He commandeth you t hat haply ye may remember. 006.153 And (He commandeth you, saying): This is My straight path, so follow it . Follow not other ways, lest ye be parted from His way. This hath He ordained fo r you, that ye may ward off (evil). 006.154 Again, We gave the Scripture unto Moses, complete for him who would do good, an explanation of all things, a guidance and a mercy, that they might bel ieve in the meeting with their Lord. 006.155 And this is a blessed Scripture which We have revealed. So follow it an d ward off (evil), that ye may find mercy. 006.156 Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in sooth were unaware of what they read; 006.157 Or lest ye should say: If the Scripture had been revealed unto us, we s urely had been better guided than are they. Now hath there come unto you a clear proo f from your Lord, a guidance and mercy; and who doeth greater wrong than he who denieth the revelations of Allah, and turneth away from them ? We award unto th ose who turn away from Our revelations an evil doom because of their aversion. 006.158 Wait they, indeed, for nothing less than that the angels should come un to them, or thy Lord should come, or there should come one of the portents from th y Lord ? In the day when one of the portents from thy Lord cometh, its belief ava ileth naught a soul which theretofore believed not, nor in its belief earned good (by works). Say: Wait ye! Lo! We (too) are waiting. 006.159 Lo! As for those who sunder their religion and become schismatics, no concern at all hast thou with them. Their case will go to Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do. 006.160 Whoso bringeth a good deed will receive tenfold the like thereof, while whoso bringeth an ill-deed will be awarded but the like thereof; and they will not be wronged. 006.161 Say: Lo! As for me, my Lord hath guided me unto a straight path, a righ t religion, the community of Abraham, the upright, who was no idolater. 006.162 Say: Lo! my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds. 006.163 He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him). 006.164 Say: Shall I seek another than Allah for Lord, when He is Lord of all t hings ? Each soul earneth only on its own account, nor doth any laden bear another's lo ad. Then unto your Lord is your return and He will tell you that wherein ye differe d. 006.165 He it is Who hath placed you as viceroys of the earth and hath exalted some of you in rank above others, that He may try you by (the test of) that which He hath given you. Lo! Thy Lord is swift in prosecution, and Lo! He verily is Forgiving , Merciful. 007.001 Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. 007.002 (It is) a Scripture that is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) - so let ther e be no heaviness in thy heart therefrom - that thou mayst warn thereby, and (it is) a Reminder unto believers. 007.003 (Saying): Follow that which is sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect! 007.004 How many a township have We destroyed! As a raid by night, or while the y slept at noon, Our terror came unto them. 007.005 No plea had they, when Our terror came unto them, save that they said: Lo! We were wrong-doers. 007.006 Then verily We shall question those unto whom (Our message) hath been sent, and verily We shall question the messengers. 007.007 Then verily We shall narrate unto them (the event) with knowledge, for We were not absent (when it came to pass). 007.008 The weighing on that day is the true (weighing). As for those whose sca le is heavy, they are the successful. 007.009 And as for those whose scale is light: those are they who lose their so uls because they used to wrong Our revelations. 007.010 And We have given you (mankind) power in the earth, and appointed for y ou therein livelihoods. Little give ye thanks! 007.011 And We created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration. 007.012 He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I b ade thee ? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud. 007.013 He said: Then go down hence! It is not for thee to show pride here, so go forth! Lo! thou art of those degraded. 007.014 He said: Reprieve me till the day when they are raised (from the dead). 007.015 He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved. 007.016 He said: Now, because Thou hast sent me astray, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy Right Path. 007.017 Then I shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right hands and from their left hands, and Thou wilt not find most o f them beholden (unto Thee). 007.018 He said: Go forth from hence, degraded, banished. As for such of them a s follow thee, surely I will fill hell with all of you. 007.019 And (unto man): O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden and eat from whence ye will, but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers. 007.020 Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that whic h was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from th is tree only lest ye should become angels or become of the immortals. 007.021 And he swore unto them (saying): Lo! I am a sincere adviser unto you. 007.022 Thus did he lead them on with guile. And when they tasted of the tree t heir shame was manifest to them and they began to hide (by heaping) on themselves so me of the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called them, (saying): Did I not fo rbid you from that tree and tell you: Lo! Satan is an open enemy to you ? 007.023 They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost! 007.024 He said: Go down (from hence), one of you a foe unto the other. There w ill be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a while. 007.025 He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth. 007.026 O Children of Adam! We have revealed unto you raiment to conceal your shame, and splendid vesture, but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is be st. This is of the revelations of Allah, that they may remember. 007.027 O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innoc ence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not. 007.028 And when they do some lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it and Allah hath enjoined it on us. Say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. T ell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not ? 007.029 Say: My Lord enjoineth justice. And set your faces upright (toward Him) at every place of worship and call upon Him, making religion pure for Him (only). As He brought you into being, so return ye (unto Him). 007.030 A party hath He led aright, while error hath just hold over (another) p arty, for lo! they choose the devils for protecting supporters instead of Allah and deem that they are rightly guided. 007.031 O Children of Adam! Look to your adornment at every place of worship, a nd eat and drink, but be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals. 007.032 Say: Who hath forbidden the adornment of Allah which He hath brought forth for His bondmen, and the good things of His providing ? Say: Such, on the Day of Resurrection, will be only for those who believed during the life of the wor ld. Thus do we detail Our revelations for people who have knowledge. 007.033 Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not. 007.034 And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot p ut it off an hour nor yet advance (it). 007.035 O Children of Adam! When messengers of your own come unto you who narrate unto you My revelations, then whosoever refraineth from evil and amende th - there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 007.036 But they who deny Our revelations and scorn them - each are rightful owners of the Fire; they will abide therein. 007.037 Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah or denieth Our tokens. (For such) their appointed portion of the Book (of destiny) reacheth them till, when Our messengers come to gather them, they say: Where (n ow) is that to which ye cried beside Allah ? They say: They have departed from us. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers. 007.038 He saith: Enter into the Fire among nations of the jinn and humankind w ho passed away before you. Every time a nation entereth, it curseth its sister (na tion) till, when they have all been made to follow one another thither, the last of them sa ith unto the first of them: Our Lord! These led us astray, so give them double torm ent of the Fire. He saith: For each one there is double (torment), but ye know not. 007.039 And the first of them saith unto the last of them: Ye were no whit bett er than us, so taste the doom for what ye used to earn. 007.040 Lo! they who deny Our revelations and scorn them, for them the gates of heaven will nor be opened not will they enter the Garden until the camel goeth through the needle's eye. Thus do We requite the guilty. 007.041 Theirs will be a bed of hell, and over them coverings (of hell). Thus d o We requite wrong-doers. 007.042 But (as for) those who believe and do good works - We tax not any soul beyond its scope - Such are rightful owners of the Garden. They abide therein. 007.043 And We remove whatever rancour may be in their hearts. Rivers flow beneath them. And they say: The praise to Allah, Who hath guided us to this. We could not truly have been led aright if Allah had not guided us. Verily the mes sengers of our Lord did bring the Truth. And it is cried unto them: This is the Garden. Ye inherit it for what ye used to do. 007.044 And the dwellers of the Garden cry unto the dwellers of the Fire: We ha ve found that which our Lord promised us (to be) the Truth. Have ye (too) found th at which your Lord promised the Truth ? They say: Yea, verily. And a crier in betw een them crieth: The curse of Allah is on evil-doers, 007.045 Who debar (men) from the path of Allah and would have it crooked, and w ho are disbelievers in the Last Day. 007.046 Between them is a veil. And on the Heights are men who know them all by their marks. And they call unto the dwellers of the Garden: Peace be unto you! They enter it not although they hope (to enter). 007.047 And when their eyes are turned toward the dwellers of the Fire, they sa y: Our Lord! Place us not with the wrong-doing folk. 007.048 And the dwellers on the Heights call unto men whom they know by their marks, (saying): What did your multitude and that in which ye took your pride a vail you ? 007.049 Are these they of whom ye swore that Allah would not show them mercy ? (Unto them it hath been said): Enter the Garden. No fear shall come upon you no r is it ye who will grieve. 007.050 And the dwellers of the Fire cry out unto the dwellers of the Garden: P our on us some water or some wherewith Allah hath provided you. They say: Lo! Allah ha th forbidden both to disbelievers (in His guidance), 007.051 Who took their religion for a sport and pastime, and whom the life of t he world beguiled. So this day We have forgotten them even as they forgot the meet ing of this their Day and as they used to deny Our tokens. 007.052 Verily We have brought them a Scripture which We expounded with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe. 007.053 Await they aught save the fulfilment thereof ? On the day when the fulfilment thereof cometh, those who were before forgetful thereof will say: Th e messengers of our Lord did bring the Truth! Have we any intercessors, that they may intercede for us ? Or can we be returned (to life on earth), that we may act ot herwise than we used to act ? They have lost their souls, and that which they devised h ath failed them. 007.054 Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Day s, then mounted He the Throne. He covereth the night with the day, which is in has te to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by His command. His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! 007.055 (O mankind!) Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. Lo! He loveth no t aggressors. 007.056 Work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering (thereof). and call on Him in fear and hope. Lo! the mercy of Allah is nigh unto the good. 007.057 And He it is Who sendeth the winds as tidings heralding His mercy, till , when they bear a cloud heavy (with rain), We lead it to a dead land, and then c ause water to descend thereon and thereby bring forth fruits of every kind. Thus bri ng We forth the dead. Haply ye may remember. 007.058 As for the good land, its vegetation cometh forth by permission of its Lord; while as for that which is bad, only the useless cometh forth (from it). Thus d o We recount the tokens for people who give thanks. 007.059 We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an Awful Day. 007.060 The chieftains of his people said: Lo! we see thee surely in plain erro r. 007.061 He said: O my people! There is no error in me, but I am a messenger fro m the Lord of the Worlds. 007.062 I convey unto you the messages of my Lord and give good counsel unto yo u, and know from Allah that which ye know not. 007.063 Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from your Lord by means of a man among you, that he may warn you, and that ye may keep from evil, and that haply ye may find mercy. 007.064 But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship, an d We drowned those who denied Our tokens. Lo! they were blind folk. 007.065 And unto (the tribe of) A'ad (We sent) their brother, Hud. He said: O m y people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 007.066 The chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: Lo! we surel y see thee in foolishness, and lo! we deem thee of the liars. 007.067 He said: O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messeng er from the Lord of the Worlds. 007.068 I convey unto you the messages of my Lord and am for you a true adviser . 007.069 Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from your Lord by means of a man among you, that he may warn you ? Remember how He made you viceroys after Noah's folk, and gave you growth of stature. Remember (all) the bounties of your Lord, that haply ye may be successful. 007.070 They said: Hast come unto us that we should serve Allah alone, and fors ake what our fathers worshipped ? Then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenes t us if thou art of the truthful! 007.071 He said: Terror and wrath from your Lord have already fallen on you. Wo uld ye wrangle with me over names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for whi ch no warrant from Allah hath been revealed ? Then await (the consequence), lo! I (also) am of those awaiting (it). 007.072 And We saved him and those with him by a mercy from Us, and We cut the root of those who denied Our revelations and were not believers. 007.073 And to (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. A wonder from your Lord hat h come unto you. Lo! this is the camel of Allah, a token unto you; so let her fee d in Allah's earth, and touch her not with hurt lest painful torment seize you. 007.074 And remember how He made you viceroys after A'ad and gave you station i n the earth. Ye choose castles in the plains and hew the mountains into dwellings . So remember (all) the bounties of Allah and do not evil, making mischief in the ea rth. 007.075 The chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said unto those whom t hey despised, unto such of them as believed: Know ye that Salih is one sent from hi s Lord ? They said: Lo! In that wherewith he hath been sent we are believers. 007.076 Those who were scornful said: Lo! in that which ye believe we are disbelievers. 007.077 So they hamstrung the she-camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord, and they said: O Salih! Bring upon us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of those sent (from Allah). 007.078 So the earthquake seized them, and morning found them prostrate in thei r dwelling-place. 007.079 And (Salih) turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord 's message unto you and gave you good advice, but ye love not good advisers. 007.080 And Lot! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination such as no creature ever did before you ? 007.081 Lo! ye come with lust unto men instead of women. Nay, but ye are wanton folk. 007.082 And the answer of his people was only that they said (one to another): Turn them out of your township. They are folk, forsooth, who keep pure. 007.083 And We rescued him and his household, save his wife, who was of those who stayed behind. 007.084 And We rained a rain upon them. See now the nature of the consequence o f evil-doers! 007.085 And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Lo! a clear proof hath come unto yo u from your Lord; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in t heir goods, and work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering thereof. Tha t will be better for you, if ye are believers. 007.086 Lurk not on every road to threaten (wayfarers), and to turn away from A llah's path him who believeth in Him, and to seek to make it crooked. And remember, wh en ye were but few, how He did multiply you. And see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters! 007.087 And if there is a party of you which believeth in that wherewith I have been sent, and there is a party which believeth not, then have patience until Allah judge between us. He is the Best of all who deal in judgment. 007.088 The chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said: Surely we will d rive thee out, O Shu'eyb, and those who believe with thee, from our township, unless ye return to our religion. He said: Even though we hate it ? 007.089 We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your reli gion after Allah hath rescued us from it. It is not for us to return to it unless Al lah our Lord should (so) will. Our Lord comprehendeth all things in knowledge. In Allah do w e put our trust. Our Lord! Decide with truth between us and our folk, for Thou ar t the best of those who make decision. 007.090 But the chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: If ye fo llow Shu'eyb, then truly ye shall be the losers. 007.091 So the earthquake seized them and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling-place. 007.092 Those who denied Shu'eyb became as though they had not dwelt there. Tho se who denied Shu'eyb, they were the losers. 007.093 So he turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord's messages unto you and gave you good advice; then how can I sorrow for a people that rejected (truth) ? 007.094 And We sent no prophet unto any township but We did afflict its folk wi th tribulation and adversity that haply they might grow humble. 007.095 Then changed We the evil plight for good till they grew affluent and sa id: Tribulation and distress did touch our fathers. Then We seized them unawares, w hen they perceived not. 007.096 And if the people of the townships had believed and kept from evil, sur ely We should have opened for them blessings from the sky and from the earth. But ( unto every messenger) they gave the lie, and so We seized them on account of what th ey used to earn. 007.097 Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrat h upon them as a night-raid while they sleep ? 007.098 Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our w rath upon them in the daytime while they play ? 007.099 Are they then secure from Allah's scheme ? None deemeth himself secure from Allah's scheme save folk that perish. 007.100 Is it not an indication to those who inherit the land after its people (who thus reaped the consequence of evil-doing) that, if We will, We can smite them for t heir sins and print upon their hearts so that they hear not ? 007.101 Such were the townships. We relate some tidings of them unto thee (Muhammad). Their messengers verily came unto them with clear proofs (of Allah' s Sovereignty), but they could not believe because they had before denied. Thus d oth Allah print upon the hearts of disbelievers (that they hear not). 007.102 We found no (loyalty to any) covenant in most of them. Nay, most of the m We found wrong-doers. 007.103 Then, after them, We sent Moses with our tokens unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they repelled them. Now, see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters! 007.104 Moses said: O Pharaoh! Lo! I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds , 007.105 Approved upon condition that I speak concerning Allah nothing but the t ruth. I come unto you (lords of Egypt) with a clear proof from your Lord. So let the Children of Israel go with me. 007.106 (Pharaoh) said: If thou comest with a token, then produce it, if thou a rt of those who speak the truth. 007.107 Then he flung down his staff and lo! it was a serpent manifest; 007.108 And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for t he beholders. 007.109 The chiefs of Pharaoh's people said: Lo! this is some knowing wizard, 007.110 Who would expel you from your land. Now what do ye advise ? 007.111 They said (unto Pharaoh): Put him off (a while) - him and his brother - and send into the cities summoners, 007.112 To bring each knowing wizard unto thee. 007.113 And the wizards came to Pharaoh, saying: Surely there will be a reward for us if we are victors. 007.114 He answered: Yes, and surely ye shall be of those brought near (to me). 007.115 They said: O Moses! Either throw (first) or let us be the first thrower s ? 007.116 He said: Throw! And when they threw they cast a spell upon the people's eyes, and overawed them, and produced a mighty spell. 007.117 And We inspired Moses (saying): Throw thy staff! And lo! it swallowed u p their lying show. 007.118 Thus was the Truth vindicated and that which they were doing was made vain. 007.119 Thus were they there defeated and brought low. 007.120 And the wizards fell down prostrate, 007.121 Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds, 007.122 The Lord of Moses and Aaron. 007.123 Pharaoh said: Ye believe in Him before I give you leave! Lo! this is th e plot that ye have plotted in the city that ye may drive its people hence. But ye sha ll come to know! 007.124 Surely I shall have your hands and feet cut off upon alternate sides. T hen I shall crucify you every one. 007.125 They said: Lo! We are about to return unto our Lord! 007.126 Thou takest vengeance on us only forasmuch as we believed the tokens of our Lord when they came unto us. Our Lord! Vouchsafe unto us steadfastness and make us die as men who have surrendered (unto Thee). 007.127 The chiefs of Pharaoh's people said: (O King), wilt thou suffer Moses a nd his people to make mischief in the land, and flout thee and thy gods ? He said: We will slay their sons and spare their women, for lo! we are in power over them. 007.128 And Moses said unto his people: Seek help in Allah and endure. Lo! the earth is Allah's. He giveth it for an inheritance to whom He will. And lo! the sequel is for those who keep their duty (unto Him). 007.129 They said: We suffered hurt before thou camest unto us, and since thou hast come unto us. He said: It may be that your Lord is going to destroy your advers ary and make you viceroys in the earth, that He may see how ye behave. 007.130 And we straitened Pharaoh's folk with famine and dearth of fruits, that peradventure they might heed. 007.131 But whenever good befell them, they said: This is ours; and whenever ev il smote them they ascribed it to the evil auspices of Moses and those with him. S urely their evil auspice was only with Allah. But most of them knew not. 007.132 And they said: Whatever portent thou bringest wherewith to bewitch us, we shall not put faith in thee. 007.133 So We sent against them the flood and the locusts and the vermin and th e frogs and the blood - a succession of clear signs. But they were arrogant and b ecame a guilty folk. 007.134 And when the terror fell on them they cried: O Moses! Pray for us unto thy Lord, because He hath a covenant with thee. If thou removest the terror from us we verily will trust thee and will let the Children of Israel go with thee. 007.135 But when We did remove from them the terror for a term which they must reach, behold! they broke their covenant. 007.136 Therefore We took retribution from them; therefore We drowned them in t he sea: because they denied Our revelations and were heedless of them. 007.137 And We caused the folk who were despised to inherit the eastern parts o f the land and the western parts thereof which We had blessed. And the fair word of t hy Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of their endurance; and W e annihilated (all) that Pharaoh and his folk had done and that they had contrive d. 007.138 And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unt o a people who were given up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not. 007.139 Lo! as for these, their way will be destroyed and all that they are doi ng is in vain. 007.140 He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favou red you above (all) creatures ? 007.141 And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your w omen. That was a tremendous trial from your Lord. 007.142 And when We did appoint for Moses thirty nights (of solitude), and adde d to them ten, and he completed the whole time appointed by his Lord of forty nights ; and Moses said unto his brother, Aaron: Take my place among the people. Do right, a nd follow not the way of mischief-makers. 007.143 And when Moses came to Our appointed tryst and his Lord had spoken unto him, he said: My Lord! Show me (Thy Self), that I may gaze upon Thee. He said: Thou wilt not see Me, but gaze upon the mountain! If it stand still in its plac e, then thou wilt see Me. And when his Lord revealed (His) glory to the mountain He sen t it crashing down. And Moses fell down senseless. And when he woke he said: Glory unto Thee! I turn unto Thee repentant, and I am the first of (true) believers. 007.144 He said: O Moses! I have preferred thee above mankind by My messages an d by My speaking (unto thee). So hold that which I have given thee, and be among the thankful. 007.145 And We wrote for him, upon the tablets, the lesson to be drawn from all things and the explanation of all things, then (bade him): Hold it fast; and co mmand thy people (saying): Take the better (course made clear) therein. I shall show thee the abode of evil-livers. 007.146 I shall turn away from My revelations those who magnify themselves wrongfully in the earth, and if they see each token believe it not, and if they see the way of righteousness choose it nor for (their) way, and if they see the way of error choose if for (their) way. That is because they deny Our revelations and are us ed to disregard them. 007.147 Those who deny Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their works are fruitless. Are they requited aught save what they used to do ? 007.148 And the folk of Moses, after (he left them), chose a calf (for worship) , (made) out of their ornaments, of saffron hue, which gave a lowing sound. Saw t hey not that it spake not unto them nor guided them to any way ? They chose it, and became wrong-doers. 007.149 And when they feared the consequences thereof and saw that they had gon e astray, they said: Unless our Lord have mercy on us and forgive us, we verily a re of the lost. 007.150 And when Moses returned unto his people, angry and grieved, he said: Ev il is that (course) which ye took after I had left you. Would ye hasten on the jud gment of your Lord ? And he cast down the tablets, and he seized his brother by the h ead, dragging him toward him. He said: Son of my mother! Lo! the folk did judge me weak and almost killed me. Oh, make not mine enemies to triumph over me and pla ce me not among the evil-doers. 007.151 He said: My Lord! Have mercy on me and on my brother; bring us into Thy mercy, Thou the Most Merciful of all who show mercy. 007.152 Lo! Those who chose the calf (for worship), terror from their Lord and humiliation will come upon them in the life of the world. Thus do We requite th ose who invent a lie. 007.153 But those who do ill-deeds and afterward repent and believe - lo! for t hem, afterward, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 007.154 Then, when the anger of Moses abated, he took up the tablets, and in th eir inscription there was guidance and mercy for all those who fear their Lord. 007.155 And Moses chose of his people seventy men for Our appointed tryst and, when the trembling came on them, he said: My Lord! If Thou hadst willed Thou ha dst destroyed them long before, and me with them. Wilt thou destroy us for that whi ch the ignorant among us did ? It is but Thy trial (of us). Thou sendest whom Thou wilt astray and guidest whom Thou wilt: Thou art our Protecting Friend, therefore fo rgive us and have mercy on us, Thou, the Best of all who show forgiveness. 007.156 And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafte r (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishme nt whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations ; 007.157 Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) wi th them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the fou l; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Th en those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful. 007.158 Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all - (the messenger of) Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So beli eve in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His Words, and follow him that haply ye may be led ar ight. 007.159 And of Moses' folk there is a community who lead with truth and establi sh justice therewith. 007.160 We divided them into twelve tribes, nations; and We inspired Moses, whe n his people asked him for water, saying: Smite with thy staff the rock! And ther e gushed forth therefrom twelve springs, so that each tribe knew their drinking-p lace. And we caused the white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for them the manna and the quails (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith we have provide d you. They wronged Us not, but they were wont to wrong themselves. 007.161 And when it was said unto them: Dwell in this township and eat therefro m whence ye will, and say "Repentance," and enter the gate prostrate; We shall fo rgive you your sins; We shall increase (reward) for the right-doers. 007.162 But those of them who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon them wrath from heaven for their wrongdoing. 007.163 Ask them (O Muhammad) of the township that was by the sea, how they did break the Sabbath, how their big fish came unto them visibly upon their Sabbath day and on a day when they did not keep Sabbath came they not unto them. Thus did W e try them for that they were evil-livers. 007.164 And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil). 007.165 And when they forgot that whereof they had been reminded, We rescued those who forbade wrong, and visited those who did wrong with dreadful punishme nt because they were evil-livers. 007.166 So when they took pride in that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them: Be ye apes despised and loathed! 007.167 And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against the m till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! v erily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful. 007.168 And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of t hem are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good things and evil things that haply they might return. 007.169 And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their be half that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth ? And they hav e studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for th ose who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense ? 007.170 And as for those who make (men) keep the Scripture, and establish worsh ip - lo! We squander not the wages of reformers. 007.171 And when We shook the Mount above them as it were a covering, and they supposed that it was going to fall upon them (and We said): Hold fast that whic h We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil) . 007.172 And (remember) when thy Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their reins, their seed, and made them testify of themselves, (saying): Am I not your Lord ? They said: Yea, verily. We testify. (That was) lest ye should say a t the Day of Resurrection: Lo! of this we were unaware; 007.173 Or lest ye should say: (It is) only (that) our fathers ascribed partner s to Allah of old and we were (their) seed after them. Wilt Thou destroy us on account of that which those who follow falsehood did ? 007.174 Thus we detail the revelations, that haply they may return. 007.175 Recite unto them the tale of him to whom We gave Our revelations, but h e sloughed them off, so Satan overtook him and he became of those who lead astray . 007.176 And had We willed We could have raised him by their means, but he clung to the earth and followed his own lust. Therefor his likeness is as the likenes s of a dog: if thou attackest him he panteth with his tongue out, and if thou leavest him he panteth with his tongue out. Such is the likeness of the people who deny Our revelations. Narrate unto them the history (of the men of old), that haply they may take thought. 007.177 Evil as an example are the folk who denied Our revelations, and were wo nt to wrong themselves. 007.178 He whom Allah leadeth, he indeed is led aright, while he whom Allah sendeth astray - they indeed are losers. 007.179 Already have We urged unto hell many of the jinn and humankind, having hearts wherewith they understand not, and having eyes wherewith they see not, a nd having ears wherewith they hear not. These are as the cattle - nay, but they ar e worse! These are the neglectful. 007.180 Allah's are the fairest names. Invoke Him by them. And leave the compan y of those who blaspheme His names. They will be requited what they do. 007.181 And of those whom We created there is a nation who guide with the Truth and establish justice therewith. 007.182 And those who deny Our revelations - step by step We lead them on from whence they know not. 007.183 I give them rein (for) lo! My scheme is strong. 007.184 Have they not bethought them (that) there is no madness in their comrad e ? He is but a plain warner. 007.185 Have they not considered the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what things Allah hath created, and that it may be that their own term draweth nigh ? In what fact after this will they believe ? 007.186 Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them. He leaveth them to wander blindly on in their contumacy. 