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 and ho go not astra%. hom Thou hast besto ed Th% Grace, those hose +portion, is not rath,

Surah 2.
The Co
1. -...M. 2. This is the /oo(! in it is guidance sure, ithout doubt, to those ho fear God. ". 0ho belie1e in the 2nseen, are steadfast in pra%er, and spend out of hat 0e ha1e pro1ided for them! #. -nd ho belie1e in the 3e1elation sent to thee, and sent before th% time, and +in their hearts, ha1e 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! the% ill not belie1e.

*. God hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their e%es is a 1eil! great is the penalt% the% +incur,. 7. Of the people there are some +reall%, belie1e. ho sa%8 90e belie1e in God and the .ast $a%!9 but the% do not

:. 6ain ould the% decei1e God and those realise +it, not;

ho belie1e, but the% onl% decei1e themsel1es, and

1<. In their hearts is a disease! and God has increased their disease8 -nd grie1ous is the penalt% the% +incur,, because the% are false +to themsel1es,. 11. 0hen it is said to them8 9Ma(e not mischief on the earth,9 the% sa%8 90h%, ma(e peace;9 12. Of a suret%, the% are the ones ho ma(e mischief, but the% realise +it, not. 1". 0hen it is said to them8 9/elie1e as the others belie1e89 The% sa%8 9Shall fools belie1e=9 >a%, of a suret% the% are the fools, but the% do not (no . e belie1e as the e onl% 0ant to

1#. 0hen the% meet those ho belie1e, the% sa%8 90e belie1e!9 but hen the% are alone e1il ones, the% sa%8 90e are reall% ith %ou8 0e + ere, onl% 5esting.9

ith their

1'. God ill thro bac( their moc(er% on them, and gi1e them rope in their trespasses! so the% ill ander li(e blind ones +To and fro,. 1). These are the% ho ha1e bartered Guidance for error8 /ut their traffic is profitless, and the% ha1e lost true direction, 1*. Their similitude is that of a man ho (indled a fire! hen it lighted all around him, God too( a a% their light and left them in utter dar(ness. So the% could not see. 17. $eaf, dumb, and blind, the% ill not return +to the path,. 1:. Or +another similitude, is that of a rain?laden cloud from the s(%8 In it are @ones of dar(ness, and thunder and lightning8 The% press their fingers in their ears to (eep out the stunning thunder? clap, the hile the% are in terror of death. /ut God is e1er round the re5ecters of 6aith; 2<. The lightning all but snatches a a% their sight! e1er% time the light +4elps, them, the% al( therein, and hen the dar(ness gro s on them, the% stand still. -nd if God illed, 4e could ta(e a a% their facult% of hearing and seeing! for God hath po er o1er all things. 21. O %e people; -dore %our Guardian?.ord, ho created %ou and those ho came before %ou, that %e ma% ha1e the chance to learn righteousness!

22. 0ho has made the earth %our couch, and the hea1ens %our canop%! and sent do n rain from the hea1ens! and brought forth there ith 6ruits for %our sustenance! then set not up ri1als unto God hen %e (no +the truth,. 2". -nd if %e are in doubt as to hat 0e ha1e re1ealed from time to time to Our ser1ant, 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 gi1e glad tidings to those ho belie1e and or( righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath hich ri1ers flo . A1er% time the% are fed ith fruits therefrom, the% sa%8 90h%, this is hat e ere fed ith before,9 for the% are gi1en things in similitude! and the% ha1e therein companions pure +and hol%,! and the% abide therein +for e1er,. 2). God disdains not to use the similitude of things, lo est as ell as highest. Those ho belie1e (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( GodCs Co1enant after it is ratified, and ho sunder hat God 4as ordered to be 5oined, and do mischief on earth8 These cause loss +onl%, to themsel1es. 27. 4o can %e re5ect the faith in God. ?? seeing that %e ere ithout life, and 4e ga1e %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! Moreo1er 4is design comprehended the hea1ens, for 4e ga1e order and perfection to the se1en firmaments! and of all things 4e hath perfect (no ledge. "<. /ehold, th% .ord said to the angels8 9I ill create a 1icegerent on earth.9 The% said8 90ilt Thou place therein one ho ill ma(e mischief therein and shed blood= ?? hilst e do celebrate Th% praises and glorif% Th% hol% +name,=9 4e said8 9I (no hat %e (no not.9 "1. -nd 4e taught -dam the nature of all things! then 4e placed them before the angels, and said8 9Tell me the nature of these if %e are right.9 "2. The% said8 9Glor% to Thee, of (no ledge 0e ha1e none, sa1e truth it is Thou 0ho art perfect in (no ledge and isdom.9 hat Thou 4ast taught us8 In

"". 4e said8 9O -dam; Tell them their natures.9 0hen he had told them, God said8 9$id I not tell %ou that I (no the secrets of hea1en and earth, and I (no hat %e re1eal and hat %e conceal=9 "#. -nd behold, 0e said to the angels8 9/o do n to -dam9 and the% bo ed do n. >ot so Iblis8 he refused and as haught%8 4e as of those ho re5ect 6aith.

"'. 0e said8 9O -dam; d ell 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 do n, all +%e people,, ith enmit% bet een %oursel1es. On earth ill be %our d elling?place and %our means of li1elihood ?? for a time.9 "*. Then learnt -dam from his .ord ords of inspiration, and his .ord Turned to ards him! for 4e is Oft?3eturning, Most Merciful. "7. 0e said8 9Get %e do n all from here! and if, as is sure, there comes to %ou Guidance from me, hosoe1er follo s M% guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. ":. 9/ut those ho re5ect 6aith and belie Our Signs, the% shall be companions of the 6ire! the% shall abide therein.9 #<. O Children of Israel; call to mind the +special, fa1our hich I besto ed upon %ou, and fulfil %our co1enant ith Me as I fulfil M% Co1enant ith %ou, and fear none but Me. #1. -nd belie1e in hat I re1eal, confirming the re1elation hich is ith %ou, and be not the first to re5ect 6aith therein, nor sell M% Signs for a small price! and fear Me, and Me alone. #2. -nd co1er not Truth ith falsehood, nor conceal the Truth hen %e (no + hat it is,. #". -nd be steadfast in pra%er! practise regular charit%! and bo bo do n +in orship,. do n %our heads ith those ho

##. $o %e en5oin right conduct on the people, and forget +To practise it, %oursel1es, and %et %e stud% the Scripture= 0ill %e not understand= #'. >a%, see( +GodCs, help ho bring a lo l% spirit, ?? ith patient perse1erance and pra%er8 It is indeed hard, eBcept to those

#). 0ho bear in mind the certaint% that the% are to meet their .ord, and that the% are to return to 4im. #*. Children of Israel; call to mind the +special, fa1our preferred %ou to all other +for M% Message,. hich I besto ed upon %ou, and that I

#7. Then guard %oursel1es against a da% hen one soul shall not a1ail another nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shall compensation be ta(en from her, nor shall an%one be helped +from outside,.

#:. -nd remember, 0e deli1ered %ou from the people of Pharaoh8 The% set %ou hard tas(s and punishments, slaughtered %our sons and let %our omen?fol( li1e! therein as a tremendous trial from %our .ord. '<. -nd remember 0e di1ided the sea for %ou and sa1ed %ou and dro ned PharaohCs people ithin %our 1er% sight. '1. -nd remember 0e appointed fort% nights for Moses, and in his absence %e too( the calf +for orship,, and %e did grie1ous rong. '2. A1en then 0e did forgi1e %ou! there as a chance for %ou to be grateful. '". -nd remember 0e ga1e Moses the Scripture and the Criterion +/et een right and There as a chance for %ou to be guided aright. rong,8

'#. -nd remember Moses said to his people8 9O m% people; De ha1e indeed ronged %oursel1es b% %our orship of the calf8 So turn +in repentance, to %our Ma(er, and sla% %oursel1es +the rong? doers,! that ill be better for %ou in the sight of %our Ma(er.9 Then 4e turned to ards %ou +in forgi1eness,8 6or 4e is Oft? 3eturning, Most Merciful. ''. -nd remember %e said8 9O Moses; 0e shall ne1er belie1e in thee until e see God manifestl%,9 but %e ere da@ed ith thunder and lighting e1en as %e loo(ed on. '). Then 0e raised %ou up after %our death8 De had the chance to be grateful. '*. -nd 0e ga1e %ou the shade of clouds and sent do n to %ou Manna and Euails, sa%ing8 9Aat of the good things 0e ha1e pro1ided for %ou89 +/ut the% rebelled,! to us the% did no harm, but the% harmed their o n souls. '7. -nd remember 0e said8 9Anter this to n, and eat of the plent% therein as %e ish! but enter the gate ith humilit%, in posture and in ords, and 0e shall forgi1e %ou %our faults and increase +the portion of, those ho do good.9 ':. /ut the transgressors changed the ord from that hich had been gi1en them! so 0e sent on the transgressors a plague from hea1en, for that the% infringed +Our command, repeatedl%. )<. -nd remember Moses pra%ed for ater for his people! 0e said8 9Stri(e the roc( ith th% staff.9 Then gushed forth therefrom t el1e springs. Aach group (ne its o n place for ater. So eat and drin( of the sustenance pro1ided b% God, and do no e1il nor mischief on the +face of the, earth. )1. -nd remember %e said8 9O Moses; e cannot endure one (ind of food +al a%s,! so beseech th% .ord for us to produce for us of hat the earth gro eth, ?? its pot?herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions.9 4e said8 90ill %e eBchange the better for the orse= Go %e do n to an% to n, and %e shall find hat %e ant;9 The% ere co1ered ith humiliation and miser%! the% dre on themsel1es the rath of God. This because the% ent on re5ecting the Signs of God and sla%ing 4is Messengers ithout 5ust cause. This because the% rebelled and ent on transgressing.

)2. Those ho belie1e +in the FurCan,, and those ho follo the &e ish +scriptures,, and the Christians and the Sabians, ?? an% ho belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, and or( righteousness, shall ha1e their re ard ith their .ord! on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. )". -nd remember 0e too( %our co1enant and 0e raised abo1e %ou +The to ering height, of Mount +Sinai, 8 +Sa%ing,8 94old firml% to hat 0e ha1e gi1en %ou and bring +e1er, 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 o n time and to their posterit%, and a lesson to those fear God. ho

)*. -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, sa1e 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 - fa n?coloured heifer, pure and rich in tone, the admiration of beholders;9 *<. The% said8 9/eseech on our behalf Th% .ord to ma(e plain to us heifers ali(e8 0e ish indeed for guidance, if God ills.9 hat she is8 To us are all

*1. 4e said8 94e sa%s8 - heifer not trained to till the soil or ater the fields! sound and ithout blemish.9 The% said8 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 %oursel1es 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 sho eth %ou 4is Signs8 Perchance %e ma% understand. *#. Thenceforth ere %our hearts hardened8 The% became li(e a roc( and e1en orse in hardness. 6or among roc(s there are some from hich ri1ers 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 %e do.

*'. Can %e +o %e men of 6aith, entertain the hope that the% ill belie1e in %ou= ?? Seeing that a part% of them heard the 0ord of God, and per1erted it (no ingl% after the% understood it. *). /ehold; hen the% meet the men of 6aith, the% sa%8 90e belie1e98 /ut hen the% meet each other in pri1ate, the% sa%8 9Shall %ou tell them hat God hath re1ealed to %ou, that the% ma% engage %ou in argument about it before %our .ord=9? $o %e not understand +their aim,= **. Gno the% not that God (no eth hat the% conceal and hat the% re1eal= *7. -nd there are among them illiterates, desires, and the% do nothing but con5ecture. ho (no not the /oo(, but +see therein their o n,

*:. Then oe to those ho rite the /oo( ith their o n 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%. 7<. -nd the% sa%8 9The 6ire shall not touch us but for a fe numbered da%s89 Sa%8 94a1e %e ta(en a promise from God, for 4e ne1er brea(s 4is promise= or is it that %e sa% of God hat %e do not (no =9 71. >a%, those ho see( gain in e1il, and are girt round b% their sins, ?? the% are companions of the 6ire8 Therein shall the% abide +6or e1er,. 72. /ut those ho ha1e faith and shall the% abide +6or e1er,. or( righteousness, the% are companions of the Garden8 Therein

7". -nd remember 0e too( a co1enant from the Children of Israel +to this effect,8 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 +e1en no ,. 7#. -nd remember 0e too( %our co1enant +to this effect,8 Shed no blood amongst %ou, nor turn out %our o n 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 %oursel1es, 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 capti1es, %e ransom them, though it as not la ful for %ou to banish them. Then is it onl% a part of the /oo( that %e belie1e in, and do %e re5ect the rest= but hat is the re ard for those among %ou ho beha1e li(e this but disgrace in this life= ?? and on the $a% of &udgment the% shall be consigned to the most grie1ous penalt%. 6or God is not unmindful of hat %e do. 7). These are the people ho bu% the life of this shall not be lightened nor shall the% be helped. orld at the price of the 4ereafter8 their penalt%

7*. 0e ga1e Moses the /oo( and follo ed him up ith a succession of apostles! 0e ga1e &esus the son of Mar% Clear +Signs, and strengthened him ith the hol% spirit. Is it that hene1er there comes to %ou an apostle ith hat %e %oursel1es 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 preser1e GodCs 0ord8 e need no more,.9 >a%, GodCs curse is on them for their blasphem%8 .ittle is it the% belie1e. 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 1ictor% against those ithout 6aith, ?? hen there comes to them that hich the% +should, ha1e recognised, the% refuse to belie1e in it but the curse of God is on those ithout 6aith. :<. Miserable is the price for hich the% ha1e sold their souls, in that the% den% +the re1elation, hich God has sent do n, in insolent en1% that God of 4is Grace should send it to an% of 4is ser1ants 4e pleases8 Thus ha1e the% dra n on themsel1es 0rath upon 0rath. -nd humiliating is the punishment of those ho re5ect 6aith. :1. 0hen it is said to them, 9/elie1e in hat God 4ath sent do n, 9the% sa%, 90e belie1e in hat as sent do n to us89 %et the% re5ect all besides, e1en if it be Truth confirming hat is ith them. Sa%8 90h% then ha1e %e slain the prophets of God in times gone b%, if %e did indeed belie1e=9 :2. There came to %ou Moses %e did beha1e rongfull%. ith clear +Signs,! %et %e orshipped the calf +A1en, after that, and

:". -nd remember 0e too( %our co1enant and 0e raised abo1e %ou +the to ering height, of Mount +Sinai,8 +Sa%ing,8 94old firml% to hat 0e ha1e gi1en %ou, and hear(en +to the .a ,98 The% said89 0e hear, and e disobe%89 -nd the% had to drin( into their hearts +of the taint, of the calf because of their 6aithlessness. Sa%8 9Hile indeed are the behests of %our 6aith if %e ha1e an% faith;9 :#. Sa%8 9If the last 4ome, ith God, be for %ou speciall%, and not for an%one else, then see( %e for death, if %e are sincere.9 :'. /ut the% ill ne1er see( for death, on account of the +sins, before them. and God is ell?acEuainted ith the rong?doers. hich their hands ha1e sent on

:). Thou ilt indeed find them, of all people, most greed% of life, ?? e1en more than the idolaters8 Aach one of them ishes 4e could be gi1en a life of a thousand %ears8 /ut the grant of such life ill not sa1e him from +due, punishment. 6or God sees ell all that the% do. :*. Sa%8 0hoe1er is an enem% to Gabriel ?? for he brings do n the +re1elation, to th% heart b% GodCs ill, a confirmation of hat ent before, and guidance and glad tidings for those ho belie1e, ??

:7. 0hoe1er 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 ha1e sent do n to thee Manifest Signs +a%at,! and none re5ect them but those per1erse. ho are

1<<. Is it not +the case, that e1er% time the% ma(e a co1enant, some part% among them thro aside= ?? >a%, Most of them are faithless.

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1<1. -nd hen there came to them an apostle from God, confirming hat as ith them, a part% of the people of the /oo( thre a a% the /oo( of God behind their bac(s, as if +it had been something, the% did not (no ; 1<2. The% follo ed hat the e1il ones ga1e out +falsel%, against the po er of Solomon8 the blasphemers 0ere, not Solomon, but the e1il ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came do n at bab%lon to the angels 4arut and Marut. /ut neither of these taught an%one +Such things, ithout sa%ing8 90e are onl% for trial! so do not blaspheme.9 The% learned from them the means to so discord bet een man and ife. /ut the% could not thus harm an%one eBcept b% GodCs permission. -nd the% learned hat harmed them, not hat profited them. -nd the% (ne that the bu%ers of +magic, ould ha1e no share in the happiness of the 4ereafter. -nd 1ile as the price for hich the% did sell their souls, if the% but (ne ; 1<". If the% had (ept their 6aith and guarded themsel1es from e1il, far better had been the re ard from their .ord, if the% but (ne ; 1<#. O %e of 6aith; Sa% not +to the Messenger. ords of ambiguous import, but and hear(en +to him,8 To those ithout 6aith is a grie1ous punishment. ords of respect!

1<'. It is ne1er the ish of those ithout 6aith among the People of the /oo(, nor of the Pagans, that an%thing good should come do n to %ou from %our .ord. /ut God ill choose for 4is special Merc% hom 4e ill ?? for God is .ord of grace abounding. 1<). >one of Our re1elations do 0e abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but 0e substitute something better or similar8 Gno est thou not that God 4ath po er o1er all things= 1<*. Gno est thou not that to God belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth= -nd besides 4im %e ha1e neither patron nor helper. 1<7. 0ould %e Euestion %our Messenger as Moses as Euestioned of old= but from 6aith to 2nbelief, 4ath stra%ed ithout doubt from the e1en a%. hoe1er changeth

1<:. Fuite a number of the People of the /oo( ish the% could Turn %ou +people, bac( to infidelit% after %e ha1e belie1ed, from selfish en1%, after the Truth hath become Manifest unto them8 /ut forgi1e and o1erloo(, Till God accomplish 4is purpose! for God 4ath po er o1er all things.

11<. -nd be steadfast in pra%er and regular in charit%8 -nd hate1er good %e send forth for %our souls before %ou, %e shall find it ith God. for God sees 0ell all that %e do. 111. -nd the% sa%8 9>one shall enter Paradise unless he be a &e +1ain, desires. Sa%8 9Produce %our proof if %e are truthful.9 or a Christian.9 Those are their

112. >a%, ?? hoe1er submits 4is hole self to God and is a doer of good, ?? 4e ill get his re ard ith his .ord! on such shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. 11". The &e s sa%8 9The Christians ha1e naught +to stand, upon! and the Christians sa%8 9The &e s ha1e 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 bet een 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, GodCs name should be celebrated=? hose @eal is +in fact, to ruin them= It as not fitting that such should themsel1es 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 0hithersoe1er %e turn, there is the presence of God. 6or God is all?Per1ading, all?Gno ing. 11). The% sa%8 9+God, hath begotten a son9 8Glor% be to 4im.?? >a%, to 4im belongs all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 e1er%thing renders orship to 4im. 11*. To 4im is due the primal origin of the hea1ens and the earth8 0hen 4e decreeth a matter, 4e saith to it8 9/e,9 and it is. 117. Sa% those ithout (no ledge8 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 ha1e indeed made clear the Signs unto an% people ho hold firml% to 6aith +in their hearts,. 11:. Heril% 0e ha1e sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a Euestion shall be as(ed of the Companions of the /la@ing 6ire. arner8 /ut of thee no

12<. >e1er ill the &e s 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 (no ledge hich hath reached thee, then ouldst thou find neither Protector nor helper against God. 121. Those to hom 0e ha1e sent the /oo( stud% it as it should be studied8 The% are the ones that belie1e therein8 Those ho re5ect faith therein, ?? the loss is their o n. 122. O Children of Israel; call to mind the special fa1our preferred %ou to all others +for M% Message,. hich I besto ed upon %ou, and that I

12". Then guard %oursel1es against a?$a% hen one soul shall not a1ail 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 ans ered8 9/ut M% Promise is not ithin the reach of e1il?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 co1enanted ith -braham and IsmaCil, that the% should sanctif% M% 4ouse for those ho compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bo , or prostrate themsel1es +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 belie1e in God and the .ast $a%.9 4e said8 9+Dea,, and such as re5ect 6aith, ?? for a hile ill I grant them their pleasure, but ill soon dri1e them to the torment of 6ire, ?? an e1il destination +indeed,;9 12*. -nd remember -braham and IsmaCil raised the foundations of the 4ouse +0ith this pra%er,8 9Our .ord; -ccept +this ser1ice, from us8 6or Thou art the -ll?4earing, the -ll?(no ing. 127. 9Our .ord; ma(e of us Muslims, bo ing to Th% +0ill,, and of our progen% a people Muslim, bo ing 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 o n, 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 1"<. -nd ho turns a a% from the religion of -braham but such as debase their souls ith foll%= 4im 0e chose and rendered pure in this orld8 -nd he ill be in the 4ereafter in the ran(s of the 3ighteous. 1"1. /ehold; his .ord said to him8 9/o and Cherisher of the 2ni1erse.9 +th% ill to Me,89 4e said8 9I bo +m% ill, to the .ord

1"2. -nd this as the legac% that -braham left to his sons, and so did &acob! 9Oh m% sons; God hath chosen the 6aith for %ou! then die not eBcept in the 6aith of Islam.9 1"". 0ere %e itnesses hen death appeared before &acob= /ehold, he said to his sons8 90hat ill %e orship after me=9 The% said8 90e shall orship Th% God and the God of th% fathers, of -braham, IsmaCil and Isaac, ?? the one +True, God. To 4im e bo +in Islam,.9 1"#. That as a people that hath passed a a%. The% shall reap the fruit of hat the% did, and %e of hat %e do; Of their merits there is no Euestion in %our case;

1"'. The% sa%8 9/ecome &e s or Christians if %e ould be guided +To sal1ation,.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 belie1e in God, and the re1elation gi1en to us, and to -braham, IsmaCil, Isaac, &acob, and the Tribes, and that gi1en to Moses and &esus, and that gi1en to +all, prophets from their .ord8 0e ma(e no difference bet een one and another of them8 -nd e bo to God +in Islam,.9 1"*. So if the% belie1e as %e belie1e, 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?Gno ing. 1"7. +Our religion is, the /aptism of God. -nd 0hom e orship. ho can bapti@e better than God. -nd it is 4e

1":. Sa%8 0ill %e dispute ith us about God, seeing that 4e is our .ord and %our .ord! that e are responsible for our doings and %e for %ours! and that 0e are sincere +in our faith, in 4im= 1#<. Or do %e sa% that -braham, IsmaCil Isaac, &acob and the Tribes ere &e s or Christians= Sa%8 $o %e (no better than God. -h; ho is more un5ust than those ho conceal the testimon% the% ha1e from God. but God is not unmindful of hat %e do; 1#1. That as a people that hath passed a a%. The% shall reap the fruit of hat the% did, and %e of hat %e do; Of their merits there is no Euestion in %our case8 1#2. The fools among the people ill sa%8 90hat hath turned them from the Fibla to hich the% ere used=9 Sa%8 To God belong both east and 0est8 4e guideth hom 4e ill to a 0a% that is straight. 1#". Thus, ha1e 0e made of %ou an 2mmat 5ustl% balanced, that %e might be itnesses o1er the nations, and the Messenger a itness o1er %oursel1es! and 0e appointed the Fibla to hich thou ast used, onl% to test those ho follo ed the Messenger from those ho ould turn on their heels +6rom the 6aith,. Indeed it as +- change, momentous, eBcept to those guided b% God. -nd ne1er ould God Ma(e %our faith of no effect. 6or God is to all people Most surel% full of (indness, Most Merciful. 1##. 0e see the turning of th% face +for guidance to the hea1ens8 no Shall 0e turn thee to a Fibla that shall please thee. Turn then Th% face in the direction of the sacred MosEue8 0here1er %e are, turn %our faces in that direction. The people of the /oo( (no ell that that is the truth from their .ord. >or is God unmindful of hat the% do. 1#'. A1en if thou ert to bring to the people of the /oo( all the Signs +together,, the% ould not follo Th% Fibla! nor art thou going to follo their Fibla! nor indeed ill the% follo each otherCs Fibla. If thou after the (no ledge hath reached thee, 0ert to follo their +1ain, desires, ?? then ert thou Indeed +clearl%, in the rong.

1#). The people of the /oo( (no this as the% (no their o n sons! but some of them conceal the truth hich the% themsel1es (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 stri1e together +as in a race, To ards all that is good. 0heresoe1er %e are, God ill bring %ou Together. 6or God 4ath po er o1er all things. 1#:. 6rom hencesoe1er 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'<. So from hencesoe1er Thou startest forth, turn Th% face in the direction of the sacred MosEue! and heresoe1er %e are, Turn %our face thither8 that there be no ground of dispute against %ou among the people, eBcept those of them that are bent on ic(edness! so fear them not, but fear Me! and that I ma% complete M% fa1ours on %ou, and %e Ma% +consent to, be guided! 1'1. - similar +fa1our ha1e %e alread% recei1ed, in that 0e ha1e sent among %ou an Messenger of %our o n, rehearsing to %ou Our Signs, and sanctif%ing %ou, and instructing %ou in Scripture and 0isdom, and in ne (no ledge. 1'2. Then do %e remember Me! I ill remember %ou. /e grateful to Me, and re5ect not 6aith. 1'". O %e ho belie1e; see( help patientl% perse1ere. ith patient perse1erance and pra%er! for God is ith those ho

1'#. -nd sa% not of those ho are slain in the though %e percei1e +it, not.

a% of God. 9The% are dead.9 >a%, the% are li1ing,

1''. /e sure e shall test %ou ith something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or li1es or the fruits +of %our toil,, but gi1e glad tidings to those ho patientl% perse1ere, 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 recei1e guidance. 1'7. /ehold; Safa and Mar a are among the S%mbols of God. So if those ho 1isit 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 o n impulse to good, ?? be sure that God is 4e 0ho recogniseth and (no eth. 1':. Those ho conceal the clear +Signs, 0e ha1e sent do n, and the Guidance, after 0e ha1e made it clear for the people in the /oo(, ?? on them shall be GodCs curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse, ?? 1)<. ABcept those ho repent and ma(e amends and openl% declare +the Truth,8 To them I turn! for I am Oft?returning, Most Merciful.

1)1. Those ho re5ect 6aith, and die re5ecting, ?? on them is GodCs 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 hea1ens 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 do n from the s(ies, and the life hich 4e gi1es there ith 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 sla1es bet een 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% lo1e them as the% should lo1e God. /ut those of 6aith are o1erflo ing in their lo1e for God. If onl% the unrighteous could see, behold, the% ould see the penalt%8 that to God belongs all po er, and God ill strongl% enforce the penalt%. 1)). Then ould those ho are follo ed clear themsel1es of those ould see the penalt%, and all relations bet een them ould be cut off. ho follo +them, 8 The%

1)*. -nd those ho follo ed ould sa%8 9If onl% 0e had one more chance, 0e ould clear oursel1es of them, as the% ha1e cleared themsel1es 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, .a ful and good! and do not follo e1il one, for he is to %ou an a1o ed enem%. 1):. 6or he commands %ou %e ha1e no (no ledge. the footsteps of the

hat is e1il and shameful, and that %e should sa% of God that of hich

1*<. 0hen it is said to them8 96ollo hat God hath re1ealed89 The% sa%8 9>a%; e shall follo the a%s of our fathers.9 0hat; e1en though their fathers 0ere 1oid 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 1oid of isdom. 1*2. O %e ho belie1e; Aat of the good things that 0e ha1e pro1ided 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 s ine, and that on hich an% other name hath been in1o(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?forgi1ing Most Merciful.

1*#. Those ho conceal GodCs re1elations in the /oo(, and purchase for them a miserable profit, ?? the% s allo into themsel1es naught but 6ire! God ill not address them on the $a% of 3esurrection. >or purif% them8 Grie1ous ill be their penalt%. 1*'. The% are the ones ho bu% Arror in place of Guidance and Torment in place of 6orgi1eness. -h; hat boldness +The% sho , for the 6ire; 1*). +Their doom is, because God sent do n the /oo( in truth but those dispute in the /oo( are in a schism 6ar +from the purpose,. ho see( causes of

1**. It is not righteousness that %e turn %our faces To ards east or 0est! but it is righteousness? to belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, and the -ngels, and the /oo(, and the Messengers! to spend of %our substance, out of lo1e for 4im, for %our (in, for orphans, for the need%, for the a%farer, for those ho as(, and for the ransom of sla1es! to be steadfast in pra%er, and practice regular charit%! to fulfil the contracts hich %e ha1e made! and to be firm and patient, in pain +or suffering, and ad1ersit%, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God.fearing. 1*7. O %e ho belie1e; the la of eEualit% is prescribed to %ou in cases of murder8 the free for the free, the sla1e for the sla1e, 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 hoe1er eBceeds the limits shall be in gra1e penalt%. 1*:. In the .a of AEualit% there is +sa1ing of, .ife to %ou, o %e men of understanding! that %e ma% restrain %oursel1es. 17<. It is prescribed, hen death approaches an% of %ou, if he lea1e an% goods that he ma(e a beEuest to parents and neBt of (in, according to reasonable usage! this is due from the God.fearing. 171. If an%one changes the beEuest after hearing it, the guilt shall be on those change. 6or God hears and (no s +-ll things,. ho ma(e the

172. /ut if an%one fears partialit% or rong?doing on the part of the testator, and ma(es peace bet een +The parties concerned,, there is no rong in him8 6or God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 17". O %e ho belie1e; 6asting is prescribed to %ou as it as prescribed to those before %ou, that %e ma% +learn, self?restraint, ?? 17#. +6asting, for a fiBed number of da%s! but if an% of %ou is ill, or on a 5ourne%, the prescribed number +Should be made up, from da%s later. 6or those ho can do it +0ith hardship,, is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. /ut he that ill gi1e more, of his o n free ill, ?? it is better for him. -nd it is better for %ou that %e fast, if %e onl% (ne . 17'. 3amadhan is the +month, in hich as sent do n the FurCan, as a guide to man(ind, also clear +Signs, for guidance and 5udgment +/et een right and rong,. So e1er% one of %ou ho is

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 e1er% 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% ser1ants as( thee concerning Me, I am indeed close +to them,8 I listen to the pra%er of e1er% suppliant hen he calleth on Me8 .et them also, ith a ill, .isten to M% call, and belie1e 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 i1es. The% are %our garments and %e are their garments. God (no eth hat %e used to do secretl% among %oursel1es! but 4e turned to %ou and forga1e %ou! so no associate ith them, and see( hat God 4ath ordained for %ou, and eat and drin(, until the hite thread of da n appear to %ou distinct from its blac( thread! then complete %our fast Till the night appears! but do not associate ith %our i1es 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 %oursel1es for 1anities, nor use it as bait for the 5udges, ith intent that %e ma% eat up rongfull% and (no ingl% a little of +other, peopleCs 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 1irtue if %e enter %our houses from the bac(8 It is 1irtue if %e fear God. Anter houses through the proper doors8 -nd fear God. That %e ma% prosper. 1:<. 6ight in the cause of God those ho fight %ou, but do not transgress limits! for God lo1eth not transgressors. 1:1. -nd sla% them here1er %e catch them, and turn them out from here the% ha1e Turned %ou out! for tumult and oppression are orse than slaughter! but fight them not at the Sacred MosEue, unless the% +first, fight %ou there! but if the% fight %ou, sla% them. Such is the re ard of those ho suppress faith. 1:2. /ut if the% cease, God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1:". -nd fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there pre1ail 5ustice and faith in God. but if the% cease, .et there be no hostilit% eBcept to those ho practise oppression. 1:#. The prohibited month for the prohibited month, ?? and so for all things prohibited, ?? there is the la of eEualit%. If then an% one transgresses the prohibition against %ou, Transgress %e li(e ise against him. /ut fear God, and (no that God is ith those ho restrain themsel1es. 1:'. -nd spend of %our substance in the cause of God, and ma(e not %our o n hands contribute to +%our, destruction! but do good! for God lo1eth those ho do good.

1:). -nd complete the 4a55 or Cumra in the ser1ice of God. /ut if %e are pre1ented +6rom completing it,, send an offering for sacrifice, such as %e ma% find, and do not sha1e %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 sha1ing,, +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 Cumra on 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 se1en 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 (no n. If an% one underta(es that dut% therein, .et there be no obscenit%, nor ic(edness, nor rangling in the 4a55. -nd hate1er good %e do, +be sure, God (no eth it. -nd ta(e a pro1ision +0ith %ou, for the 5ourne%, but the best of pro1isions 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 do n from +Mount, -rafat, celebrate the praises of God at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate 4is praises as 4e has directed %ou, e1en 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 GodCs forgi1eness. 6or God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 2<<. So hen %e ha1e accomplished %our hol% rites, celebrate the praises of God, as %e used to celebrate the praises of %our fathers, ?? %ea, ith far more 4eart and soul. There are men ho sa%8 9Our .ord; Gi1e us +Th% bounties, in this orld;9 but the% ill ha1e no portion in the 4ereafter. 2<1. -nd there are men ho sa%8 9Our .ord; Gi1e us good in this orld and good in the 4ereafter, and defend us from the torment of the 6ire;9 2<2. To these ill be allotted hat the% ha1e earned! and God is Euic( in account. 2<". Celebrate the praises of God during the -ppointed $a%s. /ut if an% one hastens to lea1e in t o da%s, there is no blame on him, and if an% one sta%s on, there is no blame on him, if his aim is to do right. Then fear God, and (no that %e ill surel% be gathered unto 4im. 2<#. There is the t%pe of man hose speech about this orldCs life Ma% da@@le thee, and he calls God to itness about hat is in his heart! %et is he the most contentious of enemies. 2<'. 0hen he turns his bac(, 4is aim e1er% here is to spread mischief through the earth and destro% crops and cattle. /ut God lo1eth not mischief. 2<). 0hen it is said to him, 96ear God., 4e is led b% arrogance to +more, crime. Anough for him is 4ell!?-n e1il bed indeed +To lie on,; 2<*. -nd there is the t%pe of man ho gi1es his life to earn the pleasure of God. -nd God is full of (indness to +4is, de1otees.

2<7. O %e ho belie1e; Anter into Islam one! for he is to %ou an a1o ed enem%.

hole?heartedl%! and follo

not the footsteps of the e1il

2<:. If %e bac(slide after the clear +Signs, ha1e come to %ou, then (no Po er, 0ise.

that God is ABalted in

21<. 0ill the% ait until God comes to them in canopies of clouds, ith angels +in 4is train, and the Euestion is +thus, settled= but to God do all Euestions go bac( +for decision,. 211. -s( the Children of Israel ho man% clear +Signs, 0e ha1e sent them. /ut if an% one, after GodCs fa1our has come to him, substitutes +something else,, God is strict in punishment. 212. The life of this orld is alluring to those ho re5ect faith, and the% scoff at those ho belie1e. /ut the righteous ill be abo1e them on the $a% of 3esurrection! for God besto s 4is abundance ithout measure on hom 4e ill. 21". Man(ind as one single nation, and God sent Messengers ith glad tidings and arnings! and ith them 4e sent the /oo( in truth, to 5udge bet een people in matters herein the% differed! but the People of the /oo(, after the clear Signs came to them, did not differ among themsel1es, eBcept through selfish contumac%. God b% 4is Grace Guided the belie1ers to the Truth, concerning that herein the% differed. 6or God guided hom 4e ill to a path that is straight. 21#. Or do %e thin( that %e shall enter the Garden +of bliss, ithout such +trials, as came to those ho passed a a% before %ou= the% encountered suffering and ad1ersit%, and ere so sha(en in spirit that e1en the Messenger and those of faith ho ere ith him cried8 90hen + ill come, the help of God.9 -h; Heril%, the help of God is +al a%s, near; 21'. The% as( thee hat the% should spend +In charit%,. Sa%8 0hate1er %e spend that is good, is for parents and (indred and orphans and those in ant and for a%farers. -nd hate1er %e do that is good, ?+God, (no eth it ell. 21). 6ighting is prescribed for %ou, and %e disli(e it. /ut it is possible that %e disli(e a thing hich is good for %ou, and that %e lo1e a thing hich is bad for %ou. /ut God (no eth, and %e (no not. 21*. The% as( thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month. Sa%8 96ighting therein is a gra1e +offence,! but gra1er is it in the sight of God to pre1ent access to the path of God, to den% 4im, to pre1ent access to the Sacred MosEue, and dri1e out its members.9 Tumult and oppression are orse than slaughter. >or ill the% cease fighting %ou until the% turn %ou bac( from %our faith if the% can. -nd if an% of %ou Turn bac( from their faith and die in unbelief, their or(s ill bear no fruit in this life and in the 4ereafter! the% ill be companions of the 6ire and ill abide therein. 217. Those ho belie1ed and those ho suffered eBile and fought +and stro1e and struggled, in the path of God, ?? the% ha1e the hope of the Merc% of God. -nd God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful.

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? 22<. +Their bearings, on this life and the 4ereafter. The% as( thee concerning orphans. Sa%8 9The best thing to do is hat is for their good! if %e miB their affairs ith %ours, the% are %our brethren! but God (no s the man ho means mischief from the man ho means good. -nd if God had ished, 4e could ha1e put %ou into difficulties8 4e is indeed ABalted in Po er, 0ise.9 221. $o not marr% unbelie1ing omen +idolaters,, until the% belie1e8 - sla1e oman ho belie1es is better than an unbelie1ing oman, e1en though she allures %ou. >or marr% +%our girls, to unbelie1ers until the% belie1e8 - man sla1e ho belie1es is better than an unbelie1er, e1en though he allures %ou. 2nbelie1ers do +but, bec(on %ou to the 6ire. /ut God bec(ons b% 4is Grace to the Garden +of bliss, and forgi1eness, and ma(es 4is Signs clear to man(ind8 That the% ma% celebrate 4is praise. 222. The% as( thee concerning omenCs courses. Sa%8 The% are a hurt and a pollution8 So (eep a a% from omen in their courses, and do not approach them until the% are clean. /ut hen the% ha1e purified themsel1es, %e ma% approach them in an% manner, time, or place ordained for %ou b% God. 6or God lo1es those ho turn to 4im constantl% and 4e lo1es those ho (eep themsel1es pure and clean. 22". Dour i1es 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 gi1e +these, good tidings to those ho belie1e. 22#. -nd ma(e not GodCs +name, an eBcuse in %our oaths against doing good, or acting rightl%, or ma(ing peace bet een persons! for God is One 0ho heareth and (no eth 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?forgi1ing, Most 6orbearing. 22). 6or those ho ta(e an oath for abstention from their i1es, a ordained! if then the% return, God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. aiting for four months is

22*. /ut if their intention is firm for di1orce, God heareth and (no eth all things. 227. $i1orced omen shall ait concerning themsel1es for three monthl% periods. >or is it la ful for them to hide hat God 4ath created in their ombs, if the% ha1e faith in God and the .ast $a%. -nd their husbands ha1e the better right to ta(e them bac( in that period, if the% ish for reconciliation. -nd omen shall ha1e rights similar to the rights against them, according to hat is eEuitable! but men ha1e a degree +of ad1antage, o1er them. -nd God is ABalted in Po er, 0ise. 22:. - di1orce is onl% permissible t ice8 after that, the parties should either hold Together on eEuitable terms, or separate ith (indness. It is not la ful for %ou, +Men,, to ta(e bac( an% of %our

gifts +from %our i1es,, 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 gi1e 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 +Themsel1es as ell as others,. 2"<. So if a husband di1orces his ife +irre1ocabl%,, 4e cannot, after that, re?marr% her until after she has married another husband and 4e has di1orced her. In that case there is no blame on either of them if the% re?unite, pro1ided the% feel that the% can (eep the limits ordained b% God. Such are the limits ordained b% God, hich 4e ma(es plain to those ho understand. 2"1. 0hen %e di1orce omen, and the% fulfil the term of their +CIddat,, either ta(e them bac( on eEuitable terms or set them free on eEuitable terms! but do not ta(e them bac( to in5ure them, +or, to ta(e undue ad1antage! if an% one does that! 4e rongs his o n soul. $o not treat GodCs Signs as a 5est, but solemnl% rehearse GodCs fa1ours on %ou, and the fact that 4e sent do n to %ou the /oo( and 0isdom, for %our instruction. -nd fear God, and (no that God is ell acEuainted ith all things. 2"2. 0hen %e di1orce omen, and the% fulfil the term of their +CIddat,, do not pre1ent them from marr%ing their +former, husbands, if the% mutuall% agree on eEuitable terms. This instruction is for all amongst %ou, ho belie1e in God and the .ast $a%. That is +the course Ma(ing for, most 1irtue and purit% amongst %ou and God (no s, and %e (no not. 2"". The mothers shall gi1e such to their offspring for t o hole %ears, if the father desires to complete the term. /ut he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on eEuitable terms. >o soul shall ha1e 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, pro1ided %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 lea1e ido s behind, the% shall ait concerning themsel1es four months and ten da%s8 0hen the% ha1e fulfilled their term, there is no blame on %ou if the% dispose of themsel1es 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 (no s that %e cherish them in %our hearts8 /ut do not ma(e a secret contract ith them eBcept in terms 4onourable, nor resol1e on the tie of marriage till the term prescribed is fulfilled. -nd (no that God Gno eth hat is in %our hearts, and ta(e heed of 4im! and (no that God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most 6orbearing. 2"). There is no blame on %ou if %e di1orce omen before consummation or the fiBation of their do er! but besto on them +- suitable gift,, the ealth% according to his means, and the poor

according to his means!? - gift of a reasonable amount is due from those thing.

ho

ish to do the right

2"*. -nd if %e di1orce them before consummation, but after the fiBation of a do er for them, then the half of the do er +Is due to them,, unless the% remit it or +the manCs half, is remitted b% him in hose hands is the marriage tie! and the remission +of the manCs half, is the nearest to righteousness. -nd do not forget .iberalit% bet een %oursel1es. 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 de1out +frame of mind,. 2":. If %e fear +an enem%,, pra% on foot, or riding, +as ma% be most con1enient,, but hen %e are in securit%, celebrate GodCs praises in the manner 4e has taught %ou, hich %e (ne not +before,. 2#<. Those of %ou ho die and lea1e ido s should beEueath for their ido s a %earCs maintenance and residence! but if the% lea1e +The residence,, there is no blame on %ou for hat the% do ith themsel1es, pro1ided it is reasonable. -nd God is ABalted in Po er, 0ise. 2#1. 6or di1orced omen Maintenance +should be pro1ided, on a reasonable +scale,. This is a dut% on the righteous. 2#2. Thus doth God Ma(e clear 4is Signs to %ou8 In order that %e ma% understand. 2#". $idst thou not Turn b% 1ision to those ho abandoned their homes, though the% ere thousands +In number,, for fear of death= God said to them8 9$ie98 Then 4e restored them to life. 6or God is full of bount% to man(ind, but Most of them are ungrateful. 2##. Then fight in the cause of God, and (no that God 4eareth and (no eth all things. 2#'. 0ho is he that ill loan to God a beautiful loan, hich God ill double unto his credit and multipl% man% times= It is God that gi1eth +%ou, 0ant or plent%, and to 4im shall be %our return. 2#). 4ast thou not Turned th% 1ision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after +the time of, Moses= the% said to a prophet +That as, among them8 9-ppoint for us a (ing, that e Ma% fight in the cause of God.9 4e said8 9Is it not possible, if %e ere commanded to fight, that that %e ill not fight=9 The% said8 94o could e refuse to fight in the cause of God, seeing that e ere turned out of our homes and our families=9 but hen the% ere commanded to fight, the% turned bac(, eBcept a small band among them. /ut God 4as full (no ledge of those ho do rong. 2#*. Their Prophet said to them8 9+God, hath appointed Talut as (ing o1er %ou.9 The% said8 94o can he eBercise authorit% o1er us hen e are better fitted than he to eBercise authorit%, and he is not e1en gifted, ith ealth in abundance=9 4e said8 9+God, hath Chosen him abo1e %ou, and hath gifted him abundantl% ith (no ledge and bodil% pro ess8 God Granteth 4is authorit% to hom 4e pleaseth. God careth for all, and 4e (no eth all things.9

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 co1enant, 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 ha1e 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 ri1er, ?? 4e and the faithful ones ith him, ?? the% said8 9This da% 0e cannot cope ith Goliath and his forces.9 but those ho ere con1inced that the% must meet God, said8 94o oft, b% GodCs ill, 4ath a small force 1anEuished a big one= God is ith those ho steadfastl% perse1ere.9 2'<. 0hen the% ad1anced to meet Goliath and his forces, the% pra%ed8 9Our .ord; Pour out constanc% on us and ma(e our steps firm8 4elp us against those that re5ect faith.9 2'1. /% GodCs ill the% routed them! and $a1id sle Goliath! and God ga1e him po er and isdom and taught him hate1er +else, 4e illed. -nd did not God Chec( one set of people b% means of another, the earth ould indeed be full of mischief8 /ut God is full of bount% to all the orlds. 2'2. These are the Signs of God. apostles. e rehearse them to thee in truth8 1eril% Thou art one of the

2'". Those apostles 0e endo ed ith gifts, some abo1e others8 To one of them God spo(e! others 4e raised to degrees +of honour,! to &esus the son of Mar% 0e ga1e clear +Signs,, and strengthened him ith the hol% spirit. If God had so illed, succeeding generations ould not ha1e fought among each other, after clear +Signs, had come to them, but the% +chose, to rangle, some belie1ing and others re5ecting. If God had so illed, the% ould not ha1e fought each other! but God 6ulfilleth 4is plan. 2'#. O %e ho belie1e; Spend out of +the bounties, 0e ha1e pro1ided for %ou, before the $a% comes hen no bargaining +0ill a1ail,, nor friendship nor intercession. Those ho re5ect 6aith the% are the rong?doers. 2''. God. There is no god but 4e, ?? the .i1ing, the Self?subsisting, Aternal. >o slumber can sei@e 4im nor sleep. 4is are all things in the hea1ens and on earth. 0ho is there can intercede in 4is presence eBcept as 4e permitteth= 4e (no eth hat +appeareth to 4is creatures as, before or after or behind them. >or shall the% compass aught of 4is (no ledge eBcept as 4e illeth. 4is Throne doth eBtend o1er the hea1ens and the earth, and 4e feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preser1ing 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 hoe1er re5ects e1il and belie1es in God hath grasped the most trust orth% hand?hold, that ne1er brea(s. -nd God heareth and (no eth all things.

2'*. God is the Protector of those ho ha1e faith8 from the depths of dar(ness 4e ill lead them forth into light. Of those ho re5ect faith the patrons are the e1il ones8 from light the% ill lead them forth into the depths of dar(ness. The% ill be companions of the fire, to d ell therein +6or e1er,. 2'7. 4ast thou not Turned th% 1ision to one ho disputed ith -braham -bout his .ord, because God had granted him po er= -braham said8 9M% .ord is 4e 0ho Gi1eth life and death.9 4e said8 9I gi1e life and death9. Said -braham8 9/ut it is God that causeth the sun to rise from the east8 $o thou then cause him to rise from the 0est.9 Thus as he confounded ho +in arrogance, re5ected faith. >or doth God Gi1e guidance to a people un5ust. 2':. Or +ta(e, the similitude of one ho passed b% a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. 4e said8 9Oh; ho shall God bring it +e1er, to life, after +this, its death=9 but God caused him to die for a hundred %ears, then raised him up +again,. 4e said8 94o long didst thou tarr% +thus,=9 4e said8 +Perhaps, a da% or part of a da%.9 4e said8 9>a%, thou hast tarried thus a hundred %ears! but loo( at th% food and th% drin(! the% sho no signs of age! and loo( at th% don(e%8 -nd that 0e ma% ma(e of thee a sign unto the people, .oo( further at the bones, ho 0e bring them together and clothe them ith flesh.9 0hen this as sho n clearl% to him, he said8 9I (no that God hath po er o1er all things.9 2)<. /ehold; -braham said8 9M% .ord; Sho me ho Thou gi1est life to the dead.9 4e said8 9$ost thou not then belie1e=9 4e said8 9Dea; but to satisf% M% o n underta(ing.9 4e said8 9Ta(e four birds! Tame them to turn to thee! put a portion of them on e1er% hill and call to them8 The% ill come to thee +6l%ing, ith speed. Then (no that God is ABalted in Po er, 0ise.9 2)1. The parable of those ho spend their substance in the a% of God is that of a grain of corn8 it gro eth se1en ears, and each ear 4ath a hundred grains. God gi1eth manifold increase to hom 4e pleaseth8 -nd God careth for all and 4e (no eth all things. 2)2. Those ho spend their substance in the cause of God, and follo reminders of their generosit% or ith in5ur%, ?? for them their re ard is shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. not up their gifts ith ith their .ord8 on them

2)". Gind ords and the co1ering of faults are better than charit% follo ed b% in5ur%. God is free of all ants, and 4e is Most?6orbearing. 2)#. O %e ho belie1e; cancel not %our charit% b% reminders of %our generosit% or b% in5ur%, ?? li(e those ho spend their substance to be seen of men, but belie1e neither in God nor in the .ast $a%. The% are in parable li(e a hard, barren roc(, on hich is a little soil8 on it falls hea1% rain, hich lea1es it +&ust, a bare stone. The% ill be able to do nothing ith aught the% ha1e earned. -nd God guideth not those ho re5ect faith. 2)'. -nd the li(eness of those ho spend their substance, see(ing to please God and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile8 hea1% rain falls on it but ma(es it %ield a double increase of har1est, and if it recei1es not 4ea1% rain, light moisture sufficeth it. God seeth ell hate1er %e do.

2)). $oes an% of %ou ish that he should ha1e a garden ith date?palms and 1ines and streams flo ing underneath, and all (inds of fruit, hile he is stric(en ith old age, and his children are not strong +enough to loo( after themsel1es, ?? that it should be caught in a hirl ind, 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 belie1e; Gi1e of the good things hich %e ha1e +honourabl%, earned, and of the fruits of the earth hich 0e ha1e produced for %ou, and do not e1en aim at getting an%thing hich is bad, in order that out of it %e ma% gi1e a a% something, hen %e %oursel1es ould not recei1e it eBcept ith closed e%es. -nd (no that God is 6ree of all ants, and orth% of all praise. 2)7. The A1il one threatens %ou ith po1ert% and bids %ou to conduct unseeml%. God promiseth %ou 4is forgi1eness and bounties. -nd God careth for all and 4e (no eth all things. 2):. 4e granteth isdom to hom 4e pleaseth! and he to hom isdom is granted recei1eth indeed a benefit o1erflo ing! but none ill grasp the Message but men of understanding. 2*<. -nd hate1er %e spend in charit% or de1otion, be sure God (no s it all. /ut the ha1e no helpers. rong?doers

2*1. If %e disclose +acts of, charit%, e1en so it is ell, but if %e conceal them, and ma(e them reach those +reall%, in need, that is best for %ou8 It ill remo1e from %ou some of %our +stains of, e1il. -nd God is ell acEuainted ith hat %e do. 2*2. It is not reEuired of thee +O Messenger., to set them on the right path, but God sets on the right path hom 4e pleaseth. 0hate1er of good %e gi1e benefits %our o n souls, and %e shall onl% do so see(ing the 96ace9 of God. 0hate1er good %e gi1e, shall be rendered bac( to %ou, and %e shall not /e dealt ith un5ustl%. 2*". +Charit% is, for those in need, ho, in GodCs cause are restricted +from tra1el,, and cannot mo1e about in the land, see(ing +6or trade or or(,8 the ignorant man thin(s, because of their modest%, that the% are free from ant. Thou shalt (no them b% their +2nfailing, mar(8 The% beg not importunatel% from all the sundr%. -nd hate1er of good %e gi1e, be assured God (no eth it ell. 2*#. Those ho +in charit%, spend of their goods b% night and b% da%, in secret and in public, ha1e their re ard ith their .ord8 on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. 2*'. Those ho de1our usur% ill not stand eBcept as stand one hom the A1il one b% his touch 4ath dri1en to madness. That is because the% sa%8 9Trade is li(e usur%,9 but God hath permitted trade and forbidden usur%. Those ho after recei1ing direction from their .ord, desist, shall be pardoned for the past! their case is for God +to 5udge,! but those ho repeat +The offence, are companions of the 6ire8 The% ill abide therein +for e1er,. 2*). God ill depri1e usur% of all blessing, but lo1eth not creatures ungrateful and ic(ed. ill gi1e increase for deeds of charit%8 6or 4e

2**. Those ho belie1e, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular pra%ers and regular charit%, ill ha1e their re ard ith their .ord8 on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. 2*7. O %e ho belie1e; 6ear God, and gi1e up indeed belie1ers. hat remains of %our demand for usur%, if %e are

2*:. If %e do it not, Ta(e notice of ar from God and 4is Messenger. /ut if %e turn bac(, %e shall ha1e %our capital sums8 $eal not un5ustl%, and %e shall not be dealt ith un5ustl%. 27<. If the debtor is in a difficult%, grant him time Till it is eas% for him to repa%. /ut if %e remit it b% a% of charit%, that is best for %ou if %e onl% (ne . 271. -nd fear the $a% hen %e shall be brought bac( to God. Then shall e1er% soul be paid hat it earned, and none shall be dealt ith un5ustl%. 272. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e deal ith each other, in transactions in1ol1ing future obligations in a fiBed period of time, reduce them to riting .et a scribe rite do n faithfull% as bet een the parties8 let not the scribe refuse to rite8 as God 4as taught him, so let him rite. .et him ho incurs the liabilit% dictate, but let him fear 4is .ord God, and not diminish aught of hat he o es. If the% part% liable is mentall% deficient, or ea(, or unable 4imself to dictate, .et his guardian dictate faithfull%, and get t o itnesses, out of %our o n men, and if there are not t o men, then a man and t o omen, such as %e choose, for itnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her. The itnesses should not refuse hen the% are called on +6or e1idence,. $isdain not to reduce to riting +%our contract, for a future period, hether it be small or big8 it is 5uster in the sight of God, More suitable as e1idence, and more con1enient to pre1ent doubts among %oursel1es but if it be a transaction hich %e carr% out on the spot among %oursel1es, there is no blame on %ou if %e reduce it not to riting. /ut ta(e itness hene1er %e ma(e a commercial contract! and let neither scribe nor itness suffer harm. If %e do +such harm,, it ould be ic(edness in %ou. So fear God. 6or it is Good that teaches %ou. -nd God is ell acEuainted ith all things. If %e are on a 5ourne%, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge ith possession +ma% ser1e the purpose,. -nd if one of %ou deposits a thing on trust ith another, let the trustee +faithfull%, discharge his trust, and let him 6ear his .ord conceal not e1idence! for hoe1er conceals it, ?? his heart is tainted ith sin. -nd God (no eth all that %e do. 27". If %e are on a 5ourne%, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge ith possession +ma% ser1e the purpose,. -nd if one of %ou deposits a thing on trust ith another, .et the trustee +6aithfull%, discharge 4is trust, and let him fear his .ord. Conceal not e1idence! for hoe1er conceals it, ?? 4is heart is tainted ith sin. -nd God Gno eth all that %e do. 27#. To God belongeth all that is in the hea1ens and on earth. 0hether %e sho hat is in %our minds or conceal it, God Calleth %ou to account for it. 4e forgi1eth hom 4e pleaseth, and punisheth hom 4e pleaseth, for God hath po er o1er all things. 27'. The Messenger belie1eth in hat hath been re1ealed to him from his .ord, as do the men of faith. Aach one +of them, belie1eth in God, 4is angels, 4is boo(s, and 4is apostles. 90e ma(e no

distinction +the% sa%, bet een one and another of 4is apostles.9 -nd the% sa%8 90e hear, and obe%8 +0e see(, Th% forgi1eness, 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 e1er% good that it earns, and it suffers e1er% 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 ha1e strength to bear. /lot out our sins, and grant us forgi1eness. 4a1e merc% on us. Thou art our Protector! 4elp us against those ho stand against faith.9

Surah ".
The 6amil% Of CImran, The 4ouse Of CImran
1. -. .. M. 2. God. There is no god but 4e, ?? the .i1ing, the Self?Subsisting, Aternal. ". It is 4e 0ho sent do n to thee +step b% step,, in truth, the /oo(, confirming hat ent before it! and 4e sent do n the .a +of Moses, and the Gospel +of &esus, before this, as a guide to man(ind, and 4e sent do n the criterion +of 5udgment bet een right and rong,. #. Then those ho re5ect 6aith in the Signs of God ABalted in Might, .ord of 3etribution. ill suffer the se1erest penalt%, and God is

'. 6rom God, 1eril% nothing is hidden on earth or in the hea1ens. ). 4e it is 0ho shapes %ou in the Might, the 0ise. ombs as 4e pleases. There is no god but 4e, the ABalted in

*. 4e it is 0ho has sent do n to thee the /oo(8 In it are 1erses basic or fundamental +of established meaning,! the% are the foundation of the /oo(8 others are allegorical. /ut those in hose hearts is per1ersit% follo the part thereof that is allegorical, see(ing discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one (no s its hidden meanings eBcept God. -nd those ho are firml% grounded in (no ledge sa%8 90e belie1e 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%,, 9.et not our hearts de1iate no after Thou hast guided us, but grant us merc% from Thine o n 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 ne1er fails in 4is promise.9 1<. Those ho re5ect 6aith, ?? neither their possessions nor their +numerous, progen% them aught against God. The% are themsel1es but fuel for the 6ire. ill a1ail

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 1anEuished and gathered together to 4ell, ?? an e1il bed indeed +to lie on,; 1". 9There has alread% been for %ou a Sign in the t o armies that met +in combat,8 One as fighting in the cause of God, the other resisting God. these sa ith their o n e%es T ice their number. /ut God doth support ith 4is aid hom 4e pleaseth. In this is a arning for such as ha1e e%es to see.9 1#. 6air in the e%es of men is the lo1e of things the% co1et8 0omen and sons! 4eaped?up hoards of gold and sil1er! horses branded +for blood and eBcellence,! and + ealth of, cattle and ell?tilled land. Such are the possessions of this orldCs life! but in nearness to God is the best of the goals +To return to,. 1'. Sa%8 Shall I gi1e %ou glad tidings of things 6ar better than those= 6or the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their .ord, ith ri1ers flo ing beneath! therein is their eternal home! ith companions pure +and hol%,! and the good pleasure of God. 6or in GodCs sight are +all, 4is ser1ants, ?? 1). +>amel%,, those ho sa%8 9Our .ord; sa1e us from the agon% of the 6ire!9? e ha1e indeed belie1ed8 forgi1e us, then, our sins, and

1*. Those ho sho patience, 6irmness and self?control! ho are true +in ord and deed,! ho orship de1outl%! ho spend +in the a% of God.! and ho pra% for forgi1eness 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 (no ledge, standing firm on 5ustice. There is no god but 4e, the ABalted in Po er, the 0ise. ith

1:. The 3eligion before God is Islam +submission to 4is 0ill,8 >or did the People of the /oo( dissent therefrom eBcept through en1% of each other, after (no ledge had come to them. /ut if an% den% the Signs of God, God is s ift in calling to account. 2<. So if the% dispute ith thee, sa%8 9I ha1e submitted M% hole self to God and so ha1e those ho follo me.9 -nd sa% to the People of the /oo( and to those ho are unlearned8 9$o %e +also, submit %oursel1es=9 If the% do, the% are in right guidance, but if the% turn bac(, Th% dut% is to con1e% the Message! and in GodCs sight are +all, 4is ser1ants. 21. -s to those ho den% the Signs of God and in defiance of right, sla% the prophets, and sla% those ho teach 5ust dealing ith man(ind, announce to them a grie1ous penalt%. 22. The% are those hose ha1e an%one to help. or(s ill bear no fruit in this orld and in the 4ereafter nor ill the%

2". 4ast thou not turned Th% 1ision to those ho ha1e been gi1en a portion of the /oo(= The% are in1ited 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 forgeries decei1e them as to their o n religion. numbered da%s98 6or their

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 +fa1our or, in5ustice= 2). Sa%8 9O God. .ord of Po er +-nd 3ule,, Thou gi1est po er to hom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off po er 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%, o1er all things Thou hast po er. 2*. 9Thou causest the night to gain on the da%, and thou causest the da% to gain on the night! Thou bringest the .i1ing out of the dead, and Thou bringest the dead out of the .i1ing! and Thou gi1est sustenance to hom Thou pleasest, ithout measure.9 27. .et not the belie1ers Ta(e for friends or helpers 2nbelie1ers rather than belie1ers8 if an% do that, in nothing ill there be help from God. eBcept b% a% of precaution, that %e ma% Guard %oursel1es 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 re1eal it, God (no s it all8 4e (no s hat is in the hea1ens, and hat is on earth. -nd God has po er o1er all things. "<. 9On the $a% hen e1er% soul ill be confronted ith all the good it has done, and all the e1il it has done, it ill ish there ere a great distance bet een it and its e1il. /ut God cautions %ou +To remember, 4imself. -nd God is full of (indness to those that ser1e 4im.9 "1. Sa%8 9If %e do lo1e God, 6ollo Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 me8 God ill lo1e %ou and forgi1e %ou %our sins8 6or God is

"2. Sa%8 9Obe% God and 4is Messenger.8 /ut if the% turn bac(, God lo1eth not those 6aith.

ho re5ect

"". God did choose -dam and >oah, the famil% of -braham, and the famil% of CImran abo1e all people, ?? "#. Offspring, one of the other8 -nd God heareth and (no eth all things. "'. /ehold; a oman of CImran said8 9O m% .ord; I do dedicate unto Thee hat is in m% omb for Th% special ser1ice8 So accept this of me8 6or Thou hearest and (no est all things.9

"). 0hen she as deli1ered, she said8 9O m% .ord; /ehold; I am deli1ered 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 ha1e named her Mar%, and I commend her and her offspring to Th% protection from the A1il One, the 3e5ected.9 "*. 3ight graciousl% did her .ord accept her8 4e made her gro in purit% and beaut%8 To the care of Ia(ari%a as she assigned. A1er% 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 Pro1ides sustenance to hom 4e pleases ithout measure.9 "7. There did Ia(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 gi1e 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 #<. 4e said8 9O m% lord; 4o shall I ha1e a son seeing I am 1er% old and m% 9Thus9 as the ans er 9doth God accomplish hatt 4e illeth.9 ife is barren=9

#1. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; Gi1e me a Sign;9 9Th% Sign,9 as the ans er, 9Shall be that thou shalt spea( to no man for three da%s but ith signals. Then celebrate the praises of th% .ord again and again, and glorif% 4im in the e1ening and in the morning.9 #2. /ehold; the angels said8 9O Mar%; God hath chosen thee and purified thee? chosen thee abo1e the omen of all nations. #". 9O Mar%; orship Th% .ord de1outl%8 Prostrate th%self, and bo ho bo do n.9 do n +in pra%er, ith those

##. This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, hich 0e re1eal unto thee +O Messenger., b% inspiration8 Thou ast not ith them hen the% cast lots ith arro s, as to hich of them should be charged ith the care of Mar%8 >or ast thou ith them hen the% disputed +the point,. #'. /ehold; the angels said8 9O Mar%; God gi1eth thee glad tidings of a 0ord from 4im8 his name ill be Christ &esus, the son of Mar%, held in honour in this orld and the 4ereafter and of +the compan% of, those nearest to God. #). 94e shall spea( to the people in childhood and in maturit%. -nd he shall be +of the compan%, of the righteous.9 #*. She said8 9O m% .ord; 4o shall I ha1e a son hen no man hath touched me=9 4e said8 9A1en so8 God createth hat 4e illeth8 0hen 4e hath decreed a plan, 4e but saith to it, C/e,C and it is; #7. 9-nd God ill teach him the /oo( and 0isdom, the .a and the Gospel,

#:. 9-nd +appoint him, an apostle to the Children of Israel, + ith this message,8 9CI ha1e 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% GodCs lea1e8 -nd I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I Euic(en the dead, b% GodCs lea1e! and I declare to %ou hat %e eat, and hat %e store in %our houses. Surel% therein is a Sign for %ou if %e did belie1e! '<. 9C+I ha1e come to %ou,, to attest the .a hich as before me. -nd to ma(e la ful to %ou part of hat as +/efore, forbidden to %ou! I ha1e come to %ou ith a Sign from %our .ord. So fear God, and obe% me. '1. 9CIt is God 0ho is m% .ord and %our .ord! then orship 4im. This is a 0a% that is straight.C9 '2. 0hen &esus found 2nbelief on their part 4e said8 90ho ill be M% helpers to +the or( of, God.9 Said the disciples8 90e are GodCs helpers8 0e belie1e in God, and do thou bear itness that e are Muslims. '". 9Our .ord; e belie1e in hat Thou hast re1ealed, and e follo the Messenger. then rite us do n among those ho bear itness.9 '#. -nd +the unbelie1ers, plotted and planned, and God too planned, and the best of planners is God. ''. /ehold; God said8 9O &esus; I ill ta(e thee and raise thee to M%self and clear thee +of the falsehoods, of those ho blaspheme! I ill ma(e those ho follo thee superior to those ho re5ect faith, to the $a% of 3esurrection8 Then shall %e all return unto me, and I ill 5udge bet een %ou of the matters herein %e dispute. '). 9-s to those ho re5ect faith, I ill punish them 4ereafter, nor ill the% ha1e an%one to help.9 ith terrible agon% in this orld and in the

'*. 9-s to those ho belie1e and or( righteousness, God ill pa% them +in full, their re ard! but God lo1eth not those ho do rong.9 '7. 9This is hat e rehearse unto thee of the Signs and the Message of 0isdom.9 ':. The similitude of &esus before God is as that of -dam! 4e created him from dust, then said to him8 9/e9. -nd he as. )<. The Truth +comes, from God alone! so be not of those ho doubt. )1. If an% one disputes in this matter ith thee, no after +full, (no ledge 4ath come to thee, sa%8 9Come; let us gather together, ?? our sons and %our sons, our omen and %our omen, oursel1es and %oursel1es8 Then let us earnestl% pra%, and in1o(e the curse of God on those ho lie;9 )2. This is the true account8 There is no god eBcept God. and God.4e is indeed the ABalted in Po er, the 0ise.

)". /ut if the% turn bac(, God hath full (no ledge of those ho do mischief. )#. Sa%8 9O People of the /oo(; come to common terms as bet een us and %ou8 That e orship none but God. that e associate no partners ith him! that e erect not, from among oursel1es, .ords and patrons other than God.9 If then the% turn bac(, sa% %e8 9/ear itness that e +at least, are Muslims +bo ing to GodCs 0ill,. )'. De People of the /oo(; 0h% dispute %e about -braham, not re1ealed Till after him= 4a1e %e no understanding= hen the .a and the Gospel 0ere

)). -h; De are those ho fell to disputing +A1en, in matters of hich %e had some (no ledge; but h% dispute %e in matters of hich %e ha1e no (no ledge= It is God 0ho (no s, and %e ho (no not; )*. -braham as not a &e nor %et a Christian! but he as true in 6aith, and bo ed his GodCs +0hich is Islam,, and he 5oined not gods ith God. ill to

)7. 0ithout doubt, among men, the nearest of (in to -braham, are those ho follo him, as are also this Messenger and those ho belie1e8 -nd God is the Protector of those ho ha1e 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 themsel1es, and the% do not percei1e; *<. De People of the /oo(; 0h% re5ect %e the Signs of God, of itnesses= *1. De People of the /oo(; 0h% do %e clothe Truth %e ha1e (no ledge= hich %e are +Doursel1es,

ith falsehood, and conceal the Truth,

hile

*2. - section of the People of the /oo( sa%8 9/elie1e in the morning hat is re1ealed to the belie1ers, but re5ect it at the end of the da%! perchance the% ma% +themsel1es, Turn bac(! *". 9-nd belie1e no one unless he follo s %our religion.9 Sa%8 9True guidance is the Guidance of God. +6ear %e, .est a re1elation be sent to someone +else, .i(e unto that hich as sent unto %ou= or that those +3ecei1ing such re1elation, should engage %ou in argument before %our .ord=9 Sa%8 9-ll bounties are in the hand of God. 4e granteth them to hom 4e pleaseth8 -nd God careth for all, and 4e (no eth all things.9 *#. 6or 4is Merc% 4e speciall% chooseth unbounded. hom 4e pleaseth! for God is the .ord of bounties

*'. -mong the People of the /oo( are some ho, if entrusted ith a hoard of gold, ill +readil%, pa% it bac(! others, ho, if entrusted ith a single sil1er coin, ill not repa% it unless thou constantl% stoodest demanding, because, the% sa%, 9there is no call on us +to (eep faith, ith these ignorant +Pagans,.9 but the% tell a lie against God, and + ell, the% (no it.

*). >a%. ?? Those that (eep their plighted faith and act aright, ?? 1eril% God lo1es those aright.

ho act

**. -s for those ho sell the faith the% o e to God and their o n plighted ord for a small price, the% shall ha1e 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 sin,8 The% shall ha1e a grie1ous 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 gi1en the /oo(, and 0isdom, and the prophetic office, should sa% to people8 9/e %e m% orshippers rather than GodCs98 on the contrar% +4e ould sa%, 9/e %e orshippers of 4im 0ho is trul% the Cherisher of all8 6or %e ha1e taught the /oo( and %e ha1e studied it earnestl%.9 7<. >or ould he instruct %ou to ta(e angels and prophets for .ords and patrons. 0hat; bid %ou to unbelief after %e ha1e bo ed %our ill +To God in Islam,= ould he

71. /ehold; God too( the co1enant of the prophets, sa%ing8 9I gi1e %ou a /oo( and 0isdom! then comes to %ou an apostle, confirming hat is ith %ou! do %e belie1e in him and render him help.9 God said8 9$o %e agree, and ta(e this m% Co1enant 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 per1erted transgressors. 7". $o the% see( for other than the 3eligion of God.? hile all creatures in the hea1ens and on earth ha1e, illing or un illing, bo ed to 4is 0ill +-ccepted Islam,, and to 4im shall the% all be brought bac(. 7#. Sa%8 90e belie1e in God, and in hat has been re1ealed to us and hat as re1ealed to -braham, IsmaCil, Isaac, &acob, and the Tribes, and in +the /oo(s, gi1en to Moses, &esus, and the prophets, from their .ord8 0e ma(e no distinction bet een 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., ne1er ill it be accepted of him! and in the 4ereafter 4e ill be in the ran(s of those ho ha1e 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 re ard is that on them +rests, the curse of God, of 4is angels, and of all man(ind!? 77. In that ill the% d ell! nor ill their penalt% be lightened, nor respite be +their lot,!?

7:. ABcept for those that repent +A1en, after that, and ma(e amends! for 1eril% God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. :<. /ut those ho re5ect 6aith after the% accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of 6aith, ?? ne1er ill their repentance be accepted! for the% are those ho ha1e +of set purpose, gone astra%. :1. -s to those ho re5ect 6aith, and die re5ecting, ?? ne1er ould be accepted from an% such as much gold as the earth contains, though the% should offer it for ransom. 6or such is +in store, a penalt% grie1ous, and the% ill find no helpers. :2. /% no means shall %e attain righteousness unless %e gi1e +freel%, of that hate1er %e gi1e, of a truth God (no eth it ell. hich %e lo1e! and

:". -ll food as la ful to the Children of Israel, eBcept hat Israel Made unla ful for itself, before the .a +of Moses, as re1ealed. Sa%8 9/ring %e the .a and stud% it, if %e be men of truth.9 :#. If an%, after this, in1ent a lie and attribute it to God, the% are indeed un5ust rong?doers. :'. Sa%8 9+God, spea(eth the Truth8 follo the religion of -braham, the sane in faith! he as not of the Pagans.9 :). The first 4ouse +of orship, appointed for men guidance for all (inds of beings8 as that at /a((a8 6ull of blessing and of

:*. In it are Signs Manifest! +for eBample,, the Station of -braham! hoe1er enters it attains securit%! Pilgrimage thereto is a dut% men o e to God, ?? those ho can afford the 5ourne%! but if an% den% faith, God stands not in need of an% of 4is creatures. :7. Sa%8 9O People of the /oo(; 0h% re5ect %e the Signs of God, all %e do=9 hen God is 4imself itness to

::. Sa%8 9O %e People of the /oo(; 0h% obstruct %e those ho belie1e, from the path of God, See(ing to ma(e it croo(ed, hile %e ere %oursel1es itnesses +to GodCs Co1enant,= but God is not unmindful of all that %e do.9 1<<. O %e ho belie1e; If %e listen to a faction among the People of the /oo(, the% ould +indeed, render %ou apostates after %e ha1e belie1ed; 1<1. -nd ho ould %e den% 6aith hile unto %ou are rehearsed the Signs of God, and among %ou .i1es the Messenger. 0hoe1er holds firml% to God ill be sho n a a% that is straight. 1<2. O %e ho belie1e; 6ear God as 4e should be feared, and die not eBcept in a state of Islam.

1<". -nd hold fast, all together, b% the rope hich God +stretches out for %ou,, and be not di1ided among %oursel1es! and remember ith gratitude GodCs fa1our on %ou! for %e ere enemies and 4e 5oined %our hearts in lo1e, so that b% 4is Grace, %e became brethren! and %e ere on the brin( of the pit of 6ire, and 4e sa1ed %ou from it. Thus doth God ma(e 4is Signs clear to %ou8 That %e ma% be guided. 1<#. .et there arise out of %ou a band of people in1iting to all that is good, en5oining hat is right, and forbidding hat is rong8 The% are the ones to attain felicit%. 1<'. /e not li(e those ho are di1ided amongst themsel1es and fall into disputations after recei1ing Clear Signs8 6or them is a dreadful penalt%, ?? 1<). On the $a% hen some faces ill be +lit up ith, hite, and some faces ill be +in the gloom of, blac(8 To those hose faces ill be blac(, + ill be said,8 9$id %e re5ect 6aith after accepting it= Taste then the penalt% for re5ecting 6aith.9 1<*. /ut those hose faces therein to d ell +for e1er,. ill be +lit ith, hite, ?? the% ill be in +the light of, GodCs merc%8

1<7. These are the Signs of God. 0e rehearse them to thee in Truth8 -nd God means no in5ustice to an% of 4is creatures. 1<:. To God belongs all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 To 4im do all Euestions go bac( +for decision,. 11<. De are the best of peoples, e1ol1ed for man(ind, en5oining hat is right, forbidding hat is rong, and belie1ing in God. If onl% the People of the /oo( had faith, it ere best for them8 among them are some ho ha1e faith, but most of them are per1erted transgressors. 111. The% ill do %ou no harm, barring a trifling anno%ance! if the% come out to fight %ou, the% ill sho %ou their bac(s, and no help shall the% get. 112. Shame is pitched o1er them +.i(e a tent, here1er the% are found, eBcept hen under a co1enant +of protection, from God and from men! the% dra on themsel1es rath from God, and pitched o1er them is +the tent of, destitution. This because the% re5ected the Signs of God, and sle the prophets in defiance of right! this because the% rebelled and transgressed be%ond bounds. 11". >ot all of them are ali(e8 Of the People of the /oo( are a portion that stand +6or the right,8 The% rehearse the Signs of God all night long, and the% prostrate themsel1es in adoration. 11#. The% belie1e in God and the .ast $a%! the% en5oin hat is right, and forbid hat is and the% hasten +in emulation, in +all, good or(s8 The% are in the ran(s of the righteous. rong!

11'. Of the good that the% do, nothing ill be re5ected of them! for God (no eth ell those that do right.

11). Those ho re5ect 6aith, ?? neither their possessions nor their +numerous, progen% ill a1ail them aught against God. The% ill be companions of the 6ire, ?? d elling therein +for e1er,. 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 har1est of men ho ha1e ronged their o n souls8 it is not God that hath ronged them, but the% rong themsel1es. 117. O %e ho belie1e; 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 ha1e made plain to %ou the Signs, if %e ha1e isdom. 11:. -h; %e are those ho lo1e them, but the% lo1e %ou not, ?? though %e belie1e in the hole of the /oo(. 0hen the% meet %ou, the% sa%, 90e belie1e98 /ut hen the% are alone, the% bite off the 1er% tips of their fingers at %ou in their rage. Sa%8 9Perish in %our rage! God (no eth ell all the secrets of the heart.9 12<. If aught that is good befalls %ou, it grie1es them! but if some misfortune o1erta(es %ou, the% re5oice at it. /ut if %e are constant and do right, not the least harm ill their cunning do to %ou! for God Compasseth round about all that the% do. 121. 3emember that morning Thou didst lea1e Th% household +earl%, to post the faithful at their stations for battle8 -nd God heareth and (no eth all things8 122. 3emember t o of %our parties Meditated co ardice! but God should the faithful +A1er, put their trust. 12". God had helped %ou at /adr, Ma% %e sho %our gratitude. hen %e as their protector, and in God

ere a contemptible little force! then fear God. thus

12#. 3emember thou saidst to the 6aithful8 9Is it not enough for %ou that God should help %ou three thousand angels +Speciall%, sent do n=

ith

12'. 9Dea, ?? if %e remain firm, and act aright, e1en if the enem% should rush here on %ou in hot haste, %our .ord ould help %ou ith fi1e thousand angels Ma(ing a terrific onslaught. 12). God made it but a message of hope for %ou, and an assurance to %our hearts8 +in an% case, there is no help eBcept from God. The ABalted, the 0ise8 12*. That 4e might cut off a fringe of the 2nbelie1ers or eBpose them to infam%, and the% should then be turned bac(, frustrated of their purpose. 127. >ot for thee, +but for God., is the decision8 0hether 4e turn in merc% to them, or punish them! for the% are indeed rong?doers. 12:. To God belongeth all that is in the hea1ens and on earth. 4e forgi1eth hom 4e pleaseth and punisheth hom 4e pleaseth! but God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.

1"<. O %e ho belie1e; $e1our not usur%, doubled and multiplied! but fear God. that %e ma% +reall%, prosper. 1"1. 6ear the 6ire, hich is repaired for those ho re5ect 6aith8 1"2. -nd obe% God and the Messenger. that %e ma% obtain merc%. 1"". /e Euic( in the race for forgi1eness from %our .ord, and for a Garden hose idth is that +of the hole, of the hea1ens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous, ?? 1"#. Those ho spend +freel%,, hether in prosperit%, or in ad1ersit%! pardon +all, men!? for God lo1es those ho do good!? ho restrain anger, and

1"'. -nd those ho, ha1ing done something to be ashamed of, or ronged their o n souls, earnestl% bring God to mind, and as( for forgi1eness for their sins, ?? and ho can forgi1e sins eBcept God. ?? and are ne1er obstinate in persisting (no ingl% in +the rong, the% ha1e done. 1"). 6or such the re ard is forgi1eness from their .ord, and Gardens ith ri1ers flo ing underneath, ?? an eternal d elling8 4o eBcellent a recompense for those ho or( +and stri1e,; 1"*. Man% ere the 0a%s of .ife that ha1e passed a a% before %ou8 tra1el through the earth, and see hat as the end of those ho re5ected Truth. 1"7. 4ere is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instruction to those ho fear God. 1":. So lose not heart, nor fall into despair8 6or %e must gain master% if %e are true in 6aith. 1#<. If a ound hath touched %ou, be sure a similar ound hath touched the others. Such da%s +of 1ar%ing fortunes, 0e gi1e to men and men b% turns8 that God ma% (no those that belie1e, and that 4e ma% ta(e to 4imself from %our ran(s Mart%r? itnesses +to Truth,. -nd God lo1eth not those that do rong. 1#1. GodCs ob5ect also is to purge those that are true in 6aith and to depri1e of blessing Those that resist 6aith. 1#2. $id %e thin( that %e ould enter 4ea1en ithout God testing those of %ou ho fought hard +In 4is Cause, and remained steadfast= 1#". De did indeed +-nd %e flinch;, ish for death before %e met him8 >o %e ha1e seen him ith %our o n e%es,

1##. Muhammad is no more than an apostle8 man% 0ere the apostle that passed a a% before him. If he died or ere slain, ill %e then Turn bac( on %our heels= If an% did turn bac( on his heels, not the least harm ill he do to God. but God +on the other hand, ill s iftl% re ard those ho +ser1e 4im, ith gratitude.

1#'. >or can a soul die eBcept b% GodCs lea1e, the term being fiBed as b% riting. If an% do desire a re ard in this life, 0e shall gi1e it to him! and if an% do desire a re ard in the 4ereafter, 0e shall gi1e it to him. -nd s iftl% shall 0e re ard those that +ser1e us ith, gratitude. 1#). 4o man% of the prophets fought +in GodCs a%,, and ith them +fought, .arge bands of godl% men= but the% ne1er lost heart if the% met ith disaster in GodCs a%, nor did the% ea(en +in ill, nor gi1e in. -nd God .o1es those ho are firm and steadfast. 1#*. -ll that the% said as8 9Our .ord; 6orgi1e us our sins and an%thing 0e ma% ha1e done that transgressed our dut%8 Astablish our feet firml%, and help us against those that resist 6aith.9 1#7. -nd God ga1e them a re ard in this orld, and the eBcellent re ard of the 4ereafter. 6or God .o1eth those ho do good. 1#:. O %e ho belie1e; If %e obe% the 2nbelie1ers, the% ill dri1e %ou bac( on %our heels, and %e ill turn bac( +from 6aith, to %our o n 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 2nbelie1ers, for that the% 5oined companions ith God, for hich 4e had sent no authorit%8 their abode ill be the 6ire8 -nd e1il 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 it after 4e brought %ou in sight +of the boot%, hich %e co1et. -mong %ou are some that han(er after this orld and some that desire the 4ereafter. Then did 4e di1ert %ou from %our foes in order to test %ou but 4e forga1e %ou8 6or God is full of grace to those ho belie1e. 1'". /ehold; %e ere climbing up the high ground, ithout e1en casting a side glance at an% one, and the Messenger in %our rear as calling %ou bac(. There did God gi1e %ou one distress after another b% a% of reEuital, to teach %ou not to grie1e for +the boot%, that had escaped %ou and for +the ill, that had befallen %ou. 6or God is ell a are of all that %e do. 1'#. -fter +the eBcitement, of the distress, 4e sent do n calm on a band of %ou o1ercome ith slumber, hile another band as stirred to anBiet% b% their o n feelings, Mo1ed 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% GodCs.9 The% hide in their minds hat the% dare not re1eal to thee. The% sa% +to themsel1es,8 9If e had had an%thing to do ith this affair, 0e should not ha1e been in the slaughter here.9 Sa%8 9A1en if %ou had remained in %our homes, those for hom death as decreed ould certainl% ha1e 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 (no eth ell the secrets of %our hearts.

1''. Those of %ou ho turned bac( on the da% the t o hosts Met, ?? it as Satan ho caused them to fail, because of some +e1il, the% had done. /ut God 4as blotted out +their fault,8 6or God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most 6orbearing. 1'). O %e ho belie1e; /e not li(e the 2nbelie1ers, ho sa% of their brethren, hen the% are tra1elling through the Aarth or engaged in fighting8 9If the% had sta%ed ith us, the% ould not ha1e 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 gi1es .ife and $eath, and God sees ell all that %e do. 1'*. -nd if %e are slain, or die, in the than all the% could amass. a% of God, forgi1eness and merc% from God are far better

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 se1ere or harsh? hearted, the% ould ha1e bro(en a a% from about thee8 so pass o1er +Their faults,, and as( for ++God,Cs, forgi1eness for them! and consult them in affairs +of moment,. Then, hen thou hast Ta(en a decision put th% trust in God. 6or God lo1es those ho put their trust +in 4im,. 1)<. If God helps %ou, none can o1ercome %ou8 If 4e forsa(es %ou, ho is there, after that, that can help %ou= in God, then, .et belie1ers put their trust. 1)1. >o prophet could +e1er, be false to his trust. If an% person is so false, 4e shall, on the $a% of &udgment, restore hat he misappropriated! then shall e1er% soul recei1e its due, ?? hate1er it earned, ?? and none shall be dealt ith un5ustl%. 1)2. Is the man ho follo s the good pleasure of God .i(e the man rath of God, and hose abode is in 4ell= ?? - oeful refuge; ho dra s on himself the

1)". The% are in 1ar%ing gardens in the sight of God, and God sees ell all that the% do. 1)#. God did confer a great fa1our on the belie1ers hen 4e sent among them an apostle from among themsel1es, 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 t ice as great, do %e sa%= ?? 90hence is this=9 Sa% +to them,8 9It is from %oursel1es8 6or God hath po er o1er all things.9 1)). 0hat %e suffered on the da% the t o armies Met, might test the belie1ers, ?? as ith the lea1e of God, in order that 4e

1)*. -nd the 4%pocrites also. These ere told8 9Come, fight in the a% of God, or +at least, dri1e +The foe from %our cit%,.9 The% said8 94ad e (no n ho to fight, e should certainl% ha1e follo ed %ou.9 The% ere that da% nearer to 2nbelief than to 6aith, sa%ing ith their lips hat as not in their hearts but God hath full (no ledge of all the% conceal.

1)7. +The% are, the ones that sa%, +of their brethren slain,, hile the% themsel1es sit +at ease,8 9If onl% the% had listened to us the% ould not ha1e been slain.9 Sa%8 9-1ert death from %our o n sel1es, if %e spea( the truth.9 1):. Thin( not of those ho are slain in GodCs a% as dead. >a%, the% li1e, finding their sustenance in the presence of their .ord! 1*<. The% re5oice in the bount% pro1ided b% God. -nd ith regard to those left behind, ho ha1e not %et 5oined them +in their bliss,, the +Mart%rs, glor% in the fact that on them is no fear, nor ha1e the% +cause to, grie1e. 1*1. The% glor% in the Grace and the bount% from God, and in the fact that God suffereth not the re ard of the 6aithful to be lost +in the least,. 1*2. Of those ho ans ered the call of God and the Messenger, e1en after being ho do right and refrain from rong ha1e a great re ard!? ounded, those

1*". Men said to them8 9- great arm% is gathering against %ou98 -nd frightened them8 /ut it +onl%, increased their 6aith8 The% said8 96or us God sufficeth, and 4e is the best disposer of affairs.9 1*#. -nd the% returned ith Grace and bount% from God. no harm e1er touched them8 6or the% follo ed the good pleasure of God. -nd God is the .ord of bounties unbounded. 1*'. It is onl% the A1il One that suggests to %ou the fear of his 1otaries8 /e %e not afraid of them, but fear Me, if %e ha1e 6aith. 1*). .et not those grie1e thee ho rush headlong into 2nbelief8 >ot the least harm ill the% do to God. GodCs plan is that 4e ill gi1e them no portion in the 4ereafter, but a se1ere punishment. 1**. Those ho purchase 2nbelief at the price of faith, ?? not the least harm but the% ill ha1e a grie1ous punishment. ill the% do to God,

1*7. .et not the 2nbelie1ers thin( that our respite to them is good for themsel1es8 0e grant them respite that the% ma% gro in their iniEuit%8 /ut the% ill ha1e a shameful punishment. 1*:. God ill not lea1e the belie1ers in the state in hich %e are no , until 4e separates hat is e1il from hat is good nor ill 4e disclose to %ou the secrets of the 2nseen. /ut 4e chooses of 4is Messenger. +6or the purpose, hom 4e pleases. So belie1e in God. -nd 4is apostles8 -nd if %e belie1e and do right, %e ha1e a re ard ithout measure. 17<. -nd let not those ho co1etousl% ithhold of the gifts hich God 4ath gi1en them of 4is Grace, thin( that it is good for them8 >a%, it ill be the orse for them8 soon shall the things hich the% co1etousl% ithheld be tied to their nec(s .i(e a t isted collar, on the $a% of &udgment. To God belongs the heritage of the hea1ens and the earth! and God is ell?acEuainted ith all that %e do.

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, ne1er harms those ho ser1e 4im.9 hich %our hands sent on before %e8 6or God

17". The% +also, said8 9+God, too( our promise not to belie1e in an apostle unless 4e sho ed us a sacrifice consumed b% 6ire +6rom hea1en,.9 Sa%8 9There came to %ou apostles before me, ith clear Signs and e1en 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, /oo(s of dar( prophecies, and the /oo( of Anlightenment. ho came ith Clear Signs,

17'. A1er% soul shall ha1e a taste of death8 -nd onl% on the $a% of &udgment shall %ou be paid %our full recompense. Onl% he ho is sa1ed far from the 6ire and admitted to the Garden ill ha1e attained the ob5ect +of .ife,8 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 sel1es! and %e shall certainl% 4ear much that ill grie1e %ou, from those ho recei1ed the /oo( before %ou and from those ho orship man% gods. /ut if %e perse1ere patientl%, and guard against e1il, ?? then that ill be a determining factor in all affairs. 17*. -nd remember God too( a co1enant from the People of the /oo(, to ma(e it (no n and clear to man(ind, and not to hide it! but the% thre it a a% behind their bac(s, and purchased ith it some miserable gain; -nd 1ile as the bargain the% made; 177. Thin( not that those ho eBult in hat the% ha1e brought about, and lo1e to be praised for hat the% ha1e not done, ?? thin( escape the penalt%. 6or them is a penalt% Grie1ous indeed. 17:. To God belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth! and God hath po er o1er all things. 1:<. /ehold; in the creation of the hea1ens and the earth, and the alternation of night and da%, ?? there are indeed Signs for men of understanding, ?? 1:1. Men ho celebrate the praises of God, standing, sitting, and l%ing do n on their sides, and contemplate the + onders of, creation in the hea1ens and the earth, +0ith the thought,8 9Our .ord; not for naught 4ast Thou created +all, this; Glor% to Thee; Gi1e us sal1ation from the penalt% of the 6ire. 1:2. 9Our .ord; an% hom Thou dost admit to the 6ire, Trul% Thou co1erest ne1er ill rong?doers 6ind an% helpers; ith shame, and

1:". 9Our .ord; e ha1e heard the call of one calling +2s, to 6aith, C/elie1e %e in the .ord,C and e ha1e belie1ed. Our .ord; 6orgi1e 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 sa1e us from shame on the $a% of &udgment8 6or Thou ne1er brea(est Th% promise.9 1:'. -nd their .ord hath accepted of them, and ans ered them8 9>e1er 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 ha1e left their homes, or been dri1en out therefrom, or suffered harm in M% Cause, or fought or been slain, ?? 1eril%, I ill blot out from them their iniEuities, and admit them into Gardens ith ri1ers flo ing beneath!? - re ard from the presence of God, and from 4is presence is the best of re ards.9 1:). .et not the strutting about of the 2nbelie1ers through the land decei1e thee8 1:*. .ittle is it for en5o%ment8 Their ultimate abode is 4ell8 hat an e1il bed +To lie on,; 1:7. On the other hand, for those ho fear their .ord, are Gardens, ith ri1ers flo ing beneath! therein are the% to d ell +for e1er,, ?? 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 belie1e in God, in the re1elation to %ou, and in the re1elation to them, bo ing in humilit% to God. The% ill not sell the Signs of God for a miserable gain; 6or them is a re ard ith their .ord, and God is s ift in account. 2<<. O %e ho belie1e; Perse1ere in patience and constanc%! 1ie in such perse1erance! strengthen each other! and fear God. that %e ma% prosper.

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1. O man(ind; re1erence %our Guardian?.ord, ho created %ou from a single person, created, of li(e nature, 4is mate, and from them t ain scattered +li(e seeds, countless men and omen!? re1erence God, through hom %e demand %our mutual +rights,, and +re1erence, the ombs +That bore %ou,8 for God e1er atches o1er %ou. 2. To orphans restore their propert% +0hen the% reach their age,, nor substitute +%our, orthless things for +their, good ones! and de1our not their substance +b% miBing it up, ith %our o n. 6or this is indeed a great sin. ". If %e fear that %e shall not be able to deal 5ustl% ith the orphans, Marr% omen of %our choice, T o or three or four! but if %e fear that %e shall not be able to deal 5ustl% + ith them,, then onl%

one, or +a capti1e, that %our right hands possess, that doing in5ustice.

ill be more suitable, to pre1ent %ou from

#. -nd gi1e the omen +on marriage, their do er as a free gift! but if the%, of their o n 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 o1er %our propert%, hich God hath made a means of support for %ou, but feed and clothe them there ith, 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 gro ing up. If the guardian is ell?off, .et him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, let him ha1e 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 di1ision other relati1es, 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, ha1e the same fear in their minds as the% ould ha1e for their o n if the% had left a helpless famil% behind8 .et them fear God, and spea( ords of appropriate +comfort,. 1<. Those ho un5ustl% eat up the propert% of orphans, eat up a 6ire into their o n bodies8 The% ill soon be enduring a /la@ing 6ire; 11. God +thus, directs %ou as regards %our ChildrenCs +Inheritance,8 to the male, a portion eEual to that of t o females8 if onl% daughters, t o or more, their share is t o?thirds of the inheritance! if onl% one, her share is a half. 6or parents, a siBth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children! if no children, and the parents are the +onl%, heirs, the mother has a third! if the deceased .eft brothers +or sisters, the mother has a siBth. +The distribution in all cases +Cs, after the pa%ment of legacies and debts. De (no not hether %our parents or %our children are nearest to %ou in benefit. These are settled portions ordained b% God. and God is -ll?(no ing, -ll? ise. 12. In hat %our i1es lea1e, %our share is a half, if the% lea1e no child! but if the% lea1e a child, %e get a fourth! after pa%ment of legacies and debts. In hat %e lea1e, their share is a fourth, if %e lea1e no child! but if %e lea1e a child, the% get an eighth! after pa%ment of legacies and debts. If the man or oman hose inheritance is in Euestion, has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the t o gets a siBth! but if more than t o, the% share in a third! after pa%ment of legacies and debts! so that no loss is caused +to an% one,. Thus is it ordained b% God. and God is -ll?(no ing, Most 6orbearing.

1". Those are limits set b% God. those ho obe% God and 4is Messenger ill be admitted to Gardens ith ri1ers flo ing beneath, to abide therein +for e1er, and that ill be the supreme achie1ement. 1#. /ut those ho disobe% God and 4is Messenger and transgress 4is limits 6ire, to abide therein8 -nd the% shall ha1e a humiliating punishment. ill be admitted to a

1'. If an% of %our omen are guilt% of le dness, Ta(e the e1idence 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 t o men among %ou are guilt% of le dness, punish them both. If the% repent and amend, .ea1e them alone! for God is Oft?returning, Most Merciful. 1*. God accept the repentance of those ho do e1il in ignorance and repent soon after ards! to them ill God turn in merc%8 6or God is full of (no ledge and isdom. 17. Of no effect is the repentance of those ho continue to do e1il, until death faces one of them, and he sa%s, 9>o ha1e I repented indeed!9 nor of those ho die re5ecting 6aith8 for them ha1e 0e prepared a punishment most grie1ous. 1:. O %e ho belie1e; De are forbidden to inherit omen against their ill. >or should %e treat them ith harshness, that %e ma% Ta(e a a% part of the do er %e ha1e gi1en them, ?? eBcept here the% ha1e been guilt% of open le dness! on the contrar% li1e 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 about through it a great deal of good. 2<. /ut if %e decide to ta(e one ife in place of another, e1en if %e had gi1en the latter a hole treasure for do er, Ta(e not the least bit of it bac(8 0ould %e ta(e it b% slander and manifest rong= 21. -nd ho could %e ta(e it hen %e ha1e gone in unto each other, and the% ha1e Ta(en from %ou a solemn co1enant= 22. -nd marr% not omen hom %our fathers married, ?? eBcept odious, ?? an abominable custom indeed. hat is past8 It as shameful and

2". Prohibited to %ou +6or marriage, are8? Dour mothers, daughters, sisters! fatherCs sisters, MotherCs sisters! brotherCs daughters, sisterCs daughters! foster?mothers +0ho ga1e %ou suc(,, foster?sisters! %our i1esC mothers! %our step?daughters under %our guardianship, born of %our i1es to hom %e ha1e gone in, ?? no prohibition if %e ha1e not gone in!? +Those ho ha1e been, i1es of %our sons proceeding from %our loins! and t o sisters in edloc( at one and the same time, eBcept for hat is past! for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful!? 2#. -lso +prohibited are, omen alread% married, eBcept those hom %our right hands possess8 Thus hath God ordained +Prohibitions, against %ou8 ABcept for these, all others are la ful, pro1ided

%e see( +them in marriage, ith gifts from %our propert%, ?? desiring chastit%, not lust, seeing that %e deri1e benefit from them, gi1e them their do ers +at least, as prescribed! but if, after a do er is prescribed, agree Mutuall% +to 1ar% it,, there is no blame on %ou, and God is -ll?(no ing, -ll? ise. 2'. If an% of %ou ha1e not the means here ith to ed free belie1ing omen, the% ma% ed belie1ing girls from among those hom %our right hands possess8 -nd God hath full (no ledge about %our faith. De are one from another8 0ed them ith the lea1e of their o ners, and gi1e them their do ers, 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?forgi1ing, 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?(no ing, -ll? ise. 2*. God doth ish to Turn to %ou, but the ish of those ho follo their lusts is that %e should turn a a% +from 4im,, ?? far, far a a%. 27. God doth ish to lighten %our +difficulties,8 6or man as created 0ea( +in flesh,. 2:. O %e ho belie1e; Aat not up %our propert% among %oursel1es in 1anities8 /ut let there be amongst %ou Traffic and trade b% mutual good? ill8 >or (ill +or destro%, %oursel1es8 for 1eril% God hath been to %ou Most Merciful; "<. If an% do that in rancour and in5ustice, ?? soon shall 0e cast them into the 6ire8 -nd eas% it is for God. "1. If %e +but, esche the most heinous of the things hich %e are forbidden to do, 0e shall eBpel out of %ou all the e1il in %ou, and admit %ou to a gate of great honour. "2. -nd in no ise co1et those things in hich God 4ath besto ed 4is gifts More freel% on some of %ou than on others8 To men is allotted hat the% earn, and to omen hat the% earn8 /ut as( God of 4is bount%. 6or God hath full (no ledge of all things. "". To +benefit, e1er% one, 0e ha1e appointed shares and heirs to propert% left b% parents and relati1es. To those, also, to hom %our right hand as pledged, gi1e their due portion. 6or trul% God is itness to all things. "#. Men are the protectors and maintainers of omen, because God has gi1en the one more +strength, than the other, and because the% support them from their means. Therefore the righteous omen are de1outl% obedient, and guard in +the husbandCs, absence hat God ould ha1e them guard. -s to those omen on hose part %e fear dislo%alt% and ill?conduct, admonish them +first,, +>eBt,, refuse to share their beds, +-nd last, beat them +lightl%,! but if the% return to obedience, see( not against them Means +of anno%ance,8 6or God is Most 4igh, great +abo1e %ou all,.

"'. If %e fear a breach bet een them t ain, appoint +t o, arbiters, one from his famil%, and the other from hers! if the% ish for peace, God ill cause their reconciliation8 6or God hath full (no ledge, and is acEuainted ith all things. "). Ser1e 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 lo1eth not the arrogant, the 1ainglorious!? "*. +>or, those ho are niggardl% or en5oin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties hich God hath besto ed on them! for 0e ha1e 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 ha1e no faith in God and the .ast $a%8 If an% ta(e the A1il 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 out of hat God hath gi1en them for sustenance= 6or God hath full (no ledge of them. #<. God is ne1er un5ust in the least degree8 If there is an% good +done,, 4e doubleth it, and gi1eth from 4is o n presence a great re ard. #1. 4o then if 0e brought from each people a itness, and 0e brought thee as a itness against these people; #2. On that da% those ho re5ect 6aith and disobe% the apostle ill one ith them8 /ut ne1er ill the% hide a single fact from God. ish that the earth 0ere made

#". O %e ho belie1e; -pproach not pra%ers ith a mind befogged, until %e can understand all that %e sa%, ?? nor in a state of ceremonial impurit% +ABcept hen tra1elling on the road,, until after ashing %our hole bod%. If %e are ill, or on a 5ourne%, or one of %ou cometh from offices of nature, or %e ha1e been in contact ith omen, and %e find no ater, then ta(e for %oursel1es clean sand or earth, and rub there ith %our faces and hands. 6or God doth blot out sins and forgi1e again and again. ##. 4ast thou not turned Th% 1ision to those ho error, and ish that %e should lose the right path. ere gi1en a portion of the /oo(= the% traffic in

#'. /ut God hath full (no ledge of %our enemies8 God is enough for a protector, and God is enough for a 4elper. #). Of the &e s there are those ho displace ords from their +right, places, and sa%8 90e hear and e disobe%9! and 94ear hat is not 4eard9! and 93aCina9! ith a t ist of their tongues and a slander to 6aith. If onl% the% had said8 90hat hear and e obe%9! and 9$o hear9! and 9$o loo( at us9! it ould ha1e been better for them, and more proper! but God hath cursed them for their 2nbelief! and but fe of them ill belie1e.

