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The Qur'an

tranlated by Yusuf Ali

Surah 1.The Opening

1. In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

2. Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the orlds!

". Most Gracious, Most Merciful!

#. Master of the $a% of &udgment.

'. Thee do e orship, and Thine aid e see(.

). Sho us the straight a%,

*. The a% of those on hom Thou hast bestoed Th% Grace, those hose +portion is not rath,

and ho go not astra%.

Surah 2.The Co

1. -..M.

2. This is the /oo(! in it is guidance sure, ithout doubt, to those ho fear God.

". 0ho beliee in the nseen, are steadfast in pra%er, and spend out of hat 0e hae proided for

them!

#. -nd ho beliee in the 3eelation sent to thee, and sent before th% time, and +in their hearts

hae the assurance of the 4ereafter.

'. The% are on +true guidance, from their ord, and it is these ho ill prosper.

). -s to those ho re5ect 6aith, it is the same to them hether thou arn them or do not arn them!

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*. God hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their e%es is a eil! great is the

penalt% the% +incur.

7. Of the people there are some ho sa%8 90e beliee in God and the ast $a%!9 but the% do not

+reall% beliee.

:. 6ain ould the% deceie God and those ho beliee, but the% onl% deceie themseles, and

realise +it not;

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22. 0ho has made the earth %our couch, and the heaens %our canop%! and sent don rain from the

heaens! and brought forth thereith 6ruits for %our sustenance! then set not up rials unto God

hen %e (no +the truth.

2". -nd if %e are in doubt as to hat 0e hae reealed from time to time to Our serant, then

produce a Sura li(e thereunto! and call %our itnesses or helpers +If there are an% besides God, if

%our +doubts are true.

2#. /ut if %e cannot? and of a suret% %e cannot ?? then fear the 6ire hose fuel is men and stones, ??

hich is prepared for those ho re5ect 6aith.

2'. /ut gie glad tidings to those ho beliee and or( righteousness, that their portion is

Gardens, beneath hich riers flo. Aer% time the% are fed ith fruits therefrom, the% sa%8 90h%,

this is hat e ere fed ith before,9 for the% are gien things in similitude! and the% hae therein

companions pure +and hol%! and the% abide therein +for eer.

2). God disdains not to use the similitude of things, loest as ell as highest. Those ho beliee

(no that it is truth from their ord! but those ho re5ect 6aith sa%8 90hat means God b% this

similitude=9 /% it 4e causes man% to stra%, and man% 4e leads into the right path! but 4e causes

not to stra%, eBcept those ho forsa(e +the path, ??

2*. Those ho brea( Gods Coenant after it is ratified, and ho sunder hat God 4as ordered to

be 5oined, and do mischief on earth8 These cause loss +onl% to themseles.

27. 4o can %e re5ect the faith in God. ?? seeing that %e ere ithout life, and 4e gae %ou life!then ill 4e cause %ou to die, and ill again bring %ou to life! and again to 4im ill %e return.

2:. It is 4e 0ho hath created for %ou all things that are on earth! Moreoer 4is design

comprehended the heaens, for 4e gae order and perfection to the seen firmaments! and of all

things 4e hath perfect (noledge.

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"'. 0e said8 9O -dam; dell thou and th% ife in the Garden! and eat of the bountiful things

therein as +here and hen %e ill! but approach not this tree, or %e run into harm and

transgression.9

"). Then did Satan ma(e them slip from the +garden, and get them out of the state +of felicit% in

hich the% had been. 0e said8 9Get %e don, all +%e people, ith enmit% beteen %ourseles. On

earth ill be %our delling?place and %our means of lielihood ?? for a time.9

"*. Then learnt -dam from his ord ords of inspiration, and his ord Turned toards him! for 4e

is Oft?3eturning, Most Merciful.

"7. 0e said8 9Get %e don all from here! and if, as is sure, there comes to %ou Guidance from me,

hosoeer follos M% guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% griee.

":. 9/ut those ho re5ect 6aith and belie Our Signs, the% shall be companions of the 6ire! the%shall abide therein.9

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#:. -nd remember, 0e deliered %ou from the people of Pharaoh8 The% set %ou hard tas(s and

punishments, slaughtered %our sons and let %our omen?fol( lie! therein as a tremendous trial

from %our ord.

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)2. Those ho beliee +in the Furan, and those ho follo the &eish +scriptures, and the

Christians and the Sabians, ?? an% ho beliee in God and the ast $a%, and or( righteousness,

shall hae their reard ith their ord! on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% griee.

)". -nd remember 0e too( %our coenant and 0e raised aboe %ou +The toering height of

Mount +Sinai 8 +Sa%ing8 94old firml% to hat 0e hae gien %ou and bring +eer to

remembrance hat is therein8 Perchance %e ma% fear God.9

)#. /ut %e turned bac( thereafter8 4ad it not been for the Grace and Merc% of God to %ou, %e had

surel% been among the lost.

)'. -nd ell %e (ne those amongst %ou ho transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath8 0e said to

them8 9/e %e apes, despised and re5ected.9

)). So 0e made it an eBample to their on time and to their posterit%, and a lesson to those hofear God.

)*. -nd remember Moses said to his people8 9+God commands that %e sacrifice a heifer.9 The%

said8 9Ma(est thou a laughing?stoc( of us=9 4e said8 9+God sae me from being an ignorant

+fool;9

)7. The% said8 9/eseech on our behalf Th% ord to ma(e plain to us hat +heifer it is;9 4e said!

94e sa%s8 The heifer should be neither too old nor too %oung, but of middling age. >o do hat %e

are commanded;9

):. The% said8 9/eseech on our behalf Th% ord to ma(e plain to us 4er colour.9 4e said8 94e

sa%s8 - fan?coloured heifer, pure and rich in tone, the admiration of beholders;9

*o hast thou brought the truth.9 Then the% offered her in sacrifice, but not

ith good?ill.

*2. 3emember %e sle a man and fell into a dispute among %ourseles as to the crime8 /ut God

as to bring forth hat %e did hide.

*". So 0e said8 9Stri(e the +bod% ith a piece of the +heifer.9 Thus God bringeth the dead to life

and shoeth %ou 4is Signs8 Perchance %e ma% understand.

*#. Thenceforth ere %our hearts hardened8 The% became li(e a roc( and een orse in hardness.

6or among roc(s there are some from hich riers gush forth! others there are hich hen split

asunder send forth ater! and others hich sin( for fear of God. -nd God is not unmindful of hat

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*'. Can %e +o %e men of 6aith entertain the hope that the% ill beliee in %ou= ?? Seeing that a

part% of them heard the 0ord of God, and pererted it (noingl% after the% understood it.

*). /ehold; hen the% meet the men of 6aith, the% sa%8 90e beliee98 /ut hen the% meet each

other in priate, the% sa%8 9Shall %ou tell them hat God hath reealed to %ou, that the% ma%

engage %ou in argument about it before %our ord=9? $o %e not understand +their aim=

**. no the% not that God (noeth hat the% conceal and hat the% reeal=

*7. -nd there are among them illiterates, ho (no not the /oo(, but +see therein their on

desires, and the% do nothing but con5ecture.

*:. Then oe to those ho rite the /oo( ith their on hands, and then sa%89This is from God,9

to traffic ith it for miserable price; ?? 0oe to them for hat their hands do rite, and for the gain

the% ma(e thereb%.

7a%, those ho see( gain in eil, and are girt round b% their sins, ?? the% are companions of the

6ire8 Therein shall the% abide +6or eer.

72. /ut those ho hae faith and or( righteousness, the% are companions of the Garden8 Therein

shall the% abide +6or eer.

7". -nd remember 0e too( a coenant from the Children of Israel +to this effect8 0orship none

but God. treat ith (indness %our parents and (indred, and orphans and those in need! spea( fair to

the people! be steadfast in pra%er! and practise regular charit%. Then did %e turn bac(, eBcept a fe

among %ou, and %e bac(slide +een no.

7#. -nd remember 0e too( %our coenant +to this effect8 Shed no blood amongst %ou, nor turn

out %our on people from %our homes8 and this %e solemnl% ratified, and to this %e can bear

itness.

7'. -fter this it is %e, the same people, ho sla% among %ourseles, and banish a part% of %ou from

their homes! assist +Their enemies against them, in guilt and rancour! and if the% come to %ou as

capties, %e ransom them, though it as not laful for %ou to banish them. Then is it onl% a part of

the /oo( that %e beliee in, and do %e re5ect the rest= but hat is the reard for those among %ou

ho behae li(e this but disgrace in this life= ?? and on the $a% of &udgment the% shall be

consigned to the most grieous penalt%. 6or God is not unmindful of hat %e do.

7). These are the people ho bu% the life of this orld at the price of the 4ereafter8 their penalt%

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7*. 0e gae Moses the /oo( and folloed him up ith a succession of apostles! 0e gae &esus

the son of Mar% Clear +Signs and strengthened him ith the hol% spirit. Is it that heneer there

comes to %ou an apostle ith hat %e %ourseles desire not, %e are puffed up ith pride= ?? Some

%e called impostors, and others %e sla%;

77. The% sa%, 9Our hearts are the rappings +hich presere Gods 0ord8 e need no more.9 >a%,

Gods curse is on them for their blasphem%8 ittle is it the% beliee.

7:. -nd hen there comes to them a /oo( from God, confirming hat is ith them, ?? although

from of old the% had pra%ed for ictor% against those ithout 6aith, ?? hen there comes to them

that hich the% +should hae recognised, the% refuse to beliee in it but the curse of God is on

those ithout 6aith.

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:7. 0hoeer is an enem% to God and 4is angels and apostles, to Gabriel and Michael, ?? o; God

is an enem% to those ho re5ect 6aith.