007.187 They ask thee of the (destined) Hour, when will it come to port. Say: Knowledge thereof is with my Lord only. He alone will manifest it at its proper time. It is heavy in the heavens and the earth. It cometh not to you save unawares. T hey question thee as if thou couldst be well informed thereof. Say: Knowledge there of is with Allah only, but most of mankind know not. 007.188 Say: For myself I have no power to benefit, nor power to hurt, save tha t which Allah willeth. Had I knowledge of the Unseen, I should have abundance of wealth, and adversity would not touch me. I am but a warner, and a bearer of go od tidings unto folk who believe. 007.189 He it is Who did create you from a single soul, and therefrom did make his mate that he might take rest in her. And when he covered her she bore a light b urden, and she passed (unnoticed) with it, but when it became heavy they cried unto Al lah, their Lord, saying: If thou givest unto us aright we shall be of the thankful. 007.190 But when He gave unto them aright, they ascribed unto Him partners in respect of that which He had given them. High is He Exalted above all that they associate (with Him). 007.191 Attribute they as partners to Allah those who created naught, but are themselves created, 007.192 And cannot give them help, nor can they help themselves ? 007.193 And if ye call them to the Guidance, they follow you not. Whether ye ca ll them or are silent is all one for you. 007.194 Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah are slaves like unto you. Call o n them now, and let them answer you, if ye are truthful! 007.195 Have they feet wherewith they walk, or have they hands wherewith they hold, or have they eyes wherewith they see, or have they ears wherewith they he ar ? Say: Call upon your (so-called) partners (of Allah), and then contrive against me, spare me not! 007.196 Lo! my Protecting Friend is Allah Who revealeth the Scripture. He befriendeth the righteous. 007.197 They on whom ye call beside Him have no power to help you, nor can they help you, nor can they help themselves. 007.198 And if ye (Muslims) call them to the guidance they hear not; and thou (Muhammad) seest them looking toward thee, but they see not. 007.199 Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant. 007.200 And if a slander from the devil wound thee, then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is Hearer, Knower. 007.201 Lo! those who ward off (evil), when a glamour from the devil troubleth them, they do but remember (Allah's Guidance) and behold them seers! 007.202 Their brethren plunge them further into error and cease not. 007.203 And when thou bringest not a verse for them they say: Why hast thou not chosen it ? Say: I follow only that which is inspired in me from my Lord. This (Qur'an) is insight from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy for a people tha t believe. 007.204 And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye ma y obtain mercy. 007.205 And do thou (O Muhammad) remember thy Lord within thyself humbly and with awe, below thy breath, at morn and evening. And be not thou of the neglect ful. 007.206 Lo! those who are with thy Lord are not too proud to do Him service, bu t they praise Him and adore Him. 008.001 They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the m atter of your difference, and obey Allah and His messenger, if ye are (true) believer s. 008.002 They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited unto them they increase their f aith, and who trust in their Lord; 008.003 Who establish worship and spend of that We have bestowed on them. 008.004 Those are they who are in truth believers. For them are grades (of hono ur) with their Lord, and pardon, and a bountiful provision. 008.005 Even as thy Lord caused thee (Muhammad) to go forth from thy home with the Truth, and lo! a party of the believers were averse (to it). 008.006 Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible. 008.007 And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. An d Allah willed that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut th e root of the disbelievers; 008.008 That He might cause the Truth to triumph and bring vanity to naught, however much the guilty might oppose; 008.009 When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will h elp you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank. 008.010 Allah appointed it only as good tidings, and that your hearts thereby m ight be at rest. Victory cometh only by the help of Allah. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise. 008.011 When He made the slumber fall upon you as a reassurance from him and se nt down water from the sky upon you, that thereby He might purify you, and remove from you the fear of Satan, and make strong your hearts and firm (your) feet th ereby. 008.012 When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make tho se who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelie ve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger. 008.013 That is because they opposed Allah and His messenger. Whoso opposeth Allah and His messenger, (for him) lo! Allah is severe in punishment. 008.014 That (is the award), so taste it, and (know) that for disbelievers is t he torment of the Fire. 008.015 O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them. 008.016 Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless manoeuvring for batt le or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habi tation will be hell, a hapless journey's end. 008.017 Ye (Muslims) slew them not, but Allah slew them. And thou (Muhammad) threwest not when thou didst throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the bel ievers by a fair test from Him. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower. 008.018 That (is the case); and (know) that Allah (it is) Who maketh weak the p lan of disbelievers. 008.019 (O Qureysh!) If ye sought a judgment, now hath the judgment come unto you. And if ye cease (from persecuting the believers) it will be better for you , but if ye return (to the attack) We also shall return. And your host will avail you na ught, however numerous it be, and (know) that Allah is with the believers (in His Guidance). 008.020 O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). 008.021 Be not as those who say, we hear, and they hear not. 008.022 Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the deaf, the dumb, who ha ve no sense. 008.023 Had Allah known of any good in them He would have made them hear, but had He made them hear they would have turned away, averse. 008.024 O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and the messenger when He calleth you to that which quickeneth you, and know that Allah cometh in between the man and hi s own heart, and that He it is unto Whom ye will be gathered. 008.025 And guard yourselves against a chastisement which cannot fall exclusive ly on those of you who are wrong-doers, and know that Allah is severe in punishmen t. 008.026 And remember, when ye were few and reckoned feeble in the land, and wer e in fear lest men should extirpate you, how He gave you refuge, and strengthened you with His help, and made provision of good things for you, that haply ye might b e thankful. 008.027 O ye who believe! Betray not Allah and His messenger, nor knowingly betray your trusts. 008.028 And know that your possessions and your children are a test, and that w ith Allah is immense reward. 008.029 O ye who believe! If ye keep your duty to Allah, He will give you discrimination (between right and wrong) and will rid you of your evil thoughts and deeds, and will forgive you. Allah is of Infinite Bounty. 008.030 And when those who disbelieve plot against thee (O Muhammad) to wound thee fatally, or to kill thee or to drive thee forth; they plot, but Allah (als o) plotteth; and Allah is the best of plotters. 008.031 And when Our revelations are recited unto them they say: We have heard. If we wish we can speak the like of this. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old. 008.032 And when they said: O Allah! If this be indeed the truth from Thee, the n rain down stones on us or bring on us some painful doom! 008.033 But Allah would not punish them while thou wast with them, nor will He punish them while they seek forgiveness. 008.034 What (plea) have they that Allah should not punish them, when they deba r (His servants) from the Inviolable Place of Worship, though they are not its fi tting guardians. Its fitting guardians are those only who keep their duty to Allah. B ut most of them know not. 008.035 And their worship at the (holy) House is naught but whistling and hand- clapping. Therefore (it is said unto them): Taste of the doom because ye disbel ieve. 008.036 Lo! those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may deba r (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered un to hell, 008.037 That Allah may separate the wicked from the good, The wicked will He place piece upon piece, and heap them all together, and consign them unto hell. Such verily are the losers. 008.038 Tell those who disbelieve that if they cease (from persecution of belie vers) that which is past will be forgiven them; but if they return (thereto) then the example of the men of old hath already gone (before them, for a warning). 008.039 And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Al lah. But if they cease, then lo! Allah is Seer of what they do. 008.040 And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Befriender - a Transcendent Patron, a Transcendent Helper! 008.041 And know that whatever ye take as spoils of war, lo! a fifth thereof is for Allah, and for the messenger and for the kinsman (who hath need) and orphans an d the needy and the wayfarer, if ye believe in Allah and that which We revealed u nto Our slave on the Day of Discrimination, the day when the two armies met. And Al lah is Able to do all things. 008.042 When ye were on the near bank (of the valley) and they were on the yond er bank, and the caravan was below you (on the coast plain). And had ye trysted to meet one another ye surely would have failed to keep the tryst, but (it happened, as it did, without the forethought of either of you) that Allah might conclude a thing tha t must be done; that he who perished (on that day) might perish by a clear proof (of H is Sovereignty) and he who survived might survive by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty). Lo! Allah in truth is Hearer, Knower. 008.043 When Allah showed them unto thee (O Muhammad) in thy dream as few in number, and if He had shown them to thee as many, ye (Muslims) would have faltered and would have quarrelled over the affair. But Allah saved (you). Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men). 008.044 And when He made you (Muslims), when ye met (them), see them with your eyes as few, and lessened you in their eyes, (it was) that Allah might conclude a thing that must be done. Unto Allah all things are brought back. 008.045 O ye who believe! When ye meet an army, hold firm and think of Allah much, that ye may be successful. 008.046 And obey Allah and His messenger, and dispute not one with another lest ye falter and your strength depart from you; but be steadfast! Lo! Allah is with t he steadfast. 008.047 Be not as those who came forth from their dwellings boastfully and to b e seen of men, and debar (men) from the way of Allah, while Allah is surrounding all they do. 008.048 And when Satan made their deeds seem fair to them and said: No-one of mankind can conquer you this day, for I am your protector. But when the armies came in sight of one another, he took flight, saying: Lo! I am guiltless of you. Lo! I see that which ye see not. Lo! I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in punishment. 008.049 When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: Their religion hath deluded these. Whoso putteth his trust in Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise. 008.050 If thou couldst see how the angels receive those who disbelieve, smitin g faces and their backs and (saying): Taste the punishment of burning! 008.051 This is for that which your own hands have sent before (to the Judgment ), and (know) that Allah is not a tyrant to His slaves. 008.052 (Their way is) as the way of Pharaoh's folk and those before them; they disbelieved the revelations of Allah, and Allah took them in their sins. Lo! Al lah is Strong, severe in punishment. 008.053 That is because Allah never changeth the grace He hath bestowed on any people until they first change that which is in their hearts, and (that is) bec ause Allah is Hearer, Knower. 008.054 (Their way is) as the way of Pharaoh's folk and those before them; they denied the revelations of their Lord, so We destroyed them in their sins. And W e drowned the folk of Pharaoh. All were evil-doers. 008.055 Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the ungrateful who will no t believe. 008.056 Those of them with whom thou madest a treaty, and then at every opportunity they break their treaty, and they keep not duty (to Allah). 008.057 If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember. 008.058 And if thou fearest treachery from any folk, then throw back to them (t heir treaty) fairly. Lo! Allah loveth not the treacherous. 008.059 And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah' s Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape. 008.060 Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethe red, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others beside them whom ye know not. Allah knoweth them. Whatsoever ye spend in the way of Allah it will be repaid to you in full, and ye will not be wronged. 008.061 And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in All ah. Lo! He, even He, is the Hearer, the Knower. 008.062 And if they would deceive thee, then lo! Allah is Sufficient for thee. He it is Who supporteth thee with His help and with the believers, 008.063 And (as for the believers) hath attuned their hearts. If thou hadst spe nt all that is in the earth thou couldst not have attuned their hearts, but Allah hath attu ned them. Lo! He is Mighty, Wise. 008.064 O Prophet! Allah is Sufficient for thee and those who follow thee of th e believers. 008.065 O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty ste adfast they shall overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a hundred (steadfast) t hey shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelieve rs) are a folk without intelligence. 008.066 Now hath Allah lightened your burden, for He knoweth that there is weakness in you. So if there be of you a steadfast hundred they shall overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a thousand (steadfast) they shall overcome two thousand by permission of Allah. Allah is with the steadfast. 008.067 It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land. Ye desire the lure of this world and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereaft er, and Allah is Mighty, Wise. 008.068 Had it not been for an ordinance of Allah which had gone before, an awf ul doom had come upon you on account of what ye took. 008.069 Now enjoy what ye have won, as lawful and good, and keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 008.070 O Prophet! Say unto those captives who are in your hands: If Allah know eth any good in your hearts He will give you better than that which hath been taken from you, and will forgive you. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 008.071 And if they would betray thee, they betrayed Allah before, and He gave (thee) power over them. Allah is Knower, Wise. 008.072 Lo! those who believed and left their homes and strove with their wealt h and their lives for the cause of Allah, and those who took them in and helped them: these are protecting friends one of another. And those who believed but did not leave their homes, ye have no duty to protect them till they leave their homes; but if they seek help from you in the matter of religion then it is your duty to help (them) exc ept against a folk between whom and you there is a treaty. Allah is Seer of what ye do. 008.073 And those who disbelieve are protectors one of another - If ye do not s o, there will be confusion in the land, and great corruption. 008.074 Those who believed and left their homes and strove for the cause of All ah, and those who took them in and helped them - these are the believers in truth. For them is pardon, and bountiful provision. 008.075 And those who afterwards believed and left their homes and strove along with you, they are of you; and those who are akin are nearer one to another in the ordinance of Allah. Lo! Allah is Knower of all things. 009.001 Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty. 009.002 Travel freely in the land four months, and know that ye cannot escape A llah and that Allah will confound the disbelievers (in His Guidance). 009.003 And a proclamation from Allah and His messenger to all men on the day o f the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from obligation to the idolaters, and (so is) His messenger. So, if ye repent, it will be better for you; but if ye are avers e, then know that ye cannot escape Allah. Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom t o those who disbelieve, 009.004 Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye (Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against y ou. (As for these), fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth t hose who keep their duty (unto Him). 009.005 Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever y e find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then lea ve their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 009.006 And if anyone of the idolaters seeketh thy protection (O Muhammad), the n protect him so that he may hear the Word of Allah, and afterward convey him to his place of safety. That is because they are a folk who know not. 009.007 How can there be a treaty with Allah and with His messenger for the idolaters save those with whom ye made a treaty at the Inviolable Place of Wors hip ? So long as they are true to you, be true to them. Lo! Allah loveth those who ke ep their duty. 009.008 How (can there be any treaty for the others) when, if they have the upp er hand of you, they regard not pact nor honour in respect of you ? They satisfy y ou with their mouths the while their hearts refuse. And most of them are wrongdoers. 009.009 They have purchased with the revelations of Allah a little gain, so the y debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do. 009.010 And they observe toward a believer neither pact nor honour. These are t hey who are transgressors. 009.011 But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then are they your brethren in religion. We detail Our revelations for a people who have knowledge. 009.012 And if they break their pledges after their treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your religion, then fight the heads of disbelief - Lo! they have no binding oaths - in order that they may desist. 009.013 Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed t o drive out the messenger and did attack you first ? What! Fear ye them ? Now All ah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers 009.014 Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay the m low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the breasts of folk who are believers. 009.015 And He will remove the anger of their hearts. Allah relenteth toward wh om He will. Allah is Knower, Wise. 009.016 Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace) when Allah yet knoweth no t those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none save Allah and His messenge r and the believers ? Allah is Informed of what ye do. 009.017 It is not for the idolaters to tend Allah's sanctuaries, bearing witnes s against themselves of disbelief. As for such, their works are vain and in the Fire they will abide. 009.018 He only shall tend Allah's sanctuaries who believeth in Allah and the L ast Day and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due and feareth none save Allah. For such (only) is it possible that they can be of the rightly guided. 009.019 Count ye the slaking of a pilgrim's thirst and tendance of the Inviolab le Place of Worship as (equal to the worth of) him who believeth in Allah and the Last D ay, and striveth in the way of Allah ? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Al lah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 009.020 Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with their wea lth and their lives in Allah's way are of much greater worth in Allah's sight. Thes e are they who are triumphant. 009.021 Their Lord giveth them good tidings of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs; 009.022 There they will abide for ever. Lo! with Allah there is immense reward. 009.023 O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers. 009.024 Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and Hi s messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 009.025 Allah hath given you victory on many fields and on the day of Huneyn, w hen ye exulted in your multitude but it availed you naught, and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned back in flight; 009.026 Then Allah sent His peace of reassurance down upon His messenger and upon the believers, and sent down hosts ye could not see, and punished those wh o disbelieved. Such is the reward of disbelievers. 009.027 Then afterward Allah will relent toward whom He will; for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 009.028 O ye who believe! The idolaters only are unclean. So let them not come near the Inviolable Place of Worship after this their year. If ye fear poverty (from the loss of their merchandise) Allah shall preserve you of His bounty if He will. Lo! Al lah is Knower, Wise. 009.029 Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believ e not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by Hi s messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute rea dily, being brought low. 009.030 And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imita te the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they! 009.031 They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One God. There is no God save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)! 009.032 Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbe lievers are averse. 009.033 He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religion, however much the idol aters may be averse. 009.034 O ye who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and debar (men) from the way of Allah. They who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom, 009.035 On the day when it will (all) be heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used to hoard. 009.036 Lo! the number of the months with Allah is twelve months by Allah's ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them ar e sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. And wage w ar on all of the idolaters as they are waging war on all of you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him). 009.037 Postponement (of a sacred month) is only an excess of disbelief whereby those who disbelieve are misled; they allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may make up the number of the months which Allah hath hallowed, so th at they allow that which Allah hath forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made fairseeming unto them. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk. 009.038 O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go for th in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleas ure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter ? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter. 009.039 If ye go not forth He will afflict you with a painful doom, and will ch oose instead of you a folk other than you. Ye cannot harm Him at all. Allah is Able to do all things. 009.040 If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve dr ove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it wa s that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise. 009.041 Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew. 009.042 Had it been a near adventure and an easy journey they had followed thee , but the distance seemed too far for them. Yet will they swear by Allah (saying): If we had been able we would surely have set out with you. They destroy their souls, and Allah knoweth that they verily are liars. 009.043 Allah forgive thee (O Muhammad)! Wherefor didst thou grant them leave e re those who told the truth were manifest to thee and thou didst know the liars ? 009.044 Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask no leave of thee lest t hey should strive with their wealth and their lives. Allah is Aware of those who ke ep their duty (unto Him). 009.045 They alone ask leave of thee who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts feel doubt, so in their doubt they waver. 009.046 And if they had wished to go forth they would assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth and held them ba ck and it was said (unto them): Sit ye with the sedentary! 009.047 Had they gone forth among you they had added to you naught save trouble and had hurried to and fro among you, seeking to cause sedition among you; and among you there are some who would have listened to them. Allah is Aware of evi l- doers. 009.048 Aforetime they sought to cause sedition and raised difficulties for the e till the Truth came and the decree of Allah was made manifest, though they were loth. 009.049 Of them is he who saith: Grant me leave (to stay at home) and tempt me not. Surely it is into temptation that they (thus) have fallen. Lo! hell verily is a ll around the disbelievers. 009.050 If good befalleth thee (O Muhammad) it afflicteth them, and if calamity befalleth thee, they say: We took precaution, and they turn away well pleased. 009.051 Say: Naught befalleth us save that which Allah hath decreed for us. He is our Protecting Friend. In Allah let believers put their trust! 009.052 Say: Can ye await for us aught save one of two good things (death or vi ctory in Allah's way) ? while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with a doo m from Him or at our hands. Await then! Lo! We are awaiting with you. 009.053 Say: Pay (your contribution), willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Lo! ye were ever froward folk. 009.054 And naught preventeth that their contributions should be accepted from them save that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His messenger, and they come no t to worship save as idlers, and pay not (their contribution) save reluctantly. 009.055 So let not their riches nor their children please thee (O Muhammad). Al lah thereby intendeth but to punish them in the life of the world and that their so uls shall pass away while they are disbelievers. 009.056 And they swear by Allah that they are in truth of you, when they are no t of you, but they are folk who are afraid. 009.057 Had they but found a refuge, or caverns, or a place to enter, they sure ly had resorted thither swift as runaways. 009.058 And of them is he who defameth thee in the matter of the alms. If they are given thereof they are content, and if they are not given thereof, behold! they are enraged. 009.059 (How much more seemly) had they been content with that which Allah and His messenger had given them and had said: Allah sufficeth us. Allah will give us of His bounty, and (also) His messenger. Unto Allah we are suppliants. 009.060 The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect the m, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the d ebtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. Al lah is Knower, Wise. 009.061 And of them are those who vex the Prophet and say: He is only a hearer. Say: A hearer of good for you, who believeth in Allah and is true to the believers, and a mercy for such of you as believe. Those who vex the messenger of Allah, for the m there is a painful doom. 009.062 They swear by Allah to you (Muslims) to please you, but Allah, with His messenger, hath more right that they should please Him if they are believers. 009.063 Know they not that whoso opposeth Allah and His messenger, his verily i s fire of hell, to abide therein ? That is the extreme abasement. 009.064 The hypocrites fear lest a surah should be revealed concerning them, proclaiming what is in their hearts. Say: Scoff (your fill)! Lo! Allah is discl osing what ye fear. 009.065 And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say: We did but talk and je st. Say: Was it at Allah and His revelations and His messenger that ye did scoff ? 009.066 Make no excuse. Ye have disbelieved after your (confession of) belief. If We forgive a party of you, a party of you We shall punish because they have been g uilty. 009.067 The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one from another. They enjoin the wrong, and they forbid the right, and they withhold their hands (fro m spending for the cause of Allah). They forget Allah, so He hath forgotten them. Lo! the hypocrites, they are the transgressors. 009.068 Allah promiseth the hypocrites, both men and women, and the disbeliever s fire of hell for their abode. It will suffice them. Allah curseth them, and the irs is lasting torment. 009.069 Even as those before you who were mightier than you in strength, and mo re affluent than you in wealth and children. They enjoyed their lot awhile, so ye enjoy your lot awhile even as those before you did enjoy their lot awhile. And ye pra te even as they prated. Such are they whose works have perished in the world and the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers. 009.070 Hath not the fame of those before them reached them - the folk of Noah, A'ad, Thamud, the folk of Abraham, the dwellers of Midian and the disasters (wh ich befell them) ? Their messengers (from Allah) came unto them with proofs (of All ah's Sovereignty). So Allah surely wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves. 009.071 And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another ; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will h ave mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise. 009.072 Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide - blessed dwellings in Gardens of Ed en. And - greater (far)! - acceptance from Allah. That is the supreme triumph. 009.073 O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites! Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. 009.074 They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say th e word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And the y purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Al lah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be bette r for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth. 009.075 And of them is he who made a covenant with Allah (saying): If He give u s of His bounty we will give alms and become of the righteous. 009.076 Yet when He gave them of His bounty, they hoarded it and turned away, averse; 009.077 So He hath made the consequence (to be) hypocrisy in their hearts until the day when they shall meet Him, because they broke their word to Allah that they promised Him, and because they lied. 009.078 Know they not that Allah knoweth both their secret and the thought that they confide, and that Allah is the Knower of Things Hidden ? 009.079 Those who point at such of the believers as give the alms willingly and such as can find naught to give but their endeavours, and deride them - Allah (Himse lf) derideth them. Theirs will be a painful doom. 009.080 Ask forgiveness for them (O Muhammad), or ask not forgiveness for them; though thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times Allah will not forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 009.081 Those who were left behind rejoiced at sitting still behind the messeng er of Allah, and were averse to striving with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way. And they said: Go not forth in the heat! Say: The fire of hell is more intense of heat, if they but understood. 009.082 Then let them laugh a little: they will weep much, as the reward of wha t they used to earn. 009.083 If Allah bring thee back (from the campaign) unto a party of them and t hey ask of thee leave to go out (to fight), then say unto them: Ye shall never more go out with me nor fight with me against a foe. Ye were content with sitting still th e first time. So sit still, with the useless. 009.084 And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them who dieth, nor stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and they died while the y were evil-doers. 009.085 Let not their wealth nor their children please thee! Allah purposeth on ly to punish them thereby in the world, and that their souls shall pass away while th ey are disbelievers. 009.086 And when a surah is revealed (which saith): Believe in Allah and strive along with His messenger, the men of wealth among them still ask leave of thee and sa y: Suffer us to be with those who sit (at home). 009.087 They are content that they should be with the useless and their hearts are sealed, so that they apprehend not. 009.088 But the messenger and those who believe with him strive with their weal th and their lives. Such are they for whom are the good things. Such are they who are the successful. 009.089 Allah hath made ready for them Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide. That is the supreme triumph. 009.090 And those among the wandering Arabs who had an excuse came in order tha t permission might be granted them. And those who lied to Allah and His messenger sat at home. A painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve. 009.091 Not unto the weak nor unto the sick nor unto those who can find naught to spend is any fault (to be imputed though they stay at home) if they are true to Allah and His messenger. Not unto the good is there any road (of blame). Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 009.092 Nor unto those whom, when they came to thee (asking) that thou shouldst mount them, thou didst tell: I cannot find whereon to mount you. They turned ba ck with eyes flowing with tears, for sorrow that they could not find the means to spend. 