#*. O %e People of the /oo(; belie1e in hat 0e ha1e +no , re1ealed, confirming hat as +alread%, ith %ou, before 0e change the face and fame of some +of %ou, be%ond all recognition, and turn them hind ards, or curse them as 0e cursed the Sabbath?brea(ers, for the decision of God Must be carried out. #7. God forgi1eth not that partners should be set up ith 4im! but 4e forgi1eth an%thing else, to hom 4e pleaseth! to set up partners ith God is to de1ise a sin Most heinous indeed. #:. 4ast thou not turned Th% 1ision to those ho claim sanctit% for themsel1es= >a%?but God $oth sanctif% hom 4e pleaseth. /ut ne1er ill the% fail to recei1e 5ustice in the least little thing. '<. /ehold; ho the% in1ent a lie against God. but that b% itself is a manifest sin; '1. 4ast thou not turned Th% 1ision to those ho ere gi1en a portion of the /oo(= the% belie1e in sorcer% and A1il, and sa% to the 2nbelie1ers that the% are better guided in the +right, a% Than the belie1ers; '2. The% are +men, ha1e no one to help. hom God hath cursed8 -nd those hom God 4ath cursed, thou ilt find,

'". 4a1e the% a share in dominion or po er= /ehold, the% gi1e not a farthing to their fello ?men= '#. Or do the% en1% man(ind for hat God hath gi1en them of his bount%= but 0e had alread% gi1en the people of -braham the /oo( and 0isdom, and conferred upon them a great (ingdom. ''. Some of them belie1ed, and some of them a1erted their faces from him8 -nd enough is 4ell for a burning fire. '). Those ho re5ect our Signs, 0e shall soon cast into the 6ire8 as often as their s(ins are roasted through, 0e shall change them for fresh s(ins, that the% ma% taste the penalt%8 for God is ABalted in Po er, 0ise. '*. /ut those ho belie1e and do deeds of righteousness, 0e shall soon admit to Gardens, ith ri1ers flo ing beneath, ?? their eternal home8 Therein shall the% ha1e companions pure and hol%8 0e shall admit them to shades, cool and e1er deepening. '7. God doth command %ou to render bac( %our Trusts to those to hom the% are due! -nd hen %e 5udge bet een man and man, that %e 5udge ith 5ustice8 Heril% ho eBcellent is the teaching hich 4e gi1eth %ou; 6or God is 4e 0ho heareth and seeth all things. ':. O %e ho belie1e; Obe% God, and obe% the Messenger, and those charged ith authorit% among %ou. If %e differ in an%thing among %oursel1es, refer it to God and 4is Messenger, if %e do belie1e in God and the .ast $a%8 That is best, and most suitable for final determination. )<. 4ast thou not turned Th% 1ision to those ho declare that the% belie1e in the re1elations that ha1e come to thee and to those before thee= Their +real, ish is to resort together for 5udgment +in

their disputes, to the A1il One, though the% them astra% far a a% +from the right,.

ere ordered to re5ect him. /ut SatanCs

ish is to lead

)1. 0hen it is said to them8 9Come to hat God hath re1ealed, and to the Messenger.8 Thou seest the 4%pocrites a1ert their faces from thee in disgust. )2. 4o then, hen the% are sei@ed b% misfortune, because of the deeds hich the% hands ha1e sent forth= Then their come to thee, s earing b% God. 90e meant no more than good? ill and conciliation;9 )". Those men, ?? +God, (no s hat is in their hearts! so (eep clear of them, but admonish them, and spea( to them a ord to reach their 1er% 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 themsel1es, come unto thee and as(ed GodCs forgi1eness, and the Messenger had as(ed forgi1eness for them, the% ould ha1e found God indeed Oft?returning, Most Merciful. )'. /ut no, b% the .ord, the% can ha1e no +real, 6aith, until the% ma(e thee 5udge in all disputes bet een them, and find in their souls no resistance against Th% decisions, but accept them ith the fullest con1iction. )). If 0e had ordered them to sacrifice their li1es or to lea1e their homes, 1er% fe of them ould ha1e done it8 /ut if the% had done hat the% ere +actuall%, told, it ould ha1e been best for them, and ould ha1e gone farthest to strengthen their +faith,! )*. -nd 0e should then ha1e gi1en them from our presence a great re ard! )7. -nd 0e should ha1e sho n 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 +lo1ers of Truth,, the itnesses + ho testif%,, and the 3ighteous + ho do good,8 -h; hat a beautiful fello ship; *<. Such is the bount% from God. -nd sufficient is it that God (no eth all. *1. O %e ho belie1e; Ta(e %our precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together. *2. There are certainl% among %ou men ho ould tarr% behind8 If a misfortune befalls %ou, the% sa%8 9+God, did fa1our us in that e ere not present among them.9 *". /ut if good fortune comes to %ou from God, the% ould be sure to sa% ?? as if there had ne1er been Ties of affection bet een %ou and them ?? 9Oh; I ish I had been ith them! a fine thing should I then ha1e made of it;9

*#. .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 1ictor% ?? Soon shall 0e gi1e him a re ard of great +1alue,. *'. -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 to n, 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 belie1e fight in the cause of God, and those ho re5ect 6aith 6ight in the cause of A1il8 So fight %e against the friends of Satan8 feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan. **. 4ast thou not turned Th% 1ision 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 e1en more than ?? the% should ha1e 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 >e1er ill %e be dealt ith un5ustl% in the 1er% least; *7. 90here1er %e are, death ill find %ou out, e1en if %e are in to ers built up strong and high;9 If some good befalls them, the% sa%, 9This is from God.! but if e1il, 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= *:. 0hate1er good, +O man;, happens to thee, is from God. but hate1er e1il happens to thee, is from th% +o n, soul. and 0e ha1e sent thee as an apostle to +instruct, man(ind. -nd enough is God for a itness. 7<. 4e ho obe%s the Messenger, obe%s God. /ut if an% turn a a%, 0e ha1e not sent thee to atch o1er their +e1il deeds,. 71. The% ha1e 9Obedience9 on their lips! but hen the% lea1e thee, a section of them Meditate all night on things 1er% different from hat thou tellest them. /ut God records their nightl% +plots,8 So (eep clear of them, and put th% trust in God, and enough is God as a disposer of affairs. 72. $o the% not consider the FurCan + ith care,= 4ad it been from other Than God, the% surel% ha1e found therein Much discrepanc%. ould

7". 0hen there comes to them some matter touching +Public, safet% or fear, the% di1ulge it. If the% had onl% referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged ith authorit% among them, the proper in1estigators ould ha1e Tested it from them +direct,. 0ere it not for the Grace and Merc% of God unto %ou, all but a fe of %ou ould ha1e fallen into the clutches of Satan.

7#. Then fight in GodCs cause ?? Thou art held responsible onl% for th%self ?? and rouse the belie1ers. It ma% be that God ill restrain the fur% of the 2nbelie1ers! for God is the strongest in might and in punishment. 7'. 0hoe1er recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein8 -nd hoe1er recommends and helps an e1il cause, shares in its burden8 -nd God hath po er o1er 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 GodCs= 77. 0h% should %e be di1ided into t o parties about the 4%pocrites= God hath upset them for their +e1il, deeds. 0ould %e guide those hom God hath thro n out of the 0a%= 6or those hom God hath thro n out of the 0a%, ne1er 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 here1er %e find them! and +in an% case, ta(e no friends or helpers from their ran(s!? :<. ABcept those ho 5oin a group bet een hom and %ou there is a treat% +of peace,, or those ho approach %ou ith hearts restraining them from fighting %ou as ell as fighting their o n people. If God had pleased, 4e could ha1e gi1en them po er o1er %ou, and the% ould ha1e fought %ou8 Therefore if the% ithdra from %ou but fight %ou not, and +instead, send %ou +Guarantees of, peace, then God 4ath opened no a% for %ou +to ar against them,. :1. Others %ou ill find that ish to gain %our confidence as ell as that of their people8 A1er% time the% are sent bac( to temptation, the% succumb thereto8 if the% ithdra not from %ou nor gi1e %ou +guarantees, of peace besides restraining their hands, sei@e them and sla% them here1er %e get them8 In their case 0e ha1e pro1ided %ou ith a clear argument against them. :2. >e1er should a belie1er (ill a belie1er! but +If it so happens, b% mista(e, +Compensation is due,8 If one +so, (ills a belie1er, it is ordained that he should free a belie1ing sla1e, and pa% compensation to the deceasedCs famil%, unless the% remit it freel%. If the deceased belonged to a people at ar ith %ou, and he as a belie1er, the freeing of a belie1ing sla1e +Is enough,. If he belonged to a people ith hom %e ha1e treat% of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his famil%, and a belie1ing sla1e be freed. 6or those ho find this be%ond their means, +is prescribed, a fast for t o months running8 b% a% of repentance to God. for God hath all (no ledge and all isdom. :". If a man (ills a belie1er intentionall%, his recompense is 4ell, to abide therein +6or e1er,8 -nd the rath and the curse of God are upon him, and a dreadful penalt% is prepared for him.

:#. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e go abroad in the cause of God, in1estigate carefull%, and sa% not to an% one ho offers %ou a salutation8 9Thou art none of a belie1er;9 Co1eting the perishable goods of this life8 ith God are profits and spoils abundant. A1en thus ere %e %oursel1es before, till God conferred on %ou 4is fa1ours8 Therefore carefull% in1estigate. 6or God is ell a are of all that %e do. :'. >ot eEual are those belie1ers ho sit +at home, and recei1e no hurt, and those ho stri1e and fight in the cause of God ith their goods and their persons. God hath granted a grade higher to those ho stri1e and fight ith their goods and persons than to those ho sit +at home,. 2nto all +in 6aith, 4ath God promised good8 /ut those ho stri1e and fight 4ath 4e distinguished abo1e those ho sit +at home, b% a special re ard, ?? :). 3an(s speciall% besto ed b% 4im, and 6orgi1eness and Merc%. 6or God is Oft?forgi1ing, 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 mo1e %oursel1es a a% +6rom e1il,=9 Such men ill find their abode in 4ell, ?? 0hat an e1il refuge; ?? :7. ABcept those ho are +reall%, ea( and oppressed ?? men, omen, and children ?? ho ha1e no means in their po er, nor +a guide?post, to their a%. ::. 6or these, there is hope that God and again. ill forgi1e8 6or God doth blot out +sins, and forgi1e again

1<<. 4e ho forsa(es his home in the cause of God, finds in the earth Man% a refuge, ide and spacious8 Should he die as a refugee from home for God and 4is Messenger, 4is re ard becomes due and sure ith God. -nd God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1<1. 0hen %e tra1el through the earth, there is no blame on %ou if %e shorten %our pra%ers, for fear the 2nbelie1ers Ma% attac( %ou8 6or the 2nbelie1ers are unto %ou open enemies. 1<2. 0hen thou +O Messenger. art ith them, and standest to lead them in pra%er, .et one part% of them stand up +in pra%er, ith thee, Ta(ing their arms ith them8 0hen the% finish their prostrations, let them Ta(e their position in the rear. -nd let the other part% come up hich hath not %et pra%ed ?? and let them pra% ith thee, Ta(ing all precaution, and bearing arms8 the 2nbelie1ers ish, if %e ere negligent of %our arms and %our baggage, to assault %ou in a single rush. /ut there is no blame on %ou if %e put a a% %our arms because of the incon1enience of rain or because %e are ill! but ta(e +e1er%, precaution for %oursel1es. 6or the 2nbelie1ers God hath prepared a humiliating punishment. 1<". 0hen %e pass +Congregational, pra%ers, celebrate GodCs praises, standing, sitting do n, or l%ing do n on %our sides! but hen %e are free from danger, set up 3egular Pra%ers8 6or such pra%ers are en5oined on belie1ers at stated times.

1<#. -nd slac(en not in follo ing up the enem%8 If %e are suffering hardships, the% are suffering similar hardships! but %e ha1e 4ope from God, hile the% ha1e none. -nd God is full of (no ledge and isdom. 1<'. 0e ha1e sent do n to thee the /oo( in truth, that thou mightest 5udge bet een men, as guided b% God. so be not +used, as an ad1ocate b% those ho betra% their trust! 1<). /ut see( the forgi1eness of God. for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1<*. Contend not on behalf of such as betra% their o n souls! for God lo1eth not one gi1en to perfid% and crime8 1<7. The% ma% hide +Their crimes, from men, but the% cannot hide +Them, from God, seeing that 4e is in their midst hen the% plot b% night, in ords that 4e cannot appro1e8 -nd God $oth compass round all that the% do. 1<:. -h; These are the sort of men on hose behalf %e ma% contend in this orld! but ho ill contend ith God on their behalf on the $a% of &udgment, or ho ill carr% their affairs through= 11<. If an% one does e1il or rongs his o n soul but after ards see(s GodCs forgi1eness, he find God Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. ill

111. -nd if an% one earns sin. he earns it against 4is o n soul8 for God is full of (no ledge and isdom. 112. /ut if an% one earns a fault or a sin and thro s it on to one that is innocent, 4e carries +on himself, +/oth, a falsehood and a flagrant sin. 11". /ut for the Grace of God to thee and his Merc%, a part% of them ould certainl% ha1e plotted to lead thee astra%. /ut +in fact, the% ill onl% .ead their o n souls astra%, and to thee the% can do no harm in the least. 6or God hath sent do n to thee the /oo( and isdom and taught thee hat thou Gne est not +before,8 -nd great is the Grace of God unto thee. 11#. In most of their secret tal(s there is no good8 /ut if one eBhorts to a deed of charit% or 5ustice or conciliation bet een men, +Secrec% is permissible,8 To him ho does this, see(ing the good pleasure of God, 0e shall soon gi1e a re ard of the highest +1alue,. 11'. If an%one contends ith the Messenger e1en after guidance has been plainl% con1e%ed to him, and follo s a path other than that becoming to men of 6aith, 0e shall lea1e him in the path he has chosen, and land him in 4ell, ?? hat an e1il refuge; 11). God forgi1eth not +The sin of, 5oining other gods ith 4im! but 4e forgi1eth hom 4e pleaseth other sins than this8 one ho 5oins other gods ith God, 4ath stra%ed far, far a a% +from the right,.

11*. +The Pagans,, lea1ing 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% ser1ants 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 0hoe1er, forsa(ing God, ta(es satan for a friend, hath of a suret% suffered a loss that is manifest. 12<. Satan ma(es them promises, and creates in them false desires! but satanCs promises are nothing but deception. 121. The% +his dupes, ill ha1e their d elling in 4ell, and from it the% ill find no a% of escape. 122. /ut those ho belie1e and do deeds of righteousness, ?? e shall soon admit them to gardens, ith ri1ers flo ing beneath, ?? to d ell therein for e1er. GodCs promise is the truth, and hose ord can be truer than GodCs= 12". >ot %our desires, nor those of the People of the /oo( +can pre1ail,8 hoe1er be reEuited accordingl%. >or ill he find, besides God, an% protector or helper. or(s e1il, ill

12#. If an% do deeds of righteousness, ?? be the% male or female ?? and ha1e faith, the% 4ea1en, and not the least in5ustice ill be done to them.

ill enter

12'. 0ho can be better in religion than one ho submits his hole self to God, does good, and follo s the a% of -braham the true in 6aith= 6or God did ta(e -braham for a friend. 12). /ut to God belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth8 -nd 4e it is that Ancompasseth all things. 12*. The% as( th% instruction concerning the omen sa%8 God doth instruct %ou about them8 -nd +remember, hat hath been rehearsed unto %ou in the /oo(, concerning the orphans of omen to hom %e gi1e not the portions prescribed, and %et hom %e desire to marr%, as also concerning the children ho are ea( and oppressed8 that %e stand firm for 5ustice to orphans. There is not a good deed hich %e do, but God is ell?acEuainted there ith. 127. If a ife fears cruelt% or desertion on her husbandCs part, there is no blame on them if the% arrange an amicable settlement bet een themsel1es! and such settlement is best! e1en though menCs souls are s a%ed b% greed. /ut if %e do good and practise self?restraint, God is ell?acEuainted ith all that %e do. 12:. De are ne1er able to be fair and 5ust as bet een omen, e1en if it is %our ardent desire8 /ut turn not a a% +from a oman, altogether, so as to lea1e her +as it ere, hanging +in the air,. If %e come to a friendl% understanding, and practise self? restraint, God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful.

1"<. /ut if the% disagree +and must part,, God ill pro1ide abundance for all from 4is all?reaching bount%8 for God is 4e that careth for all and is 0ise. 1"1. To God belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth. Heril% e ha1e directed the People of the /oo( before %ou, and %ou +o Muslims, to fear God. /ut if %e den% 4im, lo; unto God belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth, and God is free of all ants, orth% of all praise. 1"2. Dea, unto God belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth, and enough is God to carr% through all affairs. 1"". If it ere 4is po er this to do. ill, 4e could destro% %ou, o man(ind, and create another race! for 4e hath

1"#. If an% one desires a re ard in this life, in GodCs +gift, is the re ard +both, of this life and of the hereafter8 for God is 4e that heareth and seeth +all things,. 1"'. O %e ho belie1e; stand out firml% for 5ustice, as itnesses to God, e1en as against %oursel1es, or %our parents, or %our (in, and hether it be +against, rich or poor8 for God can best protect both. 6ollo not the lusts +of %our hearts,, lest %e s er1e, and if %e distort +5ustice, or decline to do 5ustice, 1eril% God is ell? acEuainted ith all that %e do. 1"). O %e ho belie1e; /elie1e in God and 4is Messenger, and the scripture hich 4e hath sent to 4is Messenger and the scripture hich 4e sent to those before +him,. -n% ho denieth God, 4is angels, 4is /oo(s, 4is Messenger., and the $a% of &udgment, hath gone far, far astra%. 1"*. Those ho belie1e, then re5ect faith, then belie1e +again, and +again, re5ect faith, and go on increasing in unbelief, ?? God ill not forgi1e them nor guide them nor guide them on the a%. 1"7. To the 4%pocrites gi1e the glad tidings that there is for them +but, a grie1ous penalt%!? 1":. Dea, to those ho ta(e for friends unbelie1ers rather than belie1ers8 is it honour the% see( among them= >a%, ?? all honour is ith God. 1#<. -lread% has 4e sent %ou 0ord in the /oo(, that hen %e hear the signs of God held in defiance and ridicule, %e are not to sit ith them unless the% turn to a different theme8 if %e did, %e ould be li(e them. 6or God ill collect the h%pocrites and those ho def% faith ?? all in 4ell8? 1#1. +These are, the ones ho ait and atch about %ou8 if %e do gain a 1ictor% from God, the% sa%8 90ere e not ith %ou=9? but if the unbelie1ers gain a success, the% sa% +to them,8 9$id e not gain an ad1antage o1er %ou, and did e not guard %ou from the belie1ers=9 but God ill 5udge bet iBt %ou on the $a% of &udgment. -nd ne1er ill God grant to the unbelie1ers a a% +to triumphs, o1er the belie1ers. 1#2. The 4%pocrites ?? the% thin( the% are o1er?reaching God, but 4e ill o1er? reach them8 0hen the% stand up to pra%er, the% stand ithout earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do the% hold God in remembrance!

1#". +The% are, distracted in mind e1en in the midst of it, ?? being +sincerel%, for neither one group nor for another hom God lea1es stra%ing, ?? ne1er ilt thou find for him the a%. 1##. O %e ho belie1e; Ta(e not for friends unbelie1ers rather than belie1ers8 $o %e God an open proof against %oursel1es= ish to offer

1#'. The 4%pocrites ill be in the lo est depths of the 6ire8 no helper ilt thou find for them!? 1#). ABcept for those ho repent, mend +their li1es, hold fast to God, and purif% their religion as in GodCs sight8 if so the% ill be +numbered, ith the belie1ers. -nd soon ill God grant to the belie1ers a re ard of immense 1alue. 1#*. 0hat can God gain b% %our punishment, if %e are grateful and %e belie1e= >a%, it is God that recogniseth +all good,, and (no eth all things. 1#7. God lo1eth not that e1il should be noised abroad in public speech, eBcept here in5ustice hath been done! for God is 4e ho heareth and (no eth all things. 1#:. 0hether %e publish a good deed or conceal it or co1er e1il out +sins, and hath po er +in the 5udgment of 1alues,. ith pardon, 1eril% God doth blot

1'<. Those ho den% God and 4is apostles, and +those ho, ish to separate God from 4is apostles, sa%ing8 90e belie1e in some but re5ect others98 -nd +those ho, ish to ta(e a course mid a%, ?? 1'1. The% are in truth +eEuall%, unbelie1ers! and punishment. e ha1e prepared for unbelie1ers a humiliating

1'2. To those ho belie1e in God and 4is apostles and ma(e no distinction bet een an% of the apostles, e shall soon gi1e their +due, re ards8 for God is Oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1'". The people of the /oo( as( thee to cause a boo( to descend to them from hea1en8 Indeed the% as(ed Moses for an e1en greater +miracle,, for the% said8 9Sho us God in public,9 but the% ere da@ed for their presumption, ith thunder and lightning. Det the% orshipped the calf e1en after clear signs had come to them! e1en so e forga1e them! and ga1e Moses manifest proofs of authorit%. 1'#. -nd for their co1enant e raised o1er them +the to ering height, of Mount +Sinai,! and +on another occasion, e said8 9Anter the gate ith humilit%9! and +once again, e commanded them8 9Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath.9 -nd e too( from them a solemn co1enant. 1''. +The% ha1e incurred di1ine displeasure,8 In that the% bro(e their co1enant! that the% re5ected the signs of God. that the% sle the Messengers in defiance of right! that the% said, 9Our hearts are the rappings + hich preser1e GodCs 0ord! 0e need no more,9!? >a%, God hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphem%, and little is it the% belie1e!?

1'). That the% re5ected 6aith! that the% uttered against Mar% a gra1e 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, (no ledge, 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 Po er, 0ise!? 1':. -nd there is none of the People of the /oo( but must belie1e in him before his death! and on the $a% of &udgment he ill be a itness against them!? 1)<. 6or the iniEuit% of the &e s 0e made unla ful for them certain +foods, good and holesome hich had been la ful for them!? in that the% hindered man% from GodCs 0a%!? 1)1. That the% too( usur%, though the% ere forbidden! and that the% de1oured menCs substance rongfull%!? e ha1e prepared for those among them ho re5ect faith a grie1ous punishment. 1)2. /ut those among them ho are ell?grounded in (no ledge, and the belie1ers, belie1e in hat hath been re1ealed to thee and hat as re1ealed before thee8 -nd +especiall%, those ho establish regular pra%er and practise regular charit% and belie1e in God and in the .ast $a%8 To them shall 0e soon gi1e a great re ard. 1)". 0e ha1e sent thee inspiration, as 0e sent it to >oah and the Messengers after him8 e sent inspiration to -braham, IsmaCil, Isaac, &acob and the Tribes, to &esus, &ob, &onah, -aron, and solomon, and to $a1id 0e ga1e the Psalms. 1)#. Of some apostles 0e ha1e alread% told thee the stor%! of others 0e ha1e not!? and to Moses God spo(e direct!? 1)'. Messenger. ho ga1e good ne s as ell as arning, that man(ind, after +the coming, of the apostles, should ha1e no plea against God. 6or God is ABalted in Po er, 0ise. 1)). /ut God beareth itness that hat 4e hath sent unto thee 4e hath sent from 4is +o n, (no ledge, and the angels bear itness8 /ut enough is God for a itness. 1)*. Those ho re5ect 6aith and (eep off +men, from the a a% from the Path. 1)7. Those a%? ho re5ect 6aith and do rong, ?? God a% of God, ha1e 1eril% stra%ed far, far

ill not forgi1e them nor guide them to an%

1):. ABcept the a% of 4ell, to d ell therein for e1er. -nd this to God is eas%.

1*<. O Man(ind; The Messenger hath come to %ou in truth from God. belie1e in him8 It is best for %ou. /ut if %e re5ect 6aith, to God belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth8 -nd God is -ll? (no ing, -ll? ise. 1*1. O People of the /oo(; Commit no eBcesses in %our religion8 >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 besto ed on Mar%, and a spirit proceeding from 4im8 so belie1e 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, abo1e ha1ing a son. To 4im belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth. -nd enough is God as a $isposer of affairs. 1*2. Christ disdaineth nor to ser1e 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 +ans er,. 1*". /ut to those ho belie1e and do deeds of righteousness, 4e ill gi1e their +due, re ards, ?? and more, out of 4is bount%8 /ut those ho are disdainful and arrogant, 4e ill punish ith a grie1ous penalt%! >or ill the% find, besides God, an% to protect or help them. 1*#. O man(ind; 1eril% there hath come to %ou a con1incing proof from %our .ord8 6or 0e ha1e sent unto %ou a light +that is, manifest. 1*'. Then those ho belie1e 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 lea1e no descendants or ascendants as heirs. If it is a man that dies, lea1ing a sister but no child, she shall ha1e half the inheritance8 If +such a deceased as, a oman, ho left no child, 4er brother ta(es her inheritance8 If there are t o sisters, the% shall ha1e t o?thirds of the inheritance +bet een them,8 if there are brothers and sisters, +the% share,, the male ha1ing t ice the share of the female. Thus doth God ma(e clear to %ou +4is la ,, lest %e err. -nd God hath (no ledge of all things.

Surah '.
The Table, The Table Spread
1. O %e ho belie1e; fulfil +all, obligations. .a ful 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 belie1e; 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

%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 s ine, and that on hich hath been in1o(ed the name of other than God. that hich hath been (illed b% strangling, or b% a 1iolent 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 di1ision +of meat, b% raffling ith arro s8 that is impiet%. This da% ha1e those ho re5ect faith gi1en up all hope of %our religion8 %et fear them not but fear Me. This da% ha1e I perfected %our religion for %ou, completed M% fa1our upon %ou, and ha1e chosen for %ou Islam as %our religion. /ut if an% is forced b% hunger, ith no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. #. The% as( thee hat is la ful to them +as food,. Sa%8 la ful unto %ou are +all, things good and pure8 and hat %e ha1e taught %our trained hunting animals +to catch, in the manner directed to %ou b% God. eat hat the% catch for %ou, but pronounce the name of God o1er it8 and fear God. for God is s ift in ta(ing account. '. This da% are +all, things good and pure made la ful unto %ou. The food of the People of the /oo( is la ful unto %ou and %ours is la ful unto them. +.a ful unto %ou in marriage, are +not onl%, chaste omen ho are belie1ers, but chaste omen among the People of the /oo(, re1ealed before %our time, ?? hen %e gi1e them their due do ers, and desire chastit%, not le dness, 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 ha1e lost +all spiritual good,. ). O %e ho belie1e; hen %e prepare for pra%er, ash %our faces, and %our hands +and arms, to the elbo s! 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 ha1e been in contact ith omen, and %e find no ater, then ta(e for %oursel1es clean sand or earth, and rub there ith %our faces and hands, God doth not ish to place %ou in a difficult%, but to ma(e %ou clean, and to complete his fa1our to %ou, that %e ma% be grateful. *. -nd call in remembrance the fa1our of God unto %ou, and 4is co1enant, hich 4e ratified ith %ou, hen %e said8 90e hear and e obe%98 -nd fear God, for God (no eth ell the secrets of %our hearts. 7. O %e ho belie1e; stand out firml% for God, as itnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to %ou ma(e %ou s er1e 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 re ard. ho belie1e and do deeds of righteousness hath God promised forgi1eness and a great

1<. Those ho re5ect faith and den% our signs ill be companions of 4ell?fire.

11. O %e ho belie1e; Call in remembrance the fa1our 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 belie1ers put +all, their trust. 12. God did aforetime ta(e a co1enant from the Children of Israel, and e appointed t el1e captains among them. -nd God said8 9I am ith %ou8 if %e +but, establish regular pra%ers, practise regular charit%, belie1e in m% apostles, honour and assist them, and loan to God a beautiful loan, 1eril% I ill ipe out from %ou %our e1ils, and admit %ou to gardens ith ri1ers flo ing 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 co1enant, 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 ?? e1er bent on +ne , deceits8 but forgi1e them, and o1erloo( +their misdeeds,8 for God lo1eth those ho are (ind. 1#. 6rom those, too, ho call themsel1es Christians, 0e did ta(e a co1enant, but the% forgot a good part of the message that as sent them8 so e estranged them, ith enmit% and hatred bet een the one and the other, to the da% of 5udgment. -nd soon ill God sho them hat it is the% ha1e done. 1'. O people of the /oo(; There hath come to %ou our Messenger, re1ealing to %ou much that %e used to hide in the /oo(, and passing o1er much +that is no unnecessar%,. There hath come to %ou from God a +ne , light and a perspicuous /oo(, ?? 1). 0here ith God guideth all ho see( 4is good pleasure to a%s of peace and safet%, and leadeth them out of dar(ness, b% 4is ill, unto the light, ?? guideth them to a path that is straight. 1*. In blasphem% indeed are those that sa% that God is Christ the son of Mar%. Sa%8 90ho then hath the least po er against God, if 4is ill ere to destro% Christ the son of Mar%, his mother, and all e1er% ?? one that is on the earth= 6or to God belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth, and all that is bet een. 4e createth hat 4e pleaseth. 6or God hath po er o1er all things.9 17. +/oth, the &e s and the Christians sa%8 90e are sons of God, and his belo1ed.9 Sa%8 90h% then doth 4e punish %ou for %our sins= >a%, %e are but men, ?? of the men he hath created8 4e forgi1eth hom 4e pleaseth, and 4e punisheth hom 4e pleaseth8 and to God belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth, and all that is bet een8 and unto 4im is the final goal +of all,9 1:. O People of the /oo(; >o hath come unto %ou, ma(ing +things, clear unto %ou, Our Messenger, after the brea( in +the series of, our apostles, lest %e should sa%8 9There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no arner +from e1il,98 /ut no hath come unto %ou a bringer of glad tidings and a arner +from e1il,. -nd God hath po er o1er all things. 2<. 3emember Moses said to his people8 9O m% people; Call in remembrance the fa1our of God unto %ou, hen 4e produced prophets among %ou, made %ou (ings, and ga1e %ou hat 4e had not gi1en to an% other among the peoples.

21. 9O m% people; Anter the hol% land hich God hath assigned unto %ou, and turn not bac( ignominiousl%, for then ill %e be o1erthro n, to %our o n ruin.9 22. The% said8 9O Moses; In this land are a people of eBceeding strength8 >e1er shall until the% lea1e it8 if +once, the% lea1e, then shall e enter.9 e enter it

2". +/ut, among +their, God.fearing men ere t o on hom God had besto ed 4is grace8 The% said8 9-ssault them at the +proper, Gate8 hen once %e are in, 1ictor% ill be %ours! /ut on God put %our trust if %e ha1e faith.9 2#. The% said8 9O Moses; hile the% remain there, ne1er shall e be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and th% .ord, and fight %e t o, hile e sit here +and atch,.9 2'. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; I ha1e po er onl% o1er m%self and m% brother8 so separate us from this rebellious people;9 2). God said8 9Therefore ill the land be out of their reach for fort% %ears8 In distraction ander through the land8 /ut sorro thou not o1er these rebellious people. ill the%

2*. 3ecite to them the truth of the stor% of the t o sons of -dam. /ehold; the% each presented a sacrifice +to God.8 It as accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter8 9/e sure I ill sla% thee.9 9Surel%,9 said the former, 9+God, doth accept of the sacrifice of those ho are righteous. 27. 9If thou dost stretch th% hand against me, to sla% me, it is not for me to stretch m% hand against thee to sla% thee8 for I do fear God, the cherisher of the orlds. 2:. 96or me, I intend to let thee dra on th%self m% sin as ell as thine, for thou ilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the re ard of those ho do rong.9 "<. The +selfish, soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother8 he murdered him, and became +himself, one of the lost ones. "1. Then God sent a ra1en, ho scratched the ground, to sho him ho to hide the shame of his brother. 90oe is me;9 said he! 90as I not e1en able to be as this ra1en, and to hide the shame of m% brother=9 then he became full of regrets? "2. On that account8 0e ordained for the Children of Israel that if an% one sle a person ?? unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land ?? it ould be as if he sle the hole people8 and if an% one sa1ed a life, it ould be as if he sa1ed the life of the hole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles ith clear signs, %et, e1en after that, man% of them continued to commit eBcesses in the land. "". The punishment of those ho age ar against God and 4is Messenger, and stri1e ith might and main for mischief through the land is8 eBecution, or crucifiBion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or eBile from the land8 that is their disgrace in this orld, and a hea1% punishment is theirs in the 4ereafter!

"#. ABcept for those ho repent before the% fall into %our po er8 in that case, (no Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful.

that God is

"'. O %e ho belie1e; $o %our dut% to God, see( the means of approach unto 4im, and stri1e ith might and main in his cause8 that %e ma% prosper. "). -s to those ho re5ect 6aith, ?? if the% had e1er%thing on earth, and t ice repeated, to gi1e as ransom for the penalt% of the $a% of &udgment, it ould ne1er be accepted of them, theirs ould be a grie1ous penalt%. "*. Their ish ill be to get out of the 6ire, but ne1er ill the% get out therefrom8 their penalt% ill be one that endures. "7. -s to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands8 a punishment b% a% of eBample, from God, for their crime8 and God is ABalted in po er. ":. /ut if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, God turneth to him in forgi1eness! for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. #<. Gno est thou not that to God +alone, belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth= 4e punisheth hom 4e pleaseth, and 4e forgi1eth hom 4e pleaseth8 and God hath po er o1er all things. #1. O Messenger. let not those grie1e thee, ho race each other into unbelief8 + hether it be, among those ho sa% 90e belie1e9 ith their lips but hose hearts ha1e no faith! or it be among the &e s, ?? men ho ill listen to an% lie, ?? ill listen e1en to others ho ha1e ne1er so much as come to thee. The% change the ords from their +right, times and places8 the% sa%, 9If %e are gi1en this, ta(e it, but if not, be are;9 If an% oneCs trial is intended b% God, thou hast no authorit% in the least for him against God. 6or such ?? it is not GodCs ill to purif% their hearts. 6or them there is disgrace in this orld, and in the 4ereafter a hea1% punishment. #2. +The% are fond of, listening to falsehood, of de1ouring an%thing forbidden. If the% do come to thee, either 5udge bet een them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, the% cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou 5udge, 5udge in eEuit% bet een them. 6or God lo1eth those ho 5udge in eEuit%. #". /ut h% do the% come to thee for decision, hen the% ha1e +their o n, la before them= ?? therein is the +plain, command of God. %et e1en after that, the% ould turn a a%. 6or the% are not +reall%, People of 6aith. ##. It as 0e ho re1ealed the la +to Moses,8 therein as guidance and light. /% its standard ha1e been 5udged the &e s, b% the prophets ho bo ed +as in Islam, to GodCs ill, b% the rabbis and the doctors of la 8 for to them as entrusted the protection of GodCs boo(, and the% ere itnesses thereto8 therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not m% signs for a miserable price. If an% do fail to 5udge b% +the light of, hat God hath re1ealed, the% are +no better than, 2nbelie1ers.

#'. 0e ordained therein for them8 9.ife for life, e%e for e%e, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and ounds eEual for eEual.9 /ut if an% one remits the retaliation b% a% of charit%, it is an act of atonement for himself. -nd if an% fail to 5udge b% +the light of, hat God hath re1ealed, the% are +>o better than, rong?doers. #). -nd in their footsteps 0e sent &esus the son of Mar%, confirming the .a that had come before him8 0e sent him the Gospel8 therein as guidance and light, and confirmation of the .a that had come before him8 a guidance and an admonition to those ho fear God. #*. .et the people of the Gospel 5udge b% hat God hath re1ealed therein. If an% do fail to 5udge b% +the light of, hat God hath re1ealed, the% are +no better than, those ho rebel. #7. To thee 0e sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safet%8 so 5udge bet een them b% hat God hath re1ealed, and follo not their 1ain desires, di1erging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among %ou ha1e e prescribed a la and an open a%. If God had so illed, 4e ould ha1e made %ou a single people, but +4is plan is, to test %ou in hat 4e hath gi1en %ou8 so stri1e as in a race in all 1irtues. The goal of %ou all is to God. it is 4e that ill sho %ou the truth of the matters in hich %e dispute! #:. -nd this +4e commands,8 &udge thou bet een them b% hat God hath re1ealed, and follo not their 1ain desires, but be are of them lest the% beguile thee from an% of that +teaching, hich God hath sent do n to thee. -nd if the% turn a a%, be assured that for some of their crime it is GodCs purpose to punish them. -nd trul% most men are rebellious. '<. $o the% then see( after a 5udgment of +the da%s of, ignorance= /ut faith is assured, can gi1e better 5udgment than God. ho, for a people hose

'1. O %e ho belie1e; ta(e not the &e s and the Christians for %our friends and protectors8 The% are but friends and protectors to each other. -nd he amongst %ou that turns to them +for friendship, is of them. Heril% God guideth not a people un5ust. '2. Those in hose hearts is a disease ?? thou seest ho eagerl% the% run about amongst them, sa%ing8 90e do fear lest a change of fortune bring us disaster.9 -h; perhaps God ill gi1e +thee, 1ictor%, or a decision according to 4is ill. Then ill the% repent of the thoughts hich the% secretl% harboured in their hearts. '". -nd those ho belie1e ill sa%8 9-re these the men ho s ore their strongest oaths b% God, that the% ere ith %ou=9 -ll that the% do ill be in 1ain, and the% ill fall into +nothing but, ruin. '#. O %e ho belie1e; if an% from among %ou turn bac( from his 6aith, soon ill God produce a people hom 4e ill lo1e as the% ill lo1e 4im, ?? lo l% ith the belie1ers, might% against the re5ecters, fighting in the a% of God, and ne1er afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the grace of God, hich 4e ill besto on hom 4e pleaseth. -nd God encompasseth all, and 4e (no eth all things.

''. Dour +real, friends are +no less than, God, 4is Messenger, and the +fello ship of, belie1ers, ?? those ho establish regular pra%ers and regular charit%, and the% bo do n humbl% +in orship,. '). -s to those ho turn +for friendship, to God, 4is Messenger, and the +fello ship of, belie1ers, ?? it is the fello ship of God that must certainl% triumph. '*. O %e ho belie1e; ta(e not for friends and protectors those ho ta(e %our religion for a moc(er% or sport, ?? hether among those ho recei1ed the Scripture before %ou, or among those ho re5ect 6aith! but fear %e God, if %e ha1e faith +indeed,. '7. 0hen %e proclaim %our call to pra%er the% ta(e it +but, as moc(er% and sport! that is because the% are a people ithout understanding. ':. Sa%8 9O people of the /oo(; $o %e disappro1e of us for no other reason than that e belie1e in God, and the re1elation that hath come to us and that hich came before +us,, and +perhaps, that most of %ou are rebellious and disobedient=9 )<. Sa%8 9Shall I point out to %ou something much orse than this, +as 5udged, b% the treatment it recei1ed from God. those ho incurred the curse of God and 4is rath, those of hom some 4e transformed into apes and s ine, those ho orshipped e1il!? these are +man% times, orse in ran(, and far more astra% from the e1en path;9 )1. 0hen the% come to thee, the% sa%8 90e belie1e98 but in fact the% enter 6aith, and the% go out ith the same but God (no eth full% all that the% hide. ith a mind against

)2. Man% of them dost thou see, racing each other in sin and rancour, and their eating of things forbidden. A1il indeed are the things that the% do. )". 0h% do not the rabbis and the doctors of .a forbid them from their +habit of, uttering sinful ords and eating things forbidden= A1il indeed are their or(s. )#. The &e s sa%8 9+God,Cs hand is tied up.9 /e their hands tied up and be the% accursed for the +blasphem%, the% utter. >a%, both 4is hands are idel% outstretched8 4e gi1eth and spendeth +of 4is bount%, as 4e pleaseth. /ut the re1elation that cometh to thee from God increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphem%. -mongst them e ha1e placed enmit% and hatred till the $a% of &udgment. A1er% time the% (indle the fire of ar, God doth eBtinguish it! but the% +e1er, stri1e to do mischief on earth. -nd God lo1eth not those ho do mischief. )'. If onl% the People of the /oo( had belie1ed and been righteous, 0e should indeed ha1e blotted out their iniEuities and admitted them to gardens of bliss. )). If onl% the% had stood fast b% the .a , the Gospel, and all the re1elation that as sent to them from their .ord, the% ould ha1e en5o%ed happiness from e1er% side. There is from among them a part% on the right course8 but man% of them follo a course that is e1il.

)*. O Messenger. proclaim the +message, hich hath been sent to thee from th% .ord. If thou didst not, thou ouldst not ha1e fulfilled and proclaimed 4is mission. -nd God ill defend thee from men + ho mean mischief,. 6or God guideth not those ho re5ect 6aith. )7. Sa%8 9O People of the /oo(; %e ha1e no ground to stand upon unless %e stand fast b% the .a , the Gospel, and all the re1elation that has come to %ou from %our .ord.9 It is the re1elation that cometh to thee from th% .ord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphem%. /ut sorro thou not o1er +these, people ithout 6aith. ):. Those ho belie1e +in the FurCan,, those ho follo the &e ish +scriptures,, and the Sabians and the Christians, ?? an% ho belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, and or( righteousness, ?? on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. *<. 0e too( the co1enant of the Children of Israel and sent them apostles, e1er% time, there came to them an apostle ith hat the% themsel1es desired not ?? some +of these, the% called impostors, and some the% +go so far as to, sla%. *1. The% thought there ould be no trial +or punishment,! so the% became blind and deaf! %et God +in merc%, turned to them! %et again man% of them became blind and deaf. /ut God sees ell all that the% do. *2. The% do blaspheme ho sa%8 9+God, is Christ the son of Mar%.9 /ut said Christ8 9O Children of Israel; orship God, m% .ord and %our .ord.9 0hoe1er 5oins other gods ith God, ?? God ill forbid him the garden, and the 6ire ill be his abode. There ill for the rong?doers be no one to help. *". The% do blaspheme ho sa%8 God is one of three in a Trinit%8 for there is no god eBcept One God. If the% desist not from their ord +of blasphem%,, 1eril% a grie1ous penalt% ill befall the blasphemers among them. *#. 0h% turn the% not to God, and see( 4is forgi1eness= 6or God is Oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful. *'. Christ the son of Mar% as no more than an apostle! man% ere the apostles that passed a a% before him. 4is mother as a oman of truth. The% had both to eat their +dail%, food. See ho God doth ma(e 4is signs clear to them! %et see in hat a%s the% are deluded a a% from the truth; *). Sa%8 90ill %e orship, besides God, something hich hath no po er either to harm or benefit %ou= /ut God, ?? 4e it is that heareth and (no eth all things.9 **. Sa%8 9O people of the /oo(; eBceed not in %our religion the bounds +of hat is proper,, trespassing be%ond the truth, nor follo the 1ain desires of people ho ent rong in times gone b%, ?? ho misled man%, and stra%ed +themsel1es, from the e1en a%. *7. Curses ere pronounced on those among the Children of Israel ho re5ected 6aith, b% the tongue of $a1id and of &esus the son of Mar%8 because the% disobe%ed and persisted in eBcesses.

*:. >or did the% +usuall%, forbid one another the iniEuities hich the% committed8 e1il indeed ere the deeds hich the% did. 7<. Thou seest man% of them turning in friendship to the 2nbelie1ers. A1il indeed are +the or(s, hich their souls ha1e sent for ard before them + ith the result,, that GodCs rath is on them, and in torment ill the% abide. 71. If onl% the% had belie1ed in God, in the Messenger, and in hat hath been re1ealed to him, ne1er ould the% ha1e ta(en them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious rong?doers. 72. Strongest among men in enmit% to the belie1ers ilt thou find the &e s and Pagans! and nearest among them in lo1e to the belie1ers ilt thou find those ho sa%, 90e are Christians98 because amongst these are men de1oted to learning and men ho ha1e renounced the orld, and the% are not arrogant. 7". -nd hen the% listen to the re1elation recei1ed b% the Messenger, thou ilt see their e%es o1erflo ing ith tears, for the% recognise the truth8 the% pra%8 9Our .ord; e belie1e! rite us do n among the itnesses. 7#. 90hat cause can e ha1e not to belie1e in God and the truth hich has come to us, seeing that e long for our .ord to admit us to the compan% of the righteous=9 7'. -nd for this their pra%er hath God re arded them ith gardens, ith ri1ers flo ing underneath, ?? their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those ho do good. 7). /ut those ho re5ect 6aith and belie our Signs, ?? the% shall be companions of 4ell?fire. 7*. O %e ho belie1e; ma(e not unla ful the good things hich God hath made la ful for %ou, but commit no eBcess8 for God lo1eth not those gi1en to eBcess. 77. Aat of the things hich God hath pro1ided for %ou, la ful and good! but fear God, in 0hom %e belie1e. 7:. God ill not call %ou to account for hat is futile in %our oaths, but 4e ill call %ou to account for %our deliberate oaths8 for eBpiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the a1erage for the food of %our families! or clothe them! or gi1e a sla1e his freedom. If that is be%ond %our means, fast for three da%s. That is the eBpiation for the oaths %e ha1e s orn. /ut (eep to %our oaths. Thus doth God ma(e clear to %ou 4is signs, that %e ma% be grateful. :<. O %e ho belie1e; IntoBicants and gambling, +dedication of, stones, and +di1ination b%, arro s, are an abomination, ?? of SatanCs hand or(8 esche such +abomination,, that %e ma% prosper. :1. SatanCs plan is +but, to eBcite enmit% and hatred bet een %ou, ith intoBicants and gambling, and hinder %ou from the remembrance of God, and from pra%er8 ill %e not then abstain=

:2. Obe% God, and obe% the Messenger, and be are +of e1il,8 if %e do turn bac(, (no %e that it is Our Messenger.s dut% to proclaim +the message, in the clearest manner. :". On those ho belie1e and do deeds of righteousness there is no blame for hat the% ate +in the past,, hen the% guard themsel1es from e1il, and belie1e, and do deeds of righteousness, ?? +or, again, guard themsel1es from e1il and belie1e, ?? +or, again, guard themsel1es from e1il and do good. 6or God lo1eth those ho do good. :#. O %e ho belie1e; God doth but ma(e a trial of %ou in a little matter of game ell ithin reach of %our hands and %our lances, that 4e ma% test ho feareth him unseen8 an% ho transgress thereafter, ill ha1e a grie1ous penalt%. :'. O %e ho belie1e; Gill not game hile in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If an% of %ou doth so intentionall%, the compensation is an offering, brought to the GaCba, of a domestic animal eEui1alent to the one he (illed, as ad5udged b% t o 5ust men among %ou! or b% a% of atonement, the feeding of the indigent! or its eEui1alent in fasts8 that he ma% taste of the penalt% of his deed. God forgi1es hat is past8 for repetition God ill eBact from him the penalt%. 6or God is ABalted, and .ord of 3etribution. :). .a ful to %ou is the pursuit of ater?game and its use for food, ?? for the benefit of %oursel1es and those ho tra1el! but forbidden is the pursuit of land?game!? as long as %e are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. -nd fear God, to 0hom %e shall be gathered bac(. :*. God made the GaCba, the Sacred 4ouse, an as%lum of securit% for men, as also the Sacred Months, the animals for offerings, and the garlands that mar( them8 That %e ma% (no that God hath (no ledge of hat is in the hea1ens and on earth and that God is ell acEuainted ith all things. :7. Gno %e that God is strict in punishment and that God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. ::. The Messenger.s dut% is but to proclaim +the message,. /ut God (no eth all that %e re1eal and %e conceal. 1<<. Sa%8 9>ot eEual are things that are bad and things that are good, e1en though the abundance of the bad ma% da@@le thee! so fear God, O %e that understand! that +so, %e ma% prosper.9 1<1. O %e ho belie1e; -s( not Euestions about things hich, if made plain to %ou, ma% cause %ou trouble. /ut if %e as( about things hen the FurCan is being re1ealed, the% ill be made plain to %ou, God ill forgi1e those8 for God is Oft? forgi1ing, Most 6orbearing. 1<2. Some people before %ou did as( such Euestions, and on that account lost their faith. 1<". It as not God ho instituted +superstitions li(e those of, a slit?ear she? camel, or a she?camel let loose for free pasture, or idol sacrifices for t in?births in animals, or stallion?camels freed from or(8 It is blasphemers ho in1ent a lie against God. but most of them lac( isdom.

1<#. 0hen it is said to them8 9Come to hat God hath re1ealed! come to the Messenger.8 The% sa%8 9Anough for us are the a%s e found our fathers follo ing.9 hat; e1en though their fathers ere 1oid of (no ledge and guidance= 1<'. O %e ho belie1e; Guard %our o n souls8 If %e follo +right, guidance, no hurt can come to %ou from those ho stra%. the goal of %ou all is to God. it is 4e that ill sho %ou the truth of all that %e do. 1<). O %e ho belie1e; 0hen death approaches an% of %ou, +ta(e, itnesses among %oursel1es hen ma(ing beEuests, ?? t o 5ust men of %our o n +brotherhood, or others from outside if %e are 5ourne%ing through the earth, and the chance of death befalls %ou +thus,. If %e doubt +their truth,, detain them both after pra%er, and let them both s ear b% God. 90e ish not in this for an% orldl% gain, e1en though the +beneficiar%, be our near relation8 e shall hide not the e1idence before God. if e do, then behold; the sin be upon us;9 1<*. /ut if it gets (no n that these t o ere guilt% of the sin +of per5ur%,, let t o others stand forth in their places, ?? nearest in (in from among those ho claim a la ful right8 let them s ear b% God. 90e affirm that our itness is truer than that of those t o, and that e ha1e not trespassed +be%ond the truth,8 if e did, behold; the rong be upon us;9 1<7. That is most suitable8 that the% ma% gi1e the e1idence in its true nature and shape, or else the% ould fear that other oaths ould be ta(en after their oaths. /ut fear God, and listen +to 4is counsel,8 for God guideth not a rebellious people8 1<:. One da% ill God gather the apostles together, and as(8 90hat as the response %e recei1ed +from men to %our teaching,=9 The% ill sa%8 90e ha1e no (no ledge8 it is Thou 0ho (no est in full all that is hidden.9 11<. Then ill God sa%8 9O &esus the son of Mar%; 3ecount M% fa1our to thee and to th% mother. /ehold; I strengthened thee ith the hol% spirit, so that thou didst spea( to the people in childhood and in maturit%. /ehold; I taught thee the /oo( and 0isdom, the .a and the Gospel and behold; thou ma(est out of cla%, as it ere, the figure of a bird, b% M% lea1e, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird b% M% lea1e, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, b% M% lea1e. -nd behold; thou bringest forth the dead b% M% lea1e. -nd behold; I did restrain the Children of Israel from +1iolence to, thee hen thou didst sho them the clear Signs, and the unbelie1ers among them said8 CThis is nothing but e1ident magic.C 111. 9-nd behold; I inspired the disciples to ha1e faith in Me and Mine Messenger. the% said, C0e ha1e faith, and do thou bear itness that e bo to God as MuslimsC9. 112. /ehold; the disciples, said8 9O &esus the son of Mar%; can th% .ord send do n to us a table set + ith 1iands, from hea1en=9 Said &esus8 96ear God, if %e ha1e faith.9 11". The% said8 90e onl% ish to eat thereof and satisf% our hearts, and to (no indeed told us the truth! and that e oursel1es ma% be itnesses to the miracle.9 that thou hast

11#. Said &esus the son of Mar%8 9O God our .ord; Send us from hea1en a table set + ith 1iands,, that there ma% be for us ?? for the first and the last of us ?? a solemn festi1al and a sign from thee! and pro1ide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer +of our needs,.9 11'. God said8 9I ill send it do n unto %ou8 /ut if an% of %ou after that resisteth faith, I punish him ith a penalt% such as I ha1e not inflicted on an% one among all the peoples.9 ill

11). -nd behold; God ill sa%8 9O &esus the son of Mar%; $idst thou sa% unto men, orship me and m% mother as gods in derogation of God.=9 4e ill sa%8 9Glor% to Thee; ne1er could I sa% hat I had no right +to sa%,. 4ad I said such a thing, thou ouldst indeed ha1e (no n it. Thou (no est hat is in m% heart, Thou I (no not hat is in Thine. 6or Thou (no est in full all that is hidden. 11*. 9>e1er said I to them aught eBcept hat Thou didst command me to sa%, to it, C orship God, m% .ord and %our .ordC! and I as a itness o1er them hilst I d elt amongst them! hen Thou didst ta(e me up Thou ast the 0atcher o1er them, and Thou art a itness to all things. 117. 9If Thou dost punish them, the% are Th% ser1ant8 If Thou dost forgi1e them, Thou art the ABalted in po er, the 0ise.9 11:. God ill sa%8 9This is a da% on hich the truthful ill profit from their truth8 theirs are gardens, ith ri1ers flo ing beneath, ?? their eternal 4ome8 God ell?pleased ith them, and the% ith God. That is the great sal1ation, +the fulfilment of all desires,. 12<. To God doth belong the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is 4e 0ho hath po er o1er all things.

Surah ).
Cattle, .i1estoc(
1. Praise be God, 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth, and made the dar(ness and the light. Det those ho re5ect 6aith hold +others, as eEual, ith their Guardian?.ord. 2. 4e it is created %ou from cla%, and then decreed a stated term +for %ou,. -nd there is in 4is presence another determined term! %et %e doubt ithin %oursel1es; ". -nd 4e is God in the hea1ens and on earth. 4e (no eth hat %e hide, and 4e (no eth the +recompense, hich %e earn +b% %our deeds,. hat %e re1eal, and

#. /ut ne1er did a single one of the signs of their .ord reach them, but the% turned a a% therefrom. '. -nd no the% re5ect the truth hen it reaches them8 but soon shall the% learn the realit% of the% used to moc( at. hat

). See the% not ho man% of those before them 0e did destro%= ?? generations 0e had established on the earth, in strength such as 0e ha1e not gi1en to %ou ?? for hom 0e poured out rain from the s(ies in abundance, and ga1e +fertile, streams flo ing beneath their +feet,8 %et for their sins 0e destro%ed them, and raised in their a(e fresh generations +to succeed them,. *. If 0e had sent unto thee a ritten +message, on parchment, so that the% could touch it ith their hands, the 2nbelie1ers ould ha1e been sure to sa%8 9This is nothing but ob1ious magic;9 7. The% sa%8 90h% is not an angel sent do n to him=9 If e did send do n an angel, the matter ould be settled at once, and no respite ould be granted them. :. If 0e had made it an angel, 0e should ha1e sent him as a man, and 0e should certainl% ha1e caused them confusion in a matter hich the% ha1e alread% co1ered ith confusion. 1<. Moc(ed ere +man%, apostles before thee! but their scoffers the% moc(ed. ere hemmed in b% the thing that

11. Sa%8 9Tra1el through the earth and see hat as the end of those ho re5ected Truth.9 12. Sa%8 9To hom belongeth all that is in the hea1ens and on earth=9 Sa%8 9To God. 4e hath inscribed for 4imself +the rule of, Merc%. That 4e ill gather %ou together for the $a% of &udgment, there is no doubt hate1er. It is the% ho ha1e lost their o n souls, that ill not belie1e. 1". To him belongeth all that d elleth +or lur(eth, in the night and the da%. 6or he is the one heareth and (no eth all things.9 ho

1#. Sa%8 9Shall I ta(e for m% protector an% other than God, the Ma(er of the hea1ens and the earth= -nd 4e it is that feedeth but is not fed.9 Sa%8 9>a%; but I am commanded to be the first of those ho bo to God +in Islam,, and be not thou of the compan% of those ho 5oin gods ith God.9 1'. Sa%8 9I ould, if I disobe%ed m% .ord, indeed ha1e fear of the penalt% of a Might% $a%. 1). 9On that da%, if the penalt% is a1erted from an%, it is due to GodCs merc%! -nd that +Sal1ation,, the ob1ious fulfilment of all desire. 1*. 9If God touch thee ith affliction, none can remo1e it but 4e! if 4e touch thee 4e hath po er o1er all things. 17. 94e is the irresistible, + atching, from abo1e o1er 4is acEuainted ith all things.9 ould be

ith happiness,

orshippers! and 4e is the 0ise,

1:. Sa%8 90hat thing is most eight% in e1idence=9 Sa%8 9+God, is itness bet een me and %ou! This FurCan hath been re1ealed to me b% inspiration, that I ma% arn %ou and all hom it reaches. Can %e possibl% bear itness that besides God there is another God.9 Sa%8 9>a%; I cannot bear itness;9 Sa%8 9/ut in truth 4e is the one God, and I trul% am innocent of +%our blasphem% of, 5oining others ith 4im.9

2<. Those to hom 0e ha1e gi1en the /oo( (no this as the% (no ha1e lost their o n souls refuse therefore to belie1e.

their o n sons. Those

ho

21. 0ho doth more rong than he ho in1enteth a lie against God or re5ecteth 4is sings= /ut 1eril% the rong?doers ne1er shall prosper. 22. One da% shall 0e gather them all together8 0e shall sa% to those ho ascribed partners +to 2s,8 90here are the partners hom %e +in1ented and, tal(ed about=9 2". There ill then be +left, no subterfuge for them but to sa%8 9/% God our .ord, those ho 5oined gods ith God.9 e ere not

2#. /ehold; ho the% lie against their o n souls; /ut the +lie, hich the% in1ented ill lea1e them in the lurch. 2'. Of them there are some ho +pretend to, listen to thee! but 0e ha1e thro n 1eils on their hearts, So the% understand it not, and deafness in their ears! if the% sa e1er% one of the signs, not the% ill belie1e in them! in so much that hen the% come to thee, the% +but, dispute ith thee! the 2nbelie1ers sa%8 9These are nothing but tales of the ancients.9 2). Others the% (eep a a% from it, and themsel1es the% (eep a a%! but the% onl% destro% their o n souls, and the% percei1e it not. 2*. If thou couldst but see hen the% are confronted ith the 6ire; The% ill sa%8 90ould that e ere but sent bac(; Then ould e not re5ect the signs of our .ord, but ould be amongst those ho belie1e;9 27. Dea, in their o n +e%es, ill become manifest hat before the% concealed. /ut if the% ere returned, the% ould certainl% relapse to the things the% ere forbidden, for the% are indeed liars. 2:. -nd the% +sometimes, sa%8 9There is nothing eBcept our life on this earth, and ne1er shall e be raised up again.9 "<. If thou couldst but see hen the% are confronted ith their .ord; 4e ill sa%8 9Is not this the truth=9 The% ill sa%8 9Dea, b% our .ord;9 4e ill sa%8 9Taste %e then the penalt%, because %e re5ected 6aith.9 "1. .ost indeed are the% ho treat it as a falsehood that the% must meet God, ?? until on a sudden the hour is on them, and the% sa%8 9-h; oe unto us that e too( no thought of it9! for the% bear their burdens on their bac(s, and e1il indeed are the burdens that the% bear= "2. 0hat is the life of this orld but pla% and amusement= /ut best is the home in the hereafter, for those ho are righteous. 0ill %e not then understand= "". 0e (no indeed the grief hich their signs of God, hich the ic(ed contemn. ords do cause thee8 It is not thee the% re5ect8 it is the

"#. 3e5ected ere the apostles before thee8 ith patience and constanc% the% bore their re5ection and their rongs, until Our aid did reach them8 there is none that can alter the ords +and decrees, of God. -lread% hast thou recei1ed some account of those apostles. "'. If their spurning is hard on th% mind, %et if thou ert able to see( a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the s(ies and bring them a sign, ?? + hat good=,. If it ere GodCs ill, 4e could gather them together unto true guidance8 so be not thou amongst those ho are s a%ed b% ignorance +and impatience,; "). Those ho listen +in truth,, be sure, ill the% be turned unto 4im. ill accept8 as to the dead, God ill raise them up! then

"*. The% sa%8 90h% is not a sign sent do n to him from his .ord=9 Sa%8 9+God, hath certainl% po er to send do n a sign8 but most of them understand not. "7. There is not an animal +that li1es, on the earth, nor a being that flies on its ings, but +forms part of, communities li(e %ou. >othing ha1e e omitted from the /oo(, and the% +all, shall be gathered to their .ord in the end. ":. Those ho re5ect our sings are deaf and dumb, ?? in the midst of dar(ness profound8 hom God illeth, 4e lea1eth to ander8 hom 4e illeth, 4e placeth on the a% that is straight. #<. Sa%8 9Thin( %e to %oursel1es, if there come upon %ou the rath of God, or the 4our +that %e dread,, ould %e then call upon other than God. ?? +repl%, if %e are truthful; #1. 9>a%, ?? On 4im ould %e call, and if it be 4is ill, 4e ould remo1e +the distress, hich occasioned %our call upon 4im, and %e ould forget +the false gods, hich %e 5oin ith 4im;9 #2. /efore thee 0e sent +apostles, to man% nations, and 0e afflicted the nations ith suffering and ad1ersit%, that the% might learn humilit%. #". 0hen the suffering reached them from us, h% then did the% not learn humilit%= On the contrar% their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their +sinful, acts seem alluring to them. ##. /ut hen the% forgot the arning the% had recei1ed, 0e opened to them the gates of all +good, things, until, in the midst of their en5o%ment of Our gifts, on a sudden, 0e called them to account, hen lo; the% ere plunged in despair; #'. Of the rong?doers the last remnant as cut off. Praise be to God, the Cherisher of the orlds. #). Sa%8 9Thin( %e, if God too( a a% %our hearing and %our sight, and sealed up %our hearts, ho ?? a god other than God ?? could restore them to %ou=9 See ho 0e eBplain the signs b% 1arious +s%mbols,! %et the% turn aside. #*. Sa%8 9Thin( %e, if the punishment of God comes to %ou, be destro%ed eBcept those ho do rong= hether suddenl% or openl%, ill an%

#7. 0e send the apostles onl% to gi1e good ne s and to arn8 so those +their li1es,, ?? upon them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e.

ho belie1e and mend

#:. /ut those ho re5ect our signs, ?? them shall punishment touch, for that the% ceased not from transgressing. '<. Sa%8 9I tell %ou not that ith me are the treasures of God, nor do I (no hat is hidden, nor do I tell %ou I am an angel. I but follo hat is re1ealed to me.9 Sa%8 9can the blind be held eEual to the seeing=9 0ill %e then consider not= '1. Gi1e this arning to those in hose +hearts, is the fear that the% ill be brought +to 5udgment, before their .ord8 eBcept for 4im the% ill ha1e no protector nor intercessor8 that the% ma% guard +against e1il,. '2. Send not a a% those ho call on their .ord morning and e1ening, see(ing 4is face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and in naught are the% accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them a a%, and thus be +one, of the un5ust. '". Thus did 0e tr% some of them b% comparison ith others, that the% should sa%8 9Is it these then that God hath fa1oured from amongst us=9 $oth not God (no best those ho are grateful= '#. 0hen those come to thee ho belie1e in Our signs, Sa%8 9Peace be on %ou8 Dour .ord hath inscribed for 4imself +the rule of, merc%8 1eril%, if an% of %ou did e1il in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and amend +his conduct,, lo; 4e is Oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful. ''. Thus do 0e eBplain the signs in detail8 that the a% of the sinners ma% be sho n up. '). Sa%8 9I am forbidden to orship those ?? others than God ?? hom %e call upon.9 Sa%8 9I ill not follo %our ain desires8 If I did, I ould stra% from the path, and be not of the compan% of those ho recei1e guidance.9 '*. Sa%8 96or me, I + or(, on a clear sign from m% .ord, but %e re5ect 4im. 0hat %e ould see hastened, is not in m% po er. The command rests ith none but God. 4e declares the truth, and 4e is the best of 5udges.9 '7. Sa%8 9If hat %e ould see hastened ere in m% po er, the matter bet een %ou and me. /ut God (no eth best those ho do rong.9 ould be settled at once

':. 0ith 4im are the (e%s of the unseen, the treasures that none (no eth but 4e. 4e (no eth hate1er there is on the earth and in the sea. >ot a leaf doth fall but ith 4is (no ledge8 there is not a grain in the dar(ness +or depths, of the earth, nor an%thing fresh or dr% +green or ithered,, but is +inscribed, in a record clear +to those ho can read,. )<. It is 4e ho doth ta(e %our souls b% night, and hath (no ledge of all that %e ha1e done b% da%8 b% da% doth 4e raise %ou up again! that a term appointed be fulfilled! In the end unto 4im ill be %our return! then ill 4e sho %ou the truth of all that %e did.

)1. 4e is the irresistible, + atching, from abo1e o1er 4is orshippers, and 4e sets guardians o1er %ou. -t length, hen death approaches one of %ou, Our angels ta(e his soul, and the% ne1er fail in their dut%. )2. Then are men returned unto God, their protector, the +onl%, realit%8 Is not 4is the command= and 4e is the s iftest in ta(ing account. )". Sa%8 90ho is it that deli1ereth %ou from the dar( recesses of land and sea, hen %e call upon 4im in humilit% and silent terror8 CIf 4e onl% deli1ers us from these +dangers,, + e 1o , e shall trul% sho our gratitudeC.=9 )#. Sa% 9It is God that deli1ereth %ou from these and all +other, distresses8 and %et %e gods;9 orship false

)'. Sa%8 94e hath po er to send calamities on %ou, from abo1e and belo , or to co1er %ou ith confusion in part% strife, gi1ing %ou a taste of mutual 1engeance ?? each from the other.9 See ho 0e eBplain the signs b% 1arious +s%mbols,! that the% ma% understand. )). /ut th% people re5ect this, though it is the truth. Sa%8 9>ot mine is the responsibilit% for arranging %our affairs! )*. 6or e1er% message is a limit of time, and soon shall %e (no it.9 )7. 0hen thou seest men engaged in 1ain discourse about Our signs, turn a a% from them unless the% turn to a different theme. If Satan e1er ma(es thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the compan% of those ho do rong. ):. On their account no responsibilit% falls on the righteous, but +their dut%, is to remind them, that the% ma% +learn to, fear God. *<. .ea1e alone those ho ta(e their religion to be mere pla% and amusement, and are decei1ed b% the life of this orld. /ut proclaim +to them, this +truth,8 that e1er% soul deli1ers itself to ruin b% its o n acts8 it ill find for itself no protector or intercessor eBcept God. if it offered e1er% ransom, +or reparation,, none ill be accepted8 such is +the end of, those ho deli1er themsel1es to ruin b% their o n acts8 the% ill ha1e for drin( +onl%, boiling ater, and for punishment, one most grie1ous8 for the% persisted in re5ecting God. *1. Sa%8 9Shall e indeed call on others besides God, ?? things that can do us neither good nor harm, ?? and turn on our heels after recei1ing guidance from God. ?? li(e one hom the e1il ones ha1e made into a fool, andering be ildered through the earth, his friends calling, come to usC, +1ainl%, guiding him to the path.9 Sa%8 9+God,Cs guidance is the +onl%, guidance, and e ha1e been directed to submit oursel1es to the .ord of the orlds!? *2. 9To establish regular pra%ers and to fear God. for it is to 4im that together.9 e shall be gathered

*". It is 4e ho created the hea1ens and the earth in true +proportions,8 the da% 4e saith, 9/e,9 behold; it is. 4is ord is the truth. 4is ill be the dominion the da% the trumpet ill be blo n. 4e (no eth the unseen as ell as that hich is open. 6or 4e is the 0ise, ell acEuainted + ith all things,. *#. .o; -braham said to his father -@ar8 9Ta(est thou idols for gods= 6or I see thee and th% people in manifest error.9 *'. So also did 0e sho -braham the po er and the la s of the hea1ens and the earth, that he might + ith understanding, ha1e certitude. *). 0hen the night co1ered him o1er, 4e sa 4e said8 9I lo1e not those that set.9 a star8 4e said8 9This is m% .ord.9 /ut hen it set,

**. 0hen he sa the moon rising in splendour, he said8 9This is m% .ord.9 /ut hen the moon set, 4e said8 9unless m% .ord guide me, I shall surel% be among those ho go astra%.9 *7. 0hen he sa the sun rising in splendour, he said8 9This is m% .ord! this is the greatest +of all,.9 /ut hen the sun set, he said8 9O m% people; I am indeed free from %our +guilt, of gi1ing partners to God. *:. 96or me, I ha1e set m% face, firml% and trul%, to ards 4im 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth, and ne1er shall I gi1e partners to God.9 7<. 4is people disputed ith him. 4e said8 9+Come, %e to dispute ith me, about God, hen 4e +4imself, hath guided me= I fear not +the beings, %e associate ith God. 2nless m% .ord illeth, +nothing can happen,. M% .ord comprehendeth in 4is (no ledge all things. 0ill %e not +%oursel1es, be admonished= 71. 94o should I fear +the beings, %e associate ith God, hen %e fear not to gi1e partners to God ithout an% arrant ha1ing been gi1en to %ou= 0hich of +us, t o parties hath more right to securit%= +tell me, if %e (no . 72. 9It is those ho belie1e and confuse not their beliefs for the% are on +right, guidance.9 ith rong ?? that are +trul%, in securit%,

7". That as the reasoning about 2s, hich 0e ga1e to -braham +to use, against his people8 0e raise hom 0e ill, degree after degree8 for th% .ord is full of isdom and (no ledge. 7#. 0e ga1e him Isaac and &acob8 all +three, guided8 and before him, 0e guided >oah, and among his progen%, $a1id, Solomon, &ob, &oseph, Moses, and -aron8 thus do 0e re ard those ho do good8 7'. -nd Ia(ari%a and &ohn, and &esus and Alias8 all in the ran(s of the righteous8 7). -nd IsmaCil and Alisha, and &onas, and .ot8 and to all 0e ga1e fa1our abo1e the nations8

7*. +To them, and to their fathers, and progen% and brethren8 0e chose them, and e guided them to a straight a%. 77. This is the guidance of God. 4e gi1eth that guidance to hom 4e pleaseth, of 4is orshippers. If the% ere to 5oin other gods ith 4im, all that the% did ould be 1ain for them. 7:. These ere the men to hom 0e ga1e the /oo(, and authorit%, and prophethood8 if these +their descendants, re5ect them, /ehold; 0e shall entrust their charge to a ne people ho re5ect them not. :<. Those ere the +prophets, ho recei1ed GodCs guidance8 Cop% the guidance the% recei1ed! Sa%8 9>o re ard for this do I as( of %ou8 This is no less than a message for the nations.9 :1. >o 5ust estimate of God do the% ma(e hen the% sa%8 9>othing doth God send do n to man +b% a% of re1elation,9 Sa%8 90ho then sent do n the /oo( hich Moses brought= ?? a light and guidance to man8 /ut %e ma(e it into +separate, sheets for sho , hile %e conceal much +of its contents,8 therein ere %e taught that hich %e (ne not? neither %e nor %our fathers.9 Sa%8 9+God, +sent it do n,98 Then lea1e them to plunge in 1ain discourse and trifling. :2. -nd this is a /oo( hich 0e ha1e sent do n, bringing blessings, and confirming +the re1elations, hich came before it8 that thou ma%est arn the mother of cities and all around her. Those ho belie1e in the 4ereafter belie1e in this +/oo(,, and the% are constant in guarding their pra%ers. :". 0ho can be more ic(ed than one ho in1enteth a lie against God, or saith, 9I ha1e recei1ed inspiration,9 hen he hath recei1ed none, or +again, ho saith, 9I can re1eal the li(e of hat God hath re1ealed9= If thou couldst but see ho the ic(ed +do fare, in the flood of confusion at death; ?? the angels stretch forth their hands, +sa%ing,,9Dield up %our souls8 this da% shall %e recei1e %our re ard, ?? a penalt% of shame, for that %e used to tell lies against God, and scornfull% to re5ect of 4is signs;9 :#. 9-nd behold; %e come to us bare and alone as 0e created %ou for the first time8 %e ha1e left behind %ou all +the fa1ours, hich 0e besto ed on %ou8 0e see not ith %ou %our intercessors hom %e thought to be partners in %our affairs8 so no all relations bet een %ou ha1e been cut off, and %our +pet, fancies ha1e left %ou in the lurch;9 :'. It is God 0ho causeth the seed?grain and the date?stone to split and sprout. 4e causeth the li1ing to issue from the dead, and 4e is the one to cause the dead to issue from the li1ing. That is God. then ho are %e deluded a a% from the truth= :). 4e it is that clea1eth the da%?brea( +from the dar(,8 4e ma(es the night for rest and tranEuillit%, and the sun and moon for the rec(oning +of time,8 Such is the 5udgment and ordering of +4im,, the ABalted in Po er, the Omniscient.

:*. It is 4e 0ho ma(eth the stars +as beacons, for %ou, that %e ma% guide %oursel1es, help, through the dar( spaces of land and sea8 0e detail Our signs for people ho (no .

ith their

:7. It is 4e 0ho hath produced %ou from a single person8 here is a place of so5ourn and a place of departure8 0e detail Our signs for people ho understand. ::. It is 4e 0ho sendeth do n rain from the s(ies8 ith it 0e produce 1egetation of all (inds8 from some 0e produce green +crops,, out of hich 0e produce grain, heaped up +at har1est,! out of the date?palm and its sheaths +or spathes, +come, clusters of dates hanging lo and near8 and +then there are, gardens of grapes, and oli1es, and pomegranates, each similar +in (ind, %et different +in 1ariet%,8 hen the% begin to bear fruit, feast %our e%es ith the fruit and the ripeness thereof. /ehold; in these things there are signs for people ho belie1e. 1<<. Det the% ma(e the &inns eEuals ith God, though God did create the &inns! and the% falsel%, ha1ing no (no ledge, attribute to 4im sons and daughters. Praise and glor% be to 4im; +for 4e is, abo1e hat the% attribute to 4im; 1<1. To 4im is due the primal origin of the hea1ens and the earth8 4o can 4e ha1e a son 4e hath no consort= 4e created all things, and 4e hath full (no ledge of all things. hen

1<2. That is God, %our .ord; there is no god but 4e, the Creator of all things8 then orship %e 4im8 and 4e hath po er to dispose of all affairs. 1<". >o 1ision can grasp 4im, but 4is grasp is o1er all 1ision8 4e is abo1e all comprehension, %et is acEuainted ith all things. 1<#. 9>o ha1e come to %ou, from %our .ord, proofs +to open %our e%es,8 if an% ill see, it ill be for +the good of, his o n soul! if an% ill be blind, it ill be to his o n +harm,8 I am not +here, to atch o1er %our doings.9 1<'. Thus do e eBplain the signs b% 1arious +s%mbols,8 that the% ma% sa%, 9Thou hast taught +us, diligentl%,9 and that 0e ma% ma(e the matter clear to those ho (no . 1<). 6ollo hat thou art taught b% inspiration from th% .ord8 there is no god but 4e8 and turn aside from those ho 5oin gods ith God. 1<*. If it had been GodCs plan, the% ould not ha1e ta(en false gods8 but 0e made thee not one to atch o1er their doings, nor art thou set o1er them to dispose of their affairs. 1<7. 3e1ile not %e those hom the% call upon besides God, lest the% out of spite re1ile God in their ignorance. Thus ha1e 0e made alluring to each people its o n doings. In the end ill the% return to their .ord, and 0e shall then tell them the truth of all that the% did. 1<:. The% s ear their strongest oaths b% God, that if a +special, sign came to them, b% it the% ould belie1e. Sa%8 9Certainl% +all, signs are in the po er of God. but hat ill ma(e %ou +Muslims, realise that +e1en, if +special, signs came, the% ill not belie1e.9=

11<. 0e +too, shall turn to +confusion, their hearts and their e%es, e1en as the% refused to belie1e in this in the first instance8 0e shall lea1e them in their trespasses, to ander in distraction. 111. A1en if 0e did send unto them angels, and the dead did spea( unto them, and 0e gathered together all things before their 1er% e%es, the% are not the ones to belie1e, unless it is in GodCs plan. /ut most of them ignore +the truth,. 112. .i(e ise did 0e ma(e for e1er% Messenger an enem%, ?? e1il ones among men and 5inns, inspiring each other ith flo er% discourses b% a% of deception. If th% .ord had so planned, the% ould not ha1e done it8 so lea1e them and their in1entions alone. 11". To such +deceit, let the hearts of those incline, delight in it, and let them earn from it hat the% ma%. ho ha1e no faith in the hereafter8 let them

11#. Sa%8 9Shall I see( for 5udge other than God. ?? hen 4e it is 0ho hath sent unto %ou the /oo(, eBplained in detail.9 The% (no full ell, to hom 0e ha1e gi1en the /oo(, that it hath been sent do n from th% .ord in truth. >e1er be then of those ho doubt. 11'. The ord of th% .ord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in 5ustice8 >one can change 4is ords8 for 4e is the one ho heareth and (no eth all. 11). 0ert thou to follo the common run of those on earth, the% ill lead thee a a% from the a% of God. The% follo nothing but con5ecture8 the% do nothing but lie. 11*. Th% .ord (no eth best recei1e 4is guidance. ho stra%eth from 4is a%8 4e (no eth best ho the% are that

117. So eat of +meats, on hich GodCs name hath been pronounced, if %e ha1e faith in 4is signs. 11:. 0h% should %e not eat of +meats, on hich GodCs name hath been pronounced, hen 4e hath eBplained to %ou in detail hat is forbidden to %ou ?? eBcept under compulsion of necessit%= /ut man% do mislead +men, b% their appetites unchec(ed b% (no ledge. Th% .ord (no eth best those ho transgress. 12<. Asche 9earnings.9 all sin, open or secret8 those ho earn sin ill get due recompense for their

121. Aat not of +meats, on hich GodCs name hath not been pronounced8 That ould be impiet%. /ut the e1il ones e1er inspire their friends to contend ith %ou if %e ere to obe% them, %e ould indeed be Pagans. 122. Can he ho as dead, to hom 0e ga1e life, and a light hereb% he can al( amongst men, be li(e him ho is in the depths of dar(ness, from hich he can ne1er come out= Thus to those ithout faith their o n deeds seem pleasing.

12". Thus ha1e 0e placed leaders in e1er% to n, its ic(ed men, to plot +and burro , therein8 but the% onl% plot against their o n souls, and the% percei1e it not. 12#. 0hen there comes to them a sign +from God., The% sa%8 90e shall not belie1e until e recei1e one +eBactl%, li(e those recei1ed b% GodCs apostles.9 God (no eth best here +and ho , to carr% out 4is mission. Soon ill the ic(ed be o1erta(en b% humiliation before God, and a se1ere punishment, for all their plots. 12'. Those hom God +in 4is plan, illeth to guide, ?? 4e openeth their breast to Islam! those hom 4e illeth to lea1e stra%ing, ?? 4e ma(eth their breast close and constricted, as if the% had to climb up to the s(ies8 thus doth God +heap, the penalt% on those ho refuse to belie1e. 12). This is the a% of th% .ord, leading straight8 0e ha1e detailed the signs for those ho recei1e admonition. 12*. 6or them ill be a home of peace in the presence of their .ord8 4e because the% practised +righteousness,. ill be their friend,

127. One da% ill 4e gather them all together, +and sa%,8 9O %e assembl% of &inns; Much +toll, did %e ta(e of men.9 Their friends amongst men ill sa%8 9Our .ord; e made profit from each other8 but +alas;, e reached our term ?? hich thou didst appoint for us.9 4e ill sa%8 9The 6ire be %our d elling?place8 %ou ill d ell therein for e1er, eBcept as God illeth.9 for th% .ord is full of isdom and (no ledge. 12:. Thus do e ma(e the rong?doers turn to each other, because of hat the% earn. 1"<. 9O %e assembl% of &inns and men; came there not unto %ou apostles from amongst %ou, setting forth unto %ou M% signs, and arning %ou of the meeting of this $a% of %ours=9 The% ill sa%8 90e bear itness against oursel1es.9 It as the life of this orld that decei1ed them. So against themsel1es ill the% bear itness that the% re5ected 6aith. 1"1. +The apostles ere sent, thus, for th% .ord habitations hilst their occupants ere un arned. ould not destro% for their rong?doing menCs

1"2. To all are degrees +or ran(s, according to their deeds8 for th% .ord is not unmindful of an%thing that the% do. 1"". Th% .ord is self?sufficient, full of Merc%8 if it ere 4is ill, 4e could destro% %ou, and in %our place appoint hom 4e ill as %our successors, e1en as 4e raised %ou up from the posterit% of other people. 1"#. -ll that hath been promised unto %ou bit,. ill come to pass8 nor can %e frustrate it +in the least

1"'. Sa%8 9O m% people; $o hate1er %e can8 I ill do +m% part,8 soon ill %e (no ho it is hose end ill be +best, in the 4ereafter8 certain it is that the rong? doers ill not prosper.9

1"). Out of hat God hath produced in abundance in tilth and in cattle, the% assigned 4im a share8 the% sa%, according to their fancies8 9This is for God, and this9 ?? for our 9partners9; but the share of their9 partners 9reacheth not God, hilst the share of God reacheth their 9partners9 ; e1il +and un5ust, is their assignment; 1"*. A1en so, in the e%es of most of the pagans, their 9partners9 made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them to their o n destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If God had illed, the% ould not ha1e done so8 /ut lea1e alone them and their in1entions. 1"7. -nd the% sa% that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none should eat of them eBcept those hom ?? so the% sa% ?? 0e ish! further, there are cattle forbidden to %o(e or burden, and cattle on hich, +at slaughter,, the name of God is not pronounced! ?? in1entions against GodCs name8 soon ill 4e reEuite them for their in1entions. 1":. The% sa%8 90hat is in the ombs of such and such cattle is speciall% reser1ed +for food, for our men, and forbidden to our omen! but if it is still?born, then all ha1e share therein. 6or their +false, attribution +of superstitions to God., 4e ill soon punish them8 for 4e is full of isdom and (no ledge. 1#<. .ost are those ho sla% their children, from foll%, ithout (no ledge, and forbid food hich God hath pro1ided for them, in1enting +lies, against God. The% ha1e indeed gone astra% and heeded no guidance. 1#1. It is 4e 0ho produceth gardens, ith trellises and ithout, and dates, and tilth ith produce of all (inds, and oli1es and pomegranates, similar +in (ind, and different +in 1ariet%,8 eat of their fruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the da% that the har1est is gathered. /ut aste not b% eBcess8 for God lo1eth not the asters. 1#2. Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat8 eat hat God hath pro1ided for %ou, and follo not the footsteps of Satan8 for he is to %ou and a1o ed enem%. 1#". +Ta(e, eight +head of cattle, in +four, pairs8 of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair! sa%, hath 4e forbidden the t o males, or the t o females, or +the %oung, hich the ombs of the t o females enclose= Tell me ith (no ledge if %e are truthful8 1##. Of camels a pair, and oBen a pair! sa%, hath 4e forbidden the t o males, or the t o females, or +the %oung, hich the ombs of the t o females enclose= ?? 0ere %e present hen God ordered %ou such a thing= /ut ho doth more rong than one ho in1ents a lie against God, to lead astra% men ithout (no ledge= 6or God guideth not people ho do rong. 1#'. Sa%8 9I find not in the message recei1ed b% me b% inspiration an% +meat, forbidden to be eaten b% one ho ishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of s ine, ?? for it is an abomination ?? or, hat is impious, +meat, on hich a name has been in1o(ed, other than GodCs9. /ut +e1en so,, if a person is forced b% necessit%, ithout ilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, ?? th% .ord is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful.

1#). 6or those ho follo ed the &e ish .a , 0e forbade e1er% +animal, ith undi1ided hoof, and 0e forbade them that fat of the oB and the sheep, eBcept hat adheres to their bac(s or their entrails, or is miBed up ith a bone8 this in recompense for their ilful disobedience8 for 0e are true +in Our ordinances,. 1#*. If the% accuse thee of falsehood, sa%8 9Dour .ord is full of merc% all? embracing! but from people in guilt ne1er ill 4is rath be turned bac(. 1#7. Those ho gi1e partners +to God. ill sa%8 9If God had ished, e should not ha1e gi1en partners to 4im nor ould our fathers! nor should e ha1e had an% taboos.9 So did their ancestors argue falsel%, until the% tasted of Our rath. Sa%8 94a1e %e an% +certain, (no ledge= If so, produce it before us. De follo nothing but con5ecture8 %e do nothing but lie.9 1#:. Sa%8 90ith God is the argument that reaches home8 if it had been 4is ha1e guided %ou all.9 ill, 4e could indeed

1'<. Sa%8 9/ring for ard %our itnesses to pro1e that God did forbid so and so.9 If the% bring such itnesses, be not thou amongst them8 >or follo thou the 1ain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods, and such as belie1e not in the 4ereafter8 for the% hold others as eEual ith their Guardian?.ord. 1'1. Sa%8 9Come, I ill rehearse hat God hath +reall%, prohibited %ou from98 &oin not an%thing as eEual ith 4im! be good to %our parents! (ill not %our children on a plea of ant!? 0e pro1ide sustenance for %ou and for them!? come not nigh to shameful deeds. 0hether open or secret! ta(e not life, hich God hath made sacred, eBcept b% a% of 5ustice and la 8 thus doth 4e command %ou, that %e ma% learn isdom. 1'2. -nd come not nigh to the orphanCs propert%, eBcept to impro1e it, until he attain the age of full strength! gi1e measure and eight ith +full, 5ustice!? no burden do 0e place on an% soul, but that hich it can bear!? hene1er %e spea(, spea( 5ustl%, e1en if a near relati1e is concerned! and fulfil the co1enant of God. thus doth 4e command %ou, that %e ma% remember. 1'". Heril%, this is M% a%, leading straight8 follo it8 follo not +other, paths8 the% %ou about from 4is +great, path8 thus doth 4e command %ou. that %e ma% be righteous. ill scatter

1'#. Moreo1er, 0e ga1e Moses the /oo(, completing +Our fa1our, to those ho ould do right, and eBplaining all things in detail, ?? and a guide and a merc%, that the% might belie1e in the meeting ith their .ord. 1''. -nd this is a /oo( %e ma% recei1e merc%8 hich 0e ha1e re1ealed as a blessing8 so follo it and be righteous, that

1'). .est %e should sa%8 9The /oo( as sent do n to t o Peoples before us, and for our part, remained unacEuainted ith all that the% learned b% assiduous stud%89

1'*. Or lest %e should sa%8 9If the /oo( had onl% been sent do n to us, e should ha1e follo ed its guidance better than the%.9 >o then hath come unto %ou a clear +sign, from %our .ord, ?? and a guide and a merc%8 then ho could do more rong than one ho re5ecteth GodCs signs, and turneth a a% therefrom= In good time shall 0e reEuite those ho turn a a% from Our signs, ith a dreadful penalt%, for their turning a a%. 1'7. -re the% aiting to see if the angels come to them, or th% .ord +4imself,, or certain of the signs of th% .ord; the da% that certain of the signs of th% .ord do come, no good ill it do to a soul to belie1e in them then if it belie1ed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith. Sa%8 90ait %e8 e too are aiting.9 1':. -s for those ho di1ide their religion and brea( up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least8 their affair is ith God. 4e ill in the end tell them the truth of all that the% did. 1)<. 4e that doeth good shall ha1e ten times as much to his credit8 4e that doeth e1il shall onl% be recompensed according to his e1il8 no rong shall be done unto +an% of, them. 1)1. Sa%8 9Heril%, m% .ord hath guided me to a a% that is straight, ?? a religion of right, ?? the path +trod, b% -braham the true in 6aith, and he +certainl%, 5oined not gods ith God.9 1)2. Sa%8 9Trul%, m% pra%er and m% ser1ice of sacrifice, m% life and m% death, are +all, for God, the Cherisher of the 0orlds8 1)". >o partner hath 4e8 this am I commanded, and I am the first of those ho bo to 4is ill. 1)#. Sa%8 9Shall I see( for +m%, Cherisher other than God, hen 4e is the Cherisher of all things +that eBist,= A1er% soul dra s the meed of its acts on none but itself8 no bearer of burdens can bear of burdens can bear the burden of another. Dour goal in the end is to ards God. 4e ill tell %ou the truth of the things herein %e disputed.9 1)'. It is 4e 0ho hath made %ou +4is, agents, inheritors of the earth8 4e hath raised %ou in ran(s, some abo1e others8 that 4e ma% tr% %ou in the gifts 4e hath gi1en %ou8 for th% .ord is Euic( in punishment8 %et 4e is indeed Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful.

Surah *.
The 4eights
1. -lif, .am, Mim, Sad. 2. - /oo( re1ealed unto thee, ?? So let th% heart be oppressed no more b% an% difficult% on that account, ?? that ith it thou mightest arn +the erring, and teach the /elie1ers,. ". 6ollo +O men;, the re1elation gi1en unto %ou from %our .ord, and follo protectors, other than 4im. .ittle it is %e remember of admonition. not, as friends or

#. 4o man% to ns ha1e 0e destro%ed +for their sins,= Our punishment too( them on a sudden b% night or hile the% slept for their afternoon rest. '. 0hen +thus, Our punishment too( them, no cr% did the% utter but this8 9Indeed e did rong.9 ). Then shall e Euestion those to hom Our message as sent and those b% hom 0e sent it. *. -nd 1eril%, 0e shall recount their an% time or place,. 7. The balance that da% prosper8 :. Those hose scale Our signs. hole stor% ith (no ledge, for 0e ere ne1er absent +at

ill be true +to nicet%,8 those

hose scale +of good,

ill be hea1%,

ill

ill be light,

ill be their souls in perdition, for that the%

rongfull% treated

1<. It is 0e 0ho ha1e placed %ou ith authorit% on earth, and pro1ided %ou therein ith means for the fulfilment of %our life8 small are the than(s that %e gi1e; 11. It is 0e 0ho created %ou and ga1e %ou shape! then 0e bade the angels bo and the% bo ed do n! not so Iblis! 4e refused to be of those ho bo do n. do n to -dam,

12. ++God,, said8 90hat pre1ented thee from bo ing do n hen I commanded thee=9 4e said8 9I am better than he8 Thou didst create me from fire, and him from cla%.9 1". ++God,, said8 9Get thee do n from this8 it is not for thee to be arrogant here8 get out, for thou art of the meanest +of creatures,.9 1#. 4e said8 9Gi1e me respite till the da% the% are raised up.9 1'. ++God,, said8 9/e thou among those ho ha1e respite.9 1). 4e said8 9/ecause thou hast thro n me out of the straight a%8 a%, lo; I ill lie in ait for them on th%

1*. 9Then ill I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left8 >or ilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude +for th% mercies,.9 17. ++God,, said8 9Get out from this, disgraced and eBpelled. If an% of them follo thee, ?? 4ell ill I fill ith %ou all. 1:. 9O -dam; d ell thou and th% ife in the Garden, and en5o% +its good things, as %e approach not this tree, or %e run into harm and transgression.9 ish8 but

2<. Then began Satan to hisper suggestions to them, bringing openl% before their minds all their shame that as hidden from them +before,8 he said8 9Dour .ord onl% forbade %ou this tree, lest %e should become angels or such beings as li1e for e1er.9 21. -nd he s ore to them both, that he as their sincere ad1iser. 22. So b% deceit he brought about their fall8 hen the% tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and the% began to se together the lea1es of the garden o1er their bodies. -nd their .ord called unto them8 9$id I not forbid %ou that tree, and tell %ou that Satan as an a1o ed enem% unto %ou=9 2". The% said8 9Our .ord; 0e ha1e ronged our o n souls8 If thou forgi1e us not and besto upon us Th% Merc%, e shall certainl% be lost.9 2#. ++God,, said8 9Get %e do n. 0ith enmit% bet een %oursel1es. On earth place and %our means of li1elihood, ?? for a time.9 not

ill be %our d elling?

2'. 4e said8 9Therein shall %e li1e, and therein shall %e die! but from it shall %e be ta(en out +at last,.9 2). O %e Children of -dam; 0e ha1e besto ed raiment upon %ou to co1er %our shame, as ell as to be an adornment to %ou. /ut the raiment of righteousness, ?? that is the best. Such are among the Signs of God, that the% ma% recei1e admonition; 2*. O %e Children of -dam; .et not Satan seduce %ou, in the same manner as 4e got %our parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their raiment, to eBpose their shame8 for he and his tribe atch %ou from a position here %e cannot see them8 0e made the e1il ones friends +onl%, to those ithout faith. 27. 0hen the% do aught that is shameful, the% sa%8 90e found our fathers doing so9! and 9+God, commanded us thus98 Sa%8 9>a%, God ne1er commands hat is shameful8 do %e sa% of God hat %e (no not=9 2:. Sa%8 9M% .ord hath commanded 5ustice! and that %e set %our hole sel1es +to 4im, at e1er% time and place of pra%er, and call upon 4im, ma(ing %our de1otion sincere as in 4is sight8 such as 4e created %ou in the beginning, so shall %e return.9 "<. Some 4e hath guided8 Others ha1e +b% their choice, deser1ed the loss of their a%! in that the% too( the e1il ones, in preference to God, for their friends and protectors, and thin( that the% recei1e guidance. "1. O Children of -dam; ear %our beautiful apparel at e1er% time and place of pra%er8 eat and drin(8 /ut aste not b% eBcess, for God lo1eth not the asters. "2. Sa%8 0ho hath forbidden the beautiful +gifts, of God, hich 4e hath produced for 4is ser1ants, and the things, clean and pure, + hich 4e hath pro1ided, for sustenance= Sa%8 The% are, in the life

of this orld, for those ho belie1e, +and, purel% for them on the $a% of &udgment. Thus do 0e eBplain the signs in detail for those ho understand. "". Sa%8 the things that m% .ord hath indeed forbidden are8 shameful deeds, hether open or secret! sins and trespasses against truth or reason! assigning of partners to God, for hich 4e hath gi1en no authorit%! and sa%ing things about God of hich %e ha1e no (no ledge. "#. To e1er% people is a term appointed8 hen their term is reached, not an hour can the% cause dela%, nor +an hour, can the% ad1ance +it in anticipation,. "'. O %e Children of -dam; hene1er there come to %ou apostles from amongst %ou, rehearsing M% signs unto %ou, ?? those ho are righteous and mend +their li1es,, ?? on them shall be no fear nor shall the% grie1e. "). /ut those ho re5ect Our signs and treat them 6ire, to d ell therein +for e1er,. ith arrogance, ?? the% are companions of the

"*. 0ho is more un5ust than one ho in1ents a lie against God or re5ects 4is Signs= 6or such, their portion appointed must reach them from the /oo( +of decrees,8 until, hen our messengers +of death, arri1e and ta(e their souls, the% sa%8 90here are the things that %e used to in1o(e besides God.9 The% ill repl%, 9The% ha1e left us in the lurch,9 -nd the% ill bear itness against themsel1es, that the% had re5ected God. "7. 4e ill sa%8 9Anter %e in the compan% of the peoples ho passed a a% before %ou ?? men and 5inns, ?? into the 6ire.9 A1er% time a ne people enters, it curses its sister?people +that ent before,, until the% follo each other, all into the 6ire. Saith the last about the first8 9Our .ord; it is these that misled us8 so gi1e them a double penalt% in the 6ire.9 4e ill sa%8 9$oubled for all9 8 but this %e do not understand. ":. Then the first ill sa% to the last8 9See then; >o ad1antage ha1e %e o1er us! so taste %e of the penalt% for all that %e did ;9 #<. To those ho re5ect Our signs and treat them ith arrogance, no opening ill there be of the gates of hea1en, nor ill the% enter the garden, until the camel can pass through the e%e of the needle8 Such is Our re ard for those in sin. #1. 6or them there is 4ell, as a couch +belo , and folds and folds of co1ering abo1e8 such is Our reEuital of those ho do rong. #2. /ut those ho belie1e and or( righteousness, ?? no burden do 0e place on an% soul, but that hich it can bear, ?? the% ill be Companions of the Garden, therein to d ell +for e1er,. #". -nd 0e shall remo1e from their hearts an% lur(ing sense of in5ur%!? beneath them ill be ri1ers flo ing!? and the% shall sa%8 9Praise be to God, ho hath guided us to this +felicit%,8 ne1er could e ha1e found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of God. indeed it as the truth, that the

apostles of our .ord brought unto us.9 -nd the% shall hear the cr%8 9/ehold; the garden before %ou; De ha1e been made its inheritors, for %our deeds +of righteousness,.9 ##. The Companions of the Garden ill call out to the Companions of the 6ire8 90e ha1e indeed found the promises of our .ord to us true8 4a1e %ou also found Dour .ordCs promises true=9 The% shall sa%, 9Des9! but a crier shall proclaim bet een them8 9The curse of God is on the rong? doers!? #'. 9Those ho ould hinder +men, from the path of God and ould see( in it something croo(ed8 the% ere those ho denied the 4ereafter.9 #). /et een them shall be a 1eil, and on the heights ill be men ho ould (no e1er% one b% his mar(s8 the% ill call out to the Companions of the Garden, 9peace on %ou98 the% ill not ha1e entered, but the% ill ha1e an assurance +thereof,. #*. 0hen their e%es shall be turned to ards the Companions of the 6ire, the% ill sa%8 9Our .ord; send us not to the compan% of the rong?doers.9 #7. The men on the heights ill call to certain men hom the% ill (no from their mar(s, sa%ing8 9Of hat profit to %ou ere %our hoards and %our arrogant a%s= #:. 9/ehold; are these not the men hom %ou s ore that God ith 4is Merc% ould ne1er bless= Anter %e the Garden8 no fear shall be on %ou, nor shall %e grie1e.9 '<. The Companions of the 6ire ill call to the Companions of the Garden8 9Pour do n to us ater or an%thing that God doth pro1ide for %our sustenance.9 The% ill sa%8 9/oth these things hath God forbidden to those ho re5ected 4im.9 '1. 9Such as too( their religion to be mere amusement and pla%, and ere decei1ed b% the life of the orld.9 That da% shall 0e forget them as the% forgot the meeting of this da% of theirs, and as the% ere ont to re5ect Our signs. '2. 6or 0e had certainl% sent unto them a /oo(, based on (no ledge, detail, ?? a guide and a merc% to all ho belie1e. hich 0e eBplained in

'". $o the% 5ust ait for the final fulfilment of the e1ent= On the da% the e1ent is finall% fulfilled, those ho disregarded it before ill sa%8 9The apostles of our .ord did indeed bring true +tidings,. 4a1e e no intercessors no to intercede on our behalf= Or could e be sent bac(= then should e beha1e differentl% from our beha1iour in the past.9 In fact the% ill ha1e lost their souls, and the things the% in1ented ill lea1e them in the lurch. '#. Dour Guardian?.ord is God, 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth in siB da%s, and is firml% established on the throne +of authorit%,8 4e dra eth the night as a 1eil oCer the da%, each see(ing the other in rapid succession8 4e created the sun, the moon, and the stars, +all, go1erned b% la s under 4is command. Is it not 4is to create and to go1ern= /lessed be God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the orlds;

''. Call on %our .ord bounds.

ith humilit% and in pri1ate8 for God lo1eth not those

ho trespass be%ond

'). $o no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on 4im ith fear and longing +in %our hearts,8 for the Merc% of God is +al a%s, near to those ho do good. '*. It is 4e 0ho sendeth the inds li(e heralds of glad tidings, going before 4is merc%8 hen the% ha1e carried the hea1%?laden clouds, 0e dri1e them to a land that is dead, ma(e rain to descend thereon, and produce e1er% (ind of har1est there ith8 thus shall 0e raise up the dead8 perchance %e ma% remember. '7. 6rom the land that is clean and good, b% the ill of its Cherisher, springs up produce, +rich, after its (ind8 but from the land that is bad, springs up nothing but that hich is niggardl%8 thus do e eBplain the signs b% 1arious +s%mbols, to those ho are grateful. ':. 0e sent >oah to his people. 4e said8 9O m% people; 4im. I fear for %ou the punishment of a dreadful da%; orship God. %e ha1e no other god but

)<. The leaders of his people said8 9-h; e see thee e1identl% andering +in mind,.9 )1. 4e said8 9O m% people; >o andering is there in m% +mind,8 on the contrar% I am an apostle from the .ord and Cherisher of the orlds; )2. 9I but fulfil to ards %ou the duties of m% .ordCs mission8 Sincere is m% ad1ice to %ou, and I (no from God something that %e (no not. )". 9$o %e onder that there hath come to %ou a message from %our .ord, through a man of %our o n people, to arn %ou, ?? so that %e ma% fear God and hapl% recei1e 4is Merc%=9 )#. /ut the% re5ected him, and 0e deli1ered him, and those ith him, in the -r(8 but 0e o1er helmed in the flood those ho re5ected Our signs. The% ere indeed a blind people; )'. To the C-d people, +0e sent, 4ud, one of their +o n, brethren8 4e said8 O m% people; orship God. %e ha1e no other god but 4im ill %e not fear ++God,,=9 )). The leaders of the 2nbelie1ers among his people said8 9-h; 90e thin( thou art a liar;9 e see thou art an imbecile;9 and

)*. 4e said8 9O m% people; I am no imbecile, but +I am, an apostle from the .ord and Cherisher of the orlds; )7. 9I but fulfil to ards %ou the duties of m% .ordCs mission8 I am to %ou a sincere and trust orth% ad1iser. ):. 9$o %e onder that there hath come to %ou a message from %our .ord through a man of %our o n people, to arn %ou= call in remembrance that 4e made %ou inheritors after the people of

>oah, and ga1e %ou a stature tall among the nations. Call in remembrance the benefits +%e ha1e recei1ed, from God. that so %e ma% prosper.9 *<. The% said8 9Comest thou to us, that e ma% orship God alone, and gi1e up the cult of our fathers= bring us hat thou threatenest us ith, if so be that thou tellest the truth;9 *1. 4e said8 9Punishment and rath ha1e alread% come upon %ou from %our .ord8 dispute %e ith me o1er names hich %e ha1e de1ised ?? %e and %our fathers, ?? ithout authorit% from God. then ait8 I am amongst %ou, also aiting.9 *2. 0e sa1ed him and those ho adhered to him. /% Our merc%, and 0e cut off the roots of those ho re5ected Our signs and did not belie1e. *". To the Thamud people +0e sent, Salih, one of their o n brethren8 4e said8 9O m% people; orship God. %e ha1e no other god but 4im. >o hath come unto %ou a clear +Sign, from %our .ord; This she?camel of God is a Sign unto %ou8 So lea1e her to gra@e in GodCs earth, and let her come to no harm, or %e shall be sei@ed ith a grie1ous punishment. *#. 9-nd remember ho 4e made %ou inheritors after the C-d people and ga1e %ou habitations in the land8 %e build for %oursel1es palaces and castles in +open, plains, and care out homes in the mountains! so bring to remembrance the benefits +%e ha1e recei1ed, from God, and refrain from e1il and mischief on the earth.9 *'. The leaders of the arrogant part% among his people said to those ho ere rec(oned po erless ?? those among them ho belie1ed8 9(no %e indeed that Salih is an apostle from his .ord=9 The% said8 90e do indeed belie1e in the re1elation hich hath been sent through him.9 *). The -rrogant part% said8 96or our part, e re5ect hat %e belie1e in.9 **. Then the% ham?strung the she?camel, and insolentl% defied the order of their .ord, sa%ing8 9O Salih; bring about th% threats, if thou art an apostle +of God.;9 *7. So the earthEua(e too( them una ares, and the% la% prostrate in their homes in the morning; *:. So Salih left them, sa%ing8 9O m% people; I did indeed con1e% to %ou the message for as sent b% m% .ord8 I ga1e %ou good counsel, but %e lo1e not good counsellors;9 hich I

7<. 0e also +sent, .ut8 4e said to his people8 9$o %e commit le dness such as no people in creation +e1er, committed before %ou= 71. 96or %e practise %our lusts on men in preference to transgressing be%ond bounds.9 omen 8 %e are indeed a people

72. -nd his people ga1e no ans er but this8 the% said, 9$ri1e them out of %our cit%8 these are indeed men ho ant to be clean and pure;9

7". /ut e sa1ed him and his famil%, eBcept his ife8 she as of those ho legged behind. 7#. -nd e rained do n on them a sho er +of brimstone,8 Then see hat as the end of those ho indulged in sin and crime; 7'. To the Mad%an people 0e sent ShuCaib, one of their o n brethren8 he said8 9O m% people; orship God. De ha1e no other god but 4im. >o hath come unto %ou a clear +Sign, from %our .ord; Gi1e 5ust measure and eight, nor ithhold from the people the things that are their due! and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order8 that ill be best for %ou, if %e ha1e 6aith. 7). 9-nd sEuat not on e1er% road, breathing threats, hindering from the path of God those ho belie1e in 4im, and see(ing in it something croo(ed! /ut remember ho %e ere little, and 4e ga1e %ou increase. -nd hold in %our mindCs e%e hat as the end of those ho did mischief. 7*. 9-nd if there is a part% among %ou ho belie1es in the message ith hich I ha1e been sent, and a part% hich does not belie1e, hold %oursel1es in patience until God doth decide bet een us8 for 4e is the best to decide. 77. The leaders, the arrogant part% among his people, said8 9O ShuCaib; e shall certainl% dri1e thee out of our cit% ?? +thee, and those ho belie1e ith thee! or else %e +thou and the%, shall ha1e to return to our a%s and religion.9 4e said8 90hat; e1en though e do detest +them,= 7:. 90e should indeed in1ent a lie against God, if e returned to %our a%s after God hath rescued us therefrom! nor could e b% an% manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the ill and plan of God, Our .ord. Our .ord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things b% 4is (no ledge. In the God is our trust. our .ord; decide Thou bet een us and our people in truth, for Thou art the best to decide.9 :<. The leaders, the unbelie1ers among his people, said8 9If %e follo ruined;9 ShuCaib, be sure then %e are

:1. /ut the earthEua(e too( them una ares, and the% la% prostrate in their homes before the morning; :2. The men ho re5ect ShuCaib became as if the% had ne1er been in the homes flourished8 the men ho re5ected ShuCaib ?? it as the% ho ere ruined; here the% had

:". So ShuCaib left them, sa%ing8 9O m% people; I did indeed con1e% to %ou the messages for hich I as sent b% m% .ord8 I ga1e %ou good counsel, but ho shall I lament o1er a people ho refuse to belie1e;9 :#. 0hene1er 0e sent a prophet to a to n, 0e too( up its people in suffering and ad1ersit%, in order that the% might learn humilit%.

:'. Then 0e changed their suffering into prosperit%, until the% gre and multiplied, and began to sa%8 9Our fathers +too, ere touched b% suffering and affluence9 ... /ehold; 0e called them to account of a sudden, hile the% realised not +their peril,. :). If the people of the to ns had but belie1ed and feared God, 0e should indeed ha1e opened out to them +-ll (inds of, blessings from hea1en and earth! but the% re5ected +the truth,, and 0e brought them to boo( for their misdeeds. :*. $id the people of the to ns feel secure against the coming of Our ere asleep= :7. Or else did the% feel secure against its coming in broad da%light free,= rath b% night hile the%

hile the% pla%ed about +care?