::. 0e hae sent don to thee Manifest Signs +a%at! and none re5ect them but those ho are

pererse.

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11one shall enter Paradise unless he be a &e or a Christian.9 Those are their

+ain desires. Sa%8 9Produce %our proof if %e are truthful.9

112. >a%, ?? hoeer submits 4is hole self to God and is a doer of good, ?? 4e ill get his reard

ith his ord! on such shall be no fear, nor shall the% griee.

11". The &es sa%8 9The Christians hae naught +to stand upon! and the Christians sa%8 9The &es

hae naught +To stand upon.9 Det the% +Profess to stud% the +same /oo(. i(e unto their ord is

hat those sa% ho (no not! but God ill 5udge beteen them in their Euarrel on the $a% of

&udgment.

11#. -nd ho is more un5ust than he ho forbids that in places for the orship of God, Godsname should be celebrated=?hose @eal is +in fact to ruin them= It as not fitting that such should

themseles enter them eBcept in fear. 6or them there is nothing but disgrace in this orld, and in

the orld to come, an eBceeding torment.

11'. To God belong the east and the 0est8 0hithersoeer %e turn, there is the presence of God. 6or

God is all?Perading, all?noing.

11). The% sa%8 9+God hath begotten a son9 8Glor% be to 4im.?? >a%, to 4im belongs all that is in

the heaens and on earth8 eer%thing renders orship to 4im.

11*. To 4im is due the primal origin of the heaens and the earth8 0hen 4e decreeth a matter, 4e

saith to it8 9/e,9 and it is.

117. Sa% those ithout (noledge8 90h% spea(eth not God unto us= or h% cometh not unto us a

Sign=9 So said the people before them ords of similar import. Their hearts are ali(e. 0e hae

indeed made clear the Signs unto an% people ho hold firml% to 6aith +in their hearts.

11:. Heril% 0e hae sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a arner8 /ut of thee no

Euestion shall be as(ed of the Companions of the /la@ing 6ire.

12eer ill the &es or the Christians be satisfied ith thee unless thou follo their form of

religion. Sa%8 9The Guidance of God, ?? that is the +onl% Guidance.9 0ert thou to follo their

desires after the (noledge hich hath reached thee, then ouldst thou find neither Protector nor

helper against God.

121. Those to hom 0e hae sent the /oo( stud% it as it should be studied8 The% are the ones that

beliee therein8 Those ho re5ect faith therein, ?? the loss is their on.

122. O Children of Israel; call to mind the special faour hich I bestoed upon %ou, and that I

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12". Then guard %ourseles against a?$a% hen one soul shall not aail another, nor shall

compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall an%one be helped

+from outside.

12#. -nd remember that -braham as tried b% his ord ith certain commands, hich he

fulfilled8 4e said8 9I ill ma(e thee an Imam to the >ations.9 4e pleaded8 9-nd also +Imams from

m% offspring;9 4e ansered8 9/ut M% Promise is not ithin the reach of eil?doers.9

12'. 3emember 0e made the 4ouse a place of assembl% for men and a place of safet%! and ta(e %e

the station of -braham as a place of pra%er! and 0e coenanted ith -braham and Ismail, that

the% should sanctif% M% 4ouse for those ho compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bo, or

prostrate themseles +therein in pra%er.

12). -nd remember -braham said8 9M% ord, ma(e this a Cit% of Peace, and feed its people ith

fruits, ?? such of them as beliee in God and the ast $a%.9 4e said8 9+Dea, and such as re5ect6aith, ?? for a hile ill I grant them their pleasure, but ill soon drie them to the torment of 6ire,

?? an eil destination +indeed;9

12*. -nd remember -braham and Ismail raised the foundations of the 4ouse +0ith this pra%er8

9Our ord; -ccept +this serice from us8 6or Thou art the -ll?4earing, the -ll?(noing.

127. 9Our ord; ma(e of us Muslims, boing to Th% +0ill, and of our progen% a people Muslim,

boing to Th% +ill! and sho us our place for the celebration of +due rites! and turn unto us +in

Merc%! for Thou art the Oft?3eturning, Most Merciful.

12:. 9Our ord; send amongst them an Messenger of their on, ho shall rehearse Th% Signs to

them and instruct them in scripture and isdom, and sanctif% them8 6or Thou art the ABalted in

Might, the 0ise.9

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1"'. The% sa%8 9/ecome &es or Christians if %e ould be guided +To salation.9 Sa% thou8 9>a%;

+I ould rather the 3eligion of -braham the True, and he 5oined not gods ith God.9

1"). Sa% %e8 90e beliee in God, and the reelation gien to us, and to -braham, Ismail, Isaac,

&acob, and the Tribes, and that gien to Moses and &esus, and that gien to +all prophets from their

ord8 0e ma(e no difference beteen one and another of them8 -nd e bo to God +in Islam.9

1"*. So if the% beliee as %e beliee, the% are indeed on the right path! but if the% turn bac(, it is

the% ho are in schism! but God ill suffice thee as against them, and 4e is the -ll?4earing, the

-ll?noing.

1"7. +Our religion is the /aptism of God. -nd ho can bapti@e better than God. -nd it is 4e

0hom e orship.

1":. Sa%8 0ill %e dispute ith us about God, seeing that 4e is our ord and %our ord! that e areresponsible for our doings and %e for %ours! and that 0e are sincere +in our faith in 4im=

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1#). The people of the /oo( (no this as the% (no their on sons! but some of them conceal the

truth hich the% themseles (no.

1#*. The Truth is from th% ord! so be not at all in doubt.

1#7. To each is a goal to hich God turns him! then strie together +as in a race Toards all that is

good. 0heresoeer %e are, God ill bring %ou Together. 6or God 4ath poer oer all things.

1#:. 6rom hencesoeer Thou startest forth, turn Th% face in the direction of the sacred MosEue!

that is indeed the truth from the ord. -nd God is not unmindful of hat %e do.

1'a%, the% are liing,

though %e perceie +it not.

1''. /e sure e shall test %ou ith something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lies or the

fruits +of %our toil, but gie glad tidings to those ho patientl% perseere,

1'). 0ho sa%, hen afflicted ith calamit%8 9To God 0e belong, and to 4im is our return98?

1'*. The% are those on hom +$escend blessings from God, and Merc%, and the% are the ones that

receie guidance.

1'7. /ehold; Safa and Mara are among the S%mbols of God. So if those ho isit the 4ouse in

the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. -nd if an% one

obe%eth his on impulse to good, ?? be sure that God is 4e 0ho recogniseth and (noeth.

1':. Those ho conceal the clear +Signs 0e hae sent don, and the Guidance, after 0e hae

made it clear for the people in the /oo(, ?? on them shall be Gods curse, and the curse of those

entitled to curse, ??

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1)1. Those ho re5ect 6aith, and die re5ecting, ?? on them is Gods curse, and the curse of angels,

and of all man(ind!

1)2. The% ill abide therein8 Their penalt% ill not be lightened, nor ill respite be their +lot.

1)". -nd %our God is One God. There is no god but 4e, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1)#. /ehold; in the creation of the heaens and the earth! in the alternation of the night and the

da%! in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of man(ind! in the rain hich God

Sends don from the s(ies, and the life hich 4e gies thereith to an earth that is dead! in the

beasts of all (inds that 4e scatters through the earth! in the change of the inds, and the clouds

hich the% Trail li(e their slaes beteen the s(% and the earth!? +4ere indeed are Signs for a

people that are ise.

1)'. Det there are men ho ta(e +for orship others besides God, as eEual +ith God.8 The% loethem as the% should loe God. /ut those of 6aith are oerfloing in their loe for God. If onl% the

unrighteous could see, behold, the% ould see the penalt%8 that to God belongs all poer, and God

ill strongl% enforce the penalt%.

1)). Then ould those ho are folloed clear themseles of those ho follo +them 8 The%

ould see the penalt%, and all relations beteen them ould be cut off.

1)*. -nd those ho folloed ould sa%8 9If onl% 0e had one more chance, 0e ould clear

ourseles of them, as the% hae cleared themseles of us.9 Thus ill God sho them +The fruits of

their deeds as +nothing but regrets. >or ill there be a a% for them out of the 6ire.

1)7. O %e people; Aat of hat is on earth, aful and good! and do not follo the footsteps of the

eil one, for he is to %ou an aoed enem%.

1):. 6or he commands %ou hat is eil and shameful, and that %e should sa% of God that of hich

%e hae no (noledge.

1*a%; e shall follo

the a%s of our fathers.9 0hat; een though their fathers 0ere oid of isdom and guidance=

1*1. The parable of those ho re5ect 6aith is as if one ere to shout i(e a goat?herd, to things that

listen to nothing but calls and cries8 $eaf, dumb, and blind, the% are oid of isdom.

1*2. O %e ho beliee; Aat of the good things that 0e hae proided for %ou, and be grateful to

God, if it is 4im %e orship.

1*". 4e hath onl% forbidden %ou dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of sine, and that on hich

an% other name hath been ino(ed besides that of God. /ut if one is forced b% necessit%, ithout

ilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, ?? then is he guiltless. 6or God is Oft?forgiing

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1*#. Those ho conceal Gods reelations in the /oo(, and purchase for them a miserable profit, ??

the% sallo into themseles naught but 6ire! God ill not address them on the $a% of

3esurrection. >or purif% them8 Grieous ill be their penalt%.

1*'. The% are the ones ho bu% Arror in place of Guidance and Torment in place of 6orgieness.

-h; hat boldness +The% sho for the 6ire;

1*). +Their doom is because God sent don the /oo( in truth but those ho see( causes of

dispute in the /oo( are in a schism 6ar +from the purpose.