009.093 The road (of blame) is only against those who ask for leave of thee (to stay at home) when they are rich. They are content to be with the useless. Allah hath s ealed their hearts so that they know not. 009.094 They will make excuse to you (Muslims) when ye return unto them. Say: Make no excuse, for we shall not believe you. Allah hath told us tidings of you . Allah and His messenger will see your conduct, and then ye will be brought back unto Him Who knoweth the Invisible as well as the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do. 009.095 They will swear by Allah unto you, when ye return unto them, that ye ma y let them be. Let them be, for lo! they are unclean, and their abode is hell as the reward for what they used to earn. 009.096 They swear unto you, that ye may accept them. Though ye accept them. Allah verily accepteth not wrongdoing folk. 009.097 The wandering Arabs are more hard in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be ignorant of the limits which Allah hath revealed unto His messenge r. And Allah is Knower, Wise. 009.098 And of the wandering Arabs there is he who taketh that which he expende th (for the cause of Allah) as a loss, and awaiteth (evil) turns of fortune for yo u (that he may be rid of it). The evil turn of fortune will be theirs. Allah is Hearer, Kn ower. 009.099 And of the wandering Arabs there is he who believeth in Allah and the L ast Day, and taketh that which he expendeth and also the prayers of the messenger a s acceptable offerings in the sight of Allah. Lo! verily it is an acceptable offe ring for them. Allah will bring them into His mercy. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 009.100 And the first to lead the way, of the Muhajirin and the Ansar, and thos e who followed them in goodness - Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him, and He hath made ready for them Gardens underneath which rive rs flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the supreme triumph. 009.101 And among those around you of the wandering Arabs there are hypocrites, and among the townspeople of Al-Madinah (there are some who) persist in hypocri sy whom thou (O Muhammad) knowest not. We, We know them, and We shall chastise them twice; then they will be relegated to a painful doom. 009.102 And (there are) others who have acknowledged their faults. They mixed a righteous action with another that was bad. It may be that Allah will relent to ward them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 009.103 Take alms of their wealth, wherewith thou mayst purify them and mayst make them grow, and pray for them. Lo! thy prayer is an assuagement for them. A llah is Hearer, Knower. 009.104 Know they not that Allah is He Who accepteth repentance from His bondmen and taketh the alms, and that Allah is He Who is the Relenting, the Merciful. 009.105 And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your actions, and (so will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought back to the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do. 009.106 And (there are) others who await Allah's decree, whether He will punish them or will forgive them. Allah is Knower, Wise. 009.107 And as for those who chose a place of worship out of opposition and disbelief, and in order to cause dissent among the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His messenger aforetime, they will surely sw ear: We purposed naught save good. Allah beareth witness that they verily are liars. 009.108 Never stand (to pray) there. A place of worship which was found upon du ty (to Allah) from the first day is more worthy that thou shouldst stand (to pray) therein, wherein are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers. 009.109 Is he who founded his building upon duty to Allah and His good pleasure better; or he who founded his building on the brink of a crumbling, overhanging precipice so that it toppled with him into the fire of hell ? Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 009.110 The building which they built will never cease to be a misgiving in the ir hearts unless their hearts be torn to pieces. Allah is Knower, Wise. 009.111 Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth b ecause the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah ? Rejoice then in your ba rgain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph. 009.112 (Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those who bow down, those who fa ll prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah - And give glad tidings to believers! 009.113 It is not for the Prophet, and those who believe, to pray for the forgi veness of idolaters even though they may be near of kin (to them) after it hath become cl ear that they are people of hell-fire. 009.114 The prayer of Abraham for the forgiveness of his father was only becaus e of a promise he had promised him, but when it had become clear unto him that he (h is father) was an enemy to Allah he (Abraham) disowned him. Lo! Abraham was soft o f heart, long-suffering. 009.115 It was never Allah's (part) that He should send a folk astray after He had guided them until He had made clear unto them what they should avoid. Lo! Allah is Aware of all things. 009.116 Lo! Allah! Unto Him belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the ea rth. He quickeneth and He giveth death. And ye have, instead of Allah, no protecting friend nor helper. 009.117 Allah hath turned in mercy to the Prophet, and to the Muhajirin and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of hardship. After the hearts of a party of them had almost swerved aside, then turned He unto them in mercy. Lo! He is Full of Pity, Merciful for them. 009.118 And to the three also (did He turn in mercy) who were left behind, when the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for them, and their own souls were straite ned for them till they bethought them that there is no refuge from Allah save toward Hi m. Then turned He unto them in mercy that they (too) might turn (repentant unto Hi m). Lo! Allah! He is the Relenting, the Merciful. 009.119 O ye who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah, and be with the tru thful. 009.120 It is not for the townsfolk of Al-Madinah and for those around them of the wandering Arabs so stay behind the messenger of Allah and prefer their lives to his life. That is because neither thirst nor toil nor hunger afflicteth them in the way of Allah, nor step they any step that angereth the disbelievers, nor gain they fro m the enemy a gain, but a good deed is recorded for them therefor. Lo! Allah loseth n ot the wages of the good. 009.121 Nor spend they any spending, small or great, nor do they cross a valley , but it is recorded for them, that Allah may repay them the best of what they used to d o. 009.122 And the believers should not all go out to fight. Of every troop of the m, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may gain sound know ledge in religion, and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so tha t they may beware. 009.123 O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep thei r duty (unto Him). 009.124 And whenever a surah is revealed there are some of them who say: Which one of you hath thus increased in faith ? As for those who believe, it hath inc reased them in faith and they rejoice (therefor). 009.125 But as for those in whose hearts is disease, it only addeth wickedness to their wickedness, and they die while they are disbelievers. 009.126 See they not that they are tested once or twice in every year ? Still t hey turn not in repentance, neither pay they heed. 009.127 And whenever a surah is revealed, they look one at another (as who shou ld say): Doth anybody see you ? Then they turn away. Allah turneth away their hear ts because they are a folk who understand not. 009.128 There hath come unto you a messenger, (one) of yourselves, unto whom aught that ye are overburdened is grievous, full of concern for you, for the be lievers full of pity, merciful. 009.129 Now, if they turn away (O Muhammad) say: Allah sufficeth me. There is n o God save Him. In Him have I put my trust, and He is Lord of the Tremendous Throne. 010.001 Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Wise Scripture. 010.002 Is it a wonder for mankind that We have inspired a man among them, sayi ng: Warn mankind and bring unto those who believe the good tidings that they have a sure footing with their Lord ? The disbelievers say: Lo! this is a mere wizard. 010.003 Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Day s, then He established Himself upon the Throne, directing all things. There is no intercessor (with Him) save after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Oh, will ye not remind ? 010.004 Unto Him is the return of all of you; it is a promise of Allah in truth . Lo! He produceth creation, then reproduceth it, that He may reward those who believe a nd do good works with equity; while, as for those who disbelieve, theirs will be a bo iling drink and painful doom because they disbelieved. 010.005 He it is Who appointed the sun a splendour and the moon a light, and measured for her stages, that ye might know the number of the years, and the reckoning. Allah created not (all) that save in truth. He detaileth the revelat ions for people who have knowledge. 010.006 Lo! in the difference of day and night and all that Allah hath created in the heavens and the earth are portents, verily, for folk who ward off (evil). 010.007 Lo! those who expect not the meeting with Us but desire the life of the world and feel secure therein, and those who are neglectful of Our revelations, 010.008 Their home will be the Fire because of what they used to earn. 010.009 Lo! those who believe and do good works, their Lord guideth them by the ir faith. Rivers will flow beneath them in the Gardens of Delight, 010.010 Their prayer therein will be: Glory be to Thee, O Allah! and their gree ting therein will be: Peace. And the conclusion of their prayer will be: Praise be t o Allah, Lord of the Worlds! 010.011 If Allah were to hasten on for men the ill (that they have earned) as t hey would hasten on the good, their respite would already have expired. But We suff er those who look not for the meeting with Us to wander blindly on in their contum acy. 010.012 And if misfortune touch a man he crieth unto Us, (while reclining) on h is side, or sitting or standing, but when We have relieved him of the misfortune h e goeth his way as though he had not cried unto Us because of a misfortune that afflict ed him. Thus is what they do made (seeming) fair unto the prodigal. 010.013 We destroyed the generations before you when they did wrong; and their messengers (from Allah) came unto them with clear proofs (of His Sovereignty) b ut they would not believe. Thus do We reward the guilty folk. 010.014 Then We appointed you viceroys in the earth after them, that We might s ee how ye behave. 010.015 And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, they who look not for the meeting with Us say: Bring a Lecture other than this, or change it. Say (O Muhammad): It is not for me to change it of my accord. I only follow that which is inspired in me. Lo! if I disobey my Lord I fear the retribution of an awful Day . 010.016 Say: If Allah had so willed I should not have recited it to you nor wou ld He have made it known to you. I dwelt among you a whole lifetime before it (came t o me). Have ye then no sense ? 010.017 Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah an d denieth His revelations ? Lo! the guilty never are successful. 010.018 They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth ? Prai sed be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)! 010.019 Mankind were but one community; then they differed; and had it not been for a word that had already gone forth from thy Lord it had been judged between the m in respect of that wherein they differ. 010.020 And they will say: If only a portent were sent down upon him from his L ord! Then say, (O Muhammad): The Unseen belongeth to Allah. So wait! Lo! I am waitin g with you. 010.021 And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy after some adversity which had afflicted them, behold! they have some plot against Our revelations. Say: A llah is more swift in plotting. Lo! Our messengers write down that which ye plot. 010.022 He it is Who maketh you to go on the land and the sea till, when ye are in the ships and they sail with them with a fair breeze and they are glad therein, a s torm- wind reacheth them and the wave cometh unto them from every side and they deem that they are overwhelmed therein; (then) they cry unto Allah, making their fai th pure for Him only: If Thou deliver us from this, we truly will be of the thankful. 010.023 Yet when He hath delivered them, behold! they rebel in the earth wrongf ully. O mankind! Your rebellion is only against yourselves. (Ye have) enjoyment of th e life of the world; then unto Us is your return and We shall proclaim unto you w hat ye used to do. 010.024 The similitude of the life of the world is only as water which We send down from the sky, then the earth's growth of that which men and cattle eat mingleth with it till, when the earth hath taken on her ornaments and is embellished, and her pe ople deem that they are masters of her, Our commandment cometh by night or by day an d We make it as reaped corn as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do we exp ound the revelations for people who reflect. 010.025 And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path. 010.026 For those who do good is the best (reward) and more (thereto). Neither dust nor ignominy cometh near their faces. Such are rightful owners of the Garden; t hey will abide therein. 010.027 And those who earn ill-deeds, (for them) requital of each ill-deed by t he like thereof; and ignominy overtaketh them - They have no protector from Allah - as if their faces had been covered with a cloak of darkest night. Such are rightful o wners of the Fire; they will abide therein. 010.028 On the day when We gather them all together, then We say unto those who ascribed partners (unto Us): Stand back, ye and your (pretended) partners (of A llah)! And We separate them, the one from the other, and their (pretended) partners sa y: It was not us ye worshipped. 010.029 Allah sufficeth as a witness between us and you, that we were unaware o f your worship. 010.030 There doth every soul experience that which it did aforetime, and they are returned unto Allah, their rightful Lord, and that which they used to invent ha th failed them. 010.031 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Who provideth for you from the sky and the earth, or Who owneth hearing and sight; and Who bringeth forth the living from the dead and bringeth forth the dead from the living; and Who directeth the course ? They will say: Allah. Then say: Will ye not then keep your duty (unto Him) ? 010.032 Such then is Allah, your rightful Lord. After the Truth what is there s aving error ? How then are ye turned away! 010.033 Thus is the Word of thy Lord justified concerning those who do wrong: t hat they believe not. 010.034 Say: Is there of your partners (whom ye ascribe unto Allah) one that produceth Creation and then reproduceth it ? Say: Allah produceth Creation, the n reproduceth it. How then, are ye misled! 010.035 Say: Is there of your partners (whom ye ascribe unto Allah) one that le adeth to the Truth ? Say: Allah leadeth to the Truth. Is He Who leadeth to the Truth more deserving that He should be followed, or he who findeth not the way unless he (himself) be guided. What aileth you ? How judge ye ? 010.036 Most of them follow not but conjecture. Assuredly conjecture can by no means take the place of truth. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. 010.037 And this Qur'an is not such as could ever be invented in despite of All ah; but it is a confirmation of that which was before it and an exposition of that whic h is decreed for mankind - Therein is no doubt - from the Lord of the Worlds. 010.038 Or say they: He hath invented it ? Say: Then bring a surah like unto it , and call (for help) on all ye can besides Allah, if ye are truthful. 010.039 Nay, but they denied that, the knowledge whereof they could not compass , and whereof the interpretation (in events) hath not yet come unto them. Even so did those before them deny. Then see what was the consequence for the wrong-doers! 010.040 And of them is he who believeth therein, and of them is he who believet h not therein, and thy Lord is Best Aware of the corrupters. 010.041 And if they deny thee, say: Unto me my work, and unto you your work. Ye are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what ye do. 010.042 And of them are some who listen unto thee. But canst thou make the deaf to hear even though they apprehend not ? 010.043 And of them is he who looketh toward thee. But canst thou guide the bli nd even though they see not ? 010.044 Lo! Allah wrongeth not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves. 010.045 And on the day when He shall gather them together, (when it will seem) as though they had tarried but an hour of the day, recognising one another, those will verily have perished who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided. 010.046 Whether We let thee (O Muhammad) behold something of that which We promise them or (whether We) cause thee to die, still unto Us is their return, and Allah, moreover, is Witness over what they do. 010.047 And for every nation there is a messenger. And when their messenger cometh (on the Day of Judgment) it will be judged between them fairly, and they will not be wronged. 010.048 And they say: When will this promise be fulfilled, if ye are truthful ? 010.049 Say: I have no power to hurt or benefit myself, save that which Allah w illeth. For every nation there is an appointed time. When their time cometh, then they cannot put it off an hour, nor hasten (it). 010.050 Say: Have ye thought: When His doom cometh unto you as a raid by night, or in the (busy) day; what is there of it that the guilty ones desire to hasten ? 010.051 Is it (only) then, when it hath befallen you, that ye will believe ? Wh at! (Believe) now, when (until now) ye have been hastening it on (through disbelief ) ? 010.052 Then will it be said unto those who dealt unjustly Taste the torment of eternity. Are ye requited aught save what ye used to earn ? 010.053 And they ask thee to inform them (saying): Is it true ? Say: Yea, by my Lord, verily it is true, and ye cannot escape. 010.054 And if each soul that doeth wrong had all that is in the earth it would seek to ransom itself therewith; and they will feel remorse within them, when they see the doom. But it hath been judged between them fairly and they are not wronged. 010.055 Lo! verily all that is in the heavens and the earth is Allah's. Lo! ver ily Allah's promise is true. But most of them know not. 010.056 He quickeneth and giveth death, and unto Him ye will be returned. 010.057 O mankind! There hath come unto you an exhortation from your Lord, a balm for that which is in the breasts, a guidance and a mercy for believers. 010.058 Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy: therein let them rejoice. It is better than what they hoard. 010.059 Say: Have ye considered what provision Allah hath sent down for you, ho w ye have made of it lawful and unlawful ? Hath Allah permitted you, or do ye inv ent a lie concerning Allah ? 010.060 And what think those who invent a lie concerning Allah (will be their p light) upon the Day of Resurrection ? Lo! Allah truly is Bountiful toward mankind, but most of them give not thanks. 010.061 And thou (Muhammad) art not occupied with any business and thou recites t not a Lecture from this (Scripture), and ye (mankind) perform no act, but We ar e Witness of you when ye are engaged therein. And not an atom's weight in the ear th or in the sky escapeth your Lord, nor what is less than that or greater than that, but it is (written) in a clear Book. 010.062 Lo! verily the friends of Allah are (those) on whom fear (cometh) not, nor do they grieve ? 010.063 Those who believe and keep their duty (to Allah). 010.064 Theirs are good tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter - There is no changing the Words of Allah - that is the Supreme Triumph. 010.065 And let not their speech grieve thee (O Muhammad). Lo! power belongeth wholly to Allah. He is the Hearer, the Knower. 010.066 Lo! is it not unto Allah that belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth ? Those who follow aught instead of Allah follow not (His) partners. They follow only a conjecture, and they do but guess. 010.067 He it is Who hath appointed for you the night that ye should rest there in and the day giving sight. Lo! herein verily are portents for a folk that heed. 010.068 They say: Allah hath taken (unto Him) a son - Glorified be He! He hath no needs! His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Ye have no warrant for this. Tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not ? 010.069 Say: Verily those who invent a lie concerning Allah will not succeed. 010.070 This world's portion (will be theirs), then unto Us is their return. Th en We make them taste a dreadful doom because they used to disbelieve. 010.071 Recite unto them the story of Noah, when he told his people: O my peopl e! If my sojourn (here) and my reminding you by Allah's revelations are an offence un to you, in Allah have I put my trust, so decide upon your course of action you and your partners. Let not your course of action be in doubt for you. Then have at me, g ive me no respite. 010.072 But if ye are averse I have asked of you no wage. My wage is the concer n of Allah only, and I am commanded to be of those who surrender (unto Him). 010.073 But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship, an d made them viceroys (in the earth), while We drowned those who denied Our revelations. See then the nature of the consequence for those who had been warn ed. 010.074 Then, after him, We sent messengers unto their folk, and they brought t hem clear proofs. But they were not ready to believe in that which they before deni ed. Thus print We on the hearts of the transgressors. 010.075 Then, after them, We sent Moses and Aaron unto Pharaoh and his chiefs w ith Our revelations, but they were arrogant and were a guilty folk. 010.076 And when the Truth from Our presence came unto them, they said: Lo! thi s is mere magic. 010.077 Moses said: Speak ye (so) of the Truth when it hath come unto you ? Is this magic ? Now magicians thrive not. 010.078 They said: Hast thou come unto us to pervert us from that (faith) in wh ich we found our fathers, and that you two may own the place of greatness in the land ? We will not believe you two. 010.079 And Pharaoh said: Bring every cunning wizard unto me. 010.080 And when the wizards came, Moses said unto them: Cast your cast! 010.081 And when they had cast, Moses said: That which ye have brought is magic . Lo! Allah will make it vain. Lo! Allah upholdeth not the work of mischief-maker s. 010.082 And Allah will vindicate the Truth by His words, however much the guilt y be averse. 010.083 But none trusted Moses, save some scions of his people, (and they were) in fear of Pharaoh and their chiefs, that he would persecute them. Lo! Pharaoh was verily a tyrant in the land, and lo! he verily was of the wanton. 010.084 And Moses said: O my people! If ye have believed in Allah then put trus t in Him, if ye have indeed surrendered (unto Him)! 010.085 They said: In Allah we put trust. Our Lord! Oh, make us not a lure for the wrongdoing folk; 010.086 And, of Thy mercy, save us from the folk that disbelieve. 010.087 And We inspired Moses and his brother, (saying): Appoint houses for you r people in Egypt and make your houses oratories, and establish worship. And give good news to the believers. 010.088 And Moses said: Our Lord! Lo! Thou hast given Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and riches in the life of the world, Our Lord! that they may lead men astray from Thy way. Our Lord! Destroy their riches and harden their hearts so that th ey believe not till they see the painful doom. 010.089 He said: Your prayer is heard. Do ye twain keep to the straight path, a nd follow not the road of those who have no knowledge. 010.090 And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh with his hosts pursued them in rebellion and transgression, till, when the (fate of) dro wning overtook him, he exclaimed: I believe that there is no God save Him in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of those who surrender (unto Him). 010.091 What! Now! When hitherto thou hast rebelled and been of the wrong-doers ? 010.092 But this day We save thee in thy body that thou mayst be a portent for those after thee. Lo! most of mankind are heedless of Our portents. 010.093 And We verily did allot unto the Children of Israel a fixed abode, and did provide them with good things; and they differed not until the knowledge came u nto them. Lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concernin g that wherein they used to differ. 010.094 And if thou (Muhammad) art in doubt concerning that which We reveal unt o thee, then question those who read the Scripture (that was) before thee. Verily the Truth from thy Lord hath come unto thee. So be not thou of the waverers. 010.095 And be not thou of those who deny the revelations of Allah, for then we rt thou of the losers. 010.096 Lo! those for whom the word of thy Lord (concerning sinners) hath effec t will not believe, 010.097 Though every token come unto them, till they see the painful doom. 010.098 If only there had been a community (of all those that were destroyed of old) that believed and profited by its belief as did the folk of Jonah! When they be lieved We drew off from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the world and gave them comfort for a while. 010.099 And if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers ? 010.100 It is not for any soul to believe save by the permission of Allah. He h ath set uncleanness upon those who have no sense. 010.101 Say: Behold what is in the heavens and the earth! But revelations and warnings avail not folk who will not believe. 010.102 What expect they save the like of the days of those who passed away bef ore them ? Say: Expect then! I am with you among the expectant. 010.103 Then shall We save Our messengers and the believers, in like manner (as of old). It is incumbent upon Us to save believers. 010.104 Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! If ye are in doubt of my religion, then (know that) I worship not those whom ye worship instead of Allah, but I worship Allah Who causeth you to die, and I have been commanded to be of the believers. 010.105 And, (O Muhammad) set thy purpose resolutely for religion, as a man by nature upright, and be not of those who ascribe partners (to Allah). 010.106 And cry not, beside Allah, unto that which cannot profit thee nor hurt thee, for if thou didst so then wert thou of the wrong-doers. 010.107 If Allah afflicteth thee with some hurt, there is none who can remove i t save Him; and if He desireth good for thee, there is none who can repel His bounty. He striketh with it whom He will of his bondmen. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful . 010.108 Say: O mankind! Now hath the Truth from your Lord come unto you. So whosoever is guided, is guided only for (the good of) his soul, and whosoever e rreth erreth only against it. And I am not a warder over you. 010.109 And (O Muhammad) follow that which is inspired in thee, and forbear unt il Allah give judgment. And He is the Best of Judges. 011.001 Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture the revelations whereof are perfec ted and then expounded. (It cometh) from One Wise, Informed, 011.002 (Saying): Serve none but Allah. Lo! I am unto you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings. 011.003 And (bidding you): Ask pardon of your Lord and turn to Him repentant. H e will cause you to enjoy a fair estate until a time appointed. He giveth His bou nty unto every bountiful one. But if ye turn away, lo! (then) I fear for you the retribu tion of an awful Day. 011.004 Unto Allah is your return, and He is Able to do all things. 011.005 Lo! now they fold up their breasts that they may hide (their thoughts) from Him. At the very moment when they cover themselves with their clothing, Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim. Lo! He is Awa re of what is in the breasts (of men). 011.006 And there is not a beast in the earth but the sustenance thereof depend eth on Allah. He knoweth its habitation and its repository. All is in a clear Record. 011.007 And He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and Hi s Throne was upon the water - that He might try you, which of you is best in cond uct. Yet if thou (O Muhammad) sayest: Lo! ye will be raised again after death! those who disbelieve will surely say: This is naught but mere magic. 011.008 And if We delay for them the doom until a reckoned time, they will sure ly say: What withholdeth it ? Verily on the day when it cometh unto them, it canno t be averted from them, and that which they derided will surround them. 011.009 And if we cause man to taste some mercy from Us and afterward withdraw it from him, lo! he is despairing, thankless. 011.010 And if We cause him to taste grace after some misfortune that had befal len him, he saith: The ills have gone from me. Lo! he is exultant, boastful; 011.011 Save those who persevere and do good works. Theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward. 011.012 A likely thing, that thou wouldst forsake aught of that which hath been revealed unto thee, and that thy breast should be straitened for it, because th ey say: Why hath not a treasure been sent down for him, or an angel come with him ? Tho u art but a warner, and Allah is in charge of all things. 011.013 Or they say: He hath invented it. Say: Then bring ten surahs, the like thereof, invented, and call on everyone ye can beside Allah, if ye are truthful! 011.014 And if they answer not your prayer, then know that it is revealed only in the knowledge of Allah; and that there is no God save Him. Will ye then be (of) tho se who surrender ? 011.015 Whoso desireth the life of the world and its pomp, We shall repay them their deeds herein, and therein they will not be wronged. 011.016 Those are they for whom is naught in the Hereafter save the Fire. (All) that they contrive here is vain and (all) that they are wont to do is fruitless. 011.017 Is he (to be counted equal with them) who relieth on a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him reciteth it, and before it was the Book of Moses, an example and a mercy ? Such believe therein, and whoso disbelieveth therein of t he clans, the Fire is his appointed place. So be not thou in doubt concerning it. Lo! it is the Truth from thy Lord; but most of mankind believe not. 011.018 Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah ? Such will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say: These are t hey who lied concerning their Lord. Now the curse of Allah is upon wrong-doers, 011.019 Who debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked, and wh o are disbelievers in the Hereafter. 011.020 Such will not escape in the earth, nor have they any protecting friends beside Allah. For them the torment will be double. They could not bear to hear, and th ey used not to see. 011.021 Such are they who have lost their souls, and that which they used to in vent hath failed them. 011.022 Assuredly in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers. 011.023 Lo! those who believe and do good works and humble themselves before their Lord: such are rightful owners of the Garden; they will abide therein. 011.024 The similitude of the two parties is as the blind and the deaf and the seer and the hearer. Are they equal in similitude ? Will ye not then be admonished ? 011.025 And We sent Noah unto his folk (and he said): Lo! I am a plain warner u nto you. 011.026 That ye serve none, save Allah. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of a painful Day. 011.027 The chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: We see thee but a mo rtal like us, and we see not that any follow thee save the most abject among us, wit hout reflection. We behold in you no merit above us - nay, we deem you liars. 011.028 He said: O my people! Bethink you, if I rely on a clear proof from my L ord and there hath come unto me a mercy from His presence, and it hath been made obscure to you, can we compel you to accept it when ye are averse thereto ? 011.029 And O my people! I ask of you no wealth therefor. My reward is the conc ern only of Allah, and I am not going to thrust away those who believe - Lo! they h ave to meet their Lord! - but I see you a folk that are ignorant. 011.030 And, O my people! who would deliver me from Allah if I thrust them away ? Will ye not then reflect ? 011.031 I say not unto you: "I have the treasures of Allah" nor "I have knowled ge of the Unseen," nor say I: "Lo! I am an angel!" Nor say I unto those whom your eye s scorn that Allah will not give them good - Allah knoweth best what is in their hearts - Lo! then indeed I should be of the wrong-doers. 011.032 They said: O Noah! Thou hast disputed with us and multiplied disputatio n with us; now bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us, if thou art of t he truthful. 011.033 He said: Only Allah will bring it upon you if He will, and ye can by no means escape. 011.034 My counsel will not profit you if I were minded to advise you, if Allah 's will is to keep you astray. He is your Lord and unto Him ye will be brought back. 011.035 Or say they (again): He hath invented it ? Say: If I have invented it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of (all) that ye commit. 011.036 And it was inspired in Noah, (saying): No-one of thy folk will believe save him who hath believed already. Be not distressed because of what they do. 011.037 Build the ship under Our eyes and by Our inspiration, and speak not unt o Me on behalf of those who do wrong. Lo! they will be drowned. 011.038 And he was building the ship, and every time that chieftains of his peo ple passed him, they made mock of him. He said: Though ye make mock of Us, yet We mock at you even as ye mock; 011.039 And ye shall know to whom a punishment that will confound him cometh, and upon whom a lasting doom will fall. 011.040 (Thus it was) till, when Our commandment came to pass and the oven gushed forth water, We said: Load therein two of every kind, a pair (the male a nd female), and thy household, save him against whom the word hath gone forth alre ady, and those who believe. And but a few were they who believed with him. 011.041 And he said: Embark therein! In the name of Allah be its course and its mooring. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful. 011.042 And it sailed with them amid waves like mountains, and Noah cried unto his son - and he was standing aloof - O my son! Come ride with us, and be not with the disbelievers. 011.043 He said: I shall betake me to some mountain that will save me from the water. (Noah) said: This day there is none that saveth from the commandment of Allah save him on whom He hath had mercy. And the wave came in between them, so he was among the drowned. 011.044 And it was said: O earth! Swallow thy water and, O sky! be cleared of clouds! And the water was made to subside. And the commandment was fulfilled. And it (the ship) came to rest upon (the mount) Al-Judi and it was said: A far removal for wrongdoing folk! 011.045 And Noah cried unto his Lord and said: My Lord! Lo! my son is of my household! Surely Thy promise is the truth and Thou are the Most Just of Judges . 011.046 He said: O Noah! Lo! he is not of thy household; lo! he is of evil cond uct, so ask not of Me that whereof thou hast no knowledge. I admonish thee lest thou be among the ignorant. 011.047 He said: My Lord! Lo! in Thee do I seek refuge (from the sin) that I sh ould ask of Thee that whereof I have no knowledge. Unless Thou forgive me and have mercy on me I shall be among the lost. 011.048 It was said (unto him): O Noah! Go thou down (from the mountain) with peace from Us and blessings upon thee and some nations (that will spring) from those with thee. (There will be other) nations unto whom We shall give enjoyment a lo ng while and then a painful doom from Us will overtake them. 011.049 This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (Muhammad ). Thou thyself knewest it not, nor did thy folk (know it) before this. Then have patience. Lo! the sequel is for those who ward off (evil). 011.050 And unto (the tribe of) A'ad (We sent) their brother, Hud. He said: O m y people! Serve Allah! Ye have no other God save Him. Lo! ye do but invent. 011.051 O my people! I ask of you no reward for it. Lo! my reward is the concer n only of Him Who made me. Have ye then no sense ? 011.052 And, O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, then turn unto Him repentant; He will cause the sky to rain abundance on you and will add unto you strength to your strength. Turn not away, guilty! 011.053 They said: O Hud! Thou hast brought us no clear proof and we are not go ing to forsake our gods on thy (mere) saying, and we are not believers in thee. 011.054 We say naught save that one of our gods hath possessed thee in an evil way. He said: I call Allah to witness, and do ye (too) bear witness, that I am innoc ent of (all) that ye ascribe as partners (to Allah) 011.055 Beside Him. So (try to) circumvent me, all of you, give me no respite. 011.056 Lo! I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Not an animal but He doth grasp it by the forelock! Lo! my Lord is on a straight path. 011.057 And if ye turn away, still I have conveyed unto you that wherewith I wa s sent unto you, and my Lord will set in place of you a folk other than you. Ye c annot injure Him at all. Lo! my Lord is Guardian over all things. 011.058 And when Our commandment came to pass We saved Hud and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us; We saved them from a harsh doom. 011.059 And such were A'ad. They denied the revelations of their Lord and flout ed His messengers and followed the command of every froward potentate. 011.060 And a curse was made to follow them in the world and on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! A'ad disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for A'ad, the f olk of Hud! 011.061 And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other God save Him. He brought you forth from t he earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive. 011.062 They said: O Salih! Thou hast been among us hitherto as that wherein ou r hope was placed. Dost thou ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped ? Lo! we verily are in grave doubt concerning that to which thou callest us. 011.063 He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am (acting) on clear proof from my Lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from Him, who will save me from Allah if I disobey Him ? Ye would add to me naught save perdition. 011.064 O my people! This is the camel of Allah, a token unto you, so suffer he r to feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with harm lest a near torment seize yo u. 011.065 But they hamstrung her, and then he said: Enjoy life in your dwelling-p lace three days! This is a threat that will not be belied. 011.066 So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy L ord! He is the Strong, the Mighty. 011.067 And the (awful) Cry overtook those who did wrong, so that morning found them prostrate in their dwellings, 011.068 As though they had not dwelt there. Lo! Thamud disbelieved in their Lor d. A far removal for Thamud! 011.069 And Our messengers cam unto Abraham with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed not to bring a roasted calf. 011.070 And when he saw their hands reached not to it, he mistrusted them and conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! Lo! we are sent unto the folk of Lot. 011.071 And his wife, standing by laughed when We gave her good tidings (of the birth) of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob. 011.072 She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, an d this my husband is an old man ? Lo! this is a strange thing! 011.073 They said: Wonderest thou at the commandment of Allah ? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! Lo! He is Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory! 011.074 And when the awe departed from Abraham, and the glad news reached him, he pleaded with Us on behalf of the folk of Lot. 011.075 Lo! Abraham was mild, imploring, penitent. 011.076 (It was said) O Abraham! Forsake this! Lo! thy Lord's commandment hath gone forth, and lo! there cometh unto them a doom which cannot be repelled. 011.077 And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day. 011.078 And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then the y used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my gu ests. Is there not among you any upright man ? 011.079 They said: Well thou knowest that we have no right to thy daughters, an d well thou knowest what we want. 011.080 He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong sup port (among you)! 011.081 (The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they s hall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not o ne of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (a lso). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh ? 011.082 So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another, 011.083 Marked with fire in the providence of thy Lord (for the destruction of the wicked). And they are never far from the wrong-doers. 011.084 And unto Midian (We sent) their brother Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him! And give not short measure and shor t weight. Lo! I see you well-to-do, and lo! I fear for you the doom of a besettin g Day. 011.085 O my people! Give full measure and full weight in justice, and wrong no t people in respect of their goods. And do not evil in the earth, causing corrupt ion. 011.086 That which Allah leaveth with you is better for you if ye are believers ; and I am not a keeper over you. 011.087 They said: O Shu'eyb! Doth thy way of prayer command thee that we shoul d forsake that which our fathers (used to) worship, or that we (should leave off) doing what we will with our own property. Lo! thou art the mild, the guide to right behaviour. 011.088 He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am (acting) on a clear proof fr om my Lord and He sustaineth me with fair sustenance from Him (how can I concede aught to you) ? I desire not to do behind your backs that which I ask you not t o do. I desire naught save reform so far as I am able. My welfare is only in Allah. In Him I trust and unto Him I turn (repentant). 011.089 And, O my people! Let not the schism with me cause you to sin so that t here befall you that which befell the folk of Noah and the folk of Hud, and the folk of Salih; and the folk of Lot are not far off from you. 011.090 Ask pardon of your Lord and then turn unto Him (repentant). Lo! my Lord is Merciful, Loving. 011.091 They said: O Shu'eyb! We understand not much of that thou tellest, and lo! we do behold thee weak among us. But for thy family, we should have stoned thee , for thou art not strong against us. 011.092 He said: O my people! Is my family more to be honoured by you than Alla h ? and ye put Him behind you, neglected! Lo! my Lord surroundeth what ye do. 011.093 And, O my people! Act according to your power, lo! I (too) am acting. Y e will soon know on whom there cometh a doom that will abase him, and who it is t hat lieth. And watch! Lo! I am a watcher with you. 011.094 And when Our commandment came to pass We saved Shu'eyb and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us; and the (Awful) Cry seized those who did injustice, and morning found them prostrate in their dwellings, 011.095 As though they had not dwelt there. A far removal for Midian, even as Thamud had been removed afar! 011.096 And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations and a clear warrant 011.097 Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they did follow the command of Pharaoh , and the command of Pharaoh was no right guide. 011.098 He will go before his people on the Day of Resurrection and will lead t hem to the Fire for watering-place. Ah, hapless is the watering-place (whither they are) led. 011.099 A curse is made to follow them in the world and on the Day of Resurrect ion. Hapless is the gift (that will be) given (them). 011.100 That is (something) of the tidings of the townships (which were destroy ed of old). We relate it unto thee (Muhammad). Some of them are standing and some (already) reaped. 011.101 We wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves; and their gods on whom they call beside Allah availed them naught when came thy Lord's command; they added to them naught save ruin. 011.102 Even thus is the grasp of thy Lord when He graspeth the townships while they are doing wrong. Lo! His grasp is painful, very strong. 011.103 Lo! herein verily there is a portent for those who fear the doom of the Hereafter. That is a day unto which mankind will be gathered, and that is a day that will be witnessed. 011.104 And We defer it only to a term already reckoned. 011.105 On the day when it cometh no soul will speak except by His permission; some among them will be wretched, (others) glad. 011.106 As for those who will be wretched (on that day) they will be in the Fir e; sighing and wailing will be their portion therein, 011.107 Abiding there so long as the heavens and the earth endure save for that which thy Lord willeth. Lo! thy Lord is Doer of what He will. 011.108 And as for those who will be glad (that day) they will be in the Garden , abiding there so long as the heavens and the earth endure save for that which t hy Lord willeth: a gift unfailing. 011.109 So be not thou in doubt concerning that which these (folk) worship. The y worship only as their fathers worshipped aforetime. Lo! we shall pay them their whole due unabated. 011.110 And we verily gave unto Moses the Scripture, and there was strife there upon; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord, the c ase would have been judged between them, and lo! they are in grave doubt concerning it. 011.111 And lo! unto each thy Lord will verily repay his works in full. Lo! He is Informed of what they do. 011.112 So tread thou the straight path as thou art commanded, and those who tu rn (unto Allah) with thee, and transgress not. Lo! He is Seer of what ye do. 011.113 And incline not toward those who do wrong lest the Fire touch you, and ye have no protecting friends against Allah, and afterward ye would not be helped. 011.114 Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Lo! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful. 011.115 And have patience, (O Muhammad), for lo! Allah loseth not the wages of the good. 011.116 If only there had been among the generations before you men possessing a remnant (of good sense) to warn (their people) from corruption in the earth, as did a few of those whom We saved from them! The wrong-doers followed that by which they were made sapless, and were guilty. 011.117 In truth thy Lord destroyed not the townships tyrannously while their f olk were doing right. 011.118 And if thy Lord had willed, He verily would have made mankind one natio n, yet they cease not differing, 011.119 Save him on whom thy Lord hath mercy; and for that He did create them. And the Word of thy Lord hath been fulfilled: Verily I shall fill hell with the jinn and mankind together. 011.120 And all that We relate unto thee of the story of the messengers is in o rder that thereby We may make firm thy heart. And herein hath come unto thee the Tru th and an exhortation and a reminder for believers. 011.121 And say unto those who believe not: Act according to your power. Lo! We (too) are acting. 011.122 And wait! Lo! We (too) are waiting. 011.123 And Allah's is the Invisible of the heavens and the earth, and unto Him the whole matter will be returned. So worship Him and put thy trust in Him. Lo! thy Lord is not unaware of what ye (mortals) do. 012.001 Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verse of the Scripture that maketh plain. 012.002 Lo! We have revealed it, a Lecture in Arabic, that ye may understand. 012.003 We narrate unto thee (Muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Qur'an, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless. 012.004 When Joseph said unto his father: O my father! Lo! I saw in a dream ele ven planets and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves unto me. 012.005 He said: O my dear son! Tell not thy brethren of thy vision, lest they plot a plot against thee. Lo! Satan is for man an open foe. 012.006 Thus thy Lord will prefer thee and will teach thee the interpretation o f events, and will perfect His grace upon thee and upon the family of Jacob as He perfected it upon thy forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Lo! thy Lord is Knower, W ise. 012.007 Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty) fo r the inquiring. 012.008 When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration. 012.009 (One said): Kill Joseph or cast him to some (other) land, so that your father's favour may be all for you, and (that) ye may afterward be righteous folk. 012.010 One among them said: Kill not Joseph but, if ye must be doing, fling hi m into the depth of the pit; some caravan will find him. 012.011 They said: O our father! Why wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, when l o! we are good friends to him ? 012.012 Send him with us to-morrow that he may enjoy himself and play. And lo! we shall take good care of him. 012.013 He said: Lo! in truth it saddens me that ye should take him with you, a nd I fear less the wolf devour him while ye are heedless of him. 012.014 They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band , then surely we should have already perished. 012.015 Then, when they led him off, and were of one mind that they should plac e him in the depth of the pit, We inspired in him: Thou wilt tell them of this de ed of theirs when they know (thee) not. 012.016 And they came weeping to their father in the evening. 012.017 Saying: O our father! We went racing one with another, and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf devoured him, and thou believest not our saying even w hen we speak the truth. 012.018 And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said: Nay, but your min ds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience. And Allah it is Whose help is to be sought in that (predicament) which ye describe. 012.019 And there came a caravan, and they sent their waterdrawer. He let down his pail (into the pit). He said: Good luck! Here is a youth. And they hid him as a treasure, and Allah was Aware of what they did. 012.020 And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins; and they attached no value to him. 012.021 And he of Egypt who purchased him said unto his wife: Receive him honourably. Perchance he may prove useful to us or we may adopt him as a son. T hus we established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah was predominant in His career, but most of mankind know not. 012.022 And And when he reached his prime We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus We reward the good. 012.023 And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted th e doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who h ath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper. 012.024 She verily desired him, and he would have desired her if it had not bee n that he saw the argument of his Lord. Thus it was, that We might ward off from him e vil and lewdness. Lo! he was of Our chosen slaves. 012.025 And they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt fro m behind, and they met her lord and master at the door. She said: What shall be h is reward, who wisheth evil to thy folk, save prison or a painful doom ? 012.026 (Joseph) said: She it was who asked of me an evil act. And a witness of her own folk testified: If his shirt is torn from before, then she speaketh truth a nd he is of the liars. 012.027 And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she hath lied and he is of t he truthful. 012.028 So when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: Lo! this is of the guile of you women. Lo! the guile of you is very great. 012.029 O Joseph! Turn away from this, and thou, (O woman), ask forgiveness for thy sin. Lo! thou art of the faulty. 012.030 And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill- deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration. 012.031 And when she heard of their sly talk, she sent to them and prepared for them a cushioned couch (to lie on at the feast) and gave to every one of them a knif e and said (to Joseph): Come out unto them! And when they saw him they exalted him an d cut their hands, exclaiming: Allah Blameless! This is no a human being. This is not other than some gracious angel. 012.032 She said: This is he on whose account ye blamed me. I asked of him an e vil act, but he proved continent, but if he do not my behest he verily shall be imp risoned, and verily shall be of those brought low. 012.033 He said: O my Lord! Prison is more dear than that unto which they urge me, and if Thou fend not off their wiles from me I shall incline unto them and beco me of the foolish. 012.034 So his Lord heard his prayer and fended off their wiles from him. Lo! H e is Hearer, Knower. 012.035 And it seemed good to them (the men-folk) after they had seen the signs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time. 012.036 And two young men went to prison with him. One of them said: I dreamed that I was pressing wine. The other said: I dreamed that I was carrying upon my head bread whereof the birds were eating. Announce unto us the interpretation, for w e see thee of those good (at interpretation). 012.037 He said: The food which ye are given (daily) shall not come unto you bu t I shall tell you the interpretation ere it cometh unto you. This is of that which my Lord hath taught me. Lo! I have forsaken the religion of folk who believe not in All ah and are disbelievers in the Hereafter. 012.038 And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It never was for us to attribute aught as partner to Allah. This is of t he bounty of Allah unto us (the seed of Abraham) and unto mankind; but most men give not thanks. 012.039 O my fellow-prisoners! Are divers lords better, or Allah the One, Almig hty ? 012.040 Those whom ye worship beside Him are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers. Allah hath revealed no sanction for them. The decision rests with Allah only, Who hath commanded you that ye worship none save Him. This is the right religion, but most men know not. 012.041 O my two fellow-prisoners! As for one of you, he will pour out wine for his lord to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified so that the birds wil l eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which ye did inquire. 012.042 And he said unto him of the twain who he knew would be released: Mentio n me in the presence of thy lord. But Satan caused him to forget to mention it to his lord, so he (Joseph) stayed in prison for some years. 012.043 And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O notables! Ex pound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams. 012.044 They answered: Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the interpretation of dreams. 012.045 And he of the two who was released, and (now) at length remembered, sai d: I am going to announce unto you the interpretation, therefore send me forth. 012.046 (And when he came to Joseph in the prison, he exclaimed): Joseph! O tho u truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean were eating an d the seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry, that I may return unto the peop le, so that they may know. 012.047 He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap, lea ve it in the ear, all save a little which ye eat. 012.048 Then after that will come seven hard years which will devour all that y e have prepared for them, save a little of that which ye have stored. 012.049 Then, after that, will come a year when the people will have plenteous crops and when they will press (wine and oil). 012.050 And the king said: Bring him unto me. And when the messenger came unto him, he (Joseph) said: Return unto thy lord and ask him what was the case of th e women who cut their hands. Lo! my Lord knoweth their guile. 012.051 He (the king) (then sent for those women and) said: What happened when ye asked an evil act of Joseph ? They answered: Allah Blameless! We know no evil o f him. Said the wife of the ruler: Now the truth is out. I asked of him an evil a ct, and he is surely of the truthful. 012.052 (Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers. 012.053 I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil, sa ve that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful. 012.054 And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person . And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted. 012.055 He said: Set me over the storehouses of the land. Lo! I am a skilled custodian. 012.056 Thus gave We power to Joseph in the land. He was the owner of it where he pleased. We reach with Our mercy whom We will. We lose not the reward of the good. 012.057 And the reward of the Hereafter is better, for those who believe and wa rd off (evil). 012.058 And Joseph's brethren came and presented themselves before him, and he knew them but they knew him not. 012.059 And when he provided them with their provision he said: Bring unto me a brother of yours from your father. See ye not that I fill up the measure and I am the best of hosts ? 012.060 And if ye bring him not unto me, then there shall be no measure for you with me, nor shall ye draw near. 012.061 They said: We will try to win him from his father: that we will surely do. 012.062 He said unto his young men: Place their merchandise in their saddlebags , so that they may know it when they go back to their folk, and so will come again. 012.063 So when they went back to their father they said: O our father! The mea sure is denied us, so send with us our brother that we may obtain the measure, surel y we will guard him well. 012.064 He said: Can I entrust him to you save as I entrusted his brother to yo u aforetime ? Allah is better at guarding, and He is the Most Merciful of those w ho show mercy. 012.065 And when they opened their belongings they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them. They said: O our father! What (more) can we ask ? Here is our merchandise returned to us. We shall get provision for our fo lk and guard our brother, and we shall have the extra measure of a camel (load). This (that we bring now) is a light measure. 012.066 He said: I will not send him with you till ye give me an undertaking in the name of Allah that ye will bring him back to me, unless ye are surrounded. And when they gave him their undertaking he said: Allah is the Warden over what we say. 012.067 And he said: O my sons! Go not in by one gate; go in by different gates . I can naught avail you as against Allah. Lo! the decision rests with Allah only. In Him do I put my trust, and in Him let all the trusting put their trust. 012.068 And when they entered in the manner which their father had enjoined, it would have naught availed them as against Allah; it was but a need of Jacob's s oul which he thus satisfied; and lo! he was a lord of knowledge because We had taug ht him; but most of mankind know not. 012.069 And when they went in before Joseph, he took his brother unto him, sayi ng: Lo! I, even I, am thy brother, therefore sorrow not for what they did. 012.070 And when he provided them with their provision, he put the drinking-cup in his brother's saddlebag, and then a crier cried: O camel-riders! Lo! ye are sur ely thieves! 012.071 They cried, coming toward them: What is it ye have lost ? 012.072 They said: We have lost the king's cup, and he who bringeth it shall ha ve a camel-load, and I (said Joseph) am answerable for it. 012.073 They said: By Allah, well ye know we came not to do evil in the land, a nd are no thieves. 012.074 They said: And what shall be the penalty for it, if ye prove liars ? 012.075 They said: The penalty for it! He in whose bag (the cup) is found, he i s the penalty for it. Thus we requite wrong-doers. 012.076 Then he (Joseph) began the search with their bags before his brother's bag, then he produced it from his brother's bag. Thus did We contrive for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother according to the king's law unless Allah willed. We raise by grades (of mercy) whom We will, and over every lord of knowledge there is on e more knowing. 012.077 They said: If he stealeth, a brother of his stole before. But Joseph ke pt it secret in his soul and revealed it not unto them. He said (within himself): Ye are in worse case, and Allah knoweth best (the truth of) that which ye allege. 012.078 They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do kindness. 012.079 He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers. 012.080 So, When they despaired of (moving) him, they conferred together apart. The eldest of them said: Know ye not how your father took an undertaking from you i n Allah's name and how ye failed in the case of Joseph aforetime ? Therefore I sh all not go forth from the land until my father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me. He is the Best of Judges. 012.081 Return unto your father and say: O our father! Lo! thy son hath stolen. We testify only to that which we know; we are not guardians of the Unseen. 012.082 Ask the township where we were, and the caravan with which we travelled hither. Lo! we speak the truth. 012.083 (And when they came unto their father and had spoken thus to him) he sa id: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience! It may be that Allah will bring them all unto me. Lo! He, only He, is the Knower, the Wise. 012.084 And he turned away from them and said: Alas, my grief for Joseph! And h is eyes were whitened with the sorrow that he was suppressing. 012.085 They said: By Allah, thou wilt never cease remembering Joseph till thy health is ruined or thou art of those who perish! 012.086 He said: I expose my distress and anguish only unto Allah, and I know f rom Allah that which ye know not. 012.087 Go, O my sons, and ascertain concerning Joseph and his brother, and des pair not of the Spirit of Allah. Lo! none despaireth of the Spirit of Allah save dis believing folk. 012.088 And when they came (again) before him (Joseph) they said: O ruler! Misfortune hath touched us and our folk, and we bring but poor merchandise, so fill for us the measure and be charitable unto us. Lo! Allah will requite the charit able, 012.089 He said: Know ye what ye did unto Joseph and his brother in your ignora nce ? 012.090 They said: Is it indeed thou who art Joseph ? He said: I am Joseph and this is my brother. Allah hath shown us favour. Lo! he who wardeth off (evil) and endur eth (findeth favour); for lo! Allah loseth not the wages of the kindly. 012.091 They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful. 012.092 He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Mo st Merciful of those who show mercy. 012.093 Go with this shirt of mine and lay it on my father's face, he will beco me (again) a seer; and come to me with all your folk. 012.094 When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious o f the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard. 012.095 (Those around him) said: By Allah, lo! thou art in thine old aberration . 012.096 Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid it on his face and he became a seer once more. He said: Said I not unto you that I know from Allah th at which ye know not ? 012.097 They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful. 012.098 He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Lo! He is the Forg iving, the Merciful. 012.099 And when they came in before Joseph, he took his parents unto him, and said: Come into Egypt safe, if Allah will! 012.100 And he placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate, and he said: O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise. 012.101 O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taugh t me (something) of the interpretation of events - Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Guardian in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die muslim (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous. 012.102 This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (Muhammad ). Thou wast not present with them when they fixed their plan and they were schemi ng. 012.103 And though thou try much, most men will not believe. 012.104 Thou askest them no fee for it. It is naught else than a reminder unto the peoples. 012.105 How many a portent is there in the heavens and the earth which they pas s by with face averted! 012.106 And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partne rs (unto Him). 012.107 Deem they themselves secure from the coming on them of a pall of Allah' s punishment, or the coming of the Hour suddenly while they are unaware ? 012.108 Say: This is my Way: I call on Allah with sure knowledge. I and whosoev er followeth me - Glory be to Allah! - and I am not of the idolaters. 012.109 We sent not before thee (any messengers) save men whom We inspired from among the folk of the townships - Have they not travelled in the land and seen the nature of the consequence for those who were before them ? And verily the abode of the Hereafter, for those who ward off (evil), is best. Have ye then no sense ? - 012.110 Till, when the messengers despaired and thought that they were denied, then came unto them Our help, and whom We would was saved. And Our wrath cannot be warded from the guilty. 012.111 In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe. 013.001 Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture. That which is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, but most of mankind believe not. 013.002 Allah it is Who raised up the heavens without visible supports, then mo unted the Throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to be of service, each runneth u nto an appointed term; He ordereth the course; He detaileth the revelations, that h aply ye may be certain of the meeting with your Lord. 013.003 And He it is Who spread out the earth and placed therein firm hills and flowing streams, and of all fruits He placed therein two spouses (male and fema le). He covereth the night with the day. Lo! herein verily are portents for people w ho take thought. 013.004 And in the Earth are neighbouring tracts, vineyards and ploughed lands, and date-palms, like and unlike, which are watered with one water. And we have made some of them to excel others in fruit. Lo! herein verily are portents for peopl e who have sense. 013.005 And if thou wonderest, then wondrous is their saying: When we are dust, are we then forsooth (to be raised) in a new creation ? Such are they who disbeliev e in their Lord; such have carcans on their necks; such are rightful owners of the F ire, they will abide therein. 013.006 And they bid thee hasten on the evil rather than the good, when exempla ry punishments have indeed occurred before them. But lo! thy Lord is rich in pardo n for mankind despite their wrong, and lo! thy Lord is strong in punishment. 013.007 Those who disbelieve say: If only some portent were sent down upon him from his Lord! Thou art a warner only, and for every folk a guide. 013.008 Allah knoweth that which every female beareth and that which the wombs absorb and that which they grow. And everything with Him is measured. 013.009 He is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Great, the High Exalted. 013.010 Alike of you is he who hideth the saying and he who noiseth it abroad, he who lurketh in the night and he who goeth freely in the daytime. 013.011 For him are angels ranged before him and behind him, who guard him by Allah's command. Lo! Allah changeth not the condition of a folk until they (fir st) change that which is in their hearts; and if Allah willeth misfortune for a fol k there is none that can repel it, nor have they a defender beside Him. 013.012 He it is Who showeth you the lightning, a fear and a hope, and raiseth the heavy clouds. 013.013 The thunder hymneth His praise and (so do) the angels for awe of Him. H e launcheth the thunderbolts and smiteth with them whom He will while they disput e (in doubt) concerning Allah, and He is mighty in wrath. 013.014 Unto Him is the real prayer. Those unto whom they pray beside Allah respond to them not at all, save as (is the response to) one who stretcheth for th his hands toward water (asking) that it may come unto his mouth, and it will never reach it. The prayer of disbelievers goeth (far) astray. 013.015 And unto Allah falleth prostrate whosoever is in the heavens and the ea rth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening ho urs. 013.016 Say (O Muhammad): Who is Lord of the heavens and the earth ? Say: Allah . Say: Take ye then (others) beside Him for protectors, which, even for themselve s, have neither benefit nor hurt ? Say: Is the blind man equal to the seer, or is darkness equal to light ? Or assign they unto Allah partners who created the like of His creation so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them ? Say: Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Almighty. 