::. $id the% then feel secure against the plan of God. ?? but no one can feel secure from the Plan of God, eBcept those +doomed, to ruin; 1<<. To those ho inherit the earth in succession to its +pre1ious, possessors, is it not a guiding, +lesson, that, if 0e so illed, 0e could punish them +too, for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that the% could not hear= 1<1. Such ere the to ns hose stor% 0e +thus, relate unto thee8 There came indeed to them their apostles ith clear +signs,8 /ut the% ould not belie1e hat the% had re5ected before. Thus doth God seal up the hearts of those ho re5ect faith. 1<2. Most of them 0e found not men +true, to their co1enant8 but most of them 0e found rebellious and disobedient. 1<". Then after them 0e sent Moses ith Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but the% rongfull% re5ected them8 So see hat as the end of those ho made mischief. 1<#. Moses said8 9O Pharaoh; I am an apostle from the .ord of the orlds, ?? 1<'. One for hom it is right to sa% nothing but truth about God. >o ha1e I come unto %ou +people,, from %our .ord, ith a clear +Sign,8 So let the Children of Israel depart along ith me.9 1<). +Pharaoh, said8 9If indeed thou hast come truth.9 ith a Sign, sho it forth, ?? if thou tellest the

1<*. Then +Moses, thre his rod, and behold; it as a serpent, plain +for all to see,; 1<7. -nd he dre out his hand, and behold; it as hite to all beholders; 1<:. Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh8 9This is indeed a sorcerer ell? 1ersed. 11<. 94is plan is to get %ou out of %our land8 then hat is it %e counsel=9

111. The% said8 9Geep him and his brother in suspense +for a collect? 112. -nd bring up to thee all +our, sorcerers ell?1ersed.9

hile,! and send to the cities men to

11". So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh8 The% said, 9of course re ard if e in;9

e shall ha1e a +suitable,

11#. 4e said8 9Dea, +and more,, ?? for %e shall in that case be +raised to posts, nearest +to m% person,.9 11'. The% said8 9O Moses; ilt thou thro +first,, or shall e ha1e the +first, thro =9 11). Said Moses8 9Thro %e +first,.9 So hen the% thre , the% be itched the e%es of the people, and struc( terror into them8 for the% sho ed a great +feat of, magic. 11*. 0e put it into MosesCs mind b% inspiration8 9Thro +no , th% rod98and behold; it s allo s up straight a a% all the falsehoods hich the% fa(e; 117. Thus truth as confirmed, and all that the% did as made of no effect. 11:. So the +great ones, ere 1anEuished there and then, and ere made to loo( small. 12<. /ut the sorcerers fell do n prostrate in adoration. 121. Sa%ing8 90e belie1e in the .ord of the 0orlds, ?? 122. 9The .ord of Moses and -aron.9 12". Said Pharaoh8 9/elie1e %e in 4im before I gi1e %ou permission= Surel% this is a tric( hich %e ha1e planned in the cit% to dri1e out its people8 but soon shall %e (no +the conseEuences,. 12#. 9/e sure I ill cut off %our hands and %our feet on apposite sides, and I die on the cross.9 12'. The% said8 96or us, 0e are but sent bac( unto our .ord8 12). 9/ut thou dost rea( th% 1engeance on us simpl% because e belie1ed in the Signs of our .ord hen the% reached us; Our .ord; pour out on us patience and constanc%, and ta(e our souls unto thee as Muslims + ho bo to th% ill,; 12*. Said the chiefs of PharaohCs people8 90ilt thou lea1e Moses and his people, to spread mischief in the land, and to abandon thee and th% gods=9 4e said8 9Their male children ill e sla%! +onl%, their females ill e sa1e ali1e! and e ha1e o1er them +po er, irresistible.9 ill cause %ou all to

127. Said Moses to his people8 9Pra% for help from God, and + ait, in patience and constanc%8 for the earth is GodCs, to gi1e as a heritage to such of 4is ser1ants as 4e pleaseth! and the end is +best, for the righteous. 12:. The% said8 90e ha1e had +nothing but, trouble, both before and after thou camest to us.9 4e said8 9It ma% be that %our .ord ill destro% %our enem% and ma(e %ou inheritors in the earth! that so 4e ma% tr% %ou b% %our deeds.9 1"<. 0e punished the people of Pharaoh might recei1e admonition. ith %ears +of droughts, and shortness of crops! that the%

1"1. /ut hen good +times, came, the% said, 9This is due to us!9 0hen gripped b% calamit%, the% ascribed it to e1il omens connected ith Moses and those ith him; /ehold; in truth the omens of e1il are theirs in GodCs sight, but most of them do not understand; 1"2. The% said +to Moses,8 90hate1er be the Signs thou bringest, to or( there ith th% sorcer% on us, e shall ne1er belie1e in thee. 1"". So 0e sent +plagues, on them8 0holesale death, .ocusts, .ice, 6rogs, -nd /lood8 Signs openl% self?eBplained8 but the% ere steeped in arrogance, ?? a people gi1en to sin. 1"#. A1er% time the penalt% fell on them, the% said8 9O Moses; on %our behalf call on th% .ord in 1irtue of his promise to thee8 If thou ilt remo1e the penalt% from us, e shall trul% belie1e in thee, and e shall send a a% the Children of Israel ith thee.9 1"'. /ut e1er% time 0e remo1ed the penalt% from them according to a fiBed term to fulfil, ?? /ehold; the% bro(e their ord; hich the% had

1"). So 0e eBacted retribution from them8 0e dro ned them in the sea, because the% re5ected Our Signs and failed to ta(e arning from them. 1"*. -nd 0e made a people, considered ea( +and of no account,, inheritors of lands in both east and est, ?? lands hereon 0e sent do n Our blessings. The fair promise of th% .ord as fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because the% had patience and constanc%, and 0e le1elled to the ground the great or(s and fine buildings hich Pharaoh and his people erected + ith such pride,. 1"7. 0e too( the Children of Israel + ith safet%, across the sea. The% came upon a people de1oted entirel% to some idols the% had. The% said8 9O Moses; fashion for us a god li(e unto the gods the% ha1e.9 4e said8 9Surel% %e are a people ithout (no ledge. 1":. 9-s to these fol(, ?? the cult the% are in is +but, a fragment of a ruin, and 1ain is the + orship, hich the% practise.9 1#<. 4e said8 9Shall I see( for %ou a god other than the +true, God, endo ed %ou ith gifts abo1e the nations=9 hen it is God 0ho hath

1#1. -nd remember 0e rescued %ou from PharaohCs people, ho afflicted %ou ith the orst of penalties, ho sle %our male children and sa1ed ali1e %our females8 in that as a momentous trial from %our .ord. 1#2. 0e appointed for Moses thirt% nights, and completed +the period, ith ten +more,8 thus as completed the term +of communion, ith his .ord, fort% nights. -nd Moses had charged his brother -aron +before he ent up,8 9-ct for me amongst m% people8 $o right, and follo not the a% of those ho do mischief.9 1#". 0hen Moses came to the place appointed b% 2s, and his .ord addressed him, 4e said8 9O m% .ord; sho +Th%self, to me, that I ma% loo( upon thee.9 God said8 9/% no means canst thou see Me +direct,! /ut loo( upon the mount! if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me.9 0hen his .ord manifested 4is glor% on the Mount, 4e made it as dust. -nd Moses fell do n in a s oon. 0hen he reco1ered his senses he said8 9Glor% be to Thee; to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to belie1e.9 1##. ++God,, said8 9O Moses; I ha1e chosen thee abo1e +other, men, b% the mission I +ha1e gi1en thee, and the ords I +ha1e spo(en to thee,8 ta(e then the +re1elation, hich I gi1e thee, and be of those ho gi1e than(s.9 1#'. -nd 0e ordained la s for him in the tablets in all matters, both commanding and eBplaining all things, +and said,8 9Ta(e and hold these ith firmness, and en5oin th% people to hold fast b% the best in the precepts8 soon shall I sho %ou the homes of the ic(ed, ?? +4o the% lie desolate,.9 1#). Those ho beha1e arrogantl% on the earth in defiance of right ?? them ill I turn a a% from M% signs8 A1en if the% see all the signs, the% ill not belie1e in them! and if the% see the a% of right conduct, the% ill not adopt it as the a%! but if the% see the a% of error, that is the a% the% ill adopt. 6or the% ha1e re5ected our signs, and failed to ta(e arning from them. 1#*. Those ho re5ect Our signs and the meeting in the 4ereafter, ?? 1ain are their deeds8 Can the% eBpect to be re arded eBcept as the% ha1e rought= 1#7. The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of calf, +for orship,8 it seemed to lo 8 did the% not see that it could neither spea( to them, nor sho them the a%= The% too( it for orship and the% did rong. 1#:. 0hen the% repented, and sa that the% had erred, the% said8 9If our .ord ha1e not merc% upon us and forgi1e us, e shall indeed be of those ho perish.9 1'<. 0hen Moses came bac( to his people, angr% and grie1ed, he said8 9A1il it is that %e ha1e done in m% place in m% absence8 did %e ma(e haste to bring on the 5udgment of %our .ord=9 4e put do n the tablets, sei@ed his brother b% +the hair of, his head, and dragged him to him. -aron said8 9Son of m% mother; the people did indeed rec(on me as naught, and ent near to sla%ing me; Ma(e not the enemies re5oice o1er m% misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin.9

1'1. Moses pra%ed8 9O m% .ord; forgi1e me and m% brother; admit us to Th% merc%; for Thou art the Most Merciful of those ho sho merc%;9 1'2. Those ho too( the calf +for orship, ill indeed be o1er helmed ith rath from their .ord, and ith shame in this life8 thus do 0e recompense those ho in1ent +falsehoods,. 1'". /ut those ho do rong but repent thereafter and +trul%, belie1e, ?? 1eril% th% .ord is thereafter Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1'#. 0hen the anger of Moses as appeased, he too( up the tablets8 in the guidance and Merc% for such as fear their .ord. riting thereon as

1''. -nd Moses chose se1ent% of his people for Our place of meeting8 hen the% ere sei@ed ith 1iolent Eua(ing, he pra%ed8 9O m% .ord; if it had been Th% ill Thou couldst ha1e destro%ed, long before, both them and me8 ouldst Thou destro% us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us= this is no more than Th% trial8 b% it Thou causest hom Thou ilt to stra%, and Thou leadest hom Thou ilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector8 so forgi1e us and gi1e us Th% merc%! for Thou art the best of those ho forgi1e. 1'). 9-nd ordain for us that hich is good, in this life and in the 4ereafter8 for e ha1e turned unto Thee.9 4e said8 90ith M% punishment I 1isit hom I ill! but M% merc% eBtendeth to all things. That +merc%, I shall ordain for those ho do right, and practise regular charit%, and those ho belie1e in Our signs!? 1'*. 9Those ho follo the apostle, the unlettered Prophet, hom the% find mentioned in their o n +scriptures,, ?? in the la and the Gospel!? for he commands them hat is 5ust and forbids them hat is e1il! he allo s them as la ful hat is good +and pure, and prohibits them from hat is bad +and impure,! 4e releases them from their hea1% burdens and from the %o(es that are upon them. So it is those ho belie1e in him, honour him, help him, and follo the light hich is sent do n ith him, ?? it is the% ho ill prosper.9 1'7. da%8 9O men; I am sent unto %ou all, as the Messenger of God, to 0hom belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth8 there is no god but 4e8 it is 4e That gi1eth both life and death. So belie1e in God and 4is Messenger, the 2nlettered Prophet, ho belie1eth in God and 4is ords8 follo him that +so, %e ma% be guided.9 1':. Of the people of Moses there is a section ho guide and do 5ustice in the light of truth. 1)<. 0e di1ided them into t el1e tribes or nations. 0e directed Moses b% inspiration, hen his +thirst%, people as(ed him for ater8 9Stri(e the roc( ith th% staff98 out of it there gushed forth t el1e springs8 Aach group (ne its o n place for ater. 0e ga1e them the shade of clouds, and sent do n to them manna and Euails, +sa%ing,8 9Aat of the good things 0e ha1e pro1ided for %ou98 +but the% rebelled,! to 2s the% did no harm, but the% harmed their o n souls.

1)1. -nd remember it as said to them8 9$ ell in this to n and eat therein as %e ish, but sa% the ord of humilit% and enter the gate in a posture of humilit%8 0e shall forgi1e %ou %our faults! 0e shall increase +the portion of, those ho do good.9 1)2. /ut the transgressors among them changed the ord from that hich had been gi1en them so e sent on them a plague from hea1en. 6or that the% repeatedl% transgressed. 1)". -s( them concerning the to n standing close b% the sea. /ehold; the% transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. 6or on the da% of their Sabbath their fish did come to them, openl% holding up their heads, but on the da% the% had no Sabbath, the% came not8 thus did 0e ma(e a trial of them, for the% ere gi1en to transgression. 1)#. 0hen some of them said8 90h% do %e preach to a people hom God ill destro% or 1isit ith a terrible punishment=9? said the preachers89 To discharge our dut% to %our .ord, and perchance the% ma% fear 4im.9 1)'. 0hen the% disregarded the arnings that had been gi1en them, 0e rescued those ho forbade A1il! but 0e 1isited the rong?doers ith a grie1ous punishment because the% ere gi1en to transgression. 1)). 0hen in their insolence the% transgressed +all, prohibitions, 0e said to them8 9/e %e apes, despised and re5ected.9 1)*. /ehold; th% .ord did declare that 4e ould send against them, to the $a% of &udgment, those ho ould afflict them ith grie1ous penalt%. Th% .ord is Euic( in retribution, but 4e is also Oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1)7. 0e bro(e them up into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. 0e ha1e tried them ith both prosperit% and ad1ersit%8 In order that the% might turn +to us,. 1):. -fter them succeeded an +e1il, generation8 The% inherited the /oo(, but the% chose +for themsel1es, the 1anities of this orld, sa%ing +for eBcuse,8 9+A1er%thing, ill be forgi1en us.9 +A1en so,, if similar 1anities came their a%, the% ould +again, sei@e them. 0as not the co1enant of the /oo( ta(en from them, that the% ould not ascribe to God an%thing but the truth= and the% stud% hat is in the /oo(. /ut best for the righteous is the home in the 4ereafter. 0ill %e not understand= 1*<. -s to those ho hold fast b% the /oo( and establish regular pra%er, ?? ne1er shall 0e suffer the re ard of the righteous to perish. 1*1. 0hen 0e shoo( the Mount o1er them, as if it had been a canop%, and the% thought it as going to fall on them +0e said,8 94old firml% to hat 0e ha1e gi1en %ou, and bring +e1er, to remembrance hat is therein! perchance %e ma% fear God.9

1*2. 0hen th% .ord dre forth from the Children of -dam ?? from their loins ?? their descendants, and made them testif% concerning themsel1es, +sa%ing,8 9-m I not %our .ord + ho cherishes and sustains %ou,=9? The% said8 9Dea; 0e do testif%;9 +This,, lest %e should sa% on the $a% of &udgment8 9Of this e ere ne1er mindful98 1*". Or lest %e should sa%8 9Our fathers before us ma% ha1e ta(en false gods, but e are +their, descendants after them8 ilt Thou then destro% us because of the deeds of men ho ere futile=9 1*#. Thus do 0e eBplain the signs in detail! and perchance the% ma% turn +unto 2s,. 1*'. 3elate to them the stor% of the man to Satan follo ed him up, and he ent astra%. hom 0e sent Our signs, but he passed them b%8 so

1*). If it had been Our ill, 0e should ha1e ele1ated him ith Our signs! but he inclined to the earth, and follo ed his o n 1ain desires. 4is similitude is that of a dog8 if %ou attac( him, he lolls out his tongue, or if %ou lea1e him alone, he +still, lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those ho re5ect Our signs! So relate the stor%! perchance the% ma% reflect. 1**. A1il as an eBample are people ho re5ect Our signs and rong their o n souls. 1*7. 0hom God doth guide, ?? he is on the right path8 hom 4e re5ects from 4is guidance, ?? such are the persons ho perish. 1*:. Man% are the &inns and men e ha1e made for 4ell8 The% ha1e hearts here ith the% understand not, e%es here ith the% see not, and ears here ith the% hear not. The% are li(e cattle, ?? na% more misguided8 for the% are heedless +of arning,. 17<. The most beautiful names belong to God. so call on him b% them! but shun such men as use profanit% in his names8 for hat the% do, the% ill soon be reEuited. 171. Of those 0e ha1e created are people there ith. 172. Those not! ho direct +others, ith truth. -nd dispense 5ustice

ho re5ect Our signs, 0e shall graduall% 1isit

ith punishment, in

a%s the% percei1e

17". 3espite ill I grant unto them8 for M% scheme is strong +and unfailing,. 17#. $o the% not reflect= Their companion is not sei@ed arner. ith madness8 he is but a perspicuous

17'. $o the% see nothing in the go1ernment of the hea1ens and the earth and all that God hath created= +$o the% not see, that it ma% ell be that their terms is nigh dra ing to an end= In hat message after this ill the% then belie1e=

17). To such as God re5ects from 4is guidance, there can be no guide8 4e trespasses, andering in distraction.

ill lea1e them in their

17*. The% as( thee about the +final, 4our ?? hen ill be its appointed time= Sa%8 9The (no ledge thereof is ith m% .ord +alone,8 >one but 4e can re1eal as to hen it ill occur. 4ea1% ere its burden through the hea1ens and the earth. Onl%, all of a sudden ill it come to %ou.9 The% as( thee as if thou 0ert eager in search thereof8 Sa%8 9The (no ledge thereof is ith God +alone,, but most men (no not.9 177. Sa%8 9I ha1e no po er o1er an% good or harm to m%self eBcept as God illeth. If I had (no ledge of the unseen, I should ha1e multiplied all good, and no e1il should ha1e touched me8 I am but a arner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those ho ha1e faith.9 17:. It is 4e 0ho created %ou from a single person, and made his mate of li(e nature, in order that he might d ell ith her +in lo1e,. 0hen the% are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about +unnoticed,. 0hen she gro s hea1%, the% both pra% to God their .ord, +sa%ing,8 9If Thou gi1est us a goodl% child, e 1o e shall +e1er, be grateful.9 1:<. /ut hen 4e gi1eth them a goodl% child, the% ascribe to others a share in the gift the% ha1e recei1ed8 but God is eBalted high abo1e the partners the% ascribe to 4im. 1:1. $o the% indeed ascribe to 4im as partners things that can create nothing, but are themsel1es created= 1:2. >o aid can the% gi1e them, nor can the% aid themsel1es; 1:". If %e call them to guidance, the% ill not obe%8 6or %ou it is the same %e hold %our peace; hether %e call them or

1:#. Heril% those hom %e call upon besides God are ser1ants li(e unto %ou8 Call upon them, and let them listen to %our pra%er, if %e are +indeed, truthful; 1:'. 4a1e the% feet to al( ith= Or hands to la% hold ith= Or e%es to see ith= Or ears to hear ith= Sa%8 9Call %our Cgod?partnersC, scheme +%our orst, against me, and gi1e me no respite; 1:). 96or m% Protector is God, 0ho re1ealed the /oo( +from time to time,, and 4e and befriend the righteous. ill choose

1:*. 9/ut those %e call upon besides 4im, are unable to help %ou, and indeed to help themsel1es.9 1:7. If thou callest them to guidance, the% hear not. Thou see not. ilt see them loo(ing at thee, but the%

1::. 4old to forgi1eness! command hat is right! /ut turn a a% from the ignorant.

2<<. If a suggestion from Satan assail th% +mind,, see( refuge (no eth +all things,.

ith God. for 4e heareth and

2<1. Those ho fear God, hen a thought of e1il from Satan assaults them, bring God to remembrance, hen lo; the% see +aright,; 2<2. /ut their brethren +the e1il ones, plunge them deeper into error, and ne1er relaB +their efforts,. 2<". If thou bring them not a re1elation, the% sa%8 90h% hast thou not got it together=9 Sa%8 9I but follo hat is re1ealed to me from m% .ord8 this is +nothing but, lights from %our .ord, and Guidance, and merc%, for an% ho ha1e faith.9 2<#. 0hen the FurCan is read, listen to it Merc%. ith attention, and hold %our peace8 that %e ma% recei1e

2<'. -nd do thou +O reader;, /ring th% .ord to remembrance in th% +1er%, soul, ith humilit% and in re1erence, ithout loudness in ords, in the mornings and e1enings! and be not thou of those ho are unheedful. 2<). Those ho are near to th% .ord, disdain not to do 4im and bo do n before 4im. orship8 The% celebrate 4is praises,

Surah 7.
Spoils Of 0ar, /oot%
1. The% as( thee concerning +things ta(en as, spoils of ar. Sa%8 9+such, spoils are at the disposal of God and the Messenger. So fear God, and (eep straight the relations bet een %oursel1es8 Obe% God and 4is Messenger, if %e do belie1e.9 2. 6or, /elie1ers are those ho, hen God is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and hen the% hear 4is signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put +all, their trust in their .ord! ". 0ho establish regular pra%ers and spend +freel%, out of the gifts 0e ha1e gi1en them for sustenance8 #. Such in truth are the belie1ers8 the% ha1e grades of dignit% ith their .ord, and forgi1eness, and generous sustenance8 '. &ust as th% .ord ordered thee out of th% house in truth, e1en though a part% among the /elie1ers disli(ed it, ). $isputing ith thee concerning the truth after it as made manifest, as if the% ere being dri1en to death and the% +actuall%, sa it.

*. /ehold; God promised %ou one of the t o +enem%, parties, that it should be %ours8 De ished that the one unarmed should be %ours, but God illed to 5ustif% the Truth according to 4is ords and to cut off the roots of the 2nbelie1ers!? 7. That 4e might 5ustif% Truth and pro1e 6alsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt. :. 3emember %e implored the assistance of %our .ord, and 4e ans ered %ou8 9I ith a thousand of the angels, ran(s on ran(s.9 ill assist %ou

1<. God made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to %our hearts8 +in an% case, there is no help eBcept from God. and God is ABalted in Po er, 0ise. 11. 3emember 4e co1ered %ou ith a sort of dro siness, to gi1e %ou calm as from 4imself, and he caused rain to descend on %ou from hea1en, to clean %ou there ith, to remo1e from %ou the stain of Satan, to strengthen %our hearts, and to plant %our feet firml% there ith. 12. 3emember th% .ord inspired the angels + ith the message,8 9I am ith %ou8 gi1e firmness to the /elie1ers8 I ill instil terror into the hearts of the 2nbelie1ers8 smite %e abo1e their nec(s and smite all their finger?tips off them.9 1". This because the% contended against God and 4is Messenger. If an% contend against God and 4is Messenger, God is strict in punishment. 1#. Thus + ill it be said,8 9Taste %e then of the +punishment,8 for those penalt% of the 6ire.9 1'. O %e them. ho belie1e; ho resist God, is the

hen %e meet the 2nbelie1ers in hostile arra%, ne1er turn %our bac(s to

1). If an% do turn his bac( to them on such a da% ?? unless it be in a stratagem of ar, or to retreat to a troop +of his o n, ?? he dra s on himself the rath of God, and his abode is 4ell, ?? an e1il refuge +indeed,; 1*. It is not %e ho sle them! it as God. hen thou thre est +a handful of dust,, it as not th% act, but GodCs8 in order that 4e might test the /elie1ers b% a gracious trial from 4imself8 for God is 4e 0ho heareth and (no eth +all things,. 17. That, and also because God is 4e 0ho ma(es feeble the plans and stratagem of the 2nbelie1ers. 1:. +O 2nbelie1ers;, if %e pra%ed for 1ictor% and 5udgment, no hath the 5udgment come to %ou8 if %e desist +from rong,, it ill be best for %ou8 if %e return +to the attac(,, so shall 0e. >ot the least good ill %our forces be to %ou e1en if the% ere multiplied8 for 1eril% God is ith those ho belie1e;

2<. O %e ho belie1e; Obe% God and 4is Messenger, and turn not a a% from him +him spea(,. 21. >or be li(e those ho sa%, 90e hear,9 but listen not8 22. 6or the not. orst of beasts in the sight of God are the deaf and the dumb, ?? those

hen %e hear

ho understand

2". If God had found in them an% good. 4e ould indeed ha1e made them listen8 +-s it is,, if 4e had made them listen, the% ould but ha1e turned bac( and declined +6aith,. 2#. O %e ho belie1e; gi1e %our response to God and 4is Messenger, hen 4e calleth %ou to that hich ill gi1e %ou life! and (no that God cometh in bet een a man and his heart, and that it is 4e to 0hom %e shall +all, be gathered. 2'. -nd fear tumult or oppression, hich affecteth not in particular +onl%, those of %ou rong8 and (no that God is strict in punishment. ho do

2). Call to mind hen %e ere a small +band,, despised through the land, and afraid that men might despoil and (idnap %ou! /ut 4e pro1ided a safe as%lum for %ou, strengthened %ou ith 4is aid, and ga1e %ou Good things for sustenance8 that %e might be grateful. 2*. O %e that belie1e; betra% not the trust of God and the Messenger, nor misappropriate (no ingl% things entrusted to %ou. 27. -nd (no %e that %our possessions and %our progen% are but a trial! and that it is God 0hom lies %our highest re ard. ith

2:. O %e ho belie1e; if %e fear God, 4e ill grant %ou a criterion +to 5udge bet een right and rong,, remo1e from %ou +all, e1il +that ma% afflict, %ou, and forgi1e %ou8 for God is the .ord of grace unbounded. "<. 3emember ho the 2nbelie1ers plotted against thee, to (eep thee in bonds, or sla% thee, or get thee out +of th% home,. The% plot and plan, and God too plans! but the best of planners is God. "1. 0hen Our Signs are rehearsed to them, the% sa%8 90e ha1e heard this +before,8 if e could sa% + ords, li(e these8 these are nothing but tales of the ancients.9 e ished,

"2. 3emember ho the% said8 9O God if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain do n on us a sho er of stones form the s(%, or send us a grie1ous penalt%.9 "". /ut God as not going to send them a penalt% going to send it hilst the% could as( for pardon. hilst thou ast amongst them! nor as 4e

"#. /ut hat plea ha1e the% that God should not punish them, hen the% (eep out +men, from the sacred MosEue ?? and the% are not its guardians= >o men can be its guardians eBcept the righteous! but most of them do not understand. "'. Their pra%er at the 4ouse +of God. is nothing but histling and clapping of hands8 +Its onl% ans er can be,, 9Taste %e the penalt% because %e blasphemed.9 "). The 2nbelie1ers spend their ealth to hinder +man, from the path of God, and so ill the% continue to spend! but in the end the% ill ha1e +onl%, regrets and sighs! at length the% ill be o1ercome8 and the 2nbelie1ers ill be gathered together to 4ell!? "*. In order that God ma% separate the impure from the pure, put the impure, one on another, heap them together, and cast them into 4ell. The% ill be the ones to ha1e lost. "7. Sa% to the 2nbelie1ers, if +no , the% desist +from 2nbelief,, their past ould be forgi1en them! but if the% persist, the punishment of those before them is alread% +a matter of arning for them,. ":. -nd fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there pre1ail 5ustice and faith in God altogether and e1er% here! but if the% cease, 1eril% God doth see all that the% do. #<. If the% refuse, be sure that God is %our Protector ?? the best to protect and the best to help. #1. -nd (no that out of all the boot% that %e ma% acEuire +in ar,, a fifth share is assigned to God, ?? and to the Messenger, and to near relati1es, orphans, the need%, and the a%farer, ?? if %e do belie1e in God and in the re1elation 0e sent do n to Our ser1ant on the $a% of Testing, ?? the $a% of the meeting of the t o forces. 6or God hath po er o1er all things. #2. 3emember %e ere on the hither side of the 1alle%, and the% on the farther side, and the cara1an on lo er ground than %e. A1en if %e had made a mutual appointment to meet, %e ould certainl% ha1e failed in the appointment8 /ut +thus %e met,, that God might accomplish a matter alread% enacted! that those ho died might die after a clear Sign +had been gi1en,, and those ho li1ed might li1e after a Clear Sign +had been gi1en,. -nd 1eril% God is 4e 0ho heareth and (no eth +all things,. #". 3emember in th% dream God sho ed them to thee as fe 8 if 4e had sho n them to thee as man%, %e ould surel% ha1e been discouraged, and %e ould surel% ha1e disputed in +%our, decision! but God sa1ed +%ou,8 for 4e (no eth ell the +secrets, of +all, hearts. ##. -nd remember hen %e met, 4e sho ed them to %ou as fe in %our e%es, and 4e made %ou appear as contemptible in their e%es8 that God might accomplish a matter alread% enacted. 6or to God do all Euestions go bac( +for decision,. #'. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e meet a force, be firm, and call God in remembrance much +and often,! that %e ma% prosper8

#). -nd obe% God and 4is Messenger. and fall into no disputes, lest %e lose heart and %our po er depart! and be patient and perse1ering8 6or God is ith those ho patientl% perse1ere8 #*. -nd be not li(e those ho started from their homes insolentl% and to be seen of men, and to hinder +men, from the path of God. 6or God compasseth round about all that the% do. #7. 3emember Satan made their +sinful, acts seem alluring to them, and said8 9>o one among men can o1ercome %ou this da%, hile I am near to %ou98 /ut hen the t o forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said8 9.o; I am clear of %ou! lo; I see hat %e see not! .o; I fear God. for God is strict in punishment.9 #:. .o; the h%pocrites sa%, and those in hose hearts is a disease8 9These people, ?? their religion has misled them.9 /ut if an% trust in God, behold; God is ABalted in might, 0ise. '<. If thou couldst see, hen the angels ta(e the souls of the 2nbelie1ers +at death,, +4o , the% smite their faces and their bac(s, +sa%ing,8 9Taste the penalt% of the bla@ing 6ire? '1. 9/ecause of +the deeds, ser1ants8 hich %our +o n, hands sent forth! for God is ne1er un5ust to 4is

'2. 9+$eeds, after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them8 The% re5ected the Signs of God, and God punished them for their crimes8 for God is Strong, and Strict in punishment8 '". 9/ecause God ill ne1er change the grace hich 4e hath besto ed on a people until the% change hat is in their +o n, souls8 and 1eril% God is 4e 0ho heareth and (no eth +all things,.9 '#. +$eeds, after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and those before them98 The% treated as false the Signs of their .ord8 so 0e destro%ed them for their crimes, and 0e dro ned the people of Pharaoh8 for the% ere all oppressors and rong? doers. ''. 6or the orst of beasts in the sight of God are those ho re5ect 4im8 The% ill not belie1e. '). The% are those ith hom thou didst ma(e a co1enant, but the% brea( their co1enant e1er% time, and the% ha1e not the fear +of God.. '*. If %e gain the master% o1er them in ar, disperse, ma% remember. '7. If thou fearest treacher% from an% group, thro eEual terms8 for God lo1eth not the treacherous. ith them, those ho follo them, that the%

bac( +their co1enant, to them, +so as to be, on

':. .et not the unbelie1ers thin( that the% can get the better +of the godl%,8 the% ill ne1er frustrate +them,. )<. -gainst them ma(e read% %our strength to the utmost of %our po er, including steeds of ar, to stri(e terror into +the hearts of, the enemies, of God and %our enemies, and others besides, hom

%e ma% not (no , but hom God doth (no . 0hate1er %e shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto %ou, and %e shall not be treated un5ustl%. )1. /ut if the enem% incline to ards peace, do thou +also, incline to ards peace, and trust in God. for 4e is One that heareth and (no eth +all things,. )2. Should the% intend to decei1e thee, ?? 1eril% God sufficeth thee8 4e it is That hath strengthened thee ith 4is aid and ith +the compan% of, the /elie1ers! )". -nd +moreo1er, 4e hath put affection bet een their hearts8 not if thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou ha1e produced that affection, but God hath done it8 for 4e is ABalted in might, 0ise. )#. O Messenger. sufficient unto thee is God, ?? +unto thee, and unto those ho follo thee among the /elie1ers. )'. O Messenger. rouse the /elie1ers to the fight. If there are t ent% amongst %ou, patient and perse1ering, the% ill 1anEuish t o hundred8 if a hundred, the% ill 1anEuish a thousand of the 2nbelie1ers8 for these are a people ithout understanding. )). 6or the present, God hath lightened %our +tas(,, for 4e (no eth that there is a ea( spot in %ou8 /ut +e1en so,, if there are a hundred of %ou, patient and perse1ering, the% ill 1anEuish t o hundred, and if a thousand, the% ill 1anEuish t o thousand, ith the lea1e of God. for God is ith those ho patientl% perse1ere. )*. It is not fitting for an apostle that he should ha1e prisoners of ar until he hath thoroughl% subdued the land. De loo( for the temporal goods of this orld! but God loo(eth to the 4ereafter8 -nd God is ABalted in might, 0ise. )7. 4ad it not been for a pre1ious ordainment from God, a se1ere penalt% ould ha1e reached %ou for the +ransom, that %e too(. ):. /ut +no , en5o% hat %e too( in ar, la ful and good8 but fear God. for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. *<. O Messenger. sa% to those ho are capti1es in %our hands8 9If God findeth an% good in %our hearts, 4e ill gi1e %ou something better than hat has been ta(en from %ou, and 4e ill forgi1e %ou8 for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 *1. /ut if the% ha1e treacherous designs against thee, +O Messenger.,, the% ha1e alread% been in treason against God, and so hath 4e gi1en +thee, po er o1er them. -nd God so 4e 0ho hath +full, (no ledge and isdom. *2. Those ho belie1ed, and adopted eBile, and fought for the 6aith, ith their propert% and their persons, in the cause of God, as ell as those ho ga1e +them, as%lum and aid, ?? these are +all, friends and protectors, one of another. -s to those ho belie1ed but came not into eBile, %e o e no

dut% of protection to them until the% come into eBile! but if the% see( %our aid in religion, it is %our dut% to help them, eBcept against a people ith hom %e ha1e a treat% of mutual alliance. -nd +remember, God seeth all that %e do. *". The 2nbelie1ers are protectors, one of another8 2nless %e do this, +protect each other,, there ould be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief. *#. Those ho belie1e, and adopt eBile, and fight for the 6aith, in the cause of God as ell as those ho gi1e +them, as%lum and aid, ?? these are +all, in 1er% truth the /elie1ers8 for them is the forgi1eness of sins and a pro1ision most generous. *'. -nd those ho accept 6aith subseEuentl%, and adopt eBile, and fight for the 6aith in %our compan%, ?? the% are of %ou. /ut (indred b% blood ha1e prior rights against each other in the /oo( of God. Heril% God is ell?acEuainted ith all things.

Surah :.
3epentance, $ispensation
1. - +declaration, of immunit% from God and 4is Messenger, to those of the Pagans ith hom %e ha1e contracted mutual alliances8? 2. Go %e, then, for four months, bac( ards and for ards, +as %e ill,, throughout the land, but (no %e that %e cannot frustrate God +b% %our falsehood, but that God ill co1er ith shame those ho re5ect 4im. ". -nd an announcement from God and 4is Messenger, to the people +assembled, on the da% of the Great Pilgrimage, ?? that God and 4is Messenger dissol1e +treat%, obligations ith the Pagans. If then, %e repent, it ere best for %ou! but if %e turn a a%, (no %e that %e cannot frustrate God. -nd proclaim a grie1ous penalt% to those ho re5ect 6aith. #. +/ut the treaties are, not dissol1ed ith those Pagans ith hom %e ha1e entered into alliance and ho ha1e not subseEuentl% failed %ou in aught, nor aided an% one against %ou. So fulfil %our engagements ith them to the end of their term8 for God lo1eth the righteous. '. /ut hen the forbidden months are past, then fight and sla% the Pagans here1er %e find them, an sei@e them, beleaguer them, and lie in ait for them in e1er% stratagem +of ar,! but if the% repent, and establish regular pra%ers and practise regular charit%, then open the a% for them8 for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. ). If one amongst the Pagans as( thee for as%lum, grant it to him, so that he ma% hear the God. and then escort him to here he can be secure. That is because the% are men (no ledge. ord of ithout

*. 4o can there be a league, before God and 4is Messenger, ith the Pagans, eBcept those ith hom %e made a treat% near the sacred MosEue= -s long as these stand true to %ou, stand %e true to them8 for God doth lo1e the righteous. 7. 4o +can there be such a league,, seeing that if the% get an ad1antage o1er %ou, the% respect not in %ou the ties either of (inship or of co1enant= 0ith +fair ords from, their mouths the% entice %ou, but their hearts are a1erse from %ou! and most of them are rebellious and ic(ed. :. The Signs of God ha1e the% sold for a miserable price, and +man%, ha1e the% hindered from 4is a%8 e1il indeed are the deeds the% ha1e done. 1<. In a /elie1er the% respect not the ties either of (inship or of co1enant; It is the% transgressed all bounds. ho ha1e

11. /ut +e1en so,, if the% repent, establish regular pra%ers, and practise regular charit%, ?? the% are %our brethren in 6aith8 +thus, do 0e eBplain the Signs in detail, for those ho understand. 12. /ut if the% 1iolate their oaths after their co1enant, and taunt %ou for %our 6aith, ?? fight %e the chiefs of 2nfaith8 for their oaths are nothing to them8 that thus the% ma% be restrained. 1". 0ill %e not fight people ho 1iolated their oaths, plotted to eBpel the Messenger, and too( the aggressi1e b% being the first +to assault, %ou= $o %e fear them= >a%, it is God 0hom %e should more 5ustl% fear, if %e belie1e; 1#. 6ight them, and God ill punish them b% %our hands, co1er them 1ictor%, o1er them, heal the breasts of /elie1ers, 1'. -nd still the indignation of their hearts. 6or God God is -ll?Gno ing, -ll?0ise. ith shame, help %ou +to

ill turn +in merc%, to

hom 4e

ill! and

1). Or thin( %e that %e shall be abandoned, as though God did not (no those among %ou ho stri1e ith might and main, and ta(e none for friends and protectors eBcept God, 4is Messenger, and the +communit% of, /elie1ers= /ut God is ell? acEuainted ith +all, that %e do. 1*. It is not for such as 5oin gods ith God, to 1isit or maintain the mosEues of God hile the% itness against their o n souls to infidelit%. The or(s of such bear no fruit8 In 6ire shall the% d ell. 17. The mosEues of God shall be 1isited and maintained b% such as belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, establish regular pra%ers, and practise regular charit%, and fear none +at all, eBcept God. It is the% ho are eBpected to be on true guidance. 1:. $o %e ma(e the gi1ing of drin( to pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Sacred MosEue, eEual to +the pious ser1ice of, those ho belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, and stri1e ith might and main in the cause of God. The% are not comparable in the sight of God. and God guides not those ho do rong.

2<. Those ho belie1e, and suffer eBile and stri1e ith might and main, in GodCs cause, ith their goods and their persons, ha1e the highest ran( in the sight of God. the% are the people ho ill achie1e +sal1ation,. 21. Their .ord doth gi1e them glad tidings of a Merc% from 4imself, of 4is good pleasure, and of gardens for them, herein are delights that endure8 22. The% ill d ell therein for e1er. Heril% in GodCs presence is a re ard, the greatest +of all,. 2". O %e ho belie1e; ta(e not for protectors %our fathers and %our brothers if the% lo1e infidelit% abo1e 6aith8 if an% of %ou do so, the% do rong. 2#. Sa%8 If it be that %our fathers, %our sons, %our brothers, %our mates, or %our (indred! the ealth that %e ha1e gained! the commerce in hich %e fear a decline8 or the d ellings in hich %e delight ?? are dearer to %ou than God, or 4is Messenger, or the stri1ing in 4is cause!? then ait until God brings about 4is decision8 and God guides not the rebellious. 2'. -ssuredl% God did help %ou in man% battle?fields and on the da% of 4unain8 /ehold; %our great numbers elated %ou, but the% a1ailed %ou naught8 the land, for all that it is ide, did constrain %ou, and %e turned bac( in retreat. 2). /ut God did pour 4is calm on the Messenger and on the /elie1ers, and sent do n forces hich %e sa not8 4e punished the 2nbelie1ers! thus doth 4e re ard those ithout 6aith. 2*. -gain Merciful. ill God, after this, turn +in merc%, to hom 4e ill8 for God is Oft? forgi1ing, Most

27. O %e ho belie1e; Trul% the Pagans are unclean! so let them not, after this %ear of theirs, approach the Sacred MosEue. -nd if %e fear po1ert%, soon ill God enrich %ou, if 4e ills, out of 4is bount%, for God is -ll?(no ing, -ll? ise. 2:. 6ight those ho belie1e not in God nor the .ast $a%, nor hold that forbidden hich hath been forbidden b% God and 4is Messenger, nor ac(no ledge the religion of Truth, +e1en if the% are, of the People of the /oo(, until the% pa% the &i@%a ith illing submission, and feel themsel1es subdued. "<. The &e s call C2@air a son of God, and the Christians call Christ the son of God. That is a sa%ing from their mouth! +in this, the% but imitate hat the unbelie1ers of old used to sa%. GodCs curse be on them8 ho the% are deluded a a% from the Truth; "1. The% ta(e their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of God, and +the% ta(e as their .ord, Christ the son of Mar%! %et the% ere commanded to orship but One God. there is no god but 4e. Praise and glor% to 4im8 +6ar is 4e, from ha1ing the partners the% associate + ith 4im,.

"2. 6ain ould the% eBtinguish GodCs light ith their mouths, but God light should be perfected, e1en though the 2nbelie1ers ma% detest +it,.

ill not allo

but that 4is

"". It is 4e 0ho hath sent 4is Messenger ith guidance and the 3eligion of Truth, to proclaim it o1er all religion, e1en though the Pagans ma% detest +it,. "#. O %e ho belie1e; there are indeed man% among the priests and anchorites, ho in 6alsehood de1our the substance of men and hinder +them, from the a% of God. -nd there are those ho bur% gold and sil1er and spend it not in the a% of God. announce unto them a most grie1ous penalt%? "'. On the $a% hen heat ill be produced out of that + ealth, in the fire of 4ell, and ith it ill be branded their foreheads, their flan(s, and their bac(s ?? 9This is the +treasure, hich %e buried for %oursel1es8 taste %e, then, the +treasures, %e buried;9 "). The number of months in the sight of God is t el1e +in a %ear, ?? so ordained b% 4im the da% 4e created the hea1ens and the earth! of them four are sacred8 that is the straight usage. So rong not %oursel1es therein, and fight the Pagans all together as the% fight %ou all together. /ut (no that God is ith those ho restrain themsel1es. "*. Heril% the transposing +of a prohibited month, is an addition to 2nbelief8 the 2nbelie1ers are led to rong thereb%8 for the% ma(e it la ful one %ear, and forbidden another %ear, in order to ad5ust the number of months forbidden b% God and ma(e such forbidden ones la ful. The e1il of their course seems pleasing to them. /ut God guideth not those ho re5ect 6aith. "7. O %e ho belie1e; hat is the matter ith %ou, that, hen %e are as(ed to go forth in the cause of God, %e cling hea1il% to the earth= $o %e prefer the life of this orld to the 4ereafter= /ut little is the comfort of this life, as compared ith the 4ereafter. ":. 2nless %e go forth, 4e ill punish %ou ith a grie1ous penalt%, and put others in %our place! but 4im %e ould not harm in the least. 6or God hath po er o1er all things. #<. If %e help not +%our leader,, +it is no matter,8 for God did indeed help him, hen the 2nbelie1ers dro1e him out8 he had no more than one companion! the% t o ere in the ca1e, and he said to his companion, 94a1e no fear, for God is ith us98 then God sent do n 4is peace upon him, and strengthened him ith forces hich %e sa not, and humbled to the depths the ord of the 2nbelie1ers. /ut the ord of God is eBalted to the heights8 for God is ABalted in might, 0ise. #1. Go %e forth, + hether eEuipped, lightl% or hea1il%, and stri1e and struggle, ith %our goods and %our persons, in the cause of God. That is best for %ou, if %e +but, (ne . #2. If there had been immediate gain +in sight,, and the 5ourne% eas%, the% ould +all, ithout doubt ha1e follo ed thee, but the distance as long, +and eighed, on them. The% ould indeed s ear b% God, 9If e onl% could, e should certainl% ha1e come out ith %ou98 The% ould destro% their o n souls! for God doth (no that the% are certainl% l%ing.

#". God gi1e thee grace; h% didst thou grant them until those ho told the truth ere seen b% thee in a clear light, and thou hadst pro1ed the liars= ##. Those ho belie1e in God and the .ast $a% as( thee for no eBemption from fighting ith their goods and persons. -nd God (no eth ell those ho do their dut%. #'. Onl% those as( thee for eBemption ho belie1e not in God and the .ast $a%, and hose hearts are in doubt, so that the% are tossed in their doubts to and fro. #). If the% had intended to come out, the% ould certainl% ha1e made some preparation therefor! but God as a1erse to their being sent forth! so 4e made them lag behind, and the% ere told, 9Sit %e among those ho sit +inacti1e,.9 #*. If the% had come out ith %ou, the% ould not ha1e added to %our +strength, but onl% +made for, disorder, hurr%ing to and fro in %our midst and so ing sedition among %ou, and there ould ha1e been some among %ou ho ould ha1e listened to them. /ut God (no eth ell those ho do rong. #7. Indeed the% had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee, until, ?? the Truth arri1ed, and the $ecree of God became manifest much to their disgust. #:. -mong them is +man%, a man ho sa%s8 9Grant me eBemption and dra me not into trial.9 4a1e the% not fallen into trial alread%= and indeed 4ell surrounds the 2nbelie1ers +on all sides,. '<. If good befalls thee, it grie1es them! but if a misfortune befalls thee, the% sa%, 90e too( indeed our precautions beforehand,9 and the% turn a a% re5oicing. '1. Sa%8 9>othing ill happen to us eBcept on God let the /elie1ers put their trust. hat God has decreed for us8 4e is our protector98 and

'2. Sa%8 9Can %ou eBpect for us +an% fate, other than one of t o glorious things? +Mart%rdom or 1ictor%,= /ut e can eBpect for %ou either that God ill send his punishment from 4imself, or b% our hands. So ait +eBpectant,! e too ill ait ith %ou.9 '". Sa%8 9Spend +for the cause, illingl% or un illingl%8 not from %ou are indeed a people rebellious and ic(ed.9 ill it be accepted8 for %e

'#. The onl% reasons h% their contributions are not accepted are8 that the% re5ect God and 4is Messenger. that the% come to pra%er ithout earnestness! and that the% offer contributions un illingl%. ''. .et not their ealth nor their +follo ing in, sons da@@le thee8 in realit% GodCs plan is to punish them ith these things in this life, and that their souls ma% perish in their +1er%, denial of God. '). The% s ear b% God that the% are indeed of %ou! but the% are not of %ou8 %et the% are afraid +to appear in their true colours,.

'*. If the% could find a place to flee to, or ca1es, or a place of concealment, the% straighta a% thereto, ith an obstinate rush.

ould turn

'7. -nd among them are men ho slander thee in the matter of +the distribution of, the alms8 if the% are gi1en part thereof, the% are pleased, but if not, behold; the% are indignant; ':. If onl% the% had been content ith hat God and 4is Messenger ga1e them, and had said, 9Sufficient unto us is God. God and 4is Messenger ill soon gi1e us of 4is bount%8 to God do e turn our hopes;9 +that ould ha1e been the right course,. )<. -lms are for the poor and the need%, and those emplo%ed to administer the +funds,! for those hose hearts ha1e been +recentl%, reconciled +to Truth,! for those in bondage and in debt! in the cause of God. and for the a%farer8 +thus is it, ordained b% God, and God is full of (no ledge and isdom. )1. -mong them are men ho molest the Prophet and sa%, 94e is +all, ear.9 Sa%, 94e listens to hat is best for %ou8 he belie1es in God, has faith in the /elie1ers, and is a Merc% to those of %ou ho belie1e.9 /ut those ho molest the Messenger ill ha1e a grie1ous penalt%. )2. To %ou the% s ear b% God. In order to please %ou8 /ut it is more fitting that the% should please God and 4is Messenger, if the% are /elie1ers. )". Gno the% not that for those ho oppose God and 4is Messenger, is the 6ire of 4ell= ?? herein the% shall d ell. That is the supreme disgrace. )#. The 4%pocrites are afraid lest a Sura should be sent do n about them, sho ing them hat is +reall% passing, in their hearts. Sa%8 9Moc( %e; /ut 1eril% God ill bring to light all that %e fear +should be re1ealed,. )'. If thou dost Euestion them, the% declare + ith emphasis,8 90e ere onl% tal(ing idl% and in pla%.9 Sa%8 90as it at God, and 4is Signs, and 4is Messenger, that %e ere moc(ing=9 )). Ma(e %e no eBcuses8 %e ha1e re5ected 6aith after %e had accepted it. If 0e pardon some of %ou, 0e ill punish others amongst %ou, for that the% are in sin. )*. The 4%pocrites, men and omen, +ha1e an understanding, ith each other8 The% en5oin e1il, and forbid hat is 5ust, and are close ith their hands. The% ha1e forgotten God. so 4e hath forgotten them. Heril% the 4%pocrites are rebellious and per1erse. )7. God hath promised the 4%pocrites men and omen, and the re5ecters, of 6aith, the fire of 4ell8 Therein shall the% d ell8 Sufficient is it for them8 for them is the curse of God, and an enduring punishment, ?? ):. -s in the case of those before %ou8 the% ere mightier than %ou in po er, and more flourishing in ealth and children. The% had their en5o%ment of their portion8 and %e ha1e of %ours, as did

those before %ou! and %e indulge in idle tal( as the% did. The%;? their orld and in the 4ereafter, and the% ill lose +all spiritual good,.

or( are fruitless in this

*<. 4ath not the stor% reached them of those before them= ?? the People of >oah, and C-d, and Thamud! the People of -braham, the men of Midian, and the cities o1erthro n. To them came their apostles ith clear signs. It is not God 0ho rongs them, but the% rong their o n souls. *1. The /elie1ers, men and omen, are protectors one of another8 the% en5oin hat is 5ust, and forbid hat is e1il8 the% obser1e regular pra%ers, practise regular charit%, and obe% God and 4is Messenger. On them ill God pour 4is merc%8 for God is ABalted in po er, 0ise. *2. God hath promised to /elie1ers, men and omen, gardens under hich ri1ers flo , to d ell therein, and beautiful mansions in gardens of e1erlasting bliss. /ut the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of God. that is the supreme felicit%. *". O Prophet; stri1e hard against the unbelie1ers and the 4%pocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is 4ell, ?? an e1il refuge indeed. *#. The% s ear b% God that the% said nothing +e1il,, but indeed the% uttered blasphem%, and the% did it after accepting Islam! and the% meditated a plot hich the% ere unable to carr% out8 this re1enge of theirs as +their, onl% return for the bount% ith hich God and 4is Messenger had enriched them; If the% repent, it ill be best for them! but if the% turn bac( +to their e1il a%s,, God ill punish them ith a grie1ous penalt% in this life and in the 4ereafter8 The% shall ha1e none on earth to protect or help them. *'. -mongst them are men ho made a co1enant ith God, that if 4e besto ed on them of 4is bount%, the% ould gi1e +largel%, in charit%, and be trul% amongst those ho are righteous. *). /ut hen 4e did besto of 4is bount%, the% became co1etous, and turned bac( +from their co1enant,, a1erse +from its fulfilment,. **. So 4e hath put as a conseEuence h%pocris% into their hearts, +to last, till the $a%, hereon the% shall meet 4im8 because the% bro(e their co1enant ith God, and because the% lied +again and again,. *7. Gno the% not that God doth (no God (no eth ell all things unseen= their secret +thoughts, and their secret counsels, and that

*:. Those ho slander such of the belie1ers as gi1e themsel1es freel% to +deeds of, charit%, as ell as such as can find nothing to gi1e eBcept the fruits of their labour, ?? and thro ridicule on them, ?? God ill thro bac( their ridicule on them8 and the% shall ha1e a grie1ous penalt%. 7<. 0hether thou as( for their forgi1eness, or not, +their sin is unforgi1able,8 if thou as( se1ent% times for their forgi1eness, God ill not forgi1e them8 because the% ha1e re5ected God and 4is Messenger. and God guideth not those ho are per1ersel% rebellious.

71. Those ho ere left behind +in the Tabu( eBpedition, re5oiced in their inaction behind the bac( of the Messenger of God. the% hated to stri1e and fight, ith their goods and their persons, in the cause of God. the% said, 9Go not forth in the heat.9 Sa%, 9The fire of 4ell is fiercer in heat.9 If onl% the% could understand; 72. .et them laugh a little8 much ill the% eep8 a recompense for the +e1il, that the% do. 7". If, then, God bring thee bac( to an% of them, and the% as( th% permission to come out + ith thee,, sa%8 9>e1er shall %e come out ith me, nor fight an enem% ith me8 for %e preferred to sit inacti1e on the first occasion8 Then sit %e +no , ith those ho lag behind.9 7#. >or do thou e1er pra% for an% of them that dies, nor stand at his gra1e! for the% re5ected God and 4is Messenger, and died in a state of per1erse rebellion. 7'. >or let their ealth nor their +follo ing in, sons da@@le thee8 GodCs plan is to punish them ith these things in this orld, and that their souls ma% perish in their +1er%, denial of God. 7). 0hen a Sura comes do n, en5oining them to belie1e in God and to stri1e and fight along ith 4is Messenger, those ith ealth and influence among them as( thee for eBemption, and sa%8 9.ea1e us +behind,8 e ould be ith those ho sit +at home,.9 7*. The% prefer to be ith +the so the% understand not. omen,, ho remain behind +at home,8 their hearts are sealed and

77. /ut the Messenger, and those ho belie1e ith him, stri1e and fight ith their ealth and their persons8 for them are +all, good things8 and it is the% ho ill prosper. 7:. God hath prepared for them gardens under supreme felicit%. hich ri1ers flo , to d ell therein8 that is the

:<. -nd there ere, among the desert -rabs +also,, men ho made eBcuses and came to claim eBemption! and those ho ere false to God and 4is Messenger +merel%, sat inacti1e. Soon ill a grie1ous penalt% sei@e the 2nbelie1ers among them. :1. There is no blame on those ho are infirm, or ill, or ho find no resources to spend +on the cause,, if the% are sincere +in dut%, to God and 4is Messenger. no ground +of complaint, can there be against such as do right8 and God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. :2. >or +is there blame, on those ho came to thee to be pro1ided ith mounts, and hen thou saidst, 9I can find no mounts for %ou,9 the% turned bac(, their e%es streaming ith tears of grief that the% had no resources here ith to pro1ide the eBpenses. :". The ground +of complaint, is against such as claim eBemption hile the% are rich. The% prefer to sta% ith the + omen, ho remain behind8 God hath sealed their hearts! so the% (no not +0hat the% miss,.

:#. The% ill present their eBcuses to %ou hen %e return to them. Sa% thou8 9Present no eBcuses8 e shall not belie1e %ou8 God hath alread% informed us of the true state of matters concerning %ou8 It is %our actions that God and 4is Messenger ill obser1e8 in the end ill %e be brought bac( to 4im 0ho (no eth hat is hidden and hat is open8 then ill 4e sho %ou the truth of all that %e did.9 :'. The% ill s ear to %ou b% God, hen %e return to them, that %e ma% lea1e them alone. So lea1e them alone8 6or the% are an abomination, and 4ell is their d elling?place, ?? a fitting recompense for the +e1il, that the% did. :). The% ill s ear unto %ou, that %e ma% be pleased God is not pleased ith those ho disobe%. ith them but if %e are pleased ith them,

:*. The -rabs of the desert are the orst in 2nbelief and h%pocris%, and most fitted to be in ignorance of the command hich God hath sent do n to 4is Messenger. /ut God is -ll?(no ing, -ll?0ise. :7. Some of the desert -rabs loo( upon their pa%ments as a fine, and atch for disasters for %ou8 on them be the disaster of e1il8 for God is 4e That heareth and (no eth +all things,. ::. /ut some of the desert -rabs belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, and loo( on their pa%ments as pious gifts bringing them nearer to God and obtaining the pra%ers of the Messenger. -%e, indeed the% bring them nearer +to 4im,8 soon ill God admit them to 4is Merc%8 for God is Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1<<. The 1anguard +of Islam, ?? the first of those ho forsoo( +their homes, and of those ho ga1e them aid, and +also, those ho follo them in +all, good deeds, ?? ell? pleased is God ith them, as are the% ith 4im8 for them hath 4e prepared gardens under hich ri1ers flo , to d ell therein for e1er8 that is the supreme felicit%. 1<1. Certain of the desert -rabs round about %ou are h%pocrites, as ell as +desert -rabs, among the Medina fol(8 the% are obstinate in h%pocris%8 thou (no est them not8 0e (no them8 t ice shall 0e punish them8 and in addition shall the% be sent to a grie1ous penalt%. 1<2. Others +there are ho, ha1e ac(no ledged their rong?doings8 the% ha1e miBed an act that as good ith another that as e1il. Perhaps God ill turn unto them +in Merc%,8 for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1<". Of their goods, ta(e alms, that so thou mightest purif% and sanctif% them! and pra% on their behalf. Heril% th% pra%ers are a source of securit% for them8 -nd God is One 0ho heareth and (no eth. 1<#. Gno the% not that God doth accept repentance from 4is 1otaries and recei1es their gifts of charit%, and that God is 1eril% 4e, the Oft?3eturning, Most Merciful=

1<'. -nd sa%8 90or( +righteousness,8 Soon ill God obser1e %our or(, and 4is Messenger, and the /elie1ers8 Soon ill %e be brought bac( to the (no er of hat is hidden and hat is open8 then ill 4e sho %ou the truth of all that %e did.9 1<). There are +%et, others, held in suspense for the command of God, them, or turn in merc% to them8 and God is -ll?Gno ing, 0ise. hether 4e ill punish

1<*. -nd there are those ho put up a mosEue b% a% of mischief and infidelit% ?? to disunite the /elie1ers ?? and in preparation for one ho arred against God and 4is Messenger aforetime. The% ill indeed s ear that their intention is nothing but good! /ut God doth declare that the% are certainl% liars. 1<7. >e1er stand thou forth therein. There is a mosEue hose foundation as laid from the first da% on piet%! it is more orth% of the standing forth +for pra%er, therein. In it are men ho lo1e to be purified! and God lo1eth those ho ma(e themsel1es pure. 1<:. 0hich then is best= ?? he that la%eth his foundation on piet% to God and 4is good pleasure= ?? or he that la%eth his foundation on an undermined sand?cliff read% to crumble to pieces= and it doth crumble to pieces ith him, into the fire of 4ell. -nd God guideth not people that do rong. 11<. The foundation of those ho so build is ne1er free from suspicion and sha(iness in their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. -nd God is -ll?Gno ing, 0ise. 111. God hath purchased of the belie1ers their persons and their goods! for theirs +in return, is the garden +of Paradise,8 the% fight in 4is cause, and sla% and are slain8 a promise binding on 4im in truth, through the .a , the Gospel, and the FurCan8 and ho is more faithful to his co1enant than God. then re5oice in the bargain hich %e ha1e concluded8 that is the achie1ement supreme. 112. Those that turn +to God. in repentance! that ser1e 4im, and praise 4im! that ander in de1otion to the cause of God,8 that bo do n and prostrate themsel1es in pra%er! that en5oin good and forbid e1il! and obser1e the limit set b% God. ?? +These do re5oice,. So proclaim the glad tidings to the /elie1ers. 11". It is not fitting, for the Prophet and those ho belie1e, that the% should pra% for forgi1eness for Pagans, e1en though the% be of (in, after it is clear to them that the% are companions of the 6ire. 11#. -nd -braham pra%ed for his fatherCs forgi1eness onl% because of a promise he had made to him. /ut hen it became clear to him that he as an enem% to God, he dissociated himself from him8 for -braham as most tender?hearted, forbearing. 11'. -nd God ill not mislead a people after 4e hath guided them, in order that 4e ma% ma(e clear to them hat to fear +and a1oid, ?? for God hath (no ledge of all things. 11). 2nto God belongeth the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth. 4e gi1eth life and 4e ta(eth it. ABcept for 4im %e ha1e no protector nor helper.

11*. God turned ith fa1our to the Prophet, the Muha5irs, and the -nsar, ?? ho follo ed him in a time of distress, after that the hearts of a part of them had nearl% s er1ed +from dut%,! but 4e turned to them +also,8 for 4e is unto them Most Gind, Most Merciful. 117. +4e turned in merc% also, to the three ho ere left behind! +the% felt guilt%, to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained to them, for all its spaciousness, and their +1er%, souls seemed straitened to them, ?? and the% percei1ed that there is no fleeing from God +and no refuge, but to 4imself. Then 4e turned to them, that the% might repent8 for God is Oft?3eturning, Most Merciful. 11:. O %e ho belie1e; 6ear God and be ith those ho are true +in ord and deed,. 12<. It as not fitting for the people of Medina and the /edouin -rabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follo GodCs Messenger, nor to prefer their o n li1es to his8 because nothing could the% suffer or do, but as rec(oned to their credit as a deed of righteousness, ?? hether the% suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the cause of God, or trod paths to raise the ire of the 2nbelie1ers, or recei1ed an% in5ur% hate1er from an enem%8 for God suffereth not the re ard to be lost of those ho do good!? 121. >or could the% spend an%thing +for the cause, ?? small or great? nor cut across a 1alle%, but the deed is inscribed to their credit8 that God ma% reEuite their deed ith the best +possible re ard,. 122. >or should the /elie1ers all go forth together8 if a contingent from e1er% eBpedition remained behind, the% could de1ote themsel1es to studies in religion, and admonish the people hen the% return to them, ?? that thus the% +ma% learn, to guard themsel1es +against e1il,. 12". O %e ho belie1e; fight the unbelie1ers ho gird %ou about, and let them find firmness in %ou8 and (no that God is ith those ho fear 4im. 12#. 0hene1er there cometh do n a sura, some of them sa%8 90hich of %ou has had 4is faith increased b% it=9 Dea, those ho belie1e, ?? their faith is increased and the% do re5oice. 12'. /ut those in hose hearts is a disease, ?? it ill add doubt to their doubt, and the% ill die in a state of 2nbelief. 12). See the% not that the% are tried e1er% %ear once or t ice= Det the% turn not in repentance, and the% ta(e no heed. 12*. 0hene1er there cometh do n a Sura, the% loo( at each other, +sa%ing,, 9$oth an%one see %ou=9 Then the% turn aside8 God hath turned their hearts +from the light,! for the% are a people that understand not. 127. >o hath come unto %ou an Messenger from amongst %oursel1es8 it grie1es him that %e should perish8 ardentl% anBious is he o1er %ou8 to the /elie1ers is he most (ind and merciful. 12:. /ut if the% turn a a%, Sa%8 9+God, sufficeth me8 there is no god but 4e8 On 4im is m% trust, ?? 4e the .ord of the Throne +of Glor%, Supreme;9

Surah 1<.
&onah
1. -...3. These are the a%ats of the /oo( of 0isdom. 2. Is it a matter of onderment to men that 0e ha1e sent Our inspiration to a man from among themsel1es= ?? that he should arn man(ind +of their danger,, and gi1e the good ne s to the /elie1ers that the% ha1e before their .ord the loft% ran( of truth. +/ut, sa% the 2nbelie1ers8 9This is indeed an e1ident sorcerer;9 ". Heril% %our .ord is God, ho created the hea1ens and the earth in siB da%s, and is firml% established on the throne +of authorit%,, regulating and go1erning all things. >o intercessor +can plead ith 4im, eBcept after 4is lea1e +hath been obtained,. This is God %our .ord! 4im therefore ser1e %e8 ill %e not recei1e admonition= #. To 4im ill be %our return? of all of %ou. The promise of God is true and sure. It is 4e 0ho beginneth the process of creation, and repeateth it, that 4e ma% re ard ith 5ustice those ho belie1e and or( righteousness! but those ho re5ect 4im ill ha1e draughts of boiling fluids, and a penalt% grie1ous, because the% did re5ect 4im. '. It is 4e 0ho made the sun to be a shining glor% and the moon to be a light +of beaut%,, and measured out stages for her! that %e might (no the number of %ears and the count +of time,. >o ise did God create this but in truth and righteousness. +Thus, doth 4e eBplain 4is Signs in detail, for those ho understand. ). Heril%, in the alternation of the night and the da%, and in all that God hath created, in the hea1ens and the earth, are signs for those ho fear 4im. *. Those ho rest not their hope on their meeting ith 2s, but are pleased and satisfied life of the present, and those ho heed not Our Signs, ?? 7. Their abode is the 6ire, because of the +e1il, the% earned. :. Those ho belie1e, and or( righteousness, ?? their .ord ill guide them because of their faith8 beneath them ill flo ri1ers in gardens of bliss. 1<. +This ill be, their cr% therein8 9Glor% to Thee, O God.9 -nd 9Peace9 ill be their greeting therein; and the close of their cr% ill be8 9Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the orlds;9 11. If God ere to hasten for men the ill +the% ha1e earned, as the% ould fain hasten on the good, ?? then ould their respite be settled at once. /ut 0e lea1e those ho rest not their hope on their meeting ith 2s, in their trespasses, andering in distraction to and fro. ith the

12. 0hen trouble toucheth a man, 4e crieth unto 2s +in all postures, ?? l%ing do n on his side, or sitting, or standing. /ut hen 0e ha1e sol1ed his trouble, he passeth on his a% as if he had ne1er cried to 2s for a trouble that touched him; thus do the deeds of transgressors seem fair in their e%es; 1". Generations before %ou 0e destro%ed hen the% did rong8 their apostles came to them clear?signs, but the% ould not belie1e; thus do 0e reEuite those ho sin; 1#. Then 0e made %ou heirs in the land after them, to see ho %e ould beha1e; ith

1'. /ut hen Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those ho rest not their hope on their meeting ith 2s, Sa%8 9/ring us a reading other than this, or change this,9 Sa%8 9It is not for me, of m% o n accord, to change it8 I follo naught but hat is re1ealed unto me8 if I ere to disobe% m% .ord, I should m%self fear the penalt% of a Great $a% +to come,.9 1). Sa%8 9If God had so illed, I should not ha1e rehearsed it to %ou, nor ould 4e ha1e made it (no n to %ou. - hole life?time before this ha1e I tarried amongst %ou8 ill %e not then understand=9 1*. 0ho doth more rong than such as forge a lie against God, or den% 4is Signs= /ut ne1er prosper those ho sin. ill

17. The% ser1e, besides God, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and the% sa%8 9These are our intercessors ith God.9 Sa%8 9$o %e indeed inform God of something 4e (no s not, in the hea1ens or on earth= ?? Glor% to 4im; and far is 4e abo1e the partners the% ascribe +to 4im,;9 1:. Man(ind as but one nation, but differed +later,. 4ad it not been for a ord that before from th% .ord, their differences ould ha1e been settled bet een them. ent forth

2<. The% sa%8 90h% is not a sign sent do n to him from his .ord=9 Sa%8 9The 2nseen is onl% for God +to (no ,, then ait %e8 I too ill ait ith %ou.9 21. 0hen 0e ma(e man(ind taste of some merc% after ad1ersit% hath touched them, behold; the% ta(e to plotting against Our Signs; Sa%8 9S ifter to plan is God.9 Heril%, Our messengers record all the plots that %e ma(e; 22. 4e it is 0ho enableth %ou to tra1erse through land and sea! so that %e e1en board ships!? the% sail ith them ith a fa1ourable ind, and the% re5oice thereat! then comes a storm% ind and the a1es come to them from all sides, and the% thin( the% are being o1er helmed8 the% cr% unto God, sincerel% offering +their, dut% unto 4im sa%ing, 9If thou dost deli1er us from this, e shall trul% sho our gratitude;9 2". /ut hen he deli1ereth them, behold; the% transgress insolentl% through the earth in defiance of right; O man(ind; %our insolence is against %our o n souls, ?? an en5o%ment of the life of the present8 in the end, to 2s is %our return, and 0e shall sho %ou the truth of all that %e did.

2#. The li(eness of the life of the present is as the rain hich 0e send do n from the s(ies8 b% its mingling arises the produce of the earth? hich pro1ides food for men and animals8 +It gro s, till the earth is clad ith its golden ornaments and is dec(ed out +in beaut%,8 the people to hom it belongs thin( the% ha1e all po ers of disposal o1er it8 There reaches it Our command b% night or b% da%, and 0e ma(e it li(e a har1est clean?mo n, as if it had not flourished onl% the da% before; thus do 0e eBplain the Signs in detail for those ho reflect. 2'. /ut God doth call to the 4ome of Peace8 4e doth guide straight. hom 4e pleaseth to a a% that is

2). To those ho do right is a goodl% +re ard, ?? Dea, more +than in measure,; >o dar(ness nor shame shall co1er their faces; the% are companions of the garden! the% ill abide therein +for a%e,; 2*. /ut those ho ha1e earned e1il ill ha1e a re ard of li(e e1il8 ignomin% ill co1er their +faces,8 >o defender ill the% ha1e from +the rath of, God. Their faces ill be co1ered, as it ere, ith pieces from the depth of the dar(ness of night8 the% are companions of the 6ire8 the% ill abide therein +for a%e,; 27. One da% shall 0e gather them all together. Then shall 0e sa% to those ho 5oined gods + ith 2s,8 9To %our place; %e and those %e 5oined as CpartnersC 0e shall separate them, and their 9Partners9 shall sa%8 9It as not us that %e orshipped; 2:. 9Anough is God for a of us;9 itness bet een us and %ou8 e certainl% (ne nothing of %our orship

"<. There ill e1er% soul pro1e +the fruits of, the deeds it sent before8 the% ill be brought bac( to God their rightful .ord, and their in1ented falsehoods ill lea1e them in the lurch. "1. Sa%8 90ho is it that sustains %ou +in life, from the s(% and from the earth= or ho is it that has po er o1er hearing and sight= -nd ho is it that brings out the li1ing from the dead and the dead from the li1ing= and ho is it that rules and regulates all affairs=9 The% ill soon sa%, 9+God,9. Sa%, 9 ill %e not then sho piet% +to 4im,=9 "2. Such is God, %our real Cherisher and Sustainer8 apart from truth, 4o then are %e turned a a%= hat +remains, but error=

"". Thus is the ord of th% .ord pro1ed true against those ho rebel8 Heril% the% ill not belie1e. "#. Sa%8 9Of %our CpartnersC, can an% originate creation and repeat it=9 Sa%8 9It is God 0ho originates creation and repeats it8 then ho are %e deluded a a% +from the truth,=9 "'. Sa%8 9Of %our CpartnersC is there an% that can gi1e an% guidance to ards truth=9 Sa%8 9It is God 0ho gi1es guidance to ards truth, is then 4e 0ho gi1es guidance to truth more orth% to be follo ed, or he ho finds not guidance +himself, unless he is guided= hat then is the matter ith %ou= 4o 5udge %e=9

"). /ut most of them follo nothing but fanc%8 trul% fanc% can be of no a1ail against truth. Heril% God is ell a are of all that the% do. "*. This FurCan is not such as can be produced b% other than God. on the contrar% it is a confirmation of +re1elations, that ent before it, and a fuller eBplanation of the /oo( ?? herein there is no doubt ?? from the .ord of the orlds. "7. Or do the% sa%, 94e forged it9= sa%8 9/ring then a Sura li(e unto it, and call +to %our aid, an%one %ou can besides God, if it be %e spea( the truth;9 ":. >a%, the% charge ith falsehood that hose (no ledge the% cannot compass, e1en before the elucidation thereof hath reached them8 thus did those before them ma(e charges of falsehood8 but see hat as the end of those ho did rong; #<. Of them there are some ho belie1e therein, and some those ho are out for mischief. ho do not8 and th% .ord (no eth best

#1. If the% charge thee ith falsehood, sa%8 9M% or( to me, and %ours to %ou; %e are free from responsibilit% for hat I do, and I for hat %e do;9 #2. -mong them are some ho +pretend to, listen to thee8 /ut canst thou ma(e the deaf to hear, ?? e1en though the% are ithout understanding= #". -nd among them are some ho loo( at thee8 but canst thou guide the blind, ?? e1en though the% ill not see= ##. Heril% God ill not deal un5ustl% ith man in aught8 It is man that rongs his o n soul. #'. One da% 4e ill gather them together8 +It ill be, as if the% had tarried but an hour of a da%8 the% ill recognise each other8 assuredl% those ill be lost ho denied the meeting ith God and refused to recei1e true guidance. #). 0hether 0e sho thee +realised in th% life?time, some part of hat 0e promise them, ?? or 0e ta(e th% soul +to Our Merc%, +/efore that,, ?? in an% case, to 2s is their return8 ultimatel% God is itness, to all that the% do. #*. To e1er% people + as sent, an apostle8 hen their apostle comes +before them,, the matter be 5udged bet een them ith 5ustice, and the% ill not be ronged. #7. The% sa%8 90hen ill this promise come to pass, ?? if %e spea( the truth=9 #:. Sa%8 9I ha1e no po er o1er an% harm or profit to m%self eBcept as God illeth. To e1er% people is a term appointed8 hen their term is reached, not an hour can the% cause dela%, nor +an hour, can the% ad1ance +it in anticipation,.9 ill

'<. Sa%8 9$o %e see, ?? if 4is punishment should come to %ou b% night or b% da%, ?? hat portion of it ould the sinners ish to hasten= '1. 90ould %e then belie1e in it at last, hen it actuall% cometh to pass= +It ill then be said,8 C-h; no = and %e anted +aforetime, to hasten it on;C '2. 9-t length ill be said to the recompense of hat %e earned;C9 rong?doers8 CTaste %e the enduring punishment; %e get but the

'". The% see( to be informed b% thee8 9Is that true=9 Sa%8 9-%e; b% m% .ord; it is the 1er% truth; and %e cannot frustrate it;9 '#. A1er% soul that hath sinned, if it possessed all that is on earth, ould fain gi1e it in ransom8 The% ould declare +their, repentance hen the% see the penalt%8 but the 5udgment bet een them ill be ith 5ustice, and no rong ill be done unto them. ''. Is it not +the case, that to God belongeth hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth= Is it not +the case, that GodCs promise is assuredl% true= Det most of them understand not. '). It is 4e 0ho gi1eth life and ho ta(eth it, and to 4im shall %e all be brought bac(. '*. O man(ind; there hath come to %ou a direction from %our .ord and a healing for the +diseases, in %our hearts, ?? and for those ho belie1e, a guidance and a Merc%. '7. Sa%8 9In the bount% of God. -nd in 4is Merc%, ?? in that let them re5oice98 that is better than the + ealth, the% hoard. ':. Sa%8 9See %e hat things God hath sent do n to %ou for sustenance= Det %e hold forbidden some things thereof and +some things, la ful.9 Sa%8 94ath God indeed permitted %ou, or do %e in1ent +things, to attribute to God.9 )<. -nd hat thin( those ho in1ent lies against God, of the $a% of &udgment= Heril% God is full of bount% to man(ind, but most of them are ungrateful. )1. In hate1er business thou ma%est be, and hate1er portion thou ma%est be reciting from the FurCan, ?? and hate1er deed %e +man(ind, ma% be doing, ?? 0e are itnesses thereof hen %e are deepl% engrossed therein. >or is hidden from th% .ord +so much as, the eight of an atom on the earth or in hea1en. -nd not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear record. )2. /ehold; 1eril% on the friends of God there is no fear, nor shall the% grie1e! )". Those ho belie1e and +constantl%, guard against e1il!? )#. 6or them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the 4ereafter! no change can there be in the ords of God. This is indeed the supreme felicit%.

)'. .et not their speech grie1e thee8 for all po er and honour belong to God. It is 4e 0ho heareth and (no eth +all things,. )). /ehold; 1eril% to God belong all creatures, in the hea1ens and on earth. 0hat do the% follo ho orship as 4is 9partners9 other than God. The% follo nothing but fanc%, and the% do nothing but lie. )*. 4e it is That hath made %ou the night that %e ma% rest therein, and the da% to ma(e things 1isible +to %ou,. Heril% in this are signs for those ho listen +to 4is Message,. )7. The% sa%8 9+God, hath begotten a son;9 ?? Glor% be to 4im; 4e is self? sufficient; 4is are all things in the hea1ens and on earth; >o arrant ha1e %e for this; sa% %e about God hat %e (no not= ):. Sa%8 9Those ho in1ent a lie against God ill ne1er prosper.9 *<. - little en5o%ment in this orld;? and then, to 2s ill be their return, then shall 0e ma(e them taste the se1erest penalt% for their blasphemies. *1. 3elate to them the stor% of >oah. /ehold; he said to his people8 9O m% people, if it be hard on %our +mind, that I should sta% + ith %ou, and commemorate the signs of God, ?? %et I put m% trust in God. Get %e then an agreement about %our plan and among %our partners, so %our plan be on to %ou dar( and dubious. Then pass %our sentence on me, and gi1e me no respite. *2. 9/ut if %e turn bac(, +consider,8 no re ard ha1e I as(ed of %ou8 m% re ard is onl% due from God, and I ha1e been commanded to be of those ho submit to GodCs ill +in Islam,.9 *". The% re5ected 4im, but 0e deli1ered him, and those ith him, in the -r(, and 0e made them inherit +the earth,, hile 0e o1er helmed in the flood those ho re5ected Our Signs. Then see hat as the end of those ho ere arned +but heeded not,; *#. Then after him 0e sent +man%, apostles to their peoples8 the% brought them Clear Signs, but the% ould not belie1e hat the% had alread% re5ected beforehand. Thus do 0e seal the hearts of the transgressors. *'. Then after them sent 0e Moses and -aron to Pharaoh and his chiefs ere arrogant8 the% ere a people in sin. ith Our Signs. /ut the%

*). 0hen the Truth did come to them from 2s, the% said8 9This is indeed e1ident sorcer%;9 **. Said Moses8 9Sa% %e +this, about the truth hen it hath +actuall%, reached %ou= Is sorcer% +li(e, this= /ut sorcerers ill not prosper.9 *7. The% said8 94ast thou come to us to turn us a a% from the a%s e found our fathers follo ing, ?? in order that thou and th% brother ma% ha1e greatness in the land= /ut not e shall belie1e in %ou;9

*:. Said Pharaoh8 9/ring me e1er% sorcerer ell 1ersed.9 7<. 0hen the sorcerers came, Moses said to them8 9Thro %e hat %e + ish, to thro ;9 71. 0hen the% had had their thro , Moses said8 90hat %e ha1e brought is sorcer%8 God ill surel% ma(e it of no effect8 for God prospereth not the or( of those ho ma(e mischief. 72. 9-nd God b% 4is ords doth pro1e and establish 4is truth, ho e1er much the sinners ma% hate it;9 7". /ut none belie1ed in Moses eBcept some children of his people, because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs, lest the% should persecute them! and certainl% Pharaoh as might% on the earth and one ho transgressed all bounds. 7#. Moses said8 9O m% people; If %e do +reall%, belie1e in God, then in 4im put %our trust if %e submit +%our ill to 4is,.9 7'. The% said8 9In God do oppression! e put out trust. Our .ord; ma(e us not a trial for those ho practise

7). 9-nd deli1er us b% Th% Merc% from those ho re5ect +Thee,.9 7*. 0e inspired Moses and his brother ith this Message8 9Pro1ide d ellings for %our people in Ag%pt, ma(e %our d ellings into places of orship, and establish regular pra%ers8 and gi1e glad tidings to those ho belie1e;9 77. Moses pra%ed8 9Our .ord; Thou hast indeed besto ed on Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and ealth in the life of the present, and so, Our .ord, the% mislead +men, from Th% Path. $eface our .ord, the features of their ealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so the% ill not belie1e until the% see the grie1ous penalt%.9 7:. God said8 9-ccepted is %our pra%er +O Moses and -aron,; So stand %e straight, and follo the path of those ho (no not.9 not

:<. 0e too( the Children of Israel across the sea8 Pharaoh and his hosts follo ed them in insolence and spite. -t length, hen o1er helmed ith the flood, he said8 9I belie1e that there is no god eBcept 4im 0hom the Children of Israel belie1e in8 I am of those ho submit +to God in Islam,.9 :1. +It as said to him,8 9-h no ;? /ut a little hile before, ast thou in rebellion;? and thou didst mischief +and 1iolence,; :2. 9This da% shall 0e sa1e thee in the bod%, that thou ma%est be a sign to those thee; but 1eril%, man% among man(ind are heedless of Our Signs;9 ho come after

:". 0e settled the Children of Israel in a beautiful d elling?place, and pro1ided for them sustenance of the best8 it as after (no ledge had been granted to them, that the% fell into schisms. Heril% God ill 5udge bet een them as to the schisms amongst them, on the $a% of &udgment. :#. If thou ert in doubt as to hat 0e ha1e re1ealed unto thee, then as( those ho ha1e been reading the /oo( from before thee8 the Truth hath indeed come to thee from th% .ord8 so be in no ise of those in doubt. :'. >or be of those ho re5ect the signs of God, or thou shalt be of those ho perish. :). Those against hom the ord of th% .ord hath been 1erified ould not belie1e? :*. A1en if e1er% Sign grie1ous. as brought unto them, ?? until the% see +for themsel1es, the penalt%

:7. 0h% as there not a single to nship +among those 0e arned,, hich belie1ed, ?? so its faith should ha1e profited it, ?? eBcept the people of &onah= 0hen the% belie1ed, 0e remo1ed from them the penalt% of ignomin% in the life of the present, and permitted them to en5o% +their life, for a hile. ::. If it had been th% .ordCs ill, the% ould all ha1e belie1ed, ?? all then compel man(ind, against their ill, to belie1e; 1<<. >o soul can belie1e, eBcept b% the those ho ill not understand. ill of God, and 4e ho are on earth; ilt thou

ill place doubt +or obscurit%, on

1<1. Sa%8 9/ehold all that is in the hea1ens and on earth9! but neither Signs nor 0arners profit those ho belie1e not. 1<2. $o the% then eBpect +an% thing, but + hat happened in, the da%s of the men ho passed a a% before them= Sa%8 90ait %e then8 for I, too, ill ait ith %ou.9 1<". In the end 0e deli1er Our apostles and those 0e should deli1er those ho belie1e; ho belie1e8 Thus is it fitting on Our part that

1<#. Sa%8 9O %e men; If %e are in doubt as to m% religion, +behold;, I orship not hat %e orship, other than God. /ut I orship God ?? 0ho ill ta(e %our souls +at death,8 I am commanded to be +in the ran(s, of the /elie1ers, 1<'. 9-nd further +thus,8 Cset th% face to ards religion ith true piet%, and ne1er in an% ise be of the 2nbelie1ers! 1<). 9C>or call on an%, other than God. ?? Such ill neither profit thee nor hurt thee8 if thou dost, behold; thou shalt certainl% be of those ho do rong.C9

1<*. If God do touch thee ith hurt, there is none can remo1e it but 4e8 if 4e do design some benefit for thee, there is none can (eep bac( 4is fa1our8 4e causeth it to reach homsoe1er of 4is ser1ants 4e pleaseth. -nd 4e is the Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1<7. Sa%8 9O %e men; >o Truth hath reached %ou from %our .ord; those ho recei1e guidance, do so for the good of their o n souls! those ho stra%, do so to their o n loss8 and I am not +set, o1er %ou to arrange %our affairs.9 1<:. 6ollo thou the inspiration sent unto thee, and be patient and constant, till God do decide8 for 4e is the best to decide.

Surah 11.
4ud
1. -. .. 3. +This is, a /oo(, ith 1erses basic or fundamental +of established meaning,, further eBplained in detail, ?? from One 0ho is 0ise and 0ell?acEuainted + ith all things,8 2. +It teacheth, that %e should orship none but God. +Sa%,8 9Heril% I am +sent, unto %ou from 4im to arn and to bring glad tidings8 ". 9+-nd to preach thus,, CSee( %e the forgi1eness of %our .ord, and turn to 4im in repentance! that 4e ma% grant %ou en5o%ment, good +and true,, for a term appointed, and besto 4is abounding grace on all ho abound in merit; /ut if %e turn a a%, then I fear for %ou the penalt% of a great da%8 #. CTo God is %our return, and 4e hath po er o1er all things.C9 '. /ehold; the% fold up their hearts, that the% ma% lie hid from 4im; -h e1en hen the% co1er themsel1es ith their garments, 4e (no eth hat the% conceal, and hat the% re1eal8 for 4e (no eth ell the +inmost secrets, of the hearts. ). There is no mo1ing creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on God. 4e (no eth the time and place of its definite abode and its temporar% deposit8 -ll is in a clear 3ecord. *. 4e it is 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth in siB $a%s ?? and 4is Throne as o1er the aters ?? that 4e might tr% %ou, hich of %ou is best in conduct. /ut if thou ert to sa% to them, 9De shall indeed be raised up after death9, the 2nbelie1ers ould be sure to sa%, 9This is nothing but ob1ious sorcer%;9 7. If 0e dela% the penalt% for them for a definite term, the% are sure to sa%, 90hat (eeps it bac(=9 -h; On the da% it +actuall%, reaches them, nothing ill turn it a a% from them, and the% ill be completel% encircled b% that hich the% used to moc( at;

:. If 0e gi1e man a taste of Merc% from Oursel1es, and then ithdra it from him, behold; he is in despair and +falls into, blasphem%. 1<. /ut if 0e gi1e him a taste of +Our, fa1ours after ad1ersit% hath touched him, he is sure to sa%, 9-ll e1il has departed from me89 /ehold; he falls into eBultation and pride. 11. >ot so do those ho sho patience and constanc%, and forgi1eness +of sins, and a great re ard. or( righteousness! for them is

12. Perchance thou ma%est +feel the inclination, to gi1e up a part of hat is re1ealed unto thee, and th% heart feeleth straitened lest the% sa%, 90h% is not a treasure sent do n unto him, or h% does not an angel come do n ith him=9 /ut thou art there onl% to arn; It is God that arrangeth all affairs; 1". Or the% ma% sa%, 94e forged it,9 Sa%, 9/ring %e then ten suras forged, li(e unto it, and call +to %our aid, homsoe1er %e can, other than God. ?? If %e spea( the truth; 1#. 9If then the% +%our false gods, ans er not %our +call,, (no %e that this re1elation is sent do n +replete, ith the (no ledge of God, and that there is no god but 4e; ill %e e1en then submit +to Islam,=9 1'. Those ho desire the life of the present and its glitter, ?? to them their deeds therein, ?? ithout diminution. e shall pa% +the price of,

1). The% are those for hom there is nothing in the 4ereafter but the 6ire8 1ain are the designs the% frame therein, and of no effect and the deeds that the% do; 1*. Can the% be +li(e, those ho accept a Clear +Sign, from their .ord, and hom a itness from 4imself doth teach, as did the /oo( of Moses before it, ?? a guide and a merc%= The% belie1e therein! but those of the Sects that re5ect it, ?? the 6ire ill be their promised meeting?place. /e not then in doubt thereon8 for it is the truth from th% .ord8 %et man% among men do not belie1e; 17. 0ho doth more rong than those ho in1ent a lie against God. The% ill be turned bac( to the presence of their .ord, and the itnesses ill sa%, 9These are the ones ho lied against their .ord; /ehold; the Curse of God is on those ho do rong;? 1:. 9Those ho ould hinder +men, from the path of God and ould see( in it something croo(ed8 these ere the% ho denied the 4ereafter;9 2<. The% ill in no a% frustrate +4is design, on earth, nor ha1e the% protectors besides God. Their penalt% ill be doubled; The% lost the po er to hear, and the% did not see; 21. The% are the ones ho ha1e lost their o n souls8 and the +fancies, the% in1ented ha1e left them in the lurch; 22. 0ithout a doubt, these are the 1er% ones ho ill lose most in the 4ereafter;

2". /ut those ho belie1e and or( righteousness, and humble themsel1es before their .ord, ?? The% ill be companions of the gardens, to d ell therein for a%e; 2#. These t o (inds +of men, ma% be compared to the blind and deaf, and those hear ell. -re the% eEual hen compared= 0ill %e not then ta(e heed= ho can see and

2'. 0e sent >oah to his people + ith a mission,8 9I ha1e come to %ou ith a Clear 0arning8 2). 9That %e ser1e none but God. Heril% I do fear for %ou the penalt% of a grie1ous da%.9 2*. /ut the chiefs of the 2nbelie1ers among his people said8 90e see +in, thee nothing but a man li(e oursel1es8 >or do e see that an% follo thee but the meanest among us, in 5udgment immature8 >or do e see in %ou +all, an% merit abo1e us8 in fact e thing %e are liars;9 27. 4e said8 9O m% people; See %e if +it be that, I ha1e a Clear Sign from m% .ord, and that 4e hath sent Merc% unto me from 4is o n presence, but that the Merc% hath been obscured from %our sight= shall e compel %ou to accept it hen %e are a1erse to it= 2:. 9-nd O m% people; I as( %ou for no ealth in return8 m% re ard is from none but God. /ut I ill not dri1e a a% +in contempt, those ho belie1e8 for 1eril% the% are to meet their .ord, and %e I see are the ignorant ones; "<. 9-nd O m% people; ta(e heed= ho ould help me against God if I dro1e them a a%= 0ill %e not then

"1. 9I tell %ou not that ith me are the treasures of God, nor do I (no hat is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. >or %et do I sa%, of those hom %our e%es do despise that God ill not grant them +all, that is good8 God (no eth best hat is in their souls8 I should, if I did, indeed be a rong? doer.9 "2. The% said8 9O >oah; thou hast disputed ith us, and +much, hast thou prolonged the dispute ith us8 no bring upon us hat thou threatenest us ith, if thou spea(est the truth;=9 "". 4e said8 9Trul%, God ill bring it on %ou if 4e ills, ?? and then, %e it; ill not be able to frustrate

"#. 9Of no profit ill be m% counsel to %ou, much as I desire to gi1e %ou +good, counsel, if it be that God illeth to lea1e %ou astra%8 4e is %our .ord; and to 4im ill %e return;9 "'. Or do the% sa%, 94e has forged it9= Sa%8 9If I had forged it, on me ere m% sin; and I am free of the sins of hich %e are guilt%; "). It as re1ealed to >oah8 9>one of th% people alread%; So grie1e no longer o1er their +e1il, deeds. ill belie1e eBcept those ho ha1e belie1ed

"*. 9/ut construct an -r( under Our e%es and Our inspiration, and address Me no +further, on behalf of those ho are in sin8 for the% are about to be o1er helmed +in the 6lood,.9 "7. 6orth ith he +starts, constructing the -r(8 A1er% time that the chiefs of his people passed b% him, the% thre ridicule on him. 4e said8 9If %e ridicule us no , e +in our turn, can loo( do n on %ou ith ridicule li(e ise; ":. 9/ut soon ill %e (no ho it is on hom ill descend a penalt% that shame, ?? on hom ill be unloosed a penalt% lasting89 ill co1er them ith

#<. -t length, behold; there came Our command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth; 0e said8 9Ambar( therein, of each (ind t o, male and female, and %our famil% ?? eBcept those against hom the ord has alread% gone forth, ?? and the /elie1ers.9 but onl% a fe belie1ed ith him. #1. So he said8 9Ambar( %e on the -r(, In the name of God, .ord is, be sure, Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful;9 hether it mo1e or be at rest; 6or m%

#2. So the -r( floated ith them on the a1es +to ering, li(e mountains, and >oah called out to his son, ho had separated himself +from the rest,8 9O m% son; embar( ith us, and be not ith the unbelie1ers;9 #". The son replied8 9I ill beta(e m%self to some mountain8 it ill sa1e me from the ater.9 >oah said8 9This da% nothing can sa1e, from the command of God, an% but those on hom 4e hath merc%; 9-nd the a1es came bet een them, and the son as among those o1er helmed in the 6lood. ##. Then the ord ent forth8 9O earth; s allo up th% ater, and O s(%; 0ithhold +th% rain,;9 and the ater abated, and the matter as ended. The -r( rested on Mount &udi, and the ord ent forth8 9- a% ith those ho do rong;9 #'. -nd >oah called upon his .ord, and said8 9O m% .ord; surel% m% son is of m% famil%; and Th% promise is true, and Thou art the 5ustest of &udges;9 #). 4e said8 9O >oah; 4e is not of th% famil%8 6or his conduct is unrighteous. So as( not of Me that of hich thou hast no (no ledge; I gi1e thee counsel, lest thou act li(e the ignorant;9 #*. >oah said8 9O m% .ord; I do see( refuge ith Thee, lest I as( Thee for that of hich I ha1e no (no ledge. -nd unless thou forgi1e me and ha1e Merc% on me, I should indeed be lost;9 #7. The ord came8 9O >oah; Come do n +from the -r(, ith peace from 2s, and blessing on thee and on some of the peoples + ho ill spring, from those ith thee8 but +there ill be other, peoples to hom 0e shall grant their pleasures +for a time,, but in the end ill a grie1ous penalt% reach them from 2s.9

#:. Such are some of the stories of the unseen, hich 0e ha1e re1ealed unto thee8 before this, neither thou nor th% people (ne them. So perse1ere patientl%8 for the And is for those ho are righteous. '<. To the C-d People +0e sent, 4ud, one of their o n brethren. 4e said8 9O m% people; God. %e ha1e no other god but 4im. +Dour other gods, %e do nothing but in1ent; orship

'1. 9O m% people; I as( of %ou no re ard for this +Message,. M% re ard is from none but 4im ho created me8 0ill %e not then understand= '2. 9-nd O m% people; -s( forgi1eness of %our .ord, and turn to 4im +in repentance,8 4e ill send %ou the s(ies pouring abundant rain, and add strength to %our strength8 so turn %e not bac( in sin;9 '". The% said8 9O 4ud; >o Clear +Sign, that hast thou brought us, and e are not the ones to desert our gods on th% ord; >or shall e belie1e in thee; '#. 90e sa% nothing but that +perhaps, some of our gods ma% ha1e sei@ed thee ith imbecilit%.9 4e said8 9I call God to itness, and do %e bear itness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to 4im, ''. 9Other gods as partners; so scheme +%our orst, against me, all of %ou, and gi1e me no respite. '). 9I put m% trust in God, M% .ord and %our .ord; There is not a mo1ing creature, but 4e hath grasp of its fore?loc(. Heril%, it is m% .ord that is on a straight Path. '*. 9If %e turn a a%, ?? I +at least, ha1e con1e%ed the Message ith hich I as sent to %ou. M% .ord ill ma(e another people to succeed %ou, and %ou ill not harm 4im in the least. 6or m% .ord hath care and atch o1er all things.9 '7. So hen Our decree issued, 0e sa1ed 4ud and those ho belie1ed Grace from Oursel1es8 0e sa1ed them from a se1ere penalt%. ith him, b% +special,

':. Such ere the C-d People8 the% re5ected the Signs of their .ord and Cherisher! disobe%ed 4is apostles! -nd follo ed the command of e1er% po erful, obstinate transgressor. )<. -nd the% ere pursued b% a Curse in this life, ?? and on the $a% of &udgment. -h; /ehold; for the C-d re5ected their .ord and Cherisher; -h; /ehold; remo1ed +from sight, ere C-d the people of 4ud; )1. To the Thamud People +0e sent, Salih, one of their o n brethren. 4e said8 9O m% people; 0orship God. %e ha1e no other god but 4im. It is 4e 0ho hath produced %ou from the earth and settled %ou therein8 then as( forgi1eness of 4im, and turn to 4im +in repentance,8 for m% .ord is +al a%s, near, read% to ans er.9

)2. The% said8 9O Salih; thou hast been of us; a centre of our hopes hitherto; dost thou +no , forbid us the orship of hat our fathers orshipped= /ut e are reall% in suspicious +disEuieting, doubt as to that to hich thou in1itest us.9 )". 4e said8 9O m% people; do %e see= if I ha1e a Clear +Sign, from m% .ord and 4e hath sent Merc% unto me from 4imself, ?? ho then can help me against God if I ere to disobe% 4im= 0hat then ould %e add to m% +portion, but perdition= )#. 9-nd O m% people; This she?camel of God is a s%mbol to %ou8 lea1e her to feed on GodCs +free, earth, and inflict no harm on her, or a s ift penalt% ill sei@e %ou;9 )'. /ut the% did ham?string her. So he said8 9An5o% %oursel1es in %our homes for three da%s8 +Then ill be %our ruin,8 +/ehold, there a promise not to be belied;9 )). 0hen Our $ecree issued, 0e sa1ed Salih and those ho belie1ed ith him, b% +special, Grace from Oursel1es ?? and from the Ignomin% of that da%. 6or th% .ord ?? 4e is the Strong One, and able to enforce 4is 0ill. )*. The +might%, /last o1ertoo( the morning, ?? rong?doers, and the% la% prostrate in their homes before the

)7. -s if the% had ne1er d elt and flourished there. -h; /ehold; for the Thamud re5ected their .ord and Cherisher; -h; /ehold; remo1ed +from sight, ere the Thamud; ):. There came Our messengers to -braham ith glad tidings. The% said, 9Peace;9 4e ans ered, 9Peace;9 and hastened to entertain them ith a roasted calf. *<. /ut hen he sa their hands ent not to ards the +meal,, he felt some mistrust of them, and concei1ed a fear of them. The% said8 96ear not8 0e ha1e been sent against the people of .ut.9 *1. -nd his ife as standing +there,, and she laughed8 /ut after him, of &acob. e ga1e her glad tidings of Isaac, and

*2. She said8 9-las for me; shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old oman, and m% husband here is an old man= That ould indeed be a onderful thing;9 *". The% said8 9$ost thou onder at GodCs decree= The grace of God and 4is blessings on %ou, o %e people of the house; for 4e is indeed orth% of all praise, full of all glor%;9 *#. 0hen fear had passed from +the mind of, -braham and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead ith us for .utCs people. *'. 6or -braham God. as, ithout doubt, forbearing +of faults,, compassionate, and gi1en to loo( to

*). O -braham; See( not this. The decree of th% .ord hath gone forth8 for them there cometh a penalt% that cannot be turned bac(; **. 0hen Our messengers came to .ut, he as grie1ed on their account and felt himself po erless +to protect, them. 4e said8 9This is a distressful da%.9 *7. -nd his people came rushing to ards him, and the% had been long in the habit of practising abominations. 4e said8 9O m% people; 4ere are m% daughters8 the% are purer for %ou +if %e marr%,; >o fear God, and co1er me not ith shame about m% guests; Is there not among %ou a single right?minded man=9 *:. The% said8 90ell dost thou (no ell hat e ant;9 e ha1e no need of th% daughters8 indeed thou (no est Euite

7<. 4e said8 90ould that I had po er to suppress %ou or that I could beta(e m%self to some po erful support.9 71. +The Messengers, said8 9O .ut; 0e are Messengers from th% .ord; /% no means shall the% reach thee; no tra1el ith th% famil% hile %et a part of the night remains, and let not an% of %ou loo( bac(8 but th% ife + ill remain behind,8 To her ill happen hat happens to the people. Morning is their time appointed8 Is not the morning nigh=9 72. 0hen Our $ecree issued, 0e turned +the cities, upside do n, and rained do n on them brimstones hard as ba(ed cla%, spread, la%er on la%er, ?? 7". Mar(ed as from th% .ord8 >or are the% e1er far from those ho do rong; 7#. To the Mad%an People +0e sent, ShuCaib, one of their o n brethren8 he said8 9O m% people; orship God. De ha1e no other god but 4im. -nd gi1e not short measure or eight8 I see %ou in prosperit%, but I fear for %ou the penalt% of a da% that ill compass +%ou, all round. 7'. 9-nd O m% people; gi1e 5ust measure and eight, nor ithhold from the people the things that are their due8 commit not e1il in the land ith intent to do mischief. 7). 9That hich is left %ou b% God is best for %ou, if %e +but, belie1ed; but I am not set o1er %ou to (eep atch;9 7*. The% said8 9O ShuCaib; $oes th% +religion of, pra%er command thee that e lea1e off the orship hich our fathers practised, or that e lea1e off doing hat e li(e ith our propert%= trul%, thou art the one that forbeareth ith faults and is right? minded;9 77. 4e said8 9O m% people; see %e hether I ha1e a Clear +Sign, from m% .ord, and 4e hath gi1en me sustenance +pure and, good as from 4imself= I ish not, in opposition to %ou, to do that hich I forbid %ou to do. I onl% desire +%our, betterment to the best of m% po er! and m% success +in m% tas(, can onl% come from God. In 4im I trust, and unto 4im I loo(.

7:. 9-nd O m% people; let not m% dissent +from %ou, cause %ou to sin, lest %e suffer a fate similar to that of the people of >oah or of 4ud or of Salih, nor are the people of .ut far off from %ou; :<. 9/ut as( forgi1eness of %our .ord, and turn unto 4im +in repentance,8 6or m% .ord is indeed full of merc% and lo1ing?(indness.9 :1. The% said8 9O ShuCaib; much of hat thou sa%est e do not understand; In fact among us e see that thou hast no strength; 0ere it not for th% famil%, e should certainl% ha1e stoned thee; for thou hast among us no great position;9 :2. 4e said8 9O m% people; is then m% famil% of more consideration ith %ou than God. 6or %e cast 4im a a% behind %our bac(s + ith contempt,. /ut 1eril% m% .ord encompasseth on all sides all that %e do; :". 9-nd O m% people; $o hate1er %e can8 I ill do +m% part,8 Soon ill %e (no ho it is on hom descends the penalt% of ignomin%! and ho is a liar; and atch %e; for I too am atching ith %ou;9 :#. 0hen Our decree issued, 0e sa1ed ShuCaib and those ho belie1ed ith him, b% +special, merc% from Oursel1es8 /ut the +might%, blast did sei@e the rong? doers, and the% la% prostrate in their homes b% the morning, ?? :'. -s if the% had ne1er d elt and flourished there; -h; /ehold; 4o +from sight, as ere remo1ed the Thamud; the Mad%an ere remo1ed

:). -nd e sent Moses, ith Our Clear +Signs, and an authorit% manifest, :*. 2nto Pharaoh and his chiefs8 but the% follo ed the command of Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh as no right +guide,. :7. 4e ill go before his people on the $a% of &udgment, and lead them into the 6ire +as cattle are led to ater,8 /ut oeful indeed ill be the place to hich the% are led; ::. -nd the% are follo ed b% a curse in this +life, and on the $a% of &udgment8 and gift hich shall be gi1en +unto them,; oeful is the

1<<. These are some of the stories of communities hich 0e relate unto thee8 of them some are standing, and some ha1e been mo n do n +b% the sic(le of time,. 1<1. It as not 0e that ronged them8 The% ronged their o n souls8 the deities, other than God, hom the% in1o(ed, profited them no hit hen there issued the decree of th% .ord8 >or did the% add aught +to their lot, but perdition; 1<2. Such is the chastisement of th% .ord hen 4e chastises communities in the midst of their rong8 grie1ous, indeed, and se1ere is 4is chastisement.