1**. It is not righteousness that %e turn %our faces Toards east or 0est! but it is righteousness? to

beliee in God and the ast $a%, and the -ngels, and the /oo(, and the Messengers! to spend of

%our substance, out of loe for 4im, for %our (in, for orphans, for the need%, for the a%farer, for

those ho as(, and for the ransom of slaes! to be steadfast in pra%er, and practice regular charit%!

to fulfil the contracts hich %e hae made! and to be firm and patient, in pain +or suffering andadersit%, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God.fearing.

1*7. O %e ho beliee; the la of eEualit% is prescribed to %ou in cases of murder8 the free for the

free, the slae for the slae, the oman for the oman. /ut if an% remission is made b% the brother

of the slain, then grant an% reasonable demand, and compensate him ith handsome gratitude, this

is a concession and a Merc% from %our ord. -fter this hoeer eBceeds the limits shall be in

grae penalt%.

1*:. In the a of AEualit% there is +saing of ife to %ou, o %e men of understanding! that %e ma%

restrain %ourseles.

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present +at his home during that month should spend it in fasting, but if an% one is ill, or on a

5ourne%, the prescribed period +Should be made up b% da%s later. God intends eer% facilit% for

%ou! 4e does not ant to put to difficulties. +4e ants %ou to complete the prescribed period, and

to glorif% 4im in that 4e has guided %ou! and perchance %e shall be grateful.

17). 0hen M% serants as( thee concerning Me, I am indeed close +to them8 I listen to the pra%er

of eer% suppliant hen he calleth on Me8 et them also, ith a ill, isten to M% call, and beliee

in Me8 That the% ma% al( in the right a%.

17*. Permitted to %ou, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to %our ies. The% are %our

garments and %e are their garments. God (noeth hat %e used to do secretl% among %ourseles!

but 4e turned to %ou and forgae %ou! so no associate ith them, and see( hat God 4ath

ordained for %ou, and eat and drin(, until the hite thread of dan appear to %ou distinct from its

blac( thread! then complete %our fast Till the night appears! but do not associate ith %our ies

hile %e are in retreat in the mosEues. Those are imits +set b% God. -pproach not nigh thereto.Thus doth God ma(e clear 4is Signs to men8 that the% ma% learn self?restraint.

177. -nd do not eat up %our propert% among %ourseles for anities, nor use it as bait for the

5udges, ith intent that %e ma% eat up rongfull% and (noingl% a little of +other peoples

propert%.

17:. The% as( thee concerning the >e Moons. Sa%8 The% are but signs to mar( fiBed periods of

time in +the affairs of men, and for Pilgrimage. It is no irtue if %e enter %our houses from the

bac(8 It is irtue if %e fear God. Anter houses through the proper doors8 -nd fear God. That %e ma%

prosper.

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1:). -nd complete the 4a55 or umra in the serice of God. /ut if %e are preented +6rom

completing it, send an offering for sacrifice, such as %e ma% find, and do not shae %our heads

until the offering reaches the place of sacrifice. -nd if an% of %ou is ill, or has an ailment in his

scalp, +>ecessitating shaing, +4e should in compensation either fast, or feed the poor, or offer

sacrifice! and hen %e are in peaceful conditions +again, if an% one ishes to continue the umraon to the ha55, 4e must ma(e an offering, such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, 4e

should fast three da%s during the ha55 and seen da%s on his return, Ma(ing ten da%s in all. This is

for those hose household is not in +the precincts of the Sacred MosEue. -nd fear God, and (no

that God Is strict in punishment.

1:*. 6or 4a55 are the months ell (non. If an% one underta(es that dut% therein, et there be no

obscenit%, nor ic(edness, nor rangling in the 4a55. -nd hateer good %e do, +be sure God

(noeth it. -nd ta(e a proision +0ith %ou for the 5ourne%, but the best of proisions is right

conduct. So fear Me, o %e that are ise.

1:7. It is no crime in %ou if %e see( of the bount% of %our ord +during pilgrimage. Then hen %e

pour don from +Mount -rafat, celebrate the praises of God at the Sacred Monument, and

celebrate 4is praises as 4e has directed %ou, een though, before this, %e ent astra%.

1::. Then pass on at a Euic( pace from the place hence it is usual for the multitude so to do, and

as( for Gods forgieness. 6or God is Oft?forgiing, Most Merciful.

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21:. The% as( thee concerning ine and gambling. Sa%8 9In them is great sin, and some profit, for

men! but the sin is greater than the profit.9 The% as( thee ho much the% are to spend! Sa%8 90hat

is be%ond %our needs.9 Thus doth God Ma(e clear to %ou 4is Signs8 In order that %e ma% consider?

22or marr% +%our girls to

unbelieers until the% beliee8 - man slae ho beliees is better than an unbelieer, een though

he allures %ou. nbelieers do +but bec(on %ou to the 6ire. /ut God bec(ons b% 4is Grace to the

Garden +of bliss and forgieness, and ma(es 4is Signs clear to man(ind8 That the% ma% celebrate

4is praise.

222. The% as( thee concerning omens courses. Sa%8 The% are a hurt and a pollution8 So (eep

aa% from omen in their courses, and do not approach them until the% are clean. /ut hen the%

hae purified themseles, %e ma% approach them in an% manner, time, or place ordained for %ou b%

God. 6or God loes those ho turn to 4im constantl% and 4e loes those ho (eep themseles

pure and clean.

22". Dour ies are as a tilth unto %ou! so approach %our tilth hen or ho %e ill! but do some

good act for %our souls beforehand! and fear God. -nd (no that %e are to meet 4im +in the

4ereafter, and gie +these good tidings to those ho beliee.

22#. -nd ma(e not Gods +name an eBcuse in %our oaths against doing good, or acting rightl%, or

ma(ing peace beteen persons! for God is One 0ho heareth and (noeth all things.

22'. God ill not call %ou to account for thoughtlessness in %our oaths, but for the intention in %our

hearts! and 4e is Oft?forgiing, Most 6orbearing.

22). 6or those ho ta(e an oath for abstention from their ies, a aiting for four months is

ordained! if then the% return, God is Oft?forgiing, Most Merciful.

22*. /ut if their intention is firm for diorce, God heareth and (noeth all things.

227. $iorced omen shall ait concerning themseles for three monthl% periods. >or is it laful

for them to hide hat God 4ath created in their ombs, if the% hae faith in God and the ast $a%.

-nd their husbands hae the better right to ta(e them bac( in that period, if the% ish for

reconciliation. -nd omen shall hae rights similar to the rights against them, according to hat is

eEuitable! but men hae a degree +of adantage oer them. -nd God is ABalted in Poer, 0ise.

22:. - diorce is onl% permissible tice8 after that, the parties should either hold Together on

eEuitable terms, or separate ith (indness. It is not laful for %ou, +Men, to ta(e bac( an% of %our


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gifts +from %our ies, eBcept hen both parties fear that the% ould be unable to (eep the limits

ordained b% God. If %e +5udges do indeed fear that the% ould be unable to (eep the limits

ordained b% God, there is no blame on either of them if she gie something for her freedom. These

are the limits ordained b% God. so do not transgress them if an% do transgress the limits ordained b%

God, such persons rong +Themseles as ell as others.

2"o soul

shall hae a burden laid on it greater than it can bear. >o mother shall be Treated unfairl% on

account of her child. >or father on account of his child, an heir shall be chargeable in the same

a%. If the% both decide on eaning, b% mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no

blame on them. If %e decide on a foster?mother for %our offspring, there is no blame on %ou,

proided %e pa% +the mother hat %e offered, on eEuitable terms. /ut fear God and (no that God

sees ell hat %e do.

2"#. If an% of %ou die and leae idos behind, the% shall ait concerning themseles four months

and ten da%s8 0hen the% hae fulfilled their term, there is no blame on %ou if the% dispose of

themseles in a 5ust and reasonable manner. -nd God is ell acEuainted ith hat %e do.

2"'. There is no blame on %ou if %e ma(e an offer of betrothal or hold it in %our hearts. God (nos

that %e cherish them in %our hearts8 /ut do not ma(e a secret contract ith them eBcept in terms

4onourable, nor resole on the tie of marriage till the term prescribed is fulfilled. -nd (no that

God noeth hat is in %our hearts, and ta(e heed of 4im! and (no that God is Oft?forgiing,

Most 6orbearing.

2"). There is no blame on %ou if %e diorce omen before consummation or the fiBation of their

doer! but besto on them +- suitable gift, the ealth% according to his means, and the poor


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according to his means!? - gift of a reasonable amount is due from those ho ish to do the right

thing.

2"*. -nd if %e diorce them before consummation, but after the fiBation of a doer for them, then

the half of the doer +Is due to them, unless the% remit it or +the mans half is remitted b% him in

hose hands is the marriage tie! and the remission +of the mans half is the nearest to

righteousness. -nd do not forget iberalit% beteen %ourseles. 6or God sees ell all that %e do.

2"7. Guard strictl% %our +habit of pra%ers, especiall% the Middle Pra%er! and stand before God in a

deout +frame of mind.

2":. If %e fear +an enem%, pra% on foot, or riding, +as ma% be most conenient, but hen %e are in

securit%, celebrate Gods praises in the manner 4e has taught %ou, hich %e (ne not +before.