013.017 He sendeth down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to t heir measure, and the flood beareth (on its surface) swelling foam - from that which they smelt in the fire in order to make ornaments and tools riseth a foam like unto it - thus Allah coineth (the similitude of) the true and the false. Then, as for the foam , it passeth away as scum upon the banks, while, as for that which is of use to mank ind, it remaineth in the earth. Thus Allah coineth the similitudes. 013.018 For those who answered Allah's call is bliss; and for those who answere d not His call, if they had all that is in the earth, and therewith the like thereof, they would proffer it as ransom. Such will have a woeful reckoning, and their habitation w ill be hell, a dire abode. 013.019 Is he who knoweth that what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the truth like him who is blind ? But only men of understanding heed; 013.020 Such as keep the pact of Allah, and break not the covenant; 013.021 Such as unite that which Allah hath commandeth should be joined, and fe ar their Lord, and dread a woeful reckoning; 013.022 Such as persevere in seeking their Lord's Countenance and are regular i n prayer and spend of that which We bestow upon them secretly and openly, and overcome evil with good. Theirs will be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home, 013.023 Gardens of Eden which they enter, along with all who do right of their fathers and their helpmeets and their seed. The angels enter unto them from eve ry gate, 013.024 (Saying): Peace be unto you because ye persevered. Ah, passing sweet wi ll be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home. 013.025 And those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah hath commanded should be joined, and make mischief in the earth: th eirs is the curse and theirs the ill abode. 013.026 Allah enlargeth livelihood for whom He will, and straiteneth (it for wh om He will); and they rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of the world is but brief comfort as compared with the Hereafter. 013.027 Those who disbelieve say: If only a portent were sent down upon him fro m his Lord! Say: Lo! Allah sendeth whom He will astray, and guideth unto Himself all who turn (unto Him), 013.028 Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Alla h. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! 013.029 Those who believe and do right: Joy is for them, and bliss (their) jour ney's end. 013.030 Thus We send thee (O Muhammad) unto a nation, before whom other nations have passed away, that thou mayst recite unto them that which We have inspired in thee, while they are disbelievers in the Beneficent. Say: He is my Lord; there is no God save Him. In Him do I put my trust and unto Him is my recourse. 013.031 Had it been possible for a Lecture to cause the mountains to move, or t he earth to be torn asunder, or the dead to speak, (this Qur'an would have done so ). Nay, but Allah's is the whole command. Do not those who believe know that, had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind ? As for those who disbelieve, disaste r ceaseth not to strike them because of what they do, or it dwelleth near their h ome until the threat of Allah come to pass. Lo! Allah faileth not to keep the tryst . 013.032 And verily messengers (of Allah) were mocked before thee, but long I bo re with those who disbelieved. At length I seized them, and how (awful) was My punishment! 013.033 Is He Who is aware of the deserts of every soul (as he who is aware of nothing) ? Yet they ascribe unto Allah partners. Say: Name them. Is it that ye would inform Him of something which He knoweth not in the earth ? Or is it but a way of speaking ? Nay but their contrivance is made seeming fair for those who disbeli eve and they are kept from the right road. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him th ere is no guide. 013.034 For them is torment in the life of the world, and verily the doom of th e Hereafter is more painful, and they have no defender from Allah. 013.035 A similitude of the Garden which is promised unto those who keep their duty (to Allah): Underneath it rivers flow; its food is everlasting, and its shade; this is the reward of those who keep their duty, while the reward of disbelievers is the Fi re. 013.036 Those unto whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in that which is revealed unto thee. And of the clans there are who deny some of it. Say: I am commanded only that I serve Allah and ascribe unto Him no partner. Unto Him I cry, and unto Hi m is my return. 013.037 Thus have We revealed it, a decisive utterance in Arabic; and if thou shouldst follow their desires after that which hath come unto thee of knowledge , then truly wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting friend nor defender. 013.038 And verily We sent messengers (to mankind) before thee, and We appointe d for them wives and offspring, and it was not (given) to any messenger that he s hould bring a portent save by Allah's leave. For everything there is a time prescribe d. 013.039 Allah effaceth what He will, and establisheth (what He will), and with Him is the source of ordinance. 013.040 Whether We let thee see something of that which We have promised them, or make thee die (before its happening), thine is but conveyance (of the messag e). Ours the reckoning. 013.041 See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts ? (When) Allah doometh there is none that can postpone His doom, and He is swift at reckoning. 013.042 Those who were before them plotted; but all plotting is Allah's. He kno weth that which each soul earneth. The disbelievers will come to know for whom will be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home. 013.043 They who disbelieve say: Thou art no messenger (of Allah). Say: Allah, and whosoever hath knowledge of the Scripture, is sufficient witness between me and you. 014.001 Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light , by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Prai se, 014.002 Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. and woe unto the disbelievers from an awful doom; 014.003 Those who love the life of the world more than the Hereafter, and debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked: such are far astray. 014.004 And We never sent a messenger save with the language of his folk, that he might make (the message) clear for them. Then Allah sendeth whom He will astray , and guideth whom He will. He is the Mighty, the Wise. 014.005 We verily sent Moses with Our revelations, saying: Bring thy people for th from darkness unto light. And remind them of the days of Allah. Lo! therein are revelations for each steadfast, thankful (heart). 014.006 And (remind them) how Moses said unto his people: Remember Allah's favour unto you when He delivered you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting y ou with dreadful torment, and were slaying your sons and sparing your women; that was a tremendous trial from your Lord. 014.007 And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are thankless, lo! My punishment is dire. 014.008 And Moses said: Though ye and all who are in the earth prove thankless, lo! Allah verily is Absolute, Owner of Praise. 014.009 Hath not the history of those before you reached you: the folk of Noah, and (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and those after them ? None save Allah knoweth them. Their messengers came unto them with clear proofs, but they thrust their hands into their mouths, and said: Lo! we disbelieve in that wherewith ye have been s ent, and lo! we are in grave doubt concerning that to which ye call us. 014.010 Their messengers said: Can there be doubt concerning Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth ? He calleth you that He may forgive you your sins an d reprieve you unto an appointed term. They said: Ye are but mortals like us, who would fain turn us away from what our fathers used to worship. Then bring some clear warrant. 014.011 Their messengers said unto them: We are but mortals like you, but Allah giveth grace unto whom He will of His slaves. It is not ours to bring you a war rant unless by the permission of Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust! 014.012 How should we not put our trust in Allah when He hath shown us our ways ? We surely will endure the hurt ye do us. In Allah let the trusting put their tr ust. 014.013 And those who disbelieved said unto their messengers: Verily we will dr ive you out from our land, unless ye return to our religion. Then their Lord inspir ed them, (saying): Verily we shall destroy the wrong-doers, 014.014 And verily We shall make you to dwell in the land after them. This is f or him who feareth My Majesty and feareth My threats. 014.015 And they sought help (from their Lord) and every froward potentate was bought to naught; 014.016 Hell is before him, and he is made to drink a festering water, 014.017 Which he sippeth but can hardly swallow, and death cometh unto him from every side while yet he cannot die, and before him is a harsh doom. 014.018 A similitude of those who disbelieve in their Lord: Their works are as ashes which the wind bloweth hard upon a stormy day. They have no control of aught th at they have earned. That is the extreme failure. 014.019 Hast thou not seen that Allah hath created the heavens and the earth wi th truth ? If He will, He can remove you and bring (in) some new creation; 014.020 And that is no great matter for Allah. 014.021 They all come forth unto their Lord. Then those who were despised say u nto those who were scornful: We were unto you a following, can ye then avert from u s aught of Allah's doom ? They say: Had Allah guided us, we should have guided yo u. Whether we rage or patiently endure is (now) all one for us; we have no place o f refuge. 014.022 And Satan saith, when the matter hath been decided: Lo! Allah promised you a promise of truth; and I promised you, then failed you. And I had no power ove r you save that I called unto you and ye obeyed me. So blame not, but blame yourselve s. I cannot help you, nor can ye help me, Lo! I disbelieved in that which ye before ascribed to me. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom. 014.023 And those who believed and did good works are made to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein abiding by permission of their Lord, thei r greeting therein: Peace! 014.024 Seest thou not how Allah coineth a similitude: A goodly saying, as a go odly tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into heaven, 014.025 Giving its fruit at every season by permission of its Lord ? Allah coin eth the similitudes for mankind in order that they may reflect. 014.026 And the similitude of a bad saying is as a bad tree, uprooted from upon the earth, possessing no stability. 014.027 Allah confirmeth those who believe by a firm saying in the life of the world and in the Hereafter, and Allah sendeth wrong-doers astray. And Allah doeth wha t He will. 014.028 Hast thou not seen those who gave the grace of Allah in exchange for thanklessness and led their people down to the Abode of Loss, 014.029 (Even to) hell ? They are exposed thereto. A hapless end! 014.030 And they set up rivals to Allah that they may mislead (men) from His wa y. Say: Enjoy life (while ye may) for lo! your journey's end will be the Fire. 014.031 Tell My bondmen who believe to establish worship and spend of that whic h We have given them, secretly and publicly, before a day cometh wherein there wi ll be neither traffick nor befriending. 014.032 Allah is He Who created the heavens and the earth, and causeth water to descend from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you, and maketh the ships to be of service unto you, that they may run upon the sea at His command, and h ath made of service unto you the rivers; 014.033 And maketh the sun and the moon, constant in their courses, to be of se rvice unto you, and hath made of service unto you the night and the day. 014.034 And He giveth you of all ye ask of Him, and if ye would count the bount y of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! man is verily a wrong-doer, an ingrate. 014.035 And when Abraham said: My Lord! Make safe this territory, and preserve me and my sons from serving idols. 014.036 My Lord! Lo! they have led many of mankind astray. But whoso followeth me, he verily is of me. And whoso disobeyeth me - Still Thou art Forgiving, Mer ciful. 014.037 Our Lord! Lo! I have settled some of my posterity in an uncultivable va lley near unto Thy holy House, our Lord! that they may establish proper worship; so incline some hearts of men that they may yearn toward them, and provide Thou th em with fruits in order that they may be thankful. 014.038 Our Lord! Lo! Thou knowest that which we hide and that which we proclaim. Nothing in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah. 014.039 Praise be to Allah Who hath given me, in my old age, Ishmael and Isaac! Lo! my Lord is indeed the Hearer of Prayer. 014.040 My Lord! Make me to establish proper worship, and some of my posterity (also); our Lord! and accept my prayer. 014.041 Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the account is cast. 014.042 Deem not that Allah is unaware of what the wicked do. He but giveth the m a respite till a day when eyes will stare (in terror), 014.043 As they come hurrying on in fear, their heads upraised, their gaze retu rning not to them, and their hearts as air. 014.044 And warn mankind of a day when the doom will come upon them, and those who did wrong will say: Our Lord! Reprieve us for a little while. We will obey Thy call and will follow the messengers. (It will be answered): Did ye not swear be fore that there would be no end for you ? 014.045 And (have ye not) dwelt in the dwellings of those who wronged themselve s (of old) and (hath it not) become plain to you how We dealt with them and made examples for you ? 014.046 Verily they have plotted their plot, and their plot is with Allah, thou gh their plot were one whereby the mountains should be moved. 014.047 So think not that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His messengers . Lo! Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong). 014.048 On the day when the earth will be changed to other than the earth, and the heavens (also will be changed) and they will come forth unto Allah, the One, th e Almighty, 014.049 Thou wilt see the guilty on that day linked together in chains, 014.050 Their raiment of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces, 014.051 That Allah may repay each soul what it hath earned. Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning. 014.052 This is a clear message for mankind in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is only One God, and that men of understanding may take heed. 015.001 Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture and a plain Reading. 015.002 It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslim s. 015.003 Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They wi ll come to know! 015.004 And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it. 015.005 No nation can outstrip its term nor can they lag behind. 015.006 And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman! 015.007 Why bringest thou not angels unto us, if thou art of the truthful ? 015.008 We send not down the angels save with the Fact, and in that case (the disbelievers) would not be tolerated. 015.009 Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardia n. 015.010 We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men o f old. 015.011 And never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him. 015.012 Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty: 015.013 They believe not therein, though the example of the men of old hath gon e before. 015.014 And even if We opened unto them a gate of heaven and they kept mounting through it, 015.015 They would say: Our sight is wrong - nay, but we are folk bewitched. 015.016 And verily in the heaven we have set mansions of the stars, and We have beautified it for beholders. 015.017 And We have guarded it from every outcast devil, 015.018 Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue. 015.019 And the earth have We spread out, and placed therein firm hills, and ca used each seemly thing to grow therein. 015.020 And we have given unto you livelihoods therein, and unto those for whom ye provide not. 015.021 And there is not a thing but with Us are the stores thereof. And we sen d it not down save in appointed measure. 015.022 And We send the winds fertilising, and cause water to descend from the sky, and give it you to drink. It is not ye who are the holders of the store thereof . 015.023 Lo! and it is We, even We, Who quicken and give death, and We are the Inheritor. 015.024 And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards. 015.025 Lo! thy Lord will gather them together. Lo! He is Wise, Aware. 015.026 Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered, 015.027 And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire. 015.028 And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered, 015.029 So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him. 015.030 So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together 015.031 Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate. 015.032 He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrat e ? 015.033 He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered! 015.034 He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast. 015.035 And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment. 015.036 He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised. 015.037 He said: Then lo! thou art of those reprieved 015.038 Till the Day of appointed time. 015.039 He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall ador n the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one, 015.040 Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves. 015.041 He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me: 015.042 Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee, 015.043 And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place. 015.044 It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an appointed portion. 015.045 Lo! those who ward off (evil) are among gardens and watersprings. 015.046 (And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace, secure. 015.047 And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, fa ce to face, (they rest) on couches raised. 015.048 Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence. 015.049 Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful, 015.050 And that My doom is the dolorous doom. 015.051 And tell them of Abraham's guests, 015.052 (How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of you. 015.053 They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy posse ssing wisdom. 015.054 He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtake n me ? Of what then can ye bring good tidings ? 015.055 They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the despairing. 015.056 He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray ? 015.057 He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah ) ? 015.058 They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk, 015.059 (All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one, 015.060 Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay behind. 015.061 And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot, 015.062 He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me). 015.063 They said: Nay, but we bring thee that concerning which they keep disputing, 015.064 And bring thee the Truth, and lo! we are truth-tellers. 015.065 So travel with thy household in a portion of the night, and follow thou their backs. Let none of you turn round, but go whither ye are commanded. 015.066 And We made plain the case to him, that the root of them (who did wrong ) was to be cut at early morn. 015.067 And the people of the city came, rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals ). 015.068 He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not! 015.069 And keep your duty to Allah, and shame me not! 015.070 They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone ? 015.071 He said: Here are my daughters, if ye must be doing (so). 015.072 By thy life (O Muhammad) they moved blindly in the frenzy of approachin g death. 015.073 Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise. 015.074 And We utterly confounded them, and We rained upon them stones of heate d clay. 015.075 Lo! therein verily are portents for those who read the signs. 015.076 And lo! it is upon a road still uneffaced. 015.077 Lo! therein is indeed a portent for believers. 015.078 And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers. 015.079 So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plai n to see. 015.080 And the dwellers in Al-Hijr denied (Our) messengers. 015.081 And we gave them Our revelations, but they were averse to them. 015.082 And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure. 015.083 But the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the morning hour, 015.084 And that which they were wont to count as gain availed them not. 015.085 We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them s ave with truth, and lo! the Hour is surely coming. So forgive, (O Muhammad), with a gracious forgiveness. 015.086 Lo! Thy Lord! He is the All-Wise Creator. 015.087 We have given thee seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the great Qur 'an. 015.088 Strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs amon g them to enjoin, and be not grieved on their account, and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the believers. 015.089 And say: Lo! I, even I, am a plain warner, 015.090 Such as We send down for those who make division, 015.091 Those who break the Qur'an into parts. 015.092 Them, by thy Lord, We shall question, every one, 015.093 Of what they used to do. 015.094 So proclaim that which thou art commanded, and withdraw from the idolaters. 015.095 Lo! We defend thee from the scoffers, 015.096 Who set some other god along with Allah. But they will come to know. 015.097 Well know We that thy bosom is oppressed by what they say, 015.098 But hymn the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who make prostration ( unto Him). 015.099 And serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee. 016.001 The commandment of Allah will come to pass, so seek not ye to hasten it . Glorified and Exalted be He above all that they associate (with Him). 016.002 He sendeth down the angels with the Spirit of His command unto whom He will of His bondmen, (saying): Warn mankind that there is no God save Me, so ke ep your duty unto Me. 016.003 He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. High be He Exalte d above all that they associate (with Him). 016.004 He hath created man from a drop of fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent. 016.005 And the cattle hath He created, whence ye have warm clothing and uses, and whereof ye eat; 016.006 And wherein is beauty for you, when ye bring them home, and when ye tak e them out to pasture. 016.007 And they bear your loads for you unto a land ye could not reach save wi th great trouble to yourselves. Lo! your Lord is Full of Pity, Merciful. 016.008 And horses and mules and asses (hath He created) that ye may ride them, and for ornament. And He createth that which ye know not. 016.009 And Allah's is the direction of the way, and some (roads) go not straig ht. And had He willed He would have led you all aright. 016.010 He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, whence ye have drink, and whence are trees on which ye send your beasts to pasture. 016.011 Therewith He causeth crops to grow for you, and the olive and the date- palm and grapes and all kinds of fruit. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people wh o reflect. 016.012 And He hath constrained the night and the day and the sun and the moon to be of service unto you, and the stars are made subservient by His command. Lo! herein indeed are portents for people who have sense. 016.013 And whatsoever He hath created for you in the earth of divers hues, lo! therein is indeed a portent for people who take heed. 016.014 And He it is Who hath constrained the sea to be of service that ye eat fresh meat from thence, and bring forth from thence ornaments which ye wear. And thou seest the ships ploughing it that ye (mankind) may seek of His bounty and that haply ye may give thanks. 016.015 And He hath cast into the earth firm hills that it quake not with you, and streams and roads that ye may find a way. 016.016 And landmarks (too), and by the star they find a way. 016.017 Is He then Who createth as him who createth not ? Will ye not then remember ? 016.018 And if ye would count the favour of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! Alla h is indeed Forgiving, Merciful. 016.019 And Allah knoweth that which ye keep hidden and that which ye proclaim. 016.020 Those unto whom they cry beside Allah created naught, but are themselve s created. 016.021 (They are) dead, not living. And they know not when they will be raised . 016.022 Your God is One God. But as for those who believe not in the Hereafter their hearts refuse to know, for they are proud. 016.023 Assuredly Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim. Lo! He loveth not the proud. 016.024 And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed ? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old, 016.025 That they may bear their burdens undiminished on the Day of Resurrectio n, with somewhat of the burdens of those whom they mislead without knowledge. Ah! evil is that which they bear! 016.026 Those before them plotted, so Allah struck at the foundations of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them from above them, and the doom came on them whence they knew not; 016.027 Then on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and will say: Whe re are My partners, for whose sake ye opposed (My guidance) ? Those who have been given knowledge will say: Disgrace this day and evil are upon the disbelievers, 016.028 Whom the angels cause to die while they are wronging themselves. Then w ill they make full submission (saying): We used not to do any wrong. Nay! Surely Al lah is Knower of what ye used to do. 016.029 So enter the gates of hell, to dwell therein for ever. Woeful indeed wi ll be the lodging of the arrogant. 016.030 And it is said unto those who ward off (evil): What hath your Lord reve aled ? They say: Good. For those who do good in this world there is a good (reward) an d the home of the Hereafter will be better. Pleasant indeed will be the home of those who ward off (evil) - 016.031 Gardens of Eden which they enter, underneath which rivers flow, wherein they have what they will. Thus Allah repayeth those who ward off (evil), 016.032 Those whom the angels cause to die (when they are) good. They say: Peac e be unto you! Enter the Garden because of what ye used to do. 016.033 Await they aught say that the angels should come unto them or thy Lord' s command should come to pass ? Even so did those before them. Allah wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves, 016.034 So that the evils of what they did smote them, and that which they used to mock surrounded them. 016.035 And the idolaters say: Had Allah willed, we had not worshipped aught be side Him, we and our fathers, nor had we forbidden aught without (command from) Him. Even so did those before them. Are the messengers charged with aught save plain conveyance (of the message) ? 016.036 And verily We have raised in every nation a messenger, (proclaiming): S erve Allah and shun false gods. Then some of them (there were) whom Allah guided, an d some of them (there were) upon whom error had just hold. Do but travel in the l and and see the nature of the consequence for the deniers! 016.037 Even if thou (O Muhammad) desirest their right guidance, still Allah assuredly will not guide him who misleadeth. Such have no helpers. 016.038 And they swear by Allah their most binding oaths (that) Allah will not raise up him who dieth. Nay, but it is a promise (binding) upon Him in truth, but mos t of mankind know not, 016.039 That He may explain unto them that wherein they differ, and that those who disbelieved may know that they were liars. 016.040 And Our word unto a thing, when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: Be! and it is. 016.041 And those who became fugitives for the cause of Allah after they had be en oppressed, We verily shall give them goodly lodging in the world, and surely th e reward of the Hereafter is greater, if they but knew; 016.042 Such as are steadfast and put their trust in Allah. 016.043 And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men whom We inspired - Ask the followers of the Remembrance if ye know not! - 016.044 With clear proofs and writings; and We have revealed unto thee the Remembrance that thou mayst explain to mankind that which hath been revealed fo r them, and that haply they may reflect. 016.045 Are they who plan ill-deeds then secure that Allah will not cause the e arth to swallow them, or that the doom will not come on them whence they know not ? 016.046 Or that He will not seize them in their going to and fro so that there be no escape for them ? 016.047 Or that He will not seize them with a gradual wasting ? Lo! thy Lord is indeed Full of Pity, Merciful. 016.048 Have they not observed all things that Allah hath created, how their sh adows incline to the right and to the left, making prostration unto Allah, and they a re lowly ? 016.049 And unto Allah maketh prostration whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth of living creatures, and the angels (also) and they are not proud. 016.050 They fear their Lord above them, and do what they are bidden. 016.051 Allah hath said: Choose not two gods. There is only One God. So of Me, Me only, be in awe. 016.052 Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth, and reli gion is His for ever. Will ye then fear any other than Allah ? 016.053 And whatever of comfort ye enjoy, it is from Allah. Then, when misfortu ne reacheth you, unto Him ye cry for help. 016.054 And afterward, when He hath rid you of the misfortune, behold! a set of you attribute partners to their Lord, 016.055 So as to deny that which We have given them. Then enjoy life (while ye may), for ye will come to know. 016.056 And they assign a portion of that which We have given them unto what th ey know not. By Allah! but ye will indeed be asked concerning (all) that ye used t o invent. 016.057 And they assign unto Allah daughters - Be He Glorified! - and unto themselves what they desire; 016.058 When if one of them receiveth tidings of the birth of a female, his fac e remaineth darkened, and he is wroth inwardly. 016.059 He hideth himself from the folk because of the evil of that whereof he hath had tidings, (asking himself): Shall he keep it in contempt, or bury it beneath the dust. Verily evil is their judgment. 016.060 For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil similitude, and A llah's is the Sublime Similitude. He is the Mighty, the Wise. 016.061 If Allah were to take mankind to task for their wrong-doing, he would n ot leave hereon a living creature, but He reprieveth them to an appointed term, an d when their term cometh they cannot put (it) off an hour nor (yet) advance (it). 016.062 And they assign unto Allah that which they (themselves) dislike, and th eir tongues expound the lie that the better portion will be theirs. Assuredly their s will be the Fire, and they will be abandoned. 016.063 By Allah, We verily sent messengers unto the nations before thee, but t he devil made their deeds fairseeming unto them. So he is their patron this day, a nd theirs will be a painful doom. 016.064 And We have revealed the Scripture unto thee only that thou mayst expla in unto them that wherein they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a peopl e who believe. 016.065 Allah sendeth down water from the sky and therewith reviveth the earth after her death. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a folk who hear. 016.066 And lo! in the cattle there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink o f that which is in their bellies, from betwixt the refuse and the blood, pure milk pal atable to the drinkers. 016.067 And of the fruits of the date-palm, and grapes, whence ye derive strong drink and (also) good nourishment. Lo! therein is indeed a portent for people who hav e sense. 016.068 And thy Lord inspired the bee, saying: Choose thou habitations in the h ills and in the trees and in that which they thatch; 016.069 Then eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of thy Lord, made smooth (f or thee). There cometh forth from their bellies a drink divers of hues, wherein is healing for mankind. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect. 016.070 And Allah createth you, then causeth you to die, and among you is he wh o is brought back to the most abject stage of life, so that he knoweth nothing after (having had) knowledge. Lo! Allah is Knower, Powerful. 016.071 And Allah hath favoured some of you above others in provision. Now thos e who are more favoured will by no means hand over their provision to those (slav es) whom their right hands possess, so that they may be equal with them in respect thereof. Is it then the grace of Allah that they deny ? 016.072 And Allah hath given you wives of your own kind, and hath given you, fr om your wives, sons and grandsons, and hath made provision of good things for you. Is it then in vanity that they believe and in the grace of Allah that they disbelieve ? 016.073 And they worship beside Allah that which owneth no provision whatsoever for them from the heavens or the earth, nor have they (whom they worship) any power. 016.074 So coin not similitudes for Allah. Lo! Allah knoweth; ye know not. 016.075 Allah coineth a similitude: (on the one hand) a (mere) chattel slave, w ho hath control of nothing, and (on the other hand) one on whom we have bestowed a fair provision from Us, and he spendeth thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal ? Praise be to Allah! But most of them know not. 016.076 And Allah coineth a similitude: Two men, one of them dumb, having contr ol of nothing, and he is a burden on his owner; whithersoever he directeth him to go, he bringeth no good. Is he equal with one who enjoineth justice and followeth a st raight path (of conduct) ? 