1<". In that is a Sign for those ho fear the penalt% of the 4ereafter8 that is a $a% for man(ind ill be gathered together8 that ill be a $a% of Testimon%. 1<#. >or shall 0e dela% it but for a term appointed. 1<'. The da% it arri1es, no soul shall spea( eBcept b% 4is lea1e8 of those +gathered, some retched and some ill be blessed. 1<). Those ho are retched shall be in the 6ire8 There hea1ing of sighs and sobs8

hich

ill be

ill be for them therein +nothing but, the

1<*. The% ill d ell therein for all the time that the hea1ens and the earth endure, eBcept as th% .ord illeth8 for th% .ord is the +sure, accomplisher of hat 4e planneth. 1<7. -nd those ho are blessed shall be in the Garden8 The% ill d ell therein for all the time that the hea1ens and the earth endure, eBcept as th% .ord illeth8 a gift ithout brea(. 1<:. /e not then in doubt as to hat these men orship. The% orship nothing but hat their fathers orshipped before +them,8 but 1eril% 0e shall pa% them bac( +in full, their portion ithout +the least, abatement. 11<. 0e certainl% ga1e the /oo( to Moses, but differences arose therein8 had it not been that a ord had gone forth before from th% .ord, the matter ould ha1e been decided bet een them, but the% are in suspicious doubt concerning it. 111. -nd, of a suret%, to all ill %our .ord pa% bac( +in full the recompense, of their deeds8 for 4e (no eth ell all that the% do. 112. Therefore stand firm +in the straight Path, as thou art commanded, ?? thou and those ho ith thee turn +unto God.! and transgress not +from the Path,8 for 4e seeth ell all that %e do. 11". -nd incline not to those ho do rong, or the 6ire other than God, nor shall %e be helped. ill sei@e %ou! and %e ha1e no protectors

11#. -nd establish regular pra%ers at the t o ends of the da% and at the approaches of the night8 6or those things, that are good remo1e those that are e1il8 /e that the ord of remembrance to those ho remember +their .ord,8 11'. -nd be steadfast in patience! for 1eril% God perish. ill not suffer the re ard of the righteous to

11). 0h% ere there not, among the generations before %ou, persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting +men, from mischief in the earth ?? eBcept a fe among them hom 0e sa1ed +from harm,= /ut the rong?doers pursued the en5o%ment of the good things of life hich ere gi1en them, and persisted in sin.

11*. >or ould th% .ord be the One to destro% communities for a single members ere li(el% to mend.

rong? doing, if its

117. If th% .ord had so illed, 4e could ha1e made man(ind one people8 but the% ill not cease to dispute. 11:. ABcept those on hom th% .ord hath besto ed 4is Merc%8 and for this did 4e create them8 and the 0ord of th% .ord shall be fulfilled8 9I ill fill 4ell ith 5inns and men all together.9 12<. -ll that e relate to thee of the stories of the apostles, ?? ith it 0e ma(e firm th% heart8 in them there cometh to thee the Truth, as ell as an eBhortation and a message of remembrance to those ho belie1e. 121. Sa% to those ho do not belie1e8 9$o hat e1er %e can8 0e shall do our part! 122. 9-nd ait %e; 0e too shall ait.9 12". To God do belong the unseen +secrets, of the hea1ens and the earth, and to 4im goeth bac( e1er% affair +for decision,8 then orship 4im, and put th% trust in 4im8 and th% .ord is not unmindful of aught that %e do.

Surah 12.
&oseph
1. -...3. These are the s%mbols +or Herses, of the perspicuous /oo(. 2. 0e ha1e sent it do n as an -rabic FurCan, in order that %e ma% learn isdom. ". 0e do relate unto thee the most beautiful of stories, in that 0e re1eal to thee this +portion of the, FurCan8 before this, thou too as among those ho (ne it not. #. /ehold; &oseph said to his father8 9O m% father; I did see ele1en stars and the sun and the moon8 I sa them prostrate themsel1es to me;9 '. Said +the father,8 9M% +dear, little son; relate not th% 1ision to th% brothers, lest the% concoct a plot against thee8 for Satan is to man an a1o ed enem%; ). 9Thus ill th% .ord choose thee and teach thee the interpretation of stories +and e1ents, and perfect 4is fa1our to thee and to the posterit% of &acob ?? e1en as 4e perfected it to th% fathers -braham and Isaac aforetime; for God is full of (no ledge and isdom.9 *. Heril% in &oseph and his brethren are signs +or s%mbols, for see(ers +after Truth,.

7. The% said8 9Trul% &oseph and his brother are lo1ed more b% our father than goodl% bod%; reall% our father is ob1iousl% andering +in his mind,;

e8 /ut

e are a

:. 9Sla% %e &oseph or cast him out to some +un(no n, land, that so the fa1our of %our father ma% be gi1en to %ou alone8 +there ill be time enough, for %ou to be righteous after that;9 1<. Said one of them8 9Sla% not &oseph, but if %e must do something, thro him do n to the bottom of the ell8 he ill be pic(ed up b% some cara1an of tra1ellers.9 11. The% said8 9O our father; sincere ell? ishers= h% dost thou not trust us ith &oseph, ?? seeing e are indeed his

12. 9Send him ith us tomorro to en5o% himself and pla%, and e shall ta(e e1er% care of him.9 1". +&acob, said8 93eall% it saddens me that %e should ta(e him a a%8 I fear lest the de1our him hile %e attend not to him.9 1#. The% said8 9If the olf ere to de1our him indeed +first, ha1e perished oursel1es;9 hile olf should

e are +so large, a part%, then should

1'. So the% did ta(e him a a%, and the% all agreed to thro him do n to the bottom of the ell8 and 0e put into his heart +this Message,8 COf a suret% thou shalt +one da%, tell them the truth of this their affair hile the% (no +thee, notC 1). Then the% came to their father in the earl% part of the night, eeping. 1*. The% said8 9O our father; 0e ent racing ith one another, and left &oseph ith our things! and the olf de1oured him.... /ut thou ilt ne1er belie1e us e1en though e tell the truth.9 17. The% stained his shirt ith false blood. 4e said8 9>a%, but %our minds ha1e made up a tale +that ma% pass, ith %ou, +for me, patience is most fitting8 -gainst that hich %e assert, it is God +alone, 0hose help can be sought9.. 1:. Then there came a cara1an of tra1ellers8 the% sent their ater?carrier +for ater,, and he let do n his buc(et +into the ell,...4e said8 9-h there; Good ne s; 4ere is a +fine, %oung man;9 So the% concealed him as a treasure; /ut God (no eth ell all that the% do; 2<. The +/rethren, sold him for a miserable price, for a fe estimation did the% hold him; dirhams counted out8 in such lo

21. The man in Ag%pt ho bought him, said to his ife8 9Ma(e his sta% +among us, honourable8 ma% be he ill bring us much good, or e shall adopt him as a son.9 Thus did 0e establish &oseph in the land, that 0e might teach him the interpretation of stories +and e1ents,. -nd God hath full po er and control o1er 4is affairs! but most among man(ind (no it not.

22. 0hen &oseph attained 4is full manhood, 0e ga1e him po er and (no ledge8 thus do 0e re ard those ho do right. 2". /ut she in hose house he as, sought to seduce him from his +true, self8 she fastened the doors, and said8 9>o come, thou +dear one,;9 4e said8 9+God, forbid; trul% +th% husband, is m% lord; he made m% so5ourn agreeable; trul% to no good come those ho do rong;9 2#. -nd + ith passion, did she desire him, and he ould ha1e desired her, but that he sa the e1idence of his .ord8 thus +did 0e order, that 0e might turn a a% from him +all, e1il and shameful deeds8 for he as one of Our ser1ants, sincere and purified. 2'. So the% both raced each other to the door, and she tore his shirt from the bac(8 the% both found her lord near the door. She said8 90hat is the +fitting, punishment for one ho formed an e1il design against th% ife, but prison or a grie1ous chastisement=9 2). 4e said8 9It as she that sought to seduce me ?? from m% +true, self.9 -nd one of her household sa +this, and bore itness, +thus,8? 9If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar; 2*. 9/ut if it be that his shirt is torn from the bac(, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth;9 27. So hen he sa his shirt, ?? that it as torn at the bac(, ?? +her husband, said8 9/ehold; It is a snare of %ou omen; trul%, might% is %our snare; 2:. 9O &oseph, pass this o1er; +O fault;9 ife,, as( forgi1eness for th% sin, for trul% thou hast been at

"<. .adies said in the Cit%8 9The ife of the +great, C-@i@ is see(ing to seduce her sla1e from his +true, self8 Trul% hath he inspired her ith 1iolent lo1e8 e see she is e1identl% going astra%.9 "1. 0hen she heard of their malicious tal(, she sent for them and prepared a banEuet for them8 she ga1e each of them a (nife8 and she said +to &oseph,, 9Come out before them.9 0hen the% sa him, the% did eBtol him, and +in their ama@ement, cut their hands8 the% said, 9+God, preser1e us; no mortal is this; this is none other than a noble angel;9 "2. She said8 9There before %ou is the man about hom %e did blame me; I did see( to seduce him from his +true, self but he did firml% sa1e himself guiltless;....and no , if he doth not m% bidding, he shall certainl% be cast into prison, and + hat is more, be of the compan% of the 1ilest;9 "". 4e said8 9O m% .ord; the prison is more to m% li(ing than that to hich the% in1ite me8 2nless Thou turn a a% their snare from me, I should +in m% %outhful foll%, feel inclined to ards them and 5oin the ran(s of the ignorant.9 "#. So his .ord hear(ened to him +in his pra%er,, and turned a a% from him their snare8 Heril% 4e heareth and (no eth +all things,.

"'. Then it occurred to the men, after the% had seen the signs, +that it as best, to imprison him for a time. "). >o ith him there came into the prison t o %oung men. Said one of them8 9I see m%self +in a dream, pressing ine.9 said the other8 9I see m%self +in a dream, carr%ing bread on m% head, and birds are eating, thereof.9 9Tell us9 +the% said, 9The truth and meaning thereof8 for e see thou art one that doth good +to all,.9 "*. 4e said8 9/efore an% food comes +in due course, to feed either of %ou, I ill surel% re1eal to %ou the truth and meaning of this ere it befall %ou8 that is part of the +dut%, hich m% .ord hath taught me. I ha1e +I assure %ou, abandoned the a%s of a people that belie1e not in God and that +e1en, den% the 4ereafter. "7. 9-nd I follo the a%s of m% fathers, ?? -braham, Isaac, and &acob! and ne1er could e attribute an% partners hate1er to God. that +comes, of the grace of God to us and to man(ind8 %et most men are not grateful. ":. 9O m% t o companions of the prison; +I as( %ou,8 are man% lords differing among themsel1es better, or the One God, Supreme and Irresistible= #<. 9If not 4im, %e orship nothing but names hich %e ha1e named, ?? %e and %our fathers, ?? for hich God hath sent do n no authorit%8 the command is for none but God. 4e hath commanded that %e orship none but 4im8 that is the right religion, but most men understand not... #1. 9O m% t o companions of the prison; -s to one of %ou, he ill pour out the ine for his lord to drin(8 as for the other, he ill hang from the cross, and the birds ill eat from off his head. +so, hath been decreed that matter hereof %e t ain do enEuire9... #2. -nd of the t o, to that one hom he consider about to be sa1ed, he said8 9Mention me to th% lord.9 /ut Satan made him forget to mention him to his lord8 and +&oseph, lingered in prison a fe +more, %ears. #". The (ing +of Ag%pt, said8 9I do see +in a 1ision, se1en fat (ine, hom se1en lean ones de1our, and se1en green ears of corn, and se1en +others, ithered. O %e chiefs; ABpound to me m% 1ision if it be that %e can interpret 1isions.9 ##. The% said8 9- confused medle% of dreams8 and dreams.9 e are not s(illed in the interpretation of

#'. /ut the man ho had been released, one of the t o + ho had been in prison, and ho no bethought him after +so long, a space of time, said8 9I ill tell %ou the truth of its interpretation8 send %e me +therefore,.9 #). 9O &oseph;9 +he said, 9O man of truth; ABpound to us +the dream, of se1en fat (ine hom se1en lean ones de1our, and of se1en green ears of corn and +se1en, others ithered8 that I ma% return to the people, and that the% ma% understand.9

#*. +&oseph, said8 96or se1en %ears shall %e diligentl% so as is %our ont8 and the har1ests that %e reap, %e shall lea1e them in the ear, ?? eBcept a little, of hich %e shall eat. #7. 9Then ill come after that +period, se1en dreadful +%ears,, hich ill de1our hat %e shall ha1e laid b% in ad1ance for them, ?? +all, eBcept a little hich %e shall ha1e +speciall%, guarded. #:. 9Then ill come after that +period, a %ear in hich the people ill ha1e abundant ater, and in hich the% ill press + ine and oil,.9 '<. So the (ing said8 9/ring %e him unto me.9 /ut hen the messenger came to him, +&oseph, said8 9Go thou bac( to th% lord, and as( him, C0hat is the state of mind of the ladies ho cut their handsC= 6or m% .ord is certainl% ell a are of their snare.9 '1. +The (ing, said +to the ladies,8 90hat as %our affair hen %e did see( to seduce &oseph from his +true, self=9 The ladies said8 9+God, preser1e us; no e1il (no e against him;9 Said the C-@i@Cs ife8 9>o is the truth manifest +to all,8 it as I ho sought to seduce him from his +true, self8 4e is indeed of those ho are +e1er, true +and 1irtuous,. '2. 9This +sa% I,, in order that 4e ma% (no that I ha1e ne1er been false to him in his absence, and that God ill ne1er guide the snare of the false ones. '". 9>or do I absol1e m% o n self +of blame,8 the +human, soul is certainl% prone to e1il, unless m% .ord do besto 4is Merc%8 but surel% m% .ord is Oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 '#. So the (ing said8 9/ring him unto me! I ill ta(e him speciall% to ser1e about m% o n person.9 Therefore hen he had spo(en to him, he said8 9/e assured this da%, thou art, before our o n presence, ith ran( firml% established, and fidelit% full% pro1ed; ''. +&oseph, said8 9Set me o1er the store?houses of the land8 I (no s +their importance,.9 ill indeed guard them, as one that

'). Thus did 0e gi1e established po er to &oseph in the land, to ta(e possession therein as, hen, or here he pleased. 0e besto of our Merc% on hom 0e please, and 0e suffer not, to be lost, the re ard of those ho do good. '*. /ut 1eril% the re ard of the 4ereafter is the best, for those righteousness. ho belie1e, and are constant in

'7. Then came &osephCs brethren8 the% entered his presence, and he (ne them, but the% (ne him not. ':. -nd hen he had furnished them forth ith pro1isions +suitable, for them, he said8 9/ring unto me a brother %e ha1e, of the same father as %oursel1es, +but a different mother,8 see %e not that I pa% out full measure, and that I do pro1ide the best hospitalit%=

)<. 9>o if %e bring him not to me, %e shall ha1e no measure +of corn, from me, nor shall %e +e1en, come near me.9 )1. The% said8 90e shall certainl% see( to get our do it.9 ish about him from his father8 Indeed e shall

)2. -nd +&oseph, told his ser1ants to put their stoc(?in?trade + ith hich the% had bartered, into their saddle?bags, so the% should (no it onl% hen the% returned to their people, in order that the% might come bac(. )". >o hen the% returned to their father, the% said8 9O our father; >o more measure of grain shall e get +unless e ta(e our brother,8 So send our brother ith us, that e ma% get our measure! and e ill indeed ta(e e1er% care of him.9 )#. 4e said8 9Shall I trust %ou ith him ith an% result other than hen I trusted %ou ith his brother aforetime= /ut God is the best to ta(e care +of him,, and 4e is the Most Merciful of those ho sho merc%;9 )'. Then hen the% opened their baggage, the% found their stoc(?in?trade had been returned to them. The% said8 9O our father; 0hat +more, can e desire= this our stoc(?in?trade has been returned to us8 so e shall get +more, food for our famil%! 0e shall ta(e care of our brother! and add +at the same time, a full camelCs load +of grain to our pro1isions,. This is but a small Euantit%. )). +&acob, said8 9>e1er ill I send him ith %ou until %e s ear a solemn oath to me, in GodCs name, that %e ill be sure to bring him bac( to me unless %e are %oursel1es hemmed in +and made po erless,. -nd hen the% had s orn their solemn oath, he said8 9O1er all that e sa%, be God the itness and guardian;9 )*. 6urther he said8 9O m% sons; enter not all b% one gate8 enter %e b% different gates. >ot that I can profit %ou aught against God + ith m% ad1ice,8 >one can command eBcept God. On 4im do I put m% trust8 and let all that trust put their trust on 4im.9 )7. -nd hen the% entered in the manner their father had en5oined, it did not profit them in the least against +the plan of, God. It as but a necessit% of &acobCs soul, hich he discharged. 6or he as, b% our instruction, full of (no ledge +and eBperience,8 but most men (no not. ):. >o hen the% came into &osephCs presence, he recei1ed his +full, brother to sta% ith him. 4e said +to him,8 9/ehold; I am th% +o n, brother! so grie1e not at aught of their doings.9 *<. -t length hen he had furnished them forth ith pro1isions +suitable, for them, he put the drin(ing cup into his brotherCs saddle?bag. Then shouted out a crier8 9O %e +in, the cara1an; behold; %e are thie1es, ithout doubt;9 *1. The% said, turning to ards them8 90hat is it that %e miss=9

*2. The% said8 90e miss the great bea(er of the (ing! for him ho produces it, is +the re ard of, a camel load! I ill be bound b% it.9 *". +The brothers, said8 9/% God. ell %e (no that e came not to ma(e mischief in the land, and e are no thie1es;9 *#. +The Ag%ptians, said8 90hat then shall be the penalt% of this, if %e are +pro1ed, to ha1e lied=9 *'. The% said8 9The penalt% should be that he in hose saddle?bag it is found, should be held +as bondman, to atone for the +crime,. Thus it is e punish the rong? doers;9 *). So he began +the search, ith their baggage, before +he came to, the baggage of his brother8 at length he brought it out of his brotherCs baggage. Thus did 0e plan for &oseph. 4e could not ta(e his brother b% the la of the (ing eBcept that God illed it +so,. 0e raise to degrees +of isdom, hom 0e please8 but o1er all endued ith (no ledge is one, the -ll?Gno ing. **. The% said8 9If he steals, there as a brother of his ho did steal before +him,.9 /ut these things did &oseph (eep loc(ed in his heart, re1ealing not the secrets to them. 4e +simpl%, said +to himself,8 9De are the orse situated! and God (no eth best the truth of hat %e assert;9 *7. The% said8 9O eBalted one; /ehold; he has a father, aged and 1enerable, + ho ill grie1e for him,! so ta(e one of us in his place! for e see that thou art +gracious, in doing good.9 *:. 4e said8 9+God, forbid that e ta(e other than him +if e did so,, e should be acting rongfull%. ith hom e found our propert%8 indeed

7<. >o hen the% sa no hope of his +%ielding,, the% held a conference in pri1ate. The leader among them said8 9Gno %e not that %our father did ta(e an oath from %ou in GodCs name, and ho , before this, %e did fail in %our dut% ith &oseph= Therefore ill I not lea1e this land until m% father permits me, or God commands me! and 4e is the best to command. 71. 9Turn %e bac( to %our father, and sa%, CO our father; behold; th% son committed theft; itness onl% to hat e (no , and e could not ell guard against the unseen; 72. 9C-s( at the to n here e ha1e been and the cara1an in find, e are indeed telling the truth.C9 hich e bear

e returned, and +%ou

ill

7". &acob said8 9>a%, but %e ha1e %oursel1es contri1ed a stor% +good enough, for %ou. So patience is most fitting +for me,. Ma%be God ill bring them +bac(, all to me +in the end,. 6or 4e is indeed full of (no ledge and isdom.9 7#. -nd he turned a a% from them, and said8 94o great is m% grief for &oseph;9 -nd his e%es became hite ith sorro , and he fell into silent melanchol%. 7'. The% said8 9/% God. +ne1er, ilt thou cease to remember &oseph until thou reach the last eBtremit% of illness, or until thou die;9

7). 4e said8 9I onl% complain of m% distraction and anguish to God, and I (no hich %e (no not...

from God that

7*. 9O m% sons; go %e and enEuire about &oseph and his brother, and ne1er gi1e up hope of GodCs Soothing Merc%8 trul% no one despairs of GodCs Soothing Merc%, eBcept those ho ha1e no faith.9 77. Then, hen the% came +bac(, into +&osephCs, presence the% said8 9O eBalted one; distress has sei@ed us and our famil%8 e ha1e +no , brought but scant% capital8 so pa% us full measure, + e pra% thee,, and treat it as charit% to us8 for God doth re ard the charitable.9 7:. 4e said8 9Gno doing,=9 %e ho %e dealt ith &oseph and his brother, not (no ing + hat %e ere

:<. The% said8 9-rt thou indeed &oseph=9 4e said, 9I am &oseph, and this is m% brother8 God has indeed been gracious to us +all,8 behold, he that is righteous and patient, ?? ne1er ill God suffer the re ard to be lost, of those ho do right.9 :1. The% said8 9/% God. indeed has God preferred thee abo1e us, and e certainl% ha1e been guilt% of sin;9 :2. 4e said8 9This da% let no reproach be +cast, on %ou8 God Merciful of those ho sho merc%; ill forgi1e %ou, and 4e is the Most

:". 9Go ith this m% shirt, and cast it o1er the face of m% father8 he Then come %e +here, to me together ith all %our famil%.9

ill come to see +clearl%,.

:#. 0hen the cara1an left +Ag%pt,, their father said8 9I do indeed scent the presence of &oseph8 >a%, thin( me not a dotard.9 :'. The% said8 9/% God. trul% thou art in thine old andering mind.9 :). Then hen the bearer of the good ne s came, 4e cast +the shirt, o1er his face, and he forth ith regained clear sight. 4e said8 9$id I not sa% to %ou, CI (no from God that hich %e (no not=C9 :*. The% said8 9O our father; as( for us forgi1eness for our sins, for e ere trul% at fault.9 :7. 4e said8 9Soon ill I as( m% .ord for forgi1eness for %ou8 for he is indeed Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 ::. Then hen the% entered the presence of &oseph, he pro1ided a home for his parents himself, and said8 9Anter %e Ag%pt +all, in safet% if it please God.9 ith

1<<. -nd he raised his parents high on the throne +of dignit%,, and the% fell do n in prostration, +all, before him. 4e said8 9O m% father; this is the fulfilment of m% 1ision of old; God hath made it come true; 4e as indeed good to me hen 4e too( me out of prison and brought %ou +all here, out of the desert, +e1en, after Satan had so n enmit% bet een me and m% brothers. Heril% m% .ord

understandeth best the m%steries of all that 4e planneth to do, for 1eril% 4e is full of (no ledge and isdom. 1<1. 9O m% .ord; Thou hast indeed besto ed on me some po er, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams and e1ents, ?? O Thou Creator of the hea1ens and the earth; Thou art m% Protector in this orld and in the 4ereafter. Ta(e Thou m% soul +at death, as one submitting to Th% ill +as a Muslim,, and unite me ith the righteous.9 1<2. Such is one of the stories of hat happened unseen, hich 0e re1eal b% inspiration unto thee! nor ast thou +present, ith them then hen the% concerted their plans together in the process of ea1ing their plots. 1<". Det no faith ill the greater part of man(ind ha1e, ho e1er ardentl% thou dost desire it. 1<#. -nd no re ard dost thou as( of them for this8 it is no less than a message for all creatures. 1<'. -nd ho man% Signs in the hea1ens and the earth do the% pass b%= Det the% turn +their faces, a a% from them; 1<). -nd most of them belie1e not in God ithout associating +other as partners, ith 4im; 1<*. $o the% then feel secure from the coming against them of the co1ering 1eil of the rath of God, ?? or of the coming against them of the +final, 4our all of a sudden hile the% percei1e not= 1<7. Sa% thou8 9This is m% a%8 I do in1ite unto God, ?? on e1idence clear as the seeing ith oneCs e%es, ?? I and hoe1er follo s me. Glor% to God. and ne1er ill I 5oin gods ith God.9 1<:. >or did 0e send before thee +as apostles, an% but men, hom e did inspire, ?? +men, li1ing in human habitations. $o the% not tra1el through the earth, and see hat as the end of those before them= /ut the home of the hereafter is best, for those ho do right. 0ill %e not then understand= 11<. +3espite ill be granted, until, hen the apostles gi1e up hope +of their people, and +come to, thin( that the% ere treated as liars, there reaches them Our help, and those hom 0e ill are deli1ered into safet%. /ut ne1er ill be arded off our punishment from those ho are in sin. 111. There is, in their stories, instruction for men endued ith understanding. It is not a tale in1ented, but a confirmation of hat ent before it, ?? a detailed eBposition of all things, and a guide and a merc% to an% such as belie1e.

Surah 1".
The Thunder

1. -...M.3. These are the signs +or 1erses, of the /oo(8 that from th% .ord is the Truth! but most men belie1e not.

hich hath been re1ealed unto thee

2. God is 4e 0ho raised the hea1ens ithout an% pillars that %e can see! is firml% established on the throne +of authorit%,! 4e has sub5ected the sun and the moon +to his .a ,; Aach one runs +its course, for a term appointed. 4e doth regulate all affairs, eBplaining the signs in detail, that %e ma% belie1e ith certaint% in the meeting ith %our .ord. ". -nd it is 4e ho spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and +flo ing, ri1ers8 and fruit of e1er% (ind 4e made in pairs, t o and t o8 4e dra eth the night as a 1eil oCer the $a%. /ehold, 1eril% in these things there are signs for those ho consider; #. -nd in the earth are tracts +di1erse though, neighbouring, and gardens of 1ines and fields so n ith corn, and palm trees ?? gro ing out of single roots or other ise8 atered ith the same ater, %et some of them 0e ma(e more eBcellent than others to eat. /ehold, 1eril% in these things there are signs for those ho understand; '. If thou dost mar1el +at their ant of faith,, strange is their sa%ing8 90hen e are +actuall%, dust, shall e indeed then be in a creation rene ed=9 The% are those ho den% their .ord; The% are those round hose nec(s ill be %o(es +of ser1itude,8 the% ill be Companions of the 6ire, to d ell therein +for a%e,; ). The% as( thee to hasten on the e1il in preference to the good8 Det ha1e come to pass, before them, +man%, eBemplar% punishments; /ut 1eril% th% .ord is full of forgi1eness for man(ind for their rong?doing, and 1eril% th% .ord is +also, strict in punishment. *. -nd the 2nbelie1ers sa%8 90h% is not a sign sent do n to him from his .ord=9 /ut thou art trul% a arner, and to e1er% people a guide. 7. God doth (no hat e1er% female + omb, doth bear, b% ho much the ombs fall short +of their time or number, or do eBceed. A1er% single thing is before 4is sight, in +due, proportion. :. 4e (no eth the unseen and that hich is open8 4e is the Great, the Most 4igh. 1<. It is the same +to 4im, hether an% of %ou conceal his speech or declare it openl%! lie hid b% night or al( forth freel% b% da%. hether he

11. 6or each +such person, there are +angels, in succession, before and behind him8 The% guard him b% command of God. Heril% ne1er ill God change the condition of a people until the% change it themsel1es + ith their o n souls,. /ut hen +once, God illeth a peopleCs punishment, there can be no turning it bac(, nor ill the% find, besides 4im, an% to protect. 12. It is 4e 0ho doth sho %ou the lightning, b% a% both of fear and of hope8 It is 4e 0ho doth raise up the clouds, hea1% ith +fertilising, rain;

1". >a%, thunder repeateth 4is praises, and so do the angels, ith a e8 4e flingeth the loud?1oiced thunder?bolts, and there ith 4e stri(eth homsoe1er 4e ill..%et these +are the men, ho +dare to, dispute about God, ith the strength of 4is po er +supreme,; 1#. 6or 4im +alone, is pra%er in Truth8 an% others that the% call upon besides 4im hear them no more than if the% ere to stretch forth their hands for ater to reach their mouths but it reaches them not8 for the pra%er of those ithout 6aith is nothing but +futile, andering +in the mind,. 1'. 0hate1er beings there are in the hea1ens and the earth do prostrate themsel1es to God +-c(no ledging sub5ection,, ?? ith good? ill or in spite of themsel1es8 so do their shado s in the morning and e1enings. 1). Sa%8 90ho is the .ord and Sustainer of the hea1ens and the earth=9 Sa%8 9+It is, God.9 Sa%8 9$o %e then ta(e +for orship, protectors other than 4im, such as ha1e no po er either for good or for harm to themsel1es=9 Sa%8 9-re the blind eEual ith those ho see= Or the depths of dar(ness eEual ith light=9 Or do the% assign to God partners ho ha1e created +an%thing, as 4e has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar= Sa%8 9+God, is the Creator of all things8 4e is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible.9 1*. 4e sends do n ater from the s(ies, and the channels flo , each according to its measure8 /ut the torrent bears a a% to foam that mounts up to the surface. A1en so, from that +ore, hich the% heat in the fire, to ma(e ornaments or utensils there ith, there is a scum li(e ise. Thus doth God +b% parables, sho forth Truth and Hanit%. 6or the scum disappears li(e froth cast out! hile that hich is for the good of man(ind remains on the earth. Thus doth God set forth parables. 17. 6or those ho respond to their .ord, are +all, good things. /ut those ho respond not to 4im, ?? A1en if the% had all that is in the hea1ens and on earth, and as much more, +in 1ain, ould the% offer it for ransom. 6or them ill the rec(oning be terrible8 their abode ill be 4ell, ?? hat a bed of miser%; 1:. Is then one ho doth (no that that hich hath been re1ealed unto thee from th% .ord is the Truth, li(e one ho is blind= It is those ho are endued ith understanding that recei1e admonition!? 2<. Those ho fulfil the co1enant of God and fail not in their plighted ord! 21. Those ho 5oin together those things hich God hath commanded to be 5oined, hold their .ord in a e, and fear the terrible rec(oning! 22. Those ho patientl% perse1ere, see(ing the countenance of their .ord! Astablish regular pra%ers! spend, out of +the gifts, 0e ha1e besto ed for their sustenance, secretl% and openl%! and turn off A1il ith good8 for such there is the final attainment of the +eternal, home, ??

2". Gardens of perpetual bliss8 the% shall enter there, as ell as the righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring8 and angels shall enter unto them from e1er% gate + ith the salutation,8 2#. 9Peace unto %ou for that %e perse1ered in patience; >o ho eBcellent is the final home;9 2'. /ut those ho brea( the Co1enant of God, after ha1ing plighted their ord thereto, and cut asunder those things hich God has commanded to be 5oined, and or( mischief in the land!? on them is the curse! for them is the terrible home; 2). God doth enlarge, or grant b% +strict, measure, the sustenance + hich 4e gi1eth, to homso 4e pleaseth. +The ordl%, re5oice in the life of this orld8 /ut the life of this orld is but little comfort in the 4ereafter. 2*. The 2nbelie1ers sa%8 90h% is not a sign sent do n to him from his .ord=9 Sa%8 9Trul% God lea1eth, to stra%, hom 4e ill! /ut 4e guideth to 4imself those ho turn to 4im in penitence, ?? 27. 9Those ho belie1e, and hose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of God. for ithout doubt in the remembrance of God do hearts find satisfaction. 2:. 96or those ho belie1e and or( righteousness, is +e1er%, blessedness, and a beautiful place of +final, return.9 "<. Thus ha1e e sent thee amongst a People before hom +long since, ha1e +other, Peoples +gone and, passed a a%! in order that thou mightest rehearse unto them hat 0e send do n unto thee b% inspiration! %et do the% re5ect +4im,, the Most Gracious; Sa%8 94e is m% .ord; There is no god but 4e; On 4im is m% trust, and to 4im do I turn;9 "1. If there ere a FurCan ith hich mountains ere mo1ed, or the earth ere clo1en asunder, or the dead ere made to spea(, +this ould be the one;, /ut, trul%, the command is ith God in all things; $o not the /elie1ers (no , that, had God +so, illed, 4e could ha1e guided all man(ind +to the right,= /ut the 2nbelie1ers, ?? ne1er ill disaster cease to sei@e them for their +ill, deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until the promise of God come to pass, for, 1eril%, God ill not fail in 4is promise. "2. Moc(ed ere +man%, apostles before thee8 but I granted respite to the unbelie1ers, and finall% I punished them8 Then ho +terrible, as m% reEuital; "". Is then 4e ho standeth o1er e1er% soul +and (no eth, all that it doth, +li(e an% others,= -nd %et the% ascribe partners to God. Sa%8 9/ut name them; is it that %e ill inform 4im of something he (no eth not on earth, or is it +5ust, a sho of ords=9 >a%; to those ho belie1e not, their pretence seems pleasing, but the% are (ept bac( +thereb%, from the path. -nd those hom God lea1es to stra%, no one can guide. "#. 6or them is a penalt% in the life of this and defender ha1e the% none against God. orld, but harder, trul%, is the penalt% of the 4ereafter8

"'. The parable of the Garden hich the righteous are promised;? beneath it flo ri1ers8 perpetual is the en5o%ment thereof and the shade therein8 such is the end of the 3ighteous! and the end of 2nbelie1ers in the 6ire. "). Those to hom 0e ha1e gi1en the /oo( re5oice at hat hath been re1ealed unto thee8 but there are among the clans those ho re5ect a part thereof. Sa%8 9I am commanded to orship God, and not to 5oin partners ith 4im. 2nto 4im do I call, and unto 4im is m% return.9 "*. Thus ha1e 0e re1ealed it to be a 5udgment of authorit% in -rabic. 0ert thou to follo their +1ain, desires after the (no ledge hich hath reached thee, then ouldst thou find neither protector nor defender against God. "7. 0e did send apostles before thee, and appointed for them i1es and children8 and it as ne1er the part of an apostle to bring a sign eBcept as God permitted +or commanded,. 6or each period is a /oo( +re1ealed,. ":. God doth blot out or confirm hat 4e pleaseth8 ith 4im is the Mother of the /oo(. #<. 0hether 0e shall sho thee + ithin th% life?time, part of hat e promised them or ta(e to oursel1es th% soul +before it is all accomplished,, ?? th% dut% is to ma(e +the Message, reach them8 it is our part to call them to account. #1. See the% not that 0e graduall% reduce the land +in their control, from its outl%ing borders= +0here, God commands, there is none to put bac( 4is Command8 and 4e is s ift in calling to account. #2. Those before them did +also, de1ise plots! but in all things the master? planning is GodCs 4e (no eth the doings of e1er% soul8 and soon ill the 2nbelie1ers (no ho gets home in the end. #". The 2nbelie1ers sa%8 9>o apostle art thou.9 Sa%8 9Anough for a itness bet een me and %ou is God, and such as ha1e (no ledge of the /oo(.9

Surah 1#.
-braham
1. -. .. 3. - /oo( hich 0e ha1e re1ealed unto thee, in order that thou mightest lead man(ind out of the depths of dar(ness into light ?? b% the lea1e of their .ord ?? to the 0a% of +4im, the ABalted in po er, orth% of all praise;? 2. Of God, to 0hom do belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth; /ut alas for the 2nbelie1ers for a terrible penalt% +their 2nfaith ill bring them,;? ". Those ho lo1e the life of this orld more than the 4ereafter, ho hinder +men, from the Path of God and see( therein something croo(ed8 the% are astra% b% a long distance.

#. 0e sent not an apostle eBcept +to teach, in the language of his +o n, people, in order to ma(e +things, clear to them. >o God lea1es stra%ing those hom 4e pleases and guides hom 4e pleases8 and 4e is ABalted in po er, full of 0isdom. '. 0e sent Moses ith Our signs +and the command,. 9/ring out th% people from the depths of dar(ness into light, and teach them to remember the $a%s of God.9 Heril% in this there are Signs for such as are firml% patient and constant, ?? grateful and appreciati1e. ). 3emember; Moses said to his people8 9Call to mind the fa1our of God to %ou hen 4e deli1ered %ou from the people of Pharaoh8 the% set %ou hard tas(s and punishments, slaughtered %our sons, and let %our omen?fol( li1e8 therein as a tremendous trial from %our .ord.9 *. -nd remember; %our .ord caused to be declared +publicl%,8 9If %e are grateful, I ill add more +fa1ours, unto %ou! /ut if %e sho ingratitude, trul% M% punishment is terrible indeed.9 7. -nd Moses said8 9If %e sho ants, orth% of all praise. ingratitude, %e and all on earth together, %et is God free of all

:. 4as not the stor% reached %ou, +O people;,, of those ho + ent, before %ou= ?? of the people of >oah, and C-d, and Thamud= ?? -nd of those ho +came, after them= >one (no s them but God. To them came apostles ith Clear +Signs,! but the% put their hands up to their mouths, and said8 90e do den% +the mission, on hich %e ha1e been sent, and e are reall% in suspicious +disEuieting, doubt as to that to hich %e in1ite us.9 1<. Their apostles said8 9Is there a doubt about God, The Creator of the hea1ens and the earth= It is 4e 0ho in1ites %ou, in order that 4e ma% forgi1e %ou %our sins and gi1e %ou respite for a term appointed;9 The% said8 9-h; %e are no more than human, li(e oursel1es; De ish to turn us a a% from the +gods, our fathers used to orship8 then bring us some clear authorit%.9 11. Their apostles said to them8 9True, e are human li(e %oursel1es, but God doth grant 4is grace to such of his ser1ants as 4e pleases. It is not for us to bring %ou an authorit% eBcept as God permits. -nd on God let all men of faith put their trust. 12. 9>o reason ha1e e h% e should not put our trust on God. Indeed 4e 4as guided us to the 0a%s e +follo ,. 0e shall certainl% bear ith patience all the hurt %ou ma% cause us. 6or those ho put their trust should put their trust on God.9 1". -nd the 2nbelie1ers said to their apostles8 9/e sure e shall dri1e %ou out of our land, or %e shall return to our religion.9 /ut their .ord inspired +this Message, to them8 9Heril% 0e shall cause the rong?doers to perish; 1#. 9-nd 1eril% 0e shall cause %ou to abide in the land, and succeed them. This for such as fear the Time hen the% shall stand before M% tribunal, ?? such as fear the punishment denounced.9 1'. /ut the% sought 1ictor% and decision +there and then,, and frustration po erful obstinate transgressor. as the lot of e1er%

1). In front of such a one is 4ell, and he is gi1en, for drin(, boiling fetid ater. 1*. In gulps ill he sip it, but ne1er ill he be near s allo ing it do n his throat8 death ill come to him from e1er% Euarter, %et ill he not die8 and in front of him ill be a chastisement unrelenting. 17. The parable of those ho re5ect their .ord is that their or(s are as ashes, on hich the ind blo s furiousl% on a tempestuous da%8 >o po er ha1e the% o1er aught that the% ha1e earned8 that is the stra%ing far, far +from the goal,. 1:. Seest thou not that God created the hea1ens and the earth in Truth= If 4e so remo1e %ou and put +in %our place, a ne creation= 2<. >or is that for God an% great matter. 21. The% ill all be marshalled before God together8 then ill the ea( sa% to those ho ere arrogant, 96or us, e but follo ed %ou! can %e then a1ail us to all against the rath of God.9 The% ill repl%, 9If e had recei1ed the Guidance of God, e should ha1e gi1en it to %ou8 to us it ma(es no difference +no , hether e rage, or bear +these torments, ith patience8 for oursel1es there is no a% of escape.9 22. -nd Satan ill sa% hen the matter is decided8 9It as God 0ho ga1e %ou a promise of Truth8 I too promised, but I failed in m% promise to %ou. I had no authorit% o1er %ou eBcept to call %ou but %e listened to me8 then reproach not me, but reproach %our o n souls. I cannot listen to %our cries, nor can %e listen to mine. I re5ect %our former act in associating me ith God. 6or rong?doers there must be a grie1ous penalt%.9 2". /ut those ho belie1e and or( righteousness ill be admitted to gardens beneath hich ri1ers flo , ?? to d ell therein for a%e ith the lea1e of their .ord. Their greeting therein ill be8 9Peace;9 2#. Seest thou not ho God sets forth a parable= ?? - goodl% ord li(e a goodl% tree, hose root is firml% fiBed, and its branches +reach, to the hea1ens, ?? of its .ord. So God sets forth parables for men, in order that the% ma% recei1e admonition. 2'. It brings forth its fruit at all times, b% the lea1e of its .ord. So God sets forth parables for men, in order that the% ma% recei1e admonition. 2). -nd the parable of an e1il 0ord is that of an e1il tree8 It is torn up b% the root from the surface of the earth8 it has no stabilit%. 2*. God ill establish in strength those ho belie1e, ith the ord that stands firm, in this orld and in the 4ereafter! but God ill lea1e, to stra%, those ho do rong8 God doeth hat 4e illeth. 27. 4ast thou not turned th% 1ision to those ho ha1e changed the fa1our of God. Into blasphem% and caused their people to descend to the 4ouse of Perdition= ?? ill, 4e can

2:. Into 4ell= The% ill burn therein, ?? an e1il place to sta% in; "<. -nd the% set up +idols, as eEual to God, to mislead +men, from the Path; Sa%8 9An5o% +%our brief po er,; /ut 1eril% %e are ma(ing straight a% for 4ell;9 "1. Spea( to m% ser1ants ho ha1e belie1ed, that the% ma% establish regular pra%ers, and spend +in charit%, out of the sustenance e ha1e gi1en them, secretl% and openl%, before the coming of a $a% in hich there ill be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending. "2. It is God 0ho hath created the hea1ens and the earth and sendeth do n rain from the s(ies, and ith it bringeth out fruits here ith to feed %ou! it is 4e 0ho hath made the ships sub5ect to %ou, that the% ma% sail through the sea b% 4is command! and the ri1ers +also, hath 4e made sub5ect to %ou. "". -nd 4e hath made sub5ect to %ou the sun and the moon, both diligentl% pursuing their courses! and the night and the da% hath he +also, made sub5ect to %ou. "#. -nd 4e gi1eth %ou of all that %e as( for. /ut if %e count the fa1ours of God, ne1er able to number them. Heril%, man is gi1en up to in5ustice and ingratitude. ill %e be

"'. 3emember -braham said8 9O m% .ord; ma(e this cit% one of peace and securit%8 and preser1e me and m% sons from orshipping idols. "). 9O m% .ord; the% ha1e indeed led astra% man% among man(ind! 4e then ho follo s m% + a%s, is of me, and he that disobe%s me, ?? but Thou art indeed Oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful. "*. 9O our .ord; I ha1e made some of m% offspring to d ell in a 1alle% ithout culti1ation, b% Th% Sacred 4ouse! in order, O our .ord, that the% ma% establish regular Pra%er8 so fill the hearts of some among men ith lo1e to ards them, and feed them ith fruits8 so that the% ma% gi1e than(s. "7. 9O our .ord; trul% Thou dost (no hat e conceal and hat is hidden from God, hether on earth or in hea1en. e re1eal8 for nothing hate1er

":. 9Praise be to God, 0ho hath granted unto me in old age IsmaCil and Isaac8 for trul% m% .ord is 4e, the 4earer of Pra%er; #<. O m% .ord; ma(e me one ho establishes regular Pra%er, and also +raise such, among m% offspring O our .ord; and accept Thou m% Pra%er. #1. 9O our .ord; co1er +us, ith Th% 6orgi1eness ?? me, m% parents, and +all, /elie1ers, on the $a% that the 3ec(oning ill be established; #2. Thin( not that God doth not heed the deeds of those ho do rong. 4e but gi1eth them respite against a $a% hen the e%es ill fiBedl% stare in horror, ??

#". The% running for ard ith nec(s outstretched, their heads uplifted, their ga@e returning not to ards them, and their hearts a +gaping, 1oid; ##. So arn man(ind of the $a% hen the 0rath ill reach them8 then ill the rong?doers sa%8 9Our .ord; respite us +if onl%, for a short term8 e ill ans er Th% call, and follo the apostles;9 90hat; ere %e not ont to s ear aforetime that %e should suffer no decline= #'. 9-nd %e d elt in the d ellings of men ho ronged their o n souls! %e ho 0e dealt ith them! and 0e put forth +man%, parables in %our behoof;9 #). Might% indeed ere the plots hich the% made, but their plots God, e1en though the% ere such as to sha(e the hills; ere + ell, ere clearl% sho n

ithin the sight of

#*. >e1er thin( that God ould fail his apostles in 4is promise8 for God is ABalted in po er, ?? the .ord of 3etribution. #7. One da% the earth ill be changed to a different earth, and so ill be marshalled forth, before God, the One, the Irresistible! #:. -nd thou ilt see the sinners that da% bound together in fetters!? '<. Their garments of liEuid pitch, and their faces co1ered ith 6ire! '1. That God ma% reEuite each soul according to its deserts! and 1eril% God is s ift in calling to account. '2. 4ere is a Message for man(ind8 .et them ta(e arning therefrom, and let them (no that 4e is +no other than, One God. let men of understanding ta(e heed. ill be the hea1ens, and +men,

Surah 1'.
-l?hi5r, Stoneland, 3oc( Cit%
1. -. .. 3. These are the -%ats of 3e1elation, ?? of a FurCan that ma(es things clear. 2. -gain and again ill those ho disbelie1e, ish that the% had bo ed +to GodCs ill, in Islam. ". .ea1e them alone, to en5o% +the good things of this life, and to please themsel1es8 let +false, hope amuse them8 soon ill (no ledge +undecei1e them,. #. >e1er did 0e destro% a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand. '. >either can a people anticipate its term, nor dela% it. ). The% sa%8 9O thou to hom the Message is being re1ealed; trul% thou art mad +or possessed,;

*. 90h% bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the Truth=9 7. 0e send not the angels do n eBcept for 5ust cause8 if the% came +to the ungodl%,, behold; no respite ould the% ha1e; :. 0e ha1e, corruption,. ithout doubt, sent do n the Message! and 0e ill assuredl% guard it +from

1<. 0e did send apostles before thee amongst the religious sects of old8 11. /ut ne1er came an apostle to them but the% moc(ed him. 12. A1en so do e let it creep into the hearts of the sinners ?? 1". That the% should not belie1e in the +Message,! but the a%s of the ancients ha1e passed a a%. 1#. A1en if 0e opened out to them a gate from hea1en, and the% ascending therein, 1'. The% sorcer%.9 ould onl% sa%8 9Our e%es ha1e been intoBicated8 >a%, ere to continue +all da%,

e ha1e been be itched b%

1). It is 0e 0ho ha1e set out the @odiacal signs in the hea1ens, and made them fair?seeming to +all, beholders! 1*. -nd +moreo1er, 0e ha1e guarded them from e1er% e1il spirit accursed8 17. /ut an% that gains a hearing b% stealth, is pursued b% a flaming fire, bright +to see,. 1:. -nd the earth 0e ha1e spread out +li(e a carpet,! set thereon mountains firm and immo1able! and produced therein all (inds of things in due balance. 2<. -nd 0e ha1e pro1ided therein means of subsistence, ?? for %ou and for those for sustenance %e are not responsible. hose

21. -nd there is not a thing but its +sources and, treasures +ineBhaustible, are ith 2s! but 0e onl% send do n thereof in due and ascertainable measures. 22. -nd 0e send the fecundating inds, then cause the rain to descend from the s(%, there ith pro1iding %ou ith ater +in abundance,, though %e are not the guardians of its stores. 2". -nd 1eril%, it is 0e 0ho gi1e life, and 0ho gi1e death8 it is 0e 0ho remain inheritors +after all else passes a a%,. 2#. To 2s are (no n those of %ou ho hasten for ard, and those ho lag behind.

2'. -ssuredl% it is th% .ord 0ho Gno ledge.

ill gather them together8 for 4e is perfect in 0isdom and

2). 0e created man from sounding cla%, from mud moulded into shape! 2*. -nd the &inn race, 0e had created before, from the fire of a scorching ind. 27. /ehold; th% .ord said to the angels8 9I am about to create man, from sounding cla% from mud moulded into shape! 2:. 90hen I ha1e fashioned him +in due proportion, and breathed into him of M% spirit, fall %e do n in obeisance unto him.9 "<. So the angels prostrated themsel1es, all of them together8 "1. >ot so Iblis8 he refused to be among those ho prostrated themsel1es. "2. ++God,, said8 9O Iblis; themsel1es=9 hat is %our reason for not being among those ho prostrated

"". +Iblis, said8 9I am not one to prostrate m%self to man, cla%, from mud moulded into shape.9

hom Thou didst create from sounding

"#. ++God,, said8 9Then get thee out from here! for thou art re5ected, accursed. "'. 9-nd the curse shall be on thee till the da% of &udgment.9 "). +Iblis, said8 9O m% .ord; gi1e me then respite till the $a% the +dead, are raised.9 "*. ++God,, said8 93espite is granted thee "7. 9Till the $a% of the Time appointed.9 ":. +Iblis, said8 9O m% .ord; because Thou hast put me in the rong, I seeming to them on the earth, and I ill put them all in the rong, ?? #<. 9ABcept Th% ser1ants among them, sincere and purified +b% Th% Grace,.9 #1. ++God,, said8 9This + a% of M% sincere ser1ants, is indeed a a% that leads straight to Me. #2. 96or o1er M% ser1ants no authorit% shalt thou ha1e, eBcept such as put themsel1es in the rong and follo thee.9 #". -nd 1eril%, 4ell is the promised abode for them all; ##. To it are se1en gates8 for each of those gates is a +special, class +of sinners, assigned. ill ma(e + rong, fair?

#'. The righteous + ill be, amid gardens and fountains +of clear?flo ing ater,. #). +Their greeting ill be,8 9Anter %e here in peace and securit%.9 #*. -nd 0e shall remo1e from their hearts an% lur(ing sense of in5ur%8 +the% +5o%full%, facing each other on thrones +of dignit%,. ill be, brothers

#7. There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall the% +e1er, be as(ed to lea1e. #:. Tell M% ser1ants that I am indeed the Oft?forgi1ing, Most Merciful! '<. -nd that M% Penalt% ill be indeed the most grie1ous Penalt%. '1. Tell them about the guests of -braham. '2. 0hen the% entered his presence and said, 9Peace;9 4e said, 90e feel afraid of %ou;9 '". The% said8 96ear not; 0e gi1e thee glad tidings of a son endo ed ith isdom.9 '#. 4e said8 9$o %e gi1e me glad tidings that old age has sei@ed me= Of ne s=9 ''. The% said8 90e gi1e thee glad tidings in truth8 be not then in despair;9 '). 4e said8 9-nd ho despairs of the merc% of his .ord, but such as go astra%=9 '*. -braham said8 90hat then is the business on God.=9 hich %e +ha1e come,, O %e messengers +of hat, then, is %our good

'7. The% said8 90e ha1e been sent to a people +deep, in sin, ':. 9ABcepting the adherents of .ut8 them e are certainl% +charged, to sa1e +from harm,, ?? -ll ?? )<. 9ABcept his ife, ho, 0e ha1e ascertained, ill be among those ho ill lag behind.9 )1. -t length hen the messengers arri1ed among the adherents of .ut, )2. 4e said8 9De appear to be uncommon fol(.9 )". The% said8 9Dea, e ha1e come to thee to accomplish that of hich the% doubt. )#. 90e ha1e brought to thee that hich is ine1itabl% due, and assuredl% e tell the truth. )'. 9Then tra1el b% night ith th% household, hen a portion of the night +%et remains,, and do thou bring up the rear8 let no one amongst %ou loo( bac(, but pass on hither %e are ordered.9

)). -nd 0e made (no n this decree to him, that the last remnants of those +sinners, should be cut off b% the morning. )*. The inhabitants of the cit% came in +mad, 5o% +at ne s of the %oung men,. )7. .ut said8 9These are m% guests8 disgrace me not8 ):. 9/ut fear God, and shame me not.9 *<. The% said8 9$id e not forbid thee +to spea(, for all and sundr%=9 *1. 4e said8 9There are m% daughters +to marr%,, if %e must act +so,.9 *2. Heril%, b% th% life +O Prophet,, in their ild intoBication, the% ander in distraction, to and fro. *". /ut the +might%, /last o1ertoo( them before morning, *#. -nd 0e turned +the cities, upside do n, and rained do n on them brimstones hard as ba(ed cla%. *'. /ehold; in this are Signs for those ho b% to(ens do understand. *). -nd the +cities ere, right on the high?road. **. /ehold; in this is a sign for those ho belie1ed. *7. -nd the Companions of the 0ood ere also rong?doers! *:. So 0e eBacted retribution from them. The% ere both on an open high a%, plain to see. 7<. The Companions of the 3oc(% Tract also re5ected the apostles8 71. 0e sent them Our Sings, but the% persisted in turning a a% from them. 72. Out of the mountains did the% he +their, edifices, +feeling themsel1es, secure. 7". /ut the +might%, /last sei@ed them of a morning, 7#. -nd of no a1ail to them as all that the% did + ith such art and care,; 7'. 0e created not the hea1ens, the earth, and all bet een them, but for 5ust ends. -nd the 4our is surel% coming + hen this ill be manifest,. So o1erloo( +an% human faults, ith gracious forgi1eness. 7). 6or 1eril% it is th% .ord ho is the Master?Creator, (no ing all things. 7*. -nd 0e ha1e besto ed upon thee the Se1en Oft?repeated +1erses, and the Grand FurCan.

77. Strain not thine e%es. +0istfull%, at hat 0e ha1e besto ed on certain classes of them, nor grie1e o1er them8 but lo er th% ing +in gentleness, to the belie1ers. 7:. -nd sa%8 9I am indeed he that arneth openl% and ithout ambiguit%,9? :<. +Of 5ust such rath, as 0e sent do n on those ho di1ided +Scripture into arbitrar% parts,, ?? :1. +So also on such, as ha1e made FurCan into shreds +as the% please,. :2. Therefore, b% the .ord, 0e ill, of a suret%, call them to account, :". 6or all their deeds. :#. Therefore eBpound openl% hat thou art commanded, and turn a a% from those gods ith God. :'. 6or sufficient are 0e unto thee against those ho scoff, ?? :). Those ho adopt, ith God, another god8 but soon ill the% come to (no . :*. 0e do indeed (no ho th% heart is distressed at hat the% sa%. :7. /ut celebrate the praises of th% .ord, and be of those ho prostrate themsel1es in adoration. ::. -nd ser1e th% .ord until there come unto thee the 4our that is Certain. ho 5oin false

Surah 1).
The /ee
1. +Ine1itable, cometh +to pass, the Command of God. see( %e not then to hasten it8 Glor% to 4im, and far is 4e abo1e ha1ing the partners the% ascribe unto 4im; 2. 4e doth send do n 4is angels ith inspiration of 4is Command, to such of 4is ser1ants as 4e pleaseth, +sa%ing,8 90arn +Man, that there is no god but I8 so do %our dut% unto Me.9 ". 4e has created the hea1ens and the earth for 5ust ends8 6ar is 4e abo1e ha1ing the partners the% ascribe to 4im; #. 4e has created man from a sperm?drop! and behold this same +man, becomes an open disputer; '. -nd cattle 4e has created for %ou +men,8 from them %e deri1e and of their +meat, %e eat. armth, and numerous benefits,

). -nd %e ha1e a sense of pride and beaut% in them as %e dri1e them home in the e1ening, and as %e lead them forth to pasture in the morning.

*. -nd the% carr% %our hea1% loads to lands that %e could not +other ise, reach eBcept distressed8 for %our .ord is indeed Most Gind, Most Merciful,

ith souls

7. -nd +4e has created, horses, mules, and don(e%s, for %ou to ride and use for sho ! and 4e has created +other, things of hich %e ha1e no (no ledge. :. -nd unto God leads straight the 0a%, but there are could ha1e guided all of %ou. a%s that turn aside8 if God had illed, 4e

1<. It is 4e ho sends do n rain from the s(%8 from it %e drin(, and out of it +gro s, the 1egetation on hich %e feed %our cattle. 11. 0ith it 4e produces for %ou corn, oli1es, date?palms, grapes and e1er% (ind of fruit8 1eril% in this is a sign for those ho gi1e thought. 12. 4e has made sub5ect to %ou the >ight and the $a%! the sun and the moon! and the stars are in sub5ection b% 4is Command8 1eril% in this are Signs for men ho are ise. 1". -nd the things on this earth hich 4e has multiplied in 1ar%ing colours +and Eualities,8 1eril% in this is a sign for men ho celebrate the praises of God +in gratitude,. 1#. It is 4e 0ho has made the sea sub5ect, that %e ma% eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that %e ma% eBtract therefrom ornaments to ear! and thou seest the ships therein that plough the a1es, that %e ma% see( +thus, of the bount% of God and that %e ma% be grateful. 1'. -nd 4e has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should sha(e ri1ers and roads! that %e ma% guide %oursel1es! 1). -nd mar(s and sign?posts! and b% the stars +men, guide themsel1es. 1*. Is then 4e 0ho creates li(e one that creates not= 0ill %e not recei1e admonition= 17. If %e ould count up the fa1ours of God, ne1er Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1:. -nd God doth (no ould %e be able to number them8 for God is ith %ou! and

hat %e conceal, and hat %e re1eal.

2<. Those hom the% in1o(e besides God create nothing and are themsel1es created. 21. +The% are things, dead, lifeless8 nor do the% (no 22. Dour God is one God. as to those and the% are arrogant. 2". 2ndoubtedl% God doth (no arrogant. hen the% ill be raised up.

ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter, their hearts refuse to (no ,

hat the% conceal, and hat the% re1eal8 1eril% 4e lo1eth not the

2#. 0hen it is said to them, 90hat is it that %our .ord has re1ealed=9 the% sa%, 9Tales of the ancients;9 2'. .et them bear, on the $a% of &udgment, their o n burdens in full, and also +something, of the burdens of those ithout (no ledge, hom the% misled. -las, ho grie1ous the burdens the% ill bear; 2). Those before them did also plot +against GodCs 0a%,8 but God too( their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell do n on them from abo1e! and the 0rath sei@ed them from directions the% did not percei1e. 2*. Then, on the $a% of &udgment, 4e ill co1er them ith shame, and sa%8 90here are M% CpartnersC concerning hom %e used to dispute + ith the godl%,=9 Those endued ith (no ledge ill sa%8 9This $a%, indeed, are the 2nbelie1ers co1ered ith shame and miser%, ?? 27. 9+>amel%, those hose li1es the angels ta(e in a state of rong?doing to their o n souls.9 Then ould the% offer submission + ith the pretence,, 90e did no e1il +(no ingl%,.9 +The angels ill repl%,, 9>a%, but 1eril% God (no eth all that %e did! 2:. 9So enter the gates of 4ell, to d ell therein. Thus e1il indeed is the abode of the arrogant.9 "<. To the righteous + hen, it is said, 90hat is it that %our .ord has re1ealed=9 the% sa%, 9-ll that is good.9 To those ho do good, there is good in this orld, and the 4ome of the 4ereafter is e1en better and eBcellent indeed is the 4ome of the righteous, ?? "1. Gardens of Aternit% hich the% ill enter8 beneath them flo therein all that the% ish8 thus doth God re ard the righteous, ?? +pleasant, ri1ers8 the% ill ha1e

"2. +>amel%, those hose li1es the angels ta(e in a state of purit%, sa%ing +to them,, 9Peace be on %ou! enter %e the Garden, because of +the good, hich %e did +in the orld,.9 "". $o the +ungodl%, ait until the angels come to them, or there comes the Command of th% .ord +for their doom,= So did those ho ent before them. /ut God ronged them not8 na%, the% ronged their o n souls. "#. /ut the e1il results of their deeds o1ertoo( them, and that 1er% +0rath, at scoffed hemmed them in. hich the% had

"'. The orshippers of false gods sa%8 9If God had so illed, e should not ha1e orshipped aught but 4im ?? neither e nor our fathers, ?? nor should e ha1e prescribed prohibitions other than 4is.9 So did those ho ent before them. /ut hat is the mission of apostles but to preach the Clear Message= "). 6or 0e assuredl% sent amongst e1er% People an apostle, + ith the Command,, 9Ser1e God, and esche A1il98 of the People ere some hom God guided, and some on hom error became

ine1itabl% +established,. So tra1el through the earth, and see hat as the end of those ho denied +the Truth,. "*. If thou art anBious for their guidance, %et God guideth not such as 4e lea1es to stra%, and there is none to help them. "7. The% s ear their strongest oaths b% God, that God ill not raise up those ho die8 >a%, but it is a promise +binding, on 4im in truth8 but most among man(ind realise it not. ":. +The% must be raised up,, in order that 4e ma% manifest to them the truth of that herein the% differ, and that the re5ecters of Truth ma% realise that the% had indeed +surrendered to, 6alsehood. #<. 6or to an%thing hich 0e ha1e illed, 0e but sa% the ord, 9/e9, and it is. #1. To those ho lea1e their homes in the cause of God, after suffering oppression, ?? 0e ill assuredl% gi1e a goodl% home in this orld! but trul% the re ard of the 4ereafter ill be greater. If the% onl% realised +this,; #2. +The% are, those ho perse1ere in patience, and put their trust on their .ord. #". -nd before thee also the apostles 0e sent ere but men, to hom 0e granted inspiration8 if %e realise this not, as( of those ho possess the Message. ##. +0e sent them, ith Clear Signs and /oo(s of dar( prophecies! and 0e ha1e sent do n unto thee +also, the Message! that thou ma%est eBplain clearl% to men hat is sent for them, and that the% ma% gi1e thought. #'. $o then those ho de1ise e1il +plots, feel secure that God ill not cause the earth to s allo them up, or that the 0rath ill not sei@e them from directions the% little percei1e= ?? #). Or that 4e ma% not call them to account in the midst of their goings to and fro, chance of their frustrating 4im= ?? #*. Or that 4e ma% not call them to account b% a process of slo full of (indness and merc%. ithout a

astage ?? for th% .ord is indeed

#7. $o the% not loo( at GodCs creation, +e1en, among +inanimate, things, ?? 4o their +1er%, shado s turn round, from the right and the left, prostrating themsel1es to God, and that in the humblest manner= #:. -nd to God doth obeisance all that is in the hea1ens and on earth, creatures or the angels8 for none are arrogant +before their .ord,. hether mo1ing +li1ing,

'<. The% all re1ere their .ord, high abo1e them, and the% do all that the% are commanded.

'1. God has said8 9Ta(e not +for orship, t o gods8 for 4e is 5ust One God. then fear Me +and Me alone,.9 '2. To 4im belongs hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, and to 4im is dut% due al a%s8 then ill %e fear other than God. '". -nd %e ha1e no good thing but is from God. and moreo1er, unto 4im %e cr% ith groans! hen %e are touched b% distress,

'#. Det, hen 4e remo1es the distress from %ou, behold; some of %ou turn to other gods to 5oin ith their .ord? ''. +-s if, to sho their ingratitude for the fa1ours brief da%,8 but soon ill %e (no +%our foll%,; e ha1e besto ed on them; then en5o% +%our

'). -nd the% +e1en, assign, to things the% do not (no , a portion out of that hich 0e ha1e besto ed for their sustenance; /% God, %e shall certainl% be called to account for %our false in1entions. '*. -nd the% assign daughters for God. ?? Glor% be to 4im; ?? and for themsel1es +sons, ?? the issue, the% desire; '7. 0hen ne s is brought to one of them, of +the birth of, a female +child,, his face dar(ens, and he is filled ith in ard grief; ':. 0ith shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad ne s he has had; Shall he retain it on +sufferance and, contempt, or bur% it in the dust= -h; hat an e1il +choice, the% decide on= )<. To those ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter, applies the similitude of e1il8 to God applies the highest similitude8 for 4e is the ABalted in Po er, full of 0isdom. )1. If God ere to punish men for their rong?doing, 4e ould not lea1e, on the +earth,, a single li1ing creature8 but 4e gi1es them respite for a stated Term8 0hen their Term eBpires, the% ould not be able to dela% +the punishment, for a single hour, 5ust as the% ould not be able to anticipate it +for a single hour,. )2. The% attribute to God hat the% hate +for themsel1es,, and their tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themsel1es8 ithout doubt for them is the 6ire, and the% ill be the first to be hastened on into it; )". /% God, 0e +also, sent +Our apostles, to Peoples before thee! but Satan made, +to the ic(ed,, their o n acts seem alluring8 4e is also their patron toda%, but the% shall ha1e a most grie1ous penalt%.

)#. -nd 0e sent do n the /oo( to thee for the eBpress purpose, that thou shouldst ma(e clear to them those things in hich the% differ, and that it should be a guide and a merc% to those ho belie1e. )'. -nd God sends do n rain from the s(ies, and gi1es there ith life to the earth after its death8 1eril% in this is a Sign for those ho listen. )). -nd 1eril% in cattle +too, ill %e find an instructi1e sign. 6rom hat is ithin their bodies bet een eBcretions and blood, 0e produce, for %our drin(, mil(, pure and agreeable to those ho drin( it. )*. -nd from the fruit of the date?palm and the 1ine, %e get out holesome drin( and food8 behold, in this also is a sign for those ho are ise. )7. -nd th% .ord taught the /ee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in +menCs, habitations! ):. Then to eat of all the produce +of the earth,, and find ith s(ill the spacious paths of its .ord8 there issues from ithin their bodies a drin( of 1ar%ing colours, herein is healing for men8 1eril% in this is a Sign for those ho gi1e thought. *<. It is God ho creates %ou and ta(es %our souls at death! and of %ou there are some ho are sent bac( to a feeble age, so that the% (no nothing after ha1ing (no n +much,8 for God is -ll? Gno ing, -ll?Po erful. *1. God has besto ed 4is gifts of sustenance more freel% on some of %ou than on others8 those more fa1oured are not going to thro bac( their gifts to those hom their right hands possess, so as to be eEual in that respect. 0ill the% then den% the fa1ours of God. *2. -nd God has made for %ou mates +and companions, of %our o n nature, and made for %ou, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and pro1ided for %ou sustenance of the best8 ill the% then belie1e in 1ain things, and be ungrateful for GodCs fa1ours= ?? *". -nd orship others than God, ?? such as ha1e no po er of pro1iding them, for sustenance, ith an%thing in hea1ens or earth, and cannot possibl% ha1e such po er= *#. In1ent not similitudes for God. for God (no eth, and %e (no not. *'. God sets forth the Parable +of t o men8 one, a sla1e under the dominion of another! 4e has no po er of an% sort! and +the other, a man on hom 0e ha1e besto ed goodl% fa1ours from Oursel1es, and he spends thereof +freel%,, pri1atel% and publicl%8 are the t o eEual= +/% no means!, praise be to God. /ut most of them understand not. *). God sets forth +another, Parable of t o men8 one of them dumb, ith no po er of an% sort! a earisome burden is he to his master! hiche1er a% be directs him, he brings no good8 is such a man eEual ith one ho commands &ustice, and is on a Straight 0a%=

**. To God belongeth the M%ster% of the hea1ens and the earth. -nd the $ecision of the 4our +of &udgment, is as the t in(ling of an e%e, or e1en Euic(er8 for God hath po er o1er all things. *7. It is 4e 0ho brought %ou forth from the ombs of %our mothers hen %e (ne nothing! and 4e ga1e %ou hearing and sight and intelligence and affections8 that %e ma% gi1e than(s +to God.. *:. $o the% not loo( at the birds, held poised in the midst of +the air and, the s(%= >othing holds them up but +the po er of, God. Heril% in this are signs for those ho belie1e. 7<. It is God 0ho made %our habitations homes of rest and Euiet for %ou! and made for %ou, out of the s(ins of animals, +tents for, d ellings, hich %e find so light +and hand%, hen %e tra1el and hen %e stop +in %our tra1els,! and out of their ool, and their soft fibres +bet een ool and hair,, and their hair, rich stuff and articles of con1enience +to ser1e %ou, for a time. 71. It is God 0ho made out of the things 4e created, some things to gi1e %ou shade! of the hills 4e made some for %our shelter! 4e made %ou garments to protect %ou from heat, and coats of mail to protect %ou from %our +mutual, 1iolence. Thus does 4e complete 4is fa1ours on %ou, that %e ma% bo to 4is 0ill +in Islam,. 72. /ut if the% turn a a%, th% dut% is onl% to preach the clear Message. 7". The% recognise the fa1ours of God. then the% den% them! and most of them are +creatures, ungrateful. 7#. One $a% 0e shall raise from all Peoples a 0itness8 then 2nbelie1ers, nor ill the% recei1e an% fa1ours. 7'. 0hen the rong?doers +actuall%, see the Penalt%, then the% then recei1e respite. ill no eBcuse be accepted from

ill it in no

a% be mitigated, nor

ill

7). 0hen those ho ga1e partners to God ill see their 9partners9, the% ill sa%8 9Our .ord; these are our Cpartners,C those hom e used to in1o(e besides Thee.9 /ut the% ill thro bac( their ord at them +and sa%,8 9Indeed %e are liars;9 7*. That $a% shall the% +openl%, sho lea1e them in the lurch. +their, submission to God. and all their in1entions shall

77. Those ho re5ect God and hinder +men, from the Path of God ?? for them to Penalt%! for that the% used to spread mischief.

ill 0e add Penalt%

7:. One da% 0e shall raise from all Peoples a itness against them, from amongst themsel1es8 and 0e shall bring thee as a itness against these +th% people,8 and 0e ha1e sent do n to thee the /oo( eBplaining all things, a Guide, a Merc%, and Glad Tidings to Muslims. :<. God commands 5ustice, the doing of good, and liberalit% to (ith and (in, and 4e forbids all shameful deeds, and in5ustice and rebellion8 4e instructs %ou, that %e ma% recei1e admonition.

:1. 6ulfil the Co1enant of God hen %e ha1e entered into it, and brea( not %our oaths after %e ha1e confirmed them! indeed %e ha1e made God %our suret%! for God (no eth all that %e do. :2. -nd be not li(e a oman ho brea(s into unt isted strands the %arn hich she has spun, after it has become strong. >or ta(e %our oaths to practise deception bet een %oursel1es, lest one part% should be more numerous than another8 for God ill test %ou b% this! and on the $a% of &udgment 4e ill certainl% ma(e clear to %ou +the truth of, that herein %e disagree. :". If God so illed, 4e could ma(e %ou all one people8 /ut 4e lea1es stra%ing hom 4e pleases, and 4e guides hom 4e pleases8 but %e shall certainl% be called to account for all %our actions. :#. -nd ta(e not %our oaths, to practise deception bet een %oursel1es, ith the result that someoneCs foot ma% slip after it as firml% planted, and %e ma% ha1e to taste the e1il +conseEuences, of ha1ing hindered +men, from the Path of God, and a Might% 0rath descend on %ou. :'. >or sell the co1enant of God for a miserable price8 for if %e onl% (ne . ith God is +a pri@e, far better for %ou,

:). 0hat is ith %ou must 1anish8 hat is ith God ill endure. -nd 0e ill certainl% besto , on those ho patientl% perse1ere, their re ard according to the best of their actions. :*. 0hoe1er or(s righteousness, man or oman, and has 6aith, 1eril%, to him ill 0e gi1e a ne .ife, a life that is good and pure and 0e ill besto on such their re ard according to the best of their actions. :7. 0hen thou dost read the FurCan, see( GodCs protection from Satan the re5ected one. ::. >o authorit% has he o1er those ho belie1e and put their trust in their .ord. 1<<. 4is authorit% is o1er those onl%, ho ta(e him as patron and ho 5oin partners ith God. 1<1. 0hen 0e substitute one re1elation for another, ?? and God (no s best stages,, ?? the% sa%, 9Thou art but a forger98 but most of them understand not. hat 4e re1eals +in

1<2. Sa%, the 4ol% Spirit has brought the re1elation from th% .ord in Truth, in order to strengthen those ho belie1e, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. 1<". 0e (no indeed that the% sa%, 9It is a man that teaches him.9 The tongue of him the% ic(edl% point to is notabl% foreign, hile this is -rabic, pure and clear. 1<#. Those ho belie1e not in the Signs of God, ?? God grie1ous Penalt%. ill not guide them, and theirs ill be a

1<'. It is those ho belie1e not in the Signs of God, that forge falsehood8 it is the% ho lie;

1<). -n% one ho, after accepting faith in God, utters 2nbelief, ?? eBcept under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in 6aith ?? but such as open their breast to 2nbelief, on them is 0rath from God, and theirs ill be a dreadful Penalt%. 1<*. This because the% lo1e the life of this those ho re5ect 6aith. orld better than the 4ereafter8 and God ill not guide

1<7. Those are the% hose hearts, ears, and e%es God has sealed up, and the% ta(e no heed. 1<:. 0ithout doubt, in the 4ereafter the% ill perish. 11<. /ut 1eril% th% .ord, ?? to those ho lea1e their homes after trials and persecutions, ?? and ho thereafter stri1e and fight for the faith and patientl% perse1ere, ?? Th% .ord, after all this is oft? forgi1ing, Most Merciful. 111. One $a% e1er% soul ill come up struggling for itself, and e1er% soul +full%, for all its actions, and none ill be un5ustl% dealt ith. ill be recompensed

112. God sets forth a Parable8 a cit% en5o%ing securit% and Euiet, abundantl% supplied ith sustenance from e1er% place8 Det as it ungrateful for the fa1ours of God. so God made it taste of hunger and terror +in eBtremes, +closing in on it, li(e a garment +from e1er% side,, because of the +e1il, hich +its people, rought. 11". -nd there came to them an Messenger from among themsel1es, but the% falsel% re5ected him! so the 0rath sei@ed them e1en in the midst of their iniEuities. 11#. So eat of the sustenance hich God has pro1ided for %ou, la ful and good! and be grateful for the fa1ours of God, if it is 4e 0hom %e ser1e. 11'. 4e has onl% forbidden %ou dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of s ine, and an% +food, o1er hich the name of other than God has been in1o(ed. /ut if one is forced b% necessit%, ithout ilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, ?? then God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 11). /ut sa% not ?? for an% false thing that %our tongues ma% put forth, ?? 9This is la ful, and this is forbidden,9 so as to ascribe false things to God. 6or those ho ascribe false things to God, ill ne1er prosper. 11*. +In such falsehood, is but a paltr% profit! but the% ill ha1e a most grie1ous Penalt%. 117. To the &e s 0e prohibited such things as 0e ha1e mentioned to thee before8 0e did them no rong, but the% ere used to doing rong to themsel1es. 11:. /ut 1eril% th% .ord, ?? to those ho do rong in ignorance, but ho thereafter repent and ma(e amends, ?? th% .ord, after all this, is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.

12<. -braham as indeed a model, de1outl% obedient to God, +and, true in 6aith, and he 5oined not gods ith God. 121. 4e sho ed his gratitude for the fa1ours of God, 0a%. 122. -nd 0e ga1e him Good in this 3ighteous. orld, and he ho chose him, and guided him to a Straight

ill be, in the 4ereafter, in the ran(s of the

12". So 0e ha1e taught thee the inspired +Message,, 96ollo 6aith, and he 5oined not gods ith God.9

the

a%s of -braham the True in

12#. The Sabbath as onl% made +strict, for those ho disagreed +as to its obser1ance,! /ut God ill 5udge bet een them on the $a% of &udgment, as to their differences. 12'. In1ite +all, to the 0a% of th% .ord ith isdom and beautiful preaching! and argue ith them in a%s that are best and most gracious8 for th% .ord (no eth best, ho ha1e stra%ed from 4is Path, and ho recei1e guidance. 12). -nd if %e do catch them out, catch them out no orse than the% catch %ou out8 /ut if %e sho patience, that is indeed the best +course, for those ho are patient. 12*. -nd do thou be patient, for th% patience is but from God. nor grie1e o1er them8 and distress not th%self because of their plots. 127. 6or God is ith those ho restrain themsel1es, and those ho do good.

Surah 1*.
IsraC, The >ight &ourne%, Children Of Israel
1. Glor% to ++God,, 0ho did ta(e 4is ser1ant for a &ourne% b% night from the Sacred MosEue to the farthest MosEue, hose precincts 0e did bless, ?? in order that 0e might sho him some of Our Signs8 for 4e is the One 0ho heareth and seeth +all things,. 2. 0e ga1e Moses the /oo(, and made it a Guide to the Children of Israel, +commanding,8 9Ta(e not other than Me as $isposer of +%our, affairs.9 ". O %e that are sprung from those de1otee most grateful. hom 0e carried +in the -r(, ith >oah; Heril% he as a

#. -nd 0e ga1e +Clear, 0arning to the Children of Israel in the /oo(, that t ice ould the% do mischief on the earth and be elated ith might% arrogance +and t ice ould the% be punished,;

'. 0hen the first of the arnings came to pass, 0e sent against %ou Our ser1ants gi1en to terrible arfare8 The% entered the 1er% inmost parts of %our homes! and it as a arning +completel%, fulfilled. ). Then did 0e grant %ou the 3eturn as against them8 0e ga1e %ou increase in resources and sons, and made %ou the more numerous in man?po er. *. If %e did ell, %e did ell for %oursel1es! if %e did e1il, +%e did it, against %oursel1es. So hen the second of the arnings came to pass, +0e permitted %our enemies, to disfigure %our faces, and to enter %our Temple as the% had entered it before, and to 1isit ith destruction all that fell into their po er. 7. It ma% be that %our .ord ma% +%et, sho Merc% unto %ou! but if %e re1ert +to %our sins,, 0e shall re1ert +to Our punishments,8 -nd e ha1e made 4ell a prison for those ho re5ect +all 6aith,. :. Heril% this FurCan doth guide to that hich is most right +or stable,, and gi1eth the Glad Tidings to the /elie1ers ho or( deeds of righteousness, that the% shall ha1e a magnificent re ard! 1<. -nd to those ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter, +it announceth, that 0e ha1e prepared for them a Penalt% Grie1ous +indeed,. 11. The pra%er that man should ma(e for good, he ma(eth for e1il! for man is gi1en to hast% +deeds,. 12. 0e ha1e made the >ight and the $a% as t o +of Our, Signs8 the Sign of the >ight ha1e 0e obscured, hile the Sign of the $a% 0e ha1e made to enlighten %ou! that %e ma% see( bount% from %our .ord, and that %e ma% (no the number and count of the %ears8 all things ha1e 0e eBplained in detail. 1". A1er% manCs fate 0e ha1e fastened on his o n nec(8 On the $a% of &udgment 0e shall bring out for him a scroll, hich he ill see spread open. 1#. +It ill be said to him8, 93ead thine +o n, record8 Sufficient is th% soul this da% to ma(e out an account against thee.9 1'. 0ho recei1eth guidance, recei1eth it for his o n benefit8 ho goeth astra% doth so to his o n loss8 >o bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another8 nor ould 0e 1isit ith Our 0rath until 0e had sent an apostle +to gi1e arning,. 1). 0hen 0e decide to destro% a population, 0e +first, send a definite order to those among them ho are gi1en the good things of this life and %et transgress! so that the ord is pro1ed true against them8 then +it is, 0e destro% them utterl%. 1*. 4o man% generations ha1e 0e destro%ed after >oah= and enough is th% .ord to note and see the sins of 4is ser1ants.

17. If an% do ish for the transitor% things +of this life,, 0e readil% grant them ?? such things as 0e ill, to such person as 0e ill8 in the end ha1e 0e pro1ided 4ell for them8 the% ill burn therein, disgraced and re5ected. 1:. Those ho do ish for the +things of, the 4ereafter, and stri1e therefor and ha1e 6aith, ?? the% are the ones hose stri1ing is acceptable +to God.. 2<. Of the bounties of th% .ord 0e besto th% .ord are not closed +to an%one,. freel% on all? These as ith all due stri1ing,

ell as those8 The bounties of

21. See ho 0e ha1e besto ed more on some than on others! but 1eril% the 4ereafter is more in ran( and gradation and more in eBcellence. 22. Ta(e not destitution. ith God another ob5ect of orship! or thou +O man;, ilt sit in disgrace and

2". Th% .ord hath decreed that %e orship none but 4im, and that %e be (ind to parents. 0hether one or both of them attain old age in th% life, sa% not to them a ord of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. 2#. -nd, out of (indness, lo er to them the ing of humilit%, and sa%8 9M% .ord; besto on them th% Merc% e1en as the% cherished me in childhood.9 2'. Dour .ord (no eth best hat is in %our hearts8 If %e do deeds of righteousness, 1eril% 4e is Most 6orgi1ing to those ho turn to 4im again and again +in true penitence,. 2). -nd render to the (indred their due rights, as +also, to those in sEuander not +%our ealth, in the manner of a spendthrift. ant, and to the a%farer8 /ut

2*. Heril% spendthrifts are brothers of the A1il Ones! and the A1il One is to his .ord +himself, ungrateful. 27. -nd e1en if thou hast to turn a a% from them in pursuit of the Merc% from th% .ord hich thou dost eBpect, %et spea( to them a ord of eas% (indness. 2:. Ma(e not th% hand tied +li(e a niggardCs, to th% nec(, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blame orth% and destitute. "<. Heril% th% .ord doth pro1ide sustenance in abundance for hom 4e pleaseth, and 4e pro1ideth in a 5ust measure. 6or 4e doth (no and regard all 4is ser1ants. "1. Gill not %our children for fear of ant8 0e shall pro1ide sustenance for them as ell as for %ou. Heril% the (illing of them is a great sin. "2. >or come nigh to adulter%8 for it is a shameful +deed, and an e1il, opening the road +to other e1ils,.

"". >or ta(e life ?? hich God has made sacred ?? eBcept for 5ust cause. -nd if an%one is slain rongfull%, e ha1e gi1en his heir authorit% +to demand Eisas or to forgi1e,8 but let him nor eBceed bounds in the matter of ta(ing life! for he is helped +b% the .a ,. "#. Come not nigh to the orphanCs propert% eBcept to impro1e it, until he attains the age of full strength! and fulfil +e1er%, engagement, for +e1er%, engagement ill be enEuired into +on the $a% of 3ec(oning,. "'. Gi1e full measure hen %e measure, and eigh ith a balance that is straight8 that is the most fitting and the most ad1antageous in the final determination. "). -nd pursue not that of hich thou hast no (no ledge! for e1er% act of hearing, or of seeing or of +feeling in, the heart ill be enEuired into +on the $a% of 3ec(oning,. "*. >or al( on the earth mountains in height. ith insolence8 for thou canst not rend the earth asunder, nor reach the

"7. Of all such things the e1il is hateful in the sight of th% .ord. ":. These are among the +precepts of, isdom, hich th% .ord has re1ealed to thee. Ta(e not, ith God, another ob5ect of orship, lest thou shouldst be thro n into 4ell, blame orth% and re5ected. #<. 4as then %our .ord +O Pagans;, preferred for %ou sons, and ta(en for 4imself daughters among the angels= Trul% %e utter a most dreadful sa%ing; #1. 0e ha1e eBplained +things, in 1arious + a%s, in this FurCan, in order that the% ma% recei1e admonition, but it onl% increases their flight +from the Truth,; #2. Sa%8 If there had been +other, gods ith 4im, as the% sa%, ?? behold, the% ould certainl% ha1e sought out a a% to the .ord of the Throne; #". Glor% to 4im; 4e is high abo1e all that the% sa%;? ABalted and Great +be%ond measure,; ##. The se1en hea1ens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare 4is glor%8 there is not a thing but celebrates 4is praise! -nd %et %e understand not ho the% declare 4is glor%; Heril% 4e is Oft? 6orbear, Most 6orgi1ing; #'. 0hen thou dost recite the FurCan, 0e put, bet een thee and those 4ereafter, a 1eil in1isible8 ho belie1e not in the

#). -nd 0e put co1erings o1er their hearts +and minds, lest the% should understand the FurCan, and deafness into their ears8 hen thou dost commemorate th% .ord and 4im alone in the FurCan, the% turn on their bac(s, fleeing +from the Truth,. #*. 0e (no best h% it is the% listen, hen the% listen to thee! and hen the% meet in pri1ate conference, behold, the ic(ed sa%, 9De follo none other than a man be itched;9

#7. See hat similes the% stri(e for thee8 but the% ha1e gone astra%, and ne1er can the% find a a%. #:. The% sa%8 90hat; hen e are reduced to bones and dust, should e reall% be raised up +to be, a ne creation=9 '<. Sa%8 9+>a%;, be %e stones or iron, '1. 9Or created matter hich, in %our minds, is hardest +to be raised up,, ?? +Det shall %e be raised up,;9 then ill the% sa%8 90ho ill cause us to return=9 Sa%8 94e ho created %ou first;9 Then ill the% ag their heads to ards thee, and sa%, 90hen ill that be=9 Sa%, 9Ma% be it ill be Euite soon; '2. 9It ill be on a $a% hen 4e ill call %ou, and %e ill ans er +4is call, praise, and %e ill thin( that %e tarried but a little hile;9 ith + ords of, 4is

'". Sa% to M% ser1ants that the% should +onl%, sa% those things that are best8 for Satan doth so dissensions among them8 6or Satan is to man an a1o ed enem%. '#. It is %our .ord that (no eth %ou best8 If 4e please, 4e granteth %ou merc%, or if 4e please, punishment8 0e ha1e not sent thee to be a disposer of their affairs for them. ''. -nd it is %our .ord that (no eth best all beings that are in the hea1ens and on earth8 0e did besto on some prophets more +and other, gifts than on others8 and 0e ga1e to $a1id +the gift of, the Psalms. '). Sa%8 9Call on those ?? besides 4im ?? hom %e fanc%8 the% ha1e neither the po er to remo1e %our troubles from %ou nor to change them.9 '*. Those hom the% call upon do desire +for themsel1es, means of access to their .ord, ?? e1en those ho are nearest8 the% hope for 4is Merc% and fear 4is 0rath8 for the 0rath of th% .ord is something to ta(e heed of. '7. There is not a population but 0e shall destro% it before the $a% of &udgment or punish it ith a dreadful Penalt%8 that is ritten in the +eternal, 3ecord. ':. -nd 0e refrain from sending the signs, onl% because the men of former generations treated them as false8 0e sent the she?camel to the Thamud to open their e%es, but the% treated her rongfull%8 0e onl% send the Signs b% a% of terror +and arning from e1il,. )<. /ehold; 0e told thee that th% .ord doth encompass man(ind round about8 0e granted the 1ision hich 0e sho ed thee, but as a trial for men, ?? as also the Cursed Tree +mentioned, in the FurCan8 0e put terror +and arning, into them, but it onl% increases their inordinate transgression; )1. /ehold; 0e said to the angels8 9/o do n unto -dam98 The% bo ed do n eBcept Iblis8 4e said, 9Shall I bo do n to one hom Thou didst create from cla%=9

)2. 4e said8 9Seest Thou= this is the one hom Thou hast honoured abo1e me; If Thou ilt but respite me to the $a% of &udgment, I ill surel% bring his descendants under m% s a% ?? all but a fe ;9 )". ++God,, said8 9Go th% a%! if an% of them follo %ou +all, ?? an ample recompense. thee, 1eril% 4ell ill be the recompense of

)#. 9.ead to destruction those hom thou canst among them, ith th% +seducti1e, 1oice! ma(e assaults on them ith th% ca1alr% and th% infantr%! mutuall% share ith them ealth and children! and ma(e promises to them.9 /ut Satan promises them nothing but deceit. )'. 9-s for M% ser1ants, no authorit% shalt thou ha1e o1er them89 Anough is th% .ord for a $isposer of affairs. )). Dour .ord is 4e That ma(eth the Ship go smoothl% for %ou through the sea, in order that %e ma% see( of his /ount%. 6or he is unto %ou most Merciful. )*. 0hen distress sei@es %ou at sea, those that %e call upon ?? besides 4imself ?? lea1e %ou in the lurch; but hen 4e brings %ou bac( safe to land, %e turn a a% +from 4im,. Most ungrateful is man; )7. $o %e then feel secure that 4e ill not cause %ou to be s allo ed up beneath the earth hen %e are on land, or that 4e ill not send against %ou a 1iolent tornado + ith sho ers of stones, so that %e shall find no one to carr% out %our affairs for %ou= ):. Or do %e feel secure that 4e ill not send %ou bac( a second time to sea and send against %ou a hea1% gale to dro n %ou because of %our ingratitude, so that %e find no helper. Therein against 2s= *<. 0e ha1e honoured the sons of -dam! pro1ided them ith transport on land and sea! gi1en them for sustenance things good and pure! and conferred on them special fa1ours, abo1e a great part of our creation. *1. One da% 0e shall call together all human beings ith their +respecti1e, Imams8 those ho are gi1en their record in their right hand ill read it + ith pleasure,, and the% ill not be dealt ith un5ustl% in the least. *2. /ut those Path. ho ere blind in this orld, ill be blind in the hereafter, and most astra% from the

*". -nd their purpose as to tempt thee a a% from that hich 0e had re1ealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something Euite different! +in that case,, behold; the% ould certainl% ha1e made thee +their, friend; *#. -nd had 0e not gi1en thee strength, thou ouldst nearl% ha1e inclined to them a little.

*'. In that case 0e should ha1e made thee taste an eEual portion +of punishment, in this life, and an eEual portion in death8 and moreo1er thou ouldst ha1e found none to help thee against 2s; *). Their purpose as to scare thee off the land, in order to eBpel thee! but in that case the% ould not ha1e sta%ed +therein, after thee, eBcept for a little hile. **. +This a%s. as Our, a% ith the apostles 0e sent before thee8 thou ilt find no change in Our

*7. Astablish regular pra%ers ?? at the sunCs decline till the dar(ness of the night, and the morning pra%er and reading8 for the pra%er and reading in the morning carr% their testimon%. *:. -nd pra% in the small atches of the morning8 +it ould be, an additional pra%er +or spiritual profit, for thee8 soon ill th% .ord raise thee to a Station of Praise and Glor%; 7<. Sa%8 9O m% .ord; .et m% entr% be b% the Gate of Truth and 4onour, and li(e ise m% eBit b% the Gate of Truth and 4onour! and grant me from Th% Presence an authorit% to aid +me,.9 71. -nd sa%8 9Truth has +no , arri1ed, and 6alsehood perished8 for 6alsehood is +b% its nature, bound to perish.9 72. 0e send do n +stage b% stage, in the FurCan that hich is a healing and a merc% to those belie1e8 to the un5ust it causes nothing but loss after loss. ho

7". Det hen 0e besto Our fa1ours on man, he turns a a% and becomes remote on his side +instead of coming to 2s,, and hen e1il sei@es him he gi1es himself up to despair; 7#. Sa%8 9A1er%one acts according to his o n disposition8 /ut %our .ord (no s best is best guided on the 0a%.9 ho it is that

7'. The% as( thee concerning the Spirit +of inspiration,. Sa%8 9The Spirit +cometh, b% command of m% .ord8 of (no ledge it is onl% a little that is communicated to %ou, +O men;,9 7). If it ere Our 0ill, 0e could ta(e a a% that hich 0e ha1e sent thee b% inspiration8then ouldst thou find none to plead th% affair in that matter as against 2s, ?? 7*. ABcept for Merc% from th% .ord8 for his bount% is to thee +indeed, great. 77. Sa%8 9If the hole of man(ind and &inns ere to gather together to produce the li(e of this FurCan, the% could not produce the li(e thereof, e1en if the% bac(ed up each other ith help and support. 7:. -nd 0e ha1e eBplained to man, in this FurCan, e1er% (ind of similitude8 %et the greater part of men refuse +to recei1e it, eBcept ith ingratitude;

:<. The% sa%8 90e shall not belie1e in thee, until thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth, :1. 9Or +until, thou ha1e a garden of date trees and 1ines, and cause ri1ers to gush forth in their midst, carr%ing abundant ater! :2. 9Or thou cause the s(% to fall in pieces, as thou sa%est + ill happen,, against us! or thou bring God and the angels before +us, face to face8 :". 9Or thou ha1e a house adorned ith gold, or thou mount a ladder right into the s(ies. >o, e shall not e1en belie1e in th% mounting until thou send do n to us a boo( that e could read.9 Sa%8 9Glor% to m% .ord; -m I aught but a man, ?? an apostle=9 :#. 0hat (ept men bac( from belief hen Guidance came to them, 94as God sent a man +li(e us, to be +4is, Messenger.9 as nothing but this8 the% said,

:'. Sa%, 9If there ere settled, on earth, angels al(ing about in peace and Euiet, 0e should certainl% ha1e sent them do n from the hea1ens an angel for an apostle.9 :). Sa%8 9Anough is God for a itness bet een me and %ou8 for 4e is ser1ants, and 4e sees +all things,. ell acEuainted ith 4is

:*. It is he hom God guides, that is on true Guidance! but he hom 4e lea1es astra% ?? for such ilt thou find no protector besides 4im. On the $a% of &udgment 0e shall gather, them together, prone on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf8 their abode ill be 4ell8 e1er% time it sho s abatement, 0e shall increase from them the fierceness of the 6ire. :7. That is their recompense, because the% re5ected Our signs, and said, 90hen bones and bro(en dust, should e reall% be raised up +to be, a ne Creation=9 e are reduced to

::. See the% not that God, 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth, has po er to create the li(e of them +ane ,= Onl% 4e has decreed a term appointed, of hich there is no doubt. /ut the un5ust refuse +to recei1e it, eBcept ith ingratitude. 1<<. Sa%8 9If %e had control of the Treasures of the Merc% of m% .ord, behold, %e bac(, for fear of spending them8 for man is +e1er%, niggardl%;9 ould (eep them

1<1. To Moses 0e did gi1e >ine Clear Sings8 -s the Children of Israel8 hen he came to them, Pharaoh said to him8 9O Moses; I consider thee, indeed, to ha1e been or(ed upon b% sorcer%; 1<2. Moses said, 9Thou (no est ell that these things ha1e been sent do n b% none but the .ord of the hea1ens and the earth as e%e?opening e1idence8 and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction;9 1<". So he resol1ed to remo1e them from the face of the earth8 but 0e did dro n him and all ho ere ith him.

1<#. -nd 0e said thereafter to the Children of Israel, 9$ ell securel% in the land +of promise,98 but hen the second of the arnings came to pass, 0e gathered %ou together in a mingled cro d. 1<'. 0e sent do n the +FurCan, in Truth, and in Truth has it descended8 and 0e sent thee but to gi1e Glad Tidings and to arn +sinners,. 1<). +It is, a FurCan hich 0e ha1e di1ided +into parts from time to time,, in order that thou mightest recite it to men at inter1als8 0e ha1e re1ealed it b% stages. 1<*. Sa%8 90hether %e belie1e in it or not, it is true that those ho ere gi1en (no ledge beforehand, hen it is recited to them, fall do n on their faces in humble prostration, 1<7. 9-nd the% sa%8 CGlor% to our .ord; Trul% has the promise of our .ord been fulfilled;C9 1<:. The% fall do n on their faces in tears, and it increases their +earnest, humilit%. 11<. Sa%8 9Call upon God, or call upon 3ahman8 b% hate1er name %e call upon 4im, +it is ell,8 for to 4im belong the Most /eautiful >ames. >either spea( th% Pra%er aloud, nor spea( it in a lo tone, but see( a middle course bet een.9 111. Sa%8 9Praise be to God, ho begets no son, and has no partner in +4is, dominion8 >or +needs, 4e an% to protect 4im from humiliation8 %ea, magnif% 4im for 4is greatness and glor%;9

Surah 17.
The Ca1e
1. Praise be to God, 0ho hath sent to 4is Ser1ant the /oo(, and hath allo ed therein no Croo(edness8 2. +4e hath made it, Straight +and Clear, in order that 4e ma% arn +the godless, of a terrible Punishment from 4im, and that 4e ma% gi1e Glad Tidings to the /elie1ers ho or( righteous deeds, that the% shall ha1e a goodl% 3e ard, ". 0herein the% shall remain for e1er8 #. 6urther, that 4e ma% arn those +also, ho sa%, 9+God, hath begotten a son98 '. >o (no ledge ha1e the% of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grie1ous thing that issues from their mouths as a sa%ing hat the% sa% is nothing but falsehood; ). Thou ouldst onl%, perchance, fret th%self to death, follo ing after them, in grief, if the% belie1e not in this Message.

*. That hich is on earth e ha1e made but as a glittering sho for the earth, in order that 0e ma% test them ?? as to hich of them are best in conduct. 7. Heril% hat is on earth e shall ma(e but as dust and dr% soil + ithout gro th or herbage,. :. Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Ca1e and of the Inscription ere onders among Our Sign= 1<. /ehold, the %ouths betoo( themsel1es to the Ca1e8 the% said, 9Our .ord; besto from Th%self, and dispose of our affair for us in the right a%;9 11. Then 0e dra not,8 on us Merc%

+a 1eil, o1er their ears, for a number of %ears, in the Ca1e, +so that the% heard

12. Then 0e roused them, in order to test hich of the t o parties as best at calculating the term of %ears the% had tarried; 1". 0e relate to thee their stor% in truth8 the% ad1anced them in guidance8 ere %ouths ho belie1ed in their .ord, and 0e

1#. 0e ga1e strength to their hearts8 /ehold, the% stood up and said8 9Our .ord is the .ord of the hea1ens and of the earth8 ne1er shall e call upon an% god other than 4im8 if e did, e should indeed ha1e uttered an enormit%; 1'. 9These our people ha1e ta(en for orship gods other than 4im8 h% do the% not bring for ard an authorit% clear +and con1incing, for hat the% do= 0ho doth more rong than such as in1ent a falsehood against God. 1). 90hen %e turn a a% from them and the things the% orship other than God, beta(e %oursel1es to the Ca1e8 Dour .ord ill sho er 4is mercies on %ou and disposes of %our affair to ards comfort and ease.9 1*. Thou ouldst ha1e seen the sun, hen it rose, declining to the right from their Ca1e, and hen it set, turning a a% from them to the left, hile the% la% in the open space in the midst of the Ca1e. Such are among the Signs of God. 4e hom God, guides is rightl% guided! but he hom God lea1es to stra%, ?? for him ilt thou find no protector to lead him to the 3ight 0a%. 17. Thou ouldst ha1e deemed them a a(e, hilst the% ere asleep, and 0e turned them on their right and on their left sides8 their dog stretching forth his t o fore?legs on the threshold8 if thou hadst come up on to them, thou ouldst ha1e certainl% turned bac( from them in flight, and ouldst certainl% ha1e been filled ith terror of them. 1:. Such +being their state,, e raised them up +from sleep,, that the% might Euestion each other. Said one of them, 94o long ha1e %e sta%ed +here,=9 The% said, 90e ha1e sta%ed +perhaps, a da%, or part of a da%.9 +-t length, the% +all, said, 9+God, +alone, (no s best ho long %e ha1e sta%ed here.... >o send %e then one of %ou ith this mone% of %ours to the to n8 let him find out hich

is the best food +to be had, and bring some to %ou, that +%e ma%, satisf% %our hunger there ith8 -nd let him beha1e ith care and courtes%, and let him not inform an% one about %ou. 2<. 96or if the% should come upon %ou, the% ould stone %ou or force %ou to return to their cult, and in that case %e ould ne1er attain prosperit%.9 21. Thus did 0e ma(e their case (no n to the people, that the% might (no that the promise of God is true, and that there can be no doubt about the 4our of &udgment. /ehold, the% dispute among themsel1es as to their affair. +Some, said, 9Construct a building o1er them98 Their .ord (no s best about them8 those ho pre1ailed o1er their affair said, 9.et us surel% build a place of orship o1er them.9 22. +Some, sa% the% ere three, the dog being the fourth among them! +others, sa% the% ere fi1e, the dog being the siBth, ?? doubtfull% guessing at the un(no n! +%et others, sa% the% ere se1en, the dog being the eighth. Sa% thou8 9M% .ord (no eth best their number! It is but fe that (no their +real case,.9 Anter not, therefore, into contro1ersies concerning them, eBcept on a matter that is clear, nor consult an% of them about +the affair of, the Sleepers. 2". >or sa% of an%thing, 9I shall be sure to do so and so tomorro 9? 2#. 0ithout adding, 9So please God.9 and call th% .ord to mind hen thou forgettest, and sa%, 9I hope that m% .ord ill guide me e1er closer +e1en, than this to the right road.9 2'. So the% sta%ed in their Ca1e three hundred %ears, and +some, add nine +more, 2). Sa%8 9+God, (no s best ho long the% sta%ed8 ith 4im is +the (no ledge of, the secrets of the hea1ens and the earth8 ho clearl% 4e sees, ho finel% 4e hears +e1er%thing,; The% ha1e no protector other than 4im! nor does 4e share 4is Command ith an% person hatsoe1er. 2*. -nd recite +and teach, hat has been re1ealed to thee of the /oo( of th% .ord8 none can change 4is 0ords, and none ilt thou find as a refuge other than 4im. 27. -nd (eep th% soul content ith those ho call on their .ord morning and e1ening, see(ing 4is 6ace! and let not thine e%es pass be%ond them, see(ing the pomp and glitter of this .ife! no obe% an% hose heart 0e ha1e permitted to neglect the remembrance of 2s, one ho follo s his o n desires, hose case has gone be%ond all bounds. 2:. Sa%, 9The truth is from %our .ord98 .et him ho ill belie1e, and let him ho ill, re5ect +it,8 for the rong?doers 0e ha1e prepared a 6ire hose +smo(e and flames,, li(e the alls and roof of a tent, ill hem them in8 if the% implore relief the% ill be granted ater li(e melted brass, that ill scald their faces, ho dreadful the drin(; 4o uncomfortable a couch to recline on; "<. -s to those ho belie1e and or( righteousness, 1eril% 0e shall not suffer to perish the re ard of an% ho do a +single, righteous deed.

"1. 6or them ill be Gardens of Aternit%! beneath them ri1ers ill flo ! the% ill be adorned therein ith bracelets of gold, and the% ill ear green garments of fine sil( and hea1% brocade8 The% ill recline therein on raised thrones. 4o good the recompense; 4o beautiful a couch to recline on; "2. Set forth to them the parable of t o men8 for one of them 0e pro1ided t o gardens of grape? 1ines and surrounded them ith date palms! in bet een the t o 0e placed corn?fields. "". Aach of those gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein8 in the midst of them 0e caused a ri1er to flo . "#. +-bundant, as the produce this man had 8 he said to his companion, in the course of a mutual argument8 9more ealth ha1e I than %ou, and more honour and po er in +m% follo ing of, men.9 "'. 4e ent into his garden in a state +of mind, un5ust to his soul8 4e said, 9I deem not that this ill e1er perish, "). 9>or do I deem that the 4our +of &udgment, ill +e1er, come8 A1en if I am brought bac( to m% .ord, I shall surel% find +there, something better in eBchange.9 "*. 4is companion said to him, in the course of the argument ith him8 9$ost thou den% 4im 0ho created thee out of dust, then out of a sperm?drop, then fashioned thee into a man= "7. 9/ut +I thin(, for m% part that 4e is God, M% .ord, and none shall I associate ith m% .ord. ":. 90h% didst thou not, as thou entest into th% garden, sa%8 C+God,Cs ill +be done,; There is no po er but ith God.C If thou dost see me less than thee in ealth and sons, #<. 9It ma% be that m% .ord ill gi1e me something better than th% garden, and that 4e ill send on th% garden thunderbolts +b% a% of rec(oning, from hea1en, ma(ing it +but, slipper% sand;? #1. 9Or the ater of the garden ill run off underground so that thou ilt ne1er be able to find it.9 #2. So his fruits +and en5o%ment, ere encompassed + ith ruin,, and he remained t isting and turning his hands o1er hat he had spent on his propert%, hich had +no , tumbled to pieces to its 1er% foundations, and he could onl% sa%, 90oe is me; 0ould I had ne1er ascribed partners to m% .ord and Cherisher;9 #". >or had he numbers to help him against God, nor as he able to deli1er himself. ##. There, the +onl%, protection comes from God, the True One. 4e is the /est to re ard, and the /est to gi1e success. #'. Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this orld8 It is li(e the rain hich e send do n from the s(ies8 the earthCs 1egetation absorbs it, but soon it becomes dr% stubble, hich the inds do scatter8 it is +onl%, God ho pre1ails o1er all things.