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2#7. -nd +further their Prophet said to them8 9- Sign of his authorit% is that there shall come to

%ou the -r( of the coenant, ith +an assurance therein of securit% from %our ord, and the relics

left b% the famil% of Moses and the famil% of -aron, carried b% angels. In this is a s%mbol for %ou

if %e indeed hae faith.9

2#:. 0hen Talut set forth ith the armies, he said8 9+God ill test %ou at the stream8 if an% drin(s

of its ater, 4e goes not ith m% arm%8 Onl% those ho taste not of it go ith me8 - mere sip out

of the hand is eBcused.9 but the% all dran( of it, eBcept a fe. 0hen the% crossed the rier, ?? 4e

and the faithful ones ith him, ?? the% said8 9This da% 0e cannot cope ith Goliath and his forces.9

but those ho ere coninced that the% must meet God, said8 94o oft, b% Gods ill, 4ath a

small force anEuished a big one= God is ith those ho steadfastl% perseere.9

2'o slumber can sei@e

4im nor sleep. 4is are all things in the heaens and on earth. 0ho is there can intercede in 4is

presence eBcept as 4e permitteth= 4e (noeth hat +appeareth to 4is creatures as before or after

or behind them. >or shall the% compass aught of 4is (noledge eBcept as 4e illeth. 4is Throne

doth eBtend oer the heaens and the earth, and 4e feeleth no fatigue in guarding and presering

them for 4e is the Most 4igh, the Supreme +in glor%.

2'). et there be no compulsion in religion8 Truth stands out clear from Arror8 hoeer re5ects eil

and beliees in God hath grasped the most trustorth% hand?hold, that neer brea(s. -nd God

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2'*. God is the Protector of those ho hae faith8 from the depths of dar(ness 4e ill lead them

forth into light. Of those ho re5ect faith the patrons are the eil ones8 from light the% ill lead

them forth into the depths of dar(ness. The% ill be companions of the fire, to dell therein +6or

eer.

2'7. 4ast thou not Turned th% ision to one ho disputed ith -braham -bout his ord, because

God had granted him poer= -braham said8 9M% ord is 4e 0ho Gieth life and death.9 4e said8

9I gie life and death9. Said -braham8 9/ut it is God that causeth the sun to rise from the east8 $o

thou then cause him to rise from the 0est.9 Thus as he confounded ho +in arrogance re5ected

faith. >or doth God Gie guidance to a people un5ust.

2':. Or +ta(e the similitude of one ho passed b% a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. 4e said8 9Oh;

ho shall God bring it +eer to life, after +this its death=9 but God caused him to die for a hundred

%ears, then raised him up +again. 4e said8 94o long didst thou tarr% +thus=9 4e said8 +Perhaps a

da% or part of a da%.9 4e said8 9>a%, thou hast tarried thus a hundred %ears! but loo( at th% foodand th% drin(! the% sho no signs of age! and loo( at th% don(e%8 -nd that 0e ma% ma(e of thee a

sign unto the people, oo( further at the bones, ho 0e bring them together and clothe them ith

flesh.9 0hen this as shon clearl% to him, he said8 9I (no that God hath poer oer all things.9

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2)). $oes an% of %ou ish that he should hae a garden ith date?palms and ines and streams

floing underneath, and all (inds of fruit, hile he is stric(en ith old age, and his children are not

strong +enough to loo( after themseles ?? that it should be caught in a hirlind, ith fire

therein, and be burnt up= Thus doth God ma(e clear to %ou +4is Signs! that %e ma% consider.

2)*. O %e ho beliee; Gie of the good things hich %e hae +honourabl% earned, and of the

fruits of the earth hich 0e hae produced for %ou, and do not een aim at getting an%thing hich

is bad, in order that out of it %e ma% gie aa% something, hen %e %ourseles ould not receie it

eBcept ith closed e%es. -nd (no that God is 6ree of all ants, and orth% of all praise.

2)7. The Ail one threatens %ou ith poert% and bids %ou to conduct unseeml%. God promiseth

%ou 4is forgieness and bounties. -nd God careth for all and 4e (noeth all things.

2):. 4e granteth isdom to hom 4e pleaseth! and he to hom isdom is granted receieth

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2**. Those ho beliee, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular pra%ers and regular

charit%, ill hae their reard ith their ord8 on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% griee.

2*7. O %e ho beliee; 6ear God, and gie up hat remains of %our demand for usur%, if %e are

indeed belieers.

2*:. If %e do it not, Ta(e notice of ar from God and 4is Messenger. /ut if %e turn bac(, %e shall

hae %our capital sums8 $eal not un5ustl%, and %e shall not be dealt ith un5ustl%.

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distinction +the% sa% beteen one and another of 4is apostles.9 -nd the% sa%8 90e hear, and e

obe%8 +0e see( Th% forgieness, our ord, and to Thee is the end of all 5ourne%s.9

27). On no soul doth God Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets eer% good that it earns,

and it suffers eer% ill that it earns. +Pra%8 9Our ord; Condemn us not if e forget or fall into

error! our ord; a% not on us a burden i(e that hich Thou didst la% on those before us! Our

ord; a% not on us a burden greater than e hae strength to bear. /lot out our sins, and grant us

forgieness. 4ae merc% on us. Thou art our Protector! 4elp us against those ho stand against

faith.9

Surah ".The 6amil% Of Imran, The 4ouse Of Imran

1. -. . M.

2. God. There is no god but 4e, ?? the iing, the Self?Subsisting, Aternal.

". It is 4e 0ho sent don to thee +step b% step, in truth, the /oo(, confirming hat ent before it!

and 4e sent don the a +of Moses and the Gospel +of &esus before this, as a guide to man(ind,

and 4e sent don the criterion +of 5udgment beteen right and rong.

#. Then those ho re5ect 6aith in the Signs of God ill suffer the seerest penalt%, and God is

ABalted in Might, ord of 3etribution.

'. 6rom God, eril% nothing is hidden on earth or in the heaens.

). 4e it is 0ho shapes %ou in the ombs as 4e pleases. There is no god but 4e, the ABalted in

Might, the 0ise.

*. 4e it is 0ho has sent don to thee the /oo(8 In it are erses basic or fundamental +of

established meaning! the% are the foundation of the /oo(8 others are allegorical. /ut those in

hose hearts is perersit% follo the part thereof that is allegorical, see(ing discord, and searching

for its hidden meanings, but no one (nos its hidden meanings eBcept God. -nd those ho arefirml% grounded in (noledge sa%8 90e beliee in the /oo(! the hole of it is from our ord89 and

none ill grasp the Message eBcept men of understanding.

7. 9Our ord;9 +the% sa%, 9et not our hearts deiate no after Thou hast guided us, but grant us

merc% from Thine on Presence! for Thou art the Grantor of bounties ithout measure.

:. 9Our ord; Thou art 4e that ill gather man(ind Together against a da% about hich there is no

doubt! for God neer fails in 4is promise.9

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11. +Their plight ill be no better than that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors8 The%

denied our Signs, and God called them to account for their sins. 6or God is strict in punishment.

12. Sa% to those ho re5ect 6aith8 9Soon ill %e be anEuished and gathered together to 4ell, ?? an

eil bed indeed +to lie on;

1". 9There has alread% been for %ou a Sign in the to armies that met +in combat8 One as

fighting in the cause of God, the other resisting God. these sa ith their on e%es Tice their

number. /ut God doth support ith 4is aid hom 4e pleaseth. In this is a arning for such as

hae e%es to see.9

1#. 6air in the e%es of men is the loe of things the% coet8 0omen and sons! 4eaped?up hoards of

gold and siler! horses branded +for blood and eBcellence! and +ealth of cattle and ell?tilled

land. Such are the possessions of this orlds life! but in nearness to God is the best of the goals

+To return to.

1'. Sa%8 Shall I gie %ou glad tidings of things 6ar better than those= 6or the righteous are Gardens

in nearness to their ord, ith riers floing beneath! therein is their eternal home! ith

companions pure +and hol%! and the good pleasure of God. 6or in Gods sight are +all 4is

serants, ??

1). +>amel%, those ho sa%8 9Our ord; e hae indeed belieed8 forgie us, then, our sins, and

sae us from the agon% of the 6ire!9?

1*. Those ho sho patience, 6irmness and self?control! ho are true +in ord and deed! hoorship deoutl%! ho spend +in the a% of God.! and ho pra% for forgieness in the earl% hours

of the morning.

17. There is no god but 4e8 That is the itness of God, 4is angels, and those endued ith

(noledge, standing firm on 5ustice. There is no god but 4e, the ABalted in Poer, the 0ise.

1:. The 3eligion before God is Islam +submission to 4is 0ill8 >or did the People of the /oo(

dissent therefrom eBcept through en% of each other, after (noledge had come to them. /ut if an%

den% the Signs of God, God is sift in calling to account.

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2". 4ast thou not turned Th% ision to those ho hae been gien a portion of the /oo(= The% are

inited to the /oo( of God, to settle their dispute, but a part% of them Turn bac( and decline +The

arbitration.

2#. This because the% sa%8 9The 6ire shall not touch us but for a fe numbered da%s98 6or their

forgeries deceie them as to their on religion.

2'. /ut ho +ill the% fare hen e gather them together against a da% about hich there is no

doubt, and each soul ill be paid out 5ust hat it has earned, ithout +faour or in5ustice=

2). Sa%8 9O God. ord of Poer +-nd 3ule, Thou giest poer to hom Thou pleasest, and Thou

strippest off poer from hom Thou pleasest8 Thou enduest ith honour hom Thou pleasest, and

Thou bringest lo hom Thou pleasest8 In Th% hand is all good. Heril%, oer all things Thou hast

poer.

2*. 9Thou causest the night to gain on the da%, and thou causest the da% to gain on the night! Thou

bringest the iing out of the dead, and Thou bringest the dead out of the iing! and Thou giest

sustenance to hom Thou pleasest, ithout measure.9

27. et not the belieers Ta(e for friends or helpers nbelieers rather than belieers8 if an% do

that, in nothing ill there be help from God. eBcept b% a% of precaution, that %e ma% Guard

%ourseles from them. /ut God cautions %ou +To remember 4imself! for the final goal is to God.

2:. Sa%8 90hether %e hide hat is in %our hearts or reeal it, God (nos it all8 4e (nos hat is in

the heaens, and hat is on earth. -nd God has poer oer all things.