016.077 And unto Allah belongeth the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and t he matter of the Hour (of Doom) is but as a twinkling of the eye, or it is nearer still. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. 016.078 And Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers knowing nothing, and gave you hearing and sight and hearts that haply ye might give tha nks. 016.079 Have they not seen the birds obedient in mid-air ? None holdeth them sa ve Allah. Lo! herein, verily, are portents for a people who believe. 016.080 And Allah hath given you in your houses an abode, and hath given you (also), of the hides of cattle, houses which ye find light (to carry) on the da y of migration and on the day of pitching camp; and of their wool and their fur and their hair, caparison and comfort for a while. 016.081 And Allah hath given you, of that which He hath created, shelter from t he sun; and hath given you places of refuge in the mountains, and hath given you c oats to ward off the heat from you, and coats (of armour) to save you from your own foolhardiness. Thus doth He perfect His favour unto you, in order that ye may surrender (unto Him). 016.082 Then, if they turn away, thy duty (O Muhammad) is but plain conveyance (of the message). 016.083 They know the favour of Allah and then deny it. Most of them are ingrat es. 016.084 And (bethink you of) the day when we raise up of every nation a witness , then there is no leave for disbelievers, nor are they allowed to make amends. 016.085 And when those who did wrong behold the doom, it will not be made light for them, nor will they be reprieved. 016.086 And when those who ascribed partners to Allah behold those partners of theirs, they will say: Our Lord! these are our partners unto whom we used to cr y instead of Thee. But they will fling to them the saying: Lo! ye verily are liar s! 016.087 And they proffer unto Allah submission on that day, and all that they u sed to invent hath failed them. 016.088 For those who disbelieve and debar (men) from the way of Allah, We add doom to doom because they wrought corruption, 016.089 And (bethink you of) the day when We raise in every nation a witness against them of their own folk, and We bring thee (Muhammad) as a witness again st these. And We reveal the Scripture unto thee as an exposition of all things, an d a guidance and a mercy and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah) . 016.090 Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order t hat ye may take heed. 016.091 Fulfil the covenant of Allah when ye have covenanted, and break not you r oaths after the asseveration of them, and after ye have made Allah surety over you. Lo! Allah knoweth what ye do. 016.092 And be not like unto her who unravelleth the thread, after she hath mad e it strong, to thin filaments, making your oaths a deceit between you because of a nation being more numerous than (another) nation. Allah only trieth you thereby, and H e verily will explain to you on the Day of Resurrection that wherein ye differed. 016.093 Had Allah willed He could have made you (all) one nation, but He sendet h whom He will astray and guideth whom He will, and ye will indeed be asked of wh at ye used to do. 016.094 Make not your oaths a deceit between you, lest a foot should slip after being firmly planted and ye should taste evil forasmuch as ye debarred (men) from the way of Allah, and yours should be an awful doom. 016.095 And purchase not a small gain at the price of Allah's covenant. Lo! tha t which Allah hath is better for you, if ye did but know. 016.096 That which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth. A nd verily We shall pay those who are steadfast a recompense in proportion to the b est of what they used to do. 016.097 Whosoever doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him v erily we shall quicken with good life, and We shall pay them a recompense in proporti on to the best of what they used to do. 016.098 And when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast. 016.099 Lo! he hath no power over those who believe and put trust in their Lord . 016.100 His power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah). 016.101 And when We put a revelation in place of (another) revelation, - and Al lah knoweth best what He revealeth - they say: Lo! thou art but inventing. Most of them know not. 016.102 Say: The holy Spirit hath delivered it from thy Lord with truth, that i t may confirm (the faith of) those who believe, and as guidance and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah). 016.103 And We know well that they say: Only a man teacheth him. The speech of him at whom they falsely hint is outlandish, and this is clear Arabic speech. 016.104 Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, Allah guideth them n ot and theirs will be a painful doom. 016.105 Only they invent falsehood who believe not Allah's revelations, and (on ly) they are the liars. 016.106 Whoso disbelieveth in Allah after his belief - save him who is forced t hereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith - but whoso findeth ease in dis belief: On them is wrath from Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom. 016.107 That is because they have chosen the life of the world rather than the Hereafter, and because Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk. 016.108 Such are they whose hearts and ears and eyes Allah hath sealed. And suc h are the heedless. 016.109 Assuredly in the Hereafter they are the losers. 016.110 Then lo! thy Lord - for those who became fugitives after they had been persecuted, and then fought and were steadfast - lo! thy Lord afterward is (for them) indeed Forgiving, Merciful. 016.111 On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every sou l will be repaid what it did, and they will not be wronged. 016.112 Allah coineth a similitude: a township that dwelt secure and well conte nt, its provision coming to it in abundance from every side, but it disbelieved in Alla h's favours, so Allah made it experience the garb of dearth and fear because of wha t they used to do. 016.113 And verily there had come unto them a messenger from among them, but they had denied him, and so the torment seized them while they were wrong-doers . 016.114 So eat of the lawful and good food which Allah hath provided for you, a nd thank the bounty of your Lord if it is Him ye serve. 016.115 He hath forbidden for you only carrion and blood and swineflesh and tha t which hath been immolated in the name of any other than Allah; but he who is dr iven thereto, neither craving nor transgressing, lo! then Allah is Forgiving, Mercif ul. 016.116 And speak not, concerning that which your own tongues qualify (as clean or unclean), the falsehood: "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so that ye in vent a lie against Allah. Lo! those who invent a lie against Allah will not succeed. 016.117 A brief enjoyment (will be theirs); and theirs a painful doom. 016.118 And unto those who are Jews We have forbidden that which We have already related unto thee. And We wronged them not, but they were wont to wrong themselves. 016.119 Then lo! thy Lord - for those who do evil in ignorance and afterward re pent and amend - lo! (for them) thy Lord is afterward indeed Forgiving, Merciful. 016.120 Lo! Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he w as not of the idolaters; 016.121 Thankful for His bounties; He chose him and He guided him unto a straig ht path. 016.122 And We gave him good in the world, and in the Hereafter he is among the righteous. 016.123 And afterward We inspired thee (Muhammad, saying): Follow the religion of Abraham, as one by nature upright. He was not of the idolaters. 016.124 The Sabbath was appointed only for those who differed concerning it, an d lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ. 016.125 Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and rea son with them in the better way. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth fro m His way, and He is Best Aware of those who go aright. 016.126 If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were affli cted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient. 016.127 Endure thou patiently (O Muhammad). Thine endurance is only by (the hel p of) Allah. Grieve not for them, and be not in distress because of that which th ey devise. 016.128 Lo! Allah is with those who keep their duty unto Him and those who are doers of good. 017.001 Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Pl ace of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We hav e blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer. 017.002 We gave unto Moses the Scripture, and We appointed it a guidance for th e children of Israel, saying: Choose no guardian beside Me. 017.003 (They were) the seed of those whom We carried (in the ship) along with Noah. Lo! he was a grateful slave. 017.004 And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture: Ye verily w ill work corruption in the earth twice, and ye will become great tyrants. 017.005 So when the time for the first of the two came, We roused against you s laves of Ours of great might who ravaged (your) country, and it was a threat performe d. 017.006 Then we gave you once again your turn against them, and We aided you wi th wealth and children and made you more in soldiery. 017.007 (Saying): If ye do good, ye do good for your own souls, and if ye do ev il, it is for them (in like manner). So, when the time for the second (of the judgments) came (We roused against you others of Our slaves) to ravage you, and to enter the Te mple even as they entered it the first time, and to lay waste all that they conquere d with an utter wasting. 017.008 It may be that your Lord will have mercy on you, but if ye repeat (the crime) We shall repeat (the punishment), and We have appointed hell a dungeon for the disbelievers. 017.009 Lo! this Qur'an guideth unto that which is straightest, and giveth tidi ngs unto the believers who do good works that theirs will be a great reward. 017.010 And that those who believe not in the Hereafter, for them We have prepa red a painful doom. 017.011 Man prayeth for evil as he prayeth for good; for man was ever hasty. 017.012 And We appoint the night and the day two portents. Then We make dark th e portent of the night, and We make the portent of the day sight-giving, that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know the computation of the years, and the reckoning; and everything have We expounded with a clear expounding. 017.013 And every man's augury have We fastened to his own neck, and We shall bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection a book which he will find wide o pen. 017.014 (And it will be said unto him): Read thy Book. Thy soul sufficeth as re ckoner against thee this day. 017.015 Whosoever goeth right, it is only for (the good of) his own soul that h e goeth right, and whosoever erreth, erreth only to its hurt. No laden soul can bear an other's load, We never punish until we have sent a messenger. 017.016 And when We would destroy a township We send commandment to its folk who live at ease, and afterward they commit abomination therein, and so the Wor d (of doom) hath effect for it, and we annihilate it with complete annihilation. 017.017 How many generations have We destroyed since Noah! And Allah sufficeth as Knower and Beholder of the sins of His slaves. 017.018 Whoso desireth that (life) which hasteneth away, We hasten for him ther ein what We will for whom We please. And afterward We have appointed for him hell; he will endure the heat thereof, condemned, rejected. 017.019 And whoso desireth the Hereafter and striveth for it with the effort ne cessary, being a believer; for such, their effort findeth favour (with their Lord). 017.020 Each do We supply, both these and those, from the bounty of thy Lord. A nd the bounty of thy Lord can never be walled up. 017.021 See how We prefer one of them above another, and verily the Hereafter w ill be greater in degrees and greater in preferment. 017.022 Set not up with Allah any other god (O man) lest thou sit down reproved , forsaken. 017.023 Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show ) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, s ay not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word. 017.024 And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little. 017.025 Your Lord is Best Aware of what is in your minds. If ye are righteous, then lo! He was ever Forgiving unto those who turn (unto Him). 017.026 Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and squander not (thy wealth) in wantonness. 017.027 Lo! the squanderers were ever brothers of the devils, and the devil was ever an ingrate to his Lord. 017.028 But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word. 017.029 And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded. 017.030 Lo! thy Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will, and straiteneth (it for whom He will). Lo, He was ever Knower, Seer of His slaves. 017.031 Slay not your children, fearing a fall to poverty, We shall provide for them and for you. Lo! the slaying of them is great sin. 017.032 And come not near unto adultery. Lo! it is an abomination and an evil w ay. 017.033 And slay not the life which Allah hath forbidden save with right. Whoso is slain wrongfully, We have given power unto his heir, but let him not commit exc ess in slaying. Lo! he will be helped. 017.034 Come not near the wealth of the orphan save with that which is better t ill he come to strength; and keep the covenant. Lo! of the covenant it will be asked. 017.035 Fill the measure when ye measure, and weigh with a right balance; that is meet, and better in the end. 017.036 (O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearin g and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked. 017.037 And walk not in the earth exultant. Lo! thou canst not rend the earth, nor canst thou stretch to the height of the hills. 017.038 The evil of all that is hateful in the sight of thy Lord. 017.039 This is (part) of that wisdom wherewith thy Lord hath inspired thee (O Muhammad). And set not up with Allah any other god, lest thou be cast into hell , reproved, abandoned. 017.040 Hath your Lord then distinguished you (O men of Makka) by giving you sons, and hath chosen for Himself females from among the angels ? Lo! verily ye speak an awful word! 017.041 We verily have displayed (Our warnings) in this Qur'an that they may ta ke heed, but it increaseth them in naught save aversion. 017.042 Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were other gods along w ith Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne. 017.043 Glorified is He, and High Exalted above what they say! 017.044 The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there is not a thing but hymneth His praise; but ye understand not their praise. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving. 017.045 And when thou recitest the Qur'an we place between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter a hidden barrier; 017.046 And We place upon their hearts veils lest they should understand it, an d in their ears a deafness; and when thou makest mention of thy Lord alone in the Qu r'an, they turn their backs in aversion. 017.047 We are Best Aware of what they wish to hear when they give ear to thee and when they take secret counsel, when the evil-doers say: Ye follow but a man bewitched. 017.048 See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and c annot find a road! 017.049 And they say: When we are bones and fragments, shall we forsooth, be raised up as a new creation ? 017.050 Say: Be ye stones or iron 017.051 Or some created thing that is yet greater in your thoughts! Then they w ill say: Who shall bring us back (to life). Say: He Who created you at the first. T hen will they shake their heads at thee, and say: When will it be ? Say: It will perhaps be soon; 017.052 A day when He will call you and ye will answer with His praise, and ye will think that ye have tarried but a little while. 017.053 Tell My bondmen to speak that which is kindlier. Lo! the devil soweth discord among them. Lo! the devil is for man an open foe. 017.054 Your Lord is Best Aware of you. If He will, He will have mercy on you, or if He will, He will punish you. We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) as a warden ove r them. 017.055 And thy Lord is Best Aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. And we preferred some of the prophets above others, and unto David We gave the Psal ms. 017.056 Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye assume (to be gods) bes ide Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change. 017.057 Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned. 017.058 There is not a township but We shall destroy it ere the Day of Resurrec tion, or punish it with dire punishment. That is set forth in the Book (of Our decree s). 017.059 Naught hindereth Us from sending portents save that the folk of old den ied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel - a clear portent save to warn. 017.060 And (it was a warning) when we told thee: Lo! thy Lord encompasseth mankind, and We appointed the sight which We showed thee as an ordeal for mankind, and (likewise) the Accursed Tree in the Qur'an. We warn them, but it increaseth them in naught save gross impiety. 017.061 And when We said unto the angels: Fall down prostrate before Adam and they fell prostrate all save Iblis, he said: Shall I fall prostrate before that which Thou hast created of clay ? 017.062 He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, i f Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few. 017.063 He said: Go, and whosoever of them followeth thee - lo! hell will be yo ur payment, ample payment. 017.064 And excite any of them whom thou canst with thy voice, and urge thy hor se and foot against them, and be a partner in their wealth and children, and promi se them. Satan promiseth them only to deceive. 017.065 Lo! My (faithful) bondmen - over them thou hast no power, and thy Lord sufficeth as (their) guardian. 017.066 (O mankind), your Lord is He Who driveth for you the ship upon the sea that ye may seek of His bounty. Lo! He was ever Merciful toward you. 017.067 And when harm toucheth you upon the sea, all unto whom ye cry (for succour) fail save Him (alone), but when He bringeth you safe to land, ye turn away, for man was ever thankless. 017.068 Feel ye then secure that He will not cause a slope of the land to engul f you, or send a sand-storm upon you, and then ye will find that ye have no protector ? 017.069 Or feel ye secure that He will not return you to that (plight) a second time, and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you for your thanklessness, and then ye will not find therein that ye have any avenger against Us ? 017.070 Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferre d them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment. 017.071 On the day when We shall summon all men with their record, whoso is giv en his book in his right hand - such will read their book and they will not be wro nged a shred. 017.072 Whoso is blind here will be blind in the Hereafter, and yet further fro m the road. 017.073 And they indeed strove hard to beguile thee (Muhammad) away from that wherewith We have inspired thee, that thou shouldst invent other than it agains t Us; and then would they have accepted thee as a friend. 017.074 And if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest almost have incli ned unto them a little. 017.075 Then had we made thee taste a double (punishment) of living and a doubl e (punishment) of dying, then hadst thou found no helper against Us. 017.076 And they indeed wished to scare thee from the land that they might driv e thee forth from thence, and then they would have stayed (there) but a little af ter thee. 017.077 (Such was Our) method in the case of those whom We sent before thee (to mankind), and thou wilt not find for Our method aught of power to change. 017.078 Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed. 017.079 And some part of the night awake for it, a largess for thee. It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised estate. 017.080 And say: My Lord! Cause me to come in with a firm incoming and to go ou t with a firm outgoing. And give me from Thy presence a sustaining Power. 017.081 And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehoo d is ever bound to vanish. 017.082 And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increase the evil-doers in naught save ruin. 017.083 And when We make life pleasant unto man, he turneth away and is averse; and when ill toucheth him he is in despair. 017.084 Say: Each one doth according to his rule of conduct, and thy Lord is Be st Aware of him whose way is right. 017.085 They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by comma nd of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little. 017.086 And if We willed We could withdraw that which We have revealed unto thee, then wouldst thou find no guardian for thee against Us in respect thereof . 017.087 (It is naught) save mercy from thy Lord. Lo! His kindness unto thee was ever great. 017.088 Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were h elpers one of another. 017.089 And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all kind of similitudes, but most of mankind refuse aught save disbelief. 017.090 And they say: We will not put faith in thee till thou cause a spring to gush forth from the earth for us; 017.091 Or thou have a garden of date-palms and grapes, and cause rivers to gus h forth therein abundantly; 017.092 Or thou cause the heaven to fall upon us piecemeal, as thou hast preten ded, or bring Allah and the angels as a warrant; 017.093 Or thou have a house of gold; or thou ascend up into heaven, and even t hen we will put no faith in thine ascension till thou bring down for us a book that we can read. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord be Glorified! Am I aught save a mortal messenger ? 017.094 And naught prevented mankind from believing when the guidance came unto them save that they said: Hath Allah sent a mortal as (His) messenger ? 017.095 Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger. 017.096 Say: Allah sufficeth for a witness between me and you. Lo! He is Knower , Seer of His slaves. 017.097 And he whom Allah guideth, he is led aright; while, as for him whom He sendeth astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and W e shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abateth, We increase the flame for them. 017.098 That is their reward because they disbelieved Our revelations and said: When we are bones and fragments shall we, forsooth, be raised up as a new creation ? 017.099 Have they not seen that Allah Who created the heavens and the earth is Able to create the like of them, and hath appointed for them an end whereof there is no doubt ? But the wrong-doers refuse aught save disbelief. 017.100 Say (unto them): If ye possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely hold them back for fear of spending, for man was ever grudging. 017.101 And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pha raoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses. 017.102 He said: In truth thou knowest that none sent down these (portents) sav e the Lord of the heavens and the earth as proofs, and lo! (for my part) I deem thee lost, O Pharaoh. 017.103 And he wished to scare them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him, all together. 017.104 And We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; b ut when the promise of the Hereafter cometh to pass We shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations. 017.105 With truth have We sent it down, and with truth hath it descended. And We have sent thee as naught else save a bearer of good tidings and a warner. 017.106 And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it un to mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation. 017.107 Say: Believe therein or believe not, lo! those who were given knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down prostrate on their faces, adori ng, 017.108 Saying: Glory to our Lord! Verily the promise of our Lord must be fulfi lled. 017.109 They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in t hem. 017.110 Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follo w a way between. 017.111 And say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath not taken unto Himself a son, and Who hath no partner in the Sovereignty, nor hath He any protecting friend throu gh dependence. And magnify Him with all magnificence. 018.001 Praise be to Allah Who hath revealed the Scripture unto His slave, and hath not placed therein any crookedness, 018.002 (But hath made it) straight, to give warning of stern punishment from H im, and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair reward, 018.003 Wherein they will abide for ever; 018.004 And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son, 018.005 (A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Drea dful is the word that cometh out of their mouths. They speak naught but a lie. 018.006 Yet it may be, if they believe not in this statement, that thou (Muhamm ad) wilt torment thy soul with grief over their footsteps. 018.007 Lo! We have placed all that is on the earth as an ornament thereof that We may try them: which of them is best in conduct. 018.008 And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound. 018.009 Or deemest thou that the People of the Cave and the Inscription are a w onder among Our portents ? 018.010 When the young men fled for refuge to the Cave and said: Our Lord! Give us mercy from Thy presence, and shape for us right conduct in our plight. 018.011 Then We sealed up their hearing in the Cave for a number of years. 018.012 And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried. 018.013 We narrate unto thee their story with truth. Lo! they were young men wh o believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance. 018.014 And We made firm their hearts when they stood forth and said: Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We cry unto no God beside Him, for then should we utter an enormity. 018.015 These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they brin g no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah ? 018.016 And when ye withdraw from them and that which they worship except Allah , then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His mercy and wi ll prepare for you a pillow in your plight. 018.017 And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their cave to the right, and when it set go past them on the left, and they were in t he cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He whom Allah guideth, he ind eed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend. 018.018 And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst been filled with awe of them. 018.019 And in like manner We awakened them that they might question one anothe r. A speaker from among them said: How long have ye tarried ? They said: We have tarried a day or some part of a day, (Others) said: Your Lord best knoweth what ye have tarried. Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city, and let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof. Let him be courte ous and let no man know of you. 018.020 For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn yo u back to their religion; then ye will never prosper. 018.021 And in like manner We disclosed them (to the people of the city) that t hey might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that, as for the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When (the people of the city) disputed of their case among themselves, they said: Build over them a building; their Lord knoweth best concerning them. Those who won their point said: We verily shall build a place of worship over them. 018.022 (Some) will say: They were three, their dog the fourth, and (some) say: Five, their dog the sixth, guessing at random; and (some) say: Seven, and their dog t he eighth. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord is Best Aware of their number. None knoweth them save a few. So contend not concerning them except with an outward contendi ng, and ask not any of them to pronounce concerning them. 018.023 And say not of anything: Lo! I shall do that tomorrow, 018.024 Except if Allah will. And remember thy Lord when thou forgettest, and s ay: It may be that my Lord guideth me unto a nearer way of truth than this. 018.025 And (it is said) they tarried in their Cave three hundred years and add nine. 018.026 Say: Allah is Best Aware how long they tarried. His is the Invisible of the heavens and the earth. How clear of sight is He and keen of hearing! They have no protecting friend beside Him, and He maketh none to share in His government. 018.027 And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Scripture of thy Lord. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge besi de Him. 018.028 Restrain thyself along with those who cry unto their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance; and let not thine eyes overlook them, desirin g the pomp of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedle ss of Our remembrance, who followeth his own lust and whose case hath been abandoned. 018.029 Say: (It is) the truth from the Lord of you (all). Then whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve. Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers Fire. Its tent encloseth them. If they ask for showers, they will be showered with water like to molten lead which burneth the faces. Calamitous the drink and ill the resting-place! 018.030 Lo! as for those who believe and do good works - Lo! We suffer not the reward of one whose work is goodly to be lost. 018.031 As for such, theirs will be Gardens of Eden, wherein rivers flow beneat h them; therein they will be given armlets of gold and will wear green robes of f inest silk and gold embroidery, reclining upon throne therein. Blest the reward, and fair the resting-place! 018.032 Coin for them a similitude: Two men, unto one of whom We had assigned two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms and had put between them tillage. 018.033 Each of the gardens gave its fruit and withheld naught thereof. And We caused a river to gush forth therein. 018.034 And he had fruit. And he said unto his comrade, when he spake with him: I am more than thee in wealth, and stronger in respect of men. 018.035 And he went into his garden, while he (thus) wronged himself. He said: I think not that all this will ever perish. 018.036 I think not that the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought ba ck unto my Lord I surely shall find better than this as a resort. 018.037 His comrade, when he (thus) spake with him, exclaimed: Disbelievest tho u in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a drop (of seed), and then fashioned thee a man ? 018.038 But He is Allah, my Lord, and I ascribe unto my Lord no partner. 018.039 If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Al lah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou se est me as less than thee in wealth and children, 018.040 Yet it may be that my Lord will give me better than thy garden, and wil l send on it a bolt from heaven, and some morning it will be a smooth hillside, 018.041 Or some morning the water thereof will be lost in the earth so that tho u canst not make search for it. 018.042 And his fruit was beset (with destruction). Then began he to wring his hands for all that he had spent upon it, when (now) it was all ruined on its trellise s, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no partner to my Lord! 018.043 And he had no troop of men to help him as against Allah, nor could he s ave himself. 018.044 In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for re ward, and best for consequence. 018.045 And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water whic h We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and th en becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things. 018.046 Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the g ood deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in res pect of hope. 018.047 And (bethink you of) the Day when we remove the hills and ye see the ea rth emerging, and We gather them together so as to leave not one of them behind. 018.048 And they are set before thy Lord in ranks (and it is said unto them): N ow verily have ye come unto Us as We created you at the first. But ye thought that We had set no tryst for you. 018.049 And the Book is placed, and thou seest the guilty fearful of that which is therein, and they say: What kind of a Book is this that leaveth not a small thi ng nor a great thing but hath counted it! And they find all that they did confronting th em, and thy Lord wrongeth no-one. 018.050 And (remember) when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam , and they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He was of the jinn, so he rebelled aga inst his Lord's command. Will ye choose him and his seed for your protecting friends ins tead of Me, when they are an enemy unto you ? Calamitous is the exchange for evil-do ers. 018.051 I made them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, n or their own creation; nor choose I misleaders for (My) helpers. 018.052 And (be mindful of) the Day when He will say: Call those partners of Mi ne whom ye pretended. Then they will cry unto them, but they will not hear their p rayer, and We shall set a gulf of doom between them. 018.053 And the guilty behold the Fire and know that they are about to fall the rein, and they find no way of escape thence. 018.054 And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all manner of similitudes, but man is more than anything contentious. 018.055 And naught hindereth mankind from believing when the guidance cometh unto them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord unless (it be that they wi sh) that the judgment of the men of old should come upon them or (that) they should be confronted with the Doom. 018.056 We send not the messengers save as bearers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve contend with falsehood in order to refute the Truth thereb y. And they take Our revelations and that wherewith they are threatened as a jest. 018.057 And who doth greater wrong than he who hath been reminded of the revelations of his Lord, yet turneth away from them and forgetteth what his han ds send forward (to the Judgment) ? Lo! on their hearts We have placed coverings s o that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call th em to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright. 