#). 0ealth and sons are allurements of the life of this orld8 /ut the things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of th% .ord, as re ards, and best as +the foundation for, hopes. #*. One $a% 0e shall remo1e the mountains, and thou ilt see the earth as a le1el stretch, and 0e shall gather them, all together, nor shall 0e lea1e out an% one of them. #7. -nd the% ill be marshalled before th% .ord in ran(s, + ith the announcement,, 9>o ha1e %e come to 2s +bare, as 0e created %ou first8 a%e, %e thought 0e shall not fulfil the appointment made to %ou to meet +2s,;98 #:. -nd the /oo( +of $eeds, ill be placed +before %ou,! and thou ilt see the sinful in great terror because of hat is +recorded, therein! the% ill sa%, 9-h; oe to us; hat a /oo( is this; It lea1es out nothing small or great, but ta(es account thereof;9 The% ill find all that the% did, placed before them8 -nd not one ill th% .ord treat ith in5ustice. '<. /ehold; 0e said to the angels, 9/o do n to -dam98 The% bo ed do n eBcept Iblis. 4e as one of the &inns, and he bro(e the Command of his .ord. 0ill %e then ta(e him and his progen% as protectors rather than Me= -nd the% are enemies to %ou; A1il ould be the eBchange for the rong?doers; '1. I called them not to itness the creation of the hea1ens and the earth, nor +e1en, their o n creation8 nor is it for helpers such as Me to ta(e as lead +men, astra%; '2. One $a% 4e ill sa%, 9Call on those hom %e thought to be M% partners,9 and the% ill call on them, but the% ill not listen to them! and 0e shall ma(e for them a place of common perdition. '". -nd the Sinful shall see the fire and apprehend that the% ha1e to fall therein8 no means ill the% find to turn a a% therefrom. '#. 0e ha1e eBplained in detail in this FurCan, for the benefit of man(ind, e1er% (ind of similitude8 but man is, in most things, contentious. ''. -nd hat is there to (eep bac( men from belie1ing, no that Guidance has come to them, nor from pra%ing for forgi1eness from their .ord, but that +the% as( that, the a%s of the ancients be repeated ith them, or the 0rath be brought to them face to face= '). 0e onl% send the apostles to gi1e Glad Tidings and to gi1e arnings8 /ut the unbelie1ers dispute ith 1ain argument, in order there ith to ea(en the truth, and the% treat M% Signs as a 5est, as also the fact that the% are arned; '*. -nd ho doth more rong than one ho is reminded of the Signs of his .ord, but turns a a% from them, forgetting the +deeds, hich his hands ha1e sent forth= Heril% 0e ha1e set 1eils o1er their hearts lest the% should understand this, and o1er their ears, deafness, if thou callest them to guidance, e1en then ill the% ne1er accept guidance.

'7. /ut %our .ord is Most forgi1ing, full of Merc%. If 4e ere to call them +at once, to account for hat the% ha1e earned, then surel% 4e ould ha1e hastened their punishment, but the% ha1e their appointed time, be%ond hich the% ill find no refuge. ':. Such ere the populations e destro%ed appointed time for their destruction. hen the% committed iniEuities! but e fiBed an

)<. /ehold, Moses said to his attendant, 9I ill not gi1e up until I reach the 5unction of the t o seas or +until, I spend %ears and %ears in tra1el.9 )1. /ut hen the% reached the &unction, the% forgot +about, their 6ish, through the sea +straight, as in a tunnel. hich too( its course

)2. 0hen the% had passed on +some distance,, Moses said to his attendant8 9/ring us our earl% meal! trul% e ha1e suffered much fatigue at this +stage of, our 5ourne%.9 )". 4e replied8 9Sa est thou + hat happened, hen e betoo( oursel1es to the roc(= I did indeed forget +about, the 6ish8 none but Satan made me forget to tell +%ou, about it8 it too( its course through the sea in a mar1ellous a%;9 )#. Moses said8 9That as hat e follo ing +the path the% had come,. ere see(ing after89 So the% ent bac( on their footsteps,

)'. So the% found one of Our ser1ants, on hom 0e had besto ed Merc% from Oursel1es and hom 0e had taught (no ledge from Our o n Presence. )). Moses said to him8 9Ma% I follo thee, on the footing that thou teach me something of the +4igher, Truth hich thou hast been taught=9 )*. +The other, said8 9Heril% thou ilt not be able to ha1e patience ith me;9 )7. 9-nd ho complete=9 canst thou ha1e patience about things about hich th% understanding is not

):. Moses said8 9Thou aught.9

ilt find me, if God so

ill, +trul%, patient8 nor shall I disobe% thee in

*<. The other said8 9If then thou ouldst follo m%self spea( to thee concerning it.9

me, as( me no Euestions about an%thing until I

*1. So the% both proceeded8 until, hen the% ere in the boat, he scuttled it. Said Moses8 94ast thou scuttled it in order to dro n those in it= Trul% a strange thing hast thou done;9 *2. 4e ans ered8 9$id I not tell thee that thou canst ha1e no patience ith me=9 *". Moses said8 93ebu(e me not for forgetting, nor grie1e me b% raising difficulties in m% case.9

*#. Then the% proceeded8 until, hen the% met a %oung man, he sle him. Moses said8 94ast thou slain an innocent person ho had slain none= Trul% a foul +unheard of, thing hast thou done;9 *'. 4e ans ered8 9$id I not tell thee that thou canst ha1e no patience ith me=9 *). +Moses, said8 9If e1er I as( thee about an%thing after this, (eep me not in th% compan%8 then ouldst thou ha1e recei1ed +full, eBcuse from m% side.9 **. Then the% proceeded8 until, hen the% came to the inhabitants of a to n, the% as(ed them for food, but the% refused them hospitalit%. The% found there a all on the point of falling do n, but he set it up straight. +Moses, said8 9If thou hadst ished, surel% thou couldst ha1e eBacted some recompense for it;9 *7. 4e ans ered8 9This is the parting bet een me and thee8 no +those things, o1er hich thou ast unable to hold patience. ill I tell thee the interpretation of

*:. 9-s for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire ant8 the% plied on the ater8 I but ished to render it unser1iceable, for there as after them a certain (ing ho sei@ed on e1er% boat b% force. 7<. 9-s for the %outh, his parents ere people of 6aith, and e feared that he ould grie1e them b% obstinate rebellion and ingratitude +to God and man,. 71. 9So e desired that their .ord conduct, and closer in affection. ould gi1e them in eBchange +a son, better in purit% +of

72. 9-s for the all, it belonged to t o %ouths, orphans, in the To n! there as, beneath it, a buried treasure, to hich the% ere entitled8 their father had been a righteous man8 So th% .ord desired that the% should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure ?? a merc% +and fa1our, from th% .ord. I did it not of m% o n accord. Such is the interpretation of +those things, o1er hich thou ast unable to hold patience.9 7". The% as( thee concerning Iul?Earnain. Sa%, 9I ill rehearse to %ou something of his stor%.9 7#. Heril% 0e established his po er on earth, and 0e ga1e him the ends. 7'. One +such, a% he follo ed, 7). 2ntil, hen he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of mur(% ater8 >ear it he found a People8 0e said8 9O Iul?Earnain; +thou hast authorit%,, either to punish them, or to treat them ith (indness.9 7*. 4e said8 90hoe1er doth rong, him shall e punish! then shall he be sent bac( to his .ord! and 4e ill punish him ith a punishment unheard?of +before,. a%s and the means to all

77. 9/ut hoe1er belie1es, and or(s righteousness, ?? he shall ha1e a goodl% re ard, and eas% ill be his tas( as 0e order it b% our Command.9 7:. Then follo ed he +another, a%, :<. 2ntil, hen he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for pro1ided no co1ering protection against the sun. :1. +4e left them, as the% ere8 0e completel% understood hat as before him. :2. Then follo ed he +another, a%, :". 2ntil, hen he reached +a tract, bet een t o mountains, he found, beneath them, a people ho scarcel% understood a ord. :#. The% said8 9O Iul?Earnain; the Gog and Magog +People, do great mischief on earth8 shall then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier bet een us and them= e hom 0e had

:'. 4e said8 9+The po er, in hich m% .ord has established me is better +than tribute,8 4elp me therefore ith strength +and labour,8 I ill erect a strong barrier bet een %ou and them8 :). 9/ring me bloc(s of iron.9 -t length, hen he had filled up the space bet een the t o steep mountain?sides, 4e said, 9/lo + ith %our bello s,9 Then, hen he had made it +red, as fire, he said8 9/ring me, that I ma% pour o1er it, molten lead.9 :*. Thus ere the% made po erless to scale it or to dig through it. :7. 4e said8 9This is a merc% from m% .ord8 /ut hen the promise of m% .ord comes to pass, 4e ill ma(e it into dust! and the promise of m% .ord is true.9 ::. On that da% 0e shall lea1e them to surge li(e a1es on one another8 the trumpet ill be blo n, and 0e shall collect them all together. 1<<. -nd 0e shall present 4ell that da% for 2nbelie1ers to see, all spread out, ?? 1<1. +2nbelie1ers, hose e%es had been under a 1eil from remembrance of Me, and ho had been unable e1en to hear. 1<2. $o the 2nbelie1ers thin( that the% can ta(e M% ser1ants as protectors besides Me= Heril% 0e ha1e prepared 4ell for the 2nbelie1ers for +their, entertainment. 1<". Sa%8 9Shall e tell %ou of those ho lose most in respect of their deeds= ?? 1<#. 9Those hose efforts ha1e been acEuiring good b% their or(s=9 asted in this life, hile the% thought that the% ere

1<'. The% are those ho den% the Signs of their .ord and the fact of their ha1ing to meet 4im +in the 4ereafter,8 1ain ill be their or(s, nor shall 0e, on the $a% of &udgment, gi1e them an% eight. 1<). That is their re ard, 4ell, because the% re5ected 6aith, and too( M% Signs and M% Messengers b% a% of 5est. 1<*. -s to those ho belie1e and Gardens of Paradise, or( righteous deeds, the% ha1e, for their entertainment, the

1<7. 0herein the% shall d ell +for a%e,8 no change ill the% ish for from them. 1<:. Sa%8 9If the ocean ere in( + here ith to rite out, the ords of m% .ord, sooner ould the ocean be eBhausted than ould the ords of m% .ord, e1en if e added another ocean li(e it, for its aid.9 11<. Sa%8 9I am but a man li(e %oursel1es, +but, the inspiration has come to me, that %our God is one God. hoe1er eBpects to meet his .ord, let him or( righteousness, and, in the orship of his .ord, admit no one as partner.

Surah 1:.
Mar%
1. Gaf. 4a. Da. C-in. Sad. 2. +This is, a recital of the Merc% of th% .ord to 4is ser1ant Ia(ari%a. ". /ehold; he cried to his .ord in secret, #. Pra%ing8 9O m% .ord; infirm indeed are m% bones, and the hair of m% head doth glisten gre%8 but ne1er am I unblest, O m% .ord, in m% pra%er to Thee; '. 9>o I fear + hat, m% relati1es +and colleagues, + ill do, after me8 but m% gi1e me an heir as from Th%self, ?? ith

ife is barren8 so

). 9+One that, ill +trul%, represent me, and represent the posterit% of &acob! and ma(e him, O m% .ord; one ith hom Thou art ell?pleased;9 *. +4is pra%er as ans ered,8 9O Ia(ari%a; 0e gi1e thee good ne s of a son8 4is name shall be Dah%a8 on none b% that name ha1e 0e conferred distinction before.9 7. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; 4o decrepit from old age=9 shall I ha1e a son, hen m% ife is barren and I ha1e gro n Euite

:. 4e said8 9So +it ill be, th% .ord saith, Cthat is eas% for Me8 I did indeed create thee before, hen thou hadst been nothing;C9 1<. +Ia(ari%a, said8 9O m% .ord; gi1e me a Sign.9 9Th% Sign,9 as the ans er, 9Shall be that thou shalt spea( to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb.9 11. So Ia(ari%a came out to his people from him chamber8 4e told them b% signs to celebrate GodCs praises in the morning and in the e1ening. 12. +To his son came the command,8 9O Dah%a; ta(e hold of the /oo( him 0isdom e1en as a %outh, 1". -nd piet% +for all creatures, as from 2s, and purit%8 4e as de1out, 1#. -nd (ind to his parents, and he as not o1erbearing or rebellious. 1'. So Peace on him the da% he as born, the da% that he dies, and the da% that he ill be raised up to life +again,; 1). 3elate in the /oo( +the stor% of, Mar%, Aast. hen she ithdre from her famil% to a place in the ith might98 and 0e ga1e

1*. She placed a screen +to screen herself, from them! then 0e sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects. 17. She said8 9I see( refuge from thee to ++God,, Most Gracious8 +come not near, if thou dost fear God.9 1:. 4e said8 9>a%, I am onl% a messenger from th% .ord, +to announce, to thee the gift of a hol% son. 2<. She said8 94o shall I ha1e a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste=9 21. 4e said8 9So +it ill be,8 Th% .ord saith, Cthat is eas% for Me8 and +0e ish, to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Merc% from 2sC8It is a matter +so, decreed.9 22. So she concei1ed him, and she retired ith him to a remote place. 2". -nd the pains of childbirth dro1e her to the trun( of a palm?tree8 She cried +in her anguish,8 9-h; ould that I had died before this; ould that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight;9 2#. /ut +a 1oice, cried to her from beneath the +palm?tree,8 9Grie1e not; for th% .ord hath pro1ided a ri1ulet beneath thee! 2'. 9-nd sha(e to ards th%self the trun( of the palm?tree8 It ill let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.

2). 9So eat and drin( and cool +thine, e%e. -nd if thou dost see an% man, sa%, CI ha1e 1o ed a fast to ++God,, Most Gracious, and this da% ill I enter into not tal( ith an% human beingC9 2*. -t length she brought the +babe, to her people, carr%ing him +in her arms,. The% said8 9O Mar%; trul% an ama@ing thing hast thou brought; 27. 9O sister of -aron; Th% father as not a man of e1il, nor th% mother a oman unchaste;9 2:. /ut she pointed to the babe. The% said8 94o can e tal( to one ho is a child in the cradle=9 "<. 4e said8 9I am indeed a ser1ant of God. 4e hath gi1en me re1elation and made me a prophet! "1. 9-nd 4e hath made me blessed heresoe1er I be, and hath en5oined on me Pra%er and Charit% as long as I li1e! "2. 9+4e, hath made me (ind to m% mother, and not o1erbearing or miserable! "". 9So peace is on me the da% I as born, the da% that I die, and the da% that I shall be raised up to life +again,9; "#. Such + as, &esus the son of Mar%8 +it is, a statement of truth, about hich the% +1ainl%, dispute. "'. It is not befitting to +the ma5est% of, God that 4e should beget a son. Glor% be to 4im; hen 4e determines a matter, 4e onl% sa%s to it, 9/e9, and it is. "). Heril% God is m% .ord and %our .ord8 4im therefore ser1e %e8 this is a 0a% that is straight. "*. /ut the sects differ among themsel1es8 and &udgment of a Momentous $a%; oe to the unbelie1ers because of the +coming,

"7. 4o plainl% ill the% see and hear, the $a% that the% toda% are in error manifest; ":. /ut arn them of the $a% of $istress, are negligent and the% do not belie1e; hen the matter

ill appear before 2s; but the un5ust

ill be determined8 for +behold,, the%

#<. It is 0e 0ho ill inherit the earth, and all beings thereon8 to 2s ill the% all be returned. #1. +-lso mention in the /oo( +the stor% of, -braham8 4e as a man of Truth, a prophet. #2. /ehold, he said to his father8 9O m% father; and can profit thee nothing= #". 9O m% father; to me hath come (no ledge guide thee to a a% that is e1en and straight. h% orship that hich heareth not and seeth not,

hich hath not reached thee8 so follo

me8 I

ill

##. 9O m% father; ser1e not Satan8 for Satan is a rebel against ++God,, Most Gracious. #'. 9O m% father; I fear lest a Penalt% afflict thee from ++God,, Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend.9 #). +The father, replied8 9$ost thou hate m% gods, O -braham= If thou forbear not, I stone thee8 >o get a a% from me for a good long hile;9 #*. -braham said8 9Peace be on thee8 I Most Gracious. ill indeed

ill pra% to m% .ord for th% forgi1eness8 for 4e is to me

#7. 9-nd I ill turn a a% from %ou +all, and from those hom %e in1o(e besides God. I on m% .ord8 perhaps, b% m% pra%er to m% .ord, I shall be not unblest.9

ill call

#:. 0hen he had turned a a% from them and from those hom the% orshipped besides God, 0e besto ed on him Isaac and &acob, and each one of them 0e made a prophet. '<. -nd 0e besto ed of Our Merc% on them, and 0e granted them loft% honour on the tongue of truth. '1. -lso mention in the /oo( +the stor% of, Moses8 for he apostle +and, a prophet. as speciall% chosen, and he as an

'2. -nd e called him from the right side of Mount +Sinai,, and made him dra m%stic +con1erse,. '". -nd, out of Our Merc%, 0e ga1e him his brother -aron, +also, a prophet.

near to 2s, for

'#. -lso mention in the /oo( +the stor% of, IsmaCil8 4e as +strictl%, true to hat he promised, and he as an apostle +and, a prophet. ''. 4e used to en5oin on his people Pra%er and Charit%, and he his .ord. '). -lso mention in the /oo( the case of Idris8 4e prophet8 '*. -nd 0e raised him to a loft% station. '7. Those ere some of the prophets on hom God did besto 4is Grace, ?? of the posterit% of -dam, and of those ho 0e carried +in the -r(, ith >oah, and of the posterit% of -braham and Israel of those hom 0e guided and chose. 0hene1er the Signs of ++God,, Most Gracious ere rehearsed to them, the% ould fall do n in prostrate adoration and in tears. ':. /ut after them there follo ed a posterit% then, ill the% face $estruction, ?? ho missed pra%ers and follo ed after lusts soon, as most acceptable in the sight of

as a man of truth +and sincerit%,, +and, a

)<. ABcept those ho repent and belie1e, and and ill not be ronged in the least, ??

or( righteousness8 for these

ill enter the Garden

)1. Gardens of Aternit%, those hich ++God,, Most Gracious has promised to 4is ser1ants in the 2nseen8 for 4is promise must +necessaril%, come to pass. )2. The% ill not there hear an% 1ain discourse, but onl% salutations of Peace8 -nd the% therein their sustenance, morning and e1ening. ill ha1e

)". Such is the Garden hich 0e gi1e as an inheritance to those of Our ser1ants ho guard against A1il. )#. +The angels sa%8, 90e descend not but b% command of th% .ord8 to 4im belongeth before us and hat is behind us, and hat is bet een8 and th% .ord ne1er doth forget, ?? hat is

)'. 9.ord of the hea1ens and of the earth, and of all that is bet een them! so orship 4im, and be constant and patient in 4is orship8 (no est thou of an% ho is orth% of the same >ame as 4e=9 )). Man sa%s8 90hat; 0hen I am dead, shall I then be raised up ali1e=9 )*. /ut does not man call to mind that 0e created him before out of nothing= )7. So, b% th% .ord, ithout doubt, 0e shall gather them together, and +also, the A1il Ones + ith them,! then shall 0e bring them forth on their (nees round about 4ell! ):. Then shall 0e certainl% drag out from e1er% sect all those rebellion against ++God,, Most Gracious. ho ere orst in obstinate

*<. -nd certainl% 0e (no best those ho are most orth% of being burned therein. *1. >ot one of %ou but accomplished. ill pass o1er it8 this is, ith th% .ord, a $ecree hich must be

*2. /ut 0e shall sa1e those ho guarded against e1il, and 0e shall lea1e the rong?doers therein, +humbled, to their (nees. *". 0hen Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the 2nbelie1ers sa% to those ho belie1e, 90hich of the t o sides is best in point of position= 0hich ma(es the best sho in council=9 *#. /ut ho man% +countless, generations before them ha1e e destro%ed, ho ere e1en better in eEuipment and in glitter to the e%e= *'. Sa%8 9If an% men go astra%, ++God,, Most Gracious eBtends +the rope, to them, until, hen the% see the arning of God +being fulfilled, ?? either in punishment or in +the approach of, the 4our, ?? the% ill at length realise ho is orst in position, and + ho, ea(est in forces;

*). 9-nd God doth ad1ance in guidance those ho see( guidance8 and the things that endure, Good $eeds, are best in the sight of th% .ord, as re ards, and best in respect of +their, e1entual return.9 **. 4ast thou then seen the +sort of, man gi1en ealth and children=9 ho re5ects Our Signs, %et sa%s8 9I shall certainl% be

*7. 4as he penetrated to the 2nseen, or has he ta(en a contract ith ++God,, Most Gracious= *:. >a%; 0e shall record hat he sa%s, and 0e shall add and add to his punishment. 7<. To 2s shall return all that he tal(s of and he shall appear before 2s bare and alone. 71. -nd the% ha1e ta(en +for orship, gods other than God, to gi1e them po er and glor%; 72. Instead, the% shall re5ect their orship, and become ad1ersaries against them. 7". Seest thou not that 0e ha1e set the A1il Ones on against the unbelie1ers, to incite them fur%= 7#. So ma(e no haste against them, for 0e but count out to them a +limited, number +of da%s,. 7'. The da% 0e shall gather the righteous to ++God,, Most Gracious, li(e a band presented before a (ing for honours, 7). -nd 0e shall dri1e the sinners to 4ell, li(e thirst% cattle dri1en do n to ater, ?? 7*. >one shall ha1e the po er of intercession, but such a one as has recei1ed permission +or promise, from ++God,, Most Gracious. 77. The% sa%8 9++God,, Most Gracious has begotten a son;9 7:. Indeed %e ha1e put forth a thing most monstrous; :<. -t it the s(ies are read% to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall do n in utter ruin, :1. That the% should in1o(e a son for ++God,, Most Gracious. :2. 6or it is not consonant ith the ma5est% of ++God,, Most Gracious that 4e should beget a son. :". >ot one of the beings in the hea1ens and the earth but must come to ++God,, Most Gracious as a ser1ant. :#. 4e does ta(e an account of them +all,, and hath numbered them +all, eBactl%. :'. -nd e1er%one of them ill come to 4im singl% on the $a% of &udgment. ith

:). On those lo1e.

ho belie1e and

or( deeds of righteousness,

ill ++God,, Most Gracious besto

:*. So ha1e 0e made the +FurCan, eas% in thine o n tongue, that ith it thou ma%est gi1e Glad Tidings to the righteous, and arnings to people gi1en to contention. :7. /ut ho man% +countless, generations before them ha1e 0e destro%ed= Canst thou find a single one of them +no , or hear +so much as, a hisper of them=

Surah 2<.
Ta?ha
1. Ta?4a. 2. 0e ha1e not sent do n the FurCan to thee to be +an occasion, for th% distress, ". /ut onl% as an admonition to those ho fear ++God,,, ?? #. - re1elation from 4im 0ho created the earth and the hea1ens on high. '. ++God,, Most Gracious is firml% established on the throne +of authorit%,. ). To 4im belongs soil. hat is in the hea1ens and on earth, and all bet een them, and all beneath the

*. If thou pronounce the hat is %et more hidden.

ord aloud, +it is no matter,8 for 1eril% 4e (no eth

hat is secret and

7. God. there is no god but 4e; To 4im belong the most /eautiful >ames. :. 4as the stor% of Moses reached thee= 1<. /ehold, he sa a fire8 So he said to his famil%, 9Tarr% %e! I percei1e a fire! perhaps I can bring %ou some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire.9 11. /ut hen he came to the fire, a 1oice as heard8 9O Moses; 12. 9Heril% I am th% .ord; therefore +in M% presence, put off th% shoes8 thou art in the sacred 1alle% Tu a. 1". 9I ha1e chosen thee8 listen, then, to the inspiration +sent to thee,. 1#. 9Heril%, I am God. There is no god but I8 So ser1e thou Me +onl%,, and establish regular pra%er for celebrating M% praise.

1'. 9Heril% the 4our is coming ?? M% design is to (eep it hidden ?? for e1er% soul to recei1e its re ard b% the measure of its Andea1our. 1). 9Therefore let not such as belie1e not therein but follo lest thou perish;9.. 1*. 9-nd hat is that in the right hand, O Moses=9 17. 4e said, 9It is m% rod8 on it I lean! other uses.9 1:. ++God,, said, 9Thro it, O Moses;9 2<. 4e thre it, and behold; It as a sna(e, acti1e in motion. 21. ++God,, said, 9Sei@e it, and fear not8 0e shall return it at once to its former condition9.. 22. 9>o dra th% hand close to th% side8 It shall come forth hite +and shining,, ithout harm +or stain,, ?? as another Sign, ?? 2". 9In order that 0e ma% sho thee +t o, of our Greater Signs. 2#. 9Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds.9 2'. +Moses, said8 9O m% .ord; eBpand me m% breast! 2). 9Aase m% tas( for me! 2*. 9-nd remo1e the impediment from m% speech, 27. 9So the% ma% understand hat I sa%8 2:. 9-nd gi1e me a Minister from m% famil%, "<. 9-aron, m% brother! "1. 9-dd to m% strength through him, "2. 9-nd ma(e him share m% tas(8 "". 9That e ma% celebrate Th% praise ithout stint, "#. 9-nd remember Thee ithout stint8 "'. 96or Thou art 4e that +e1er, regardeth us.9 "). ++God,, said8 9Granted is th% pra%er, O Moses;9 ith it I beat do n fodder for m% floc(s! and in it I find their o n lusts, di1ert thee therefrom,

"*. 9-nd indeed 0e conferred a fa1our on thee another time +before,. "7. 9/ehold; 0e sent to th% mother, b% inspiration, the message8 ":. 9CThro +the child, into the chest, and thro +the chest, into the ri1er8 the ri1er ill cast him up on the ban(, and he ill be ta(en up b% one ho is an enem% to Me and an enem% to himC8 /ut I cast +the garment of, lo1e o1er thee from Me8 and +this, in order that thou ma%est be reared under Mine e%e. #<. 9/ehold; th% sister goeth forth and saith, Cshall I sho %ou one ho ill nurse and rear the +child,=C So 0e brought thee bac( to th% mother, that her e%e might be cooled and she should not grie1e. Then thou didst sla% a man, but 0e sa1ed thee from trouble, and 0e tried thee in 1arious a%s. Then didst thou tarr% a number of %ears ith the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses; #1. 9-nd I ha1e prepared thee for M%self +for ser1ice,9.. #2. 9Go, thou and th% brother, remembrance. ith M% Signs, and slac(en not, either of %ou, in (eeping Me in

#". 9Go, both of %ou, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds! ##. 9/ut spea( to him mildl%! perchance he ma% ta(e arning or fear ++God,,.9 #'. The% +Moses and -aron, said8 9Our .ord; 0e fear lest he hasten lest he transgress all bounds.9 #). 4e said8 96ear not8 for I am ith %ou8 I hear and see +e1er%thing,. #*. 9So go %e both to him, and sa%, CHeril% e are apostles sent b% th% .ord8 Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel ith us, and afflict them not8 ith a Sign, indeed, ha1e e come from th% .ord; and peace to all ho follo guidance; #7. 9CHeril% it has been re1ealed to us that the Penalt% +a aits, those ho re5ect and turn a a%.C9 #:. +0hen this message t o=9 as deli1ered,, +Pharaoh, said8 90ho, then, O Moses, is the .ord of %ou ith insolence against us, or

'<. 4e said8 9Our .ord is 4e 0ho ga1e to each +created, thing its form and nature, and further, ga1e +it, guidance.9 '1. +Pharaoh, said8 90hat then is the condition of pre1ious generations=9 '2. 4e replied8 9The (no ledge of that is forgets, ?? ith m% .ord, dul% recorded8 m% .ord ne1er errs, nor

'". 94e 0ho has, made for %ou the earth li(e a carpet spread out! has enabled %ou to go about therein b% roads +and channels,! and has sent do n ater from the s(%.9 0ith it ha1e 0e produced di1erse pairs of plants each separate from the others. '#. Aat +for %oursel1es, and pasture %our cattle8 1eril%, in this are Signs for men endued understanding. ith

''. 6rom the +earth, did 0e create %ou, and into it shall 0e return %ou, and from it shall 0e bring %ou out once again. '). -nd 0e sho ed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did re5ect and refuse. '*. 4e said8 94ast thou come to dri1e us out of our land ith th% magic, O Moses= '7. 9/ut e can surel% produce magic to match thine; So ma(e a tr%st bet een us and thee, hich e shall not fail to (eep ?? neither e nor thou ?? in a place here both shall ha1e e1en chances.9 ':. Moses said8 9Dour tr%st is the $a% of the 6esti1al, and let the people be assembled sun is ell up.9 )<. So Pharaoh ithdre 8 4e concerted his plan, and then came +bac(,. )1. Moses said to him8 0oe to %ou; 6orge not %e a lie against God, lest 4e destro% %ou +at once, utterl% b% chastisement8 the forger must suffer frustration;9 )2. So the% disputed, one ith another, o1er their affair, but the% (ept their tal( secret. )". The% said8 9These t o are certainl% +eBpert, magicians8 their ob5ect is to dri1e %ou out from %our land ith their magic, and to do a a% ith %our most cherished institutions. )#. 9Therefore concert %our plan, and then assemble in +serried, ran(s8 4e ho gains the upper hand.9 ins +all along, toda% hen the

)'. The% said8 9O Moses; hether ilt thou that thou thro +first, or that e be the first to thro =9 )). 4e said, 9>a%, thro %e first;9 Then behold their ropes and their rods?so it seemed to him on account of their magic ?? began to be in li1el% motion; )*. So Moses concei1ed in his mind a +sort of, fear. )7. 0e said8 96ear not; for thou hast indeed the upper hand8 ):. 9Thro that hich is in th% right hand8 Fuic(l% ill it s allo up that hich the% ha1e fa(ed hat the% ha1e fa(ed is but a magicianCs tric(8 and the magician thri1es not, +no matter, here he goes.9

*<. So the magicians ere thro n do n to prostration8 the% said, 90e belie1e in the .ord of -aron and Moses9. *1. +Pharaoh, said8 9/elie1e %e in 4im before I gi1e %ou permission= Surel% this must be %our leader, ho has taught %ou magic; be sure I ill cut off %our hands and feet on opposite sides, and I ill ha1e %ou crucified on trun(s of palm?trees8 so shall %e (no for certain, hich of us can gi1e the more se1ere and the more lasting punishment;9 *2. The% said8 9>e1er shall e regard thee as more than the Clear Sings that ha1e come to us, or than 4im 0ho created us; so decree hate1er thou desirest to decree8 for thou canst onl% decree +touching, the life of this orld. *". 96or us, e ha1e belie1ed in our .ord8 ma% 4e forgi1e us our faults, and the magic to thou didst compel us8 for God is /est and Most -biding.9 hich

*#. Heril% he ho comes to his .ord as a sinner +at &udgment,, ?? for him is 4ell8 therein shall he neither die nor li1e. *'. /ut such as come to 4im as /elie1ers eBalted, ?? ho ha1e or(ed righteous deeds, ?? for them are ran(s

*). Gardens of Aternit%, beneath hich flo ri1ers8 the% re ard of those ho purif% themsel1es +from e1il,.

ill d ell therein for a%e8 such is the

**. 0e sent an inspiration to Moses8 9Tra1el b% night ith M% ser1ants, and stri(e a dr% path for them through the sea, ithout fear of being o1erta(en +b% Pharaoh, and ithout +an% other, fear.9 *7. Then Pharaoh pursued them co1ered them up. ith his forces, but the aters completel% o1er helmed them and

*:. Pharaoh led his people astra% instead of leading them aright. 7<. O %e Children of Israel; 0e deli1ered %ou from %our enem%, and 0e made a Co1enant %ou on the right side of Mount +Sinai,, and 0e sent do n to %ou Manna and Euails8 ith

71. +Sa%ing,8 9Aat of the good things 0e ha1e pro1ided for %our sustenance, but commit no eBcess therein, lest M% 0rath should 5ustl% descend on %ou8 and those on hom descends M% 0rath do perish indeed; 72. 9/ut, ithout doubt, I am +also, 4e that forgi1es again and again, to those ho repent, belie1e, and do right, ho, ?? in fine, are read% to recei1e true guidance.9 7". +0hen Moses as up on the Mount, God said8, 90hat made thee hasten in ad1ance of th% people, O Moses=9

7#. 4e replied8 9/ehold, the% are close on m% footsteps8 I hastened to thee, O m% .ord, to please thee.9 7'. ++God,, said8 90e ha1e tested th% people in th% absence8 the Samiri has led them astra%.9 7). So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation and sorro . 4e said8 9O m% people; did not %our .ord ma(e a handsome promise to %ou= $id then the promise seem to %ou long +in coming,= Or did %e desire that 0rath should descend from %our .ord on %ou, and so %e bro(e %our promise to me=9 7*. The% said8 90e bro(e not the promise to thee, as far as la% in our po er8 but e ere made to carr% the eight of the ornaments of the + hole, people, and e thre them +into the fire,, and that as hat the Samiri suggested. 77. 9Then he brought out +of the fire, before the +people, the image of a calf8 It seemed to lo 8 so the% said8 This is %our god, and the god of Moses, but +Moses, has forgotten;9 7:. Could the% not see that it could not return them a either to harm them or to do them good= ord +for ans er,, and that it had no po er

:<. -aron had alread%, before this said to them8 9O m% people; %e are being tested in this8 for 1eril% %our .ord is ++God,, Most Gracious! so follo me and obe% m% command.9 :1. The% had said8 90e returns to us.9 ill not abandon this cult, but e ill de1ote oursel1es to it until Moses

:2. +Moses, said8 9O -aron; hat (ept thee bac(, hen thou sa est them going rong, :". 96rom follo ing me= $idst thou then disobe% m% order=9 :#. +-aron, replied8 9O son of m% mother; Sei@e +me, not b% m% beard nor b% +the hair of, m% head; Trul% I feared lest thou shouldst sa%, CThou has caused a di1ision among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect m% ord;C9 :'. +Moses, said8 90hat then is th% case, O Samiri=9 :). 4e replied8 9I sa hat the% sa not8 so I too( a handful +of dust, from the footprint of the Messenger, and thre it +into the calf,8 thus did m% soul suggest to me.9 :*. +Moses, said8 9Get thee gone; but th% +punishment, in this life ill be that thou ilt sa%, Ctouch me notC! and moreo1er +for a future penalt%, thou hast a promise that ill not fail8 >o loo( at th% god, of hom thou hast become a de1oted orshipper8 0e ill certainl% +melt, it in a bla@ing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea;9 :7. /ut the god of %ou all is the One God. there is no god but 4e8 all things 4e comprehends in 4is (no ledge.

::. Thus do 0e relate to thee some stories of Message from Our o n Presence.

hat happened before8 for 0e ha1e sent thee a

1<<. If an% do turn a a% therefrom, 1eril% the% ill bear a burden on the $a% of 5udgment! 1<1. The% ill abide in this +state,8 and grie1ous ill the burden be to them on that $a%, ?? 1<2. The $a% + ith terror,. hen the Trumpet ill be sounded8 that $a%, 0e shall gather the sinful, blear?e%ed

1<". In hispers ill the% consult each other8 9Det tarried not longer than ten +$a%s,! 1<#. 0e (no best hat the% tarried not longer than a da%;9 ill sa%, hen their leader most eminent in conduct ill sa%8 9De

1<'. The% as( thee concerning the Mountains8 sa%, 9M% .ord ill uproot them and scatter them as dust! 1<). 94e ill lea1e them as plains smooth and le1el! 1<*. 9>othing croo(ed or cur1ed ilt thou see in their place.9 1<7. On that $a% ill the% follo the Caller +straight,8 no croo(edness +can the% sho , him8 all sounds shall humble themsel1es in the Presence of ++God,, Most Gracious8 nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet +as the% march,. 1<:. On that $a% shall no intercession a1ail eBcept for those for hom permission has been granted b% ++God,, Most Gracious and hose ord is acceptable to 4im. 11<. 4e (no s hat +appears to 4is creatures as, before or after or behind them8 but the% shall not compass it ith their (no ledge. 111. +-ll, faces shall be humbled before +4im, ?? the .i1ing, the Self?Subsisting, Aternal8 hopeless indeed ill be the man that carries iniEuit% +on his bac(,. 112. /ut he ho or(s deeds of righteousness, and has faith, curtailment +of hat is his due,. ill ha1e no fear of harm nor of an%

11". Thus ha1e 0e sent this do n ?? an arabic FurCan ?? and eBplained therein in detail some of the arnings, in order that the% ma% fear God, or that it ma% cause their remembrance +of 4im,. 11#. 4igh abo1e all is God, the Ging, the Truth; /e not in haste ith the FurCan before its re1elation to thee is completed, but sa%, 9O m% .ord; ad1ance me in (no ledge.9 11'. 0e had alread%, beforehand, ta(en the co1enant of -dam, but he forgot8 and 0e found on his part no firm resol1e.

11). 0hen 0e said to the angels, 9Prostrate %oursel1es to -dam9, the% prostrated themsel1es, but not Iblis8 he refused. 11*. Then 0e said8 9O -dam; 1eril%, this is an enem% to thee and th% ife8 so let him not get %ou both out of the Garden, so that thou art landed in miser%. 117. 9There is therein +enough pro1ision, for thee not to go hungr% nor to go na(ed, 11:. 9>or to suffer from thirst, nor from the sunCs heat.9 12<. /ut Satan hispered e1il to him8 he said, 9O -dam; shall I lead thee to the Tree of Aternit% and to a (ingdom that ne1er deca%s=9 121. In the result, the% both ate of the tree, and so their na(edness appeared to them8 the% began to se together, for their co1ering, lea1es from the Garden8 thus did -dam disobe% his .ord, and allo himself to be seduced. 122. /ut his .ord chose him +for 4is Grace,8 4e turned to him, and ga1e him Guidance. 12". 4e said8 9Get %e do n, both of %ou, ?? all together, from the Garden, ith enmit% one to another8 but if, as is sure, there comes to %ou Guidance from Me, hosoe1er follo s M% Guidance, ill not lose his a%, nor fall into miser%. 12#. 9/ut hosoe1er turns a a% from M% Message, 1eril% for him is a life narro ed do n, and 0e shall raise him up blind on the $a% of &udgment.9 12'. 4e ill sa%8 9O m% .ord; h% hast Thou raised me up blind, hile I had sight +before,=9 12). ++God,, ill sa%8 9Thus didst Thou, thou, this da%, be disregarded.9 hen Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them8 so ilt

12*. -nd thus do 0e recompense him ho transgresses be%ond bounds and belie1es not in the Sings of his .ord8 and the Penalt% of the 4ereafter is far more grie1ous and more enduring. 127. Is it not a arning to such men +to call to mind, ho man% generations before them 0e destro%ed, in hose haunts the% +no , mo1e= Heril%, in this are Signs for men endued ith understanding. 12:. 4ad it not been for a 0ord that ent forth before from th% .ord, +their punishment, must necessaril% ha1e come! but there is a Term appointed +for respite,. 1"<. Therefore be patient ith hat the% sa%, and celebrate +constantl%, the praises of th% .ord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting! %ea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the da%8 that thou ma%est ha1e +spiritual, 5o%.

1"1. >or strain thine e%es in longing for the things 0e ha1e gi1en for en5o%ment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this orld, through hich 0e test them8 but the pro1ision of th% .ord is better and more enduring. 1"2. An5oin pra%er on th% people, and be constant therein. 0e as( thee not to pro1ide sustenance8 0e pro1ide it for thee. /ut the +fruit of, the 4ereafter is for righteousness. 1"". The% sa%8 90h% does he not bring us a sign from his .ord=9 4as not a Clear Sign come to them of all that as in the former /oo(s of re1elation= 1"#. -nd if 0e had inflicted on them a penalt% before this, the% ould ha1e said8 9Our .ord; If onl% Thou hadst sent us an apostle, e should certainl% ha1e follo ed Th% Signs before e ere humbled and put to shame.9 1"'. Sa%8 9Aach one +of us, is aiting8 ait %e, therefore, and soon shall %e (no on the straight and e1en a%, and ho it is that has recei1ed Guidance.9 ho it is that is

Surah 21.
The Prophets
1. Closer and closer to man(ind comes their 3ec(oning8 %et the% heed not and the% turn a a%. 2. >e1er comes +aught, to them of a rene ed Message from their .ord, but the% listen to it as in 5est, ?? ". Their hearts to%ing as ith trifles. The rong?doers conceal their pri1ate counsels, +sa%ing,, 9Is this +one, more than a man li(e %oursel1es= 0ill %e go to itchcraft ith %our e%es open=9 #. Sa%8 9M% .ord (no eth +e1er%, heareth and (no eth +all things,.9 ord +spo(en, in the hea1ens and on earth8 4e is the One that

'. 9>a%,9 the% sa%, 9+these are, medle%s of dream; ?? >a%, 4e forged it; ?? >a%, 4e is +but, a poet; .et him then bring us a Sign li(e the ones that ere sent to +Prophets, of old;9 ). +-s to those, before them, not one of the populations belie1e= hich 0e destro%ed belie1ed8 ill these

*. /efore thee, also, the apostles 0e sent ere but men, to realise this not, as( of those ho possess the Message.

hom 0e granted inspiration8 If %e

7. >or did 0e gi1e them bodies that ate no food, nor ere the% eBempt from death. :. In the end 0e fulfilled to them Our Promise, and 0e sa1ed them and those but 0e destro%ed those ho transgressed be%ond bounds. hom 0e pleased,

1<. 0e ha1e re1ealed for %ou +O men;, a boo( in understand=

hich is a Message for %ou8

ill %e not then

11. 4o man% ere the populations 0e utterl% destro%ed because of their iniEuities, setting up in their places other peoples= 12. Det, hen the% felt Our Punishment +coming,, behold, the% +tried to, flee from it. 1". 6lee not, but return to the good things of this life order that %e ma% be called to account. hich ere gi1en %ou, and to %our homes in

1#. The% said8 9-h; oe to us; 0e ere indeed rong?doers;9 1'. -nd that cr% of theirs ceased not, till 0e made them as a field that is mo n, as ashes silent and Euenched. 1). >ot for +idle, sport did 0e create the hea1ens and the earth and all that is bet een; 1*. If it had been Our ish to ta(e +5ust, a pastime, 0e should surel% ha1e ta(en it from the things nearest to 2s, if 0e ould do +such a thing,; 17. >a%, 0e hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it (noc(s out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish; -h; oe be to %ou for the +false, things %e ascribe +to 2s,. 1:. To 4im belong all +creatures, in the hea1ens and on earth8 A1en those ho are in 4is +1er%, Presence are not too proud to ser1e 4im, nor are the% +e1er, ear% +of 4is ser1ice,8 2<. The% celebrate 4is praises night and da%, nor do the% e1er flag or intermit. 21. Or ha1e the% ta(en +for orship, gods from the earth ho can raise +the dead,= 22. If there ere, in the hea1ens and the earth, other gods besides God, there ould ha1e been confusion in both; but glor% to God, the .ord of the Throne8 +4igh is 4e, abo1e hat the% attribute to 4im; 2". 4e cannot be Euestioned for 4is acts, but the% ill be Euestioned +for theirs,. 2#. Or ha1e the% ta(en for orship +other, gods besides him= Sa%, 9/ring %our con1incing proof8 this is the Message of those ith me and the Message of those before me.9 /ut most of them (no not the Truth, and so turn a a%. 2'. >ot an apostle did 0e send before thee ithout this inspiration sent b% 2s to him8 that there is no god but I! therefore orship and ser1e Me. 2). -nd the% sa%8 9++God,, Most Gracious has begotten offspring.9 Glor% to 4im; the% are +but, ser1ants raised to honour.

2*. The% spea( not before 4e spea(s, and the% act +in all things, b% 4is Command. 27. 4e (no s hat is before them, and hat is behind them, and the% offer no intercession eBcept for those ho are acceptable, and the% stand in a e and re1erence of 4is +Glor%,. 2:. If an% of them should sa%, 9I am a god besides 4im9, such a one 0e should re ard thus do 0e re ard those ho do rong. ith 4ell8

"<. $o not the 2nbelie1ers see that the hea1ens and the earth ere 5oined together +as one unit of creation,, before e clo1e them asunder= 0e made from ater e1er% li1ing thing. 0ill the% not then belie1e= "1. -nd 0e ha1e set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should sha(e ith them, and 0e ha1e made therein broad high a%s +bet een mountains, for them to pass through8 that the% ma% recei1e Guidance. "2. -nd 0e ha1e made the hea1ens as a canop% Signs hich these things +point to,; ell guarded8 %et do the% turn a a% from the

"". It is 4e 0ho created the >ight and the $a%, and the sun and the moon8 all +the celestial bodies, s im along, each in its rounded course. "#. 0e granted not to an% man before thee permanent life +here,8 if then thou shouldst die, the% li1e permanentl%= ould

"'. A1er% soul shall ha1e a taste of death8 and 0e test %ou b% e1il and b% good b% a% of trial. to 2s must %e return. "). 0hen the 2nbelie1ers see thee, the% treat thee not eBcept ith ridicule. 9Is this,9 +the% sa%,, 9the one ho tal(s of %our gods=9 and the% blaspheme at the mention of ++God,, Most Gracious; "*. Man is a creature of haste8 soon +enough, ill I sho %ou M% Signs! then %e hasten them; "7. The% sa%8 90hen ill this promise come to pass, if %e are telling the truth=9 ":. If onl% the 2nbelie1ers (ne +the time, hen the% ill not be able to their faces, nor %et from their bac(s, and + hen, no help can reach them; #<. >a%, it ma% come to them all of a sudden and confound them8 no po er a1ert it, nor ill the% +then, get respite. #1. Moc(ed ere +man%, apostle before thee! /ut their scoffers the% moc(ed. ard off the fire from ill not as( Me to

ill the% ha1e then to

ere hemmed in b% the thing that

#2. Sa%8 90ho can (eep %ou safe b% night and b% da% from +the 0rath of, ++God,, Most Gracious=9 Det the% turn a a% from the mention of their .ord. #". Or ha1e the% gods that can guard them from 2s= The% ha1e no po er to aid themsel1es, nor can the% be defended from 2s. ##. >a%, 0e ga1e the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period gre long for them! See the% not that 0e graduall% reduce the land +in their control, from its outl%ing borders= Is it then the% ho ill in= #'. Sa%, 9I do but arn %ou according to re1elation98 /ut the deaf hen the% are arned; ill not hear the call, +e1en,

#). If but a breath of the 0rath of th% .ord do touch them, the% ill then sa%, 90oe to us; rong indeed;9

e did

#*. 0e shall set up scales of 5ustice for the $a% of &udgment, so that not a soul ill be dealt ith un5ustl% in the least, and if there be +no more than, the eight of a mustard seed, 0e ill bring it +to account,8 and enough are 0e to ta(e account. #7. In the past 0e granted to Moses and -aron the criterion +for 5udgment,, and a .ight and a Message for those ho ould do right, ?? #:. Those in a e. ho fear their .ord in their most secret thoughts, and ho hold the 4our +of &udgment,

'<. -nd this is a blessed Message hich 0e ha1e sent do n8 ill %e then re5ect it= '1. 0e besto ed aforetime on -braham his rectitude of conduct, and ith him. ell ere 0e acEuainted

'2. /ehold; he said to his father and his people, 90hat are these images, to assiduousl%, de1oted=9 '". The% said, 90e found our fathers orshipping them.9 '#. 4e said, 9Indeed %e ha1e been in manifest error ?? %e and %our fathers.9 ''. The% said, 94a1e %ou brought us the Truth, or are %ou one of those ho 5est=9

hich %e are +so

'). 4e said, 9>a%, %our .ord is the .ord of the hea1ens and the earth, 4e 0ho created them +from nothing,8 and I am a itness to this +Truth,. '*. 9-nd b% God, I ha1e a plan for %our idols ?? after %e go a a% and turn %our bac(s9..

'7. So he bro(e them to pieces, +all, but the biggest of them, that the% might turn +and address themsel1es, to it. ':. The% said, 90ho has done this to our gods= 4e must indeed be some man of impiet%;9 )<. The% said, 90e heard a %outh tal( of them8 4e is called -braham.9 )1. The% said, 9Then bring him before the e%es of the people, that the% ma% bear itness.9 )2. The% said, 9-rt thou the one that did this ith our gods, O -braham=9 )". 4e said8 9>a%, this intelligentl%;9 as done b% ?? this is their biggest one; as( them, if the% can spea(

)#. So the% turned to themsel1es and said, 9Surel% %e are the ones in the rong;9 )'. Then ere the% confounded ith shame8 +the% said,, 9Thou (no est full do not spea(;9 )). +-braham, said, 9$o %e then %ou nor do %ou harm= ell that these +idols,

orship, besides God, things that can neither be of an% good to

)*. 96ie upon %ou, and upon the things that %e

orship besides God. 4a1e %e no sense=9..

)7. The% said, 9/urn him and protect %our gods, If %e do +an%thing at all,;9 ):. 0e said, 9O 6ire; be thou cool, and +a means of, safet% for -braham;9 *<. Then the% sought a stratagem against him8 but 0e made them the ones that lost most; *1. /ut 0e deli1ered him and +his nephe , .ut +and directed them, to the land blessed for the nations. hich 0e ha1e

*2. -nd 0e besto ed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, +a grandson,, &acob, and 0e made righteous men of e1er% one +of them,. *". -nd 0e made them leaders, guiding +men, b% Our Command, and 0e sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular pra%ers, and to practise regular charit%! and the% constantl% ser1ed 2s +and 2s onl%,. *#. -nd to .ut, too, 0e ga1e &udgment and Gno ledge, and 0e sa1ed him from the to n practised abominations8 trul% the% ere a people gi1en to A1il, a rebellious people. *'. -nd 0e admitted him to Our Merc%8 for he as one of the 3ighteous. hich

*). +3emember, >oah, hen he cried +to 2s, aforetime8 0e listened to his +pra%er, and deli1ered him and his famil% from great distress. **. 0e helped him against people ho re5ected Our Signs8 trul% the% ere a people gi1en to A1il8 so 0e dro ned them +in the 6lood, all together. *7. -nd remember $a1id and Solomon, hen the% ga1e 5udgment in the matter of the field into hich the sheep of certain people had stra%ed b% night8 0e did itness their 5udgment. *:. To Solomon 0e inspired the +right, understanding of the matter8 to each +of them, 0e ga1e &udgment and Gno ledge! it as Our po er that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, ith $a1id8 it as 0e 0ho did +all these things,. 7<. It as 0e 0ho taught him the ma(ing of coats of mail for %our benefit, to guard %ou from each otherCs 1iolence8 ill %e then be grateful= 71. +It as Our po er that made, the 1iolent +unrul%, ind flo +tamel%, for Solomon, to his order, to the land hich 0e had blessed8 for 0e do (no all things. 72. -nd of the e1il ones, ere some 0ho guarded them. ho di1ed for him, and did other or( besides! and it as 0e

7". -nd +remember, &ob, hen 4e cried to his .ord, 9Trul% distress has sei@ed me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful.9 7#. So 0e listened to him8 0e remo1ed the distress that as on him, and 0e restored his people to him, and doubled their number, ?? as a Grace from Oursel1es, and a thing for commemoration, for all ho ser1e 2s. 7'. -nd +remember, IsmaCil, Idris, and Iul?(ifl, all +men, of constanc% and patience! 7). 0e admitted them to Our merc%8 for the% ere of the righteous ones. 7*. -nd remember Iun?nun, hen he departed in rath8 4e imagined that 0e had no po er o1er him; /ut he cried through the dept4s of dar(ness, 9There is no god but thou8 glor% to thee8 I as indeed rong;9 77. So 0e listened to him8 and deli1ered him from distress8 and thus do 0e deli1er those ho ha1e faith. 7:. -nd +remember, Ia(ari%a, hen he cried to his .ord8 9O m% .ord; lea1e me not offspring, though thou art the best of inheritors.9 ithout

:<. So 0e listened to him8 and 0e granted him Dah%a8 0e cured his ifeCs +/arrenness, for him. These +three, ere e1er Euic( in emulation in good or(s! the% used to call on 2s ith lo1e and re1erence, and humble themsel1es before 2s.

:1. -nd +remember, her ho guarded her chastit%8 0e breathed into her of Our spirit, and 0e made her and her son a sign for all peoples. :2. Heril%, this brotherhood of %ours is a single brotherhood, and I am %our .ord and Cherisher8 therefore ser1e Me +and no other,. :". /ut +later generations, cut off their affair +of unit%,, one from another8 +%et, to 2s. :#. 0hoe1er or(s an% act of righteousness and has faith, ?? 4is endea1our 0e shall record it in his fa1our. ill the% all return

ill not be re5ected8

:'. /ut there is a ban on an% population hich 0e ha1e destro%ed8 that the% shall not return, :). 2ntil the Gog and Magog +people, are let through +their barrier,, and the% s iftl% s arm from e1er% hill. :*. Then ill the true promise dra nigh +of fulfilment,8 then behold; the e%es of the 2nbelie1ers ill fiBedl% stare in horror8 9-h; 0oe to us; e ere indeed heedless of this! na%, e trul% did rong;9 :7. Heril% %e, +unbelie1ers,, and the +false, gods that %e 4ell; to it ill %e +surel%, come; orship besides God, are +but, fuel for

::. If these had been gods, the% ould not ha1e got there; but each one ill abide therein. 1<<. There, sobbing ill be their lot, nor ill the% there hear +aught else,. 1<1. Those for hom the good +record, from 2s has gone before, ill be remo1ed far therefrom. 1<2. >ot the slightest sound ill the% hear of 4ell8 hat their souls desired, in that ill the% d ell. 1<". The Great Terror ill bring them no grief8 but the angels greetings,8 9This is %our $a%, ?? +the $a%, that %e ere promised.9 ill meet them + ith mutual

1<#. The $a% that 0e roll up the hea1ens li(e a scroll rolled up for boo(s +completed,, ?? e1en as 0e produced the first creation, so shall 0e produce a ne one8 a promise 0e ha1e underta(en8 trul% shall 0e fulfil it. 1<'. /efore this 0e rote in the Psalms, after the Message +gi1en to Moses,8 M% ser1ants the righteous, shall inherit the earth.9 1<). Heril% in this +FurCan, is a Message for people ho ould +trul%, orship God. 1<*. 0e sent thee not, but as a Merc% for all creatures.

1<7. Sa%8 90hat has come to me b% inspiration is that %our God is One God. ill %e therefore bo to 4is 0ill +in Islam,=9 1<:. /ut if the% turn bac(, Sa%8 9I ha1e proclaimed the Message to %ou all ali(e and in truth! but I (no not hether that hich %e are promised is near or far. 11<. 9It is 4e 0ho (no s hat is open in speech and hat %e hide +in %our hearts,. 111. 9I (no not but that it ma% be a trial for %ou, and a grant of + orldl%, li1elihood +to %ou, for a time.9 112. Sa%8 9O m% .ord; 5udge Thou in truth;9 9Our .ord Most Gracious is the One 0hose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies %e utter;9

Surah 22.
The Pilgrimage
1. O man(ind; fear %our .ord; for the con1ulsion of the 4our +of &udgment, terrible; ill be a thing

2. The $a% %e shall see it, e1er% mother gi1ing suc( shall forget her suc(ling? babe, and e1er% pregnant female shall drop her load +unformed,8 thou shalt see man(ind as in a drun(en riot, %et not drun(8 but dreadful ill be the 0rath of God. ". -nd %et among men there are such as dispute about God, e1il one obstinate in rebellion; ithout (no ledge, and follo e1er%

#. -bout the +A1il One, it is decreed that hoe1er turns to him for friendship, him astra%, and he ill guide him to the Penalt% of the 6ire.

ill he lead

'. O man(ind; if %e ha1e a doubt about the 3esurrection, +consider, that 0e created %ou out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech?li(e clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partl% formed and partl% unformed, in order that 0e ma% manifest +our po er, to %ou! and 0e cause hom 0e ill to rest in the ombs for an appointed term, then do 0e bring %ou out as babes, then +foster %ou, that %e ma% reach %our age of full strength! and some of %ou are called to die, and some are sent bac( to the feeblest old age, so that the% (no nothing after ha1ing (no n +much,, and +further,, thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but hen 0e pour do n rain on it, it is stirred +to life,, it s ells, and it puts forth e1er% (ind of beautiful gro th +in pairs,. ). This is so, because God is the 3ealit%8 it is 4e 0ho gi1es life to the dead, and it is 4e 0ho has po er o1er all things. *. -nd 1eril% the 4our ill come8 there can be no doubt about it, or about +the fact, that God raise up all ho are in the gra1es. ill

7. Det there is among men such a one as disputes about God, Guidance, and ithout a /oo( of Anlightenment, ??

ithout Gno ledge,

ithout

:. +$isdainfull%, bending his side, in order to lead +men, astra% from the Path of God. for him there is disgrace in this life, and on the $a% of &udgment 0e shall ma(e him taste the Penalt% of burning +6ire,. 1<. +It ill be said,8 9This is because of the deeds un5ust to 4is ser1ants. hich th% hands sent forth, for 1eril% God is not

11. There are among men some ho ser1e God, as it ere, on the 1erge8 if good befalls them, the% are, there ith, ell content! but if a trial comes to them, the% turn on their faces8 the% lose both this orld and the 4ereafter8 that is loss for all to see; 12. The% call on such deities, besides God, as can neither hurt nor profit them8 that is stra%ing far indeed +from the 0a%,; 1". +Perhaps, the% call on one e1il the companion +or help,; hose hurt is nearer than his profit8 e1il, indeed, is the patron, and

1#. Heril% God ill admit those ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds, to Gardens, beneath hich ri1ers flo 8 for God carries out all that 4e plans. 1'. If an% thin( that God ill not help him +4is Messenger. in this orld and the 4ereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut +himself, off8 then let him see hether his plan ill remo1e that hich enrages +him,; 1). Thus ha1e 0e sent do n Clear Sings! and 1eril% God doth guide hom 4e ill; 1*. Those ho belie1e +in the FurCan,, those ho follo the &e ish +scriptures,, and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Pol%theists, ?? God ill 5udge bet een them on the $a% of &udgment8 for God is itness of all things. 17. Seest thou not that to God bo do n in orship all things that are in the hea1ens and on earth, ?? the sun, the moon, the stars! the hills, the trees, the animals! and a great number among man(ind= /ut a great number are +also, such as are fit for Punishment8 and such as God shall disgrace, ?? >one can raise to honour8 for God carries out all that 4e ills. 1:. These t o antagonists dispute ith each other about their .ord8 /ut those ho den% +their .ord,, ?? for them ill be cut out a garment of 6ire8 o1er their heads ill be poured out boiling ater. 2<. 0ith it ill be scalded hat is ithin their bodies, as ell as +their, s(ins. 21. In addition there ill be maces of iron +to punish, them.

22. A1er% time the% ish to get a a% therefrom, from anguish, the% and +it ill be said,, 9Taste %e the Penalt% of /urning;9

ill be forced bac( therein,

2". God ill admit those ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath hich ri1ers flo 8 the% shall be adorned therein ith bracelets of gold and pearls! and their garments there ill be of sil(. 2#. 6or the% ha1e been guided +in this life, to the purest of speeches! the% ha1e been guided to the Path of 4im 0ho is 0orth% of +all, Praise. 2'. -s to those ho ha1e re5ected ++God,,, and ould (eep bac( +men, from the 0a% of God, and from the Sacred MosEue, hich 0e ha1e made +open, to +all, men ?? eEual is the d eller there and the 1isitor from the countr% ?? and an% hose purpose therein is profanit% or rong?doing ?? them ill 0e cause to taste of a most Grie1ous Penalt%. 2). /ehold; 0e ga1e the site, to -braham, of the +Sacred, 4ouse, +sa%ing,8 9-ssociate not an%thing +in orship, ith Me! and sanctif% M% 4ouse for those ho compass it round, or stand up, or bo , or prostrate themsel1es +therein in pra%er,. 2*. 9-nd proclaim the Pilgrimage among men8 the% ill come to thee on foot and +mounted, on e1er% (ind of camel, lean on account of 5ourne%s through deep and distant mountain high a%s! 27. 9That the% ma% itness the benefits +pro1ided, for them, and celebrate the name of God, through the $a%s appointed, o1er the cattle hich 4e has pro1ided for them +for sacrifice,8 then eat %e thereof and feed the distressed ones in ant. 2:. 9Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, perform their 1o s, and +again, circumambulate the -ncient 4ouse.9 "<. Such +is the Pilgrimage,8 hoe1er honours the sacred rites of God, for him it is good in the Sight of his .ord. .a ful to %ou +for food in Pilgrimage, are cattle, eBcept those mentioned to %ou +as eBception,8 but shun the abomination of idols, and shun the ord that is false, ?? "1. /eing true in faith to God, and ne1er assigning partners to 4im8 if an%one assigns partners to God, is as if he had fallen from hea1en and been snatched up b% birds, or the ind had s ooped +li(e a bird on its pre%, and thro n him into a far? distant place. "2. Such +is his state,8 and hoe1er holds in honour the s%mbols of God, +in the sacrifice of animals,, such +honour, should come trul% from piet% of heart. "". In them %e ha1e benefits for a term appointed8 in the end their place of sacrifice is near the -ncient 4ouse. "#. To e1er% people did 0e appoint rites +of sacrifice,, that the% might celebrate the name of God o1er the sustenance 4e ga1e them from animals +fit for food,. /ut %our God is One God. submit then %our ills to 4im +in Islam,8 and gi1e thou the good ne s to those ho humble themsel1es, ??

"'. To those hose hearts hen God is mentioned, are filled ith fear, ho sho perse1erance o1er their afflictions, (eep up regular pra%er, and spend +in charit%, out of ha1e besto ed upon them.

patient hat 0e

"). The sacrificial camels e ha1e made for %ou as among the s%mbols from God. in them is +much, good for %ou8 then pronounce the name of God o1er them as the% line up +for sacrifice,8 hen the% are do n on their sides +after slaughter,, eat %e thereof, and feed such as +beg not but, li1e in contentment, and such as beg ith due humilit%8 thus ha1e 0e made animals sub5ect to %ou, that %e ma% be grateful. "*. It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches God. it is %our piet% that reaches 4im8 4e has thus made them sub5ect to %ou, that %e ma% glorif% God for 4is Guidance to %ou and proclaim the good ne s to all ho do right. "7. Heril% God ill defend +from ill, those to faith, or sho ingratitude. ho belie1e8 1eril%, God lo1eth not an% that is a traitor

":. To those against hom ar is made, permission is gi1en +to fight,, because the% are ronged!? and 1eril%, God is most po erful for their aid!? #<. +The% are, those ho ha1e been eBpelled from their homes in defiance of right, ?? +for no cause, eBcept that the% sa%, 9our .ord is God.. $id not God chec( one set of people b% means of another, there ould surel% ha1e been pulled do n monasteries, churches, s%nagogues, and mosEues, in hich the name of God is commemorated in abundant measure. God ill certainl% aid those ho aid his +cause,!? for 1eril% God is full of Strength, ABalted in Might, +able to enforce 4is 0ill,. #1. +The% are, those ho, if 0e establish them in the land, establish regular pra%er and gi1e regular charit%, en5oin the right and forbid rong8 ith God rests the end +and decision, of +all, affairs. #2. If the% treat th% +mission, as false, so did the peoples before them + ith their prophets,, ?? the People of >oah, and C-d and Thamud! #". Those of -braham and .ut! ##. -nd the Companions of the Mad%an People! and Moses as re5ected +in the same a%,. /ut I granted respite to the 2nbelie1ers, and +onl%, after that did I punish them8 but ho +terrible, as m% re5ection +of them,; #'. 4o man% populations ha1e 0e destro%ed, hich ere gi1en to rong? doing= The% tumbled do n on their roofs. -nd ho man% ells are l%ing idle and neglected, and castles loft% and ell? built= #). $o the% not tra1el through the land, so that their hearts +and minds, ma% thus learn isdom and their ears ma% thus learn to hear= Trul% it is not their e%es that are blind, but their hearts hich are in their breasts.

#*. Det the% as( thee to hasten on the Punishment; /ut God ill not fail in 4is Promise. Heril% a $a% in the sight of th% .ord is li(e a thousand %ears of %our rec(oning. #7. -nd to ho man% populations did I gi1e respite, hich ere gi1en to rong?doing= in the end I punished them. To me is the destination +of all,. #:. Sa%8 9O men; I am +sent, to %ou onl% to gi1e a Clear 0arning8 '<. 9Those generous. ho belie1e and or( righteousness, for them is forgi1eness and a sustenance most

'1. 9/ut those 6ire.9

ho stri1e against Our Signs, to frustrate them, ?? the%

ill be Companions of the

'2. >e1er did 0e send an apostle or a prophet before thee, but, hen he framed a desire, Satan thre some +1anit%, into his desire8 but God ill cancel an%thing +1ain, that Satan thro s in, and God ill confirm +and establish, 4is Signs8 for God is full of Gno ledge and 0isdom8 '". That 4e ma% ma(e the suggestions thro n in b% Satan, but a trial for those in hose hearts is a disease and ho are hardened of heart8 1eril% the rong?doers are in a schism far +from the Truth,8 '#. -nd that those on hom (no ledge has been besto ed ma% learn that the +FurCan, is the Truth from th% .ord, and that the% ma% belie1e therein, and their hearts ma% be made humbl% +open, to it8 for 1eril% God is the Guide of those ho belie1e, to the Straight 0a%. ''. Those ho re5ect 6aith ill not cease to be in doubt concerning +3e1elation, until the 4our +of &udgment, comes suddenl% upon them, or there comes to them the Penalt% of a $a% of $isaster. '). On that $a% of $ominion ill be that of God. 4e ill 5udge bet een them8 so those belie1e and or( righteous deeds ill be in Gardens of $elight. '*. -nd for those ho re5ect 6aith and den% our Signs, there ill be a humiliating Punishment. '7. Those ho lea1e their homes in the cause of God, and are then slain or die, ?? On them God besto 1eril% a goodl% Pro1ision8 Trul% God is 4e 0ho besto s the best pro1ision. ':. Heril% 4e ill admit them to a place Gno ing, Most 6orbearing. ith hich the% shall be ill ho

ell pleased8 for God is -ll?

)<. That +is so,. -nd if one has retaliated to no greater eBtent than the in5ur% he recei1ed, and is again set upon inordinatel%, God ill help him8 for God is One that blots out +sins, and forgi1es +again and again,. )1. That is because God merges night into da%, and 4e merges da% into night, and 1eril% it is God 0ho hears and sees +all things,.

)2. That is because God ?? 4e is the 3ealit%! and those besides 4im hom the% in1o(e, ?? the% are but 1ain 6alsehood8 1eril% God is 4e, Most 4igh, Most Great. )". Seest thou not that God sends do n rain from the s(%, and forth ith the earth becomes clothed ith green= for God is 4e 0ho understands the finest m%steries, and is ell?acEuainted + ith them,. )#. To 4im belongs all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 for 1eril% God, ?? 4e is free of all ants, 0orth% of all Praise. )'. Seest thou not that God has made sub5ect to %ou +men, all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea b% 4is Command= 4e ithholds the s(% +rain, from failing on the earth eBcept b% 4is lea1e8 for God is Most Gind and Most Merciful to man. )). It is 4e 0ho ga1e %ou life, most ungrateful creature; ill cause %ou to die, and ill again gi1e %ou life8 Trul% man is a

)*. To e1er% People ha1e 0e appointed rites and ceremonies hich the% must follo 8 let them not then dispute ith thee on the matter, but do thou in1ite +them, to th% .ord8 for thou art assuredl% on the 3ight 0a%. )7. If the% do rangle ith thee, sa%, 9+God, (no s best hat it is %e are doing.9 ):. 9+God, differ.9 ill 5udge bet een %ou on the $a% of &udgment concerning the matters in hich %e

*<. Gno est thou not that God (no s all that is in hea1en and on earth= Indeed it is all in a 3ecord, and that is eas% for God. *1. Det the% orship, besides God, things for hich no authorit% has been sent do n to them, and of hich the% ha1e +reall%, no (no ledge8 for those that do rong there is no helper. *2. 0hen Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou ilt notice a denial on the faces of the 2nbelie1ers; the% nearl% attac( ith 1iolence those ho rehearse Our Signs to them. Sa%, 9Shall I tell %ou of something +far, orse than these Signs= It is the 6ire +of 4ell,; God has promised it to the 2nbelie1ers; and e1il is that destination;9 *". O men; 4ere is a parable set forth; listen to it; Those on hom, besides God, %e call, cannot create +e1en, a fl%, if the% all met together for the purpose; and if the fl% should snatch a a% an%thing from them, the% ould ha1e no po er to release it from the fl%. 6eeble are those ho petition and those hom the% petition; *#. >o 5ust estimate ha1e the% made of God. for God is 4e 0ho is strong and able to Carr% out 4is 0ill.

*'. God chooses messengers from angels and from men for God is 4e 0ho hears and sees +all things,. *). 4e (no s decision,. hat is before them and hat is behind them8 and to God go bac( all Euestions +for

**. O %e ho belie1e; bo ma% prosper.

do n, prostrate %oursel1es, and adore %our .ord! and do good! that %e

*7. -nd stri1e in 4is cause as %e ought to stri1e, + ith sincerit% and under discipline,. 4e has chosen %ou, and has imposed no difficulties on %ou in religion! it is the cult of %our father -braham. It is 4e 0ho has named %ou Muslims, both before and in this +3e1elation,! that the Messenger ma% be a itness for %ou, and %e be itnesses for man(ind; So establish regular Pra%er, gi1e regular Charit%, and hold fast to God. 4e is %our Protector ?? the /est to protect and the /est to help;

Surah 2".
The /elie1ers
1. The belie1ers must +e1entuall%, in through, ?? 2. Those ho humble themsel1es in their pra%ers! ". 0ho a1oid 1ain tal(! #. 0ho are acti1e in deeds of charit%! '. 0ho abstain from seB, ). ABcept ith those 5oined to them in the marriage bond, or +the capti1es, possess, ?? for +in their case, the% are free from blame, *. /ut those hose desires eBceed those limits are transgressors!? 7. Those ho faithfull% obser1e their trusts and their co1enants! :. -nd ho +strictl%, guard their pra%ers!? 1<. These ill be the heirs, 11. 0ho ill inherit Paradise8 the% ill d ell therein +for e1er,. 12. Man 0e did create from a Euintessence +of cla%,! 1". Then 0e placed him as +a drop of, sperm in a place of rest, firml% fiBed! hom their right hands

1#. Then 0e made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood! then of that clot 0e made a +foetus, lump! then e made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones ith flesh! then e de1eloped out of it another creature. So blessed be God, the best to create; 1'. -fter that, at length %e ill die 1). -gain, on the $a% of &udgment, ill %e be raised up. 1*. -nd 0e ha1e made, abo1e %ou, se1en tracts! and 0e are ne1er unmindful of +our, Creation. 17. -nd 0e send do n ater from the s(% according to +due, measure, and 0e cause it to soa( in the soil! and 0e certainl% are able to drain it off + ith ease,. 1:. 0ith it 0e gro for %ou gardens of date?palms and 1ines8 in them ha1e %e abundant fruits8 and of them %e eat +and ha1e en5o%ment,, ?? 2<. -lso a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, hich produces oil, and relish for those ho use it for food. 21. -nd in cattle +too, %e ha1e an instructi1e eBample8 from ithin their bodies 0e produce +mil(, for %ou to drin(! there are, in them, +besides,, numerous +other, benefits for %ou! and of their +meat, %e eat! 22. -n on them, as ell as in slips, %e side. 2". +6urther, 0e sent a long line of prophets for %our instruction,. 0e sent >oah to his people8 4e said, 9O m% people; orship God. De ha1e no other god but 4im. 0ill %e not fear +4im,=9 2#. The chiefs of the 2nbelie1ers among his people said8 94e is no more than a man li(e %oursel1es8 his ish is to assert his superiorit% o1er %ou8 if God had ished +to send messengers,, 4e could ha1e sent do n angels! ne1er did e hear such a thing +as he sa%s,, among our ancestors of old.9 2'. +-nd some said,8 94e is onl% a man possessed8 ait +and ha1e patience, ith him for a time.9 2). +>oah, said8 9O m% .ord; help me8 for that the% accuse me of falsehood;9 2*. So 0e inspired him + ith this message,8 9Construct the -r( ithin Our sight and under Our guidance8 then hen comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, ta(e thou on board pairs of e1er% species, male and female, and th% famil%? eBcept those of them against hom the 0ord has alread% gone forth8 -nd address Me not in fa1our of the rong?doers! for the% shall be dro ned +in the 6lood,. 27. -nd hen thou hast embar(ed on the -r( ?? thou and those ith thee, ?? sa%8 9Praise be to God, 0ho has sa1ed us from the people ho do rong.9

2:. -nd sa%8 9O m% .ord; enable me to disembar( enable +us, to disembar(.9

ith th% blessing8 for Thou art the /est to

"<. Heril% in this there are Signs +for men to understand,! +thus, do 0e tr% +men,. "1. Then 0e raised after them another generation. "2. -nd 0e sent to them an apostle from among themsel1es, +sa%ing,, 90orship God. %e ha1e no other god but 4im. 0ill %e not fear +4im,=9 "". -nd the chiefs of his people, ho disbelie1ed and denied the Meeting in the 4ereafter, and on hom 0e had besto ed the good things of this life, said8 94e is no more than a man li(e %oursel1es8 he eats of that of hich %e eat, and drin(s of hat %e drin(. "#. 9If %e obe% a man li(e %oursel1es, behold, it is certain %e ill be lost. "'. 9$oes he promise that +again,= hen %e die and become dust and bones, %e shall be brought forth

"). 96ar, 1er% far is that hich %e are promised; "*. 9There is nothing but our life in this raised up again; orld; 0e shall die and e li1e; /ut e shall ne1er be

"7. 94e is onl% a man ho in1ents a lie against God, but e are not the ones to belie1e in him;9 ":. +The prophet, said8 9O m% .ord; help me8 for that the% accuse me of falsehood.9 #<. ++God,, said8 9In but a little hile, the% are sure to be sorr%;9 #1. Then the /last o1ertoo( them ith 5ustice, and 0e made them as rubbish of dead lea1es +floating on the stream of Time,; So a a% ith the people ho do rong; #2. Then 0e raised after them other generations. #". >o people can hasten their term, nor can the% dela% +it,. ##. Then sent 0e our apostles in succession8 e1er% time there came to a people their apostle, the% accused him of falsehood8 so 0e made them follo each other +in punishment,8 0e made them as a tale +that is told,8 So a a% ith a people that ill not belie1e; #'. Then 0e sent Moses and his brother -aron, ith Our Signs and authorit% manifest, #). To Pharaoh and his Chiefs8 /ut these beha1ed insolentl%8 the% ere an arrogant people. #*. The% said8 9Shall e belie1e in t o men li(e oursel1es= -nd their people are sub5ect to us;9

#7. So the% accused them of falsehood, and the% became of those ho ere destro%ed. #:. -nd 0e ga1e Moses the /oo(, in order that the% might recei1e guidance. '<. -nd 0e made the son of Mar% and his mother as a Sign8 0e ga1e them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and securit% and furnished ith springs. '1. O %e apostles; en5o% +all, things good and pure, and acEuainted ith +all, that %e do. or( righteousness8 for I am ell?

'2. -nd 1eril% this /rotherhood of %ours is a single /rotherhood, and I am %our .ord and Cherisher8 therefore fear Me +and no other,. '". /ut people ha1e cut off their affair +of unit%,, bet een them, into sects8 each part% re5oices in that hich is ith itself. '#. /ut lea1e them in their confused ignorance for a time. ''. $o the% thin( that because 0e ha1e granted them abundance of ealth and sons, '). 0e ould hasten them on in e1er% good= >a%, the% do not understand. '*. Heril% those ho li1e in a e for fear of their .ord! '7. Those ho belie1e in the Signs of their .ord! ':. Those ho 5oin not +in orship, partners ith their .ord! )<. -nd those their .ord!? ho dispense their charit% ith their hearts full of fear, because the% ill return to

)1. It is these ho hasten in e1er% good or(, and these ho are foremost in them. )2. On no soul do 0e place a burden greater than it can bear8 before 2s is a record sho s the truth8 the% ill ne1er be ronged. hich clearl%

)". /ut their hearts are in confused ignorance of this! and there are, besides that, deeds of theirs, hich the% ill +continue, to do, ?? )#. 2ntil, hen 0e sei@e in Punishment those of them ho recei1ed the good things of this orld, behold, the% ill groan in supplication; )'. +It ill be said,8 9Groan not in supplication this da%8 for %e shall certainl% not be helped b% 2s. )). 9M% Signs used to be rehearsed to %ou, but %e used to turn bac( on %our heels?

)*. 9In arrogance8 tal(ing nonsense about the +FurCan,, li(e one telling fables b% night.9 )7. $o the% not ponder o1er the 0ord +of God., or has an%thing +ne , come to them that did not come to their fathers of old= ):. Or do the% not recognise their Messenger, that the% den% him= *<. Or do the% sa%, 94e is possessed9= >a%, he has brought them the Truth, but most of them hate the Truth. *1. If the Truth had been in accord ith their desires, trul% the hea1ens and the earth, and all beings therein ould ha1e been in confusion and corruption; >a%, 0e ha1e sent them their admonition, but the% turn a a% from their admonition. *2. Or is it that thou as(est them for some recompense= /ut the recompense of th% .ord is best8 4e is the /est of those ho gi1e sustenance. *". /ut 1eril% thou callest them to the Straight 0a%! *#. -nd 1eril% those ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter are de1iating from that 0a%. *'. If 0e had merc% on them and remo1ed the distress hich is on them, the% persist in their transgression, andering in distraction to and fro. ould obstinatel%

*). 0e inflicted Punishment on them, but the% humbled not themsel1es to their .ord, nor do the% submissi1el% entreat +4im,;? **. 2ntil 0e open on them a gate leading to a se1ere Punishment8 then .o; the% ill be plunged in despair therein; *7. It is 4e 0ho has created for %ou +the faculties of, hearing, sight, feeling and understanding8 little than(s it is %e gi1e; *:. -nd 4e has multiplied %ou through the earth, and to 4im shall %e be gathered bac(. 7<. It is 4e 0ho gi1es life and death, and to 4im +is due, the alternation of >ight and $a%8 not then understand= 71. On the contrar% the% sa% things similar to hat the ancients said. 72. The% sa%8 90hat; hen e die and become dust and bones, could e reall% be raised up again= 7". 9Such things ha1e been promised to us and to our fathers before; the% are nothing but tales of the ancients;9 7#. Sa%8 9To hom belong the earth and all beings therein= +sa%, if %e (no ;9 ill %e

7'. The% ill sa%, 9To God.9 sa%8 9Det ill %e not recei1e admonition=9 7). Sa%8 90ho is the .ord of the se1en hea1ens, and the .ord of the Throne +of Glor%, Supreme=9 7*. The% ill sa%, 9+The% belong, to God.9 Sa%8 90ill %e not then be filled ith a e=9 77. Sa%8 90ho is it in hose hands is the go1ernance of all things, ?? protected +of an%,= +sa%, if %e (no .9 ho protects +all,, but is not

7:. The% ill sa%, 9+It belongs, to God.9 Sa%8 9Then ho are %e deluded=9 :<. 0e ha1e sent them the Truth8 but the% indeed practise falsehood; :1. >o son did God beget, nor is there an% god along ith 4im8 +if there ere man% gods,, behold, each god ould ha1e ta(en a a% hat he had created, and some ould ha1e lorded it o1er others; Glor% to God. +4e is free, from the +sort of, things the% attribute to 4im; :2. 4e (no s 4im; hat is hidden and hat is open8 too high is 4e for the partners the% attribute to

:". Sa%8 9O m% .ord; if Thou ilt sho me +in m% lifetime, that hich the% are arned against, ?? :#. 9Then, O m% .ord; put me not amongst the people ho do rong;9 :'. -nd 0e are certainl% able to sho thee +in fulfilment, that against hich the% are arned. :). 3epel e1il ith that hich is best8 0e are ell acEuainted ith the things the% sa%. :*. -nd sa% 9O m% .ord; I see( refuge ith Thee from the suggestions of the A1il Ones. :7. 9-nd I see( refuge ith Thee O m% .ord; lest the% should come near me.9 ::. +In 6alsehood ill the% be, 2ntil, hen death comes to one of them, he sa%s8 9O m% .ord; send me bac( +to life,, ?? 1<<. 9In order that I ma% or( righteousness in the things I neglected.9 ?? 9/% no means; It is but a ord he sa%s.9? /efore them is a Partition till the $a% the% are raised up. 1<1. Then hen the Trumpet is blo n, there nor ill one as( after another; ill be no more relationships bet een them that $a%,

1<2. Then those hose balance +of good deeds, is hea1%, ?? the% ill attain sal1ation8 1<". /ut those abide. hose balance is light, ill be those ho ha1e lost their souls, in 4ell ill the%

1<#. The 6ire ill burn their faces, and the% ill therein grin, ith their lips displaced. 1<'. 90ere not M% Signs rehearsed to %ou, and %e did but treat them as falsehood=9 1<). The% ill sa%8 9our .ord; Our misfortune o1er helmed us, and e became a people astra%; 1<*. 9Our .ord; bring us out of this8 if e1er indeed;9 e return +to A1il,, then shall e be rong?doers

1<7. 4e ill sa%8 9/e %e dri1en into it + ith ignomin%,; -nd spea( %e not to Me; 1<:. 9- part of M% ser1ants there as, ho used to pra% Cour .ord; e belie1e! then do Thou forgi1e us, and ha1e merc% upon us8 6or Thou art the /est of those ho sho merc%;9 11<. 9/ut %e treated them ith ridicule, so much so that +ridicule of, them made %ou forget M% Message hile %e ere laughing at them; 111. 9I ha1e re arded them this $a% for their patience and constanc%8 the% are indeed the ones that ha1e achie1ed /liss...9 112. 4e ill sa%8 90hat number of %ears did %e sta% on earth=9 11". The% ill sa%8 90e sta%ed a da% or part of a da%8 but as( those ho (eep account.9 11#. 4e ill sa%8 9De sta%ed not but a little, ?? if %e had onl% (no n; 11'. 9$id %e then thin( that 0e had created %ou in 5est, and that %e 2s +for account,=9 ould not be brought bac( to

11). Therefore eBalted be God, the Ging, the 3ealit%8 there is no god but 4e, the .ord of the Throne of 4onour; 11*. If an%one in1o(es, besides God, -n% other god, he has no authorit% therefor! and his rec(oning ill be onl% ith his .ord; and 1eril% the 2nbelie1ers ill fail to in through; 117. So sa%8 9O m% .ord; grant Thou forgi1eness and merc% for Thou art the /est of those sho merc%;9 ho

Surah 2#.
.ight
1. - sura hich 0e ha1e sent do n and hich 0e ha1e ordained in it ha1e 0e sent do n Clear Signs, in order that %e ma% recei1e admonition.

2. The oman and the man guilt% of adulter% or fornication, ?? flog each of them ith a hundred stripes8 .et not compassion mo1e %ou in their case, in a matter prescribed b% God, if %e belie1e in God and the .ast $a%8 and let a part% of the /elie1ers itness their punishment. ". .et no man guilt% of adulter% or fornication marr% and but a oman similarl% guilt%, or an 2nbelie1er8 nor let an% but such a man or an 2nbelie1er marr% such a oman8 to the /elie1ers such a thing is forbidden. #. -nd those ho launch a charge against chaste omen, and produce not four itnesses +to support their allegations,, ?? flog them ith eight% stripes! and re5ect their e1idence e1er after8 for such men are ic(ed transgressors!? '. 2nless the% repent thereafter and mend +their conduct,! for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. ). -nd for those ho launch a charge against their spouses, and ha1e +in support, no e1idence but their o n, ?? their solitar% e1idence +can be recei1ed, if the% bear itness four times + ith an oath, b% God that the% are solemnl% telling the truth! *. -nd the fifth +oath, +should be, that the% solemnl% in1o(e the curse of God on themsel1es if the% tell a lie. 7. /ut it ould a1ert the punishment from the /% God, that +her husband, is telling a lie! ife, if she bears itness four times + ith an oath,

:. -nd the fifth +oath, should be that she solemnl% in1o(es the accuser, is telling the truth.

rath of God on herself if +her

1<. If it ere not for GodCs grace and merc% on %ou, and that God is Oft? 3eturning, full of 0isdom, ?? +De ould be ruined indeed,. 11. Those ho brought for ard the lie are a bod% among %oursel1es8 thin( it not to be an e1il to %ou! On the contrar% it is good for %ou8 to e1er% man among them + ill come the punishment, of the sin that he earned, and to him ho too( on himself the lead among them, ill be a penalt% grie1ous. 12. 0h% did not the belie1ers ?? men and omen ?? hen %e heard of the affair, ?? put the best construction on it in their o n minds and sa%, 9This +charge, is an ob1ious lie9 = 1". 0h% did the% not bring four itnesses to pro1e it= 0hen the% ha1e not brought the such men, in the sight of God, +stand forth, themsel1es as liars; itnesses,

1#. 0ere it not for the grace and merc% of God on %ou, in this orld and the 4ereafter, a grie1ous penalt% ould ha1e sei@ed %ou in that %e rushed glibl% into this affair.

1'. /ehold, %e recei1ed it on %our tongues, and said out of %our mouths things of hich %e had no (no ledge! and %e thought it to be a light matter, hile it as most serious in the sight of God. 1). -nd h% did %e not, hen %e heard it, sa%= ?? 9It is not right of us to spea( of this8 Glor% to God. this is a most serious slander;9 1*. God doth admonish %ou, that %e ma% ne1er repeat such +conduct,, if %e are +true, /elie1ers. 17. -nd God ma(es the Signs plain to %ou8 for God is full of (no ledge and isdom. 1:. Those ho lo1e +to see, scandal published broadcast among the /elie1ers, ill ha1e a grie1ous Penalt% in this life and in the 4ereafter8 God (no s, and %e (no not. 2<. 0ere it not for the grace and merc% of God on %ou, and that God is full of (indness and merc%, +%e ould be ruined indeed,. 21. O %e ho belie1e; follo not SatanCs footsteps8 if an% ill follo the footsteps of Satan, he ill +but, command hat is shameful and rong8 and ere it not for the grace and merc% of God on %ou, not one of %ou ould e1er ha1e been pure8 but God doth purif% hom 4e pleases8 and God is One 0ho hears and (no s +all things,. 22. .et not those among %ou ho are endued ith grace and amplitude of means resol1e b% oath against helping their (insmen, those in ant, and those ho ha1e left their homes in GodCs cause8 let them forgi1e and o1erloo(, do %ou not ish that God should forgi1e %ou= 6or God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 2". Those ho slander chaste omen, indiscreet but belie1ing, are cursed in this life and in the 4ereafter8 for them is a grie1ous Penalt%, ?? 2#. On the $a% their actions. hen their tongues, their hands, and their feet ill bear itness against them as to

2'. On that $a% God ill pa% them bac( +all, their 5ust dues, and the% +1er%, Truth, that ma(es all things manifest.

ill realise that God is the

2). 0omen impure are for men impure, and men impure for omen impure and omen of purit% are for men of purit%, and men of purit% are for omen of purit%8 these are not affected b% hat people sa%8 for them there is forgi1eness, and a pro1ision honourable. 2*. O %e ho belie1e; enter not houses other than %our o n, until %e ha1e as(ed permission and saluted those in them8 that is best for %ou, in order that %e ma% heed + hat is seeml%,. 27. If %e find no one in the house, enter not until permission is gi1en to %ou8 if %e are as(ed to go bac(, go bac(8 that ma(es for greater purit% for %oursel1es8 and God (no s ell all that %e do.

2:. It is no fault on %our part to enter houses not used for li1ing in, hich ser1e some +other, use for %ou8 -nd God has (no ledge of hat %e re1eal and hat %e conceal. "<. Sa% to the belie1ing men that the% should lo er their ga@e and guard their modest%8 that ma(e for greater purit% for them8 -nd God is ell acEuainted ith all that the% do. ill

"1. -nd sa% to the belie1ing omen that the% should lo er their ga@e and guard their modest%! that the% should not displa% their beaut% and ornaments eBcept hat +must ordinaril%, appear thereof! that the% should dra their 1eils o1er their bosoms and not displa% their beaut% eBcept to their husbands, their fathers, their husbandCs fathers, their sons, their husbandsC sons, their brothers or their brothersC sons, or their sistersC sons, or their omen, or the sla1es hom their right hands possess, or male ser1ants free of ph%sical needs, or small children ho ha1e no sense of the shame of seB! and that the% should not stri(e their feet in order to dra attention to their hidden ornaments. -nd O %e /elie1ers; turn %e all together to ards God, that %e ma% attain /liss. "2. Marr% those among %ou ho are single, or the 1irtuous ones among %oursel1es, male or female8 if the% are in po1ert%, God ill gi1e them means out of 4is grace8 for God encompasseth all, and he (no eth all things. "". .et those ho find not the here ithal for marriage (eep themsel1es chaste, until God gi1es them means out of 4is grace. -nd if an% of %our sla1es as( for a deed in riting +to enable them to earn their freedom for a certain sum,, gi1e them such a deed if %e (no an% good in them8 %ea, gi1e them something %oursel1es out of the means hich God has gi1en to %ou. /ut force not %our maids to prostitution hen the% desire chastit%, in order that %e ma% ma(e a gain in the goods of this life. /ut if an%one compels them, %et, after such compulsion, is God, Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful +to them,, "#. 0e ha1e alread% sent do n to %ou 1erses ma(ing things clear, an illustration from +the stor% of, people ho passed a a% before %ou, and an admonition for those ho fear ++God,,. "'. God is the .ight of the hea1ens and the earth. The Parable of 4is .ight is as if there ere a >iche and ithin it a .amp8 the .amp enclosed in Glass8 the glass as it ere a brilliant star8 .it from a blessed Tree, an Oli1e, neither of the east nor of the est, hose oil is ell?nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it8 .ight upon .ight; God doth guide hom 4e ill to 4is .ight8 God doth set forth Parables for men8 and God doth (no all things. "). +.it is such a .ight, in houses, hich God hath permitted to be raised to honour! for the celebration, in them, of 4is name8 In them is 4e glorified in the mornings and in the e1enings, +again and again,, ?? "*. /% men hom neither traffic nor merchandise can di1ert from the 3emembrance of God, nor from regular Pra%er, nor from the practice of regular Charit%8 Their +onl%, fear is for the $a% hen hearts and e%es ill be transformed +in a orld holl% ne ,, ??

"7. That God ma% re ard them according to the best of their deeds, and add e1en more for them out of 4is Grace8 for God doth pro1ide for those hom 4e ill, ithout measure. ":. /ut the 2nbelie1ers, ?? their deeds are li(e a mirage in sand% deserts, hich the man parched ith thirst mista(es for ater! until hen he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing8 /ut he finds God +e1er, ith him, and God ill pa% him his account8 and God is s ift in ta(ing account. #<. Or +the 2nbelie1ersC state, is li(e the depths of dar(ness in a 1ast deep ocean, o1er helmed ith billo topped b% billo , topped b% +dar(, clouds8 depths of dar(ness, one abo1e another8 if a man stretches out his hands, he can hardl% see it; for an% to hom God gi1eth not light, there is no light; #1. Seest thou not that it is God 0hose praises all beings in the hea1ens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds +of the air, ith ings outspread= Aach one (no s its o n +mode of, pra%er and praise. -nd God (no s ell all that the% do. #2. Dea, to God belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth! and to God is the final goal +of all,. #". Seest thou not that God ma(es the clouds mo1e gentl%, then 5oins them together, then ma(es them into a heap= ?? then ilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. -nd 4e sends do n from the s(% mountain masses +of clouds, herein is hail8 4e stri(es there ith hom 4e pleases and 4e turns it a a% from hom 4e pleases, the 1i1id flash of 4is lightning ell?nigh blinds the sight. ##. It is God 0ho alternates the >ight and the $a%8 1eril% in these things is an instructi1e eBample for those ho ha1e 1ision; #'. -nd God has created e1er% animal from ater8 of them there are some that creep on their bellies! some that al( on t o legs! and some that al( on four. God creates hat 4e ills for 1eril% God has po er o1er all things. #). 0e ha1e indeed sent do n signs that ma(e things manifest8 and God guides a a% that is straight. #*. The% sa%, 90e belie1e in God and in the apostle, and them turn a a%8 the% are not +reall%, /elie1ers. hom 4e ills to

e obe%98 but e1en after that, some of

#7. 0hen the% are summoned to God and 4is apostle, in order that 4e ma% 5udge bet een them, behold some of them decline +to come,. #:. /ut if the right is on their side, the% come to him ith all submission. '<. Is it that there is a disease in their hearts= or do the% doubt, or are the% in fear, that God and 4is Messenger ill deal un5ustl% ith them= >a%, it is the% themsel1es ho do rong.

'1. The ans er of the /elie1ers, hen summoned to God and 4is Messenger, in order that 4e ma% 5udge bet een them, is no other than this8 the% sa%, 90e hear and e obe%98 it is such as these that ill attain felicit%. '2. It is such as obe% God and 4is Messenger, and fear God and do right, that ill in +in the end,, '". The% s ear their strongest oaths b% God that, if onl% thou ouldst command them, the% ould lea1e +their homes,. Sa%8 9S ear %e not! Obedience is +more, reasonable! 1eril%, God is ell acEuainted ith all that %e do.9 '#. Sa%8 9Obe% God, and obe% the Messenger. but if %e turn a a%, he is onl% responsible for the dut% placed on him and %e for that placed on %ou. If %e obe% him, %e shall be on right guidance. The Messenger.s dut% is onl% to preach the clear +Message,. ''. God has promised, to those among %ou ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds, that 4e ill, of a suret%, grant them in the land, inheritance +of po er,, as 4e granted it to those before them! that 4e ill establish in authorit% their religion ?? the one hich 4e has chosen for them! and that 4e ill change +their state,, after the fear in hich the% +li1ed,, to one of securit% and peace8 CThe% ill orship Me +alone, and not associate aught ith Me. CIf an% do re5ect 6aith after this, the% are rebellious and ic(ed. '). So establish regular Pra%er and gi1e regular Charit%! and obe% the Messenger. that %e ma% recei1e merc%. '*. >e1er thin( thou that the 2nbelie1ers are going to frustrate ++God,Cs Plan, on earth8 their abode is the 6ire, ?? and it is indeed an e1il refuge; '7. O %e ho belie1e; let those hom %our right hands possess, and the +children, among %ou ho ha1e not come of age as( %our permission +before the% come to %our presence,, on three occasions8 before morning pra%er! the hile %e doff %our clothes for the noonda% heat! and after the late?night pra%er8 these are %our three times of undress8 outside those times it is not rong for %ou or for them to mo1e about attending to each other8 Thus does God ma(e clear the Signs to %ou8 for God is full of (no ledge and isdom. ':. /ut hen the children among %ou come of age, let them +also, as( for permission, as do those senior to them +in age,8 Thus does God ma(e clear 4is Signs to %ou8 for God is full of (no ledge and isdom. )<. Such elderl% omen as are past the prospect of marriage, ?? there is no blame on them if the% la% aside their +outer, garments, pro1ided the% ma(e not a anton displa% of their beaut%8 but it is best for them to be modest8 and God is One 0ho sees and (no s all things. )1. It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted ith illness, nor in %oursel1es, that %e should eat in %our o n houses, or those of %our fathers, or %our mothers, or %our brothers, or %our sisters, or %our fatherCs brothers or %our fatherCs sisters, or %our mohterCs

brothers, or %our motherCs sisters, or in houses of hich the (e%s are in %our possession, or in the house of a sincere friend of %ours8 there is no blame on %ou, hether %e eat in compan% or separatel%. /ut if %e enter houses, salute each other ?? a greeting of blessing and purit% as from God. Thus does God ma(e clear the signs to %ou8 that %e ma% understand. )2. Onl% those are belie1ers, ho belie1e in God and 4is Messenger. hen the% are ith him on a matter reEuiring collecti1e action, the% do not depart until the% ha1e as(ed for his lea1e! those ho as( for th% lea1e are those ho belie1e in God and 4is Messenger. so hen the% as( for th% lea1e, for some business of theirs, gi1e lea1e to those of them hom thou ilt, and as( God for their forgi1eness8 for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. )". $eem not the summons of the Messenger among %oursel1es li(e the summons of one of %ou to another8 God doth (no those of %ou ho slip a a% under shelter of some eBcuse8 then let those be are ho ithstand the Messenger.s order, lest some trial befall them, or a grie1ous penalt% be inflicted on them. )#. /e Euite sure that to God doth belong hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth. 0ell doth 4e (no hat %e are intent upon8 and one da% the% ill be brought bac( to 4im, and 4e ill tell them the truth of hat the% did8 for God doth (no all things.

Surah 2'.
The Criterion, The Standard
1. /lessed is 4e creatures!? ho sent do n the criterion to 4is ser1ant, that it ma% be an admonition to all

2. 4e to hom belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth8 no son has 4e begotten, nor has 4e a partner in 4is dominion8 it is 4e ho created all things, and ordered them in due proportions. ". Det ha1e the% ta(en, besides him, gods that can create nothing but are themsel1es created! that ha1e no control of hurt or good to themsel1es! nor can the% control death nor life nor resurrection. #. /ut the misbelie1ers sa%8 9>aught is this but a lie hich he has forged, and others ha1e helped him at it.9 In truth it is the% ho ha1e put for ard an iniEuit% and a falsehood. '. -nd the% sa%8 9Tales of the ancients, before him morning and e1ening.9 hich he has caused to be ritten8 and the% are dictated

). Sa%8 9The +FurCan, as sent do n b% 4im ho (no s the m%ster% +that is, in the hea1ens and the earth8 1eril% 4e is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 *. -nd the% sa%8 90hat sort of an apostle is this, ho eats food, and al(s through the streets= 0h% has not an angel been sent do n to him to gi1e admonition ith him=

7. 9Or +0h%, has not a treasure been besto ed on him, or h% has he +not, a garden for en5o%ment=9 The ic(ed sa%8 9De follo none other than a man be itched.9 :. See hat (inds of comparisons the% ma(e for thee; /ut the% ha1e gone astra%, and ne1er a ill the% be able to find; a%

1<. /lessed is 4e ho, if that ere 4is ill, could gi1e thee better +things, than those, ?? Gardens beneath hich ri1ers flo ! and 4e could gi1e thee palaces +secure to d ell in,. 11. >a% the% den% the hour +of the 5udgment to come,8 but 0e ha1e prepared a bla@ing fire for such as den% the hour8 12. 0hen it sees them from a place f-r off, the% ill hear its fur% and its ranging sigh. 1". -nd hen the% are cast, bound together into a constricted place therein, the% destruction there and then; 1#. 9This da% plead not for a single destruction8 plead for destruction oft? repeated;9 1'. Sa%8 9Is that best, or the eternal garden, promised to the righteous= for them, that is a re ard as ell as a goal +of attainment,. 1). 96or them there ill be therein all that the% ish for8 the% ill d ell +there, for a%e8 - promise to be pra%ed for from th% .ord.9 1*. The da% 4e ill gather them together as ell as those hom the% orship besides God, 4e ill as(8 90as it %e ho let these M% ser1ants astra%, or did the% stra% from the Path themsel1es=9 17. The% ill sa%8 9Glor% to Thee; not meet as it for us that e should ta(e for protectors others besides Thee8 /ut Thou didst besto , on them and their fathers, good things +in life,, until the% forgot the Message8 for the% ere a people + orthless and, lost.9 1:. ++God, ill sa%,8 9>o ha1e the% pro1ed %ou liars in hat %e sa%8 so %e cannot a1ert +%our penalt%, nor +get, help.9 -nd hoe1er among %ou does rong, him shall 0e cause to taste of a grie1ous Penalt%. 2<. -nd the apostles hom 0e sent before thee ere all +men, ho ate food and al(ed through the streets8 0e ha1e made some of %ou as a trial for others8 ill %e ha1e patience= for God is One 0ho sees +all things,. 21. Such as fear not the meeting ith 2s +for &udgment, sa%8 90h% are not the angels sent do n to us, or + h%, do e not see our .ord=9 Indeed the% ha1e an arrogant conceit of themsel1es, and might% is the insolence of their impiet%; 22. The $a% the% see the angels, ?? no 5o% ill there be to the sinners that $a%8 The +angels, sa%8 9There is a barrier forbidden +to %ou, altogether;9 ill ill p.ead for

2". -nd 0e shall turn to hate1er deeds the% did +in this life,, and 0e shall ma(e such deeds as floating dust scattered about. 2#. The Companions of the Garden places for repose. ill be ell, that $a%, in their abode, and ha1e the fairest of

2'. The $a% the hea1en shall be rent asunder descending +in ran(s,, ??

ith clouds, and angels shall be sent do n,

2). That $a%, the dominion as of right and truth, shall be + holl%, for ++God,, Most Merciful8 it ill be a $a% of dire difficult% for the Misbelie1ers. 2*. The $a% that the rong?doer ill bite at his hands, he +straight, path ith the Messenger. ill sa%, 9Oh; ould that I had ta(en a

27. 9-h; oe is me; 0ould that I had ne1er ta(en such a one for a friend; 2:. 94e did lead me astra% from the Message +of God. after it had come to me; -h; the A1il One is but a traitor to man;9 Then the Messenger ill sa%8 "<. 9O m% .ord; Trul% m% people too( this FurCan for 5ust foolish nonsense.9 "1. Thus ha1e 0e made for e1er% prophet an enem% among the sinners8 but enough is th% .ord to guide and to help. "2. Those ho re5ect 6aith sa%8 90h% is not the FurCan re1ealed to him all at once= Thus +is it re1ealed,, that 0e ma% strengthen th% heart thereb%, and 0e ha1e rehearsed it to thee in slo , ell?arranged stages, graduall%. "". -nd no Euestion do the% bring to thee but 0e re1eal to thee the truth and the best eBplanation +thereof,. "#. Those ho ill be gathered to 4ell +prone, on their faces, ?? the% ill be in an e1il plight, and, as to Path, most astra%. "'. +/efore this,, 0e sent Moses The /oo(, and appointed his brother -aron ith him as minister! "). -nd 0e command8 9Go %e both, to the people +people, 0e destro%ed ith utter destruction. ho ha1e re5ected our Signs89 -nd those

"*. -nd the people of >oah, ?? hen the% re5ected the apostles, 0e dro ned them, and 0e made them as a Sign for man(ind! and 0e ha1e prepared for +all, rong?doers a grie1ous Penalt%!? "7. -s also C-d and Thamud, and the Companions of the 3ass, and man% a generation bet een them.

":. To each one 0e set forth Parables and eBamples! and each one 0e bro(e to utter annihilation +for their sins,. #<. -nd the +2nbelie1ers, must indeed ha1e passed b% the to n on hich as rained a sho er of e1il8 did the% not then see it + ith their o n e%es,= /ut the% fear not the 3esurrection. #1. 0hen the% see thee, the% treat thee no other ise than in moc(er%8 9Is this the one has sent as an apostle=9 hom God

#2. 94e indeed ould ell?nigh ha1e misled us from our gods, had it not been that e ere constant to them;9 ?? Soon ill the% (no , hen the% see the Penalt%, ho it is that is most misled in Path; #". Seest thou such a one as ta(eth for his god his o n passion +or impulse,= Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him= ##. Or thin(est thou that most of them listen or understand= The% are onl% li(e cattle!? na%, the% are orse astra% in Path. #'. 4ast thou not turned th% 1ision to th% .ord= ?? 4o 4e doth prolong the shado ; If 4e illed, 4e could ma(e it stationar%; then do 0e ma(e the sun its guide! #). Then 0e dra it in to ards Oursel1es, ?? a contraction b% eas% stages. #*. -nd 4e it is 0ho ma(es the >ight as a 3obe for %ou, and Sleep as 3epose, and ma(es the $a% +as it ere, a 3esurrection. #7. -nd 4e it is 0ho sends the inds as heralds of glad tidings, going before 4is merc%, and 0e send do n pure ater from the s(%, ?? #:. That ith it 0e ma% gi1e life to a dead land, and sla(e the thirst of things 0e ha1e created, ?? cattle and men in great numbers. '<. -nd 0e ha1e distributed the + ater, amongst them, in order that the% ma% celebrate +our, praises, but most men are a1erse +to aught, but +ran(, ingratitude. '1. 4ad it been Our 0ill, 0e could ha1e sent a arner to e1er% centre of population. '2. Therefore listen not to the 2nbelie1ers, but stri1e against them ith the +FurCan,. ith the utmost strenuousness,

'". It is 4e 0ho has let free the t o bodies of flo ing ater8 One palatable and s eet, and the other salt and bitter! %et has 4e made a barrier bet een them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed.