"oah, the famil% of -braham, and the famil% of Imran aboe all

people, ??

"#. Offspring, one of the other8 -nd God heareth and (noeth all things.

"'. /ehold; a oman of Imran said8 9O m% ord; I do dedicate unto Thee hat is in m% omb for

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"). 0hen she as deliered, she said8 9O m% ord; /ehold; I am deliered of a female child;9? and

God (ne best hat she brought forth? 9-nd no ise is the male i(e the female. I hae named her

Mar%, and I commend her and her offspring to Th% protection from the Ail One, the 3e5ected.9

"*. 3ight graciousl% did her ord accept her8 4e made her gro in purit% and beaut%8 To the care

of a(ari%a as she assigned. Aer% time that he entered +4er chamber to see her, 4e found her

supplied ith sustenance. 4e said8 9O Mar%; 0hence +comes this to %ou=9 She said8 96rom God.

for God Proides sustenance to hom 4e pleases ithout measure.9

"7. There did a(ari%a pra% to his ord, sa%ing8 9O m% ord; Grant unto me from Thee a progen%

that is pure8 for Thou art 4e that heareth pra%er;

":. 0hile he as standing in pra%er in the chamber, the angels called unto him8 9+God doth gie

thee glad tidings of Dah%a, itnessing the truth of a 0ord from God, and +be besides noble,

chaste, and a prophet, ?? of the +goodl% compan% of the righteous.9

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#:. 9-nd +appoint him an apostle to the Children of Israel, +ith this message8 9I hae come to

%ou, ith a Sign from %our ord, in that I ma(e for %ou out of cla%, as it ere, the figure of a bird,

and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird b% Gods leae8 -nd I heal those born blind, and the

lepers, and I Euic(en the dead, b% Gods leae! and I declare to %ou hat %e eat, and hat %e store

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)". /ut if the% turn bac(, God hath full (noledge of those ho do mischief.

)#. Sa%8 9O People of the /oo(; come to common terms as beteen us and %ou8 That e orship

none but God. that e associate no partners ith him! that e erect not, from among ourseles,

ords and patrons other than God.9 If then the% turn bac(, sa% %e8 9/ear itness that e +at least

are Muslims +boing to Gods 0ill.

)'. De People of the /oo(; 0h% dispute %e about -braham, hen the a and the Gospel 0ere

not reealed Till after him= 4ae %e no understanding=

)). -h; De are those ho fell to disputing +Aen in matters of hich %e had some (noledge; but

h% dispute %e in matters of hich %e hae no (noledge= It is God 0ho (nos, and %e ho

(no not;

)*. -braham as not a &e nor %et a Christian! but he as true in 6aith, and boed his ill toGods +0hich is Islam, and he 5oined not gods ith God.

)7. 0ithout doubt, among men, the nearest of (in to -braham, are those ho follo him, as are

also this Messenger and those ho beliee8 -nd God is the Protector of those ho hae faith.

):. It is the ish of a section of the People of the /oo( to lead %ou astra%. /ut the% shall lead

astra% +>ot %ou, but themseles, and the% do not perceie;

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*). >a%. ?? Those that (eep their plighted faith and act aright, ?? eril% God loes those ho act

aright.

**. -s for those ho sell the faith the% oe to God and their on plighted ord for a small price,

the% shall hae no portion in the 4ereafter8 >or ill God +$eign to spea( to them or loo( at them

on the $a% of &udgment, nor ill 4e cleans them +of sin8 The% shall hae a grieous penalt%.

*7. There is among them a section ho distort the /oo( ith their tongues8 +-s the% read %ou

ould thin( it is a part of the /oo(, but it is no part of the /oo(! and the% sa%, 9That is from God,9

but it is not from God. It is the% ho tell a lie against God, and +ell the% (no it;

*:. It is not +possible that a man, to hom is gien the /oo(, and 0isdom, and the prophetic

office, should sa% to people8 9/e %e m% orshippers rather than Gods98 on the contrar% +4e ould

sa% 9/e %e orshippers of 4im 0ho is trul% the Cherisher of all8 6or %e hae taught the /oo( and

%e hae studied it earnestl%.9

7or ould he instruct %ou to ta(e angels and prophets for ords and patrons. 0hat; ould he

bid %ou to unbelief after %e hae boed %our ill +To God in Islam=

71. /ehold; God too( the coenant of the prophets, sa%ing8 9I gie %ou a /oo( and 0isdom! then

comes to %ou an apostle, confirming hat is ith %ou! do %e beliee in him and render him help.9

God said8 9$o %e agree, and ta(e this m% Coenant as binding on %ou=9 The% said8 90e agree.9 4e

said8 9Then bear itness, and I am ith %ou among the itnesses.9

72. If an% turn bac( after this, the% are pererted transgressors.

7". $o the% see( for other than the 3eligion of God.?hile all creatures in the heaens and on earth

hae, illing or unilling, boed to 4is 0ill +-ccepted Islam, and to 4im shall the% all be

brought bac(.

7#. Sa%8 90e beliee in God, and in hat has been reealed to us and hat as reealed to

-braham, Ismail, Isaac, &acob, and the Tribes, and in +the /oo(s gien to Moses, &esus, and the

prophets, from their ord8 0e ma(e no distinction beteen one and another among them, and to

God do e bo our ill +in Islam.9

7'. If an%one desires a religion other than Islam +submission to God., neer ill it be accepted of

him! and in the 4ereafter 4e ill be in the ran(s of those ho hae lost +-ll spiritual good.

7). 4o shall God Guide those ho re5ect 6aith after the% accepted it and bore itness that the

Messenger as true and that Clear Signs had come unto them= but God guides not a people un5ust.

7*. Of such the reard is that on them +rests the curse of God, of 4is angels, and of all man(ind!?

77. In that ill the% dell! nor ill their penalt% be lightened, nor respite be +their lot!?


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7:. ABcept for those that repent +Aen after that, and ma(e amends! for eril% God is Oft?

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1ot all of them are ali(e8 Of the People of the /oo( are a portion that stand +6or the right8

The% rehearse the Signs of God all night long, and the% prostrate themseles in adoration.

11#. The% beliee in God and the ast $a%! the% en5oin hat is right, and forbid hat is rong!

and the% hasten +in emulation in +all good or(s8 The% are in the ran(s of the righteous.

11'. Of the good that the% do, nothing ill be re5ected of them! for God (noeth ell those that do

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11). Those ho re5ect 6aith, ?? neither their possessions nor their +numerous progen% ill aail

them aught against God. The% ill be companions of the 6ire, ?? delling therein +for eer.

11*. 0hat the% spend in the life of this +material orld Ma% be li(ened to a ind hich brings a

nipping frost8 It stri(es and destro%s the harest of men ho hae ronged their on souls8 it is not

God that hath ronged them, but the% rong themseles.

117. O %e ho beliee; Ta(e not into %our intimac% those outside %our ran(s8 The% ill not fail to

corrupt %ou. The% onl% desire %our ruin8 3an( hatred has alread% appeared from their mouths8

0hat their hearts conceal is far orse. 0e hae made plain to %ou the Signs, if %e hae isdom.

11:. -h; %e are those ho loe them, but the% loe %ou not, ?? though %e beliee in the hole of

the /oo(. 0hen the% meet %ou, the% sa%, 90e beliee98 /ut hen the% are alone, the% bite off the

er% tips of their fingers at %ou in their rage. Sa%8 9Perish in %our rage! God (noeth ell all the

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1#'. >or can a soul die eBcept b% Gods leae, the term being fiBed as b% riting. If an% do desire a

reard in this life, 0e shall gie it to him! and if an% do desire a reard in the 4ereafter, 0e shall

gie it to him. -nd siftl% shall 0e reard those that +sere us ith gratitude.

1#). 4o man% of the prophets fought +in Gods a%, and ith them +fought arge bands of

godl% men= but the% neer lost heart if the% met ith disaster in Gods a%, nor did the% ea(en

+in ill nor gie in. -nd God oes those ho are firm and steadfast.

1#*. -ll that the% said as8 9Our ord; 6orgie us our sins and an%thing 0e ma% hae done that

transgressed our dut%8 Astablish our feet firml%, and help us against those that resist 6aith.9

1#7. -nd God gae them a reard in this orld, and the eBcellent reard of the 4ereafter. 6or God

oeth those ho do good.

1#:. O %e ho beliee; If %e obe% the nbelieers, the% ill drie %ou bac( on %our heels, and %eill turn bac( +from 6aith to %our on loss.

1'a%, God is %our protector, and 4e is the best of helpers.

1'1. Soon shall 0e cast terror into the hearts of the nbelieers, for that the% 5oined companions

ith God, for hich 4e had sent no authorit%8 their abode ill be the 6ire8 -nd eil is the home of

the rong?doers;

1'2. God did indeed fulfil 4is promise to %ou hen %e ith 4is permission 0ere about to

annihilate %our enem%, ?? until %e flinched and fell to disputing about the order, and disobe%ed itafter 4e brought %ou in sight +of the boot% hich %e coet. -mong %ou are some that han(er after

this orld and some that desire the 4ereafter. Then did 4e diert %ou from %our foes in order to

test %ou but 4e forgae %ou8 6or God is full of grace to those ho beliee.

1'". /ehold; %e ere climbing up the high ground, ithout een casting a side glance at an% one,

and the Messenger in %our rear as calling %ou bac(. There did God gie %ou one distress after

another b% a% of reEuital, to teach %ou not to griee for +the boot% that had escaped %ou and for

+the ill that had befallen %ou. 6or God is ell aare of all that %e do.

1'#. -fter +the eBcitement of the distress, 4e sent don calm on a band of %ou oercome ith

slumber, hile another band as stirred to anBiet% b% their on feelings, Moed b% rong

suspicions of God.suspicions due to ignorance. The% said8 90hat affair is this of ours=9 Sa% thou8

9Indeed, this affair is holl% Gods.9 The% hide in their minds hat the% dare not reeal to thee.