018.058 Thy Lord is the Forgiver, Full of Mercy. If He took them to task (now) for what they earn, He would hasten on the doom for them; but theirs is an appointe d term from which they will find no escape. 018.059 And (all) those townships! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and W e appointed a fixed time for their destruction. 018.060 And when Moses said unto his servant: I will not give up until I reach the point where the two rivers meet, though I march on for ages. 018.061 And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fi sh, and it took its way into the waters, being free. 018.062 And when they had gone further, he said unto his servant: Bring us our breakfast. Verily we have found fatigue in this our journey. 018.063 He said: Didst thou see, when we took refuge on the rock, and I forgot the fish - and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it - it took its way i nto the waters by a marvel. 018.064 He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced thei r steps again. 018.065 Then found they one of Our slaves, unto whom We had given mercy from Us, and had taught him knowledge from Our presence. 018.066 Moses said unto him: May I follow thee, to the end that thou mayst teac h me right conduct of that which thou hast been taught ? 018.067 He said: Lo! thou canst not bear with me. 018.068 How canst thou bear with that whereof thou canst not compass any knowledge ? 018.069 He said: Allah willing, thou shalt find me patient and I shall not in a ught gainsay thee. 018.070 He said: Well, if thou go with me, ask me not concerning aught till I m yself make mention of it unto thee. 018.071 So they twain set out till, when they were in the ship, he made a hole therein. (Moses) said: Hast thou made a hole therein to drown the folk thereof ? Thou ve rily hast done a dreadful thing. 018.072 He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me ? 018.073 (Moses) said: Be not wroth with me that I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my fault. 018.074 So they twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Mos es) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man ? Verily tho u hast done a horrid thing. 018.075 He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me ? 018.076 (Moses) said: If I ask thee after this concerning aught, keep not compa ny with me. Thou hast received an excuse from me. 018.077 So they twain journeyed on till, when they came unto the folk of a cert ain township, they asked its folk for food, but they refused to make them guests. A nd they found therein a wall upon the point of falling into ruin, and he repaired it. (Moses) said: If thou hadst wished, thou couldst have taken payment for it. 018.078 He said: This is the parting between thee and me! I will announce unto thee the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear with patience. 018.079 As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the river, and I wished to mar it, for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force. 018.080 And as for the lad, his parents were believers and we feared lest he sh ould oppress them by rebellion and disbelief. 018.081 And we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one bett er in purity and nearer to mercy. 018.082 And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and th ere was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and their father had been righteous, a nd thy Lord intended that they should come to their full strength and should bring for th their treasure as a mercy from their Lord; and I did it not upon my own command. Such is the interpretation of that wherewith thou couldst not bear. 018.083 They will ask thee of Dhu'l-Qarneyn. Say: I shall recite unto you a remembrance of him. 018.084 Lo! We made him strong in the land and gave him unto every thing a road . 018.085 And he followed a road 018.086 Till, when he reached the setting-place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and found a people thereabout. We said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Either punish or show them kindness. 018.087 He said: As for him who doeth wrong, we shall punish him, and then he w ill be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with awful punishment! 018.088 But as for him who believeth and doeth right, good will be his reward, and We shall speak unto him a mild command. 018.089 Then he followed a road 018.090 Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising o n a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom. 018.091 So (it was). And We knew all concerning him. 018.092 Then he followed a road 018.093 Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hithe r side a folk that scarce could understand a saying. 018.094 They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and the m ? 018.095 He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and the m a bank. 018.096 Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up (the gap) betwee n the cliffs, he said: Blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me mo lten copper to pour thereon. 018.097 And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (i t). 018.098 He said: This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord cometh to pass, He will lay it low, for the promise of my Lord is true. 018.099 And on that day we shall let some of them surge against others, and the Trumpet will be blown. Then We shall gather them together in one gathering. 018.100 On that day we shall present hell to the disbelievers, plain to view, 018.101 Those whose eyes were hoodwinked from My reminder, and who could not bear to hear. 018.102 Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protectin g friends beside Me ? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers . 018.103 Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works ? 018.104 Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work. 018.105 Those are they who disbelieve in the revelations of their Lord and in t he meeting with Him. Therefor their works are vain, and on the Day of Resurrection We assign no weight to them. 018.106 That is their reward: hell, because they disbelieved, and made a jest o f Our revelations and Our messengers. 018.107 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Para dise for welcome, 018.108 Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence. 018.109 Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help. 018.110 Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your God is only One God. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord. 019.001 Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad. 019.002 A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah. 019.003 When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret, 019.004 Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord. 019.005 Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me f rom Thy presence a successor 019.006 Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And m ake him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee). 019.007 (It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him). 019.008 He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I hav e reached infirm old age ? 019.009 He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught. 019.010 He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights. 019.011 Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night. 019.012 (And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child, 019.013 And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout, 019.014 And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious. 019.015 Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he s hall be raised alive! 019.016 And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East, 019.017 And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit an d it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man. 019.018 She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou ar t God- fearing. 019.019 He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son. 019.020 She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste ? 019.021 He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it wi ll be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained. 019.022 And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place. 019.023 And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forg otten! 019.024 Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee, 019.025 And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee. 019.026 So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal . 019.027 Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing. 019.028 O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot. 019.029 Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in th e cradle, a young boy ? 019.030 He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture a nd hath appointed me a Prophet, 019.031 And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive, 019.032 And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest. 019.033 Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive! 019.034 Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concern ing which they doubt. 019.035 It befitteth not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should take unto Himsel f a son. Glory be to Him! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is . 019.036 And lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. That is the right path. 019.037 The sects among them differ: but woe unto the disbelievers from the mee ting of an awful Day. 019.038 See and hear them on the Day they come unto Us! yet the evil-doers are to- day in error manifest. 019.039 And warn them of the Day of anguish when the case hath been decided. No w they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not. 019.040 Lo! We, only We, inherit the earth and all who are thereon, and unto Us they are returned. 019.041 And make mention (O Muhammad) in the Scripture of Abraham. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet. 019.042 When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that wh ich heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee ? 019.043 O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path. 019.044 O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Ben eficent. 019.045 O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil. 019.046 He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham ? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while! 019.047 He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for the e. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me. 019.048 I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest. 019.049 So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet. 019.050 And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown. 019.051 And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he w as a messenger (of Allah), a prophet. 019.052 We called him from the right slope of the Mount, and brought him nigh i n communion. 019.053 And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise). 019.054 And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of hi s promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet. 019.055 He enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord. 019.056 And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a proph et; 019.057 And We raised him to high station. 019.058 These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, o f the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of t he seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping. 019.059 Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception. 019.060 Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught - 019.061 Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in th e unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment - 019.062 They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have f ood for morn and evening. 019.063 Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit. 019.064 We (angels) come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto Him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is betwe en those two, and thy Lord was never forgetful - 019.065 Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them! Therefo r, worship thou Him and be thou steadfast in His service. Knowest thou one that ca n be named along with Him ? 019.066 And man saith: When I am dead, shall I forsooth be brought forth alive ? 019.067 Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught ? 019.068 And, by thy Lord, verily We shall assemble them and the devils, then We shall bring them, crouching, around hell. 019.069 Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent. 019.070 And surely We are Best Aware of those most worthy to be burned therein. 019.071 There is not one of you but shall approach it. That is a fixed ordinanc e of thy Lord. 019.072 Then We shall rescue those who kept from evil, and leave the evil-doers crouching there. 019.073 And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbeli eve say unto those who believe: Which of the two parties (yours or ours) is better in position, and more imposing as an army ? 019.074 How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming! 019.075 Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse i n position and who is weaker as an army. 019.076 Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort. 019.077 Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assur edly I shall be given wealth and children ? 019.078 Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent ? 019.079 Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment. 019.080 And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come u nto Us, alone (without his wealth and children). 019.081 And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them. 019.082 Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unt o them. 019.083 Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to confo und them with confusion ? 019.084 So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days). 019.085 On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a go odly company. 019.086 And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd, 019.087 They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord. 019.088 And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. 019.089 Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing 019.090 Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins, 019.091 That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son, 019.092 When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son. 019.093 There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Benefice nt as a slave. 019.094 Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering. 019.095 And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone. 019.096 Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint fo r them love. 019.097 And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk. 019.098 And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound ? 020.001 Ta. Ha. 020.002 We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shoulds t be distressed, 020.003 But as a reminder unto him who feareth, 020.004 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the high heavens, 020.005 The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne. 020.006 Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in th e earth, and whatsoever is between them, and whatsoever is beneath the sod. 020.007 And if thou speakest aloud, then lo! He knoweth the secret (thought) an d (that which is yet) more hidden. 020.008 Allah! There is no God save Him. His are the most beautiful names. 020.009 Hath there come unto thee the story of Moses ? 020.010 When he saw a fire and said unto his folk: Lo! Wait! I see a fire afar off. Peradventure I may bring you a brand therefrom or may find guidance at the fire . 020.011 And when he reached it, he was called by name: O Moses! 020.012 Lo! I, even I, am thy Lord, So take off thy shoes, for lo! thou art in the holy valley of Tuwa. 020.013 And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired. 020.014 Lo! I, even I, am Allah, There is no God save Me. So serve Me and estab lish worship for My remembrance. 020.015 Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve). 020.016 Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who beli eveth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish. 020.017 And what is that in thy right hand, O Moses ? 020.018 He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses. 020.019 He said: Cast it down, O Moses! 020.020 So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding. 020.021 He said: Grasp it and fear not. We shall return it to its former state. 020.022 And thrust thy hand within thine armpit, it will come forth white witho ut hurt. (That will be) another token. 020.023 That We may show thee (some) of Our greater portents, 020.024 Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds). 020.025 (Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind 020.026 And ease my task for me; 020.027 And loose a knot from my tongue, 020.028 That they may understand my saying. 020.029 Appoint for me a henchman from my folk, 020.030 Aaron, my brother. 020.031 Confirm my strength with him 020.032 And let him share my task, 020.033 That we may glorify Thee much 020.034 And much remember Thee. 020.035 Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us. 020.036 He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses. 020.037 And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour, 020.038 When we inspired in thy mother that which is inspired, 020.039 Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the r iver shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him sha ll take him. And I endued thee with love from Me that thou mightest be trained according to My will, 020.040 When thy sister went and said: Shall I show you one who will nurse him ? and we restored thee to thy mother that her eyes might be refreshed and might n ot sorrow. And thou didst kill a man and We delivered thee from great distress, an d tried thee with a heavy trial. And thou didst tarry years among the folk of Midian. T hen camest thou (hither) by (My) providence, O Moses, 020.041 And I have attached thee to Myself. 020.042 Go, thou and thy brother, with My tokens, and be not faint in remembran ce of Me. 020.043 Go, both of you, unto Pharaoh. Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds). 020.044 And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear . 020.045 They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or t hat he may play the tyrant. 020.046 He said: Fear not. Lo! I am with you twain, Hearing and Seeing. 020.047 So go ye unto him and say: Lo! we are two messengers of thy Lord. So le t the children of Israel go with us, and torment them not. We bring thee a token from thy Lord. And peace will be for him who followeth right guidance. 020.048 Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who den ieth and turneth away. 020.049 (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses ? 020.050 He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guide d it aright. 020.051 He said: What then is the state of the generations of old ? 020.052 He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth, 020.053 Who hath appointed the earth as a bed and hath threaded roads for you therein and hath sent down water from the sky and thereby We have brought forth divers kinds of vegetation, 020.054 (Saying): Eat ye and feed your cattle. Lo! herein verily are portents f or men of thought. 020.055 Thereof We created you, and thereunto We return you, and thence We brin g you forth a second time. 020.056 And We verily did show him all Our tokens, but he denied them and refus ed. 020.057 He said: Hast come to drive us out from our land by thy magic, O Moses ? 020.058 But we surely can produce for thee magic the like thereof; so appoint a tryst between us and you, which neither we nor thou shall fail to keep, at a place convenient (to us both). 020.059 (Moses) said: Your tryst shall be the day of the feast, and let the peo ple assemble when the sun hath risen high. 020.060 Then Pharaoh went and gathered his strength, then came (to the appointe d tryst). 020.061 Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, les t He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably. 020.062 Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept the ir counsel secret. 020.063 They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions; 020.064 So arrange your plan, and come in battle line. Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful. 020.065 They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw ? 020.066 He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by th eir magic, appeared to him as though they ran. 020.067 And Moses conceived a fear in his mind. 020.068 We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher. 020.069 Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they h ave made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard sh all not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain. 020.070 Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses. 020.071 (Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment. 020.072 They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unt o us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt en d for us only this life of the world. 020.073 Lo! we believe in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins and the mag ic unto which thou didst force us. Allah is better and more lasting. 020.074 Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord, verily for him is hell. There he will neither die nor live. 020.075 But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations; 020.076 Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide f or ever. That is the reward of him who groweth. 020.077 And verily We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea, fearing not to be overtaken, neither bei ng afraid (of the sea). 020.078 Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea. 020.079 And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them. 020.080 O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and we made a covenant with you on the holy mountain's side, and sent down on you the manna a nd the quails, 020.081 (Saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and transgress not in respect thereof lest My wrath come upon you: and he on whom M y wrath cometh, he is lost indeed. 020.082 And lo! verily I am Forgiving toward him who repenteth and believeth an d doeth good, and afterward walketh aright. 020.083 And (it was said): What hath made thee hasten from thy folk, O Moses ? 020.084 He said: They are close upon my track. I hastened unto Thee, my Lord, t hat Thou mightest be well pleased. 020.085 He said: Lo! We have tried thy folk in thine absence, and As-Samiri hat h misled them. 020.086 Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people ! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise ? Did the time appointed then ap pear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you , that ye broke tryst with me ? 020.087 They said: We broke not tryst with thee of our own will, but we were la den with burdens of ornaments of the folk, then cast them (in the fire), for thus A s-Samiri proposed. 020.088 Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lo wing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgo tten. 020.089 See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesset h for them neither hurt nor use ? 020.090 And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but bein g seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey m y order. 020.091 They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses ret urn unto us. 020.092 He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray, 020.093 That thou followedst me not ? Hast thou then disobeyed my order ? 020.094 He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word. 020.095 (Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri ? 020.096 He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me. 020.097 (Moses) said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say: Touc h me not! and lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break. Now look upon thy god o f which thou hast remained a votary. Verily we will burn it and will scatter its dust o ver the sea. 020.098 Your God is only Allah, than Whom there is no other God. He embraceth a ll things in His knowledge. 020.099 Thus relate We unto thee (Muhammad) some tidings of that which happened of old, and We have given thee from Our presence a reminder. 020.100 Whoso turneth away from it, he verily will bear a burden on the Day of Resurrection, 020.101 Abiding under it - an evil burden for them on the Day of Resurrection, 020.102 The day when the Trumpet is blown. On that day we assemble the guilty white-eyed (with terror), 020.103 Murmuring among themselves: Ye have tarried but ten (days). 020.104 We are Best Aware of what they utter when their best in conduct say: Ye have tarried but a day. 020.105 They will ask thee of the mountains (on that day). Say: My Lord will br eak them into scattered dust. 020.106 And leave it as an empty plain, 020.107 Wherein thou seest neither curve nor ruggedness. 020.108 On that day they follow the summoner who deceiveth not, and voices are hushed for the Beneficent, and thou hearest but a faint murmur. 020.109 On that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficent hath given leave and whose word He accepteth. 020.110 He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, whi le they cannot compass it in knowledge. 020.111 And faces humble themselves before the Living, the Eternal. And he who beareth (a burden of) wrongdoing is indeed a failure (on that day). 020.112 And he who hath done some good works, being a believer, he feareth not injustice nor begrudging (of his wage). 020.113 Thus we have revealed it as a Lecture in Arabic, and have displayed the rein certain threats, that peradventure they may keep from evil or that it may cause them to take heed. 020.114 Then exalted be Allah, the True King! And hasten not (O Muhammad) with the Qur'an ere its revelation hath been perfected unto thee, and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge. 020.115 And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him. 020.116 And when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate (all) save Iblis; he refused. 020.117 Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil. 020.118 It is (vouchsafed) unto thee that thou hungerest not therein nor art na ked, 020.119 And that thou thirstest not therein nor art exposed to the sun's heat. 020.120 But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the t ree of immortality and power that wasteth not away ? 020.121 Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto t hem, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garde n. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray. 020.122 Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him. 020.123 He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. B ut when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief. 020.124 But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow li fe, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection. 020.125 He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, wh en I was wont to see ? 020.126 He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou d idst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day. 020.127 Thus do We reward him who is prodigal and believeth not the revelations of his Lord; and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be sterner and more lasting . 020.128 Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many a generation We destro yed before them, amid whose dwellings they walk ? Lo! therein verily are signs for men of thought. 020.129 And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a t erm already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world). 020.130 Therefor (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the prais e of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glori fy Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance. 020.131 And strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoy, the flower of the life of the world, that We may try them thereby. The provision of thy Lord is better and more lasting. 020.132 And enjoin upon thy people worship, and be constant therein. We ask not of thee a provision: We provided for thee. And the sequel is for righteousness. 020.133 And they say: If only he would bring us a miracle from his Lord! Hath t here not come unto them the proof of what is in the former scriptures ? 020.134 And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced! 020.135 Say: Each is awaiting; so await ye! Ye will come to know who are the owners of the path of equity, and who is right. 021.001 Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness. 021.002 Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from their Lord but they li sten to it while they play, 021.003 With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The wrong-doers say : Is this other than a mortal like you ? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see ( it) ? 021.004 He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and the earth. H e is the Hearer, the Knower. 021.005 Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invente d it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who wer e God's messengers) were sent (with portents). 021.006 Not a township believed of those which We destroyed before them (though We sent them portents): would they then believe ? 021.007 And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not ? 021.008 We gave them not bodies that would not eat food, nor were they immortal s. 021.009 Then we fulfilled the promise unto them. So we delivered them and whom We would, and We destroyed the prodigals. 021.010 Now We have revealed unto you a Scripture wherein is your Reminder. Hav e ye then no sense ? 021.011 How many a community that dealt unjustly have We shattered, and raised up after them another folk! 021.012 And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing from it! 021.013 (But it was said unto them): Flee not, but return to that (existence) w hich emasculated you and to your dwellings, that ye may be questioned. 021.014 They cried: Alas for us! we were wrong-doers. 021.015 And this their crying ceased not till We made them as reaped corn, exti nct. 021.016 We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play. 021.017 If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our prese nce - if We ever did. 021.018 Nay, but We hurl the true against the false, and it doth break its head and lo! it vanisheth. And yours will be woe for that which ye ascribe (unto Him). 021.019 Unto Him belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who dwell in His presence are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they weary; 021.020 They glorify (Him) night and day; they flag not. 021.021 Or have they chosen gods from the earth who raise the dead ? 021.022 If there were therein gods beside Allah, then verily both (the heavens and the earth) had been disordered. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, from al l that they ascribe (unto Him). 021.023 He will not be questioned as to that which He doeth, but they will be questioned. 021.024 Or have they chosen other gods beside Him ? say: Bring your proof (of t heir godhead). This is the Reminder of those with me and those before me, but most o f them know not the Truth and so they are averse. 021.025 And We sent no messenger before thee but We inspired him, (saying): The re is no God save Me (Allah), so worship Me. 021.026 And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves; 021.027 They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command. 021.028 He knoweth what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him whom He accepteth, and they quake for awe of Him. 021.029 And one of them who should say: Lo! I am a god beside Him, that one We should repay with hell. Thus We Repay wrong-doers. 021.030 Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living thing of water ? Will they not then believe ? 021.031 And We have placed in the earth firm hills lest it quake with them, and We have placed therein ravines as roads that haply they may find their way. 021.032 And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them). Yet they turn awa y from its portents. 021.033 And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moo n. They float, each in an orbit. 021.034 We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest , can they be immortal! 021.035 Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned. 021.036 And when those who disbelieve behold thee, they but choose thee out for mockery, (saying): Is this he who maketh mention of your gods ? And they would deny all mention of the Beneficent. 021.037 Man is made of haste. I shall show you My portents, but ask Me not to hasten. 021.038 And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful ? 021.039 If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not be able t o drive off the fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped! 021.040 Nay, but it will come upon them unawares so that it will stupefy them, and they will be unable to repel it, neither will they be reprieved. 021.041 Messengers before thee, indeed, were mocked, but that whereat they mock ed surrounded those who scoffed at them. 021.042 Say: Who guardeth you in the night or in the day from the Beneficent ? Nay, but they turn away from mention of their Lord! 021.043 Or have they gods who can shield them from Us ? They cannot help themselves nor can they be defended from Us. 021.044 Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease until life grew long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts ? Can th ey then be the victors ? 021.045 Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I warn you only by the Inspiration. But the deaf hear not the call when they are warned. 