'#. It is 4e 0ho has created man from ater8 then has 4e established relationships of lineage and marriage8 for th% .ord has po er +o1er all things,. ''. Det do the% orship, besides God, things that can neither profit them nor harm them8 and the Misbelie1er is a helper +of A1il,, against his o n .ord; '). /ut thee 0e onl% sent to gi1e glad tidings and admonition. '*. Sa%8 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for it but this8 that each one Path to his .ord.9 ho ill ma% ta(e a +straight,

'7. -nd put th% trust in 4im 0ho li1es and dies not! and celebrate his praise! and enough is 4e to be acEuainted ith the faults of 4is ser1ants!? ':. 4e 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth and all that is bet een, in siB da%s, and is firml% established on the Throne +of -uthorit%,8 God Most Gracious8 as( thou, then, about 4im of an% acEuainted + ith such things,. )<. 0hen it is said to them, 9-dore %e ++God,, Most Gracious;9, the% sa%, 9-nd hat is ++God,, Most Gracious= Shall e adore that hich thou commandest us=9 -nd it increases their flight +from the Truth,. )1. /lessed is 4e 0ho made constellations in the s(ies, and placed therein a .amp and a Moon gi1ing light! )2. -nd it is 4e 0ho made the >ight and the $a% to follo each other8 for such as ha1e the ill to celebrate 4is praises or to sho their gratitude. )". -nd the ser1ants of ++God,, Most Gracious are those hen the ignorant address them, the% sa%, 9Peace;9! ho al( on the earth in humilit%, and

)#. Those ho spend the night in adoration of their .ord prostrate and standing! )'. Those ho sa%, 9Our .ord; a1ert from us the 0rath of 4ell, for its 0rath is indeed an affliction grie1ous, ?? )). 9A1il indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in9! )*. Those ho, hen the% spend, are not eBtra1agant and not niggardl%, but hold a 5ust +balance, bet een those +eBtremes,! )7. Those ho in1o(e not, ith God, an% other god, nor sla% such life as God has made sacred eBcept for 5ust cause, nor commit fornication! ?? and an% that does this +not onl%, meets punishment.

):. +/ut, the Penalt% on the $a% of &udgment ignomin%, ??

ill be doubled to him, and he

ill d ell therein in

*<. 2nless he repents, belie1es, and or(s righteous deeds, for God persons into good, and God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful,

ill change the e1il of such

*1. -nd hoe1er repents and does good has trul% turned to God ith an +acceptable, con1ersion!? *2. Those ho +a1oidance,! itness no falsehood, and, if the% pass b% futilit%, the% pass b% it ith honourable

*". Those ho, hen the% are admonished ith the Signs of their .ord, droop not do n at them as if the% ere deaf or blind! *#. -nd those ho pra%, 9Our .ord; Grant unto us i1es and offspring ho ill be the comfort of our e%es, and gi1e us +the grace, to lead the righteous.9 *'. Those are the ones ho ill be re arded ith the highest place in hea1en, because of their patient constanc%8 therein shall the% be met ith salutations and peace, *). $ elling therein!? ho beautiful an abode and place of rest; **. Sa% +to the 3e5ecters,8 9M% .ord is not uneas% because of %ou if %e call not on 4im8 /ut %e ha1e indeed re5ected +4im,, and soon ill come the ine1itable +punishment,;9

Surah 2).
The Poets
1. Ta. Sin. Mim. 2. These are 1erses of the /oo( that ma(es +things, clear. ". It ma% be thou frettest th% soul ith grief, that the% do not become /elie1ers. #. If +such, ere Our 0ill, 0e could send do n to them from the s(% a Sign, to hich the% ould bend their nec(s in humilit%. '. /ut there comes not to them a ne l%?re1ealed Message from ++God,, Most Gracious, but the% turn a a% therefrom. ). The% ha1e indeed re5ected +the Message,8 so the% the% moc(ed at; ill (no soon +enough, the truth of hat

*. $o the% not loo( at the earth, ?? ho man% noble things of all (inds 0e ha1e produced therein=

7. Heril%, in this is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. :. -nd 1eril%, th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. 1<. /ehold, th% .ord called Moses8 9Go to the people of iniEuit%, ?? 11. 9The people of the Pharaoh8 ill the% not fear God.9 12. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; I do fear that the% ill charge me ith falsehood8 1". 9M% breast ill be straitened. -nd m% speech ma% not go +smoothl%,8 so send unto -aron. 1#. 9-nd +further,, the% ha1e a charge of crime against me! and I fear the% ma% sla% me.9 1'. God said8 9/% no means; proceed then, both of %ou, listen +to %our call,. ith Our Signs! 0e are ith %ou, and ill

1). 9So go forth, both of %ou, to Pharaoh, and sa%8 C0e ha1e been sent b% the .ord and Cherisher of the orlds! 1*. 9CSend thou ith us the Children of Israel.C9 17. +Pharaoh, said8 9$id e not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not sta% in our midst man% %ears of th% life= 1:. 9-nd thou didst a deed of thine + retch,;9 hich +thou (no est, thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful

2<. Moses said8 9I did it then, hen I as in error. 21. 9So I fled from %ou +all, hen I feared %ou! but m% .ord has +since, in1ested me ith 5udgment +and isdom, and appointed me as one of the apostles. 22. 9-nd this is the fa1our Children of Israel;9 ith hich thou dost reproach me, ?? that thou hast ensla1ed the

2". Pharaoh said8 9-nd hat is the C.ord and Cherisher of the orldsC=9 2#. +Moses, said8 9The .ord and Cherisher of the hea1ens and the earth, and all bet een, ?? if %e ant to be Euite sure.9 2'. +Pharaoh, said to those around8 9$id %e not listen +to hat he sa%s,=9 2). +Moses, said8 9Dour .ord and the .ord of %our fathers from the beginning;9 2*. +Pharaoh, said8 9Trul% %our apostle ho has been sent to %ou is a 1eritable madman;9

27. +Moses, said8 9.ord of the Aast and the 0est, and all bet een; if %e onl% had sense;9 2:. +Pharaoh, said8 9If thou dost put for ard an% god other than me, I prison;9 ill certainl% put thee in

"<. +Moses, said8 9A1en if I sho ed %ou something clear +and, con1incing=9 "1. +Pharaoh, said8 9Sho it then, if thou tellest the truth;9 "2. So +Moses, thre his rod, and behold, it as a serpent, plain +for all to see,; "". -nd he dre out his hand, and behold, it as hite to all beholders; "#. +Pharaoh, said to the Chiefs around him8 9This is indeed a sorcerer ell? 1ersed8 "'. 94is plan is to get %ou out of %our land b% his sorcer%! then hat is it %e counsel=9 "). The% said8 9Geep him and his brother in suspense +for a heralds to collect? "*. 9-nd bring up to thee all +our, sorcerers ell?1ersed.9 "7. So the sorcerers ere got together for the appointment of a da% ell?(no n, ":. -nd the people ere told8 9-re %e +no , assembled= ?? #<. 9That e ma% follo the sorcerers +in religion, if the% in=9 #1. So hen the sorcerers arri1ed, the% said to Pharaoh8 9Of course ?? shall re ard if e in= e ha1e a +suitable, hile,, and dispatch to the Cities

#2. 4e said8 9Dea, +and more,, ?? for %e shall in that case be +raised to posts, nearest +to m% person,.9 #". Moses said to them8 9Thro %e ?? that hich %e are about to thro ;9 ##. So the% thre certainl% in;9 their ropes and their rods, and said8 9/% the might of Pharaoh, it is e ho ill

#'. Then Moses thre the% fa(e;

his rod,

hen, behold, it straight a% s allo s up all the falsehoods

hich

#). Then did the sorcerers fall do n, prostrate in adoration, #*. Sa%ing8 90e belie1e in the .ord of the 0orlds,

#7. 9The .ord of Moses and -aron.9 #:. Said +Pharaoh,8 9/elie1e %e in 4im before I gi1e %ou permission= surel% he is %our leader, ho has taught %ou sorcer%; but soon shall %e (no ; Heril%, I ill cut off %our hands and %our feet on opposite sides, and I ill crucif% %ou all. '<. 9/e sure I ill cut off %our hands and %our feet on opposite sides, and I ill cause %ou all to die on the cross;9 '1. The% said8 9>o matter; for us, e shall but return to our .ord; '2. 9Onl%, our desire is that our .ord among the belie1ers;9 '". /% inspiration pursued.9 ill forgi1e us our faults, that e ma% become foremost

e told Moses8 9Tra1el b% night

ith m% ser1ants! for surel% %e shall be

'#. Then Pharaoh sent heralds to +all, the Cities, ''. +Sa%ing,8 9These +Israelites, are but a small band, '). 9-nd the% are raging furiousl% against us! '*. 9/ut e are a multitude ampl% fore? arned.9 '7. So 0e eBpelled them from gardens, springs, ':. Treasures, and e1er% (ind of honourable position! )<. Thus it as, but 0e made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things. )1. So the% pursued them at sunrise. )2. -nd hen the t o bodies sa o1erta(en.9 each other, the people of Moses said8 90e are sure to be

)". +Moses, said8 9/% no means; m% .ord is ith me; Soon ill 4e guide me;9 )#. Then 0e told Moses b% inspiration8 9Stri(e the sea ith th% rod.9 So it di1ided, and each separate part became li(e the huge, firm mass of a mountain. )'. -nd 0e made the other part% approach thither. )). 0e deli1ered Moses and all ho ere ith him! )*. /ut 0e dro ned the others.

)7. Heril% in this is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. ):. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. *<. -nd rehearse to them +something of, -brahamCs stor%. *1. /ehold, he said to his father and his people8 90hat orship %e=9 *2. The% said8 90e orship idols, and e remain constantl% in attendance on them.9 *". 4e said8 9$o the% listen to %ou hen %e call +on them,, or do %ou good or harm=9 *#. The% said8 9>a%, but e found our fathers doing thus + hat e do,.9 *'. 4e said8 9$o %e then see hom %e ha1e been orshipping, ?? *). 9De and %our fathers before %ou= ?? **. 96or the% are enemies to me! not so the .ord and Cherisher of the 0orlds! *7. 90ho created me, and it is 4e 0ho guides me! *:. 90ho gi1es me food and drin(, 7<. 9-nd hen I am ill, it is 4e 0ho cures me! 71. 90ho ill cause me to die, and then to life +again,! 72. 9-nd ho, I hope, ill forgi1e me m% faults on the da% of &udgment. 7". 9O m% .ord; besto isdom on me, and 5oin me ith the righteous!

7#. 9Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest +generations,! 7'. 9Ma(e me one of the inheritors of the Garden of /liss! 7). 96orgi1e m% father, for that he is among those astra%! 7*. 9-nd let me not be in disgrace on the $a% hen +men, ill be raised up!? 77. 9The $a% hereon neither ealth nor sons ill a1ail, 7:. 9/ut onl% he + ill prosper, that brings to God a sound heart! :<. 9To the righteous, the Garden ill be brought near, :1. 9-nd to those stra%ing in A1il, the 6ire ill be placed in full 1ie !

:2. 9-nd it shall be said to them8 C0here are the +gods, %e orshipped? :". 9C/esides God. Can the% help %ou or help themsel1es=C :#. 9Then the% ill be thro n headlong into the +6ire,, ?? the% and those stra%ing in A1il, :'. 9-nd the hole hosts of Iblis together. :). 9The% ill sa% there in their mutual bic(erings8 :*. 9C/% God, e ere trul% in an error manifest, :7. 9C0hen e held %ou as eEuals ith the .ord of the 0orlds! ::. 9C-nd our seducers ere onl% those ho ere steeped in guilt. 1<<. 9C>o , then, e ha1e none to intercede +for us,, 1<1. 9C>or a single friend to feel +for us,. 1<2. 9C>o if e onl% had a chance of return e shall trul% be of those ho belie1e;C9 1<". Heril% in this is a Sign but most of them do not belie1e. 1<#. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. 1<'. The people of >oah re5ected the apostles. 1<). /ehold, their brother >oah said to them8 90ill %e not fear ++God,,= 1<*. 9I am to %ou an apostle orth% of all trust8 1<7. 9So fear God, and obe% me. 1<:. 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for it8 m% re ard is onl% from the .ord of the 0orlds8 11<. 9So fear God, and obe% me.9 111. The% said8 9Shall e belie1e in thee hen it is the meanest that follo thee=9 112. 4e said8 9-nd hat do I (no as to hat the% do= 11". 9Their account is onl% ith m% .ord, if %e could +but, understand. 11#. 9I am not one to dri1e a a% those ho belie1e. 11'. 9I am sent onl% to arn plainl% in public.9

11). The% said8 9If thou desist not, O >oah; thou shalt be stoned +to death,.9 11*. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; trul% m% people ha1e re5ected me. 117. 9&udge Thou, then, bet een me and them openl%, and deli1er me and those of the /elie1ers ho are ith me.9 11:. So 0e deli1ered him and those ith him, in the -r( filled + ith all creatures,. 12<. Thereafter 0e dro ned those ho remained behind. 121. Heril% in this is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. 122. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. 12". The C-d +people, re5ected the apostles. 12#. /ehold, their brother 4ud said to them8 90ill %e not fear ++God,,= 12'. 9I am to %ou an apostle orth% of all trust8 12). 9So fear God and obe% me. 12*. 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for it8 m% re ard is onl% from the .ord of the 0orlds. 127. 9$o %e build a landmar( on e1er% high place to amuse %oursel1es= 12:. 9-nd do %e get for %oursel1es fine buildings in the hope of li1ing therein +for e1er,= 1"<. 9-nd hen %e eBert %our strong hand, do %e do it li(e men of absolute po er= 1"1. 9>o fear God, and obe% me. 1"2. 9Dea, fear 4im 0ho has besto ed on %ou freel% all that %e (no . 1"". 96reel% has 4e besto ed on %ou cattle and sons, ?? 1"#. 9-nd Gardens and Springs. 1"'. 9Trul% I fear for %ou the Penalt% of a Great $a%.9 1"). The% said8 9It is the same to us hether thou admonish us or be not among +our, admonishers; 1"*. 9This is no other than a customar% de1ice of the ancients, 1"7. 9-nd e are not the ones to recei1e Pains and Penalties;9

1":. So the% re5ected him, and 0e destro%ed them. Heril% in this is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. 1#<. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. 1#1. The Thamud +people, re5ected the apostles. 1#2. /ehold, their brother Salih said to them8 90ill %ou not fear ++God,,= 1#". 9I am to %ou an apostle orth% of all trust. 1##. 9So fear God, and obe% me. 1#'. 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for it8 m% re ard is onl% from the .ord of the 0orlds. 1#). 90ill %e be left secure, in +the en5o%ment of, all that %e ha1e here= ?? 1#*. 9Gardens and Springs, 1#7. 9-nd corn?fields and date?palms ith spathes near brea(ing + ith the eight of fruit,= 1#:. 9-nd %e car1e houses out of +roc(%, mountains ith great s(ill. 1'<. 9/ut fear God and obe% me! 1'1. 9-nd follo not the bidding of those ho are eBtra1agant, ?? 1'2. 90ho ma(e mischief in the land, and mend not +their a%s,.9 1'". The% said8 9Thou art onl% one of those be itched; 1'#. 9Thou art no more than a mortal li(e us8 then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth;9 1''. 4e said8 94ere is a she?camel8 she has a right of +se1erall%, on a da% appointed. atering, and %e ha1e a right of atering,

1'). 9Touch her not ith harm, lest the Penalt% of a Great $a% sei@e %ou.9 1'*. /ut the% ham?strung her8 then did the% become full of regrets. 1'7. /ut the Penalt% sei@ed them. Heril% in this is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. 1':. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. 1)<. The people of .ut re5ected the apostles. 1)1. /ehold, their brother .ut said to them8 90ill %e not fear ++God,,=

1)2. 9I am to %ou an apostle orth% of all trust. 1)". 9So fear God and obe% me. 1)#. 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for it8 m% re ard is onl% from the lord of the 0orlds. 1)'. 9Of all the creatures in the orld, ill %e approach males, 1)). 9-nd lea1e those hom God has created for %ou to be %our mates= >a%, %e are a people transgressing +all limits,;9 1)*. The% said8 9If thou desist not, O .ut; thou ilt assuredl% be cast out;9 1)7. 4e said8 9I do detest %our doings.9 1):. 9O m% .ord; deli1er me and m% famil% from such things as the% do;9 1*<. So 0e deli1ered him and his famil%, ?? all 1*1. ABcept an old oman ho lingered behind. 1*2. /ut the rest 0e destro%ed utterl%. 1*". 0e rained do n on them a sho er +of brimstone,8 and e1il as the sho er on those ho ere admonished +but heeded not,; 1*#. Heril% in this is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. 1*'. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might Most Merciful. 1*). The Companions of the 0ood re5ected the apostles. 1**. /ehold, ShuCaib said to them8 90ill %e not fear ++God,,= 1*7. 9I am to %ou an apostle orth% of all trust. 1*:. 9So fear God and obe% me. 17<. 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for it8 m% re ard is onl% from the .ord of the 0orlds. 171. 9Gi1e 5ust measure, and cause no loss +to others b% fraud,. 172. 9-nd eigh ith scales true and upright. 17". 9-nd ithhold not things 5ustl% due to men, nor do e1il in the land, or(ing mischief. 17#. 9-nd fear 4im 0ho created %ou and + ho created, the generations before +%ou,9

17'. The% said8 9Thou art onl% one of those be itched; 17). 9Thou art no more than a mortal li(e us, and indeed e thin( thou art a liar; 17*. 9>o cause a piece of the s(% to fall on us, if thou art truthful;9 177. 4e said8 9M% .ord (no s best hat %e do.9 17:. /ut the% re5ected him. Then the punishment of a da% of o1ershado ing gloom sei@ed them, and that as the Penalt% of a Great $a%. 1:<. Heril% in that is a Sign8 but most of them do not belie1e. 1:1. -nd 1eril% th% .ord is 4e, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. 1:2. Heril% this is a 3e1elation from the .ord of the 0orlds8 1:". 0ith it came do n the spirit of 6aith and Truth? 1:#. To th% heart and mind, that thou ma%est admonish. 1:'. In the perspicuous -rabic tongue. 1:). 0ithout doubt it is +announced, in the m%stic /oo(s of former peoples. 1:*. Is it not a Sign to them that the .earned of the Children of Israel (ne it +as true,= 1:7. 4ad 0e re1ealed it to an% of the non?-rabs, 1::. -nd had he recited it to them, the% ould not ha1e belie1ed in it. 2<<. Thus ha1e 0e caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners. 2<1. The% ill not belie1e in it until the% see the grie1ous Penalt%! 2<2. /ut the +Penalt%, ill come to them of a sudden, hile the% percei1e it not! 2<". Then the% ill sa%8 9Shall e be respited=9 2<#. $o the% then as( for Our Penalt% to be hastened on= 2<'. Seest thou= If 0e do let them en5o% +this life, for a fe %ears, 2<). Det there comes to them at length the +Punishment, hich the% ere promised; 2<*. It ill profit them not that the% en5o%ed +this life,;

2<7. >e1er did 0e destro% a population, but had its arners ?? 2<:. /% a% of reminder! and 0e ne1er are un5ust. 21<. >o e1il ones ha1e brought do n this +3e1elation,8 211. It ould neither suit them nor ould the% be able +to produce it,. 212. Indeed the% ha1e been remo1ed far from e1en +a chance of, hearing it. 21". So call not on an% other god ith God, or thou ilt be among those under the Penalt%. 21#. -nd admonish th% nearest (insmen, 21'. -nd lo er th% ing to the /elie1ers ho follo thee. 21). Then if the% disobe% thee, sa%8 9I am free +of responsibilit%, for hat %e do;9 21*. -nd put th% trust on the ABalted in Might, the Merciful, ?? 217. 0ho seeth thee standing forth +in pra%er,, 21:. -nd th% mo1ements among those ho prostrate themsel1es, 22<. 6or it is 4e 0ho heareth and (no eth all things. 221. Shall I inform %ou, +O people;,, on hom it is that the e1il ones descend= 222. The% descend on e1er% l%ing, ic(ed person, 22". +Into hose ears, the% pour hearsa% 1anities, and most of them are liars. 22#. -nd the Poets, ?? It is those stra%ing in A1il, ho follo them8 22'. Seest thou not that the% ander distracted in e1er% 1alle%= ?? 22). -nd that the% sa% hat the% practise not= ?? 22*. ABcept those ho belie1e, or( righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of God, and defend themsel1es onl% after the% are un5ustl% attac(ed. -nd soon ill the un5ust assailants (no hat 1icissitudes their affairs ill ta(e;

Surah 2*.
The -nt, The -nts

1. These are 1erses of the FurCan, ?? a boo( that ma(es +things, clear! 2. - guide8 and glad tidings for the belie1ers, ?? ". Those ho establish regular pra%ers and gi1e in regular charit%, and also ha1e +full, assurance of the hereafter. #. -s to those ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter, 0e ha1e made their deeds pleasing in their e%es! and so the% ander about in distraction. '. Such are the% for greatest loss. hom a grie1ous Penalt% is + aiting,! and in the 4ereafter theirs ill be the

). -s to thee, the FurCan is besto ed upon thee from the presence of one (no ing.

ho is

ise and all?

*. /ehold; Moses said to his famil%8 9I percei1e a fire! soon ill I bring %ou from there some information, or I ill bring %ou a burning brand to light our fuel, that %e ma% arn %oursel1es. 7. /ut hen he came to the +fire,, a 1oice as heard8 9/lessed are those in the fire and those around8 and glor% to God, the .ord of the orlds. :. 9O Moses; 1eril%, I am God, the eBalted in might, the ise;.... 1<. 9>o do thou thro th% rod;9 /ut hen he sa it mo1ing +of its o n accord,as if it had been a sna(e, he turned bac( in retreat, and retraced not his steps8 9O Moses;9 +it as said,, 96ear not8 trul%, in M% presence, those called as apostles ha1e no fear, ?? 11. 9/ut if an% ha1e done rong and ha1e thereafter substituted good to ta(e the place of e1il, trul%, I am Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 12. 9>o put th% hand into th% bosom, and it ill come forth hite ithout stain +or harm,8 +these are, among the nine Signs +thou ilt ta(e, to Pharaoh and his people8 for the% are a people rebellious in transgression.9 1". /ut hen Our Signs came to them, that should ha1e opened their e%es, the% said8 9This is sorcer% manifest;9 1#. -nd the% re5ected those Signs in iniEuit% and arrogance, though their souls thereof8 so see hat as the end of those ho acted corruptl%; ere con1inced

1'. 0e ga1e +in the past, (no ledge to $a1id and Solomon8 -nd the% both said8 9Praise be to God, 0ho has fa1oured us abo1e man% of his ser1ants ho belie1e;9

1). -nd Solomon as $a1idCs heir. 4e said8 9O %e people; 0e ha1e been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been besto ed +a little, of all things8 this is indeed Grace manifest +from God.,9 1*. -nd before Solomon ere marshalled his hosts, ?? of &inns and men and birds, and the% all (ept in order and ran(s. ere

17. -t length, hen the% came to a +lo l%, 1alle% of ants, one of the ants said8 9O %e ants, get into %our habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush %ou +under foot, ithout (no ing it.9 1:. So he smiled, amused at her speech! and he said8 9O m% .ord; so order me that I ma% be grateful for Th% fa1ours, hich thou hast besto ed on me and on m% parents, and that I ma% or( the righteousness that ill please Thee8 -nd admit me, b% Th% Grace, to the ran(s of Th% righteous Ser1ants.9 2<. -nd he too( a muster of the /irds! and he said8 90h% is it I see not the 4oopoe= Or is he among the absentees= 21. 9I ill certainl% punish him reason +for absence,.9 ith a se1ere penalt%, or eBecute him, unless he bring me a clear

22. /ut the 4oopoe tarried not far8 he +came up and, said8 9I ha1e compassed +territor%, hich thou hast not compassed, and I ha1e come to thee from Saba ith tidings true. 2". 9I found +there, a magnificent throne. oman ruling o1er them and pro1ided ith e1er% reEuisite! and she has a

2#. 9I found her and her people orshipping the sun besides God. Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their e%es, and has (ept them a a% from the Path, ?? so the% recei1e no guidance, ?? 2'. 9+Gept them a a% from the Path,, that the% should not orship God, 0ho brings to light is hidden in the hea1ens and the earth, and (no s hat %e hide and hat %e re1eal. 2). 9+God,;? there is no god but 4e;? .ord of the Throne Supreme;9 2*. +Solomon, said8 9Soon shall e see hether thou hast told the truth or lied; 27. 9Go thou, ith this letter of mine, and deli1er it to them8 then dra to, see hat ans er the% return9... bac( from them, and + ait hat

2:. +The Eueen, said8 9De chiefs; here is deli1ered to me ?? a letter orth% of respect. "<. 9It is from Solomon, and is +as follo s,8 CIn the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful8 "1. 9C/e %e not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission +to the true 3eligion,.C9

"2. She said8 9De chiefs; ad1ise me in +this, m% affair8 no affair ha1e I decided eBcept in %our presence.9 "". The% said8 90e are endued ith strength, and gi1en to 1ehement thee! so consider hat thou ilt command.9 ar8 but the command is ith

"#. She said8 9Gings, hen the% enter a countr%, despoil it, and ma(e the noblest of its people its meanest thus do the% beha1e. "'. 9/ut I am going to send him a present, and + ait, to see ambassadors.9 ith hat +ans er, return +m%,

"). >o hen +the embass%, came to Solomon, he said8 90ill %e gi1e me abundance in ealth= /ut that hich God has gi1en me is better than that hich 4e has gi1en %ou; >a% it is %e ho re5oice in %our gift; "*. 9Go bac( to them, and be sure e shall come to them ith such hosts as the% ill ne1er be able to meet8 0e shall eBpel them from there in disgrace, and the% ill feel humbled +indeed,.9 "7. 4e said +to his o n men,8 9De chiefs; to me in submission=9 hich of %ou can bring me her throne before the% come

":. Said an CIfrit, of the &inns8 9I ill bring it to thee before thou rise from th% council8 indeed I ha1e full strength for the purpose, and ma% be trusted.9 #<. Said one ho had (no ledge of the /oo(8 9I ill bring it to thee ithin the t in(ling of an e%e;9 Then hen +Solomon, sa it placed firml% before him, he said8 9This is b% the Grace of m% .ord;? to test me hether I am grateful or ungrateful; and if an% is grateful, trul% his gratitude is +a gain, for his o n soul! but if an% is ungrateful, trul% m% .ord is 6ree of all >eeds, Supreme in 4onour ;9 #1. 4e said8 9Transform her throne out of all recognition b% her8 let us see +to the truth, or is one of those ho recei1e no guidance.9 hether she is guided

#2. So hen she arri1ed, she as as(ed, 9Is this th% throne=9 She said, 9It as 5ust li(e this! and (no ledge as besto ed on us in ad1ance of this, and e ha1e submitted to God +in Islam,.9 #". -nd he di1erted her from the that had no faith. orship of others besides God. for she as +sprung, of a people

##. She as as(ed to enter the loft% Palace8 but hen she sa it, she thought it as a la(e of ater, and she +tuc(ed up her s(irts,, unco1ering her legs. 4e said8 9This is but a palace pa1ed smooth ith slabs of glass.9 She said8 9O m% .ord; I ha1e indeed ronged m% soul8 I do +no , submit +in Islam,, ith Solomon, to the .ord of the 0orlds.9

#'. 0e sent +aforetime,, to the Thamud, their brother Salih, sa%ing, 9Ser1e God.8 /ut behold, the% became t o factions Euarrelling ith each other. #). 4e said8 9O m% people; h% as( %e to hasten on the e1il in preference to the good= If onl% %e as( God for forgi1eness, %e ma% hope to recei1e merc%. #*. The% said8 9Ill omen do e augur from thee and those that are omen is ith God. %ea, %e are a people under trial.9 #7. There reform. ere in the cit% nine men of a famil%, ith thee9. 4e said8 9Dour ill

ho made mischief in the land, and

ould not

#:. The% said8 9S ear a mutual oath b% God that e shall ma(e a secret night attac( on him and his people, and that e shall then sa% to his heir + hen he see(s 1engeance,8 C0e ere not present at the slaughter of his people, and e are positi1el% telling the truth.C9 '<. The% plotted and planned, but 0e too planned, e1en hile the% percei1ed it not. '1. Then see them,. hat as the end of their plot;? this, that 0e destro%ed them and their people, all +of

'2. >o such ere their houses, ?? in utter ruin, ?? because the% practised this is a Sign for people of (no ledge. '". -nd 0e sa1ed those ho belie1ed and practised righteousness.

rong? doing. Heril% in

'#. +0e also sent, .ut +as an apostle,8 behold, 4e said to his people, 9$o %e do though %e see +its iniEuit%,=

hat is shameful

''. 0ould %e reall% approach men in %our lusts rather than omen= >a%, %e are a people +grossl%, ignorant; '). /ut his people ga1e no other ans er but this8 the% said, 9$ri1e out the follo ers of .ut from %our cit%8 these are indeed men ho ant to be clean and pure;9 '*. /ut 0e sa1ed him and his famil%, eBcept his behind. ife! her 0e destined to be of those ho lagged

'7. -nd 0e rained do n on them a sho er +of brimstone,8 and e1il ere admonished +but heeded not,;

as the sho er on those

ho

':. Sa%8 Praise be to God, and Peace on his ser1ants hom 4e has chosen +for his Message,. +0ho, is better= ?? God or the false gods the% associate + ith 4im,= )<. Or, 0ho has created the hea1ens and the earth, and 0ho sends %ou do n rain from the s(%= Dea, ith it 0e cause to gro ell?planted orchards full of beaut% of delight8 it is not in %our

po er to cause the gro th of the trees in them. +Can there be another, god besides God. >a%, the% are a people ho s er1e from 5ustice. )1. Or, 0ho has made the earth firm to li1e in! made ri1ers in its midst! set thereon mountains immo1able! and made a separating bar bet een the t o bodies of flo ing ater= +can there be another, god besides God. >a%, most of them (no not. )2. Or, 0ho listens to the +soul, distressed hen it calls on 4im, and 0ho relie1es its suffering, and ma(es %ou +man(ind, inheritors of the earth= +Can there be another, god besides God. .ittle it is that %e heed; )". Or, 0ho guides %ou through the depths of dar(ness on land and sea, and 0ho sends the inds as heralds of glad tidings, going before 4is Merc%= +Can there be another, god besides God. ?? 4igh is God abo1e hat the% associate ith 4im; )#. Or, 0ho originates creation, then repeats it, and ho gi1es %ou sustenance from hea1en and earth= +Can there be another, god besides God. Sa%, 9/ring forth %our argument, if %e are telling the truth;9 )'. Sa%8 >one in the hea1ens or on earth, eBcept God, (no s hat is hidden8 nor can the% percei1e hen the% shall be raised up +for &udgment,. )). Still less can their (no ledge comprehend the 4ereafter8 >a%, the% are in doubt and uncertaint% thereanent! na%, the% are blind thereunto; )*. The 2nbelie1ers sa%8 90hat; hen e become dust, ?? e and our fathers, ?? shall e reall% be raised +from the dead,= )7. 9It is true e of the ancients.9 ere promised this, ?? e and our fathers before +us,8 these are nothing but tales

):. Sa%8 9Go %e through the earth and see hat has been the end of those guilt% +of sin,.9 *<. /ut grie1e not o1er them, nor distress th%self because of their plots. *1. The% also sa%8 90hen ill this promise +come to pass,= +Sa%, if %e are truthful.9 *2. Sa%8 9It ma% be that some of the e1ents pursuit;9 hich %e ish to hasten on ma% be +close, in %our

*". /ut 1eril% th% .ord is full of grace to man(ind8 Det most of them are ungrateful. *#. -nd 1eril% th% .ord (no eth all that their hearts do hide. -s ell as all that the% re1eal. *'. >or is there aught of the unseen, in hea1en or earth, but is +recorded, in a clear record.

*). Heril% this FurCan doth eBplain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in disagree. **. -nd it certainl% is a Guide and a Merc% to those ho belie1e. *7. Heril% th% .ord Gno ing.

hich the%

ill decide bet een them b% 4is $ecree8 and 4e is ABalted in Might, -ll?

*:. So put th% trust in God. for thou art on +the path of, manifest Truth. 7<. Trul% thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, +especiall%, hen the% turn bac( in retreat. 71. >or canst thou be a guide to the blind, +to pre1ent them, from stra%ing8 onl% those ilt thou get to listen ho belie1e in Our Signs, and the% ill bo in Islam. 72. -nd hen the 0ord is fulfilled against them +the un5ust,, e shall produce from the earth a beast to +face, them8 4e ill spea( to them, for that man(ind did not belie1e ith assurance in Our Signs. 7". One da% 0e shall gather together from e1er% people a troop of those ho re5ect our Signs, and the% shall be (ept in ran(s, ?? 7#. 2ntil, hen the% come +before the &udgment?seat,, ++God,, ill sa%8 9$id %e re5ect M% Signs, though %e comprehended them not in (no ledge, or hat as it %e did=9 7'. -nd the 0ord ill be fulfilled against them, because of their unable to spea( +in plea,. rong?doing, and the% ill be

7). See the% not that 0e ha1e made the >ight for them to rest in and the $a% to gi1e them light= Heril% in this are Signs for an% people that belie1e; 7*. -nd the $a% that the Trumpet ill be sounded ?? then ill be smitten ith terror those ho are in the hea1ens, and those ho are on earth, eBcept such as God ill please +to eBempt,8 and all shall come to 4is +Presence, as beings conscious of their lo liness. 77. Thou seest the mountains and thin(est them firml% fiBed8 but the% shall pass a a% as the clouds pass a a%8 +such is, the artistr% of God, ho disposes of all things in perfect order8 for he is ell acEuainted ith all that %e do. 7:. If an% do good, good $a%. ill +accrue, to them therefrom! and the% ill be secure from terror that

:<. -nd if an% do e1il, their faces ill be thro n headlong into the 6ire8 9$o %e recei1e a re ard other than that hich %e ha1e earned b% %our deeds=9

:1. 6or me, I ha1e been commanded to ser1e the .ord of this cit%, 4im 0ho has sanctified it and to 0hom +belong, all things8 and I am commanded to be of those ho bo in Islam to GodCs 0ill, ?? :2. -nd to rehearse the FurCan8 and if an% accept guidance, the% do it for the good of their o n souls, and if an% stra%, sa%8 9I am onl% a 0arner9. :". -nd sa%8 9Praise be to God, 0ho ill soon sho and th% .ord is not unmindful of all that %e do. %ou 4is Signs, so that %e shall (no them9!

Surah 27.
The Stor%, Stories
1. Ta. Sin. Mim. 2. These are Herses of the /oo( that ma(es +things, clear. ". 0e rehearse to thee some of the stor% of Moses and Pharaoh in Truth, for people ho belie1e. #. Trul% Pharaoh elated himself in the land and bro(e up its people into sections, depressing a small group among them8 their sons he sle , but he (ept ali1e their females8 for he as indeed a ma(er of mischief. '. -nd 0e ished to be Gracious to those leaders +in 6aith, and ma(e them heirs, ho ere being depressed in the land, to ma(e them

). To establish a firm place for them in the land, and to sho Pharaoh, 4aman, and their hosts, at their hands, the 1er% things against hich the% ere ta(ing precautions. *. So 0e sent this inspiration to the mother of Moses8 9Suc(le +th% child,, but hen thou hast fears about him, cast him into the ri1er, but fear not nor grie1e8 for 0e shall restore him to thee, and 0e shall ma(e him one of Our apostles.9 7. Then the people of Pharaoh pic(ed him up +from the ri1er,8 +It as intended, that +Moses, should be to them an ad1ersar% and a cause of sorro 8 for Pharaoh and 4aman and +all, their hosts ere men of sin. :. The ife of Pharaoh said8 9+4ere is, 5o% of the e%e, for me and for thee8 sla% him not. It ma% be that he ill be use to us, or e ma% adopt him as a son.9 -nd the% percei1ed not + hat the% ere doing,; 1<. /ut there came to be a 1oid in the heart of the mother of Moses8 She as going almost to disclose his +case,, had 0e not strengthened her heart + ith faith,, so that she might remain a +firm, belie1er.

11. -nd she said to the sister of +Moses,, 96ollo character of a stranger. -nd the% (ne not.

him9 so she +the sister,

atched him in the

12. -nd e ordained that he refused suc( at first, until +4is sister came up and, said8 9Shall I point out to %ou the people of a house that ill nourish and bring him up for %ou and be sincerel% attached to him=9... 1". Thus did 0e restore him to his mother, that her e%e might be comforted, that she might not grie1e, and that she might (no that the promise of God is true8 but most of them do not understand. 1#. 0hen he reached full age, and as firml% established +in life,, 0e besto ed on him and (no ledge8 for thus do 0e re ard those ho do good. isdom

1'. -nd he entered the cit% at a time hen its people ere not atching8 and he found there t o men fighting, ?? one of his o n religion, and the other, of his foes. >o the man of his o n religion appealed to him against his foe, and Moses struc( him ith his fist and made an end of him. 4e said8 9This is a or( of A1il +Satan,8 for he is an enem% that manifestl% misleads;9 1). 4e pra%ed8 9O m% .ord; I ha1e indeed ronged m% soul; $o Thou then forgi1e me;9 So ++God,, forga1e him8 for 4e is the Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1*. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; 6or that Thou hast besto ed Th% Grace on me, ne1er shall I be a help to those ho sin;9 17. So he sa the morning in the cit%, loo(ing about, in a state of fear, hen behold, the man ho had, the da% before, sought his help called aloud for his help +again,. Moses said to him8 9Thou art trul%, it is clear, a Euarrelsome fello ;9 1:. Then, hen he decided to la% hold of the man ho as an enem% to both of them, that man said8 9O Moses; Is it th% intention to sla% me as thou sle est a man %esterda%= Th% intention is none other than to become a po erful 1iolent man in the land, and not to be one ho sets things right;9 2<. -nd there came a man, running, from the furthest end of the Cit%. 4e said8 9O Moses; the Chiefs are ta(ing counsel together about thee, to sla% thee8 so get thee a a%, for I do gi1e thee sincere ad1ice.9 21. 4e therefore got a a% therefrom, loo(ing about, in a state of fear. 4e pra%ed 9O m% .ord; sa1e me from people gi1en to rong?doing.9 22. Then, hen he turned his face to ards +the land of, Mad%an, he said8 9I do hope that m% .ord ill sho me the smooth and straight Path.9 2". -nd hen he arri1ed at the atering +place, in Mad%an, he found there a group of men atering +their floc(s,, and besides them he found t o omen ho ere (eeping bac( +their

floc(s,. 4e said8 90hat is the matter ith %ou=9 The% said8 90e cannot ater +our floc(s, until the shepherds ta(e bac( +their floc(s,8 -nd our father is a 1er% old man.9 2#. So he atered +their floc(s, for them! then he turned bac( to the shade, and said89O m% .ord; trul% am I in +desperate, need of an% good that Thou dost send me;9 2'. -fter ards one of the +damsels, came +bac(, to him, al(ing bashfull%. She said8 9M% father in1ites thee that he ma% re ard thee for ha1ing atered +our floc(s, for us.9 So hen he came to him and narrated the stor%, he said8 96ear thou not8 + ell, hast thou escaped from un5ust people.9 2). Said one of the +damsels,8 9O m% +dear, father; engage him on ages8 trul% the best of men for thee to emplo% is the +man, ho is strong and trust%9.... 2*. 4e said8 9I intend to ed one of these m% daughters to thee, on condition that thou ser1e me for eight %ears! but if thou complete ten %ears, it ill be +grace, from thee. /ut I intend not to place thee under a difficult%8 thou ilt find me, indeed, if God ills, one of the righteous.9 27. 4e said8 9/e that +the agreement, bet een me and thee8 hiche1er of the t o terms I fulfil, let there be no ill? ill to me. /e God a itness to hat e sa%.9 2:. >o hen Moses had fulfilled the term, and as tra1elling ith his famil%, he percei1ed a fire in the direction of Mount Tur. 4e said to his famil%8 9Tarr% %e! I percei1e a fire! I hope to bring %ou from there some information, or a burning firebrand, that %e ma% arm %oursel1es.9 "<. /ut hen he came to the +fire,, a 1oice as heard from the right ban( of the 1alle%, from a tree in hallo ed ground8 9O Moses; Heril% I am God, the .ord of the 0orlds.... "1. 9>o do thou thro th% rod;9 but hen he sa it mo1ing +of its o n accord, as if it had been a sna(e, he turned bac( in retreat, and retraced not his steps8 O Moses;9 +It as said,, 9$ra near, and fear not8 for thou art of those ho are secure. "2. 9Mo1e th% hand into th% bosom, and it ill come forth hite ithout stain +or harm,, and dra th% hand close to th% side +to guard, against fear. Those are the t o credentials from th% .ord to Pharaoh and his Chiefs8 for trul% the% are a people rebellious and ic(ed.9 "". 4e said8 9O m% .ord; I ha1e slain a man among them, and I fear lest the% sla% me. "#. 9-nd m% brother -aron ?? 4e is more eloEuent in speech than I8 so send him ith me as a helper, to confirm +and strengthen, me8 for I fear that the% ma% accuse me of falsehood.9 "'. 4e said8 90e ill certainl% strengthen th% arm through th% brother, and in1est %ou both ith authorit%, so the% shall not be able to touch %ou8 ith Our Sign shall %e triumph, ?? %ou t o as ell as those ho follo %ou.9 "). 0hen Moses came to them ith Our clear signs, the% said8 9This is nothing but sorcer% fa(ed up8 ne1er did e head the li(e among our fathers of old;9

"*. Moses said8 9M% .ord (no s best ho it is that comes ith guidance from 4im and hose end ill be best in the 4ereafter8 certain it is that the rong?doers ill not prosper.9 "7. Pharaoh said8 9O Chiefs; no god do I (no for %ou but m%self8 therefore, O 4aman; light me a +(iln to ba(e bric(s, out of cla%, and build me a loft% palace, that I ma% mount up to the god of Moses8 but as far as I am concerned, I thin( +Moses, is a liar;9 ":. -nd he as arrogant and insolent in the land, be%ond reason, ?? 4e and his hosts8 the% thought that the% ould not ha1e to return to 2s; #<. So 0e sei@ed him and his hosts, and 0e flung them into the sea8 >o behold hat as the end of those ho did rong; #1. -nd e made them +but, leaders in1iting to the 6ire! and on the $a% of &udgment no help shall the% find. #2. in this orld 0e made a curse to follo them and on the $a% of &udgment the% ill be among the loathed +and despised,. #". 0e did re1eal to Moses the /oo( after 0e had destro%ed the earlier generations, +to gi1e, Insight to men, and guidance and Merc%, that the% might recei1e admonition. ##. Thou ast not on the 0estern side a itness +of those e1ents,. hen 0e decreed the Commission to Moses, nor ast thou

#'. /ut 0e raised up +ne , generations, and long ere the ages that passed o1er them! but thou ast not a d eller among the people of Mad%an, rehearsing Our Signs to them! but it is 0e 0ho send apostles + ith inspiration,. #). >or ast thou at the side of +the Mountain of, Tur hen e called +to Moses,. Det +art thou sent, as Merc% from th% .ord, to gi1e arning to a people to hom no arner had come before thee8 in order that the% ma% recei1e admonition. #*. If +0e had, not +sent thee to the Furaish,, ?? in case a calamit% should sei@e them for +the deeds, that their hands ha1e sent forth, the% might sa%8 9Our .ord; h% didst Thou not sent us an apostle= 0e should then ha1e follo ed Th% Signs and been amongst those ho belie1e;9 #7. /ut +no ,, hen the Truth has come to them from Oursel1es, the% sa%, 90h% are not +Signs, sent to him, li(e those hich ere sent to Moses=9 $o the% not then re5ect +the Signs, hich ere formerl% sent to Moses= The% sa%8 9T o (inds of sorcer%, each assisting the other;9 -nd the% sa%8 96or us, e re5ect all +such things,;9 #:. Sa%8 9Then bring %e a /oo( from God, follo it; +do,, if %e are truthful;9 hich is a better guide than either of them, that I ma%

'<. /ut if the% hear(en not to thee, (no that the% onl% follo their o n lusts8 and ho is more astra% than one ho follo his o n lusts, de1oid of guidance from God. for God guides not people gi1en to rong?doing. '1. >o ha1e 0e caused the 0ord to reach them themsel1es, in order that the% ma% recei1e admonition. '2. Those to hom 0e sent the /oo( before this, ?? the% do belie1e in this +re1elation,8 '". -nd hen it is recited to them, the% sa%8 90e belie1e therein, for it is the Truth from our .ord8 indeed e ha1e been Muslims +bo ing to GodCs 0ill, from before this. '#. T ice ill the% be gi1en their re ard, for that the% ha1e perse1ered, that the% a1ert A1il Good, and that the% spend +in charit%, out of hat 0e ha1e gi1en them. ith

''. -nd hen the% hear 1ain tal(, the% turn a a% therefrom and sa%8 9To us our deeds, and to %ou %ours! peace be to %ou8 e see( not the ignorant.9 '). It is true thou ilt not be able to guide e1er% one, hom thou lo1est! but God guides those hom 4e ill and 4e (no s best those ho recei1e guidance. '*. The% sa%8 9If e ere to follo the guidance ith thee, e should be snatched a a% from our land.9 4a1e 0e not established for them a secure sanctuar%, to hich are brought as tribute fruits of all (inds, ?? a pro1ision from Oursel1es= but most of them understand not. '7. -nd ho man% populations 0e destro%ed, hich eBulted in their life +of ease and plent%,; no those habitations of theirs, after them, are deserted, ?? -ll but a +miserable, fe ; and 0e are their heirs; ':. >or as th% .ord the one to destro% a population until 4e had sent to its centre an apostle, rehearsing to them Our Signs! nor are 0e going to destro% a population eBcept hen its members practise iniEuit%. )<. The +material, things hich %e are gi1en are but the con1eniences of this life and the glitter thereof! but that hich is ith God is better and more enduring8 ill %e not then be ise= )1. -re +these t o, ali(e= ?? one to hom 0e ha1e made a goodl% promise, and ho is going to reach its +fulfilment,, and one to hom 0e ha1e gi1en the good things of this life, but ho, on the $a% of &udgment, is to be among those brought up +for punishment,= )2. That $a% ++God,, ill call to them, and sa% 90here are m% CpartnersC= ?? hom %e imagined +to be such,=9 )". Those against hom the charge ill be pro1ed, ill sa%8 9Our .ord; These are the ones hom e led astra%8 e led them astra%, as e ere astra% oursel1es8 e free oursel1es +from them, in Th% presence8 it as not us the% orshipped.9

)#. It ill be said +to them,8 9Call upon %our CpartnersC +for help,9 8the% ill call upon them, but the% ill not listen to them! and the% ill see the Penalt% +before them,! +ho the% ill ish, Cif onl% the% had been open to guidance;C )'. That $a% ++God,, ill call to them, and sa%8 90hat as the ans er %e ga1e to the apostles=9 )). Then the + hole, stor% that $a% ill seem obscure to them +li(e light to the blind, and the% ill not be able +e1en, to Euestion each other. )*. /ut an% that +in this life, had repented, belie1ed, and or(ed righteousness, be among those ho achie1e sal1ation. ill ha1e hopes to

)7. Th% .ord does create and choose as 4e pleases8 no choice ha1e the% +in the matter,8 Glor% to God. and far is 4e abo1e the partners the% ascribe +to 4im,; ):. -nd th% .ord (no s all that their hearts conceal and all that the% re1eal. *<. -nd 4e is God. There is no god but 4e. To 4im be praise, at the first and at the last8 for 4im is the Command, and to 4im shall %e +all, be brought bac(. *1. Sa%8 See %e= If God ere to ma(e the night perpetual o1er %ou to the $a% of &udgment, god is there other than God, ho can gi1e %ou enlightenment= 0ill %e not then hear(en= hat

*2. Sa%8 See %e= If God ere to ma(e the da% perpetual o1er %ou to the $a% of &udgment, hat god is there other than God, ho can gi1e %ou a night in hich %e can rest= 0ill %e not then see= *". It is out of 4is Merc% that 4e has made for %ou >ight and $a%, ?? that %e ma% rest therein, and that %e ma% see( of his Grace!? and in order that %e ma% be grateful. *#. The $a% that 4e +to be such,=9 ill call on them, 4e ill sa%8 90here are m% CpartnersC= hom %e imagined

*'. -nd from each people shall 0e dra a itness, and 0e shall sa%8 9Produce %our Proof98 then shall the% (no that the Truth is in God +alone,, and the +lies, hich the% in1ented ill lea1e them in lurch. *). Farun as doubtless, of the people of Moses! but he acted insolentl% to ards them8 such ere the treasures 0e had besto ed on him that their 1er% (e%s ould ha1e been a burden to a bod% of strong men, behold, his people said to him8 9ABult not, for God lo1eth not those ho eBult +in riches,. **. 9/ut see(, ith the + ealth, hich God has besto ed on thee, the 4ome of the 4ereafter, nor forget th% portion in this orld8 but do thou good, as God has been good to thee, and see( not +occasions for, mischief in the land8 for God lo1es not those ho do mischief.9

*7. 4e said8 9This has been gi1en to me because of a certain (no ledge hich I ha1e.9 $id he not (no that God had destro%ed, before him, + hole, generations, ?? hich ere superior to him in strength and greater in the amount +of riches, the% had collected= but the ic(ed are not called +immediatel%, to account for their sins. *:. So he ent forth among his people in the +pride of his ordl%, glitter. Said those hose aim is the .ife of this 0orld8 9Oh; that e had the li(e of hat Farun has got; for he is trul% a lord of might% good fortune;9 7<. /ut those ho had been granted +true, (no ledge said8 9-las for %ou; The re ard of God +in the 4ereafter, is best for those ho belie1e and or( righteousness8 but this none shall attain, sa1e those ho steadfastl% perse1ere +in good,.9 71. Then 0e caused the earth to s allo up him and his house! and he had not +the least little, part% to help him against God, nor could he defend himself. 72. -nd those ho had en1ied his position the da% before began to sa% on the morro 8 9-h; it is indeed God 0ho enlarges the pro1ision or restricts it, to an% of 4is ser1ants 4e pleases; had it not been that God as gracious to us, 4e could ha1e caused the earth to s allo us up; -h; those ho re5ect God ill assuredl% ne1er prosper.9 7". That 4ome of the 4ereafter 0e shall gi1e to those mischief on earth8 and the end is +best, for the righteous. ho intend not high? handedness or

7#. If an% does good, the re ard to him is better than his deed! but if an% does e1il, the doers of e1il are onl% punished +to the eBtent, of their deeds. 7'. Heril% 4e 0ho ordained the FurCan for thee, ill bring thee bac( to the Place of 3eturn. Sa%8 9M% .ord (no s best ho it is that brings true guidance, and ho is in manifest error.9 7). -nd thou hadst not eBpected that the /oo( ould be sent to thee eBcept as a Merc% from th% .ord8 Therefore lend not thou support in an% a% to those ho re5ect ++God,Cs Message,. 7*. -nd let nothing (eep thee bac( from the Signs of God after the% ha1e been re1ealed to thee8 and in1ite +men, to th% .ord, and be not of the compan% of those ho 5oin gods ith God. 77. -nd call not, besides God, on another god. There is no god but 4e. A1er%thing +that eBists, ill perish eBcept 4is o n 6ace. To 4im belongs the Command, and to 4im ill %e +all, be brought bac(.

Surah 2:.
The Spider
1. -...M.

2. $o men thin( that the% tested=

ill be left alone on sa%ing, 90e belie1e9, and that the%

ill not be

". 0e did test those before them, and God are false.

ill certainl% (no

those

ho are true from those

ho

#. $o those ho practise e1il thin( that the% ill get the better of 2s= A1il is their 5udgment; '. 6or those hose hopes are in the meeting ith God +in the 4ereafter, let them stri1e,! for the term +appointed, b% God is surel% coming and 4e hears and (no s +all things,. ). -nd if an% stri1e + ith might and main,, the% do so for their o n souls8 for God is free of all needs from all creation. *. Those ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds, ?? from them shall 0e blot out all e1il +that ma% be, in them, and 0e shall re ard them according to the best of their deeds. 7. 0e ha1e en5oined on man (indness to parents8 but if the% +either of them, stri1e +to force, thee to 5oin ith Me +in orship, an%thing of hich thou hast no (no ledge, obe% them not. De ha1e +all, to return to me, and I ill tell %ou +the truth, of all that %e did. :. -nd those ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds, ?? them shall 0e admit to the compan% of the 3ighteous. 1<. Then there are among men such as sa%, 90e belie1e in God.! but hen the% suffer affliction in +the cause of, God, the% treat menCs oppression as if it ere the 0rath of God. -nd if help comes +to thee, from th% .ord, the% are sure to sa%, 90e ha1e +al a%s, been ith %ou;9 $oes not God (no best all that is in the hearts of all creation= 11. -nd God most certainl% (no s those ho belie1e, and as certainl% those ho are 4%pocrites. 12. -nd the 2nbelie1ers sa% to those ho belie1e8 96ollo our path, and e ill bear +the conseEuences, of %our faults.9 >e1er in the least ill the% bear their faults8 in fact the% are liars; 1". The% ill bear their o n burdens, and +other, burdens along ith their o n, and on the $a% of &udgments the% ill be called to account for their falsehoods. 1#. 0e +once, sent >oah to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand %ears less fift%8 but the $eluge o1er helmed them hile the% +persisted in, sin. 1'. /ut 0e sa1ed him and the companions of the -r(, and 0e made the +-r(, a Sign for all peoples; 1). -nd +0e also sa1ed, -braham8 behold, he said to his people, 9Ser1e God and fear 4im8 that ill be best for %ou? If %e understand;

1*. 96or %e do orship idols besides God, and %e in1ent falsehood. The things that %e orship besides God ha1e no po er to gi1e %ou sustenance8 then see( %e sustenance from God, ser1e 4im, and be grateful to 4im8 to 4im ill be %our return. 17. 9-nd if %e re5ect +the Message,, so did generations before %ou8 and the dut% of the apostle is onl% to preach publicl% +and clearl%,.9 1:. See the% not ho God originates creation, then repeats it8 trul% that is eas% for God. 2<. Sa%8 9Tra1el through the earth and see ho God did originate creation! so later creation8 for God has po er o1er all things. 21. 94e punishes are %e turned. hom 4e pleases, and 4e grants Merc% to ill God produce a

hom 4e pleases, and to ards 4im

22. 9>ot on earth nor in hea1en ill %e be able +fleeing, to frustrate +his Plan,, nor ha1e %e, besides God, an% protector or helper.9 2". Those ho re5ect the Signs of God and the Meeting ith 4im +in the 4ereafter,, ?? it is the% ho shall despair of M% Merc%8 it is the% ho ill +suffer, a most grie1ous Penalt%. 2#. So naught as the ans er of +-brahamCs, people eBcept that the% said8 9Sla% him or burn him.9 /ut God did sa1e him from the 6ire. Heril% in this are Signs for people ho belie1e. 2'. -nd he said8 96or %ou, %e ha1e ta(en +for orship, idols besides God, out of mutual lo1e and regard bet een %oursel1es in this life! but on the $a% of &udgment %e shall diso n each other and curse each other8 and %our abode ill be the 6ire, and %e shall ha1e none to help.9 2). /ut .ut had faith in 4im8 4e said8 9I ABalted in Might, and 0ise.9 ill lea1e home for the sa(e of m% .ord8 for 4e is

2*. -nd 0e ga1e +-braham, Isaac and &acob, and ordained among his progen% Prophethood and 3e1elation, and 0e granted him his re ard in this life! and he as in the 4ereafter +of the compan%, of the 3ighteous. 27. -nd +remember, .ut8 behold, he said to his people8 9De do commit le dness, such as no people in Creation +e1er, committed before %ou. 2:. 9$o %e indeed approach men, and cut off the high a%= ?? and practise ic(edness +e1en, in %our councils=9 /ut his people ga1e no ans er but this8 the% said8 9/ring us the 0rath of God if thou tellest the truth.9 "<. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; help Thou me against people ho do mischief;9 "1. 0hen Our Messengers came to -braham ith the good ne s, the% said8 90e are indeed going to destro% the people of this to nship8 for trul% the% are +addicted to, crime.9

"2. 4e said8 9/ut there is .ut there.9 The% said8 90ell do e (no ho is there 8 e sa1e him and his follo ing, ?? eBcept his ife8 she is of those ho lag behind;9

ill certainl%

"". -nd hen Our Messengers came to .ut, he as grie1ed on their account, and felt himself po erless +to protect, them8 but the% said8 96ear thou not, nor grie1e8 e are +here, to sa1e thee and th% follo ing, eBcept th% ife8 she is of those ho lag behind. "#. 96or e are going to bring do n on the people of this to nship a Punishment from hea1en, because the% ha1e been ic(edl% rebellious.9 "'. -nd 0e ha1e left thereof an e1ident Sign, for an% people ho +care to, understand. "). To the Mad%an +people, +0e sent, their brother ShuCaib. Then he said8 9O m% people; ser1e God, and fear the .ast $a%8 nor commit e1il on the earth, ith intent to do mischief.9 "*. /ut the% re5ected him8 Then the might% /last sei@ed them, and the% la% prostrate in their homes b% the morning. "7. +3emember also, the C-d and the Thamud +people,8 clearl% ill appear to %ou from +the traces, of their buildings +their fate,8 the A1il One made their deeds alluring to them, and (ept them bac( from the Path, though the% ere gifted ith intelligence and s(ill. ":. +3emember also, Farun, Pharaoh, and 4aman8 there came to them Moses ith Clear Signs, but the% beha1ed ith insolence on the earth! %et the% could not o1erreach +2s,. #<. Aach one of them 0e sei@ed for his crime8 of them, against some 0e sent a 1iolent tornado + ith sho ers of stones,! some ere caught b% a +might%, /last! some 0e caused the earth to s allo up! and some 0e dro ned +in the aters,8 It as not God 0ho in5ured +or oppressed, them89 The% in5ured +and oppressed, their o n souls. #1. The parable of those ho ta(e protectors other than God is that of the spider, ho builds +to itself, a house! but trul% the flimsiest of houses is the spiderCs house!? if the% but (ne . #2. Heril% God doth (no of +e1er% thing, ABalted +in po er,, 0ise. hate1er that the% call upon besides 4im8 and 4e is

#". -nd such are the Parables 0e set forth for man(ind, but onl% those understand them ho ha1e (no ledge. ##. God created the hea1ens and the earth in true +proportions,8 1eril% in that is a Sign for those ho belie1e. #'. 3ecite hat is sent of the /oo( b% inspiration to thee, and establish regular Pra%er8 for Pra%er restrains from shameful and un5ust deeds! and remembrance of God is the greatest +thing in life, ithout doubt. -nd God (no s the +deeds, that %e do.

#). -nd dispute %e not ith the People of the /oo(, eBcept ith means better +than mere disputation,, unless it be ith those of them ho inflict rong +and in5ur%,8 but sa%, 90e belie1e in the re1elation hich has come do n to us and in that hich came do n to %ou! Our God and %our God is one! and it is to 4im e bo +in Islam,.9 #*. -nd thus +it is, that 0e ha1e sent do n the /oo( to thee. So the People of the /oo( belie1e therein, as also do some of these +pagan -rabs,8 and none but 2nbelie1ers re5ect our signs. #7. -nd thou ast not +able, to recite a /oo( before this +/oo( came,, nor art thou +able, to transcribe it ith th% right hand8 In that case, indeed, ould the tal(ers of 1anities ha1e doubted. #:. >a%, here are Signs self?e1ident in the hearts of those endo ed the un5ust re5ect Our Signs. ith (no ledge8 and none but

'<. De the% sa%8 90h% are not Signs sent do n to him from his .ord=9 Sa%8 9The signs are indeed ith God. and I am indeed a clear 0arner.9 '1. -nd is it not enough for them that e ha1e sent do n to thee the /oo( them= Heril%, in it is Merc% and a 3eminder to those ho belie1e. hich is rehearsed to

'2. Sa%8 9Anough is God for a itness bet een me and %ou8 4e (no s hat is in the hea1ens and on earth. -nd it is those ho belie1e in 1anities and re5ect God, that ill perish +in the end,. '". The% as( thee to hasten on the Punishment +for them,8 had it not been for a term +of respite, appointed, the Punishment ould certainl% ha1e come to them8 and it ill certainl% reach them, ?? of a sudden, hile the% percei1e not; '#. The% as( thee to hasten on the Punishment8 but, of a suret%, 4ell of 6aith;? ill encompass the 3e5ecters

''. On the $a% that the Punishment shall co1er them from abo1e them and from belo +a Hoice, shall sa%8 9Taste %e +the fruits, of %our deeds;9 '). O M% ser1ants alone,;

them, and

ho belie1e; trul%, spacious is M% Aarth8 therefore ser1e %e Me ?? +and Me

'*. A1er% soul shall ha1e a taste of death in the end to 2s shall %e be brought bac(. '7. /ut those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness ?? to them shall 0e gi1e a 4ome in 4ea1en, ?? loft% mansions beneath hich flo ri1ers, ?? to d ell therein for a%e!? an eBcellent re ard for those ho do +good,;? ':. Those ho perse1ere in patience, and put their trust, in their .ord and Cherisher. )<. 4o man% are the creatures that carr% not their o n sustenance= It is God them and %ou8 for 4e hears and (no s +all things,. ho feeds +both,

)1. If indeed thou as( them ho has created the hea1ens and the earth and sub5ected the sun and the moon +to his .a ,, the% ill certainl% repl%, 9+God,9. 4o are the% then deluded a a% +from the truth,= )2. God enlarges the sustenance + hich 4e gi1es, to hiche1er of 4is ser1ants 4e pleases! and 4e +similarl%, grants b% +strict, measure, +as 4e pleases,8 for God has full (no ledge of all things. )". -nd if indeed thou as( them ho it is that sends do n rain from the s(%, and gi1es life there ith to the earth after its death, the% ill certainl% repl%, 9+God,;9 Sa%, 9Praise be to God.9 /ut most of them understand not. )#. 0hat is the life of this orld but amusement and pla%= but 1eril% the 4ome in the 4ereafter, ?? that is life indeed, if the% but (ne . )'. >o , if the% embar( on a boat, the% call on God, ma(ing their de1otion sincerel% +and eBclusi1el%, to 4im! but hen 4e has deli1ered them safel% to +dr%, land, behold, the% gi1e a share +of their orship to others,;? )). $isdaining ungratefull% Our gifts, and gi1ing themsel1es up to + orldl%, en5o%ment; /ut soon ill the% (no . )*. $o the% not then see that 0e ha1e made a sanctuar% secure, and that men are being snatched a a% from all around them= Then, do the% belie1e in that hich is 1ain, and re5ect the Grace of God. )7. -nd ho does more rong than he ho in1ents a lie against God or re5ects the Truth reaches him= Is there not a home in 4ell for those ho re5ect 6aith= ):. -nd those ho stri1e in Our +cause,, ?? 0e God is ith those ho do right. hen it

ill certainl% guide them to our Paths8 6or 1eril%

Surah "<.
The 3omans, The /%@antines
1. -. .. M. 2. The 3oman Ampire has been defeated? ". In a land close b%! but the%, +e1en, after +this, defeat of theirs, ill soon be 1ictorious? #. 0ithin a fe %ears. 0ith God is the $ecision, in the past and in the 6uture8 on that $a% shall the /elie1ers re5oice? '. 0ith the help of God. 4e helps hom 4e ill, and 4e is eBalted in might, most merciful.

). +It is, the promise of God. >e1er does God depart from 4is promise8 but most men understand not. *. The% (no heedless. but the outer +things, in the life of this orld8 but of the And of things the% are

7. $o the% not reflect in their o n minds= >ot but for 5ust ends and for a term appointed, did God create the hea1ens and the earth, and all bet een them8 %et are there trul% man% among men ho den% the meeting ith their .ord +at the 3esurrection,; :. $o the% not tra1el through the earth, and see hat as the end of those before them= The% ere superior to them in strength8 the% tilled the soil and populated it in greater numbers than these ha1e done8 there came to them their apostles ith Clear +Signs,. +0hich the% re5ected, to their o n destruction,8 It as not God 0ho ronged them, but the% ronged their o n souls. 1<. In the long run e1il in the eBtreme ill be the And of those the Signs of God, and held them up to ridicule. ho do e1il! for that the% re5ected

11. It is God 0ho begins +the process of, creation! then repeats it! then shall %e be brought bac( to 4im. 12. On the $a% that the 4our ill be established, the guilt% ill be struc( dumb ith despair. 1". >o intercessor 9Partners9. ill the% ha1e among their 9Partners9 and the% ill +themsel1es, re5ect their

1#. On the $a% that the 4our ill be established, ?? that $a% shall +all men, be sorted out. 1'. Then those $elight. ho ha1e belie1ed and or(ed righteous deeds, shall be made happ% in a Mead of

1). -nd those ho ha1e re5ected 6aith and falsel% denied our Signs and the meeting of the 4ereafter, ?? such shall be brought forth to Punishment. 1*. So +gi1e, glor% to God, hen %e reach e1entide and hen %e rise in the morning! 17. Dea, to 4im be praise, in the hea1ens and on earth! and in the late afternoon and begins to decline. hen the da%

1:. It is 4e 0ho brings out the li1ing from the dead, and brings out the dead from the li1ing, and 0ho gi1es life to the earth after it is dead8 and thus shall %e be brought out +from the dead,. 2<. -mong 4is Signs in this, that 4e created %ou from dust! and then, ?? behold, %e are men scattered +far and ide,;

21. -nd among 4is Signs is this, that 4e created for %ou mates from among %oursel1es, that %e ma% d ell in tranEuillit% ith them, and 4e has put lo1e and merc% bet een %our +hearts,8 1eril% in that are Signs for those ho reflect. 22. -nd among 4is Signs is the creation of the hea1ens and the earth, and the 1ariations in %our languages and %our colours8 1eril% in that are Signs for those ho (no . 2". -nd among 4is Signs is the sleep that %e ta(e b% night and b% da%, and the Euest that %e +ma(e for li1elihood, out of 4is /ount%8 1eril% in that are signs for those ho hear(en. 2#. -nd among 4is Signs, 4e sho s %ou the lightning, b% a% both of fear and of hope, and 4e sends do n rain from the s(% and ith it gi1es life to the earth after it is dead8 1eril% in that are Signs for those ho are ise. 2'. -nd among 4is Signs is this, that hea1en and earth stand b% 4is Command8 then hen 4e calls %ou, b% a single call, from the earth, behold, %e +straight a%, come forth. 2). To 4im belongs e1er% being that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 all are de1outl% obedient to 4im. 2*. It is 4e 0ho begins +the process of, creation! then repeats it! and for 4im it is most eas%. To 4im belongs the loftiest similitude + e can thin( of, in the hea1ens and the earth8 for 4e is ABalted in Might, full of isdom. 27. 4e does propound to %ou a similitude from %our o n +eBperience,8 do %e ha1e partners among those hom %our right hands possess, to share as eEuals in the ealth 0e ha1e besto ed on %ou= $o %e fear them as %e fear each other= Thus do e eBplain the Signs in detail to a people that understand. 2:. >a%, the rong?doers +merel%, follo their o n lusts, being de1oid of (no ledge. /ut ill guide those hom God lea1es astra%= To them there ill be no helpers. ho

"<. So set thou th% face steadil% and trul% to the 6aith8 +establish, GodCs handi or( according to the pattern on hich 4e has made man(ind8 no change +let there be, in the or( + rought, b% God. that is the standard 3eligion8 but most among man(ind understand not. "1. Turn %e bac( in repentance to 4im, and fear 4im8 establish regular pra%ers, and be not %e among those ho 5oin gods ith God, ?? "2. Those ho split up their 3eligion, and become +mere, Sects, ?? each part% re5oicing in that hich is ith itself; "". 0hen trouble touches men, the% cr% to their .ord, turning bac( to 4im in repentance8 but hen 4e gi1es them a taste of Merc% as from 4imself, behold, some of them pa% part? orship to other godCs besides their .ord, ??

"#. +-s if, to sho their ingratitude for the +fa1ours, 0e ha1e besto ed on them; Then en5o% +%our brief da%,! but soon ill %e (no +%our foll%,. "'. Or ha1e 0e sent do n authorit% to them, hich points out to them the things to hich the% pa% part? orship= "). 0hen 0e gi1e men a taste of Merc%, the% eBult thereat8 and hen some e1il afflicts them because of hat their +o n, hands ha1e sent forth, behold, the% are in despair; "*. See the% not that God enlarges the pro1ision and restricts it, to homsoe1er 4e pleases= Heril% in that are Signs for those ho belie1e. "7. So gi1e hat is due to (indred, the need%, and the a%farer. That is best for those ho see( the Countenance, of God, and it is the% ho ill prosper. ":. That hich %e la% out for increase through the propert% of +other, people, ill ha1e no increase ith God. but that hich %e la% out for charit%, see(ing the Countenance of God, + ill increase,8 it is these ho ill get a recompense multiplied. #<. It is God 0ho has created %ou8 further, 4e has pro1ided for %our sustenance! then 4e ill cause %ou to die! and again 4e ill gi1e %ou life. -re there an% of %our +false, 9Partners9 ho can do an% single one of these things= Glor% to 4im; and high is 4e abo1e the partners the% attribute +to him,; #1. Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of +the meed, that the hands of men ha1e earned, that ++God,, ma% gi1e them a taste of some of their deeds8 in order that the% ma% turn bac( +from A1il,. #2. Sa%8 9Tra1el through the earth and see orshipped others besides God.9 hat as the end of those before +%ou,8 Most of them

#". /ut set thou th% face to the right 3eligion before there come from God the $a% no chance of a1erting8 on that $a% shall men be di1ided +in t o,. ##. Those ho re5ect 6aith ill suffer from that re5ection8 and those spread their couch +of repose, for themsel1es +in hea1en,8 #'. That 4e ma% re ard those ho belie1e and lo1es not those ho re5ect 6aith. ho

hich there is

or( righteousness

ill

or( righteous deeds, out of his /ount%. 6or 4e

#). -mong 4is Signs is this, that 4e sends the 0inds, as heralds of Glad Tidings, gi1ing %ou a taste of 4is +Grace and, Merc%, ?? that the ships ma% sail +ma5esticall%, b% 4is Command and that %e ma% see( of 4is /ount%8 in order that %e ma% be grateful.

#*. 0e did indeed send, before thee, apostles to their +respecti1e, peoples, and the% came to them ith Clear Signs8 then, to those ho transgressed, 0e meted out 3etribution8 and it as due from 2s to aid those ho belie1ed. #7. It is God 0ho sends the 0inds, and the% raise the Clouds8 then does 4e spread them in the s(% as 4e ills, and brea( them into fragments, until thou seest rain?drops issue from the midst thereof8 then hen 4e has made them reach such of his ser1ants as 4e ills behold, the% do re5oice;? #:. A1en though, before the% recei1ed +the rain, ?? 5ust before this ?? the% ere dumb ith despair; '<. Then contemplate +O man;, the memorials of GodCs Merc%;? ho 4e gi1es life to the earth after its death8 1eril% the same ill gi1e life to the men ho are dead8 for 4e has po er o1er all things. '1. -nd if 0e +but, send a 0ind from hich the% see +their tilth, turn %ello , ?? behold, the% become, thereafter, 2ngrateful +2nbelie1ers,; '2. So 1eril% thou canst not ma(e the dead to hear, nor canst thou ma(e the deaf to hear the call, hen the% sho their bac(s and turn a a%. '". >or canst thou lead bac( the blind from their stra%ing8 onl% those belie1e in Our signs and submit +their ills in Islam,. ilt thou ma(e to hear, ho

'#. It is God 0ho created %ou in a state of +helpless, ea(ness, then ga1e +%ou, strength after ea(ness, then, after strength, ga1e +%ou ea(ness and a hoar% head8 4e creates as 4e ills, and it is 4e 0ho has all (no ledge and po er. ''. On the $a% that the 4our +of 3ec(oning, ill be established, the transgressors the% tarried not but an hour8 thus ere the% used to being deluded; ill s ear that

'). /ut those endued ith (no ledge and faith ill sa%8 9Indeed %e did tarr%, ithin GodCs $ecree, to the $a% of 3esurrection, and this is the $a% of 3esurrection8 but %e ?? %e ere not a are;9 '*. So on that $a% no eBcuse of theirs ill a1ail the transgressors, nor ill the% be in1ited +then, to see( grace +b% repentance,. '7. 1eril% 0e ha1e propounded for men, in this FurCan e1er% (ind of Parable8 /ut if thou bring to them an% Sign, the 2nbelie1ers are sure to sa%, 9De do nothing but tal( 1anities.9 ':. Thus does God seal up the hearts of those ho understand not. )<. So patientl% perse1ere8 for 1eril% the promise of God is true8 nor let those sha(e th% firmness, ho ha1e +themsel1es, no certaint% of faith.

Surah "1.

.uEman
1. -. .. M. 2. These are Herses of the 0ise /oo(, ?? ". - Guide and a Merc% to the $oers of Good, ?? #. Those ho establish regular Pra%er, and gi1e regular Charit%, and ha1e +in their hearts, the assurance of the 4ereafter. '. These are on +true, guidance from their .ord8 and these are the ones ho ill prosper. ). /ut there are, among men, those ho purchase idle tales, ithout (no ledge +or meaning,, to mislead +men, from the Path of God and thro ridicule +on the Path,8 for such there ill be a 4umiliating Penalt%. *. 0hen Our Signs are rehearsed to such a one, he turns a a% in arrogance, as if he heard them not, as if there ere deafness in both his ears8 announce to him a grie1ous Penalt%. 7. 6or those ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds, there ill be Gardens of /liss, ?? :. To d ell therein. The promise of God is true8 and 4e is ABalted in Po er, 0ise. 1<. 4e created the hea1ens ithout an% pillars that %e can see! 4e set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should sha(e ith %ou! and 4e scattered through it beasts of all (inds. 0e send do n rain from the s(%, and produce on the earth e1er% (ind of noble creature, in pairs. 11. Such is the Creation of God. no sho Me hat is there that others besides 4im ha1e created8 na%, but the Transgressors are in manifest error. 12. e besto ed +in the past, 0isdom on .uEman8 9Sho +th%, gratitude to God.9 -n% ho is +so, grateful does so to the profit of his o n soul8 but if an% is ungrateful, 1eril% God is free of all ants, 0orth% of all praise. 1". /ehold, .uEman said to his son b% a% of instruction8 9O m% son; 5oin not in orship +others, ith God. for false orship is indeed the highest rong?doing.9 1#. -nd 0e ha1e en5oined on man +to be good, to his parents8 in tra1ail upon tra1ail did his mother bear him, and in %ears t ain as his eaning8 +hear the command,, 9Sho gratitude to Me and to th% parents8 to Me is +th% final, Goal. 1'. 9/ut if the% stri1e to ma(e thee 5oin in orship ith Me things of hich thou hast no (no ledge, obe% them not! %et bear them compan% in this life ith 5ustice +and consideration,, and follo the a% of those ho turn to me +in lo1e,8 in the end the return of %ou all is to Me, and I ill tell %ou the truth +and meaning, of all that %e did.9

1). 9O m% son;9 +said .uEman,, 9If there be +but, the eight of a mustard?seed and it ere +hidden, in a roc(, or +an% here, in the hea1ens or on earth, God ill bring it forth8 for God understands the finest m%steries, +and, is ell?acEuainted + ith them,. 1*. 9O m% son; establish regular pra%er, en5oin hat is 5ust, and forbid hat is rong8 and bear ith patient constanc% hate1er betide thee! for this is firmness +of purpose, in +the conduct of, affairs. 17. 9-nd s ell not th% chee( +for pride, at men, nor lo1eth not an% arrogant boaster. al( in insolence through the earth! for God

1:. 9-nd be moderate in th% pace, and lo er th% 1oice! for the harshest of sounds the bra%ing of the ass.9

ithout doubt is

2<. $o %e not see that God has sub5ected to %our +use, all things in the hea1ens and on earth, and has made his bounties flo to %ou in eBceeding measure, +both, seen and unseen= Det there are among men those ho dispute about God, ithout (no ledge and ithout guidance, and ithout a /oo( to enlighten them; 21. 0hen the% are told to follo the +3e1elation, that God has sent do n, the% sa%8 9>a%, e shall follo the a%s that e found our fathers +follo ing,. 90hat; e1en if it is Satan bec(oning them to the Penalt% of the +/la@ing, 6ire= 22. 0hoe1er submits his hole self to God, and is a doer of good, has grasped indeed the most trust orth% hand?hold8 and ith God rests the And and $ecision of +all, affairs. 2". /ut if an% re5ect 6aith, let not his re5ection grie1e thee8 to 2s is their return, and 0e shall tell them the truth of their deeds8 for God (no s ell all that is in +menCs, hearts. 2#. 0e grant them their pleasure for a little hile8 in the end shall 0e dri1e them to a chastisement unrelenting. 2'. If thou as( them, ho it is that created the hea1ens and the earth. The% 9+God,9. Sa%8 9Praise be to God.9 /ut most of them understand not. ill certainl% sa%,

2). To God belong all things in hea1en and earth8 1eril% God is 4e +that is, free of all orth% of all praise.

ants,

2*. -nd if all the trees on earth ere pens and the ocean + ere in(,, ith se1en oceans behind it to add to its +suppl%,, %et ould not the ords of God be eBhausted +in the riting,8 for God is ABalted in Po er, full of 0isdom. 27. -nd %our creation or %our resurrection is in no 0ho hears and sees +all things,. ise but as an indi1idual soul8 for God is 4e

2:. Seest thou not that God merges >ight into $a% and he merges $a% into >ight! that 4e has sub5ected the sun, and the moon +to his .a ,, each running its course for a term appointed! and that God is ell?acEuainted ith all that %e do= "<. That is because God is the +onl%, 3ealit%, and because hate1er else the% in1o(e besides 4im is 6alsehood! and because God, ?? 4e is the Most 4igh, Most Great. "1. Seest thou not that the ships sail through the ocean b% the Grace of God. ?? that 4e ma% sho %ou of 4is Signs= Heril% in this are Signs for all ho constantl% perse1ere and gi1e than(s. "2. 0hen a a1e co1ers them li(e the canop% +of clouds,, the% call to God, offering 4im sincere de1otion. /ut hen 4e has deli1ered them safel% to land, there are among them those that halt bet een +right and rong,. /ut none re5ect Our Signs eBcept onl% a perfidious ungrateful + retch,; "". O man(ind; do %our dut% to %our .ord, and fear +the coming of, a $a% hen no father can a1ail aught for his son, nor a son a1ail aught for his father. Heril%, the promise of God is true8 let not then this present life decei1e %ou, nor let the chief $ecei1er decei1e %ou about God. "#. Heril% the (no ledge of the 4our is ith God +alone,. It is 4e 0ho sends do n rain, and 4e 0ho (no s hat is in the ombs. >or does an% one (no hat it is that he ill earn on the morro 8 >or does an% one (no in hat land he is to die. Heril% ith God is full (no ledge and 4e is acEuainted + ith all things,.

Surah "2.
The Prostration, 0orship, -doration
1. -. .. M. 2. +This is, the 3e1elation of the /oo( in hich there is no doubt, ?? from the .ord of the 0orlds. ". Or do the% sa%, 94e has forged it9= >a%, it is the Truth from th% .ord, that thou ma%est admonish a people to hom no arner has come before thee8 in order that the% ma% recei1e guidance. #. It is God 0ho has created the hea1ens and the earth, and all bet een them, in siB $a%s, and is firml% established on the Throne +of -uthorit%,8 %e ha1e none, besides 4im, to protect or intercede +for %ou,8 ill %e not then recei1e admonition= '. 4e rules +all, affairs from the hea1ens to the earth8 in the end ill +all affairs, go up to 4im, on a $a%, the space hereof ill be +as, a thousand %ears of %our rec(oning. ). Such is 4e, the Gno er of all things, hidden and open, the ABalted +in po er,, the Merciful!?

*. 4e 0ho has made e1er%thing ith +nothing more than, cla%,

hich 4e has created most good8 4e began the creation of man

7. -nd made his progen% from a Euintessence of the nature of a fluid despised8 :. /ut 4e fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him something of 4is spirit. -nd 4e ga1e %ou +the faculties of, hearing and sight and feeling +and understanding,8 little than(s do %e gi1e; 1<. -nd the% sa%8 90hat; hen e lie, hidden and lost, in the earth, shall Creation rene ed= >a%, the% den% the Meeting ith their .ord. 11. Sa%8 9The -ngel of $eath, put in charge of %ou, brought bac( to %our .ord.9 e indeed be in a

ill +dul%, ta(e %our souls8 then shall %e be

12. If onl% thou couldst see hen the guilt% ones ill bend lo their heads before their .ord, +sa%ing8, 9Our .ord; 0e ha1e seen and e ha1e heard8 >o then send us bac( +to the orld,8 e ill or( righteousness8 for e do indeed +no , belie1e.9 1". If 0e had so illed, 0e could certainl% ha1e brought e1er% soul its true guidance8 but the 0ord from Me ill come true, 9I ill fill 4ell ith &inns and men all together.9 1#. 9Taste %e then ?? for %e forgot the Meeting of this $a% of %ours, and 0e too taste %e the Penalt% of Aternit% for %our +e1il, deeds;9 ill forget %ou ??

1'. Onl% those belie1e in Our Signs, ho, hen the% are recited to them, fall do n in adoration, and celebrate the praises of their .ord, nor are the% +e1er, puffed up ith pride. 1). Their limbs do forsa(e their beds of sleep, the hile the% call on their .ord, in 6ear and 4ope8 and the% spend +in charit%, out of the sustenance hich 0e ha1e besto ed on them. 1*. >o no person (no s hat delights of the e%e are (ept hidden +in reser1e, for them ?? as a re ard for their +good, deeds. 17. Is then the man are the%. ho belie1es no better than the man ho is rebellious and ic(ed= >ot eEual

1:. 6or those ho belie1e and do righteous deeds are Gardens as hospitable homes, for their +good, deeds. 2<. -s to those ho are rebellious and ic(ed, their abode ill be the 6ire8 e1er% time the% ish to get a a% therefrom, the% ill be forced thereinto, and it ill be said to them8 9Taste %e the Penalt% of the 6ire, the hich %e ere ont to re5ect as false.9 21. -nd indeed 0e ill ma(e them taste of the Penalt% of this +life, prior to the supreme Penalt%, in order that the% ma% +repent and, return.

22. -nd ho does more rong than one to hom are recited the Signs of his .ord, and ho then turns a a% therefrom= Heril% from those ho transgress 0e shall eBact +due, 3etribution. 2". 0e did indeed aforetime gi1e the /oo( to Moses8 be not then in doubt of its reaching +thee,8 and 0e made it a guide to the Children of Israel. 2#. -nd 0e appointed, from among them, leaders, gi1ing guidance under Our command, so long as the% perse1ered ith patience and continued to ha1e faith in Our Signs. 2'. Heril% th% .ord ill 5udge bet een them on the $a% of &udgment, in the matters differ +among themsel1es, herein the%

2). $oes it not teach them a lesson, ho man% generations 0e destro%ed before them, in d ellings the% +no , go to and fro= Heril% in that are Signs8 $o the% not then listen=

hose

2*. -nd do the% not see that 0e do dri1e rain to parched soil +bare of herbage,, and produce there ith crops, pro1iding food for their cattle and themsel1es= 4a1e the% not the 1ision= 27. The% sa%8 90hen ill this decision be, if %e are telling the truth=9 2:. Sa%8 9On the $a% of $ecision, no profit ill it be to 2nbelie1ers if the% +then, belie1e; nor ill the% be granted a respite.9 "<. So turn a a% from them, and ait8 the% too are aiting.

Surah "".
The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined 6orces
1. O Prophet; 6ear God, and hear(en not to the 2nbelie1ers and the 4%pocrites8 1eril% God is full of Gno ledge and 0isdom. 2. /ut follo that hich comes to thee b% inspiration from th% .ord8 for God is ith +all, that %e do. ". -nd put th% trust in God, and enough is God as a disposer of affairs. #. God has not made for an% man t o hearts in his +one, bod%8 nor has 4e made %our i1es hom %e di1orce b% Iihar %our mothers8 nor has 4e made %our adopted sons %our sons. Such is +onl%, %our +manner of, speech b% %our mouths. /ut God tells +%ou, the Truth, and 4e sho s the +right, 0a%. '. Call them b% +the names of, their fathers8 that is 5uster in the sight of God. /ut if %e (no not their fatherCs +names, call them, %our /rothers in faith, or %our maulas. /ut there is no blame on ell acEuainted

%ou if %e ma(e a mista(e therein8 + hat counts is, the intention of %our hearts8 and God is Oft? 3eturning, Most Merciful. ). The Prophet is closer to the /elie1ers than their o n sel1es, and his i1es are their mothers. /lood?relations among each other ha1e closer personal ties, in the $ecree of God. Than +the /rotherhood of, /elie1ers and Muha5irs8 ne1ertheless do %e hat is 5ust to %our closest friends8 such is the riting in the $ecree +of God.. *. -nd remember 0e too( from the prophets their co1enant8 -s +0e did, from thee8 from >oah, -braham, Moses, and &esus the son of Mar%8 0e too( from them a solemn co1enant8 7. That ++God,, ma% Euestion the +custodians, of Truth concerning the Truth the% + ere charged ith,8 -nd 4e has prepared for the 2nbelie1ers a grie1ous Penalt%. :. O %e ho belie1e; 3emember the Grace of God, +besto ed, on %ou, hen there came do n on %ou hosts +to o1er helm %ou,8 /ut 0e sent against them a hurricane and forces that %e sa not8 but God sees +clearl%, all that %e do. 1<. /ehold; the% came on %ou from abo1e %ou and from belo %ou, and behold, the e%es became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and %e imagined 1arious +1ain, thoughts about God. 11. In that situation ere the /elie1ers tried8 the% ere sha(en as b% a tremendous sha(ing. 12. -nd behold; The 4%pocrites and those in hose hearts is a disease +e1en, sa%8 9+God, and 4is Messenger promised us nothing but delusion;9 1". /ehold; - part% among them said8 9De men of Dathrib; %e cannot stand +the attac(,; therefore go bac(;9 -nd a band of them as( for lea1e of the Prophet, sa%ing, 9Trul% our houses are bare and eBposed,9 though the% ere not eBposed the% intended nothing but to run a a%. 1#. -nd if an entr% had been effected to them from the sides of the +cit%,, and the% had been incited to sedition, the% ould certainl% ha1e brought it to pass, ith none but a brief dela%; 1'. -nd %et the% had alread% co1enanted ith God not to turn their bac(s, and a co1enant ith God must +surel%, be ans ered for. 1). Sa%8 93unning a a% ill not profit %ou if %e are running a a% from death or slaughter! and e1en if +%e do escape,, no more than a brief +respite, ill %e be allo ed to en5o%;9 1*. Sa%8 90ho is it that can screen %ou from God if it be 4is ish to gi1e %ou punishment or to gi1e %ou Merc%=9 >or ill the% find for themsel1es, besides God, an% protector or helper. 17. Heril% God (no s those among %ou ho (eep bac( +men, and those ho sa% to their brethren, 9Come along to us9, but come not to the fight eBcept for 5ust a little hile.

1:. Co1etous o1er %ou. Then hen fear comes, thou ilt see them loo(ing to thee, their e%es re1ol1ing, li(e +those of, one o1er hom ho1ers death8 but hen the fear is past, the% ill smite %ou ith sharp tongues, co1etous of goods. Such men ha1e no faith, and so God has made their deeds of none effect8 and that is eas% for God. 2<. The% thin( that the Confederates ha1e not ithdra n! and if the Confederates should come +again,, the% ould ish the% ere in the deserts + andering, among the /edouins, and see(ing ne s about %ou +from a safe distance,! and if the% ere in %our midst, the% ould fight but little. 21. De ha1e indeed in the Messenger of God a beautiful pattern +of conduct, for an% one hope is in God and the 6inal $a%, and ho engages much in the Praise of God. hose

22. 0hen the /elie1ers sa the Confederate forces, the% said8 9This is hat God and his Messenger had promised us, and God and 4is Messenger told us hat as true.9 -nd it onl% added to their faith and their @eal in obedience. 2". -mong the /elie1ers are men ho ha1e been true to their co1enant ith God. of them some ha1e completed their 1o +to the eBtreme,, and some +still, ait8 but the% ha1e ne1er changed +their determination, in the least8 2#. That God ma% re ard the men of Truth for their Truth, and punish the 4%pocrites if that be 4is 0ill, or turn to them in Merc%8 for God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 2'. -nd God turned bac( the 2nbelie1ers for +all, their fur%8 no ad1antage did the% gain! and enough is God for the belie1ers in their fight. -nd God is full of Strength, able to enforce 4is 0ill. 2). -nd those of the People of the /oo( ho aided them ?? God did ta(e them do n from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts. +So that, some %e sle , and some %e made prisoners. 2*. -nd 4e made %ou heirs of their lands, their houses, and their goods, and of a land hich %e had not freEuented +before,. -nd God has po er o1er all things. 27. O Prophet; Sa% to th% Consorts8 9If it be that %e desire the life of this 0orld, and its glitter, ?? then come; I ill pro1ide for %our en5o%ment and set %ou free in a handsome manner. 2:. /ut if %e see( God and 4is Messenger, and the 4ome of the 4ereafter, 1eril% God has prepared for the ell?doers amongst %ou a great re ard. "<. O Consorts of the Prophet; If an% of %ou ere guilt% of e1ident unseeml% conduct, the Punishment ould be doubled to her, and that is eas% for God. "1. /ut an% of %ou that is de1out in the ser1ice of God and 4is Messenger, and or(s righteousness, ?? to her shall 0e grant her re ard t ice8 and 0e ha1e prepared for her a generous Sustenance.

"2. O Consorts of the Prophet; De are not li(e an% of the +other, omen8 if %e do fear ++God,,, be not too complacent of speech, lest one in hose heart is a disease should be mo1ed ith desire8 but spea( %e a speech +that is, 5ust. "". -nd sta% Euietl% in %our houses, and ma(e not a da@@ling displa%, li(e that of the former Times of Ignorance! and establish regular Pra%er, and gi1e regular Charit%! and obe% God and 4is Messenger. -nd God onl% ishes to remo1e all abomination from %ou, %e members of the 6amil%, and to ma(e %ou pure and spotless. "#. -nd recite hat is rehearsed to %ou in %our homes, of the Signs of God and 4is 0isdom8 for God understands the finest m%steries and is ell?acEuainted + ith them,. "'. 6or Muslim men and omen, ?? for belie1ing men and omen, for de1out men and omen, for true men and omen, for men and omen ho are patient and constant, for men and omen ho humble themsel1es, for men and omen ho gi1e in Charit%, for men and omen ho fast +and den% themsel1es,, for men and omen ho guard their chastit%, and for men and omen ho engage much in GodCs praise, ?? for them has God prepared forgi1eness and great re ard. "). It is not fitting for a /elie1er, man or oman, hen a matter has been decided b% God and 4is Messenger to ha1e an% option about their decision8 if an% one disobe%s God and 4is Messenger, he is indeed on a clearl% rong Path. "*. /ehold; Thou didst sa% to one ho had recei1ed the grace of God and th% fa1our8 93etain thou +in edloc(, th% ife, and fear God.9 /ut thou didst hide in th% heart that hich God as about to ma(e manifest8 thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear God. Then hen Iaid had dissol1ed +his marriage, ith her, ith the necessar% +formalit%,, 0e 5oined her in marriage to thee8 in order that +in future, there ma% be no difficult% to the /elie1ers in +the matter of, marriage ith the i1es of their adopted sons, hen the latter ha1e dissol1ed ith the necessar% +formalit%, +their marriage, ith them. -nd GodCs command must be fulfilled. "7. There can be no difficult% to the Prophet in hat God has indicated to him as a dut%. It as the practice +appro1ed, of God amongst those of old that ha1e passed a a%. -nd the command of God is a decree determined. ":. +It is the practice of those, ho preach the Messages of God, and fear 4im, and fear none but God. -nd enough is God to call +men, to account. #<. Muhammad is not the father of an% of %our men, but +he is, the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets8 and God has full (no ledge of all things. #1. O %e ho belie1e; Celebrate the praises of God, and do this often! #2. -nd glorif% 4im morning and e1ening. #". 4e it is 0ho sends blessings on %ou, as do 4is angels, that 4e ma% bring %ou out from the depths of $ar(ness into .ight8 and 4e is 6ull of Merc% to the /elie1ers.

##. Their salutation on the $a% the% meet 4im generous 3e ard.

ill be 9Peace;9! and 4e has prepared for them a

#'. O Prophet; Trul% 0e ha1e sent thee as a 0itness, a /earer of Glad Tidings, and 0arner, ?? #). -nd as one ho in1ites to GodCs +grace, b% 4is lea1e, and as a lamp spreading light. #*. Then gi1e the Glad Tidings to the /elie1ers, that the% shall ha1e from God a 1er% great /ount%. #7. -nd obe% not +the behests, of the 2nbelie1ers and the 4%pocrites, and heed not their anno%ances, but put th% Trust in God. 6or enough is God as a $isposer of affairs. #:. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e marr% belie1ing omen, and then di1orce them before %e ha1e touched them, no period of CIddat ha1e %e to count in respect of them8 so gi1e them a present. -nd set them free in a handsome manner. '<. O Prophet; 0e ha1e made la ful to thee th% i1es to hom thou hast paid their do ers! and those hom th% right hand possesses out of the prisoners of ar hom God has assigned to thee! and daughters of th% paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of th% maternal uncles and aunts, ho migrated +from Ma((a, ith thee! and an% belie1ing oman ho dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet ishes to ed her!? this onl% for thee, and not for the /elie1ers +at large,! 0e (no hat 0e ha1e appointed for them as to their i1es and the capti1es hom their right hands possess!? in order that there should be no difficult% for thee. -nd God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. '1. Thou ma%est defer +the turn of, an% of them that thou pleasest, and thou ma%est recei1e an% thou pleasest8 and there is no blame on thee if thou in1ite one hose +turn, thou hadst set aside. This ere nigher to the cooling of their e%es, the pre1ention of their grief, and their satisfaction ?? that of all of them ?? ith that hich thou hast to gi1e them8 and God (no s +all, that is in %our hearts8 and God is -ll? Gno ing, Most 6orbearing. '2. It is not la ful for thee +to marr% more, omen after this, nor to change them for +other, i1es, e1en though their beaut% attract thee, eBcept an% th% right hand should possess +as handmaidens,8 and God doth atch o1er all things. '". O %e ho belie1e; Anter not the ProphetCs houses, ?? until lea1e is gi1en %ou, ?? for a meal, +and then, not +so earl% as, to ait for its preparation8 but hen %e are in1ited, enter! and hen %e ha1e ta(en %our meal, disperse, ithout see(ing familiar tal(. Such +beha1iour, anno%s the Prophet8 he is ashamed to dismiss %ou, but God is not ashamed +to tell %ou, the truth. -nd hen %e as( +his ladies, for an%thing %e ant, as( them from before a screen8 that ma(es for greater purit% for %our hearts and for theirs. >or is it right for %ou that %e should anno% GodCs Messenger, or that %e should marr% his ido s after him at an% time. Trul% such a thing is in GodCs sight an enormit%. '#. 0hether %e re1eal an%thing or conceal it, 1eril% God has full (no ledge of all things.

''. There is no blame +on these ladies if the% appear, before their fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brotherCs sons, or their sistersC sons, or their omen, or the +sla1es, hom their right hands possess. -nd, +ladies,, fear God. for God is 0itness to all things. '). God and 4is angels send blessings on the Prophet8 O %e that belie1e; Send %e blessings on him, and salute him ith all respect. '*. Those ho anno% God and 4is Messenger ?? God has cursed them in this 0orld and in the 4ereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment. '7. -nd those ho anno% belie1ing men and omen undeser1edl%, bear +on themsel1es, a calumn% and a glaring sin. ':. O Prophet; Tell th% i1es and daughters, and the belie1ing omen, that the% should cast their outer garments o1er their persons + hen abroad,8 that is most con1enient, that the% should be (no n +as such, and not molested. -nd God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. )<. Trul%, if the 4%pocrites, and those in hose hearts is a disease, and those ho stir up sedition in the Cit%, desist not, 0e shall certainl% stir thee up against them8 Then ill the% not be able to sta% in it as th% neighbours for an% length of time8 )1. The% shall ha1e a curse on them8 + ithout merc%,. hene1er the% are found, the% shall be sei@ed and slain

)2. +Such as, the practice +appro1ed, of God among those thou find in the practice +appro1ed, of God.

ho li1ed aforetime8 >o change

ilt

)". Men as( thee concerning the 4our8 Sa%, 9The (no ledge thereof is hat ill ma(e thee understand= ?? perchance the 4our is nigh;

ith God +alone,98 and

)#. Heril% God has cursed the 2nbelie1ers and prepared for them a /la@ing 6ire, ?? )'. To d ell therein for e1er8 no protector ill the% find, nor helper. )). The $a% that their faces ill be turned upside do n in the 6ire, the% 0ould that e had obe%ed God and obe%ed the Messenger.9 ill sa%8 90oe to us;

)*. -nd the% ould sa%8 9Our .ord; 0e obe%ed our chiefs and our great ones, and the% misled us as to the +right, Path. )7. 9Our .ord; Gi1e them double Penalt% and curse them ith a 1er% great Curse;9 ):. O %e ho belie1e; /e %e not li(e those ho 1eBed and insulted Moses, but God cleared him of the +calumnies, the% had uttered8 and he as honourable in GodCs sight. *<. O %e ho belie1e; 6ear God, and +al a%s, sa% a ord directed to the 3ight8

*1. That 4e ma% ma(e %our conduct hole and sound and forgi1e %ou %our sins8 4e that obe%s God and 4is Messenger, has alread% attained the highest achie1ement. *2. 0e did indeed offer the Trust to the 4ea1ens and the Aarth and the Mountains! but the% refused to underta(e it, being afraid thereof8 but man undertoo( it!? 4e as indeed un5ust and foolish!? *". +0ith the result, that God has to punish the 4%pocrites, men and omen, and the 2nbelie1ers, men and omen, and God turns in Merc% to the /elie1ers, men and omen8 for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.

Surah "#.
Saba, Sheba
1. Praise be to God, to 0hom belong all things in the hea1ens and on earth8 to 4im be Praise in the 4ereafter8 and 4e is 6ull of 0isdom, acEuainted ith all things. 2. 4e (no s all that goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof! all that comes do n from the s(% and all that ascends thereto and 4e is the Most Merciful, the Oft?6orgi1ing. ". The 2nbelie1ers sa%, 9>e1er to us ill come the 4our98 Sa%, 9>a%; but most surel%, b% m% .ord, it ill come upon %ou!? b% 4im 0ho (no s the unseen, ?? from 0hom is not hidden the least little atom in the hea1ens or on earth8 >or is there an%thing less than that, or greater, but is in the 3ecord Perspicuous8 #. That 4e ma% re ard those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness8 for such is 6orgi1eness and a Sustenance Most Generous.9 '. /ut those ho stri1e against Our Signs, to frustrate them, ?? for such Punishment most humiliating. ill be a Penalt%, ?? a

). -nd those to hom (no ledge has come see that the +3e1elation, sent do n to thee from th% .ord ?? that is the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the ABalted +in might,, 0orth% of all praise. *. The 2nbelie1ers sa% +in ridicule,8 9Shall e point out to %ou a man that ill tell %ou, hen %e are all scattered to pieces in disintegration, that %e shall +then be raised, in a >e Creation= 7. 94as he in1ented a falsehood against God, or has a spirit +sei@ed, him=9? >a%, it is those belie1e not in the 4ereafter, that are in +real, Penalt%, and in farthest error. ho

:. See the% not hat is before them and behind them, of the s(% and the earth= If 0e ished, 0e could cause the earth to s allo them up, or cause a piece of the s(% to fall upon them. Heril% in this is a Sign for e1er% de1otee that turns to God +in repentance,.

1<. 0e besto ed Grace aforetime on $a1id from oursel1es8 9O %e Mountains; Sing %e bac( the Praises of God ith him; and %e birds +also,; -nd 0e made the iron soft for him!? 11. +Commanding,, 9Ma(e thou coast of mail, balancing ell the rings of chain armour, and %e righteousness! for be sure I see +clearl%, all that %e do.9 or(

12. -nd to Solomon +0e made, the 0ind +obedient,8 Its earl% morning +stride, as a monthCs +5ourne%,, and its e1ening +stride, as a monthCs +5ourne%,! and 0e made a 6ont of molten brass to flo for him! and there ere &inns that or(ed in front of him, b% the lea1e of his .ord, and if an% of them turned aside from our command, 0e made him taste of the Penalt% of the /la@ing 6ire. 1". The% or(ed for him as he desired, +ma(ing, arches, images, basons as large as reser1oirs, and +coo(ing, cauldrons fiBed +in their places,8 90or( %e, sons of $a1id, ith than(s; but fe of M% ser1ants are grateful;9 1#. Then, hen 0e decreed +SolomonCs, death, nothing sho ed them his death eBcept a little orm of the earth, hich (ept +slo l%, gna ing a a% at his staff8 so hen he fell do n, the &inns sa plainl% that if the% had (no n the unseen, the% ould not ha1e tarried in the humiliating Penalt% +of their Tas(,. 1'. There as, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home?land ?? t o Gardens to the right and to the left. 9Aat of the Sustenance +pro1ided, b% %our .ord, and be grateful to 4im8 a territor% fair and happ%, and a .ord Oft?6orgi1ing; 1). /ut the% turned a a% +from God., and 0e sent against them the 6lood +released, from the dams, and 0e con1erted their t o garden +ro s, into 9gardens9 producing bitter fruit, and tamaris(s, and some fe +stunted, .ote?trees. 1*. That as the 3eEuital 0e ga1e them because the% ungratefull% re5ected 6aith8 and ne1er do 0e gi1e +such, reEuital eBcept to such as are ungrateful re5ecters. 17. /et een them and the Cities on hich 0e had poured our blessings, 0e had placed Cities in prominent positions, and bet een them 0e had appointed stages of 5ourne% in due proportion8 9Tra1el therein, secure, b% night and b% da%.9 1:. /ut the% said8 9Our .ord; Place longer distances bet een our 5ourne%? stages98 but the% ronged themsel1es +therein,. -t length 0e made them as a tale +that is told,, and 0e dispersed them all in scattered fragments. Heril% in this are Signs for e1er% +soul that is, patientl% constant and grateful. 2<. -nd on them did Satan pro1e true his idea, and the% follo ed him, all but a part% that belie1ed. 21. /ut he had no authorit% o1er them, ?? eBcept that 0e might test the man ho belie1es in the 4ereafter from him ho is in doubt concerning it8 and th% .ord doth atch o1er all things.