The% sa% +to themseles8 9If e had had an%thing to do ith this affair, 0e should not hae been

in the slaughter here.9 Sa%8 9Aen if %ou had remained in %our homes, those for hom death as

decreed ould certainl% hae gone forth to the place of their death9! but +all this as that God

might test hat is in %our breasts and purge hat is in %our hearts. 6or God (noeth ell the

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1''. Those of %ou ho turned bac( on the da% the to hosts Met, ?? it as Satan ho caused them

to fail, because of some +eil the% had done. /ut God 4as blotted out +their fault8 6or God is Oft?

6orgiing, Most 6orbearing.

1'). O %e ho beliee; /e not li(e the nbelieers, ho sa% of their brethren, hen the% are

traelling through the Aarth or engaged in fighting8 9If the% had sta%ed ith us, the% ould not

hae died, or been slain.9 This that God ma% ma(e it a cause of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It

is God that gies ife and $eath, and God sees ell all that %e do.

1'*. -nd if %e are slain, or die, in the a% of God, forgieness and merc% from God are far better

than all the% could amass.

1'7. -nd if %e die, or are slain, o; it is unto God that %e are brought together.

1':. It is part of the Merc% of God that thou dost deal gentl% ith them 0ert thou seere or harsh?hearted, the% ould hae bro(en aa% from about thee8 so pass oer +Their faults, and as( for

++Gods forgieness for them! and consult them in affairs +of moment. Then, hen thou hast

Ta(en a decision put th% trust in God. 6or God loes those ho put their trust +in 4im.

1)o prophet could +eer be false to his trust. If an% person is so false, 4e shall, on the $a% of

&udgment, restore hat he misappropriated! then shall eer% soul receie its due, ?? hateer it

earned, ?? and none shall be dealt ith un5ustl%.

1)2. Is the man ho follos the good pleasure of God i(e the man ho dras on himself the

rath of God, and hose abode is in 4ell= ?? - oeful refuge;

1)". The% are in ar%ing gardens in the sight of God, and God sees ell all that the% do.

1)#. God did confer a great faour on the belieers hen 4e sent among them an apostle from

among themseles, rehearsing unto them the Signs of God, sanctif%ing them, and instructing them

in Scripture and 0isdom, hile, before that, the% had been in manifest error.

1)'. 0hat; 0hen a single disaster smites %ou, although %e smote +%our enemies ith one tice as

great, do %e sa%= ?? 90hence is this=9 Sa% +to them8 9It is from %ourseles8 6or God hath poer

oer all things.9

1)). 0hat %e suffered on the da% the to armies Met, as ith the leae of God, in order that 4e

might test the belieers, ??

1)*. -nd the 4%pocrites also. These ere told8 9Come, fight in the a% of God, or +at least drie

+The foe from %our cit%.9 The% said8 94ad e (non ho to fight, e should certainl% hae

folloed %ou.9 The% ere that da% nearer to nbelief than to 6aith, sa%ing ith their lips hat as

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1)7. +The% are the ones that sa%, +of their brethren slain, hile the% themseles sit +at ease8 9If

onl% the% had listened to us the% ould not hae been slain.9 Sa%8 9-ert death from %our on

seles, if %e spea( the truth.9

1):. Thin( not of those ho are slain in Gods a% as dead. >a%, the% lie, finding their sustenance

in the presence of their ord!

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171. God hath heard the taunt of those ho sa%8 9Trul%, God is indigent and e are rich;9? 0e

shall certainl% record their ord and +their act of sla%ing the prophets in defiance of right, and 0e

shall sa%8 9Taste %e the penalt% of the Scorching 6ire;

172. 9This is because of the +unrighteous deeds hich %our hands sent on before %e8 6or God

neer harms those ho sere 4im.9

17". The% +also said8 9+God too( our promise not to beliee in an apostle unless 4e shoed us a

sacrifice consumed b% 6ire +6rom heaen.9 Sa%8 9There came to %ou apostles before me, ith

clear Signs and een ith hat %e as( for8 h% then did %e sla% them, if %e spea( the truth=9

17#. Then if the% re5ect thee, so ere re5ected apostles before thee, ho came ith Clear Signs,

/oo(s of dar( prophecies, and the /oo( of Anlightenment.

17'. Aer% soul shall hae a taste of death8 -nd onl% on the $a% of &udgment shall %ou be paid%our full recompense. Onl% he ho is saed far from the 6ire and admitted to the Garden ill hae

attained the ob5ect +of ife8 6or the life of this orld is but goods and chattels of deception.

17). De shall certainl% be tried and tested in %our possessions and in %our personal seles! and %e

shall certainl% 4ear much that ill griee %ou, from those ho receied the /oo( before %ou and

from those ho orship man% gods. /ut if %e perseere patientl%, and guard against eil, ?? then

that ill be a determining factor in all affairs.

17*. -nd remember God too( a coenant from the People of the /oo(, to ma(e it (non and clear

to man(ind, and not to hide it! but the% thre it aa% behind their bac(s, and purchased ith itsome miserable gain; -nd ile as the bargain the% made;

177. Thin( not that those ho eBult in hat the% hae brought about, and loe to be praised for

hat the% hae not done, ?? thin( escape the penalt%. 6or them is a penalt% Grieous indeed.

17:. To God belongeth the dominion of the heaens and the earth! and God hath poer oer all

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1:". 9Our ord; e hae heard the call of one calling +s to 6aith, /eliee %e in the ord, and

e hae belieed. Our ord; 6orgie us our sins, blot out from us our iniEuities, and ta(e to

Th%self our souls in the compan% of the righteous.

1:#. 9Our ord; Grant us hat Thou didst promise unto us through Thine apostles, and sae us

from shame on the $a% of &udgment8 6or Thou neer brea(est Th% promise.9

1:'. -nd their ord hath accepted of them, and ansered them8 9>eer ill I suffer to be lost the

or( of an% of %ou, be he male or female8 De are members, one of another8 Those ho hae left

their homes, or been drien out therefrom, or suffered harm in M% Cause, or fought or been slain,

?? eril%, I ill blot out from them their iniEuities, and admit them into Gardens ith riers floing

beneath!? - reard from the presence of God, and from 4is presence is the best of reards.9

1:). et not the strutting about of the nbelieers through the land deceie thee8

1:*. ittle is it for en5o%ment8 Their ultimate abode is 4ell8 hat an eil bed +To lie on;

1:7. On the other hand, for those ho fear their ord, are Gardens, ith riers floing beneath!

therein are the% to dell +for eer, ?? a gift from the presence of God. and that hich is in the

presence of God is the best +bliss for the righteous.

1::. -nd there are, certainl%, among the People of the /oo(, those ho beliee in God, in the

reelation to %ou, and in the reelation to them, boing in humilit% to God. The% ill not sell the

Signs of God for a miserable gain; 6or them is a reard ith their ord, and God is sift in

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one, or +a captie that %our right hands possess, that ill be more suitable, to preent %ou from

doing in5ustice.

#. -nd gie the omen +on marriage their doer as a free gift! but if the%, of their on good

pleasure, remit an% part of it to %ou, Ta(e it and en5o% it ith right good cheer.

'. To those ea( of understanding Ma(e not oer %our propert%, hich God hath made a means of

support for %ou, but feed and clothe them thereith, and spea( to them ords of (indness and

5ustice.

). Ma(e trial of orphans until the% reach the age of marriage! if then %e find sound 5udgment in

them, release their propert% to them! but consume it not astefull%, nor in haste against their

groing up. If the guardian is ell?off, et him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, let him

hae for himself hat is 5ust and reasonable. 0hen %e release their propert% to them, ta(e

itnesses in their presence8 /ut all?sufficient is God in ta(ing account.

*. 6rom hat is left b% parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for

omen, hether the propert% be small or large, ?? a determinate share.

7. /ut if at the time of diision other relaties, or orphans or poor, are present, feed them out of the

+propert%, and spea( to them ords of (indness and 5ustice.

:. et those +disposing of an estate hae the same fear in their minds as the% ould hae for their

on if the% had left a helpless famil% behind8 et them fear God, and spea( ords of appropriate

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1". Those are limits set b% God. those ho obe% God and 4is Messenger ill be admitted to

Gardens ith riers floing beneath, to abide therein +for eer and that ill be the supreme

achieement.

1#. /ut those ho disobe% God and 4is Messenger and transgress 4is limits ill be admitted to a

6ire, to abide therein8 -nd the% shall hae a humiliating punishment.

1'. If an% of %our omen are guilt% of ledness, Ta(e the eidence of four +3eliable itnesses

from amongst %ou against them! and if the% testif%, confine them to houses until death do claim

them, or God ordain for them some +other a%.

1). If to men among %ou are guilt% of ledness, punish them both. If the% repent and amend,

eae them alone! for God is Oft?returning, Most Merciful.

1*. God accept the repentance of those ho do eil in ignorance and repent soon afterards! tothem ill God turn in merc%8 6or God is full of (noledge and isdom.

17. Of no effect is the repentance of those ho continue to do eil, until death faces one of them,

and he sa%s, 9>o hae I repented indeed!9 nor of those ho die re5ecting 6aith8 for them hae 0e

prepared a punishment most grieous.

1:. O %e ho beliee; De are forbidden to inherit omen against their ill. >or should %e treat

them ith harshness, that %e ma% Ta(e aa% part of the doer %e hae gien them, ?? eBcept here

the% hae been guilt% of open ledness! on the contrar% lie ith them on a footing of (indness

and eEuit%. If %e ta(e a disli(e to them it ma% be that %e disli(e a thing, and God brings aboutthrough it a great deal of good.