021.046 And if a breath of thy Lord's punishment were to touch them, they assur edly would say: Alas for us! Lo! we were wrong-doers. 021.047 And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so that no soul i s wronged in aught. Though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bri ng it. And We suffice for reckoners. 021.048 And We verily gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion (of right and wrong) a nd a light and a Reminder for those who keep from evil, 021.049 Those who fear their Lord in secret and who dread the Hour (of doom). 021.050 This is a blessed Reminder that we have revealed: Will ye then reject i t ? 021.051 And We verily gave Abraham of old his proper course, and We were Aware of him, 021.052 When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto w hich ye pay devotion ? 021.053 They said: We found our fathers worshippers of them. 021.054 He said: Verily ye and your fathers were in plain error. 021.055 They said: Bringest thou unto us the truth, or art thou some jester ? 021.056 He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, W ho created them; and I am of those who testify unto that. 021.057 And, by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols after ye have gone away an d turned your backs. 021.058 Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them, that hap ly they might have recourse to it. 021.059 They said: Who hath done this to our gods ? Surely it must be some evil - doer. 021.060 They said: We heard a youth make mention of them, who is called Abraham . 021.061 They said: Then bring him (hither) before the people's eyes that they m ay testify. 021.062 They said: Is it thou who hast done this to our gods, O Abraham ? 021.063 He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak. 021.064 Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye yourselves are the wrong-doer s. 021.065 And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not. 021.066 He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you ? 021.067 Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of Allah! Have ye then no se nse ? 021.068 They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing. 021.069 We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham, 021.070 And they wished to set a snare for him, but We made them the greater lo sers. 021.071 And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples. 021.072 And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made righteous. 021.073 And We made them chiefs who guide by Our command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment of worship and the giv ing of alms, and they were worshippers of Us (alone). 021.074 And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge, and We delivered him from the community that did abominations. Lo! they were folk of evil, lewd. 021.075 And We brought him in unto Our mercy. Lo! he was of the righteous. 021.076 And Noah, when he cried of old, We heard his prayer and saved him and h is household from the great affliction. 021.077 And delivered him from the people who denied Our revelations. Lo! they were folk of evil, therefor did We drown them all. 021.078 And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment concerning the field, when people's sheep had strayed and browsed therein by night; and We were witnesses to their judgment. 021.079 And We made Solomon to understand (the case); and unto each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And we subdued the hills and the birds to hymn (Hi s) praise along with David. We were the doers (thereof). 021.080 And We taught him the art of making garments (of mail) to protect you i n your daring. Are ye then thankful ? 021.081 And unto Solomon (We subdued) the wind in its raging. It set by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are Aware. 021.082 And of the evil ones (subdued We unto him) some who dived (for pearls) for him and did other work, and We were warders unto them. 021.083 And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflictet h me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy. 021.084 Then We heard his prayer and removed that adversity from which he suffered, and We gave him his household (that he had lost) and the like thereof along with them, a mercy from Our store, and a remembrance for the worshippers; 021.085 And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the stead fast. 021.086 And We brought them in unto Our mercy. Lo! they are among the righteous . 021.087 And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no Go d save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer. 021.088 Then we heard his prayer and saved him from the anguish. Thus we save believers. 021.089 And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors. 021.090 Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto Us. 021.091 And she who was chaste, therefor We breathed into her (something) of Ou r Spirit and made her and her son a token for (all) peoples. 021.092 Lo! this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worshi p Me. 021.093 And they have broken their religion (into fragments) among them, (yet) all are returning unto Us. 021.094 Then whoso doeth some good works and is a believer, there will be no rejection of his effort. Lo! We record (it) for him. 021.095 And there is a ban upon any community which We have destroyed: that the y shall not return. 021.096 Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten out of every mound, 021.097 And the True Promise draweth nigh; then behold them, staring wide (in terror), the eyes of those who disbelieve! (They say): Alas for us! We (lived) in forgetfulness of this. Ah, but we were wrong-doers! 021.098 Lo! ye (idolaters) and that which ye worship beside Allah are fuel of h ell. Thereunto ye will come. 021.099 If these had been gods they would not have come thither, but all will a bide therein. 021.100 Therein wailing is their portion, and therein they hear not. 021.101 Lo! those unto whom kindness hath gone forth before from Us, they will be far removed from thence. 021.102 They will not hear the slightest sound thereof, while they abide in tha t which their souls desire. 021.103 The Supreme Horror will not grieve them, and the angels will welcome them, (saying): This is your Day which ye were promised; 021.104 The Day when We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder rolleth up a wr itten scroll. As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise ( binding) upon Us. Lo! We are to perform it. 021.105 And verily we have written in the Scripture, after the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth: 021.106 Lo! there is a plain statement for folk who are devout. 021.107 We sent thee not save as a mercy for the peoples. 021.108 Say: It is only inspired in me that your God is One God. Will ye then surrender (unto Him) ? 021.109 But if they are averse, then say: I have warned you all alike, although I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are promised. 021.110 Lo! He knoweth that which is said openly, and that which ye conceal. 021.111 And I know not but that this may be a trial for you, and enjoyment for a while. 021.112 He saith: My Lord! Judge Thou with truth. Our Lord is the Beneficent, Whose help is to be implored against that which ye ascribe (unto Him). 022.001 O mankind! Fear your Lord. Lo! the earthquake of the Hour (of Doom) is a tremendous thing. 022.002 On the day when ye behold it, every nursing mother will forget her nurs ling and every pregnant one will be delivered of her burden, and thou (Muhammad) wil t see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the Doom of Allah wil l be strong (upon them). 022.003 Among mankind is he who disputeth concerning Allah without knowledge, and followeth each froward devil; 022.004 For him it is decreed that whoso taketh him for friend, he verily will mislead him and will guide him to the punishment of the Flame. 022.005 O mankind! if ye are in doubt concerning the Resurrection, then lo! We have created you from dust, then from a drop of seed, then from a clot, then from a little lump of flesh shapely and shapeless, that We may make (it) clear for you. And W e cause what We will to remain in the wombs for an appointed time, and afterward We bring you forth as infants, then (give you growth) that ye attain your full str ength. And among you there is he who dieth (young), and among you there is he who is brought back to the most abject time of life, so that, after knowledge, he know eth naught. And thou (Muhammad) seest the earth barren, but when We send down water thereon, it doth thrill and swell and put forth every lovely kind (of growth). 022.006 That is because Allah, He is the Truth and because He quickeneth the de ad, and because He is Able to do all things; 022.007 And because the Hour will come, there is no doubt thereof; and because Allah will raise those who are in the graves. 022.008 And among mankind is he who disputeth concerning Allah without knowledge or guidance or a scripture giving light, 022.009 Turning away in pride to beguile (men) from the way of Allah. For him i n this world is ignominy, and on the Day of Resurrection We make him taste the do om of burning. 022.010 (And unto him it will be said): This is for that which thy two hands ha ve sent before, and because Allah is no oppressor of His slaves. 022.011 And among mankind is he who worshippeth Allah upon a narrow marge so that if good befalleth him he is content therewith, but if a trial befalleth hi m, he falleth away utterly. He loseth both the world and the Hereafter. That is the sheer los s. 022.012 He calleth, beside Allah, unto that which hurteth him not nor benefitet h him. That is the far error. 022.013 He calleth unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefit; verily an ev il patron and verily an evil friend! 022.014 Lo! Allah causeth those who believe and do good works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Lo! Allah doth what He intendeth. 022.015 Whoso is wont to think (through envy) that Allah will not give him (Muhammad) victory in the world and the Hereafter (and is enraged at the though t of his victory), let him stretch a rope up to the roof (of his dwelling), and let him hang himself. Then let him see whether his strategy dispelleth that whereat he raget h!. 022.016 Thus We reveal it as plain revelations, and verily Allah guideth whom H e will. 022.017 Lo! those who believe (this revelation), and those who are Jews, and th e Sabaeans and the Christians and the Magians and the idolaters - Lo! Allah will decide between them on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! Allah is Witness over all things. 022.018 Hast thou not seen that unto Allah payeth adoration whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars , and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind, while there are many unto whom the doom is justly due. He whom Allah scorneth, there is none to give him honour. Lo! Allah doeth what He will. 022.019 These twain (the believers and the disbelievers) are two opponents who contend concerning their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, garments of fir e will be cut out for them; boiling fluid will be poured down on their heads, 022.020 Whereby that which is in their bellies, and their skins too, will be me lted; 022.021 And for them are hooked rods of iron. 022.022 Whenever, in their anguish, they would go forth from thence they are dr iven back therein and (it is said unto them): Taste the doom of burning. 022.023 Lo! Allah will cause those who believe and do good works to enter Garde ns underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will be allowed armlets of gold, and pearls, and their raiment therein will be silk. 022.024 They are guided unto gentle speech; they are guided unto the path of th e Glorious One. 022.025 Lo! those who disbelieve and bar (men) from the way of Allah and from t he Inviolable Place of Worship, which We have appointed for mankind together, the dweller therein and the nomad: whosoever seeketh wrongful partiality therein, h im We shall cause to taste a painful doom. 022.026 And (remember) when We prepared for Abraham the place of the (holy) House, saying: Ascribe thou no thing as partner unto Me, and purify My House fo r those who make the round (thereof) and those who stand and those who bow and make prostration. 022.027 And proclaim unto mankind the pilgrimage. They will come unto thee on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every deep ravine, 022.028 That they may witness things that are of benefit to them, and mention t he name of Allah on appointed days over the beast of cattle that He hath bestowed upon them. Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor unfortunate. 022.029 Then let them make an end of their unkemptness and pay their vows and g o around the ancient House. 022.030 That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the sacred things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The cattle are lawful unto you s ave that which hath been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and shun lying speech, 022.031 Turning unto Allah (only), not ascribing partners unto Him; for whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and the b irds had snatched him or the wind had blown him to a far-off place. 022.032 That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the offerings consecrated t o Allah, it surely is from devotion of the hearts, 022.033 Therein are benefits for you for an appointed term; and afterward they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House. 022.034 And for every nation have We appointed a ritual, that they may mention the name of Allah over the beast of cattle that He hath given them for food; and yo ur God is One God, therefor surrender unto Him. And give good tidings (O Muhammad) to the humble, 022.035 Whose hearts fear when Allah is mentioned, and the patient of whatever may befall them, and those who establish worship and who spend of that We have bestowed on them. 022.036 And the camels! We have appointed them among the ceremonies of Allah. Therein ye have much good. So mention the name of Allah over them when they are drawn up in lines. Then when their flanks fall (dead), eat thereof and feed the beggar and the suppliant. Thus have We made them subject unto you, that haply ye may g ive thanks. 022.037 Their flesh and their food reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reacheth Him. Thus have We made them subject unto you that ye may magnify Allah that He hath guided you. And give good tidings (O Muhammad) to the good. 022.038 Lo! Allah defendeth those who are true. Lo! Allah loveth not each treacherous ingrate. 022.039 Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory; 022.040 Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name o f Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah hel peth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty - 022.041 Those who, if We give them power in the land, establish worship and pay the poor-due and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity. And Allah's is the sequel of events. 022.042 If they deny thee (Muhammad), even so the folk of Noah, and (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, before thee, denied (Our messengers); 022.043 And the folk of Abraham and the folk of Lot; 022.044 (And) the dwellers in Midian. And Moses was denied; but I indulged the disbelievers a long while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My abhorr ence! 022.045 How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful, so that it l ieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower! 022.046 Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear ? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that grow blind. 022.047 And they will bid thee hasten on the Doom, and Allah faileth not His promise, but lo! a Day with Allah is as a thousand years of what ye reckon. 022.048 And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return. 022.049 Say: O mankind! I am only a plain warner unto you. 022.050 Those who believe and do good works, for them is pardon and a rich provision; 022.051 While those who strive to thwart Our revelations, such are rightful own ers of the Fire. 022.052 Never sent We a messenger or a prophet before thee but when He recited (the message) Satan proposed (opposition) in respect of that which he recited thereo f. But Allah abolisheth that which Satan proposeth. Then Allah establisheth His revela tions. Allah is Knower, Wise; 022.053 That He may make that which the devil proposeth a temptation for those in whose hearts is a disease, and those whose hearts are hardened - Lo! the evil-d oers are in open schism - 022.054 And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it is the tr uth from thy Lord, so that they may believe therein and their hearts may submit hum bly unto Him. Lo! Allah verily is guiding those who believe unto a right path. 022.055 And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt thereof until th e Hour come upon them unawares, or there come unto them the doom of a disastrous day. 022.056 The Sovereignty on that day will be Allah's, He will judge between them . Then those who believed and did good works will be in Gardens of Delight, 022.057 While those who disbelieved and denied Our revelations, for them will b e a shameful doom. 022.058 Those who fled their homes for the cause of Allah and then were slain o r died, Allah verily will provide for them a good provision. Lo! Allah, He verily is Best of all who make provision. 022.059 Assuredly He will cause them to enter by an entry that they will love. Lo! Allah verily is Knower, Indulgent. 022.060 That (is so). And whoso hath retaliated with the like of that which he was made to suffer and then hath (again) been wronged, Allah will succour him. Lo! Allah verily is Mild, Forgiving. 022.061 That is because Allah maketh the night to pass into the day and maketh the day to pass into the night, and because Allah is Hearer, Seer. 022.062 That is because Allah, He is the True, and that whereon they call inste ad of Him, it is the false, and because Allah, He is the High, the Great. 022.063 Seest thou not how Allah sendeth down water from the sky and then the earth becometh green upon the morrow ? Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware. 022.064 Unto Him belongeth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the ea rth. Lo! Allah, He verily is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise. 022.065 Hast thou not seen how Allah hath made all that is in the earth subserv ient unto you ? And the ship runneth upon the sea by His command, and He holdeth bac k the heaven from falling on the earth unless by His leave. Lo! Allah is, for man kind, Full of Pity, Merciful. 022.066 And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an ingrate. 022.067 Unto each nation have We given sacred rites which they are to perform; so let them not dispute with thee of the matter, but summon thou unto thy Lord. Lo ! thou indeed followest right guidance. 022.068 And if they wrangle with thee, say: Allah is Best Aware of what ye do. 022.069 Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein ye used to differ. 022.070 Hast thou not known that Allah knoweth all that is in the heaven and th e earth ? Lo! it is in a record. Lo! that is easy for Allah. 022.071 And they worship instead of Allah that for which He hath sent down no warrant, and that whereof they have no knowledge. For evil-doers there is no he lper. 022.072 And when Our revelations are recited unto them, thou knowest the denial in the faces of those who disbelieve; they all but attack those who recite Our rev elations unto them. Say: Shall I proclaim unto you worse than that ? The Fire! Allah hat h promised it for those who disbelieve. A hapless journey's end! 022.073 O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on w hom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for t he purpose. And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought! 022.074 They measure not Allah His rightful measure. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almig hty. 022.075 Allah chooseth from the angels messengers, and (also) from mankind. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Seer. 022.076 He knoweth all that is before them and all that is behind them, and unt o Allah all things are returned. 022.077 O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper. 022.078 And strive for Allah with the endeavour which is His right. He hath cho sen you and hath not laid upon you in religion any hardship; the faith of your fath er Abraham (is yours). He hath named you Muslims of old time and in this (Scriptur e), that the messenger may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against mankind. So establish worship, pay the poor-due, and hold fast to Allah . He is your Protecting friend. A blessed Patron and a blessed Helper! 023.001 Successful indeed are the believers 023.002 Who are humble in their prayers, 023.003 And who shun vain conversation, 023.004 And who are payers of the poor-due; 023.005 And who guard their modesty - 023.006 Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, f or then they are not blameworthy, 023.007 But whoso craveth beyond that, such are transgressors - 023.008 And who are shepherds of their pledge and their covenant, 023.009 And who pay heed to their prayers. 023.010 These are the heirs 023.011 Who will inherit paradise. There they will abide. 023.012 Verily We created man from a product of wet earth; 023.013 Then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging; 023.014 Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators! 023.015 Then lo! after that ye surely die. 023.016 Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection ye are raised (again). 023.017 And We have created above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful o f creation. 023.018 And we send down from the sky water in measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it. 023.019 Then We produce for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you and whereof ye eat; 023.020 And a tree that springeth forth from Mount Sinai that groweth oil and r elish for the eaters. 023.021 And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have ye in them, and of them do y e eat; 023.022 And on them and on the ship ye are carried. 023.023 And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 023.024 But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: This is only a m ortal like you who would make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely co uld have sent down angels. We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old. 023.025 He is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch him for a while. 023.026 He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me. 023.027 Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water, introduc e therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth. And plead not with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong. Lo! they will be drowned. 023.028 And when thou art on board the ship, thou and whoso is with thee, then say: Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the wrongdoing folk! 023.029 And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land. 023.030 Lo! herein verily are portents, for lo! We are ever putting (mankind) t o the test. 023.031 Then, after them, We brought forth another generation; 023.032 And we sent among them a messenger of their own, saying: Serve Allah, Y e have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 023.033 And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is on ly a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drin k. 023.034 If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves, then, lo! ye surely would be losers. 023.035 Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth ? 023.036 Begone, begone, with that which ye are promised! 023.037 There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and we s hall not be raised (again). 023.038 He is only a man who hath invented a lie about Allah. We are not going to put faith in him. 023.039 He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me. 023.040 He said: In a little while they surely will become repentant. 023.041 So the (Awful) Cry overtook them rightfully, and We made them like as wreckage (that a torrent hurleth). A far removal for wrongdoing folk! 023.042 Then after them We brought forth other generations. 023.043 No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it. 023.044 Then We sent our messengers one after another. Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him; so We caused them to follow one another (to disaster) and We made them bywords. A far removal for folk who believe not! 023.045 Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our tokens and a clear warrant 023.046 Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they scorned (them) and they were desp otic folk. 023.047 And they said: Shall we put faith in two mortals like ourselves, and wh ose folk are servile unto us ? 023.048 So they denied them, and became of those who were destroyed. 023.049 And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, that haply they might go aright . 023.050 And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and watersprings. 023.051 O ye messengers! Eat of the good things, and do right. Lo! I am Aware o f what ye do. 023.052 And lo! this your religion is one religion and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me. 023.053 But they (mankind) have broken their religion among them into sects, ea ch group rejoicing in its tenets. 023.054 So leave them in their error till a time. 023.055 Think they that in the wealth and sons wherewith We provide them 023.056 We hasten unto them with good things ? Nay, but they perceive not. 023.057 Lo! those who go in awe for fear of their Lord. 023.058 And those who believe in the revelations of their Lord, 023.059 And those who ascribe not partners unto their Lord, 023.060 And those who give that which they give with hearts afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord, 023.061 These race for the good things, and they shall win them in the race. 023.062 And we task not any soul beyond its scope, and with Us is a Record whic h speaketh the truth, and they will not be wronged. 023.063 Nay, but their hearts are in ignorance of this (Qur'an), and they have other works, besides, which they are doing; 023.064 Till when We grasp their luxurious ones with the punishment, behold! th ey supplicate. 023.065 Supplicate not this day! Assuredly ye will not be helped by Us. 023.066 My revelations were recited unto you, but ye used to turn back on your heels, 023.067 In scorn thereof. Nightly did ye rave together. 023.068 Have they not pondered the Word, or hath that come unto them which came not unto their fathers of old ? 023.069 Or know they not their messenger, and so reject him ? 023.070 Or say they: There is a madness in him ? Nay, but he bringeth them the Truth; and most of them are haters of the Truth. 023.071 And if the Truth had followed their desires, verily the heavens and the earth and whosoever is therein had been corrupted. Nay, We have brought them their Reminder, but from their Reminder they now turn away. 023.072 Or dost thou ask of them (O Muhammad) any tribute ? But the bounty of t hy Lord is better, for He is Best of all who make provision. 023.073 And lo! thou summonest them indeed unto a straight path. 023.074 And lo! those who believe not in the Hereafter are indeed astray from t he path. 023.075 Though We had mercy on them and relieved them of the harm afflicting them, they still would wander blindly on in their contumacy. 023.076 Already have We grasped them with punishment, but they humble not themselves unto their Lord, nor do they pray, 023.077 Until, when We open for them the gate of extreme punishment, behold! th ey are aghast thereat. 023.078 He it is Who hath created for you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thank s give ye! 023.079 And He it is Who hath sown you broadcast in the earth, and unto Him ye will be gathered. 023.080 And He it is Who giveth life and causeth death, and His is the differen ce of night and day. Have ye then no sense ? 023.081 Nay, but they say the like of that which said the men of old; 023.082 They say: When we are dead and have become (mere) dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again ? 023.083 We were already promised this, we and our forefathers. Lo! this is naug ht but fables of the men of old. 023.084 Say: Unto Whom (belongeth) the earth and whosoever is therein, if ye ha ve knowledge ? 023.085 They will say: Unto Allah. Say: Will ye not then remember ? 023.086 Say: Who is Lord of the seven heavens, and Lord of the Tremendous Thron e ? 023.087 They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth). Say: Will ye not then k eep duty (unto Him) ? 023.088 Say: In Whose hand is the dominion over all things and He protecteth, w hile against Him there is no protection, if ye have knowledge ? 023.089 They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth). Say: How then are ye bewitched ? 023.090 Nay, but We have brought them the Truth, and lo! they are liars. 023.091 Allah hath not chosen any son, nor is there any god along with Him; els e would each god have assuredly championed that which he created, and some of the m would assuredly have overcome others. Glorified be Allah above all that they al lege. 023.092 Knower of the Invisible and the Visible! and Exalted be He over all tha t they ascribe as partners (unto Him)! 023.093 Say: My Lord! If Thou shouldst show me that which they are promised. 023.094 My Lord! then set me not among the wrongdoing folk. 023.095 And verily We are Able to show thee that which We have promised them. 023.096 Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best Aware of that which t hey allege. 023.097 And say: My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from suggestions of the evil on es, 023.098 And I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, lest they be present with me, 023.099 Until, when death cometh unto one of them, he saith: My Lord! Send me back, 023.100 That I may do right in that which I have left behind! But nay! It is bu t a word that he speaketh; and behind them is a barrier until the day when they are rais ed. 023.101 And when the trumpet is blown there will be no kinship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another. 023.102 Then those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful. 023.103 And those whose scales are light are those who lose their souls, in hel l abiding. 023.104 The fire burneth their faces, and they are glum therein. 023.105 (It will be said): Were not My revelations recited unto you, and then y e used to deny them ? 023.106 They will say: Our Lord! Our evil fortune conquered us, and we were err ing folk. 023.107 Our Lord! Oh, bring us forth from hence! If we return (to evil) then in deed we shall be wrong-doers. 023.108 He saith: Begone therein, and speak not unto Me. 023.109 Lo! there was a party of My slaves who said: Our Lord! We believe, ther efor forgive us and have mercy on us for Thou art Best of all who show mercy; 023.110 But ye chose them for a laughing-stock until they caused you to forget remembrance of Me, while ye laughed at them. 023.111 Lo! I have rewarded them this day forasmuch as they were steadfast in t hat they, even they, are the triumphant. 023.112 He will say: How long tarried ye in the earth, counting by years ? 023.113 They will say: We tarried by a day or part of a day. Ask of those who k eep count! 023.114 He will say: Ye tarried but a little if ye only knew. 023.115 Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would no t be returned unto Us ? 023.116 Now Allah be Exalted, the True King! There is no God save Him, the Lord of the Throne of Grace. 023.117 He who crieth unto any other god along with Allah hath no proof thereof . His reckoning is only with his Lord. Lo! disbelievers will not be successful. 023.118 And (O Muhammad) say: My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for Thou art Best of all who show mercy. 024.001 (Here is) a surah which We have revealed and enjoined, and wherein We have revealed plain tokens, that haply ye may take heed. 024.002 The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness t heir punishment. 024.003 The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an idolater. All that is forbi dden unto believers. 024.004 And those who accuse honourable women but bring not four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward) accept their testimony - They indeed are evil-doers - 024.005 Save those who afterward repent and make amends. (For such) lo! Allah i s Forgiving, Merciful. 024.006 As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth; 024.007 And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those w ho lie. 024.008 And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before A llah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false, 024.009 And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaketh t ruth. 024.010 And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Wise, (ye had been undone). 024.011 Lo! they who spread the slander are a gang among you. Deem it not a bad thing for you; nay, it is good for you. Unto every man of them (will be paid) t hat which he hath earned of the sin; and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be an awful doom. 024.012 Why did not the believers, men and women, when ye heard it, think good of their own own folk, and say: It is a manifest untruth ? 024.013 Why did they not produce four witnesses ? Since they produce not witnes ses, they verily are liars in the sight of Allah. 024.014 Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you in the wo rld and the Hereafter an awful doom had overtaken you for that whereof ye murmured. 024.015 When ye welcomed it with your tongues, and uttered with your mouths tha t whereof ye had no knowledge, ye counted it a trifle. In the sight of Allah it i s very great. 024.016 Wherefor, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of t his. Glory be to Thee (O Allah)! This is awful calumny. 024.017 Allah admonisheth you that ye repeat not the like thereof ever, if ye a re (in truth) believers. 024.018 And He expoundeth unto you the revelations. Allah is Knower, Wise. 024.019 Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Al lah knoweth. Ye know not. 024.020 Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Merciful, (ye had been undon