22. Sa%8 9Call upon other +gods, hom %e fanc%, besides God. The% ha1e no po er, ?? not the eight of an atom, ?? in the hea1ens or on earth8 >o +sort of, share ha1e the% therein, nor is an% of them a helper to God. 2". 9>o intercession can a1ail in 4is Presence, eBcept for those for hom 4e has granted permission. So far +is this the case, that, hen terror is remo1ed from their hearts +at the $a% of &udgment, then, ill the% sa%, C hat is it that %our .ord commanded=C the% ill sa%, CThat hich is true and 5ust! and 4e is the Most 4igh Most GreatC.9 2#. Sa%8 90ho gi1es %ou sustenance, from the hea1ens and the earth=9 Sa%8 9It is God. and certain it is that either e or %e are on right guidance or in manifest error;9 2'. Sa%8 9De shall not be Euestioned as to our sins, nor shall e be Euestioned as to hat %e do.9 2). Sa%8 9Our .ord ill gather us together and ill in the end decide the matter bet een us +and %ou, in truth and 5ustice8 and 4e is the one to decide, the One 0ho (no s all.9 2*. Sa%8 9Sho me those hom %e ha1e 5oined 4e is God, the ABalted in Po er, the 0ise.9 ith 4im as partners8 b% no means +can %e,. >a%,

27. 0e ha1e not sent thee but as a uni1ersal +Messenger, to men, gi1ing them glad tidings, and arning them +against sin,, but most men understand not. 2:. The% sa%8 90hen ill this promise +come to pass, if %e are telling the truth=9 "<. Sa%8 9The appointment to %ou is for a $a%, for ard.9 hich %e cannot put bac( for an hour nor put

"1. The 2nbelie1ers sa%8 90e shall neither belie1e in this scripture nor in +an%, that +came, before it.9 Couldst thou but see hen the rong?doers ill be made to stand before their .ord, thro ing bac( the ord +of blame, on one another; Those ho had been despised ill sa% to the arrogant ones8 94ad it not been for %ou, e should certainl% ha1e been belie1ers;9 "2. The arrogant ones ill sa% to those ho had been despised8 90as it e from Guidance after it reached %ou= >a%, rather, it as %e ho transgressed. ho (ept %ou bac(

"". Those ho had been despised ill sa% to the arrogant ones8 9>a%; it as a plot +of %ours, b% da% and b% night8 /ehold; De +constantl%, ordered us to be ungrateful to God and to attribute eEuals to 4im;9 The% ill declare +their, repentance hen the% see the Penalt%8 0e shall put %o(es on the nec(s of the 2nbelie1ers8 It ould onl% be a reEuital for their +ill, $eeds. "#. >e1er did 0e send a arner to a population, but the belie1e not in the +Message, ith hich %e ha1e been sent.9 ealth% ones among them said8 90e

"'. The% said8 90e ha1e more in ealth and in sons, and e cannot be punished.9

"). Sa%8 9Heril% m% .ord enlarges and restricts the Pro1ision to understand not.9

hom 4e pleases, but most men

"*. It is not %our ealth nor %our sons, that ill bring %ou nearer to 2s in degree8 but onl% those ho belie1e and or( righteousness ?? these are the ones for hom there is a multiplied 3e ard for their deeds, hile secure the% +reside, in the d ellings on high; "7. Those ho stri1e against Our Signs, to frustrate them, ill be gi1en o1er into Punishment. ":. Sa%8 9Heril% m% .ord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of his ser1ants as 4e pleases8 and nothing do %e spend in the least +in 4is cause, but 4e replaces it8 for 4e is the /est of those ho grant Sustenance. #<. One $a% 4e ill gather them all together, and sa% to the angels, 90as it %ou that these men used to orship=9 #1. The% ill sa%, 9Glor% to Thee; our +tie, is ith Thee ?? as Protector ?? not the% orshipped the &inns8 most of them belie1ed in them.9 ith them. >a%, but

#2. So on that $a% no po er shall the% ha1e o1er each other, for profit or harm8 and 0e shall sa% to the rong?doers, 9Taste %e the Penalt% of the 6ire, ?? the hich %e ere ont to den%;9 #". 0hen Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the% sa%, 9This is onl% a man ho ishes to hinder %ou from the + orship, hich %our fathers practised.9 -nd the% sa%, 9This is onl% a falsehood in1ented;9 and the 2nbelie1ers sa% of the Truth hen it comes to them, 9This is nothing but e1ident magic;9 ##. /ut 0e had not gi1en them /oo(s thee as 0arners. hich the% could stud%, nor sent apostles to them before

#'. -nd their predecessors re5ected +the Truth,! these ha1e not recei1ed a tenth of hat 0e had granted to those8 %et hen the% re5ected M% apostles, ho +terrible, as M% re5ection +of them,; #). Sa%8 9I do admonish %ou on one point8 that %e do stand up before God, ?? +It ma% be, in pairs, or +it ma% be, singl%, ?? and reflect + ithin %oursel1es,8 %our Companion is not possessed8 he is no less than a arner to %ou, in face of a terrible Penalt%.9 #*. Sa%8 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou8 it is +all, in %our interest8 m% re ard is onl% due from God. -nd 4e is itness to all things.9 #7. Sa%8 9Heril% m% .ord doth cast the +mantle of, Truth +o1er 4is ser1ants,, ?? 4e that has full (no ledge of +all, that is hidden.9 #:. Sa%8 9The Truth has arri1ed, and 6alsehood neither creates an%thing ne , nor restores an%thing.9

'<. Sa%8 9If I am astra%, I onl% stra% to the loss of m% o n soul8 but if I recei1e guidance, it is because of the inspiration of m% .ord to me8 it is 4e 0ho hears all things, and is +e1er, near.9 '1. If thou couldst but see hen the% ill Eua(e ith terror! but then there them,, and the% ill be sei@ed from a position +Euite, near. '2. -nd the% ill sa%, 90e do belie1e +no , in the +Truth,9! but ho from a position +so far off, ?? ill be no escape +for

could the% recei1e +6aith,

'". Seeing that the% did re5ect 6aith +entirel%, before, and that the% +continuall%, cast +slanders, on the unseen from a position far off= '#. -nd bet een them and their desires, is placed a barrier, as partisans8 for the% ere indeed in suspicious +disEuieting, doubt. as done in the past ith their

Surah "'.
The -ngels, Orignator
1. Praise be to God, 0ho created +out of nothing, the hea1ens and the earth, 0ho made the angels, messengers ith ings, ?? t o, or three, or four +pairs,8 4e adds to Creation as 4e pleases8 for God has po er o1er all things. 2. 0hat God out of his Merc% doth besto on man(ind there is none can ithhold8 hat 4e doth ithhold, there is none can grant, apart from 4im8 and 4e is the ABalted in Po er, full of 0isdom. ". O men; Call to mind the grace of God unto %ou; is there a creator, other than God, to gi1e %ou sustenance from hea1en or earth= There is no god but 4e8 ho then are %e deluded a a% from the Truth= #. -nd if the% re5ect thee, so ere apostles re5ected before thee8 to God bac( for decision all affairs. '. O men; Certainl% the promise of God is true. .et not then this present life decei1e %ou, nor let the Chief $ecei1er decei1e %ou about God. ). Heril% Satan is an enem% to %ou8 so treat him as an enem%. 4e onl% in1ites his adherents, that the% ma% become Companions of the /la@ing 6ire. *. 6or those ho re5ect God, is a terrible Penalt%8 but for those deeds, is 6orgi1eness, and a magnificent 3e ard. ho belie1e and or( righteous

7. Is he, then, to hom the e1il of his conduct is made alluring, so that he loo(s upon it as good, +eEual to one ho is rightl% guided,= 6or God lea1es to stra% hom 4e ills, and guides hom 4e ills. So let not th% soul go out in +1ainl%, sighing after them8 for God (no s ell all that the% do;

:. It is God 0ho sends forth the 0inds, so that the% raise up the Clouds, and 0e dri1e them to a land that is dead, and re1i1e the earth there ith after its death8 e1en so + ill be, the 3esurrection; 1<. If an% do see( for glor% and po er, ?? to God belong all glor% and po er. To 4im mount up +all, 0ords of Purit%8 It is 4e 0ho eBalts each $eed of 3ighteousness. Those that la% Plots of A1il, ?? for them is a Penalt% terrible! and the plotting of such ill be 1oid +of result,. 11. -nd God did create %ou from dust! then from a sperm?drop! then 4e made %ou in pairs. -nd no female concei1es, or la%s do n +her load,, but ith 4is (no ledge. >or is a man long?li1ed granted length of da%s, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a $ecree +ordained,. -ll this is eas% to God. 12. >or are the t o bodies of flo ing ater ali(e, ?? the one palatable, s eet, and pleasant to drin(, and the other, salt and bitter. Det from each +(ind of ater, do %e eat flesh fresh and tender, and %e eBtract ornaments to ear! and thou seest the ships therein that plough the a1es, that %e ma% see( +thus, of the /ount% of God that %e ma% be grateful. 1". 4e merges >ight into $a%, and he merges $a% into >ight, and he has sub5ected the sun and the moon +to his .a ,8 each one runs its course for a term appointed. Such is God %our .ord8 to 4im belongs all $ominion. -nd those hom %e in1o(e besides 4im ha1e not the least po er. 1#. If %e in1o(e them, the% ill not listen to %our call, and if the% ere to listen, the% cannot ans er %our +pra%er,. On the $a% of &udgment the% ill re5ect %our 9Partnership9. and none, +O man;, can tell thee +the Truth, li(e the One 0ho is acEuainted ith all things. 1'. O %e men; It is %e that ha1e need of God. but God is the One 6ree of all praise. 1). If 4e so pleased, 4e could blot %ou out and bring in a >e Creation. 1*. >or is that +at all, difficult for God. 17. >or can a bearer of burdens bear anotherCs burdens if one hea1il% laden should call another to +bear, his load. >ot the least portion of it can be carried +b% the other,. A1en though he be nearl% related. Thou canst but admonish such as fear their .ord unseen and establish regular Pra%er. -nd hoe1er purifies himself does so for the benefit of his o n soul! and the destination +of all, is to God. 1:. The blind and the seeing are not ali(e! 2<. >or are the depths of $ar(ness and the .ight! 21. >or are the +chill%, shade and the +genial, heat of the sun8 22. >or are ali(e those that are li1ing and those that are dead. God can ma(e an% that 4e hear! but thou canst not ma(e those to hear ho are +buried, in gra1es. ills to ants, orth% of all

2". Thou art no other than a arner. 2#. Heril% 0e ha1e sent thee in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a as a people, ithout a arner ha1ing li1ed among them +in the past,. arner8 and there ne1er

2'. -nd if the% re5ect thee, so did their predecessors, to hom came their apostles ith Clear Signs, /oo(s of dar( prophecies, and the /oo( of Anlightenment. 2). In the end did I punish those ho re5ected 6aith8 and ho +terrible, as M% re5ection +of them,; 2*. Seest thou not that God sends do n rain from the s(%= 0ith it 0e then bring out produce of 1arious colours. -nd in the mountains are tracts hite and red, of 1arious shades of colour, and blac( intense in hue. 27. -nd so amongst men and cra ling creatures and cattle, are the% of 1arious colours. Those trul% fear God, among 4is Ser1ants, ho ha1e (no ledge8 for God is ABalted in Might, Oft?6orgi1ing. 2:. Those ho rehearse the /oo( of God, establish regular Pra%er, and spend +in Charit%, out of hat 0e ha1e pro1ided for them, secretl% and openl%, hope for a commerce that ill ne1er fail8 "<. 6or 4e ill pa% them their meed, na%, 4e ill gi1e them +e1en, more out of 4is /ount%8 for 4e is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most 3ead% to appreciate +ser1ice,. "1. That hich 0e ha1e re1ealed to thee of the /oo( is the Truth, ?? confirming hat as +re1ealed, before it8 for God is assuredl%? ith respect to 4is Ser1ants ?? ell acEuainted and 6ull% Obser1ant. "2. Then 0e ha1e gi1en the /oo( for inheritance to such of Our Ser1ants as 0e ha1e chosen8 but there are among them some ho rong their o n souls! some ho follo a middle course! and some ho are, b% GodCs lea1e, foremost in good deeds! that is the highest Grace. "". Gardens of Aternit% ill the% enter8 therein pearls! and their garments there ill be of sil(. ill the% be adorned ith bracelets of gold and

"#. -nd the% ill sa%8 9Praise be to God, 0ho has remo1ed from us +all, sorro 8 for our .ord is indeed Oft?6orgi1ing 3ead% to appreciate +ser1ice,8 "'. 90ho has, out of 4is /ount%, settled us in a 4ome that shall touch us therein.9 ill last8 no toil nor sense of eariness

"). /ut those ho re5ect ++God,, ?? for them ill be the 6ire of 4ell8 >o term shall be determined for them, so the% should die, nor shall its Penalt% be lightened for them. Thus do 0e re ard e1er% ungrateful one; "*. Therein ill the% cr% aloud +for assistance,8 9Our .ord; /ring us out8 e shall or( righteousness, not the +deeds, e used to do;9 ?? 9$id 0e not gi1e %ou long enough life so that he

that ould should recei1e admonition= and +moreo1er, the arner came to %ou. So taste %e +the fruits of %our deeds,8 for the rong?doers there is no helper.9 "7. Heril% God (no s +all, the hidden things of the hea1ens and the earth8 1eril% 4e has full (no ledge of all that is in +menCs, hearts. ":. 4e it is That has made %ou inheritors in the earth8 if, then, an% do re5ect ++God,,, their re5ection + or(s, against themsel1es8 their re5ection but adds to the odium for the 2nbelie1ers in the sight of their .ord8 their re5ection but adds to +their o n, undoing. #<. Sa%8 94a1e %e seen +these, CPartnersC of %ours hom %e call upon besides God. Sho Me hat it is the% ha1e created in the + ide, earth. Or ha1e the% a share in the hea1ens= Or ha1e 0e gi1en them a /oo( from hich the% +can deri1e, clear +e1idence,= ?? >a%, the rong?doers promise each other nothing but delusions. #1. It is God 0ho sustains the hea1ens and the earth, lest the% cease +to function,8 and if the% should fail, there is none ?? not one ?? can sustain them thereafter8 Heril% 4e is Most 6orbearing, Oft?6orgi1ing. #2. The% s ore their strongest oaths b% God that if a arner came to them, the% ould follo his guidance better than an% +other, of the Peoples8 /ut hen a arner came to them, it has onl% increased their flight +from righteousness,, ?? #". On account of their arrogance in the land and their plotting of A1il, but the plotting of A1il ill hem in onl% the authors thereof. >o are the% but loo(ing for the a% the ancients ere dealt ith= /ut no change ilt thou find in GodCs a% +of dealing,8 no turning off ilt thou find in GodCs a% +of dealing,. ##. $o the% not tra1el through the earth, and see hat as the And of those before them, ?? though the% ere superior to them in strength= >or is God to be frustrated b% an%thing hate1er in the hea1ens or on earth8 for 4e is -ll?Gno ing. -ll?Po erful. #'. If God ere to punish men according to hat the% deser1e. 4e ould not lea1e on the bac( of the +earth, a single li1ing creature8 but 4e gi1es them respite for a stated Term8 hen their Term eBpires, 1eril% God has in 4is sight all 4is Ser1ants.

Surah ").
Da?sin
1. Da Sin. 2. /% the FurCan, full of 0isdom, ?? ". Thou art indeed one of the apostles,

#. On a Straight 0a%. '. It is a 3e1elation sent do n b% +4im,, the ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. ). In order that thou ma%est admonish a people, hose fathers had recei1ed no admonition, and ho therefore remain heedless +of the Signs of God.. *. The 0ord is pro1ed true against the greater part of them8 for the% do not belie1e. 7. 0e ha1e put %o(es round their nec(s right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up +and the% cannot see,. :. -nd 0e ha1e put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, 0e ha1e co1ered them up! so that the% cannot see. 1<. The same is it to them not belie1e. hether thou admonish them or thou do not admonish them8 the% ill

11. Thou canst but admonish such a one as follo s the Message and fears the +.ord, Most Gracious, unseen8 gi1e such a one, therefore, good tidings, of 6orgi1eness and a 3e ard most generous. 12. Heril% 0e shall gi1e life to the dead, and 0e record that hich the% send before and that hich the% lea1e behind, and of all things ha1e 0e ta(en account in a clear /oo( +of e1idence,. 1". Set forth to them, b% a% of a parable, the +stor% of, the Companions of the Cit%. /ehold;, there came apostles to it. 1#. 0hen 0e +first, sent to them t o apostles, the% re5ected them8 /ut 0e strengthened them ith a third8 the% said, 9Trul%, e ha1e been sent on a mission to %ou.9 1'. The +people, said8 9De are onl% men li(e oursel1es! and ++God,, Most Gracious sends no sort of re1elation8 %e do nothing but lie.9 1). The% said8 9Our .ord doth (no that e ha1e been sent on a mission to %ou8 1*. 9-nd our dut% is onl% to proclaim the clear Message.9 17. The +people, said8 9for us, e augur an e1il omen from %ou8 if %e desist not, stone %ou. -nd a grie1ous punishment indeed ill be inflicted on %ou b% us.9 e ill certainl%

1:. The% said8 9Dour e1il omens are ith %oursel1es8 +deem %e this an e1il omen,. If %e are admonished= >a%, but %e are a people transgressing all bounds;9 2<. Then there came running, from the farthest part of the Cit%, a man, sa%ing, 9O m% people; Obe% the apostles8

21. 9Obe% those Guidance.

ho as( no re ard of %ou +for themsel1es,, and

ho ha1e themsel1es recei1ed

22. 9It ould not be reasonable in me if I did not ser1e 4im 0ho created me, and to 0hom %e shall +all, be brought bac(. 2". 9Shall I ta(e +other, gods besides 4im= If ++God,, Most Gracious should intend some ad1ersit% for me, of no use hate1er ill be their intercession for me, nor can the% deli1er me. 2#. 9I ould indeed, if I ere to do so, be in manifest Arror. 2'. 96or me, I ha1e faith in the .ord of %ou +all,8 listen, then, to me;9 2). It as said8 9Anter thou the Garden.9 4e said8 9-h me; 0ould that m% People (ne (no ,;? + hat I

2*. 96or that m% .ord has granted me 6orgi1eness and has enrolled me among those held in honour;9 27. -nd 0e sent not do n against his People, after him, an% hosts from hea1en, nor as it needful for 2s so to do. 2:. It as no more than a single might% /last, and behold; the% silent. ere +li(e ashes, Euenched and

"<. -h; -las for +M%, Ser1ants; There comes not an apostle to them but the% moc( him; "1. See the% not ho man% generations before them e destro%ed= >ot to them ill the% return8 "2. /ut each one of them all ?? ill be brought before 2s +for 5udgment,. "". - Sign for them is the earth that is dead8 0e do gi1e it life, and produce grain therefrom, of hich %e do eat. "#. -nd 0e produce therein orchard forth therein8 ith date?palms and 1ines, and 0e cause springs to gush

"'. That the% ma% en5o% the fruits of this +artistr%,8 It not then gi1e than(s=

as not their hands that made this8

ill the%

"). Glor% to God, 0ho created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as +human, (ind and +other, things of hich the% ha1e no (no ledge. "*. -nd a Sign for them is the >ight8 0e plunged in dar(ness! ithdra

ell as their o n

therefrom the $a%, and behold the% are

"7. -nd the sun runs his course for a period determined for him8 that is the decree of +4im,, the ABalted in Might, the -ll?Gno ing. ":. -nd the Moon, ?? 0e ha1e measured for her mansions +to tra1erse, till she returns li(e the old +and ithered, lo er part of a date?stal(. #<. It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the >ight outstrip the $a%8 Aach +5ust, s ims along in +its o n, orbit +according to .a ,. #1. -nd a Sign for them is that 0e bore their race +through the 6lood, in the loaded -r(! #2. -nd 0e ha1e created for them similar +1essels, on hich the% ride. #". If it ere Our 0ill, 0e could dro n them8 then nor could the% be deli1ered, ##. ABcept b% time. a% of Merc% from 2s, and b% ould there be no helper +to hear their cr%,,

a% of + orld, con1enience +to ser1e them, for a

#'. 0hen the% are told, 96ear %e that hich is before %ou and that hich ill be after %ou, in order that %e ma% recei1e Merc%,9 +the% turn bac(,. #). >ot a Sign comes to them from among the Signs of their .ord, but the% turn a a% therefrom. #*. -nd hen the% are told, 9Spend %e of +the bounties, ith hich God has pro1ided %ou,9 the 2nbelie1ers sa% to those ho belie1e8 9Shall e then feed those hom, if God had so illed, 4e ould ha1e fed, +4imself,= ?? De are in nothing but manifest error.9 #7. 6urther, the% sa%, 90hen ill this promise +come to pass,, if hat %e sa% is true=9 #:. The% ill not +ha1e to, ait for aught but a single /last8 it disputing among themsel1es; '<. >o +chance, people; ill sei@e them hile the% are %et

ill the% then ha1e, b% ill, to dispose +of their affairs,, nor to return to their o n

'1. The trumpet shall be sounded, .ord;

hen behold; from the sepulchres +men,

ill rush forth to their

'2. The% ill sa%8 9-h; 0oe unto us; 0ho hath raised us up from our beds of repose=9... +- 1oice ill sa%8, 9This is hat ++God,, Most Gracious had promised. -nd true as the ord of the apostles;9 '". It ill be no more than a single /last, hen lo; the% ill all be brought up before 2s;

'#. Then, on that $a%, not a soul ill be ronged in the least, and %e shall but be repaid the meeds of %our past $eeds. ''. Heril% the Companions of the Garden shall that $a% ha1e 5o% in all that the% do! '). The% and their associates ill be in gro1es of +cool, shade, reclining on Thrones +of dignit%,! '*. +A1er%, fruit +en5o%ment, ill be there for them! the% shall ha1e hate1er the% call for! '7. 9Peace;9 ?? a ord +of salutation, from a .ord Most Merciful; ':. 9-nd O %e in sin; Get %e apart this $a%; )<. 9$id I not en5oin on %ou, O %e Children of -dam, that %e should not orship Satan! for that he as to %ou an enem% a1o ed= ?? )1. 9-nd that %e should orship Me, +for that, this as the Straight 0a%= )2. 9/ut he did lead astra% a great multitude of %ou. $id %e not, then, understand= )". 9This is the 4ell of hich %e ere +repeatedl%, arned;

)#. 9Ambrace %e the +fire, this $a%, for that %e +persistentl%, re5ected +Truth,.9 )'. That $a% shall 0e set a seal on their mouths. /ut their hands bear itness, to all that the% did. ill spea( to us, and their feet

)). If it had been our 0ill, 0e could surel% ha1e blotted out their e%es! then should the% ha1e run about groping for the Path, but ho could the% ha1e seen= )*. -nd if it had been Our 0ill, 0e could ha1e transformed them +to remain, in their places! then should the% ha1e been unable to mo1e about, nor could the% ha1e returned +after error,. )7. If 0e grant long life to an%, 0e cause him to be re1ersed in nature8 0ill the% not then understand= ):. 0e ha1e not instructed the +Prophet, in Poetr%, nor is it meet for him8 this is no less than a Message and a FurCan ma(ing things clear8 *<. That it ma% gi1e admonition to an% + ho are, ali1e, and that the charge ma% be pro1ed against those ho re5ect +Truth,. *1. See the% not that it is 0e 0ho ha1e created for them ?? among the things ha1e fashioned ?? cattle, hich are under their dominion= ?? hich Our hands

*2. -nd that 0e ha1e sub5ected them to their +use,= of them some do carr% them and some the% eat8 *". -nd the% ha1e +other, profits from them +besides,, and the% get +mil(, to drin(. 0ill the% not then be grateful= *#. Det the% ta(e +for orship, gods other than God, +hoping, that the% might be helped; *'. The% ha1e not the po er to help them8 but the% ill be brought up +before Our &udgment?seat, as a troop +to be condemned,. *). .et not their speech, then, grie1e thee. Heril% 0e (no disclose. hat the% hide as ell as hat the%

**. $oth not man see that it is 0e 0ho created him from sperm= %et behold; he +stands forth, as an open ad1ersar%; *7. -nd he ma(es comparisons for 2s, and forgets his o n +origin and, Creation8 4e sa%s, 90ho can gi1e life to +dr%, bones and decomposed ones +at that,=9 *:. Sa%, 94e ill gi1e them life 0ho created them for the first time; for 4e is 0ell?1ersed in e1er% (ind of creation;? 7<. 9The same 0ho produces for %ou fire out of the green tree, +%our o n fires,; hen behold; %e (indle there ith

71. 9Is not 4e 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth able to create the li(e thereof=9 ?? Dea, indeed; for 4e is the Creator Supreme, of s(ill and (no ledge +infinite,; 72. Heril%, hen 4e intends a thing, 4is Command is, 9be9, and it is; 7". So glor% to 4im in 0hose hands is the dominion of all things8 and to 4im brought bac(. ill %e be all

Surah "*.
Those 0ho Set The 3an(s, $ra n 2p In 3an(s
1. /% those ho range themsel1es in ran(s, 2. -nd so are strong in repelling +e1il,, ". -nd thus proclaim the Message +of God.; #. Heril%, 1eril%, %our God is one;?

'. .ord of the hea1ens and of the earth and all bet een them, and .ord of e1er% point at the rising of the sun; ). 0e ha1e indeed dec(ed the lo er hea1en ith beaut% +in, the stars, ?? *. +6or beaut%, and for guard against all obstinate rebellious e1il spirits, 7. +So, the% should not strain their ears in the direction of the ABalted -ssembl% but be cast a a% from e1er% side, :. 3epulsed, for the% are under a perpetual penalt%, 1<. ABcept such as snatch a a% something b% stealth, and the% are pursued b% a flaming fire, of piercing brightness. 11. &ust as( their opinion8 are the% the more difficult to create, or the +other, beings 0e ha1e created= Them ha1e 0e created out of a stic(% cla%; 12. Trul% dost thou mar1el, hile the% ridicule, 1". -nd, hen the% are admonished, pa% no heed, ?? 1#. -nd, hen the% see a Sign, turn it to moc(er%, 1'. -nd sa%, 9This is nothing but e1ident sorcer%; 1). 90hat; hen e die, and become dust and bones, shall e +then, be raised up +again, 1*. 9-nd also our fathers of old=9 17. Sa% thou8 9Dea, and %e shall then be humiliated +on account of %our e1il,.9 1:. Then it ill be a single +compelling, cr%! and behold, the% ill begin to see; 2<. The% ill sa%, 9-h; 0oe to us; This is the $a% of &udgment;9 21. +- 1oice ill sa%,, 9This is the $a% of Sorting Out, hose truth %e +once, denied;9 22. 9/ring %e up9, it shall be said, 9The orshipped? rong?doers and their i1es, and the things the%

2". 9/esides God, and lead them to the 0a% to the +6ierce, 6ire; 2#. 9/ut stop them, for the% must be as(ed8 2'. 9C0hat is the matter ith %ou that %e help not each other=C9

2). >a%, but that da% the% shall submit +to &udgment,! 2*. -nd the% ill turn to one another, and Euestion one another. 27. The% ill sa%8 9It authorit%,;9 as %e ho used to come to us from the right hand +of po er and

2:. The% ill repl%8 9>a%, %e %oursel1es had no 6aith; "<. 9>or had e an% authorit% o1er %ou. >a%, it as %e ho ere a people in obstinate rebellion; "1. 9So no has been pro1ed true, against us, the taste +the punishment of our sins,. ord of our .ord that e shall indeed +ha1e to,

"2. 90e led %ou astra%8 for trul% e ere oursel1es astra%.9 "". Trul%, that $a%, the% ill +all, share in the Penalt%. "#. Heril% that is ho 0e shall deal ith Sinners. "'. 6or the%, Pride, hen the% ere told that there is no god eBcept God, ould puff themsel1es up ith

"). -nd sa%8 90hat; shall e gi1e up our gods for the sa(e of a Poet possessed=9 "*. >a%; he has come him,. ith the +1er%, Truth, and he confirms +the Message of, the apostles +before

"7. De shall indeed taste of the Grie1ous Penalt%!? ":. /ut it ill be no more than the retribution of +the A1il, that %e ha1e rought!? #<. /ut the sincere +and de1oted, Ser1ants of God, ?? #1. 6or them is a Sustenance determined, #2. 6ruits +$elights,! and the% +shall en5o%, honour and dignit%, #". In Gardens of 6elicit%, ##. 6acing each other on Thrones +of $ignit%,8 #'. 3ound ill be passed to them a Cup from a clear?flo ing fountain, #). Cr%stal? hite, of a taste delicious to those ho drin( +thereof,, #*. 6ree from headiness! nor ill the% suffer intoBication therefrom.

#7. -nd besides them ill be chaste omen, restraining their glances, ith big e%es +of onder and beaut%,. #:. -s if the% ere +delicate, eggs closel% guarded. '<. Then the% ill turn to one another and Euestion one another. '1. One of them ill start the tal( and sa%8 9I had an intimate companion +on the earth,, '2. 90ho used to sa%, C hat; art thou amongst those Message,= ho bear itness to the Truth +of the

'". 9C0hen e die and become dust and bones, shall e indeed recei1e re ards and punishments=C9 '#. +- 1oice, said8 90ould %e li(e to loo( do n=9 ''. 4e loo(ed do n and sa him in the midst of the 6ire. '). 4e said8 9/% God. thou ast little short of bringing me to perdition; '*. 94ad it not been for the Grace of m% .ord, I should certainl% ha1e been among those brought +there,; '7. 9Is it +the case, that e shall not die, ':. 9ABcept our first death, and that e shall not be punished=9 )<. Heril% this is the supreme achie1ement; )1. 6or the li(e of this let all stri1e, ho ish to stri1e. )2. Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of IaEEum= )". 6or 0e ha1e trul% made it +as, a trial for the rong?doers. )#. 6or it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of 4ell?6ire8 )'. The shoots of its fruit?stal(s are li(e the heads of de1ils8 )). Trul% the% ill eat thereof and fill their bellies there ith. )*. Then on top of that the% ill be gi1en a miBture made of boiling ater. )7. Then shall their return be to the +/la@ing, 6ire. ):. Trul% the% found their fathers on the rong Path!

*<. So the% +too, ere rushed do n on their footsteps; *1. -nd trul% before them, man% of the ancients ent astra%!? *2. /ut 0e sent aforetime, among them, +apostles, to admonish them!? *". Then see hat as the end of those ho ere admonished +but heeded not,, ?? *#. ABcept the sincere +and de1oted, Ser1ants of God. *'. +In the da%s of old,, >oah cried to 2s, and 0e are the best to hear pra%er. *). -nd 0e deli1ered him and his people from the Great Calamit%, **. -nd made his progen% to endure +on this earth,! *7. -nd 0e left +this blessing, for him among generations to come in later times8 *:. 9Peace and salutation to >oah among the nations;9 7<. Thus indeed do e re ard those ho do right. 71. 6or he as one of our belie1ing Ser1ants. 72. Then the rest e o1er helmed in the 6lood. 7". Heril% among those ho follo ed his 0a% as -braham. 7#. /ehold; he approached his .ord ith a sound heart. 7'. /ehold; he said to his father and to his people, 90hat is that hich %e orship= 7). 9Is it a falsehood? gods other than God. that %e desire= 7*. 9Then hat is %our idea about the .ord of the orlds=9 77. Then did he cast a glance at the Stars. 7:. -nd he said, 9I am indeed sic( +at heart,;9 :<. So the% turned a a% from him, and departed. :1. Then did he turn to their gods and said, 9 ill %e not eat +of the offerings before %ou,=... :2. 90hat is the matter ith %ou that %e spea( not +intelligentl%,=9 :". Then did he turn upon them, stri(ing +them, ith the right hand.

:#. Then came +the orshippers, ith hurried steps, and faced +him,. :'. 4e said8 90orship %e that hich %e ha1e +%oursel1es, car1ed= :). 9/ut God has created %ou and %our hand or(;9 :*. The% said, 9/uild him a furnace, and thro him into the bla@ing fire;9 :7. +This failing,, the% then sought a stratagem against him, but 0e made them the ones most humiliated; ::. 4e said8 9I ill go to m% .ord; 4e ill surel% guide me; 1<<. 9O m% .ord; Grant me a righteous +son,;9 1<1. So 0e ga1e him the good ne s of a bo% read% to suffer and forbear. 1<2. Then, hen +the son, reached +the age of, +serious, or( ith him, he said8 9O m% son; I see in 1ision that I offer thee in sacrifice8 >o see hat is th% 1ie ;9 +The son, said8 9O m% father; $o as thou art commanded8 thou ill find me, if God so ills one practising Patience and Constanc%;9 1<". So hen the% had both submitted their forehead +for sacrifice,, 1<#. 0e called out to him 9O -braham; 1<'. 9Thou hast alread% fulfilled the 1ision;9 ?? thus indeed do 0e re ard those ho do right. 1<). 6or this as ob1iousl% a trial? 1<*. -nd 0e ransomed him ith a momentous sacrifice8 1<7. -nd 0e left +this blessing, for him among generations +to come, in later times8 1<:. 9Peace and salutation to -braham;9 11<. Thus indeed do 0e re ard those ho do right. 111. 6or he as one of our belie1ing Ser1ants. 112. -nd 0e ga1e him the good ne s of Isaac ?? a prophet, ?? one of the 3ighteous. 11". 0e blessed him and Isaac8 but of their progen% are +some, that do right, and +some, that ob1iousl% do rong, to their o n souls. 11#. -gain +of old, 0e besto ed Our fa1our on Moses and -aron, ills +to God., and he had laid him prostrate on his

11'. -nd 0e deli1ered them and their people from +their, Great Calamit%! 11). -nd 0e helped them, so the% o1ercame +their troubles,! 11*. -nd 0e ga1e them the /oo( hich helps to ma(e things clear! 117. -nd 0e guided them to the Straight 0a%. 11:. -nd 0e left +this blessing, for them among generations +to come, in later times8 12<. 9Peace and salutation to Moses and -aron;9 121. Thus indeed do 0e re ard those ho do right. 122. 6or the% ere t o of our belie1ing Ser1ants. 12". So also as Alias among those sent +b% 2s,. 12#. /ehold, he said to his people, 90ill %e not fear ++God,,= 12'. 90ill %e call upon /aal and forsa(e the /est of Creators, ?? 12). 9+God,, %our .ord and Cherisher and the .ord and Cherisher of %our fathers of old=9 12*. /ut the% re5ected him, and the% ill certainl% be called up +for punishment,, ?? 127. ABcept the sincere and de1oted Ser1ants of God +among them,. 12:. -nd 0e left +this blessing, for him among generations +to come, in later times8 1"<. 9Peace and salutation to such as Alias;9 1"1. Thus indeed do 0e re ard those ho do right. 1"2. 6or he as one of our belie1ing Ser1ants. 1"". So also as .ut among those sent +b% 2s,. 1"#. /ehold, 0e deli1ered him and his adherents, all 1"'. ABcept an old oman ho as among those ho lagged behind8 1"). Then 0e destro%ed the rest. 1"*. Heril%, %e pass b% their +sites,, b% da%? 1"7. -nd b% night8 ill %e not understand=

1":. So also as &onah among those sent +b% 2s,. 1#<. 0hen he ran a a% +li(e a sla1e from capti1it%, to the ship +full%, laden, 1#1. 4e +agreed to, cast lots, and he as condemned8 1#2. Then the big 6ish did s allo him, and he had done acts orth% of blame. 1#". 4ad it not been that he +repented and, glorified God, 1##. 4e ould certainl% ha1e remained inside the 6ish till the $a% of 3esurrection. 1#'. /ut 0e cast him forth on the na(ed shore in a state of sic(ness, 1#). -nd 0e caused to gro , o1er him, a spreading plant of the gourd (ind. 1#*. -nd 0e sent him +on a mission, to a hundred thousand +men, or more. 1#7. -nd the% belie1ed! so 0e permitted them to en5o% +their life, for a hile. 1#:. >o as( them their opinion8 Is it that th% .ord has +onl%, daughters, and the% ha1e sons= ?? 1'<. Or that 0e created the angels female, and the% are itnesses +thereto,= 1'1. Is it not that the% sa%, from their o n in1ention, 1'2. 9+God, has begotten children9= but the% are liars; 1'". $id 4e +then, choose daughters rather than sons= 1'#. 0hat is the matter ith %ou= 4o 5udge %e= 1''. 0ill %e not then recei1e admonition= 1'). Or ha1e %e an authorit% manifest= 1'*. Then bring %e %our /oo( +of authorit%, if %e be truthful; 1'7. -nd the% ha1e in1ented a blood?relationship bet een 4im and the &inns8 but the &inns (no +Euite ell, that the% ha1e indeed to appear +before his &udgment? Seat,; 1':. Glor% to God. +4e is free, from the things the% ascribe +to 4im,; 1)<. >ot +so do, the Ser1ants of God, sincere and de1oted. 1)1. 6or, 1eril%, neither %e nor those %e orship?

1)2. Can lead +an%, into temptation concerning God, 1)". ABcept such as are +themsel1es, going to the bla@ing 6ire; 1)#. +Those ranged in ran(s sa%,8 9>ot one of us but has a place appointed! 1)'. 9-nd e are 1eril% ranged in ran(s +for ser1ice,! 1)). 9-nd e are 1eril% those ho declare ++God,Cs, glor%;9 1)*. -nd there ere those ho said, 1)7. 9If onl% e had had before us a Message from those of old, 1):. 90e should certainl% ha1e been Ser1ants of God, sincere +and de1oted,;9 1*<. /ut +no that the FurCan has come,, the% re5ect it8 /ut soon ill the% (no ; 1*1. -lread% has Our 0ord been passed before +this, to our Ser1ants sent +b% 2s,, 1*2. That the% ould certainl% be assisted, 1*". -nd that Our forces, ?? the% surel% must conEuer. 1*#. So turn thou a a% from them for a little hile, 1*'. -nd atch them +ho the% fare,, and the% soon shall see +ho thou farest,; 1*). $o the% ish +indeed, to hurr% on our Punishment= 1**. /ut hen it descends into the open space before them, e1il ill be the morning for those ere arned +and heeded not,; 1*7. So turn thou a a% from them for a little hile, 1*:. -nd atch +ho the% fare, and the% soon shall see +ho thou farest,; 17<. Glor% to th% .ord, the .ord of 4onour and Po er; +4e is free, from 4im,; 171. -nd Peace on the apostles; 172. -nd Praise to God, the .ord and Cherisher of the 0orlds. hat the% ascribe +to ho

Surah "7.

Sad, +the .etter, Sad + S ,

1. Sad8 /% the FurCan, 6ull of -dmonition8 +This is the Truth,. 2. /ut the 2nbelie1ers +are steeped, in self?glor% and Separatism. ". 4o man% generations before them did 0e destro%= In the end the% cried +for merc%, ?? there as no longer time for being sa1ed; hen

#. So the% onder that a 0arner has come to them from among themsel1es; and the 2nbelie1ers sa%, 9This is a sorcerer telling lies; '. 94as he made the gods +all, into one God. Trul% this is a onderful thing;9 ). -nd the leader among them go a a% +impatientl%,, +sa%ing,, 90al( %e a a%, and remain constant to %our gods; 6or this is trul% a thing designed +against %ou,; *. 90e ne1er heard +the li(e, of this among the people of these latter da%s8 this is nothing but a made?up tale;9 7. 90hat; has the Message been sent to him ?? +Of all persons, among us=9...but the% are in doubt concerning M% +O n, Message; >a%, the% ha1e not %et tasted M% Punishment; :. Or ha1e the% the treasures of the merc% of th% .ord, ?? the ABalted in Po er, the Grantor of /ounties ithout measure= 1<. Or ha1e the% the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth and all bet een= If so, let them mount up ith the ropes and means +to reach that end,; 11. /ut there ?? ill be put to flight e1en a host of confederates. 12. /efore them + ere man% the .ord of Sta(es, ho, re5ected apostles, ?? the people of >oah, and C-d, and Pharaoh,

1". -nd Thamud, and the people of .ut, and the Companions of the 0ood! ?? such Confederates.

ere the

1#. >ot one +of them, but re5ected the apostles, but M% punishment came 5ustl% and ine1itabl% +on them,. 1'. These +toda%, onl% ait for a single might% /last, hich + hen it comes, ill broo( no dela%. 1). The% sa%8 9Our .ord; hasten to us our sentence +e1en, before the $a% of -ccount;9 1*. 4a1e patience at e1er turned +to God.. hat the% sa%, and remember our ser1ant $a1id, the man of strength8 for he

17. It as 0e that made the hills declare, in unison ith him, Our Praises, at e1entide and at brea( of da%, 1:. -nd the birds gathered +in assemblies,8 all ith him did turn +to God.. 2<. 0e strengthened his (ingdom, and ga1e him decision. isdom and sound 5udgment in speech and

21. 4as the Stor% of the $isputants reached thee= /ehold, the% climbed o1er the all of the pri1ate chamber! 22. 0hen the% entered the presence of $a1id, and he as terrified of them, the% said8 96ear not8 e are t o disputants, one of hom has ronged the other8 $ecide no bet een us ith truth, and treat us not ith in5ustice, but guide us to the e1en Path.. 2". 9This man is m% brother8 4e has nine and ninet% e es, and I ha1e +but, one8 Det he sa%s, Ccommit her to m% care,C and is +moreo1er, harsh to me in speech.9 2#. +$a1id, said8 94e has undoubtedl% ronged thee in demanding th% +single, e e to be added to his +floc( of, e es8 trul% man% are the partners +in business, ho rong each other8 >ot so do those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness, and ho fe are the%=9...and $a1id gathered that 0e had tried him8 he as(ed forgi1eness of his .ord, fell do n, bo ing +in prostration,, and turned +to God in repentance,. 2'. So 0e forga1e him this +lapse,8 he en5o%ed, indeed, a >ear -pproach to 2s, and a beautiful place of +6inal, 3eturn. 2). O $a1id; 0e did indeed ma(e thee a 1icegerent on earth8 so 5udge thou bet een men in truth +and 5ustice,8 >or follo thou the lusts +of th% heart,, for the% ill mislead thee from the Path of God. for those ho ander astra% from the Path of God, is a Penalt% Grie1ous, for that the% forget the $a% of -ccount. 2*. >ot ithout purpose did 0e create hea1en and earth and all bet een; that 2nbelie1ers; but oe to the 2nbelie1ers because of the 6ire +of 4ell,; ere the thought of

27. Shall 0e treat those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness, the same as those ho do mischief on earth= Shall 0e treat those ho guard against e1il, the same as those ho turn aside from the right= 2:. +4ere is, a /oo( hich 0e ha1e sent do n unto thee, full of blessings, that the% ma% mediate on its Signs, and that men of understanding ma% recei1e admonition. "<. To $a1id 0e ga1e Solomon +for a son,, ?? 4o 2s,; eBcellent in Our ser1ice; A1er did he turn +to

"1. /ehold, there of foot!

ere brought before him, at e1entide coursers of the highest breeding, and s ift

"2. -nd he said, 9Trul% do I lo1e the lo1e of good, ith a 1ie to the glor% of m% .ord,9? until +the sun, as hidden in the 1eil +of night,8 "". 9/ring them bac( to me.9 then began he to pass his hand o1er +their, legs and their nec(s. "#. -nd 0e did tr% Solomon8 0e placed on his throne a bod% + ithout life,! but he did turn +to 2s in true de1otion,8 "'. 4e said, 9O m% .ord; 6orgi1e me, and grant me a (ingdom hich, +it ma% be,, suits not another after me8 for Thou art the Grantor of /ounties + ithout measure,. "). Then 0e sub5ected the ind to his po er, to flo gentl% to his order, 0hithersoe1er he illed, ?? "*. -s also the e1il ones, +including, e1er% (ind of builder and di1er, ?? "7. -s also others bound together in fetters. ":. 9Such are Our /ounties8 ill be as(ed.9 hether thou besto them +on others, or ithhold them, no account

#<. -nd he en5o%ed, indeed, a >ear -pproach to 2s, and a beautiful Place of +6inal, 3eturn. #1. Commemorate Our Ser1ant &ob. /ehold he cried to his .ord8 9The A1il One has afflicted me ith distress and suffering;9 #2. +The command as gi1en8, 9Stri(e refreshing, and + ater, to drin(.9 ith th% foot8 here is + ater, herein to ash, cool and

#". -nd 0e ga1e him +bac(, his people, and doubled their number, ?? as a Grace from Oursel1es, and a thing for commemoration, for all ho ha1e 2nderstanding. ##. 9-nd ta(e in th% hand a little grass, and stri(e there ith8 and brea( not +th% oath,.9 Trul% 0e found him full of patience and constanc%. 4o eBcellent in Our ser1ice; e1er did he turn +to 2s,; #'. -nd commemorate Our Ser1ants -braham, Isaac, and &acob, possessors of Po er and Hision. #). Heril% 0e did choose them for a special +purpose, ?? proclaiming the Message of the 4ereafter. #*. The% ere, in Our sight, trul%, of the compan% of the Alect and the Good. #7. -nd commemorate IsmaCil, Alisha, and Iul?Gifl8 Aach of them Good. as of the Compan% of the

#:. This is a Message +of admonition,8 and 1eril%, for the righteous, is a beautiful Place of +6inal, 3eturn, ?? '<. Gardens of Aternit%, hose doors ill +e1er, be open to them! '1. Therein ill the% recline +at ease,8 Therein can the% call +at pleasure, for fruit in abundance, and +delicious, drin(! '2. -nd beside them ill be chaste omen restraining their glances, +companions, of eEual age. '". Such is the Promise made, to %ou for the $a% of -ccount; '#. Trul% such ill be Our /ount% +to %ou,! it ill ne1er fail!? ''. Dea, such; but ?? for the rong?doers ill be an e1il place of +6inal, 3eturn;? '). 4ell;? the% ill burn therein, ?? an e1il bed +indeed, to lie on,;? '*. Dea, such; ?? then shall the% taste it, ?? a boiling fluid, and a fluid dar(, mur(%, intensel% cold;? '7. -nd other Penalties of a similar (ind, to match them; ':. 4ere is a troop rushing headlong 6ire; ith %ou; >o elcome for them; trul%, the% shall burn in the

)<. +The follo ers shall cr% to the misleaders8, 9>a%, %e +too,; >o ha1e brought this upon us; >o e1il is +this, place to sta% in;9

elcome for %ou; It is %e

ho

)1. The% ill sa%8 9Our .ord; hoe1er brought this upon us, ?? -dd to him a double Penalt% in the 6ire;9 )2. -nd the% ill sa%8 90hat has happened to us that among the bad ones= e see not men hom e used to number

)". 9$id e treat them +as such, in ridicule, or ha1e +our, e%es failed to percei1e them=9 )#. Trul% that is 5ust and fitting, ?? the mutual recriminations of the People of the 6ire; )'. Sa%8 9Trul% am I a 0arner8 no god is there but the one God, Supreme and Irresistible, ?? )). 9The .ord of the hea1ens and the earth, and all bet een, ?? ABalted in Might, able to enforce 4is 0ill, forgi1ing again and again.9 )*. Sa%8 9That is a Message Supreme +abo1e all,, ?? )7. 96rom hich %e do turn a a%;

):. 9>o (no ledge ha1e I of the Chiefs on high, hen the% discuss +matters, among themsel1es. *<. COnl% this has been re1ealed to me8 that I am to gi1e arning plainl% and publicl%.9 *1. /ehold, th% .ord said to the angels8 9I am about to create man from cla%8 *2. 90hen I ha1e fashioned him +in due proportion, and breathed into him of M% spirit, fall %e do n in obeisance unto him.9 *". So the angels prostrated themsel1es, all of them together8 *#. >ot so Iblis8 he as haught%, and became one of those ho re5ect 6aith. *'. ++God,, said8 9O Iblis; 0hat pre1ents thee from prostrating th%self to one hom I ha1e created ith m% hands= -rt thou haught%= Or art thou one of the high +and might%, ones=9 *). +Iblis, said8 9I am better than he8 thou createdst me from fire, and him thou createdst from cla%.9 **. ++God,, said8 9Then get thee out from here8 for thou art re5ected, accursed. *7. 9-nd M% curse shall be on thee till the $a% of &udgment.9 *:. +Iblis, said8 9O m% .ord; Gi1e me then respite till the $a% the +dead, are raised.9 7<. ++God,, said8 93espite then is granted thee? 71. 9Till the $a% of the Time -ppointed.9 72. +Iblis, said8 9Then, b% Th% po er, I ill put them all in the rong, ?? 7". 9ABcept Th% Ser1ants amongst them, sincere and purified +b% Th% Grace,.9 7#. ++God,, said8 9Then it is 5ust and fitting? and I sa% hat is 5ust and fitting? 7'. 9That I ill certainl% fill 4ell ith thee and those that follo thee, ?? e1er% one.9 7). Sa%8 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for this +FurCan,, nor am I a pretender. 7*. 9This is no less than a Message to +all, the 0orlds. 77. 9-nd %e shall certainl% (no the truth of it +all, after a hile.9

Surah ":.
The Troops, Throngs

1. The re1elation of this /oo( is from God, the ABalted in Po er, full of 0isdom. 2. Heril% it is 0e 0ho ha1e re1ealed the /oo( to thee in Truth8 so ser1e God, offering 4im sincere de1otion. ". Is it not to God that sincere de1otion is due= /ut those ho ta(e for protectors other than God +sa%,8 90e onl% ser1e them in order that the% ma% bring us nearer to God.9 Trul% God ill 5udge bet een them in that herein the% differ. /ut God guides not such as are false and ungrateful. #. 4ad God ished to ta(e to 4imself a son, 4e could ha1e chosen hom 4e pleased out of those hom 4e doth create8 but Glor% be to 4im; +4e is abo1e such things., 4e is God, the One, the Irresistible. '. 4e created the hea1ens and the earth in true +proportions,8 4e ma(es the >ight o1erlap the $a%, and the $a% o1erlap the >ight8 4e has sub5ected the sun and the moon +to 4is la ,8 Aach one follo s a course for a time appointed. Is not 4e the ABalted in Po er ?? 4e 0ho forgi1es again and again= ). 4e created %ou +all, from a single person8 then created, of li(e nature, his mate! and he sent do n for %ou eight head of cattle in pairs8 4e ma(es %ou, in the ombs of %our mothers, in stages, one after another, in three 1eils of dar(ness. such is God, %our .ord and Cherisher8 to 4im belongs +all, dominion. There is no god but 4e8 then ho are %e turned a a% +from %our true Centre,= *. If %e re5ect ++God,,, Trul% God hath no need of %ou! but 4e li(eth not ingratitude from 4is ser1ants8 if %e are grateful, 4e is pleased ith %ou. >o bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. In the end, to %our .ord is %our 3eturn, hen 4e ill tell %ou the truth of all that %e did +in this life,. for 4e (no eth ell all that is in +menCs, hearts. 7. 0hen some trouble toucheth man, he crieth unto his .ord, turning to 4im in repentance8 but hen 4e besto eth a fa1our upon him as from 4imself, +man, doth forget hat he cried and pra%ed for before, and he doth set up ri1als unto God, thus misleading others from GodCs Path. Sa%, 9An5o% th% blasphem% for a little hile8 1eril% thou art +one, of the Companions of the 6ire;9 :. Is one ho orships de1outl% during the hour of the night prostrating himself or standing +in adoration,, ho ta(es heed of the 4ereafter, and ho places his hope in the Merc% of his .ord ?? +li(e one ho does not,= Sa%8 9-re those eEual, those ho (no and those ho do not (no = It is those ho are endued ith understanding that recei1e admonition. 1<. Sa%8 9O %e m% ser1ants ho belie1e; 6ear %our .ord, good is +the re ard, for those ho do good in this orld. Spacious is GodCs earth; those ho patientl% perse1ere ill trul% recei1e a re ard ithout measure;9 11. Sa%8 9Heril%, I am commanded to ser1e God ith sincere de1otion! 12. 9-nd I am commanded to be the first of those ho bo to God in Islam.9

1". Sa%8 9I ould, if I disobe%ed m% .ord, indeed ha1e fear of the Penalt% of a Might% $a%.9 1#. Sa%8 9It is God I ser1e, ith m% sincere +and eBclusi1e, de1otion8 1'. 9Ser1e %e hat %e ill besides him.9 Sa%8 9Trul%, those in loss are those ho lose their o n souls and their People on the $a% of &udgment8 -h; that is indeed the +real and, e1ident .oss; 1). The% shall ha1e .a%ers of 6ire abo1e them, and .a%ers +of 6ire, belo God arn off his ser1ants8 9O M% Ser1ants; then fear %e Me;9 them8 ith this doth

1*. Those ho esche A1il, ?? and fall not into its orship, ?? and turn to God +in repentance,, ?? for them is Good >e s8 so announce the Good >e s to M% Ser1ants, ?? 17. Those ho listen to the 0ord, and follo the best +meaning, in it8 those are the ones God has guided, and those are the ones endued ith understanding. 1:. Is, then, one against hom the decree of Punishment is 5ustl% due +eEual to one A1il,= 0ouldst thou, then, deli1er one + ho is, in the 6ire= hom

ho esche s

2<. /ut it is for those ho fear their .ord. That loft% mansions, one abo1e another, ha1e been built8 beneath them flo ri1ers +of delight,8 +such is, the Promise of God. ne1er doth God fail in +4is, promise. 21. Seest thou not that God sends do n rain from the s(%, and leads it through springs in the earth= Then 4e causes to gro , there ith, produce of 1arious colours8 then it ithers! thou ilt see it gro %ello ! then 4e ma(es it dr% up and crumble a a%. Trul%, in this, is a Message of remembrance to men of understanding. 22. Is one hose heart God has opened to Islam, so that he has recei1ed Anlightenment from God, +no better than one hard?hearted,= 0oe to those hose hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of God. the% are manifestl% andering +in error,; 2". God has re1ealed +from time to time, the most beautiful Message in the form of a /oo(, consistent ith itself, +%et, repeating +its teaching in 1arious aspects,8 the s(ins of those ho fear their .ord tremble thereat! then their s(ins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of GodCs praises. Such is the guidance of God. 4e guides there ith hom 4e pleases, but such as God lea1es to stra%, can ha1e none to guide. 2#. Is, then, one ho has to fear the brunt of the Penalt% on the $a% of &udgment +and recei1e it, on his face, +li(e one guarded therefrom,= It ill be said to the rong? doers8 9Taste %e +the fruits of, hat %e earned;9 2'. Those before them +also, re5ected +re1elation,, and so the Punishment came to them from directions the% did not percei1e.

2). So God ga1e them a taste of humiliation in the present life, but greater is the punishment of the 4ereafter, if the% onl% (ne ; 2*. 0e ha1e put forth for men, in this FurCan e1er% (ind of Parable, in order that the% ma% recei1e admonition. 27. +It is, a FurCan in -rabic, against A1il. ithout an% croo(edness +therein,8 in order that the% ma% guard

2:. God puts forth a Parable a man belonging to man% partners at 1ariance ith each other, and a man belonging entirel% to one master8 are those t o eEual in comparison= Praise be to God. but most of them ha1e no (no ledge. "<. Trul% thou ilt die +one da%,, and trul% the% +too, ill die +one da%,. "1. In the end .ord. ill %e +all,, on the $a% of &udgment, settle %our disputes in the presence of %our

"2. 0ho, then, doth more rong than one ho utters a lie concerning God, and re5ects the Truth hen it comes to him! is there not in 4ell an abode for blasphemers= "". -nd he ho brings the Truth and he ho confirms +and supports, it ?? such are the men ho do right. "#. The% shall ha1e all that the% ish for, in the presence of their .ord8 such is the re ard of those ho do good8 "'. So that God ill turn off from them +e1en, the according to the best of hat the% ha1e done. orst in their deeds and gi1e them their re ard

"). Is not God enough for his Ser1ant= /ut the% tr% to frighten thee ith other +gods, besides 4im; for such as God lea1es to stra%, there can be no guide. "*. -nd such as God doth guide there can be none to lead astra%. Is not God ABalted in Po er, +-ble to enforce 4is 0ill,, .ord of 3etribution= "7. If indeed thou as( them ho it is that created the hea1ens and the earth, the% ould be sure to sa%, 9+God,9. Sa%8 9See %e then= the things that %e in1o(e besides God, ?? can the%, if God ills some Penalt% for me, remo1e 4is Penalt%= ?? Or if 4e ills some Grace for me, can the% (eep bac( his Grace=9 Sa%8 9Sufficient is God for me; In 4im trust those ho put their trust.9 ":. Sa%8 9O m% People; $o hate1er %e can8 I ill do +m% part,8 but soon ill %e (no ? #<. 90ho it is to abides.9 hom comes a Penalt% of ignomin%, and on hom descends a Penalt% that

#1. Heril% 0e ha1e re1ealed the /oo( to thee in Truth, for +instructing, man(ind. 4e, then, that recei1es guidance benefits his o n soul8 but he that stra%s in5ures his o n soul. >or art thou set o1er them to dispose of their affairs. #2. It is God that ta(es the souls +of men, at death! and those that die not +4e ta(es, during their sleep8 those on hom 4e has passed the decree of death, 4e (eeps bac( +from returning to life,, but the rest 4e sends +to their bodies, for a term appointed 1eril% in this are Signs for those ho reflect. #". 0hat; $o the% ta(e for intercessors others besides God. Sa%8 9A1en if the% ha1e no po er hate1er and no intelligence=9 ##. Sa%8 9To God belongs eBclusi1el% +the right to grant, intercession8 to 4im belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth8 In the And, it is to 4im that %e shall be brought bac(.9 #'. 0hen God, the One and Onl%, is mentioned, the hearts of those ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter are filled ith disgust and horror! but hen +gods, other than 4e are mentioned, behold, the% are filled ith 5o%; #). Sa%8 9O God. Creator of the hea1ens and the earth; Gno er of all that is hidden and open; it is Thou that ilt 5udge bet een Th% Ser1ants in those matters about hich the% ha1e differed.9 #*. A1en if the rong?doers had all that there is on earth, and as much more, +in 1ain, ould the% offer it for ransom from the pain of the Penalt% on the $a% of &udgment8 but something ill confront them from God, hich the% could ne1er ha1e counted upon; #7. 6or the e1ils of their $eeds hich the% used to moc( at; ill confront them, and the% ill be +completel%, encircled b% that

#:. >o , hen trouble touches man, he cries to 2s8 /ut hen 0e besto a fa1our upon him as from Oursel1es, he sa%s, 9This has been gi1en to me because of a certain (no ledge +I ha1e,;9 >a%, but this is but a trial, but most of them understand not; '<. Thus did the +generations, before them sa%; /ut all that the% did as of no profit to them. '1. >a%, the e1il results of their $eeds o1ertoo( them. -nd the rong?doers of this +generation, ?? the e1il results of their $eeds ill soon o1erta(e them +too,, and the% ill ne1er be able to frustrate +Our Plan,; '2. Gno the% not that God enlarges the pro1ision or restricts it, for an% 4e pleases= Heril%, in this are Signs for those ho belie1e; '". Sa%8 9O m% Ser1ants ho ha1e transgressed against their souls; $espair not of the Merc% of God. for God forgi1es all sins8 for 4e is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.

'#. 9Turn %e to our .ord +in repentance, and bo after that %e shall not be helped.

to 4is +0ill,, before the Penalt% comes on %ou8

''. 9-nd follo the best of +the courses, re1ealed to %ou from %our .ord, before the Penalt% comes on %ou ?? of a sudden hile %e percei1e not;? '). 9.est the soul should +then, sa%8 C-h; 0oe is me;? In that I neglected +m% dut%, to ards God, and as but among those ho moc(ed;C? '*. 9Or +lest, it should sa%8 CIf onl% God had guided me, I should certainl% ha1e been among the righteous;C? '7. 9Or +lest, it should sa% hen it +actuall%, sees the penalt%8 CIf onl% I had another chance, I should certainl% be among those ho do good;C ':. 9+The repl% ill be8, C>a%, but there came to thee m% Signs, and thou didst re5ect them8 thou ast 4aught%, and became one of those ho re5ect faith;C9 )<. On the $a% of &udgment ilt thou see those ho told lies against God. ?? their faces turned blac(! Is there not in 4ell an abode for the 4aught%= ill be

)1. /ut God ill deli1er the righteous to their place of sal1ation8 no e1il shall touch them, nor shall the% grie1e. )2. God is the Creator of all things, and 4e is the Guardian and $isposer of all affairs. )". To 4im belong the (e%s of the hea1ens and the earth8 and those ho re5ect the Signs of God, ?? it is the% ho ill be in loss. )#. Sa%8 9Is it some one other than God that %e order me to orship, O %e ignorant ones=9 )'. /ut it has alread% been re1ealed to thee, ?? as it as to those before thee, ?? 9If thou ert to 5oin +gods ith God., trul% fruitless ill be th% or( +in life,, and thou ilt surel% be in the ran(s of those ho lose +all spiritual good,9. )). >a%, but orship God, and be of those ho gi1e than(s. )*. >o 5ust estimate ha1e the% made of God, such as is due to 4im8 On the $a% of &udgment the hole of the earth ill be but 4is handful, and the hea1ens ill be rolled up in 4is right hand8 Glor% to 4im; 4igh is 4e abo1e the Partners the% attribute to 4im; )7. The Trumpet ill +5ust, be sounded, hen all that are in the hea1ens and on earth ill s oon, eBcept such as it ill please God +to eBempt,. Then ill a second one be sounded, hen, behold, the% ill be standing and loo(ing on;

):. -nd the Aarth ill shine ith the Glor% of its .ord8 the 3ecord +of $eeds, ill be placed +open,! the prophets and the itnesses ill be brought for ard and a 5ust decision pronounced bet een them! and the% ill not be ronged +in the least,. *<. -nd to e1er% soul the% do. ill be paid in full +the fruit, of its $eeds! and ++God,, (no eth best all that

*1. The 2nbelie1ers ill be led to 4ell in cro d8 until, hen the% arri1e, there, its gates ill be opened. -nd its (eepers ill sa%, 9$id not apostles come to %ou from among %oursel1es, rehearsing to %ou the Signs of %our .ord, and arning %ou of the Meeting of This $a% of %ours=9 The ans er ill be8 9True8 but the $ecree of Punishment has been pro1ed true against the 2nbelie1ers;9 *2. +To them, ill be said8 9Anter %e the gates of 4ell, to d ell therein8 and e1il is +this, -bode of the -rrogant;9 *". -nd those ho feared their .ord ill be led to the Garden in cro ds8 until behold, the% arri1e there! its gates ill be opened! and its (eepers ill sa%8 9Peace be upon %ou; ell ha1e %e done; enter %e here, to d ell therein.9 *#. The% ill sa%8 9Praise be to God, 0ho has trul% fulfilled 4is Promise to us, and has gi1en us +this, land in heritage8 0e can d ell in the Garden as e ill8 ho eBcellent a re ard for those ho or( +righteousness,;9 *'. -nd thou ilt see the angels surrounding the Throne +$i1ine, on all sides, singing Glor% and Praise to their .ord. The $ecision bet een them +at &udgment, ill be in +perfect, 5ustice, and the cr% +on all sides, ill be, 9Praise be to God, the .ord of the 0orlds;9

Surah #<.
The /elie1er, The 6orgi1er +God,
1. 4a Mim 2. The re1elation of this /oo( is from God, ABalted in Po er, 6ull of Gno ledge, ?? ". 0ho forgi1eth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach +in all things,. there is no god but 4e8 to 4im is the final goal. #. >one can dispute about the Signs of God but the 2nbelie1ers. .et not, then, their strutting about through the land decei1e thee; '. /ut +there ere people, before them, ho denied +the Signs,, ?? the People of >oah, and the Confederates +of A1il, after them! and e1er% People plotted against their prophet, to sei@e him, and

disputed b% means of 1anities, there ith to condemn the Truth! but it ho +terrible, as M% 3eEuital;

as I that sei@ed them; and

). Thus as the $ecree of th% .ord pro1ed true against the 2nbelie1ers! that trul% the% are Companions of the 6ire; *. Those ho sustain the Throne +of God. and those around it Sing Glor% and Praise to their .ord! belie1e in 4im! and implore 6orgi1eness for those ho belie1e8 9Our .ord; Th% 3each is o1er all things, in Merc% and Gno ledge. 6orgi1e, then, those ho turn in 3epentance, and follo Th% Path! and preser1e them from the Penalt% of the /la@ing 6ire; 7. 9-nd grant, our .ord; that the% enter the Gardens of Aternit%, hich Thou hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their i1es, and their posterit%; 6or Thou art +4e,, the ABalted in Might, 6ull of 0isdom. :. 9-nd preser1e them from +all, ills! and an% hom Thou dost preser1e from ills that $a%, ?? on them ilt Thou ha1e besto ed Merc% indeed8 and that ill be trul% +for them, the highest -chie1ement9. 1<. The 2nbelie1ers ill be addressed8 9Greater as the a1ersion of God to %ou than +is, %our a1ersion to %oursel1es, seeing that %e ere called to the 6aith and %e used to refuse.9 11. The% ill sa%8 9Our .ord; t ice hast Thou made us ithout life, and t ice hast Thou gi1en us .ife; >o ha1e e recognised our sins8 Is there an% a% out +of this,=9 12. +The ans er ill be8, 9This is because, hen God as in1o(ed as the Onl% +ob5ect of orship,, %e did re5ect 6aith, but hen partners ere 5oined to 4im, %e belie1ed; the Command is ith God, Most 4igh, Most Great;9 1". 4e it is 0ho sho eth %ou his Signs, and sendeth do n sustenance for %ou from the s(%8 but onl% those recei1e admonition ho turn +to God.. 1#. Call %e, then, upon God ith sincere de1otion to 4im, e1en though the 2nbelie1ers ma% detest it. 1'. 3aised high abo1e ran(s +or degrees,, +4e is, the .ord of the Throne +of -uthorit%,8 b% 4is Command doth 4e send the Spirit +of inspiration, to an% of 4is ser1ants he pleases, that it ma% arn +men, of the $a% of Mutual Meeting, ?? 1). The $a% hereon the% ill +all, come forth8 not a single thing concerning them is hidden from God. 0hose ill be the dominion that $a%=9 That of God, the One the Irresistible; 1*. That $a% ill e1er% soul be reEuited for God is S ift in ta(ing account. hat it earned! no in5ustice ill there be that $a%, for

17. 0arn them of the $a% that is +e1er, dra ing near, hen the hearts ill +come, right up to the throats to cho(e +them,! >o intimate friend nor intercessor ill the rong?doers ha1e, ho could be listened to. 1:. ++God,, (no s of +the tric(s, that decei1e conceal. ith the e%es, and all that the hearts +of men,

2<. -nd God ill 5udge ith +5ustice and, Truth8 but those hom +men, in1o(e besides 4im, not +be in a position, to 5udge at all. Heril% it is God +alone, 0ho hears and sees +all things,.

ill

21. $o the% not tra1el through the earth and see hat as the And of those before them= The% ere e1en superior to them in strength, and in the traces +the% ha1e left, in the land8 but God did call them to account for their sins, and none had the% to defend them against God. 22. That as because there came to them their apostles ith Clear +Signs,, but the% re5ected them8 So God called them to account8 for 4e is 6ull of Strength, Strict in Punishment. 2". Of old 0e sent Moses, ith Our Signs and an authorit% manifest, 2#. To Pharaoh, 4aman, and Farun! but the% called +him,9 a sorcerer telling lies;9... 2'. >o , hen he came to them in Truth, from 2s, the% said, 9Sla% the sons of those ho belie1e ith him, and (eep ali1e their females,9 but the plots of 2nbelie1ers +end, in nothing but errors +and delusions,;... 2). Said Pharaoh8 9.ea1e me to sla% Moses! and let him call on his .ord; 0hat I fear is lest he should change %our religion, or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land;9 2*. Moses said8 9I ha1e indeed called upon m% .ord and %our .ord +for protection, from e1er% arrogant one ho belie1es not in the $a% of -ccount;9 27. - belie1er, a man from among the people of Pharaoh, ho had concealed his faith, said8 90ill %e sla% a man because he sa%s, CM% .ord is God.= ?? hen he has indeed come to %ou ith Clear +Signs, from %our .ord= and if he be a liar, on him is +the sin of, his lie8 but, if he is telling the Truth, then ill fall on %ou something of the +calamit%, of hich he arns %ou8 Trul% God guides not one ho transgresses and lies; 2:. 9O m% People; Dours is the dominion this da%8 De ha1e the upper hand in the land8 but ho ill help us from the Punishment of God, should it befall us=9 Pharaoh said8 9I but point out to %ou that hich I see +m%self,! >or do I guide %ou but to the Path of 3ight;9 "<. Then said the man ho belie1ed8 9O m% people; Trul% I do fear for %ou something li(e the $a% +of disaster, of the Confederates +in sin,;? "1. 9Something li(e the fate of the People of >oah, the C-d, and the Thamud, and those after them8 but God ne1er ishes in5ustice to his Ser1ants. ho came

"2. 9-nd O m% people; I fear for %ou a $a% hen there ill be Mutual calling +and ailing,, ?? "". 9- $a% hen %e shall turn %our bac(s and flee8 >o defender shall %e ha1e from God. -n% hom God lea1es to stra%, there is none to guide... "#. 9-nd to %ou there came &oseph in times gone b%, ith Clear Signs, but %e ceased not to doubt of the +Mission, for hich he had come8 -t length, hen he died, %e said8 C>o apostle ill God send after him.C thus doth God lea1e to stra% such as transgress and li1e in doubt, ?? "'. 9+Such, as dispute about the Signs of God, ithout an% authorit% that hath reached them, grie1ous and odious +is such conduct, in the sight of God and of the /elie1ers. Thus doth God, seal up e1er% heart ?? of arrogant and obstinate Transgressors.9 "). Pharaoh said8 9O 4aman; /uild me a loft% palace, that I ma% attain the a%s and means? "*. 9The a%s and means of +reaching, the hea1ens, and that I ma% mount up to the God of Moses8 /ut as far as I am concerned, I thin( +Moses, is a liar;9 Thus as made alluring, in PharaohCs e%es, the e1il of his deeds, and he as hindered from the Path! and the plot of Pharaoh led to nothing but perdition +for him,. "7. The man 3ight. ho belie1ed said further8 9O m% people; 6ollo me8 I ill lead %ou to the Path of

":. 9O m% people; This life of the present is nothing but +temporar%, con1enience8 It is the 4ereafter that is the 4ome that ill last. #<. 94e that or(s e1il ill not be reEuited but b% the li(e thereof8 and he that or(s a righteous deed ?? hether man or oman ?? and is a /elie1er? such ill enter the Garden +of /liss,8 Therein ill the% ha1e abundance ithout measure. #1. 9-nd O m% people; 4o 6ire; +strange, it is for me to call %ou to Sal1ation hile %e call me to the

#2. 9De do call upon me to blaspheme against God, and to 5oin ith 4im partners of hom I ha1e no (no ledge! and I call %ou to the ABalted in Po er, 0ho forgi1es again and again;9 #". 90ithout doubt %e do call me to one ho is not fit to be called to, hether in this orld, or in the 4ereafter! our return ill be to God. and the Transgressors ill be Companions of the 6ire; ##. 9Soon ill %e remember hat I sa% to %ou +no ,, M% +o n, affair I commit to God. for God +e1er, atches o1er 4is Ser1ants.9 #'. Then God sa1ed him from +e1er%, ill that the% plotted +against him,, but the burnt of the Penalt% encompassed on all sides the People of Pharaoh.

#). In front of the 6ire ill the% be brought, morning and e1ening8 -nd +the sentence ill be, on the $a% that &udgment ill be established8 9Cast %e the People of Pharaoh into the se1erest Penalt%;9 #*. /ehold, the% ill dispute ith each other in the 6ire; The ea( ones + ho follo ed, ill sa% to those ho had been arrogant, 90e but follo ed %ou8 Can %e then ta(e +on %oursel1es, from us some share of the 6ire= #7. Those ho had been arrogant bet een +his, Ser1ants;9 #:. Those in the 6ire for a da% +at least,;9 ill sa%8 90e are all in this +6ire,; Trul%, God has 5udged

ill sa% to the Geepers of 4ell8 9Pra% to %our .ord to lighten us the Penalt%

'<. The% ill sa%8 9$id there not come to %ou %our apostles ith Clear Signs=9 The% ill sa%, 9Des9. The% ill repl%, 9Then pra% +as %e li(e,; /ut the pra%er of those ithout 6aith is nothing but +futile andering, in +ma@es of, error;9 '1. 0e ill, ithout doubt, help our apostles and those on the $a% hen the 0itnesses ill stand forth, ?? ho belie1e, +both, in this orldCs life and

'2. The $a% hen no profit ill it be to 0rong?doers to present their eBcuses, but the% ill +onl%, ha1e the Curse and the 4ome of Miser%. '". 0e did aforetime gi1e Moses the +/oo( of, Guidance, and 0e ga1e the boo( in inheritance to the Children of Israel, ?? '#. - Guide and a Message to men of 2nderstanding. ''. Patientl%, then, perse1ere8 for the Promise of God is true8 and as( forgi1eness for th% fault, and celebrate the Praises of th% .ord in the e1ening and in the morning. '). Those ho dispute about the signs of God ithout an% authorit% besto ed on them, ?? there is nothing in their breasts but +the Euest of, greatness, hich the% shall ne1er attain to8 see( refuge, then, in God. It is 4e 0ho hears and sees +all things,. '*. -ssuredl% the creation of the hea1ens and the earth is a greater +matter, than the creation of men8 Det most men understand not. '7. >ot eEual are the blind and those ho +clearl%, see8 >or are +eEual, those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness, and those ho do e1il. .ittle do %e learn b% admonition; ':. The 4our ill certainl% come8 Therein is no doubt8 Det most men belie1e not. )<. -nd %our .ord sa%s8 9Call on Me! I ill ans er %our +Pra%er,8 but those to ser1e Me ill surel% find themsel1es in 4ell ?? in humiliation;9 ho are too arrogant

)1. It is God 0ho has made the >ight for %ou, that %e ma% rest therein, and the da%s as that hich helps +%ou, to see. Heril% God is full of Grace and /ount% to men8 %et most men gi1e no than(s. )2. Such is God, %our .ord, the Creator of all things, there is no god but 4e8 Then ho deluded a a% from the Truth; )". Thus are deluded those ho are ont to re5ect the Signs of God. )#. It is God 0ho has made for %ou the earth as a resting place, and the s(% as a canop%, and has gi1en %ou shape? and made %our shapes beautiful, ?? and has pro1ided for %ou Sustenance, of things pure and good!? such is God %our .ord. So Glor% to God, the .ord of the 0orlds; )'. 4e is the .i1ing +One,8 There is no god but 4e8 Call upon 4im, gi1ing 4im sincere de1otion. Praise be to God, .ord of the 0orlds; )). Sa%8 9I ha1e been forbidden to in1o(e those hom %e in1o(e besides God, ?? seeing that the Clear Sings ha1e come to me from m% .ord! and I ha1e been commanded to bo +in Islam, to the .ord of the 0orlds.9 )*. It is 4e 0ho has created %ou from dust then from a sperm?drop, then from a leech?li(e clot! then does he get %ou out +into the light, as a child8 then lets %ou +gro and, reach %our age of full strength! then lets %ou become old, ?? though of %ou there are some ho die before!? and lets %ou reach a Term appointed! in order that %e ma% learn isdom. )7. It is 4e 0ho gi1es .ife and $eath! and and it is. hen 4e decides upon an affair, 4e sa%s to it, 9/e9, %e are

):. Seest thou not those that dispute concerning the Sings of God. 4o are the% turned a a% +from 3ealit%,= ?? *<. Those ho re5ect the /oo( and the +re1elations, shall the% (no , ?? ith hich 0e sent our apostles8 but soon

*1. 0hen the %o(es +shall be, round their nec(s, and the chains! the% shall be dragged along? *2. In the boiling fetid fluid8 then in the 6ire shall the% be burned! *". Then shall it be said to them8 90here are the +deities, to hich %e ga1e part? orship? *#. 9In derogation of God.9 The% ill repl%8 9The% ha1e left us in the lurch8 >a%, e in1o(ed not, of old, an%thing +that had real eBistence,.9 Thus does God lea1e the 2nbelie1ers to stra%. *'. 9That as because %e ere %e ere ont to be insolent. ont to re5oice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that

*). 9Anter %e the gates of 4ell, to d ell therein8 and e1il is +this, abode of the arrogant;9

**. So perse1ere in patience! for the Promise of God is true8 and hether 0e sho thee +in this life, some part of hat 0e promise them, ?? or 0e ta(e th% soul +to Our Merc%, +before that,, ?? +in an% case, it is to 2s that the% shall +all, return. *7. 0e did aforetime send apostles before thee8 of them there are some hose stor% 0e ha1e related to thee, and some hose stor% 0e ha1e not related to thee. It as not +possible, for an% apostle to bring a sign eBcept b% the lea1e of God. but hen the Command of God issued, the matter as decided in truth and 5ustice, and there perished, there and then those ho stood on 6alsehoods. *:. It is God 0ho made cattle for %ou, that %e ma% use some for riding and some for food! 7<. -nd there are +other, ad1antages in them for %ou +besides,! that %e ma% through them attain to an% need +there ma% be, in %our hearts! and on them and on ships %e are carried. 71. -nd 4e sho s %ou +al a%s, 4is Signs8 then hich of the Signs of God ill %e den%= 72. $o the% not tra1el through the earth and see hat as the And of those before them= The% ere more numerous than these and superior in strength and in the traces +the% ha1e left, in the land8 Det all that the% accomplished as of no profit to them. 7". 6or hen their apostles came to them ith Clear Signs, the% eBulted in such (no ledge +and s(ill, as the% had! but that 1er% +0rath, at hich the% ere ont to scoff hemmed them in. 7#. /ut hen the% sa Our Punishment, the% said8 90e belie1e in God, ?? the one God ?? and re5ect the partners e used to 5oin ith 4im.9 e

7'. /ut their professing the 6aith hen the% +actuall%, sa Our Punishment as not going to profit them. +Such has been, GodCs 0a% of dealing ith 4is Ser1ants +from the most ancient times,. -nd e1en thus did the 3e5ecters of God perish +utterl%,;

Surah #1.
+signs, Spelled Out, 4a?mim
1. 4a Mim8 2. - 3e1elation from ++God,,, Most Gracious, Most Merciful!? ". - /oo(, understand!? hereof the 1erses are eBplained in detail!? a FurCan in -rabic, for people ho

#. Gi1ing good ne s and admonition8 %et most of them turn a a%, and so the% hear not.

'. The% sa%8 9Our hearts are under 1eils, +concealed, from that to hich thou dost in1ite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and bet een us and thee is a screen8 so do thou + hat thou ilt,! for us, e shall do + hat e ill;,9 ). Sa% thou8 9I am but a man li(e %ou8 It is re1ealed to me b% Inspiration, that %our God is one God. so stand true to 4im, and as( for 4is 6orgi1eness.9 -nd oe to those ho 5oin gods ith God, ?? *. Those ho practise not regular Charit%, and ho e1en den% the 4ereafter. 7. 6or those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness is a re ard that ill ne1er fail. :. Sa%8 Is it that %e den% 4im 0ho created the earth in t o $a%s= -nd do %e 5oin eEuals ith 4im= 4e is the .ord of +all, the 0orlds. 1<. 4e set on the +earth,, mountains standing firm, high abo1e it, and besto ed blessings on the earth, and measure therein all things to gi1e them nourishment in due proportion, in four $a%s, in accordance ith +the needs of, those ho see( +Sustenance,. 11. Moreo1er 4e comprehended in 4is design the s(%, and it had been +as, smo(e8 4e said to it and to the earth8 9Come %e together, illingl% or un illingl%.9 The% said8 90e do come +together,, in illing obedience.9 12. So 4e completed them as se1en firmaments in t o $a%s, and 4e assigned to each hea1en its dut% and command. -nd 0e adorned the lo er hea1en ith lights, and +pro1ided it, ith guard. Such is the $ecree of +4im, the ABalted in Might, 6ull of Gno ledge. 1". /ut if the% turn a a%, sa% thou8 9I ha1e arned %ou of a stunning Punishment +as of thunder and lightning, li(e that hich +o1ertoo(, the C-d and the Thamud;9 1#. /ehold, the apostles came to them, from before them and behind them, +preaching,8 9Ser1e none but God.9 The% said, 9If our .ord had so pleased, 4e ould certainl% ha1e sent do n angels +to preach,. >o e re5ect %our mission +altogether,.9 1'. >o the C-d beha1ed arrogantl% through the land, against +all, truth and reason, and said8 90ho is superior to us in strength=9 0hat; did the% not see that God, 0ho created them, as superior to them in strength= /ut the% continued to re5ect Our Signs; 1). So 0e sent against them a furious 0ind through da%s of disaster, that 0e might gi1e them a taste of a Penalt% of humiliation in this life! but the Penalt% of a 4ereafter ill be more humiliating still8 and the% ill find no help. 1*. -s to the Thamud, 0e ga1e them Guidance, but the% preferred blindness +of heart, to Guidance8 so the stunning Punishment of humiliation sei@ed them, because of hat the% had earned. 17. /ut 0e deli1ered those ho belie1ed and practised righteousness.

1:. On the $a% that the enemies of God ill be gathered together to the 6ire, the% ill be marched in ran(s. 2<. -t length, hen the% reach the +6ire,, their hearing, their sight, and their s(ins ill bear itness against them, as to +all, their deeds. 21. The% ill sa% to their s(ins8 90h% bear %e itness against us=9 The% ill sa%8 9+God, hath gi1en us speech, ?? +4e, 0ho gi1eth speech to e1er%thing8 4e created %ou for the first time, and unto 4im ere %e to return. 22. 9De did not see( to hide %oursel1es, lest %our hearing, %our sight, and %our s(ins should bear itness against %ou; /ut %e did thin( that God (ne not man% of the things that %e used to do; 2". 9/ut this thought of %ours hich %e did entertain concerning %our .ord, hath brought %ou to destruction, and +no , ha1e %e become of those utterl% lost;9 2#. If, then, the% ha1e patience, the 6ire ill be a home for them; and if the% beg to be recei1ed into fa1our, into fa1our ill the% not +then, be recei1ed. 2'. -nd 0e ha1e destined for them intimate companions +of li(e nature,, ho made alluring to them hat as before them and behind them! and the sentence among the pre1ious generations of &inns and men, ho ha1e passed a a%, is pro1ed against them! for the% are utterl% lost. 2). The 2nbelie1ers sa%8 9.isten not to this FurCan, but tal( at random in the midst of its +reading,, that %e ma% gain the upper hand;9 2*. /ut 0e ill certainl% gi1e the 2nbelie1ers a taste of a se1ere Penalt%, and 0e them for the orst of their deeds. 27. Such is the reEuital of the enemies of God, ?? the 6ire8 therein 4ome8 a +fit, reEuital, for that the% ere ont to re5ect Our Sings. ill reEuite

ill be for them the Aternal

2:. -nd the 2nbelie1ers ill sa%8 9Our .ord; Sho us those, among &inns and men, us8 0e shall crush them beneath our feet, so that the% become the 1ilest +before all,.9

ho misled

"<. In the case of those ho sa%, 9Our .ord is God., and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them +from time to time,8 96ear %e not;9 +the% suggest,, 9>or grie1e; but recei1e the Glad Tidings of the Garden +of /liss,, the hich %e ere promised; "1. 90e are %our protectors in this life and in the 4ereafter8 therein shall %e ha1e all that %our souls shall desire! therein shall %e ha1e all that %e as( for;? "2. 9- hospitable gift from one Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful;9 "". 0ho is better in speech than one ho calls +men, to God, or(s righteousness, and sa%s, 9I am of those ho bo in Islam9=

"#. >or can goodness and A1il be eEual. 3epel +A1il, ith hat is better8 Then hom and thee as hatred become as it ere th% friend and intimate; "'. -nd no one ill be granted such goodness eBcept those restraint, ?? none but persons of the greatest good fortune.

ill he bet een

ho eBercise patience and self?

"). -nd if +at an% time, an incitement to discord is made to thee b% the A1il One, see( refuge in God. 4e is the One 0ho hears and (no s all things. "*. -mong 4is Sings are the >ight and the $a%, and the Sun and the Moon. -dore not the sun and the moon, but adore God, 0ho created them, if it is 4im %e ish to ser1e. "7. /ut is the +2nbelie1ers, are arrogant, +no matter,8 for in the presence of th% .ord are those ho celebrate 4is praises b% night and b% da%. -nd the% ne1er flag +nor feel themsel1es abo1e it,. ":. -nd among 4is Signs in this8 thou seest the earth barren and desolate! but hen 0e send do n rain to it, it is stirred to life and %ields increase. Trul%, 4e 0ho gi1es life to the +dead, earth can surel% gi1e life to +men, ho are dead. 6or 4e has po er o1er all things. #<. Those ho per1ert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden from 2s. 0hich is better= ?? he that is cast into the 6ire, or he that comes safe through, on the $a% of &udgment= $o hat %e ill8 1eril% 4e seeth +clearl%, all that %e do. #1. Those ho re5ect the Message is a /oo( of eBalted po er. hen it comes to them +are not hidden from 2s,. -nd indeed it

#2. >o falsehood can approach it from before or behind it8 It is sent do n b% One 6ull of 0isdom, 0orth% of all Praise. #". >othing is said to thee that as not said to the apostles before thee8 that th% lord has at his Command +all, forgi1eness as ell as a most Grie1ous Penalt%. ##. 4ad 0e sent this as a FurCan +in the language, other than -rabic, the% ould ha1e said8 90h% are not its 1erses eBplained in detail= 0hat; +a /oo(, not in -rabic and +a Messenger an -rab=9 Sa%8 9It is a Guide and a 4ealing to those ho belie1e! and for those ho belie1e not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their +e%es,8 The% are +as it ere, being called from a place far distant;9 #'. 0e certainl% ga1e Moses the /oo( aforetime8 but disputes arose therein. 4ad it not been for a 0ord that ent forth before from th% .ord, +their differences, ould ha1e been settled bet een them8 but the% remained in suspicious disEuieting doubt thereon. #). 0hoe1er or(s righteousness benefits his o n soul! hoe1er soul8 nor is th% .ord e1er un5ust +in the least, to 4is Ser1ants. or(s e1il, it is against his o n

#*. To 4im is referred the Gno ledge of the 4our +of &udgment8 4e (no s all,8 >o date?fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female concei1e + ithin her omb, nor bring forth the $a% that ++God,, ill propound to them the +Euestion,, 90here are the partners +%e attributed to Me=9 The% ill sa%, 90e do assure thee not one of us can bear itness;9 #7. The +deities, the% used to in1o(e aforetime that the% ha1e no a% of escape. ill lea1e them in the lurch, and the% ill percei1e

#:. Man does not ear% of as(ing for good +things,, but if ill touches him, he gi1es up all hope +and, is lost in despair. '<. 0hen e gi1e him a taste of some Merc% from Oursel1es, after some ad1ersit% has touched him, he is sure to sa%, 9This is due to m% +merit,8 I thin( not that the 4our +of &udgment, ill +e1er, be established! but if I am brought bac( to m% .ord, I ha1e +much, good +stored, in 4is sight;9 /ut 0e ill sho the 2nbelie1ers the truth of all that the% did, and 0e shall gi1e them the taste of a se1ere Penalt%. '1. 0hen 0e besto fa1ours on man, he turns a a%, and gets himself remote on his side +instead of coming to 2s,! and hen e1il sei@es him, +he comes, full of prolonged pra%er; '2. Sa%8 9See %e if the +3e1elation, is +reall%, from God, and %et do %e re5ect it= 0ho is more astra% than one ho is in a schism far +from an% purpose,=9 '". Soon ill 0e sho them our Signs in the +furthest, regions +of the earth,, and in their o n souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that th% .ord doth itness all things= '#. -h indeed; -re the% in doubt concerning the Meeting ith their .ord= -h indeed; It is 4e that doth encompass all things;

Surah #2.
Councel, Consultation
1. 4a?Mim 2. C-in. Sin. Faf. ". Thus doth +4e, send inspiration to thee as +4e did, to those before thee, ?? God, ABalted in Po er, 6ull of 0isdom. #. To 4im belongs all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 and 4e is Most 4igh, Most Great.

'. The hea1ens are almost rent asunder from abo1e them +b% 4im Glor%,8 and the angels celebrate the Praises of their .ord, and pra% for forgi1eness for +all, beings on earth8 /ehold; Heril% God is 4e, the Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. ). -nd those ho ta(e as protectors others besides 4im, ?? God doth atch o1er them! and thou art not the disposer of their affairs. *. Thus ha1e 0e sent b% inspiration to thee an -rabic FurCan8 that thou ma%est arn the Mother of Cities and all around her, ?? and arn +them, of the $a% of -ssembl%, of hich there is no doubt8 + hen, some ill be in the Garden, and some in the /la@ing 6ire. 7. If God had so illed, 4e could ha1e made them a single people! but 4e admits 4is Merc%! and the 0rong?doers ill ha1e no protector nor helper. hom 4e ill to

:. 0hat; 4a1e the% ta(en +for orship, protectors besides 4im= /ut it is God, ?? 4e is the Protector, and it is 4e 0ho gi1es life to the dead8 It is 4e 0ho has po er o1er all things, 1<. 0hate1er it be herein %e differ, the decision thereof is 4im I trust, and to 4im I turn. ith God. such is God m% .ord8 In

11. +4e is, the Creator of the hea1ens and the earth8 4e has made for %ou pairs from among %oursel1es, and pairs among cattle8 b% this means does 4e multipl% %ou8 there is nothing hate1er li(e unto 4im, and 4e is the One that hears and sees +all things,. 12. To 4im belong the (e%s of the hea1ens and the earth8 4e enlarges and restricts. The Sustenance to hom 4e ill8 for 4e (no s full ell all things. 1". The same religion has 4e established for %ou as that hich 4e en5oined on >oah ?? the hich 0e ha1e sent b% inspiration to thee ?? and that hich 0e en5oined on -braham, Moses, and &esus8 >amel%, that %e should remain steadfast in religion, and ma(e no di1isions therein8 to those ho orship other things than God, hard is the + a%, to hich thou callest them. God chooses to 4imself those hom 4e pleases, and guides to 4imself those ho turn +to 4im,. 1#. -nd the% became di1ided onl% after Gno ledge reached them, ?? through selfish en1% as bet een themsel1es. 4ad it not been for a 0ord that ent forth before from th% .ord, +tending, to a Term appointed, the matter ould ha1e been settled bet een them8 /ut trul% those ho ha1e inherited the /oo( after them are in suspicious +disEuieting, doubt concerning it. 1'. >o then, for that +reason,, call +them to the 6aith,, and stand steadfast as thou art commanded, nor follo thou their 1ain desires! but sa%8 9I belie1e in the /oo( hich God has sent do n! and I am commanded to 5udge 5ustl% bet een %ou. God is our .ord and %our .ord8 for us +is the responsibilit% for, our deeds, and for %ou for %our deeds. There is no contention bet een us and %ou. God ill bring us together, and to 4im is +our, 6inal Goal. 1). /ut those ho dispute concerning God after 4e has been accepted, ?? futile is their dispute in the Sight of their .ord8 on them ill be a Penalt% terrible.

1*. It is God 0ho has sent do n the /oo( in Truth, and the /alance +b% hich to eigh conduct,. -nd hat ill ma(e thee realise that perhaps the 4our is close at hand= 17. Onl% those ish to hasten it ho belie1e not in it8 those ho belie1e hold it in a e, and (no that it is the Truth. /ehold, 1eril% those that dispute concerning the 4our are far astra%. 1:. Gracious is God to 4is ser1ants8 4e gi1es Sustenance to and can carr% out 4is 0ill. hom 4e pleases8 and 4e has po er

2<. To an% that desires the tilth of the 4ereafter, 0e gi1e increase in his tilth, and to an% that desires the tilth of this orld, 0e grant some hat thereof, but he has no share or lot in the 4ereafter. 21. 0hat; ha1e the% partners +in godhead,, ho ha1e established for them some religion ithout the permission of God. 4ad it not been for the $ecree of &udgment, the matter ould ha1e been decided bet een them +at once,. /ut 1eril% the 0rong? doers ill ha1e a grie1ous Penalt%. 22. Thou ilt see the 0rong?doers in fear on account of hat the% ha1e earned, and +the burden of, that must +necessaril%, fall on them. /ut those ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds ill be in the luBuriant meads of the Gardens8 the% shall ha1e, before their .ord, all that the% ish for. That ill indeed be the magnificent /ount% +of God.. 2". That is +the /ount%, hereof God gi1es Glad Tidings to 4is Ser1ants ho belie1e and do righteous deeds. Sa%8 9>o re ard do I as( of %ou for this eBcept the lo1e of those near of (in.9 -nd if an% one earns an% good, 0e shall gi1e him an increase of good in respect thereof8 for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most 3ead% to appreciate +ser1ice,. 2#. 0hat; $o the% sa%, 94e has forged a falsehood against God.= /ut if God illed, 4e could seal up th% heart. -nd God blots out Hanit%, and pro1es the Truth b% 4is 0ords. 6or 4e (no s ell the secrets of all hearts. 2'. 4e is the One that accepts repentance from 4is Ser1ants and forgi1es sins8 and 4e (no s all that %e do. 2). -nd 4e listens to those ho belie1e and do deeds of righteousness, and gi1es them increase of 4is /ount%8 but for the 2nbelie1ers their is a terrible Penalt%. 2*. If God ere to enlarge the pro1ision for 4is Ser1ants, the% ould indeed transgress be%ond all bounds through the earth! but he sends +it, do n in due measure as 4e pleases. 6or 4e is ith 4is Ser1ants 0ell?acEuainted, 0atchful. 27. 4e is the One that sends do n rain +e1en, after +men, ha1e gi1en up all hope, and scatters 4is Merc% +far and ide,. -nd 4e is the Protector, 0orth% of all Praise. 2:. -nd among 4is Signs is the creation of the hea1ens and the earth, and the li1ing creatures that 4e has scattered through them8 and 4e has po er to gather them together hen 4e ills.

"<. 0hate1er misfortune happens to %ou, is because on the things %our hands ha1e for man% +of them, 4e grants forgi1eness.

rought, and

"1. >or can %e frustrate +aught,, +fleeing, through the earth! nor ha1e %e, besides God, an% one to protect or to help. "2. -nd among 4is Signs are the ships, smooth?running through the ocean, +tall, as mountains. "". If it be 4is 0ill 4e can still the 0ind8 then ould the% become motionless on the bac( of the +ocean,. Heril% in this are Signs for e1er%one ho patientl% perse1eres and is grateful. "#. Or 4e can cause them to perish because of the +e1il, doth 4e forgi1e. hich +the men, ha1e earned! but much

"'. /ut let those (no , ho dispute about Our Signs, that there is for them no a% of escape. "). 0hate1er %e are gi1en +here, is +but, a con1enience of this life8 but that hich is better and more lasting8 +it is, for those ho belie1e and put their trust in their .ord8 "*. Those forgi1e! ho a1oid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, ith God is

hen the% are angr% e1en then

"7. Those ho hear(en to their .ord, and establish regular Pra%er! ho +conduct, their affairs b% mutual Consultation! ho spend out of hat 0e besto on them for Sustenance! ":. -nd those ho, defend themsel1es. hen an oppressi1e rong is inflicted on them, +are not co ed but, help and

#<. The recompense for an in5ur% is an in5ur% eEual thereto +in degree,8 but if a person forgi1es and ma(es reconciliation, his re ard is due from God. for ++God,, lo1eth not those ho do rong. #1. /ut indeed if an% do help and defend themsel1es after a there is no cause of blame. rong +done, to them, against such

#2. The blame is onl% against those ho oppress men and rong?doing and insolentl% transgress be%ond bounds through the land, def%ing right and 5ustice8 for such there ill be a penalt% grie1ous. #". /ut indeed if an% sho patience and forgi1e, that ould trul% be an eBercise of courageous ill and resolution in the conduct of affairs. ##. 6or an% hom God lea1es astra%, there is no protector thereafter. -nd thou ilt see the 0rong? doers, hen in sight of the Penalt%, Sa%8 9Is there an% a% +to effect, a return=9 #'. -nd thou ilt see them brought for ard to the +Penalt%,, in a humble frame of mind because of +their, disgrace, +and, loo(ing ith a stealth% glance. -nd the /elie1ers ill sa%8 9Those are indeed

in loss, ho ha1e gi1en to perdition their o n sel1es and those belonging to them on the $a% of &udgment. /ehold; Trul% the 0rong?doers are in a lasting Penalt%;9 #). -nd no protectors ha1e the% to help them, other than God. -nd for an% stra%, there is no a% +to the Goal,. hom God lea1es to

#*. 4ear(en %e to %our .ord, before there come a $a% hich there ill be no putting bac(, because of +the Ordainment of, God. that $a% there ill be for %ou no place of refuge nor ill there be for %ou an% room for denial +of %our sins,; #7. If then the% run a a%, 0e ha1e not sent thee as a guard o1er them. Th% dut% is but to con1e% +the Message,. -nd trul%, hen 0e gi1e man a taste of a Merc% from Oursel1es, he doth eBult thereat, but hen some ill happens to him, on account of the deeds hich his hands ha1e sent forth, trul% then is man ungrateful; #:. To God belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth. 4e creates plans,. 4e besto s +children, male or female according to 4is 0ill +and Plan,, '<. Or 4e besto s both males and females, and 4e lea1es barren Gno ledge and Po er. hom 4e hat 4e ills +and

ill8 for 4e is full of

'1. It is not fitting for a man that God should spea( to him eBcept b% inspiration, or from behind a 1eil, or b% the sending of a messenger to re1eal, ith GodCs permission, hat God ills8 for 4e is Most 4igh, Most 0ise. '2. -nd thus ha1e 0e, b% Our Command, sent inspiration to thee8 thou (ne est not +before, hat as 3e1elation, and hat as 6aith! but 0e ha1e made the +FurCan, a .ight, here ith 0e guide such of Our ser1ants as 0e ill! and 1eril% thou dost guide +men, to the Straight 0a%, ?? '". The 0a% of God, to 0hom belongs /ehold +ho , all affairs tend to ards God. hate1er is in the hea1ens and hate1er is on earth.

Surah #".
Ornaments Of Gold, .uBur%
1. 4a?Mim 2. /% the /oo( that ma(es things clear, ?? ". 0e ha1e made it a FurCan in -rabic, that %e ma% be able to understand +and learn isdom,. #. -nd 1eril%, it is in the Mother of the /oo(, in Our Presence, high +in dignit%,, full of isdom.

'. Shall 0e then ta(e a a% the Message from %ou and repel +%ou,, for that %e are a people transgressing be%ond bounds= ). /ut ho man% ere the prophets 0e sent amongst the peoples of old= *. -nd ne1er came there a prophet to them but the% moc(ed him. 7. So 0e destro%ed +them, ?? stronger in po er than these!? and +thus, has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old. :. If thou ert to Euestion them, C0ho created the hea1ens and the earth=C The% repl%, Cthe% ere created b% +4im,, the ABalted in Po er, 6ull of Gno ledgeC!? ould be sure to

1<. +Dea, the same that, has made for %ou the earth +li(e a carpet, spread out, and has made for %ou roads +and channels, therein, in order that %e ma% find guidance +on the a%,! 11. That sends do n +from time to time, rain from the s(% in due measure!? and 0e raise to life there ith a land that is dead! e1en so ill %e be raised +from the dead,!? 12. That has created pairs in all things, and has made for %ou ships and cattle on hich %e ride, 1". In order that %e ma% sit firm and sEuare on their bac(s, and hen so seated, %e ma% celebrate the +(ind, fa1our of %our .ord, and sa%, 9Glor% to 4im 0ho has sub5ected these to our +use,, for e could ne1er ha1e accomplished this +b% oursel1es,, 1#. 9-nd to our .ord, surel%, must e turn bac(;9 1'. Det the% attribute to some of 4is ser1ants a share blasphemous ingrate a1o ed; 1). 0hat; has 4e ta(en daughters out of choice= ith 4im +in his godhead,; trul% is man a

hat 4e himself creates, and granted to %ou sons for

1*. 0hen ne s is brought to one of them of +the birth of, hat he sets up as a li(eness to ++God,, Most Gracious, his face dar(ens, and he is filled ith in ard grief; 17. Is then one brought up among trin(ets, and unable to gi1e a clear account in a dispute +to be associated ith God.= 1:. -nd the% ma(e into females angels ho themsel1es ser1e God. $id the% itness their creation= Their e1idence ill be recorded, and the% ill be called to account; 2<. +9-h;9, the% sa%, 9If it had been the ill of ++God,, Most Gracious, e should not ha1e orshipped such +deities,;9 Of that the% ha1e no (no ledge; the% do nothing but lie; 21. 0hat; ha1e 0e gi1en them a /oo( before this, to hich the% are holding fast=

22. >a%; the% sa%8 90e found our fathers follo ing a certain religion, and b% their footsteps.9

e do guide oursel1es

2". &ust in the same a%, hene1er 0e sent a 0arner before thee to an% people, the ealth% ones among them said8 90e found our fathers follo ing a certain religion, and e ill certainl% follo in their footsteps.9 2#. 4e said8 90hat; A1en if I brought %ou better guidance than that hich %e found %our fathers follo ing=9 The% said8 96or us, e den% that %e +prophets, are sent +on a mission at all,.9 2'. So 0e eBacted retribution from them8 no see hat as the end of those ho re5ected +Truth,; 2). /ehold; -braham said to his father and his people8 9I do indeed clear m%self of orship8 2*. 9+I orship, onl% 4im 0ho made me, and 4e ill certainl% guide me.9 27. -nd he left it as a 0ord to endure among those +to God.. ho came after him, that the% ma% turn bac( hat %e

2:. Dea, I ha1e gi1en the good things of this life to these +men, and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and an apostle ma(ing things clear. "<. /ut hen the Truth came to them, the% said8 9This is sorcer%, and e do re5ect it.9 "1. -lso, the% sa%8 90h% is not this FurCan sent do n to some leading man in either of the t o +chief, cities=9 "2. Is it the% ho ould portion out the Merc% of th% .ord= It is 0e 0ho portion out bet een them their li1elihood in the life of this orld8 and 0e raise some of them abo1e others in ran(s, so that some ma% command or( from others. /ut the Merc% of th% .ord is better than the + ealth, hich the% amass. "". -nd ere it not that +all, men might become of one +e1il, a% of life, 0e ould pro1ide, for e1er%one that blasphemes against ++God,, Most Gracious, sil1er roofs for their houses and +sil1er, stair? a%s on hich to go up, "#. -nd +sil1er, doors to their houses, and thrones +of sil1er, on hich the% could recline, "'. -nd also adornments of gold. /ut all this ere nothing but con1eniences of the present life8 The 4ereafter, in the sight of th% .ord is for the 3ighteous. "). If an%one ithdra s himself from remembrance of ++God,, Most Gracious, 0e appoint for him an e1il one, to be an intimate companion to him.