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%e see( +them in marriage ith gifts from %our propert%, ?? desiring chastit%, not lust, seeing that

%e derie benefit from them, gie them their doers +at least as prescribed! but if, after a doer is

prescribed, agree Mutuall% +to ar% it, there is no blame on %ou, and God is -ll?(noing, -ll?

ise.

2'. If an% of %ou hae not the means hereith to ed free belieing omen, the% ma% ed

belieing girls from among those hom %our right hands possess8 -nd God hath full (noledge

about %our faith. De are one from another8 0ed them ith the leae of their oners, and gie them

their doers, according to hat is reasonable8 The% should be chaste, not lustful, nor ta(ing

paramours8 hen the% are ta(en in edloc(, if the% fall into shame, their punishment is half that for

free omen. This +permission is for those among %ou ho fear sin! but it is better for %ou that %e

practise self?restraint. -nd God is Oft?forgiing, Most Merciful.

2). God doth ish to ma(e clear to %ou and to sho %ou the ordinances of those before %ou! and

+4e doth ish to turn to %ou +In Merc%8 -nd God is -ll?(noing, -ll?ise.

2*. God doth ish to Turn to %ou, but the ish of those ho follo their lusts is that %e should turn

aa% +from 4im, ?? far, far aa%.

27. God doth ish to lighten %our +difficulties8 6or man as created 0ea( +in flesh.

2:. O %e ho beliee; Aat not up %our propert% among %ourseles in anities8 /ut let there be

amongst %ou Traffic and trade b% mutual good?ill8 >or (ill +or destro% %ourseles8 for eril% God

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"'. If %e fear a breach beteen them tain, appoint +to arbiters, one from his famil%, and the

other from hers! if the% ish for peace, God ill cause their reconciliation8 6or God hath full

(noledge, and is acEuainted ith all things.

"). Sere God, and 5oin not an% partners ith 4im! and do good? to parents, (insfol(, orphans,

those in need, neighbours ho are near, neighbours ho are strangers, the companion b% %our side,

the a%farer +%e meet, and hat %our right hands possess8 6or God loeth not the arrogant, the

ainglorious!?

"*. +>or those ho are niggardl% or en5oin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties hich

God hath bestoed on them! for 0e hae prepared, for those ho resist 6aith, a punishment that

steeps them in contempt!?

"7. >ot those ho spend of their substance, to be seen of men, but hae no faith in God and the

ast $a%8 If an% ta(e the Ail One for their intimate, hat a dreadful intimate he is;

":. -nd hat burden 0ere it on them if the% had faith in God and in the ast $a%, and the% spent

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#*. O %e People of the /oo(; beliee in hat 0e hae +no reealed, confirming hat as

+alread% ith %ou, before 0e change the face and fame of some +of %ou be%ond all recognition,

and turn them hindards, or curse them as 0e cursed the Sabbath?brea(ers, for the decision of

God Must be carried out.

#7. God forgieth not that partners should be set up ith 4im! but 4e forgieth an%thing else, to

hom 4e pleaseth! to set up partners ith God is to deise a sin Most heinous indeed.

#:. 4ast thou not turned Th% ision to those ho claim sanctit% for themseles= >a%?but God $oth

sanctif% hom 4e pleaseth. /ut neer ill the% fail to receie 5ustice in the least little thing.

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their disputes to the Ail One, though the% ere ordered to re5ect him. /ut Satans ish is to lead

them astra% far aa% +from the right.

)1. 0hen it is said to them8 9Come to hat God hath reealed, and to the Messenger.8 Thou seest

the 4%pocrites aert their faces from thee in disgust.

)2. 4o then, hen the% are sei@ed b% misfortune, because of the deeds hich the% hands hae

sent forth= Then their come to thee, searing b% God. 90e meant no more than good?ill and

conciliation;9

)". Those men, ?? +God (nos hat is in their hearts! so (eep clear of them, but admonish them,

and spea( to them a ord to reach their er% souls.

)#. 0e sent not an apostle, but to be obe%ed, in accordance ith the ill of God. If the% had onl%,

hen the% ere un5ust to themseles, come unto thee and as(ed Gods forgieness, and theMessenger had as(ed forgieness for them, the% ould hae found God indeed Oft?returning, Most

Merciful.

)'. /ut no, b% the ord, the% can hae no +real 6aith, until the% ma(e thee 5udge in all disputes

beteen them, and find in their souls no resistance against Th% decisions, but accept them ith the

fullest coniction.

)). If 0e had ordered them to sacrifice their lies or to leae their homes, er% fe of them ould

hae done it8 /ut if the% had done hat the% ere +actuall% told, it ould hae been best for them,

and ould hae gone farthest to strengthen their +faith!

)*. -nd 0e should then hae gien them from our presence a great reard!

)7. -nd 0e should hae shon them the Straight 0a%.

):. -ll ho obe% God and the apostle are in the compan% of those on hom is the Grace of God, ??

of the prophets +ho teach, the sincere +loers of Truth, the itnesses +ho testif%, and the

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*#. et those fight in the cause of God 0ho sell the life of this orld for the hereafter. To him ho

fighteth in the cause of God, ?? hether he is slain or gets ictor% ?? Soon shall 0e gie him a

reard of great +alue.

*'. -nd h% should %e not fight in the cause of God and of those ho, being ea(, are ill?treated

+and oppressed= ?? Men, omen, and children, hose cr% is8 9Our ord; 3escue us from this ton,

hose people are oppressors! and raise for us from thee one ho ill protect! and raise for us from

thee one ho ill help;9

*). Those ho beliee fight in the cause of God, and those ho re5ect 6aith 6ight in the cause of

Ail8 So fight %e against the friends of Satan8 feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.

**. 4ast thou not turned Th% ision to those ho ere told to hold bac( their hands +from fight

but establish regular pra%ers and spend in regular charit%= 0hen +at length the order for fighting

as issued to them, behold; a section of them feared men as ?? or een more than ?? the% shouldhae feared God. The% said8 9Our ord; 0h% hast Thou ordered us to fight= 0ouldst Thou not

Grant us respite to our +natural term, near +enough=9 Sa%8 9Short is the en5o%ment of this orld8

the 4ereafter is the best for those ho do right8 >eer ill %e be dealt ith un5ustl% in the er%

least;

*7. 90hereer %e are, death ill find %ou out, een if %e are in toers built up strong and high;9 If

some good befalls them, the% sa%, 9This is from God.! but if eil, the% sa%, 9This is from thee9 +O

Prophet. Sa%8 9-ll things are from God.9 /ut hat hath come to these people, that the% fail to

understand a single fact=

*:. 0hateer good, +O man; happens to thee, is from God. but hateer eil happens to thee, is

from th% +on soul. and 0e hae sent thee as an apostle to +instruct man(ind. -nd enough is God

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7#. Then fight in Gods cause ?? Thou art held responsible onl% for th%self ?? and rouse the

belieers. It ma% be that God ill restrain the fur% of the nbelieers! for God is the strongest in

might and in punishment.

7'. 0hoeer recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein8 -nd hoeer

recommends and helps an eil cause, shares in its burden8 -nd God hath poer oer all things.

7). 0hen a +courteous greeting is offered %ou, meet it ith a greeting still more courteous, or +at

least of eEual courtes%. God ta(es careful account of all things.

7*. God. There is no god but 4e8 of a suret% 4e ill gather %ou together against the $a% of

&udgment, about hich there is no doubt. -nd hose ord can be truer than Gods=

77. 0h% should %e be diided into to parties about the 4%pocrites= God hath upset them for their

+eil deeds. 0ould %e guide those hom God hath thron out of the 0a%= 6or those hom Godhath thron out of the 0a%, neer shalt thou find the 0a%.

7:. The% but ish that %e should re5ect 6aith, as the% do, and thus be on the same footing +as the%8

/ut ta(e not friends from their ran(s until the% flee in the a% of God +6rom hat is forbidden.

/ut if the% turn renegades, sei@e them and sla% them hereer %e find them! and +in an% case ta(e

no friends or helpers from their ran(s!?

:eer should a belieer (ill a belieer! but +If it so happens b% mista(e, +Compensation is

due8 If one +so (ills a belieer, it is ordained that he should free a belieing slae, and pa%

compensation to the deceaseds famil%, unless the% remit it freel%. If the deceased belonged to a

people at ar ith %ou, and he as a belieer, the freeing of a belieing slae +Is enough. If he

belonged to a people ith hom %e hae treat% of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to

his famil%, and a belieing slae be freed. 6or those ho find this be%ond their means, +is

prescribed a fast for to months running8 b% a% of repentance to God. for God hath all

(noledge and all isdom.

:". If a man (ills a belieer intentionall%, his recompense is 4ell, to abide therein +6or eer8 -nd

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:#. O %e ho beliee; 0hen %e go abroad in the cause of God, inestigate carefull%, and sa% not to

an% one ho offers %ou a salutation8 9Thou art none of a belieer;9 Coeting the perishable goods

of this life8 ith God are profits and spoils abundant. Aen thus ere %e %ourseles before, till God

conferred on %ou 4is faours8 Therefore carefull% inestigate. 6or God is ell aare of all that %e

do.

:'. >ot eEual are those belieers ho sit +at home and receie no hurt, and those ho strie and

fight in the cause of God ith their goods and their persons. God hath granted a grade higher to

those ho strie and fight ith their goods and persons than to those ho sit +at home. nto all +in

6aith 4ath God promised good8 /ut those ho strie and fight 4ath 4e distinguished aboe those

ho sit +at home b% a special reard, ??

:). 3an(s speciall% bestoed b% 4im, and 6orgieness and Merc%. 6or God is Oft?forgiing, Most

Merciful.

:*. 0hen angels ta(e the souls of those ho die in sin against their souls, the% sa%8 9In hat

+plight 0ere %e=9 The% repl%8 90ea( and oppressed 0ere e in the earth.9 The% sa%8 90as not

the earth of God spacious enough for %ou to moe %ourseles aa% +6rom eil=9 Such men ill

find their abode in 4ell, ?? 0hat an eil refuge; ??

:7. ABcept those ho are +reall% ea( and oppressed ?? men, omen, and children ?? ho hae no

means in their poer, nor +a guide?post to their a%.

::. 6or these, there is hope that God ill forgie8 6or God doth blot out +sins and forgie again

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11*. +The Pagans, leaing 4im, call but upon female deities8 The% call but upon satan the

persistent rebel;

117. God did curse him, but he said8 9I ill ta(e of Th% serants a portion Mar(ed off!

11:. 9I ill mislead them, and I ill create in them false desires! I ill order them to slit the ears of

cattle, and to deface the +fair nature created b% God.9 0hoeer, forsa(ing God, ta(es satan for a

friend, hath of a suret% suffered a loss that is manifest.

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1#". +The% are distracted in mind een in the midst of it, ?? being +sincerel% for neither one group

nor for another hom God leaes stra%ing, ?? neer ilt thou find for him the a%.

1##. O %e ho beliee; Ta(e not for friends unbelieers rather than belieers8 $o %e ish to offer

God an open proof against %ourseles=

1#'. The 4%pocrites ill be in the loest depths of the 6ire8 no helper ilt thou find for them!?

1#). ABcept for those ho repent, mend +their lies hold fast to God, and purif% their religion as in

Gods sight8 if so the% ill be +numbered ith the belieers. -nd soon ill God grant to the

belieers a reard of immense alue.

1#*. 0hat can God gain b% %our punishment, if %e are grateful and %e beliee= >a%, it is God that

recogniseth +all good, and (noeth all things.

1#7. God loeth not that eil should be noised abroad in public speech, eBcept here in5ustice hath

been done! for God is 4e ho heareth and (noeth all things.

1#:. 0hether %e publish a good deed or conceal it or coer eil ith pardon, eril% God doth blot

out +sins and hath poer +in the 5udgment of alues.

1'a%, God hath set the seal on

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1'). That the% re5ected 6aith! that the% uttered against Mar% a grae false charge!

1'*. That the% said +in boast, 90e (illed Christ &esus the son of Mar%, the Messenger of God.!?

but the% (illed him not, nor crucified him, but so it as made to appear to them, and those ho

differ therein are full of doubts, ith no +certain (noledge, but onl% con5ecture to follo, for of a

suret% the% (illed him not8?

1'7. >a%, God raised him up unto 4imself! and God is ABalted in Poer, 0ise!?

1':. -nd there is none of the People of the /oo( but must beliee in him before his death! and on

the $a% of &udgment he ill be a itness against them!?

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1*or sa% of God aught but the

truth. Christ &esus the son of Mar% as +no more than an apostle of God, and 4is 0ord, hich 4e

bestoed on Mar%, and a spirit proceeding from 4im8 so beliee in God and 4is apostles. Sa% not

9Trinit%9 8 desist8 it ill be better for %ou8 for God is one God. Glor% be to 4im8 +far eBalted is 4e

aboe haing a son. To 4im belong all things in the heaens and on earth. -nd enough is God as a

$isposer of affairs.

1*2. Christ disdaineth nor to sere and orship God, nor do the angels, those nearest +to God.8

those ho disdain 4is orship and are arrogant, ?? 4e ill gather them all together unto 4imself to

+anser.

1*". /ut to those ho beliee and do deeds of righteousness, 4e ill gie their +due reards, ??

and more, out of 4is bount%8 /ut those ho are disdainful and arrogant, 4e ill punish ith a

grieous penalt%! >or ill the% find, besides God, an% to protect or help them.

1*#. O man(ind; eril% there hath come to %ou a conincing proof from %our ord8 6or 0e hae

sent unto %ou a light +that is manifest.

1*'. Then those ho beliee in God, and hold fast to 4im, ?? soon ill 4e admit them to merc%

and grace from 4imself, and guide them to 4imself b% a straight a%.

1*). The% as( thee for a legal decision. Sa%8 God directs +thus about those ho leae no

descendants or ascendants as heirs. If it is a man that dies, leaing a sister but no child, she shall

hae half the inheritance8 If +such a deceased as a oman, ho left no child, 4er brother ta(es

her inheritance8 If there are to sisters, the% shall hae to?thirds of the inheritance +beteen

them8 if there are brothers and sisters, +the% share, the male haing tice the share of the female.

Thus doth God ma(e clear to %ou +4is la, lest %e err. -nd God hath (noledge of all things.

Surah '.The Table, The Table Spread

1. O %e ho beliee; fulfil +all obligations. aful unto %ou +for food are all four?footed animals,

ith the eBceptions named8 /ut animals of the chase are forbidden hile %e are in the sacred

precincts or in pilgrim garb8 for God doth command according to 4is ill and plan.

2. O %e ho beliee; Hiolate not the sanctit% of the s%mbols of God, nor of the sacred month, nor

of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mar( out such animals, nor the people

resorting to the sacred house, see(ing of the bount% and good pleasure of their ord. /ut hen %e

are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, %e ma% hunt and let not the hatred of some

people in +once shutting %ou out of the Sacred MosEue lead %ou to transgression +and hostilit% on


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%our part. 4elp %e one another in righteousness and piet%, but help %e not one another in sin and

rancour8 fear God. for God is strict in punishment.

". 6orbidden to %ou +for food are8 dead meat, blood, the flesh of sine, and that on hich hath

been ino(ed the name of other than God. that hich hath been (illed b% strangling, or b% a iolent

blo, or b% a headlong fall, or b% being gored to death! that hich hath been +partl% eaten b% a

ild animal! unless %e are able to slaughter it +in due form! that hich is sacrificed on stone

+altars! +forbidden also is the diision +of meat b% raffling ith arros8 that is impiet%. This da%

hae those ho re5ect faith gien up all hope of %our religion8 %et fear them not but fear Me. This

da% hae I perfected %our religion for %ou, completed M% faour upon %ou, and hae chosen for

%ou Islam as %our religion. /ut if an% is forced b% hunger, ith no inclination to transgression, God

is indeed Oft?forgiing, Most Merciful.

#. The% as( thee hat is laful to them +as food. Sa%8 laful unto %ou are +all things good and

pure8 and hat %e hae taught %our trained hunting animals +to catch in the manner directed to %oub% God. eat hat the% catch for %ou, but pronounce the name of God oer it8 and fear God. for God

is sift in ta(ing account.

'. This da% are +all things good and pure made laful unto %ou. The food of the People of the

/oo( is laful unto %ou and %ours is laful unto them. +aful unto %ou in marriage are +not

onl% chaste omen ho are belieers, but chaste omen among the People of the /oo(, reealed

before %our time, ?? hen %e gie them their due doers, and desire chastit%, not ledness, nor

secret intrigues if an% one re5ects faith, fruitless is his or(, and in the 4ereafter he ill be in the

ran(s of those ho hae lost +all spiritual good.

). O %e ho beliee; hen %e prepare for pra%er, ash %our faces, and %our hands +and arms to

the elbos! 3ub %our heads +ith ater! and +ash %our feet to the an(les. If %e are in a state of

ceremonial impurit%, bathe %our hole bod%. /ut if %e are ill, or on a 5ourne%, or one of %ou

cometh from offices of nature, or %e hae been in contact ith omen, and %e find no ater, then

ta(e for %ourseles clean sand or earth, and rub thereith %our faces and hands, God doth not ish

to place %ou in a difficult%, but to ma(e %ou clean, and to complete his faour to %ou, that %e ma%

be grateful.

*. -nd call in remembrance the faour of God unto %ou, and 4is coenant, hich 4e ratified ith

%ou, hen %e said8 90e hear and e obe%98 -nd fear God, for God (noeth ell the secrets of

%our hearts.

7. O %e ho beliee; stand out firml% for God, as itnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of

others to %ou ma(e %ou sere to rong and depart from 5ustice. /e 5ust8 that is neBt to piet%8 and

fear God. 6or God is ell?acEuainted ith all that %e do.

:. To those ho beliee and do deeds of righteousness hath God promised forgieness and a great

reard.

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11. O %e ho beliee; Call in remembrance the faour of God unto %ou hen certain men formed

the design to stretch out their hands against %ou, but ++God held bac( their hands from %ou8 so

fear God. -nd on God let belieers put +all their trust.

12. God did aforetime ta(e a coenant from the Children of Israel, and e appointed tele

captains among them. -nd God said8 9I am ith %ou8 if %e +but establish regular pra%ers, practise

regular charit%, beliee in m% apostles, honour and assist them, and loan to God a beautiful loan,

eril% I ill ipe out from %ou %our eils, and admit %ou to gardens ith riers floing beneath!

but if an% of %ou, after this, resisteth faith, he hath trul% andered from the path or rectitude.9

1". /ut because of their breach of their coenant, 0e cursed them, and made their hearts gro

hard! the% change the ords from their +right places and forget a good part of the message that

as sent them, nor ilt thou cease to find them? barring a fe ?? eer bent on +ne deceits8 but

forgie them, and oerloo( +their misdeeds8 for God loeth those ho are (ind.

1#. 6rom those, too, ho call themseles Christians, 0e did ta(e a coenant, but the% forgot a

good part of the message that as sent them8 so e estranged them, ith enmit% and hatred

beteen the one and the other, to the da% of 5udgment. -nd soon ill God sho them hat it is

the% hae done.

1'. O people of the /oo(; There hath come to %ou our Messenger, reealing to %ou much that %e

used to hide in the /oo(, and passing oer much +that is no unnecessar%. There hath come to %ou

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