"*. Such +e1il ones, reall% hinder them from the Path, but the% thin( that the% are being guided aright; "7. -t length, hen +such a one, comes to 2s, he sa%s +to his e1il companion,8 90ould that bet een me and thee ere the distance of Aast and 0est;9 -h; e1il is the companion +indeed,; ":. 0hen %e ha1e done Punishment; rong, it ill a1ail %ou nothing, that $a%, that %e shall be partners in

#<. Canst thou then ma(e the deaf to hear, or gi1e direction to the blind or to such as + ander, in manifest error= #1. A1en if 0e ta(e thee a a%, 0e shall be sure to eBact retribution from them, #2. Or 0e shall sho thee that +accomplished, hich 0e ha1e promised them8 for 1eril% 0e shall pre1ail o1er them. #". So hold thou fast to the 3e1elation sent do n to thee! 1eril% thou art on a Straight 0a%. ##. The +FurCan, is indeed the message, for thee and for th% people! and soon shall %e +all, be brought to account. #'. -nd Euestion thou our apostles hom 0e sent before thee! did 0e appoint an% deities other than ++God,, Most Gracious, to be orshipped= #). 0e did send Moses aforetime, apostle of the .ord of the 0orlds.9 ith Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs8 4e said, 9I am an

#*. /ut hen he came to them ith Our Signs, behold the% ridiculed them. #7. 0e sho ed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fello , and 0e sei@ed them Punishment, in order that the% might turn +to 2s,. #:. -nd the% said, 9O thou sorcerer; In1o(e th% .ord for us according to 4is co1enant for e shall trul% accept guidance.9 '<. /ut hen 0e remo1ed the Penalt% from them, behold, the% bro(e their ord. '1. -nd Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, sa%ing8 9O m% people; $oes not the dominion of Ag%pt belong to me, + itness, these streams flo ing underneath m% +palace,= 0hat; see %e not then= '2. 9-m I not better than this +Moses,, himself clearl%= ho is a contemptible retch and can scarcel% eBpress ith

ith thee!

'". 9Then h% are not gold bracelets besto ed on him, or + h%, come +not, accompan%ing him in procession=9

ith him angels

'#. Thus did he ma(e fools of his people, and the% obe%ed him8 trul% ere the% a people rebellious +against God.. ''. 0hen at length the% pro1o(ed 2s, 0e eBacted retribution from them, and 0e dro ned them all. '). -nd 0e made them +a people, of the Past and an ABample to later ages. '*. 0hen +&esus, the son of Mar% is held up as an eBample, behold, th% people raise a clamour thereat +in ridicule,; '7. -nd the% sa%, 9-re our gods best, or he=9 This the% set forth to thee, onl% b% disputation8 %ea, the% are a contentious people. a% of

':. 4e as no more than a ser1ant8 0e granted Our fa1our to him, and 0e made him an eBample to the Children of Israel. )<. -nd if it the earth. ere Our 0ill, 0e could ma(e angels from amongst %ou, succeeding each other on

)1. -nd +&esus, shall be a Sign +for the coming of, the 4our +of &udgment,8 therefore ha1e no doubt about the +4our,, but follo %e Me8 this is a Straight 0a%. )2. .et not the A1il One hinder %ou8 for he is to %ou an enem% a1o ed. )". 0hen &esus came ith Clear Signs, he said8 9>o ha1e I come to %ou ith 0isdom, and in order to ma(e clear to %ou some of the +points, on hich %e dispute8 therefore fear God and obe% me. )#. 96or God, 4e is m% .ord and %our .ord8 so orship %e 4im8 this is a Straight 0a%.9 )'. /ut sects from among themsel1es fell into disagreement8 then oe to the rong?doers, from the Penalt% of a Grie1ous $a%; )). $o the% onl% percei1e not= ait for the 4our ?? that it should come on them all of a sudden, hile the%

)*. 6riends on that da% ill be foes, one to another, ?? eBcept the 3ighteous. )7. M% de1otees; no fear shall be on %ou that $a%, nor shall %e grie1e, ?? ):. +/eing, those ho ha1e belie1ed in Our Signs and bo ed +their ills to Ours, in Islam.

*<. Anter %e the Garden, %e and %our i1es, in +beaut% and, re5oicing. *1. To them ill be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold8 there ill be there all that the souls could desire, all that their a%es could delight in8 and %e shall abide therein +for e%e,. *2. Such ill be the Garden of hich %e are made heirs for %our +good, deeds +in life,. *". De shall ha1e therein abundance of fruit, from hich %e shall ha1e satisfaction. *#. The sinners ill be in the Punishment of 4ell, to d ell therein +for a%e,8 *'. >o ise ill the +Punishment, be lightened for them, and in despair o1er helmed. ill the% be there

*). >o ise shall 0e be un5ust to them8 but it is the% ho ha1e been un5ust themsel1es. **. The% ill cr%8 9O Mali(; ould that th% .ord put an end to us;9 4e ill sa%, 9>a%, but %e shall abide;9 *7. Heril% 0e ha1e brought the Truth to %ou8 but most of %ou ha1e a hatred for Truth. *:. 0hat; ha1e the% settled some plan +among themsel1es,= /ut it is 0e 0ho settle things. 7<. Or do the% thin( that 0e hear not their secrets and their pri1ate counsels= Indeed +0e do,, and Our messengers are b% them, to record. 71. Sa%8 9If ++God,, Most Gracious had a son, I ould be the first to orship.9 72. Glor% to the .ord of the hea1ens and the earth, the .ord of the Throne +of -uthorit%,; +4e is free, from the things the% attribute +to him,; 7". So lea1e them to babble and pla% + ith 1anities, until the% meet that $a% of theirs, ha1e been promised. hich the%

7#. It is 4e 0ho is God in hea1en and God on earth! and 4e is full of 0isdom and Gno ledge. 7'. -nd blessed is 4e to 0hom belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth, and all bet een them8 ith 4im is the Gno ledge of the 4our +of &udgment,8 and to 4im shall %e be brought bac(. 7). -nd those hom the% in1o(e besides God ha1e no po er of intercession!? onl% he itness to the Truth, and the% (no +him,. 7*. If thou as( them, ho created them, the% a a% +from the Truth,= ill certainl% sa%, God. 4o ho bears

then are the% deluded

77. ++God, has (no ledge, of the +ProphetCs, cr%, 9O m% .ord; Trul% these are people ho ill not belie1e;9 7:. /ut turn a a% from them, and sa% 9Peace;9 /ut soon shall the% (no ;

Surah ##.
Smo(e
1. 4a?Mim. 2. /% the /oo( that ma(es things clear!? ". 0e sent it do n during a /lessed >ight8 for 0e +e1er, ish to arn +against A1il,. #. In the +>ight, is made distinct e1er% affair of isdom, '. /% command, from Our Presence. 6or 0e +e1er, send +re1elations,, ). -s Merc% from th% .ord8 for 4e hears and (no s +all things,! *. The .ord of the hea1ens and the earth and all bet een them, if %e +but, ha1e an assured faith. 7. There is no god but 4e8 It is 4e 0ho gi1es life and gi1es death, ?? The .ord and Cherisher to %ou and %our earliest ancestors. :. Det the% pla% about in doubt. 1<. Then 1isible, atch thou for the $a% that the s(% ill bring forth a (ind of smo(e +or mist, plainl%

11. An1eloping the people8 this ill be a Penalt% Grie1ous. 12. +The% ill sa%8, 9Our .ord; remo1e the Penalt% from us, for e do reall% belie1e;9 1". 4o shall the message be +effectual, for them, seeing that an Messenger eBplaining things clearl% has +alread%, come to them, ?? 1#. Det the% turn a a% from him and sa%8 9Tutored +b% others,, a man possessed;9 1'. 0e shall indeed remo1e the Penalt% for a hile, +but, trul% %e ill re1ert +to %our a%s,. 1). One da% 0e shall sei@e %ou ith a might% onslaught8 0e ill indeed +then, eBact 3etribution; 1*. 0e did, before them, tr% the people of Pharaoh8 there came to them an apostle most honourable,

17. Sa%ing8 93estore to me the Ser1ants of God. I am to %ou an apostle orth% of all trust! 1:. 9-nd be not arrogant as against God. for I come to %ou ith authorit% manifest. 2<. 96or me, I ha1e sought safet% ith m% .ord and %our .ord, against %our in5uring me. 21. 9If %e belie1e me not, at least (eep %oursel1es a a% from me.9 22. +/ut the% ere aggressi1e8, then he cried to his .ord8 9These are indeed a people gi1en to sin.9 2". +The repl% came8, 9March forth ith M% Ser1ants b% night8 for %e are sure to be pursued. 2#. 9-nd lea1e the sea as a furro +di1ided,8 for the% are a host +destined, to be dro ned.9 2'. 4o man% ere the gardens and springs the% left behind, 2). -nd corn?fields and noble buildings, 2*. -nd ealth +and con1eniences of life,, herein the% had ta(en such delight; 27. Thus + as their end,; -nd 0e made other people inherit +those things,; 2:. -nd neither hea1en nor earth shed a tear o1er them8 nor ere the% gi1en a respite +again,. "<. 0e did deli1er aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment, "1. Inflicted b% Pharaoh, for he as arrogant +e1en, among inordinate transgressors. "2. -nd 0e chose them aforetime abo1e the nations, (no ingl%, "". -nd granted them Signs in hich there as a manifest trial "#. -s to these +Furaish,, the% sa% forsooth8 "'. 9There is nothing be%ond our first death, and e shall not be raised again. "). 9Then bring +bac(, our forefathers, if hat %e sa% is true;9 "*. 0hat; -re the% better than the people of Tubba and those destro%ed them because the% ere guilt% of sin. ho ere before them= 0e

"7. 0e created not the hea1ens, the earth, and all bet een them, merel% in +idle, sport8 ":. 0e created them not eBcept for 5ust ends8 but most of them do not understand. #<. Heril% the $a% of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them, ??

#1. The $a% hen no protector can a1ail his client in aught, and no help can the% recei1e, #2. ABcept such as recei1e GodCs Merc%8 for 4e is ABalted in Might, Most Merciful. #". Heril% the tree of IaEEum ##. 0ill be the food of the Sinful, ?? #'. .i(e molten brass! it ill boil in their insides. #). .i(e the boiling of scalding ater. #*. +- 1oice ill cr%8 9Sei@e %e him and drag him into the midst of the /la@ing 6ire; #7. 9Then pour o1er his head the Penalt% of /oiling 0ater, #:. 9Taste thou +this,; Trul% ast thou might%, full of honour; '<. 9Trul% this is hat %e used to doubt;9 '1. -s to the 3ighteous +the% ill be, in a position of Securit%, '2. -mong Gardens and Springs! '". $ressed in fine sil( and in rich brocade, the% ill face each other! '#. So! and 0e shall 5oin them to Companions ith beautiful, big, and lustrous e%es. ''. There can the% call for e1er% (ind of fruit in peace and securit%! '). >or ill the% there taste $eath, eBcept the first death! and 4e Penalt% of the /la@ing 6ire, ?? '*. -s a /ount% from th% .ord; that ill be the supreme achie1ement; '7. Heril%, 0e ha1e made this +FurCan, eas%, in th% tongue, in order that the% ma% gi1e heed. ':. So ait thou and atch! for the% +too, are aiting. ill preser1e them from the

Surah #'.
Crouching
1. 4a?Mim. 2. The re1elation of the /oo( is from God the ABalted in Po er, 6ull of 0isdom.

". Heril% in the hea1ens and the earth, are Signs for those ho belie1e. #. -nd in the creation of %oursel1es and the fact that animals are scattered +through the earth,, are Signs for those of assured 6aith. '. -nd in the alternation of >ight and $a%, and the fact that God sends do n Sustenance from the s(%, and re1i1es there ith the earth after its death, and in the change of the inds, ?? are Signs for those that are ise. ). Such are the Signs of God, hich 0e rehearse to thee in Truth! then in hat eBposition ill the% belie1e after +re5ecting, God and 4is Signs= *. 0oe to each sinful dealer in 6alsehoods8 7. 4e hears the Signs of God rehearsed to him, %et is obstinate and loft%, as if he had not heard them8 then announce to him a Penalt% Grie1ous; :. -nd hen he learns something of Our Signs, he ta(es them in 5est8 for such there humiliating Penalt%. ill be a

1<. In front of them is 4ell8 and of no profit to them is an%thing the% ma% ha1e earned, nor an% protectors the% ma% ha1e ta(en to themsel1es besides God. for them is a tremendous Penalt%. 11. This is +true, Guidance and for those ho re5ect the Signs of their .ord, is a grie1ous Penalt% of abomination. 12. It is God 0ho has sub5ected the sea to %ou, that ships ma% sail through it b% 4is command, that %e ma% see( of his /ount%, and that %e ma% be grateful. 1". -nd 4e has sub5ected to %ou, as from 4im, all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 /ehold, in that are Signs indeed for those ho reflect. 1#. Tell those ho belie1e, to forgi1e those ho do not loo( for ard to the $a%s of God. It is for 4im to recompense +for good or ill, each People according to hat the% ha1e earned. 1'. If an% one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his o n soul! if he does e1il, it or(s against +his o n soul,. In the end ill %e +all, be brought bac( to %our .ord. 1). 0e did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the /oo( the Po er of Command, and Prophethood! 0e ga1e them, for Sustenance, things good and pure! and 0e fa1oured them abo1e the nations. 1*. -nd 0e granted them Clear Signs in affairs +of 3eligion,8 it as onl% after (no ledge had been granted to them that the% fell into schisms, through insolent en1% among themsel1es. Heril% th% .ord ill 5udge bet een them on the $a% of &udgment as to those matters in hich the% set up differences.

17. Then 0e put thee on the +right, 0a% of 3eligion8 so follo thou that +0a%,, and follo not the desires of those ho (no not. 1:. The% ill be of no use to thee in the sight of God. it is onl% 0rong?doers +that stand as, protectors, one to another8 but God is the Protector of the 3ighteous. 2<. These are clear e1idences to men and a Guidance and Merc% to those of assured 6aith. 21. 0hat; $o those ho see( after e1il a%s thin( that 0e shall hold them eEual ith those ho belie1e and do righteous deeds, ?? that eEual ill be their life and their death= Ill is the 5udgment that the% ma(e. 22. God created the hea1ens and the earth for 5ust ends, and in order that each soul ma% find the recompense of hat it has earned, and none of them be ronged. 2". Then seest thou such a one as ta(es as his god his o n 1ain desire= God has, (no ing +him as such,, left him astra%, and sealed his hearing and his heart +and understanding,, and put a co1er on his sight. 0ho, then, ill guide him after God +has ithdra n Guidance,= 0ill %e not then recei1e admonition= 2#. -nd the% sa%8 90hat is there but our life in this orld= 0e shall die and e li1e, and nothing but time can destro% us.9 /ut of that the% ha1e no (no ledge8 the% merel% con5ecture8 2'. -nd hen Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them their argument is nothing but this8 The% sa%, 9/ring +bac(, our forefathers, if hat %e sa% is true;9 2). Sa%8 9It is God 0ho gi1es %ou life, then gi1es %ou death! then 4e ill gather %ou together for the $a% of &udgment about hich there is no doubt98 /ut most men do not understand. 2*. To God belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth, and the $a% that the 4our of &udgment is established, ?? that $a% ill the dealers in 6alsehood perish; 27. -nd thou ilt see e1er% sect bo ing the (nee8 A1er% sect $a% shall %e be recompensed for all that %e did; 2:. 9This Our 3ecord spea(s about %ou did.9 ith truth8 6or 0e ere ill be called to its 3ecord8 9This

ont to put on 3ecord all that %e

"<. Then, as to those ho belie1ed and did righteous deeds, their .ord Merc% that ill be the achie1ement for all to see.

ill admit them to 4is

"1. /ut as to those ho re5ected God, +to them ill be said,8 90ere not Our Signs rehearsed to %ou= /ut %e ere arrogant, and ere a people gi1en to sin;

"2. 9-nd hen it as said that the promise of God as true, and that the 4our? there as no doubt about its +coming,, %e used to sa%, C0e (no not hat is the hour8 e onl% thin( it is an idea, and e ha1e no firm assurance.C9 "". Then ill appear to them the e1il +fruits, of encircled b% that hich the% used to moc( at; hat the% did, and the% ill be completel%

"#. It ill also be said8 9This $a% 0e ill forget %ou as %e forgot the meeting of this $a% of %ours; and %our abode is the 6ire, and no helpers ha1e %e; "'. 9This, because %e used to ta(e the Signs of God in 5est, and the life of the orld decei1ed %ou89 +6rom, that $a%, therefore, the% shall not be ta(en out thence, nor shall the% be recei1ed into Grace. "). Then Praise be to God, .ord of the hea1ens and .ord of the earth, ?? .ord and Cherisher of all the 0orlds; "*. To 4im be glor% throughout the hea1ens and the earth8 and 4e is ABalted in Po er, 6ull of 0isdom;

Surah #).
The 0ind?cur1ed Sandhills, The $unes
1. 4a?Mim. 2. The 3e1elation of the /oo( is from God the ABalted in Po er, 6ull of 0isdom. ". 0e created not the hea1ens and the earth and all bet een them but for 5ust ends, and for a Term -ppointed8 /ut those ho re5ect 6aith turn a a% from that hereof the% are arned. #. Sa%8 9$o %e see hat it is %e in1o(e besides God. Sho me hat it is the% ha1e created on earth, or ha1e the% a share in the hea1ens bring me a boo( +re1ealed, before this, or an% remnant of (no ledge +%e ma% ha1e,, if %e are telling the truth; '. -nd ho is more astra% than one ho in1o(es besides God, such as ill not ans er him to the $a% of &udgment, and ho +in fact, are unconscious of their call +to them,= ). -nd hen man(ind are gathered together +at the 3esurrection,, the% ill be hostile to them and re5ect their orship +altogether,; *. 0hen Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the 2nbelie1ers sa%, of the Truth hen it comes to them8 9This is e1ident sorcer%;9

7. Or do the% sa%, 94e has forged it9= Sa%8 94ad I forged it, then can %e obtain no single +blessing, for me from God. 4e (no s best of that hereof %e tal( +so glibl%,; Anough is 4e for a itness bet een me and %ou; -nd he is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 :. Sa%8 9I am no bringer of ne ?fangled doctrine among the apostles, nor do I (no hat ill be done ith me or ith %ou. I follo but that hich is re1ealed to me b% inspiration! I am but a 0arner open and clear.9 1<. Sa%8 9See %e= If +this teaching, be from God, and %e re5ect it, and a itness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarit% + ith earlier scripture,, and has belie1ed hile %e are arrogant, +ho un5ust %e are;, trul%, God guides not a people un5ust.9 11. The 2nbelie1ers sa% of those ho belie1e8 9If +this Message, ere a good thing, +such men, ould not ha1e gone to it first, before us;9 -nd seeing that the% guide not themsel1es thereb%, the% ill sa%, 9this is an +old,, falsehood;9 12. -nd before this, as the /oo( of Moses as a guide and a merc%8 -nd this /oo( confirms +it, in the -rabic tongue! to admonish the un5ust, and as Glad Tidings to those ho do right. 1". Heril% those ho sa%, 9Our .ord is God,9 and remain firm +on that Path,, ?? on them shall be no fear, nor shall the% grie1e. 1#. Such shall be Companions of the Gardens, d elling therein +for a%e,8 a recompense for their +good, deeds. 1'. 0e ha1e en5oined on man (indness to his parents8 In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she gi1e him birth. The carr%ing of the +child, to his eaning is +a period of, thirt% months. -t length, hen he reaches the age of full strength and attains fort% %ears, he sa%s, 9O m% .ord; Grant me that I ma% be grateful for Th% fa1our hich Thou has besto ed upon me, and upon both m% parents, and that I ma% or( righteousness such as Thou ma%est appro1e! and be gracious to me in m% issue. Trul% ha1e I turned to Thee and trul% do I bo +to Thee, in Islam.9 1). Such are the% from hom 0e shall accept the best of their deeds and pass b% their ill deeds8 +The% shall be, among the Companions of the Garden8 a promise; of truth, hich as made to them +in this life,. 1*. /ut +there is one, ho sa%s to his parents, 96ie on %ou; $o %e hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, e1en though generations ha1e passed before me + ithout rising again,=9 -nd the% t o see( GodCs aid, +and rebu(e the son,8 90oe to thee; 4a1e faith; for the promise of God is true.9 /ut he sa%s, 9This is nothing but tales of the ancients;9 17. Such are the% against hom is pro1ed the sentence among the pre1ious generations of &inns and men, that ha1e passed a a%! for the% ill be +utterl%, lost. 1:. -nd to all are +assigned, degrees according to the deeds hich the% +ha1e done,, and in order that ++God,, ma% recompense their deeds, and no in5ustice be done to them.

2<. -nd on the $a% that the 2nbelie1ers ill be placed before the 6ire, +It ill be said to them,8 9De recei1ed %our good things in the life of the orld, and %e too( %our pleasure out of them8 but toda% shall %e be recompensed ith a Penalt% of humiliation8 for that %e ere arrogant on earth ithout 5ust cause, and that %e +e1er, transgressed.9 21. Mention +4ud, one of C-dCs +o n, brethren8 /ehold, he arned his people about the inding Sand?tracts8 but there ha1e been arners before him and after him8 90orship %e none other than God. Trul% I fear for %ou the Penalt% of a Might% $a%.9 22. The% said8 94ast thou come in order to turn us aside from our gods= Then bring upon us the +calamit%, ith hich thou dost threaten us, if thou art telling the truth=9 2". 4e said8 9The Gno ledge +of hen it ill come, is onl% ith God. I proclaim to %ou the mission on hich I ha1e been sent8 /ut I see that %e are a people in ignorance;9.. 2#. Then, hen the% sa the +Penalt% in the shape of, a cloud tra1ersing the s(%, coming to meet their 1alle%s, the% said, 9This cloud ill gi1e us rain;9 9>a%, it is the +Calamit%, %e ere as(ing to be hastened;? - ind herein is a Grie1ous Penalt%; 2'. 9A1er%thing ill it destro% b% the command of its .ord;9 Then b% the morning the% ?? nothing as to be seen but +the ruins of, their houses; thus do 0e recompense those gi1en to sin; 2). -nd 0e had firml% established them in a +prosperit% and, po er hich 0e ha1e not gi1en to %ou +%e Furaish;, and 0e had endo ed them ith +faculties of, hearing, seeing, heart and intellect8 but of no profit to them ere their +faculties of, hearing, sight, and heart and intellect, hen the% ent on re5ecting the Signs of God. and the% ere +completel%, encircled b% that hich the% used to moc( at; 2*. 0e destro%ed aforetime populations round about %ou! and 0e ha1e sho n the Signs in 1arious a%s, that the% ma% turn +to 2s,. 27. 0h% then as no help forthcoming to them from those hom the% orshipped as gods, besides God, as a means of access +to God.= >a%, the% left them in the lurch8 but that as their falsehood and their in1ention. 2:. /ehold, 0e turned to ards thee a compan% of &inns +Euietl%, listening to the FurCan8 hen the% stood in the presence thereof, the% said, 9.isten in silence;9 0hen the +reading, as finished, the% returned to their people, to arn +them of their sins,. "<. The% said, 9O our people; 0e ha1e heard a /oo( re1ealed after Moses, confirming before it8 it guides +men, to the Truth and to a Straight Path. hat came

"1. 9O our people, hear(en to the one ho in1ites +%ou, to God, and belie1e in him8 4e ill forgi1e %ou %our faults, and deli1er %ou from a Penalt% Grie1ous.

"2. 9If an% does not hear(en to the one ho in1ites +us, to God, he cannot frustrate ++God,Cs Plan, on earth, and no protectors can he ha1e besides God. such men + ander, in manifest error.9 "". See the% not that God, 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth, and ne1er earied creation, is able to gi1e life to the dead= Dea, 1eril% 4e has po er o1er all things. ith their

"#. -nd on the $a% that the 2nbelie1ers ill be placed before the 6ire, +the% ill be as(ed,, 9Is this not the Truth=9 the% ill sa%, 9Dea, b% our .ord;9 +One ill sa%8, 9Then taste %e the Penalt%, for that %e ere ont to den% +Truth,;9 "'. Therefore patientl% perse1ere, as did +all, apostles of infleBible purpose! and be in no haste about the +2nbelie1ers,. On the $a% that the% see the +Punishment, promised them, +it ill be, as if the% had not tarried more than an hour in a single da%. +Thine but, to proclaim the Message8 but shall an% be destro%ed eBcept those ho transgress=

Surah #*.
Muhammad
1. Those ho re5ect God and hinder +men, from the Path of God, ?? their deeds astra% +from their mar(,. ill God render

2. /ut those ho belie1e and or( deeds of righteousness, and belie1e in the +3e1elation, sent do n to Muhammad ?? for it is the Truth from their .ord, ?? 4e ill remo1e from them their ills and impro1e their condition. ". This because those ho re5ect God follo 1anities, hile those ho belie1e follo from their .ord8 Thus does God set forth for men their lessons b% similitudes. the Truth

#. Therefore, hen %e meet the 2nbelie1ers +in fight,, smite at their nec(s! -t length, hen %e ha1e thoroughl% subdued them, bind a bond firml% +on them,8 thereafter +is the time for, either generosit% or ransom8 2ntil the ar la%s do n its burdens. Thus +are %e commanded,8 but if it had been GodCs 0ill, 4e could certainl% ha1e eBacted retribution from them +4imself,! but +4e lets %ou fight, in order to test %ou, some ith others. /ut those ho are slain in the 0a% of God, ?? 4e ill ne1er let their deeds be lost. '. Soon ill 4e guide them and impro1e their condition, ). -nd admit them to the Garden hich 4e has announced for them. *. O %e ho belie1e; If %e ill aid +the cause of, God, 4e ill aid %ou, and plant %our feet firml%. 7. /ut those ho re5ect ++God,,, ?? for them is destruction, and ++God,, astra% +from their mar(,. ill render their deeds

:. That is because the% hate the 3e1elation of God. so 4e has made their deeds fruitless. 1<. $o the% not tra1el through the earth, and see hat as the And of those before them + ho did e1il,= God brought utter destruction on them, and similar +fates a ait, those ho re5ect God. 11. That is because God is the Protector of those protector. ho belie1e, but those ho re5ect God ha1e no

12. Heril% God ill admit those ho belie1e and do righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath hich ri1ers flo ! hile those ho re5ect God ill en5o% +this orld, and eat as cattle eat! and the 6ire ill be their abode. 1". -nd ho man% cities, ith more po er than th% cit% destro%ed +for their sins,= and there as none to aid them. hich has dri1en thee out, ha1e 0e

1#. Is then one ho is on a clear +Path, from his .ord, no better than one to conduct seems pleasing, and such as follo their o n lusts=

hom the e1il of his

1'. +4ere is, a Parable of the Garden hich the righteous are promised8 in it are ri1ers of ater incorruptible! ri1ers of mil( of hich the taste ne1er changes! ri1ers of ine, a 5o% to those ho drin(! and ri1ers of hone% pure and clear. In it there are for them all (inds of fruits! and Grace from their .ord. +Can those in such /liss, be compared to such as shall d ell for e1er in the 6ire, and be gi1en, to drin(, boiling ater, so that it cuts up their bo els +to pieces,= 1). -nd among them are men ho listen to thee, but in the end, hen the% go out from thee, the% sa% to those ho ha1e recei1ed Gno ledge, 90hat is it he said 5ust then=9 Such are men hose hearts God has sealed, and ho follo their o n lusts. 1*. /ut to those ho recei1e Guidance, 4e increases the +light of, Guidance, and besto s on them their Piet% and 3estraint +from e1il,. 17. $o the% then onl% ait for the 4our, ?? that it should come on them of a sudden= /ut alread% ha1e come some to(ens thereof, and hen it +actuall%, is on them, ho can the% benefit then b% their admonition= 1:. Gno , therefore, that there is no god but God, and as( forgi1eness for th% fault, and for the men and omen ho belie1e8 for God (no s ho %e mo1e about and ho %e d ell in %our homes. 2<. Those ho belie1e sa%, 90h% is not a sura sent do n +for us,=9 /ut hen a sura of basic or categorical meaning is re1ealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou ilt see those in hose hearts is a disease loo(ing at thee ith a loo( of one in s oon at the approach of death. /ut more fitting for them? 21. 0ere it to obe% and sa% hat is 5ust, and hen a matter is resol1ed on, it the% ere true to God. ere best for them if

22. Then, is it to be eBpected of %ou, if %e land, and brea( %our ties of (ith and (in=

ere put in authorit%, that %e

ill do mischief in the

2". Such are the men hom God has cursed for 4e has made them deaf and blinded their sight. 2#. $o the% not then earnestl% see( to understand the FurCan, or are their hearts loc(ed up b% them= 2'. Those ho turn bac( as apostates after Guidance as clearl% sho n to them, ?? the A1il One has instigated them and busied them up ith false hopes. 2). This, because the% said to those ho hate hat God has re1ealed, 90e +this, matter9! but God (no s their +inner, secrets. 2*. /ut ho bac(s= + ill it be, ill obe% %ou in part of

hen the angels ta(e their souls at death, and smite their faces and their

27. This because the% follo ed that hich called forth the 0rath of God, and the% hated GodCs good pleasure! so 4e made their deeds of no effect. 2:. Or do those in hose hearts is a disease, thin( that God ill not bring to light all their rancour= "<. 4ad 0e so iled, 0e could ha1e sho n them up to thee, and thou shouldst ha1e (no n them b% their mar(s8 but surel% thou ilt (no them b% the tone of their speech; -nd God (no s all that %e do. "1. -nd 0e shall tr% %ou until 0e test those among %ou patience! and 0e shall tr% %our reported +mettle,. ho stri1e their utmost and perse1ere in

"2. Those ho re5ect God, hinder +men, from the Path of God, and resist the Messenger, after Guidance has been clearl% sho n to them, ill not in5ure God in the least, but 4e ill ma(e their deeds of no effect. "". O %e ho belie1e; Obe% God, and obe% the apostle, and ma(e not 1ain %our deeds; "#. Those ho re5ect God, and hinder +men, from the Path of God, then die re5ecting God, ?? God ill not forgi1e them. "'. /e not ear% and faint?hearted, cr%ing for peace, hen %e should be uppermost8 for God is ith %ou, and ill ne1er put %ou in loss for %our +good, deeds. "). The life of this orld is but pla% and amusement8 and if %e belie1e and guard against A1il, 4e ill grant %ou %our recompense, and ill not as( %ou +to gi1e up, %our possessions. "*. If 4e ere to as( %ou for all of them, and press %ou, %e ould bring out all %our ill?feeling. ould co1etousl% ithhold, and 4e

"7. /ehold, %e are those in1ited to spend +of %our substance, in the 0a% of God. /ut among %ou are some that are niggardl%. /ut an% ho are niggardl% are so at the eBpense of their o n souls. /ut God is free of all ants, and it is %e that are need%. If %e turn bac( +from the Path,, 4e ill substitute in %our stead another people! then the% ould not be li(e %ou;

Surah #7.
Hictor%, ConEuest
1. Heril% 0e ha1e granted thee a manifest Hictor%8 2. That God ma% forgi1e thee th% faults of the past and those to follo ! fulfil 4is fa1our to thee! and guide thee on the Straight 0a%! ". -nd that God ma% help thee ith po erful help. #. It is 4e 0ho sent do n tranEuillit% into the hearts of the /elie1ers, that the% ma% add faith to their faith!? for to God belong the 6orces of the hea1ens and the earth! and God is 6ull of Gno ledge and 0isdom!? '. That 4e ma% admit the men and omen ho belie1e, to Gardens beneath hich ri1ers flo , to d ell therein for a%e, and remo1e their ills from them!? and that is, in the sight of God, the highest achie1ement +for man,, ?? ). -nd that 4e ma% punish the 4%pocrites, men and omen, and the Pol%theists men and omen, ho imagine an e1il opinion of God. On them is a round of A1il8 the 0rath of God is on them8 4e has cursed them and got 4ell read% for them8 and e1il is it for a destination. *. 6or to God belong the 6orces of the hea1ens and the earth! and God is ABalted in Po er, 6ull of 0isdom. 7. 0e ha1e trul% sent thee as a itness, as a bringer of Glad Tidings, and as a 0arner8 :. In order that %e +O men, ma% belie1e in God and 4is Messenger, that %e ma% assist and honour 4im, and celebrate 4is praise morning and e1ening. 1<. Heril% those ho plight their fealt% to thee do no less than plight their fealt% to God. the 4and of God is o1er their hands8 then an% one ho 1iolates his oath, does so to the harm of his o n soul, and an% one ho fulfils hat he has co1enanted ith God, ?? God ill soon grant him a great 3e ard. 11. The desert -rabs ho lagged behind ill sa% to thee8 90e ere engaged in +loo(ing after, our floc(s and herds, and our families8 do thou then as( forgi1eness for us.9 The% sa% ith their tongues hat is not in their hearts. Sa%8 90ho then has an% po er at all +to inter1ene, on %our

behalf ith God, if 4is 0ill is to gi1e %ou some loss or to gi1e %ou some profit= /ut God is acEuainted ith all that %e do.

ell

12. 9>a%, %e thought that the Messenger and the /elie1ers ould ne1er return to their families! this seemed pleasing in %our hearts, and %e concei1ed an e1il thought, for %e are a people lost +in ic(edness,.9 1". -nd if an% belie1e not in God and 4is Messenger, 0e ha1e prepared, for those ho re5ect God, a /la@ing 6ire; 1#. To God belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth8 4e forgi1es hom 4e ills, and 4e punishes hom 4e ills8 but God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1'. Those ho lagged behind + ill sa%,, hen %e +are free to, march and ta(e boot% +in ar,8 9Permit us to follo %ou.9 The% ish to change GodCs decree8 Sa%8 9>ot thus ill %e follo us8 God has alread% declared +this, beforehand98 then the% ill sa%, 9/ut %e are 5ealous of us.9 >a%, but little do the% understand +such things,. 1). Sa% to the desert -rabs ho lagged behind8 9De shall be summoned +to fight, against a people gi1en to 1ehement ar8 then shall %e fight, or the% shall submit. Then if %e sho obedience, God ill grant %ou a goodl% re ard, but if %e turn bac( as %e did before, 4e ill punish %ou ith a grie1ous Penalt%.9 1*. >o blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill +if he 5oins not the ar,8 /ut he that obe%s God and his Messenger, ?? ++God,, ill admit him to Gardens beneath hich ri1ers flo ! and he ho turns bac(, ++God,, ill punish him ith a grie1ous Penalt%. 17. GodCs Good Pleasure as on the /elie1ers hen the% s ore 6ealt% to thee under the Tree8 4e (ne hat as in their hearts, and 4e sent do n TranEuillit% to them! and 4e re arded them ith a speed% Hictor%! 1:. -nd man% gains ill the% acEuire +besides,8 and God is ABalted in Po er, 6ull of 0isdom. 2<. God has promised %ou man% gains that %e shall acEuire, and 4e has gi1en %ou these beforehand! and 4e has restrained the hands of men from %ou! that it ma% be a Sign for the /elie1ers, and that 4e ma% guide %ou to a Straight Path! 21. -nd other gains +there are,, hich are not and God has po er o1er all things. ithin %our po er, but hich God has compassed8

22. If the 2nbelie1ers should fight %ou, the% ould certainl% turn their bac(s! then ould the% find neither protector nor helper. 2". +Such has been, the practice +appro1ed, of God alread% in the past8 no change the practice +appro1ed, of God. ilt thou find in

2#. -nd it is 4e 0ho has restrained their hands from %ou and %our hands from them in the midst of Ma((a, after that 4e ga1e %ou the 1ictor% o1er them. -nd God sees ell all that %e do. 2'. The% are the ones ho denied 3e1elation and hindered %ou from the Sacred MosEue and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. 4ad there not been belie1ing men and belie1ing omen hom %e did not (no that %e ere trampling do n and on hose account a crime ould ha1e accrued to %ou ithout +%our, (no ledge, ++God, ould ha1e allo ed %ou to force %our a%, but 4e held bac( %our hands, that 4e ma% admit to 4is Merc% hom 4e ill. If the% had been apart, 0e should certainl% ha1e punished the 2nbelie1ers among them ith a grie1ous Punishment. 2). 0hile the 2nbelie1ers got up in their hearts heat and cant ?? the heat and cant of ignorance, ?? God sent do n 4is TranEuillit% to his Messenger and to the /elie1ers, and made them stic( close to the command of self?restraint! and ell ere the% entitled to it and orth% of it. -nd God has full (no ledge of all things. 2*. Trul% did God fulfil the 1ision for 4is Messenger. %e shall enter the Sacred MosEue, if God ills, ith minds secure, heads sha1ed, hair cut short, and ithout fear. 6or 4e (ne hat %e (ne not, and 4e granted, besides this, a speed% 1ictor%. 27. It is 4e 0ho has sent 4is Messenger ith Guidance and the 3eligion of Truth, to proclaim it o1er all religion8 and enough is God for a 0itness. 2:. Muhammad is the apostle of God. and those ho are ith him are strong against 2nbelie1ers, +but, compassionate amongst each other. Thou ilt see them bo and prostrate themsel1es +in pra%er,, see(ing Grace from God and +4is, Good Pleasure. On their faces are their mar(s, +being, the traces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat! and their similitude in the Gospel is8 li(e a seed hich sends forth its blade, then ma(es it strong! it then becomes thic(, and it stands on its o n stem, +filling, the so ers ith onder and delight. -s a result, it fills the 2nbelie1ers ith rage at them. God has promised those among them ho belie1e and do righteous deeds forgi1eness, and a great 3e ard.

Surah #:.
The Pri1ate -partments, The Inner -partments
1. O De ho belie1e; Put not %oursel1es for ard before God and 4is Messenger. but fear God. for God is 4e 0ho hears and (no s all things. 2. O %e ho belie1e; 3aise not %our 1oices abo1e the 1oice of the Prophet, nor spea( aloud to him in tal(, as %e ma% spea( aloud to one another, lest %our deeds become 1ain and %e percei1e not. ". Those that lo er their 1oices in the presence of GodCs Messenger, ?? their hearts has God tested for piet%8 for them is 6orgi1eness and a great 3e ard.

#. Those ho shout out to thee from understanding.

ithout the inner apartments ?? most of them lac(

'. If onl% the% had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it ould be best for them8 but God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. ). O %e ho belie1e; If a ic(ed person comes to %ou ith an% ne s, ascertain the truth, lest %e harm people un ittingl%, and after ards become full of repentance for hat %e ha1e done. *. -nd (no that among %ou is GodCs Messenger. ere he, in man% matters, to follo %our + ishes,, %e ould certainl% fall into misfortune8 /ut God has endeared the 6aith to %ou, and has made it beautiful in %our hearts, and 4e has made hateful to %ou 2nbelief, ic(edness, and rebellion8 such indeed are those ho al( in righteousness!? 7. - Grace and 6a1our from God. and God is full of Gno ledge and 0isdom. :. If t o parties among the /elie1ers fall into a Euarrel, ma(e %e peace bet een them8 but if one of them transgresses be%ond bounds against the other then fight %e +all, against the one that transgresses until it complies ith the command of God! but if it complies then ma(e peace bet een them ith 5ustice and be fair8 for God lo1es those ho are fair +and 5ust,. 1<. The /elie1ers are but a single /rotherhood8 So ma(e peace and reconciliation bet een %our t o +contending, brothers! and fear God, that %e ma% recei1e Merc%. 11. O %e ho belie1e; .et not some men among %ou laugh at others8 It ma% be that the +latter, are better than the +former,8 >or let some omen laugh at others8 It ma% be that the +latter are better than the +former,8 >or defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other b% +offensi1e, nic(names8 Ill?seeming is a name connoting ic(edness, +to be used of one, after he has belie1ed8 -nd those ho do not desist are +indeed, doing rong. 12. O %e ho belie1e; -1oid suspicion as much +as possible,8 for suspicion in some cases is a sin8 -nd sp% not on each other behind their bac(s. 0ould an% of %ou li(e to eat the flesh of his dead brother= >a%, %e ould abhor it.../ut fear God. 6or God is Oft?3eturning, Most Merciful. 1". O man(ind; 0e created %ou from a single +pair, of a male and a female, and made %ou into nations and tribes, that %e ma% (no each other +not that %e ma% despise +each other,. Heril% the most honoured of %ou in the sight of God is +he ho is, the most righteous of %ou. -nd God has full (no ledge and is ell acEuainted + ith all things,. 1#. The desert -rabs sa%, 90e belie1e.9 Sa%, 9De ha1e no faith! but %e +onl%,sa%, C0e ha1e submitted our ills to God,C 6or not %et has 6aith entered %our hearts. /ut if %e obe% God and 4is Messenger, 4e ill not belittle aught of %our deeds8 for God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.9 1'. Onl% those are /elie1ers ho ha1e belie1ed in God and 4is Messenger, and ha1e ne1er since doubted, but ha1e stri1en ith their belongings and their persons in the Cause of God8 Such are the sincere ones.

1). Sa%8 90hat; 0ill %e instruct God about %our religion= /ut God (no s all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 4e has full (no ledge of all things. 1*. The% impress on thee as a fa1our that the% ha1e embraced Islam. Sa%, 9Count not %our Islam as a fa1our upon me8 >a%, God has conferred a fa1our upon %ou that 4e has guided %ou to the faith, if %e be true and sincere. 17. 9Heril% God (no s the secrets of the hea1ens and the earth8 and God Sees ell all that %e do.9

Surah '<.
Faf, +the .etter,, + F ,
1. Faf8 /% the Glorious FurCan +Thou art GodCs Messenger.. 2. /ut the% onder that there has come to them a 0arner from among themsel1es. So the 2nbelie1ers sa%8 9This is a onderful thing; ". 90hat; 0hen e die and become dust, +shall our understanding,.9 e li1e again=, That is a +sort of, return far +from

#. 0e alread% (no ho much of them the earth ta(es a a%8 0ith 2s is a record guarding +the full account,. '. /ut the% den% the Truth hen it comes to them8 so the% are in a confused state. ). $o the% not loo( at the s(% abo1e them= ?? 4o no fla s in it= 0e ha1e made it and adorned it, and there are

*. -nd the earth? 0e ha1e spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein e1er% (ind of beautiful gro th +in pairs, ?? 7. To be obser1ed and commemorated b% e1er% de1otee turning +to God.. :. -nd 0e send do n from the s(% rain charted and Grain for har1ests! ith blessing, and 0e produce there ith gardens

1<. -nd tall +and statel%, palm?trees, ith shoots of fruit?stal(s, piled one o1er another!? 11. -s sustenance for ++God,Cs, Ser1ants!? and 0e gi1e +ne , life there ith to land that is dead8 Thus ill be the 3esurrection. 12. /efore them the Thamud, as denied +the 4ereafter, b% the People of >oah, the Companions of the 3ass,

1". The C-d, Pharaoh, the brethren of .ut, 1#. The Companions of the 0ood, and the People of TubbaC! each one +of them, re5ected the apostles, and M% arning as dul% fulfilled +in them,. 1'. 0ere 0e then ear% ith the first Creation, that the% should be in confused doubt about a ne Creation= 1). It as 0e 0ho created man, and 0e (no 0e are nearer to him than +his, 5ugular 1ein. hat dar( suggestions his soul ma(es to him8 for

1*. /ehold, t o +guardian angels, appointed to learn +his doings, learn +and noted them,, one sitting on the right and one on the left. 17. >ot a ord does he utter but there is a sentinel b% him, read% +to note it,. 1:. -nd the stupor of death ill bring Truth +before his e%es,8 9This as the thing hich thou ast tr%ing to escape;9 2<. -nd the Trumpet shall be blo n8 that ill be the $a% hereof 0arning +had been gi1en,. 21. -nd there bear itness. ill come forth e1er% soul8 ith each ill be an +angel, to dri1e, and an +angel, to

22. +It ill be said8, 9Thou sight this $a%;9

ast heedless of this! no

ha1e 0e remo1ed th% 1eil, and sharp is th%

2". -nd his Companion ill sa%8 94ere is +his 3ecord, read% ith me;9 2#. +The sentence ill be8, 9Thro , thro into 4ell e1er% contumacious 3e5ecter +of God.;? 2'. 90ho forbade hat as good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions! 2). 90ho set up another god beside God. Thro him into a se1ere penalt%.9 2*. 4is Companion astra%.9 ill sa%8 9Our .ord; I did not ma(e him transgress, but he as +himself, far

27. 4e ill sa%8 9$ispute not 0arning.

ith each other in M% Presence8 I had alread% in ad1ance sent %ou

2:. 9The 0ord changes not before Me, and I do not the least in5ustice to M% Ser1ants.9 "<. One $a% 0e come,=9 ill as( 4ell, 9-rt thou filled to the full=9 It ill sa%, 9-re there an% more +to

"1. -nd the Garden ill be brought nigh to the 3ighteous, ?? no more a thing distant. "2. +- 1oice ill sa%8, 9This is hat as promised for %ou, ?? for e1er% one ho turned +to God. in sincere repentance, ho (ept +4is .a ,, "". 90ho feared ++God,, Most Gracious 2nseen, and brought a heart turned in de1otion +to 4im,8 "#. 9Anter %e therein in Peace and Securit%! this is a $a% of Aternal .ife;9 "'. There ill be for them therein all that the% ish, ?? and more besides in Our Presence. "). /ut ho man% generations before them did 0e destro% +for their sins,, ?? stronger in po er than the%= Then did the% ander through the land8 as there an% place of escape +for them,= "*. Heril% in this is a Message for an% that has a heart and understanding or earnestl% itnesses +the truth,. ho gi1es ear and

"7. 0e created the hea1ens and the earth and all bet een them in SiB $a%s, nor did an% sense of eariness touch 2s. ":. /ear, then, ith patience, all that the% sa%, and celebrate the praises of th% .ord, before the rising of the sun and before +its, setting. #<. -nd during part of the night, +also,, celebrate 4is praises, and +so li(e ise, after the postures of adoration. #1. -nd listen for the $a% hen the Caller ill call out from a place Euiet near, ?? #2. The $a% 3esurrection. hen the% ill hear a +might%, /last in +1er%, truth8 that ill be the $a% of

#". Heril% it is 0e 0ho gi1e .ife and $eath! and to 2s is the 6inal Goal? ##. The $a% hen the Aarth ill be rent asunder, from +men, hurr%ing out8 that ill be a gathering together, ?? Euite eas% for 2s. #'. 0e (no best hat the% sa%! and thou art not one to o1era e them b% force. So admonish ith the FurCan such as fear M% 0arning;

Surah '1.
The 0inno ing 0inds
1. /% the +0inds, that scatter broadcast! 2. -nd those that lift and bear a a% hea1% eights!

". -nd those that flo

ith ease and gentleness!

#. -nd those that distribute and apportion b% Command!? '. Heril% that hich %e are promised is true! ). -nd 1eril% &udgment and &ustice must indeed come to pass. *. /% the S(% ith +its, numerous Paths, 7. Trul% %e are in a doctrine discordant, :. Through hich are deluded +a a% from the Truth, such as ould be deluded. 1<. 0oe to the falsehood?mongers, ?? 11. Those ho +flounder, heedless in a flood of confusion8 12. The% as(, 90hen ill be the $a% of &udgment and &ustice=9 1". +It ill be, a $a% hen the% ill be tried +and tested, o1er the 6ire; 1#. 9Taste %e %our trial; This is hat %e used to as( to be hastened;9 1'. -s to the 3ighteous, the% ill be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, 1). Ta(ing 5o% in the things life. hich their .ord gi1es them, because, before then, the% li1ed a good

1*. The% ere in the habit of sleeping but little b% night, 17. -nd in the hour of earl% da n, the% + ere found, pra%ing for 6orgi1eness! 1:. -nd in their ealth and possessions + as remembered, the right of the +need%,, him ho as(ed, and him ho +for some reason, as pre1ented +from as(ing,. 2<. On the earth are signs for those of assured 6aith, 21. -s also in %our o n sel1es8 0ill %e not then see= 22. -nd in hea1en is %our Sustenance, as +also, that hich %e are promised. 2". Then, b% the .ord of hea1en and earth, this is the 1er% Truth, as much as the fact that %e can spea( intelligentl% to each other. 2#. 4as the stor% reached thee, of the honoured guests of -braham=

2'. /ehold, the% entered his presence, and said8 9Peace;9 4e said, 9Peace;9 +and thought, 9These seem, unusual people.9 2). Then he turned Euic(l% to his household, brought out a fatted calf, 2*. -nd placed it before them.. he said, 90ill %e not eat=9 27. +0hen the% did not eat,, 4e concei1ed a fear of them. The% said, 96ear not,9 and the% ga1e him glad tidings of a son endo ed ith (no ledge. 2:. /ut his oman;9 ife came for ard +laughing, aloud8 she smote her forehead and said8 9- barren old

"<. The% said, 9A1en so has th% .ord spo(en8 and 4e is full of 0isdom and Gno ledge.9 "1. +-braham, said8 9-nd hat, O %e Messengers, is %our errand +no ,=9 "2. The% said, 90e ha1e been sent to a people +deep, in sin!? "". 9To bring on, on them, +a sho er of, stones of cla% +brimstone,, "#. 9Mar(ed as from th% .ord for those ho trespass be%ond bounds.9 "'. Then 0e e1acuated those of the /elie1ers ho ere there, "). /ut 0e found not there an% 5ust +Muslim, persons eBcept in one house8 "*. -nd 0e left there a Sign for such as fear the Grie1ous Penalt%. "7. -nd in Moses + as another Sign,8 /ehold, 0e sent him to Pharaoh, ith authorit% manifest. ":. /ut +Pharaoh, turned bac( ith his Chiefs, and said, 9- sorcerer, or one possessed;9 #<. So 0e too( him and his forces, and thre them into the sea! and his as the blame. #1. -nd in the C-d +people, + as another Sign,8 /ehold, 0e sent against them the de1astating 0ind8 #2. It left nothing hate1er that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness. #". -nd in the Thamud + as another Sign,8 /ehold, the% little hile;9 ere told, 9An5o% +%our brief da%, for a

##. /ut the% insolentl% defied the Command of their .ord8 So the stunning noise +of an earthEua(e, sei@ed them, e1en hile the% ere loo(ing on.

#'. Then the% could not e1en stand +on their feet,, nor could the% help themsel1es. #). So ere the People of >oah before them for the% ic(edl% transgressed. #*. 0ith po er and s(ill did 0e construct the 6irmament8 for it is 0e 0ho create the 1astness of pace. #7. -nd 0e ha1e spread out the +spacious, earth8 4o eBcellentl% 0e do spread out; #:. -nd of e1er% thing 0e ha1e created pairs8 That %e ma% recei1e instruction. '<. 4asten %e then +at once, to God. I am from 4im a 0arner to %ou, clear and open; '1. -nd ma(e not another an ob5ect of and open; orship ith God. I am from 4im a 0arner to %ou, clear

'2. Similarl%, no apostle came to the Peoples before them, but the% said +of him, in li(e manner, 9sorcerer, or one possessed9; '". Is this the legac% the% ha1e transmitted, one to another= >a%, the% are themsel1es a people transgressing be%ond bounds; '#. So turn a a% from them8 not thine is the blame. ''. /ut teach +th% Message, for teaching benefits the /elie1ers. '). I ha1e onl% created &inns and men, that the% ma% ser1e Me. '*. >o Sustenance do I reEuire of them, nor do I reEuire that the% should feed Me. '7. 6or God is 4e 0ho gi1es +all, Sustenance, ?? .ord of Po er, ?? Steadfast +for e1er,. ':. 6or the 0rong?doers, their portion is li(e unto the portion of their fello s +of earlier generations,8 then let them not as( Me to hasten +that portion,; )<. 0oe, then, to the 2nbelie1ers, on account of that $a% of theirs hich the% ha1e been promised;

Surah '2.
The Mount
1. /% the Mount +of 3e1elation,! 2. /% a $ecree inscribed ". In a Scroll unfolded!

#. /% the much?freEuented 6ane! '. /% the Canop% 3aised 4igh! ). -nd b% the Ocean filled ith S ell!? *. Heril%, the $oom of th% .ord ill indeed come to pass!? 7. There is none can a1ert it!? :. On the $a% hen the firmament ill be in dreadful commotion. 1<. -nd the mountains ill fl% hither and thither. 11. Then oe that $a% to those that treat +Truth, as 6alsehood!? 12. That pla% +and paddle, in shallo trifles. 1". That $a% shall the% be thrust do n to the 6ire of 4ell, irresistibl%. 1#. 9This8, it ill be said, 9Is the 6ire, ?? hich %e 1'. 9Is this then a fa(e, or is it %e that do not see= 1). 9/urn %e therein8 the same is it to %ou the recompense of %our +o n, deeds.9 hether %e bear it ith patience, or not8 De but recei1e ere ont to den%;

1*. -s to the 3ighteous, the% ill be in Gardens, and in 4appiness, ?? 17. An5o%ing the +/liss, hich their .ord hath besto ed on them, and their .ord shall deli1er them from the Penalt% of the 6ire. 1:. +To them deeds.9 ill be said8, 9Aat and drin( %e, ith profit and health, because of %our +good,

2<. The% ill recline + ith ease, on Thrones +of dignit%, arranged in ran(s! and 0e shall 5oin them to Companions, ith beautiful big and lustrous e%es. 21. -nd those ho belie1e and hose families follo them in 6aith, ?? to them shall 0e 5oin their families8 >or shall 0e depri1e them +of the fruit, of aught of their or(s8 +Det, is each indi1idual in pledge for his deeds. 22. -nd 0e shall besto on them, of fruit and meat, an%thing the% shall desire. 2". The% shall there eBchange, one ill. ith another, a +lo1ing, cup free of fri1olit%, free of all taint of

2#. 3ound about them ill ser1e, +de1oted, to them. Douths +handsome, as Pearls ell?guarded. 2'. The% ill ad1ance to each other, engaging in mutual enEuir%. 2). The% ill sa%8 9-foretime, e ere not ithout fear for the sa(e of our people. 2*. 9/ut God has been good to us, and has deli1ered us from the Penalt% of the Scorching 0ind. 27. 9Trul%, e did call unto 4im from of old8 trul% it is 4e, the /eneficent, the Merciful;9 2:. Therefore proclaim thou the praises +of th% .ord,8 for b% the Grace of th% .ord, thou art no +1ulgar, soothsa%er, nor art thou one possessed. "<. Or do the% sa%8? 9- Poet; e a ait for him some calamit% +hatched, b% Time;9 "1. Sa% thou8 9- ait %e;? I too ill ait along ith %ou;9 "2. Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are the% but a people transgressing be%ond bounds= "". Or do the% sa%, 94e fabricated the +Message,9= >a%, the% ha1e no faith; "#. .et them then produce a recital li(e unto it, ?? If +it be, the% spea( the truth; "'. 0ere the% created of nothing, or ere the% themsel1es the creators= "). Or did the% create the hea1ens and the earth= >a%, the% ha1e no firm belief. "*. Or are the Treasures of th% .ord ith them, or are the% the managers +of affairs,= "7. Or ha1e the% a ladder, b% hich the% can +climb up to hea1en and, listen +to its secrets,= Then let +such a, listener of theirs produce a manifest proof. ":. Or has 4e onl% daughters and %e ha1e sons= #<. Or is it that thou dost as( for a re ard, so that the% are burdened ith a load of debt= ?? #1. Or that the 2nseen in it their hands, and the% rite it do n= #2. Or do the% intend a plot +against thee,= /ut those Plot; ho def% God are themsel1es in1ol1ed in a

#". Or ha1e the% a god other than God. ABalted is God far abo1e the things the% associate 4im;

ith

##. 0ere the% to see a piece of the s(% falling +on them,, the% ould +onl%, sa%8 9Clouds gathered in heaps;9 #'. So lea1e them alone until the% encounter that $a% of theirs, s oon + ith terror,, ?? herein the% shall +perforce,

#). The $a% hen their plotting ill a1ail them nothing and no help shall be gi1en them. #*. -nd 1eril%, for those ho do rong, there is another punishment besides this8 /ut most of them understand not. #7. >o a ait in patience the command of th% .ord8 for 1eril% thou art in Our e%es8 and celebrate the praises of th% .ord the hile thou standest forth, #:. -nd for part of the night also praise thou 4im, ?? and at the retreat of the stars;

Surah '".
The Star
1. /% the Star hen it goes do n, ?? 2. Dour Companion is neither astra% nor being misled. ". >or does he sa% +aught, of +his o n, $esire. #. It is no less than inspiration sent do n to him8 '. 4e as taught b% one Might% in Po er, ). Andued ith 0isdom8 for he appeared +in statel% form,! *. 0hile he as in the highest part of the hori@on8 7. Then he approached and came closer, :. -nd as at a distance of but t o bo ?lengths or +e1en, nearer! 1<. So did ++God,, con1e% the inspiration to 4is Ser1ant? +con1e%ed, hat 4e +meant, to con1e%. 11. The +ProphetCs, +mind and, heart in no a% falsified that hich he sa . 12. 0ill %e then dispute ith him concerning hat he sa = 1". 6or indeed he sa him at a second descent,

1#. >ear the .ote?tree be%ond hich none ma% pass8 1'. >ear it is the Garden of -bode. 1). /ehold, the .ote?tree as shrouded +in m%ster% unspea(able;, 1*. +4is, sight ne1er s er1ed, nor did it go rong; 17. 6or trul% did he see, of the Signs of his .ord, the Greatest; 1:. 4a1e %e seen .at. and C2@@a, 2<. -nd another, the third +goddess,, Manat= 21. 0hat; for %ou the male seB, and for 4im, the female= 22. /ehold, such ould be indeed a di1ision most unfair; 2". These are nothing but names hich %e ha1e de1ised, ?? %e and %our fathers, ?? for hich God has sent do n no authorit% + hate1er,. The% follo nothing but con5ecture and hat their o n souls desire;? A1en though there has alread% come to them Guidance from their .ord; 2#. >a%, shall man ha1e +5ust, an%thing he han(ers after= 2'. /ut it is to God that the And and the /eginning +of all things, belong. 2). 4o man%?so?e1er be the angels in the hea1ens, their intercession ill a1ail nothing eBcept after God has gi1en lea1e for hom 4e pleases and that he is acceptable to 4im. 2*. Those ho belie1e not in the 4ereafter, name the angels ith female names. 27. /ut the% ha1e no (no ledge therein. The% follo nothing but con5ecture! and con5ecture a1ails nothing against Truth. 2:. Therefore shun those orld. ho turn a a% from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this

"<. That is as far as (no ledge ill reach them. Heril% th% .ord (no eth best those from 4is Path, and 4e (no eth best those ho recei1e guidance. "1. Dea, to God belongs all that is in the hea1ens and on earth8 so that 4e re ards those e1il, according to their deeds, and 4e re ards those ho do good, ith hat is best.

ho stra%

ho do

"2. Those ho a1oid great sins and shameful deeds, onl% +falling into, small faults, ?? 1eril% th% .ord is ample in forgi1eness. 4e (no s %ou ell hen 4e brings %ou out of the earth, -nd hen

%e are hidden in %our mothersC that guards against e1il.

ombs. Therefore 5ustif% not %oursel1es8 4e (no s best

ho it is

"". Seest thou one ho turns bac(, "#. Gi1es a little, then hardens +his heart,= "'. 0hat; 4as he (no ledge of the 2nseen so that he can see= "). >a%, is he not acEuainted ith hat is in the /oo(s of Moses? "*. -nd of -braham ho fulfilled his engagements= ?? "7. >amel%, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another! ":. That man can ha1e nothing but hat he stri1es for! #<. That +the fruit of, his stri1ing ill soon come in sight8 #1. Then ill he be re arded ith a re ard complete! #2. That to th% .ord is the final Goal! #". That it is 4e 0ho granteth .aughter and Tears! ##. That it is 4e 0ho granteth $eath and .ife! #'. That 4e did create in pairs, ?? male and female, #). 6rom a seed hen lodged +in its place,! #*. That 4e hath promised a Second Creation +3aising of the $ead,! #7. That it is 4e 0ho gi1eth ealth and satisfaction! #:. That 4e is the .ord of Sirius +the Might% Star,! '<. -nd that it is 4e 0ho destro%ed the +po erful, ancient C-d +people,, '1. -nd the Thamud nor ga1e them a lease of perpetual life. '2. -nd before them, the people of >oah, for that the% transgressors, ere +all, most un5ust and most insolent

'". -nd 4e destro%ed the O1erthro n Cities +of Sodom and Gomorrah,. '#. So that +ruins un(no n, ha1e co1ered them up.

''. Then hich of the gifts of th% .ord, +O man,, ilt thou dispute about= '). This is a 0arner, of the +series of, 0arners of old; '*. The +&udgment, e1er approaching dra s nigh8 '7. >o +soul, but God can la% it bare. ':. $o %e then onder at this recital= )<. -nd ill %e laugh and not eep, ?? )1. 0asting %our time in 1anities= )2. /ut fall %e do n in prostration to God, and adore +4im,;

Surah '#.
The Moon
1. The 4our +of &udgment, is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. 2. /ut if the% see a Sign, the% turn a a%, and sa%, 9This is +but, transient magic.9 ". The% re5ect +the arning, and follo their +o n, lusts but e1er% matter has its appointed time. #. There ha1e alread% come to them 3ecitals herein there is +enough, to chec( +them,, '. Mature isdom!? but +the preaching of, 0arners profits them not. ). Therefore, +O Prophet,, turn a a% from them. The $a% that the Caller terrible affair, ill call +them, to a

*. The% ill come forth, ?? their e%es humbled ?? from +their, gra1es, +torpid, li(e locusts scattered abroad, 7. 4astening, sa%. ith e%es transfiBed, to ards the Caller;? 94ard is this $a%;9, the 2nbelie1ers ill

:. /efore them the People of >oah re5ected +their apostle,8 the% re5ected Our ser1ant, and said, 94ere is one possessed;9, and he as dri1en out. 1<. Then he called on his .ord8 9I am one o1ercome8 do Thou then help +me,;9 11. So 0e opened the gates of hea1en, ith ater pouring forth.

12. -nd 0e caused the earth to gush forth decreed.

ith springs, so the

aters met +and rose, to the eBtent

1". /ut 0e bore him on an +-r(, made of broad plan(s and caul(ed ith palm? fibre8 1#. She floats under our e%es +and care,8 a recompense to one ho had been re5ected + ith scorn,; 1'. -nd 0e ha1e left this as a Sign +for all time,8 then is there an% that ill recei1e admonition= 1). /ut ho +terrible, as M% Penalt% and M% 0arning= 1*. -nd 0e ha1e indeed made the FurCan eas% to understand and remember8 then is there an% that ill recei1e admonition= 17. The C-d +people, +too, re5ected +Truth,8 then ho terrible as M% Penalt% and M% 0arning= 1:. 6or 0e sent against them a furious ind, on a $a% of 1iolent $isaster, 2<. Pluc(ing out men as if the% ere roots of palm?trees torn up +from the ground,. 21. Dea, ho +terrible, as M% Penalt% and M% 0arning; 22. /ut 0e ha1e indeed made the FurCan eas% to understand and remember8 then is there an% that ill recei1e admonition= 2". The Thamud +also, re5ected +their, 0arners. 2#. 6or the% said8 90hat; a man; a Solitar% one from among oursel1es; shall e follo such a one= Trul% should e then be stra%ing in mind, and mad; 2'. 9Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us= >a%, he is a liar, an insolent one;9 2). -h; the% ill (no on the morro , hich is the liar, the insolent one; 2*. 6or 0e ill send the she?camel b% a% of trial for them. So atch them, +O Salih,, and possess th%self in patience; 27. -nd tell them that the ater is to be di1ided bet een them8 Aach oneCs right to drin( being brought for ard +b% suitable turns,. 2:. /ut the% called to their companion, and he too( a s ord in hand, and hamstrung +her,. "<. -h; ho +terrible, as M% Penalt% and M% 0arning;

"1. 6or 0e sent against them a single Might% /last, and the% became li(e the dr% stubble used b% one ho pens cattle. "2. -nd 0e ha1e indeed made the FurCan eas% to understand and remember8 then is there an% that ill recei1e admonition= "". The people of .ut re5ected +his, arning. "#. 0e sent against them a 1iolent Tornado ith sho ers of stones, + hich destro%ed them,, eBcept .utCs household8 them 0e deli1ered b% earl% $a n, ?? "'. -s a Grace from 2s8 thus do 0e re ard those ho gi1e than(s. "). -nd +.ut, did arn them of Our Punishment, but the% disputed about the 0arning. "*. -nd the% e1en sought to snatch a a% his guests from him, but 0e blinded their e%es. +The% heard8, 9>o taste %e M% 0rath and M% 0arning.9 "7. Aarl% on the morro an abiding Punishment sei@ed them8 ":. 9So taste %e M% 0rath and M% 0arning.9 #<. -nd 0e ha1e indeed made the FurCan eas% to understand and remember8 then is there an% that ill recei1e admonition= #1. To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came 0arners +from God.. #2. The +people, re5ected all Our Signs! but 0e sei@ed them One ABalted in Po er, able to carr% out 4is 0ill. ith such Penalt% +as comes, from

#". -re %our 2nbelie1ers, +O Furaish,, better than the%= Or ha1e %e an immunit% in the Sacred /oo(s= ##. Or do the% sa%8 90e acting together can defend oursel1es9= #'. Soon ill their multitude be put to flight, and the% ill sho their bac(s. #). >a%, the 4our +of &udgment, is the time promised them +for their full recompense,8 -nd that 4our ill be most grie1ous and most bitter. #*. Trul% those in sin are the ones stra%ing in mind, and mad. #7. The $a% the% touch of 4ell;9 ill be dragged through the 6ire on their faces, +the% ill hear8, 9Taste %e the

#:. Heril%, all things ha1e 0e created in proportion and measure.

'<. -nd Our Command is but a single +-ct,, ?? li(e the t in(ling of an e%e. '1. -nd +oft, in the past, ha1e 0e destro%ed gangs li(e unto %ou8 then is there an% that ill recei1e admonition= '2. -ll that the% do is noted in +their, /oo(s +of $eeds,8 '". A1er% matter, small and great, is on record. '#. -s to the 3ighteous, the% ill be in the midst of Gardens and 3i1ers, ''. In an -ssembl% of Truth, in the Presence of a So1ereign Omnipotent.

Surah ''.
The /eneficent, The Merc% Gi1ing
1. ++God,, Most Gracious; 2. It is 4e 0ho has taught the FurCan. ". 4e has created man8 #. 4e has taught him speech +and intelligence,. '. The sun and the moon follo courses +eBactl%, computed! ). -nd the herbs and the trees ?? both +ali(e, bo in adoration. *. -nd the 6irmament has 4e raised high, and 4e has set up the /alance +of &ustice,, 7. In order that %e ma% not transgress +due, balance. :. So establish eight ith 5ustice and fall not short in the balance. 1<. It is 4e 0ho has spread out the earth for +4is, creatures8 11. Therein is fruit and date?palms, producing spathes +enclosing dates,! 12. -lso corn, ith +its, lea1es and stal( for fodder, and s eet?smelling plants. 1". Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 1#. 4e created man from sounding cla% li(e unto potter%, 1'. -nd 4e created &inns from fire free of smo(e8

1). Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 1*. +4e is, .ord of the t o Aasts and .ord of the t o 0ests8 17. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 1:. 4e has let free the t o bodies of flo ing ater, meeting together8 2<. /et een them is a /arrier hich the% do not transgress8 21. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 22. Out of them come Pearls and Coral8 2". Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 2#. -nd 4is are the Ships sailing smoothl% through the seas, loft% as mountains8 2'. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 2). -ll that is on earth ill perish8 2*. /ut ill abide +for e1er, the 6ace of th% .ord, ?? full of Ma5est%, /ount% and 4onour. 27. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= 2:. Of 4im see(s +its need, e1er% creature in the hea1ens and on earth8 e1er% da% in +ne , Splendour doth 4e +shine,; "<. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= "1. Soon shall 0e settle %our affairs, O both %e orlds;

"2. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= "". O %e assembl% of &inns and men; If it be %e can pass be%ond the @ones of the hea1ens and the earth, pass %e; not ithout authorit% shall %e be able to pass; "#. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= "'. On %ou ill be sent +O %e e1il ones t ain;, a flame of fire +to burn, and a smo(e +to cho(e,8 no defence ill %e ha1e8 "). Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= "*. 0hen the s(% is rent asunder, and it becomes red li(e ointment8

"7. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ":. On that $a% no Euestion ill be as(ed of man or &inn as to his sin. #<. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= #1. +6or, the sinners their feet. ill be (no n b% their mar(s8 and the% ill be sei@ed b% their foreloc(s and

#2. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= #". This is the 4ell hich the Sinners den%8 ##. In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot ater ill the% ander round; #'. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= #). /ut for such as fear the time there ill be t o Gardens? hen the% ill stand before +the &udgment Seat of, their .ord,

#*. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? #7. Containing all (inds +of trees and delights,!? #:. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? '<. In them +each, ill be t o Springs flo ing +free,! '1. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? '2. In them ill be 6ruits of e1er% (ind, t o and t o. '". Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= '#. The% ill recline on Carpets, hose inner linings Gardens ill be near +and eas% of reach,. ''. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= '). In them ill be +Maidens,, chaste, restraining their glances, has touched!? '*. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? '7. .i(e unto 3ubies and coral. ':. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= hom no man or &inn before them ill be of rich brocade8 the 6ruit of the

)<. Is there an% 3e ard for Good ?? other than Good= )1. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= )2. -nd besides these t o, there are t o other Gardens, ?? )". Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? )#. $ar(?green in colour +from plentiful atering,. )'. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= )). In them +each, ill be t o Springs pouring forth ater in continuous abundance8 )*. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= )7. In them ill be 6ruits, and dates and pomegranates8 ):. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= *<. In them ill be fair +Companions,, good, beautiful!? *1. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? *2. Companions restrained +as to their glances,, in +goodl%, pa1ilions!? *". Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? *#. 0hom no man or &inn before them has touched!? *'. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= ?? *). 3eclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beaut%. **. Then hich of the fa1ours of %our .ord ill %e den%= *7. /lessed be the name of th% .ord, full of Ma5est%, /ount% and 4onour.

Surah ').
The A1ent, The Ine1itable
1. 0hen the A1ent ine1itable cometh to pass, 2. Then ill no +soul, entertain falsehood concerning its coming.

". +Man%, ill it bring lo ! +man%,

ill it eBalt!

#. 0hen the earth shall be sha(en to its depths, '. -nd the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, ). /ecoming dust scattered abroad, *. -nd %e shall be sorted out into three classes. 7. Then +there 3ight 4and= ill be, the Companions of the 3ight 4and!? 0hat ill be the Companions of the

:. -nd the Companions of the .eft 4and, ?? hat ill be the Companions of the .eft 4and= 1<. -nd those 6oremost +in 6aith, ill be 6oremost +in the 4ereafter,. 11. These ill be those >earest to God. 12. In Gardens of /liss8 1". - number of people from those of old, 1#. -nd a fe from those of later times. 1'. +The% ill be, on Thrones encrusted + ith gold and precious stones,, 1). 3eclining on them, facing each other. 1*. 3ound about them ill +ser1e, %ouths of perpetual +freshness,, 17. 0ith goblets, +shining, bea(ers, and cups +filled, out of clear?flo ing fountains8 1:. >o after?ache ill the% recei1e therefrom, nor ill the% suffer intoBication8 2<. -nd ith fruits, an% that the% ma% select8 21. -nd the flesh of fo ls, an% that the% ma% desire. 22. -nd +there ill be, Companions ith beautiful, big, and lustrous e%es, ?? 2". .i(e unto Pearls ell?guarded. 2#. - 3e ard for the deeds of their past +life,. 2'. >ot fri1olit% ill the% hear therein, nor an% taint of ill, ??

2). Onl% the sa%ing, 9Peace; Peace9. 2*. The Companions of the 3ight 4and, ?? hat ill be the Companions of the 3ight 4and= 27. +The% ill be, among .ote?trees ithout thorns, 2:. -mong Talh trees ith flo ers +or fruits, piled one abo1e another, ?? "<. In shade long?eBtended, "1. /% ater flo ing constantl%, "2. -nd fruit in abundance. "". 0hose season is not limited, nor +suppl%, forbidden, "#. -nd on Thrones +of $ignit%,, raised high. "'. 0e ha1e created +their Companions, of special creation. "). -nd made them 1irgin ?? pure +and undefiled,, ?? "*. /elo1ed +b% nature,, eEual in age, ?? "7. 6or the Companions of the 3ight 4and. ":. - +goodl%, number from those of old, #<. -nd a +goodl%, number from those of later times. #1. The Companions of the .eft 4and, ?? hat ill be the Companions of the .eft 4and= #2. +The% ill be, in the midst of a 6ierce /last of 6ire and in /oiling 0ater, #". -nd in the shades of /lac( Smo(e8 ##. >othing + ill there be, to refresh, nor to please8 #'. 6or that the% ere ont to be indulged, before that, in ealth +and luBur%,, #). -nd persisted obstinatel% in ic(edness supreme; #*. -nd the% used to sa%, 90hat; hen e die and become dust and bones, shall e then indeed be raised up again= ?? #7. 9+0e, and our fathers of old=9

#:. Sa%8 9Dea, those of old and those of later times, '<. 9-ll ill certainl% be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a $a% ell?(no n. '1. 9Then ill %e trul%, ?? O %e that go rong, and treat +Truth, as 6alsehood;? '2. 9De ill surel% taste of the Tree of IaEEum. '". 9Then ill %e fill %our insides there ith, '#. 9-nd drin( /oiling 0ater on top of it8 ''. 9Indeed %e shall drin( li(e diseased camels raging ith thirst;9 '). Such ill be their entertainment on the $a% of 3eEuital; '*. It is 0e 0ho ha1e created %ou8 h% ill %e not itness the Truth= '7. $o %e then see= ?? The +human Seed, that %e thro out, ?? ':. Is it %e ho create it, or are 0e the Creators=

)<. 0e ha1e decreed $eath to be %our common lot, and 0e are not to be frustrated )1. from changing %our 6orms and creating %ou +again, in +forms, that %e (no not. )2. -nd %e certainl% (no praises= alread% the first form of creation8 h% then do %e not celebrate 4is

)". See %e the seed that %e so in the ground= )#. Is it %e that cause it to gro , or are 0e the Cause= )'. 0ere it Our 0ill, 0e could crumble it to dr% po der, and %e ould be left in onderment, )). +Sa%ing,, 90e are indeed left ith debts +for nothing,8 )*. 9Indeed are e shut out +of the fruits of our labour,9 )7. See %e the ater hich %e drin(= ):. $o %e bring it do n +in rain, from the cloud or do 0e= *<. 0ere it Our 0ill, 0e could ma(e it salt +and unpalatable,8 then h% do %e not gi1e than(s= *1. See %e the 6ire hich %e (indle=

*2. Is it %e

ho gro the tree hich feeds the fire, or do 0e gro it=

*". 0e ha1e made it a memorial +of Our handi or(,, and an article of comfort and con1enience for the deni@ens of deserts. *#. Then celebrate ith praises the name of th% .ord, the Supreme; *'. 6urthermore I call to itness the setting of the Stars, ?? *). -nd that is indeed a might% ad5uration if %e but (ne , ?? **. That this is indeed a EurCan Most 4onourable, *7. In /oo( ell?guarded, *:. 0hich none shall touch but those ho are clean8 7<. - 3e1elation from the .ord of the 0orlds. 71. Is it such a Message that %e ould hold in light esteem= 72. -nd ha1e %e made it %our li1elihood that %e should declare it false= 7". Then h% do %e not +inter1ene, hen +the soul of the d%ing man, reaches the throat, ?? 7#. -nd %e the hile +sit, loo(ing on, ?? 7'. /ut 0e are nearer to him than %e, and %et see not, ?? 7). Then h% do %e not, ?? If %ou are eBempt from +future, account, ?? 7*. Call bac( the soul, if %e are true +in the claim of independence,= 77. Thus, then, if he be of those >earest to God, 7:. +There is for him, 3est and Satisfaction, and a Garden of $elights. :<. -nd if he be of the Companions of the 3ight 4and, :1. +6or him is the salutation,, 9Peace be unto thee9, from the Companions of the 3ight 4and. :2. -nd if he be of those ho treat +Truth, as 6alsehood, ho go rong, :". 6or him is Antertainment ith /oiling 0ater. :#. -nd burning in 4ell?6ire.

:'. Heril%, this is the Her% Truth and Certainl%. :). So celebrate ith praises the name of th% .ord, the Supreme.

Surah '*.
Iron
1. 0hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, ?? let it declare the Praises and Glor% of God. for 4e is the ABalted in Might, the 0ise. 2. To 4im belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth8 It is 4e 0ho gi1es .ife and $eath! and 4e has Po er o1er all things. ". 4e is the 6irst and the .ast, the A1ident and the Immanent8 and 4e has full (no ledge of all things. #. 4e it is 0ho created the hea1ens and the earth in SiB $a%s, and is moreo1er firml% established on the Throne +of -uthorit%,. 4e (no s hat enters ithin the earth and hat comes forth out of it, hat comes do n from hea1en and hat mounts up to it. -nd 4e is ith %ou heresoe1er %e ma% be. -nd God sees ell all that %e do. '. To 4im belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth8 and all affairs are referred bac( to God. ). 4e merges >ight into $a%, and 4e merges $a% into >ight! and 4e has full (no ledge of the secrets of +all, hearts. *. /elie1e in God and 4is apostle, and spend +in charit%, out of the +substance, hereof 4e has made %ou heirs. 6or, those of %ou ho belie1e and spend +in charit%,, ?? for them is a great 3e ard. 7. 0hat cause ha1e %e h% %e should not belie1e in God. ?? and the Messenger in1ites %ou to belie1e in %our .ord, and has indeed ta(en %our Co1enant, if %e are men of 6aith. :. 4e is the One 0ho sends to 4is Ser1ant Manifest Signs, that 4e ma% lead %ou from the depths of $ar(ness into the .ight and 1eril% God is to %ou most (ind and Merciful. 1<. -nd hat cause ha1e %e h% %e should not spend in the cause of God. ?? 6or to God belongs the heritage of the hea1ens and the earth. >ot eEual among %ou are those ho spent +freel%, and fought, before the Hictor%, + ith those ho did so later,. Those are higher in ran( than those ho spent +freel%, and fought after ards. /ut to all has God promised a goodl% +re ard,. -nd God is ell acEuainted ith all that %e do. 11. 0ho is he that ill .oan to God a beautiful loan= for ++God,, credit, and he ill ha1e +besides, a liberal 3e ard. ill increase it manifold to his

12. One $a% shalt thou see the belie1ing men and the belie1ing omen? ho their .ight runs for ard before them and b% their right hands8 +their greeting ill be,8 9Good >e s for %ou this $a%; Gardens beneath hich flo ri1ers; to d ell therein for a%e; This is indeed the highest -chie1ement;9 1". One $a% ill the 4%pocrites? men and omen ?? sa% to the /elie1ers8 90ait for us; .et us borro +a .ight, from %our .ight;9 It ill be said8 9Turn %e bac( to %our rear; then see( a .ight + here %e can,;9 So a all ill be put up bet iBt them, ith a gate therein. 0ithin it ill be Merc% throughout, and ithout it, all alongside, ill be +0rath and, Punishment; 1#. +Those ithout, ill call out, 90ere e not ith %ou=9 +The others, ill repl%, 9True; but %e led %oursel1es into temptation! %e loo(ed for ard +to our ruin,! %e doubted ++God,Cs Promise,! and +%our false, desires decei1ed %ou! until there issued the Command of God. -nd the $ecei1er decei1ed %ou in respect of God. 1'. 9This $a% shall no ransom be accepted of %ou, nor of those ho re5ected God.9 Dour abode is the 6ire8 that is the proper place to claim %ou8 and an e1il refuge it is;9 1). 4as not the Time arri1ed for the /elie1ers that their hearts in all humilit% should engage in the remembrance of God and of the Truth hich has been re1ealed +to them,, and that the% should not become li(e those to hom as gi1en 3e1elation aforetime, but long ages passed o1er them and their hearts gre hard= 6or man% among them are rebellious transgressors. 1*. Gno %e +all, that God gi1eth life to the earth after its death; alread% ha1e 0e sho n the Signs plainl% to %ou, that %e ma% learn isdom. 17. 6or those ho gi1e in Charit%, men and omen, and loan to God a /eautiful .oan, it shall be increased manifold +to their credit,, and the% shall ha1e +besides, a liberal re ard. 1:. -nd those ho belie1e in God and 4is apostles? the% are the Sincere +lo1ers of Truth,, and the itnesses + ho testif%,, in the e%es of their .ord8 The% shall ha1e their 3e ard and their .ight. /ut those ho re5ect God and den% Our Signs, ?? the% are the Companions of 4ell?6ire. 2<. Gno %e +all,, that the life of this orld is but pla% and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multipl%ing, +in ri1alr%, among %oursel1es, riches and children. 4ere is a similitude8 4o rain and the gro th hich it brings forth, delight +the hearts of, the tillers! soon it ithers! thou ilt see it gro %ello ! then it becomes dr% and crumbles a a%. /ut in the 4ereafter is a Penalt% se1ere +for the de1otees of rong,. -nd 6orgi1eness from God and +4is, Good Pleasure +for the de1otees of God.. -nd hat is the life of this orld, but goods and chattels of deception= 21. /e %e foremost +in see(ing, 6orgi1eness from %our .ord, and a Garden +of /liss,, the idth hereof is as the idth of hea1en and earth, prepared for those ho belie1e in God and 4is apostles8 that is the Grace of God, hich 4e besto s on hom he pleases8 and God is the .ord of Grace abounding.

22. >o misfortune can happen on earth or in %our souls but is recorded in a decree before 0e bring it into eBistence8 That is trul% eas% for God. 2". In order that %e ma% not despair o1er matters that pass %ou b%, nor eBult o1er fa1ours besto ed upon %ou. 6or God lo1eth not an% 1ainglorious boaster, ?? 2#. Such persons as are co1etous and commend co1etousness to men. -nd if an% turn bac( +from GodCs 0a%,, 1eril% God is 6ree of all >eeds, 0orth% of all Praise. 2'. 0e sent aforetime our apostles ith Clear Signs and sent do n ith them the /oo( and the /alance +of 3ight and 0rong,, that men ma% stand forth in 5ustice! and 0e sent do n Iron, in hich is +material for, might% ar, as ell as man% benefits for man(ind, that God ma% test ho it is that ill help, 2nseen, 4im and 4is apostles8 6or God is 6ull of Strength, ABalted in Might +and able to enforce 4is 0ill,. 2). -nd 0e sent >oah and -braham, and established in their line Prophethood and 3e1elation8 and some of them ere on right guidance. /ut man% of them became rebellious transgressors. 2*. Then, in their a(e, 0e follo ed them up ith +others of, Our apostles8 0e sent after them &esus the son of Mar%, and besto ed on him the Gospel! and 0e ordained in the hearts of those ho follo ed him Compassion and Merc%. /ut the Monasticism hich the% in1ented for themsel1es, 0e did not prescribe for them8 +0e commanded, onl% the see(ing for the Good Pleasure of God. but that the% did not foster as the% should ha1e done. Det 0e besto ed, on those among them ho belie1ed, their +due, re ard, but man% of them are rebellious transgressors. 27. O %e that belie1e; 6ear God, and belie1e in 4is Messenger, and 4e ill besto on %ou a double portion of 4is Merc%8 4e ill pro1ide for %ou a .ight b% hich %e shall al( +straight in %our path,, and 4e ill forgi1e %ou +%our past,8 for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 2:. That the People of the /oo( ma% (no that the% ha1e no po er hate1er o1er the Grace of God, that +4is, Grace is +entirel%, in 4is 4and, to besto it on homsoe1er 4e ills. 6or God is the .ord of Grace abounding.

Surah '7.
She That $isputeth, The Pleading 0oman
1. God has indeed heard +and accepted, the statement of the oman ho pleads ith thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint +in pra%er, to God. and God +al a%s, hears the arguments bet een both sides among %ou8 for God hears and sees +all things,. 2. If an% men among %ou di1orce their i1es b% Iihar +calling them mothers,, the% cannot be their mothers8 >one can be their mothers eBcept those ho ga1e them birth. -nd in fact the% use ords +both, iniEuitous and false8 but trul% God is one that blots out +sins,, and forgi1es +again and again,.

". /ut those ho di1orce their i1es b% Iihar, then ish to go bac( on the ords the% uttered, ?? +It is ordained that such a one, should free a sla1e before the% touch each other8 Thus are %e admonished to perform8 and God is ell?acEuainted ith +all, that %e do. #. -nd if an% has not +the here ithal,, he should fast for t o months consecuti1el% before the% touch each other. /ut if an% is unable to do so, he should feed siBt% indigent ones, this, that %e ma% sho %our faith in God and 4is Messenger. Those are limits +set b%, God. 6or those ho re5ect +4im,, there is a grie1ous Penalt%. '. Those ho resist God and 4is Messenger ill be humbled to dust, as ere those before them8 for 0e ha1e alread% sent do n Clear Signs. -nd the 2nbelie1ers + ill ha1e, a humiliating Penalt%, ?? ). On the $a% that God ill raise them all up +again, and sho them the Truth +and meaning, of their conduct. God has rec(oned its +1alue,, though the% ma% ha1e forgotten it, for God is 0itness to all things. *. Seest thou not that God doth (no +all, that is in the hea1ens and on earth= There is not a secret consultation bet een three, but 4e ma(es the fourth among them, ?? >or bet een fi1e but 4e ma(es the siBth, ?? nor bet een fe er nor more, but 4e is in their midst, heresoe1er the% be8 In the end ill 4e tell them the truth of their conduct, on the $a% of &udgment. 6or God has full (no ledge of all things. 7. Turnest thou not th% sight to ards those ho ere forbidden secret counsels %et re1ert to that hich the% ere forbidden +to do,= -nd the% hold secret counsels among themsel1es for iniEuit% and hostilit%, and disobedience to the Messenger. -nd hen the% come to thee, the% salute thee, not as God salutes thee, +but in croo(ed a%s,8 -nd the% sa% to themsel1es, 90h% does not God punish us for our ords=9 Anough for them is 4ell8 In it ill the% burn, and e1il is that destination; :. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e hold secret counsel, do it not for iniEuit% and hostilit%, and disobedience to the Prophet! but do it for righteousness and self? restraint! and fear God, to 0hom %e shall be brought bac(. 1<. Secret counsels are onl% +inspired, b% the A1il One, in order that he ma% cause grief to the /elie1ers! but he cannot harm them in the least, eBcept as God permits! and on God let the /elie1ers put their trust. 11. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e are told to ma(e room in the assemblies, +spread out and, ma(e room8 +ample, room ill God pro1ide for %ou. -nd hen %e are told to rise up, rise up God ill rise up, to +suitable, ran(s +and degrees,, those of %ou ho belie1e and ho ha1e been granted +m%stic, Gno ledge. -nd God is ell? acEuainted ith all %e do. 12. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen %e consult the Messenger in pri1ate, spend something in charit% before %our pri1ate consultation. That ill be best for %ou, and most conduci1e to purit% +of conduct,. /ut if %e find not +the here ithal,, God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.

1". Is it that %e are afraid of spending sums in charit% before %our pri1ate consultation + ith him,= If, then, %e do not so, and God forgi1es %ou, then +at least, establish regular pra%er! practise regular charit%! and obe% God and 4is Messenger. -nd God is ell?acEuainted ith all that %e do. 1#. Turnest thou not th% attention to those ho turn +in friendship, to such as ha1e the 0rath of God upon them= The% are neither of %ou nor of them, and the% s ear to falsehood (no ingl%. 1'. God has prepared for them a se1ere Penalt%8 e1il indeed are their deeds. 1). The% ha1e made their oaths a screen +for their misdeeds,8 thus the% obstruct +men, from the Path of God. therefore shall the% ha1e a humiliating Penalt%. 1*. Of no profit hate1er to them, against God, ill be their riches nor their sons8 the% Companions of the 6ire, to d ell therein +for a%e,; ill be

17. One da% ill God raise them all up +for &udgment,8 then ill the% s ear to 4im as the% s ear to %ou8 -nd the% thin( that the% ha1e something +to stand upon,. >o, indeed; the% are but liars; 1:. The A1il One has got the better of them8 so he has made them lose the remembrance of God. The% are the Part% of the A1il One. Trul%, it is the Part% of the A1il One that ill perish; 2<. Those ho resist God and 4is Messenger ill be among those most humiliated. 21. God has decreed8 9It is I and M% apostles able to enforce 4is 0ill. ho must pre1ail98 6or God is One full of strength,

22. Thou ilt not find an% people ho belie1e in God and the .ast $a%, lo1ing those ho resist God and 4is Messenger, e1en though the% ere their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their (indred. 6or such 4e has ritten 6aith in their hearts, and strengthened them ith a spirit from 4imself. -nd 4e ill admit them to Gardens beneath hich 3i1ers flo , to d ell therein +for e1er,. God ill be ell pleased ith them, and the% ith 4im. The% are the Part% of God. Trul% it is the Part% of God that ill achie1e 6elicit%.

Surah ':.
ABile, /anishment
1. 0hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glor% of God. for 4e is the ABalted in Might, the 0ise. 2. It is 4e 0ho got out the 2nbelie1ers among the People of the /oo( from their homes at the first gathering +of the forces,. .ittle did %e thin( that the% ould get out8 -nd the% thought that their fortresses ould defend them from God. /ut the +0rath of, God came to them from Euarters from hich the% little eBpected +it,, and cast terror into their hearts, so that the% destro%ed their

d ellings b% their o n hands and the hands of the /elie1ers, ta(e arning, then, O %e ith e%es +to see,; ". -nd had it not been that God had decreed banishment for them, 4e ould certainl% ha1e punished them in this orld8 -nd in the 4ereafter the% shall +certainl%, ha1e the Punishment of the 6ire. #. That is because the% resisted God and 4is Messenger. and if an% one resists God, 1eril% God is se1ere in Punishment. '. 0hether %e cut do n +O %e Muslim;, The tender palm?trees, or %e left them standing on their roots, it as b% lea1e of God, and in order that 4e might co1er ith shame the rebellious transgresses. ). 0hat God has besto ed on 4is Messenger +and ta(en a a%, from them ?? for this %e made no eBpedition ith either ca1alr% or camelr%8 but God gi1es po er to 4is apostles o1er an% 4e pleases8 and God has po er o1er all things. *. 0hat God has besto ed on 4is Messenger +and ta(en a a%, from the people of the to nships, ?? belongs to God, ?? to 4is Messenger and to (indred and orphans, the need% and the a%farer! In order that it ma% not +merel%, ma(e a circuit bet een the ealth% among %ou. So ta(e hat the Messenger assigns to %ou, and den% %oursel1es that hich he ithholds from %ou. -nd fear God. for God is strict in Punishment. 7. +Some part is due, to the indigent Muha5irs, those ho ere eBpelled from their homes and their propert%, hile see(ing Grace from God and +4is, Good Pleasure, and aiding God and 4is Messenger. such are indeed the sincere ones8? :. /ut those ho before them, had homes +in Medina, and had adopted the 6aith, ?? sho their affection to such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things gi1en to the +latter,, but gi1e them preference o1er themsel1es, e1en though po1ert% as their +o n lot,. -nd those sa1ed from the co1etousness of their o n souls, ?? the% are the ones that achie1e prosperit%. 1<. -nd those ho came after them sa%8 9Our .ord; 6orgi1e us, and our brethren ho came before us into the 6aith, and lea1e not, in our hearts, rancour +or sense of in5ur%, against those ho ha1e belie1ed. Our .ord; Thou art indeed 6ull of Gindness, Most Merciful.9 11. 4ast thou not obser1ed the 4%pocrites sa% to their misbelie1ing brethren among the People of the /oo(= ?? 9If %e are eBpelled, e too ill go out ith %ou, and e ill ne1er hear(en to an% one in %our affair! and if %e are attac(ed +in fight, e ill help %ou9. /ut God is itness that the% are indeed liars.

12. If the% are eBpelled, ne1er ill the% go out ith them! and if the% are attac(ed +in fight,, the% ill ne1er help them! and if the% do help them, the% ill turn their bac(s! so the% ill recei1e no help. 1". Of a truth %e are stronger +than the%, because of the terror in their hearts, +sent, b% God. This is because the% are men de1oid of understanding. 1#. The% ill not fight %ou +e1en, together, eBcept in fortified to nships, or from behind alls. Strong is their fighting +spirit, amongst themsel1es8 thou ouldst thin( the% ere united, but their hearts are di1ided8 that is because the% are a people de1oid of isdom. 1'. .i(e those ho latel% preceded them, the% ha1e tasted the e1il result of their conduct! and +in the 4ereafter there is, for them a grie1ous Penalt%!? 1). +Their allies decei1ed them,, li(e the A1il One, hen he sa%s to man, 9$en% God.8 but hen +man, denies God, +the A1il One, sa%s, 9I am free of thee8 I do fear God, the .ord of the 0orlds;9 1*. The end of both ill be that the% re ard of the rong?doers. ill go into the 6ire, d elling therein for e1er. Such is the

17. O %e ho belie1e; 6ear God, and let e1er% soul loo( to hat +pro1ision, 4e has sent forth for the morro . Dea, fear God. for God is ell?acEuainted ith +all, that %e do. 1:. -nd be %e not li(e those the rebellious transgressors; ho forgot God. and 4e made them forget their o n souls; Such are

2<. >ot eEual are the Companions of the 6ire and the Companions of the Garden8 it is the Companions of the Garden, that ill achie1e 6elicit%. 21. 4ad 0e sent do n this FurCan on a mountain, 1eril%, thou ouldst ha1e seen it humble itself and clea1e asunder for fear of God. Such are the similitudes hich 0e propound to men, that the% ma% reflect. 22. God is 4e, than 0hom there is no other god!? 0ho (no s +all things, both secret and open! 4e, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 2". God is 4e, than 0hom there is no other god!? the So1ereign, the 4ol% One, the Source of Peace +and Perfection,, the Guardian of 6aith, the Preser1er of Safet%, the ABalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme8 Glor% to God. +4igh is 4e, abo1e the partners the% attribute to 4im. 2#. 4e is God, the Creator, the A1ol1er, the /esto er of 6orms +or Colours,. To 4im belong the Most /eautiful >ames8 hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, doth declare 4is Praises and Glor%8 and 4e is the ABalted in Might, the 0ise.

Surah )<.

She That Is To /e ABamined, ABamining 4er

1. O %e ho belie1e; Ta(e not m% enemies and %ours as friends +or protectors,, ?? offering them +%our, lo1e, e1en though the% ha1e re5ected the Truth that has come to %ou, and ha1e +on the contrar%, dri1en out the Prophet and %oursel1es +from %our homes,, +simpl%, because %e belie1e in God %our .ord; If %e ha1e come out to stri1e in M% 0a% and to see( M% Good Pleasure, +ta(e them not as friends,, holding secret con1erse of lo1e +and friendship, ith them8 for I (no full ell all that %e conceal and all that %e re1eal. -nd an% of %ou that does this has stra%ed from the Straight Path. 2. If the% ere to get the better of %ou, the% ould beha1e to %ou as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against %ou for e1il8 and the% desire that %e should re5ect the Truth. ". Of no profit to %ou ill be %our relati1es and %our children on the $a% of &udgment8 4e 5udge bet een %ou8 for God sees ell all that %e do. ill

#. There is for %ou an eBcellent eBample +to follo , in -braham and those ith him, hen the% said to their people8 90e are clear of %ou and of hate1er %e orship besides God. e ha1e re5ected %ou, and there has arisen, bet een us and %ou, enmit% and hatred for e1er, ?? unless %e belie1e in God and 4im alone98 /ut not hen -braham said to his father8 9I ill pra% for forgi1eness for thee, though I ha1e no po er +to get, aught on th% behalf from God.9 +The% pra%ed,8 9Our .ord; in Thee do e trust, and to Thee do e turn in repentance8 to Thee is +our, 6inal Goal. '. 9Our .ord; Ma(e us not a +test and, trial for the 2nbelie1ers, but forgi1e us, our .ord; for Thou art the ABalted in Might, the 0ise.9 ). There as indeed in them an eBcellent eBample for %ou to follo , ?? for those hose hope is in God and in the .ast $a%. /ut if an% turn a a%, trul% God is 6ree of all 0ants, 0orth% of all Praise. *. It ma% be that God ill grant lo1e +and friendship, bet een %ou and those hom %e +no , hold as enemies. 6or God has po er +o1er all things,! -nd God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 7. God forbids %ou not, ith regard to those ho fight %ou not for +%our, 6aith nor dri1e %ou out of %our homes, from dealing (indl% and 5ustl% ith them8 for God lo1eth those ho are 5ust. :. God onl% forbids %ou, ith regard to those ho fight %ou for +%our, 6aith, and dri1e %ou out of %our homes, and support +others, in dri1ing %ou out, from turning to them +for friendship and protection,. It is such as turn to them +in these circumstances,, that do rong. 1<. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen there come to %ou belie1ing omen refugees, eBamine +and test, them8 God (no s best as to their 6aith8 if %e ascertain that the% are /elie1ers, then send them not bac( to the 2nbelie1ers. The% are not la ful + i1es, for the 2nbelie1ers, nor are the +2nbelie1ers, la ful +husbands, for them. /ut pa% the 2nbelie1ers hat the% ha1e spent +on their do er,, and there ill be no blame on %ou if %e marr% them on pa%ment of their do er to them. /ut hold not to

the guardianship of unbelie1ing omen8 as( for hat %e ha1e spent on their do ers, and let the +2nbelie1ers, as( for hat the% ha1e spent +on the do ers of omen ho come o1er to %ou,. Such is the command of God. 4e 5udges + ith 5ustice, bet een %ou. -nd God is 6ull of Gno ledge and 0isdom. 11. -nd if an% of %our i1es deserts %ou to the 2nbelie1ers, and %e ha1e an accession +b% the coming o1er of a oman from the other side,, then pa% to those hose i1es ha1e deserted the eEui1alent of hat the% had spent +on their do er,. -nd fear God, in 0hom %e belie1e. 12. O Prophet; 0hen belie1ing omen come to thee to ta(e the oath of fealt% to thee, that the% ill not associate in orship an% other thing hate1er ith God, that the% ill not steal, that the% ill not commit adulter% +or fornication,, that the% ill not (ill their children, that the% ill not utter slander, intentionall% forging falsehood, and that the% ill not disobe% thee in an% 5ust matter, ?? then do thou recei1e their fealt%, and pra% to God for the forgi1eness +of their sins,8 for God is Oft? 6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1". O %e ho belie1e; Turn not +for friendship, to people on hom is the 0rath of God, of the 4ereafter the% are alread% in despair, 5ust as the 2nbelie1ers are in despair about those +buried, in gra1es.

Surah )1.
The 3an(s, /attle -rra%
1. 0hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glor% of God. for 4e is the ABalted in Might, the 0ise. 2. O %e ho belie1e; 0h% sa% %e that hich %e do not= ". Grie1ousl% odious is it in the sight of God that %e sa% that hich %e do not. #. Trul% God lo1es those structure. ho fight in 4is Cause in battle arra%, as if the% ere a solid cemented

'. -nd remember, Moses said to his people8 9O m% people; h% do %e 1eB and insult me, though %e (no that I am the apostle of God +sent, to %ou=9 Then hen the% ent rong, God let their hearts go rong. 6or God guides not those ho are rebellious transgressors. ). -nd remember, &esus, the son of Mar%, said8 9O Children of Israel; I am the apostle of God +sent, to %ou, confirming the .a + hich came, before me, and gi1ing Glad Tidings of an Messenger to come after me, hose name shall be -hmad.9 /ut hen he came to them ith Clear Signs, the% said, 9this is e1ident sorcer%;9 *. 0ho doth greater rong than one ho in1ents falsehood against God, e1en as he is being in1ited to Islam= -nd God guides not those ho do rong.

7. Their intention is to eBtinguish GodCs .ight +b% blo ing, ith their mouths8 /ut God complete +the re1elation of, 4is .ight, e1en though the 2nbelie1ers ma% detest +it,.

ill

:. It is 4e 0ho has sent 4is Messenger ith Guidance and the 3eligion of Truth, that he ma% proclaim it o1er all religion, e1en though the Pagans ma% detest +it,. 1<. O %e ho belie1e; Shall I lead %ou to a bargain that ill sa1e %ou from a grie1ous Penalt%= ?? 11. That %e belie1e in God and 4is Messenger, and that %e stri1e +%our utmost, in the Cause of God, ith %our propert% and %our persons8 That ill be best for %ou, if %e but (ne ; 12. 4e ill forgi1e %ou %our sins, and admit %ou to Gardens beneath hich 3i1ers flo , and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of Aternit%8 that is indeed the Supreme -chie1ement. 1". -nd another +fa1our ill 4e besto ,, hich %e do lo1e, ?? help from God and a speed% 1ictor%. So gi1e the Glad Tidings to the /elie1ers. 1#. O %e ho belie1e; /e %e helpers of God. -s said &esus the son of Mar% to the $isciples, 90ho ill be m% helpers to +the or( of, God.9 Said the disciples, 90e are GodCs helpers;9 then a portion of the Children of Israel belie1ed, and a portion disbelie1ed8 /ut 0e ga1e po er to those ho belie1ed, against their enemies, and the% became the ones that pre1ailed.

Surah )2.
The Congregation, 6rida%
1. 0hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glor% of God, ?? the So1ereign, the 4ol% One, the ABalted in Might, the 0ise. 2. It is 4e 0ho has sent amongst the 2nlettered an apostle from among themsel1es, to rehearse to them 4is Signs, to sanctif% them, and to instruct them in Scripture and 0isdom, ?? although the% had been, before, in manifest error!? ". -s ell as +to confer all these benefits upon, others of them, -nd 4e is eBalted in Might, 0ise. #. Such is the /ount% of God, highest bount%. hich 4e besto s on hom 4e ho ha1e not alread% 5oined them8

ill8 and God is the .ord of the

'. The similitude of those ho ere charged ith the +obligations of the, Mosaic .a , but ho subseEuentl% failed in those +obligations,, is that of a don(e% hich carries huge tomes +but understands them not,. A1il is the similitude of people ho falsif% the Signs of God. and God guides not people ho do rong.

). Sa%8 9O %e that stand on &udaism; If %e thin( that %e are friends to God, to the eBclusion of +other, men, then eBpress %our desire for $eath, if %e are truthful;9 *. /ut ne1er ill the% eBpress their desire +for $eath,, because of the +deeds, their hands ha1e sent on before them; and God (no s ell those that do rong; 7. Sa%8 9The $eath from hich %e flee ill trul% o1erta(e %ou8 then ill %e be sent bac( to the Gno er of things secret and open8 and 4e ill tell %ou +the truth of, the things that %e did;9 :. O %e ho belie1e; 0hen the call is proclaimed to pra%er on 6rida% +the $a% of -ssembl%,, hasten earnestl% to the 3emembrance of God, and lea1e off business +and traffic,8 That is best for %ou if %e but (ne ; 1<. -nd hen the Pra%er is finished, then ma% %e disperse through the land, and see( of the /ount% of God. and celebrate the Praises of God often +and ithout stint,8 that %e ma% prosper. 11. /ut hen the% see some bargain or some amusement, the% disperse headlong to it, and lea1e thee standing. Sa%8 9The +blessing, from the Presence of God is better than an% amusement or bargain; and God is the /est to pro1ide +for all needs,.9

Surah )".
The 4%pocrites
1. 0hen the 4%pocrites come to thee, the% sa%, 90e bear itness that thou art indeed the Messenger of God.9 Dea, God (no eth that thou art indeed 4is Messenger, and God beareth itness that the 4%pocrites are indeed liars. 2. The% ha1e made their oaths a screen +for their misdeeds,8 thus the% obstruct +men, from the Path of God. trul% e1il are their deeds. ". That is because the% belie1ed, then the% re5ected 6aith8 So a seal therefore the% understand not. as set on their hearts8

#. 0hen thou loo(est at them, their eBteriors please thee! and hen the% spea(, thou listenest to their ords. The% are as + orthless as hollo , pieces of timber propped up, +unable to stand on their o n,. The% thin( that e1er% cr% is against them. The% are the enemies! so be are of them. The curse of God be on them; 4o are the% deluded +a a% from the Truth,; '. -nd hen it is said to them, 9Come, the Messenger of God ill pra% for %our forgi1eness9, the% turn aside their heads, and thou ouldst see them turning a a% their faces in arrogance. ). It is eEual to them hether thou pra% for their forgi1eness or not. God Trul% God guides not rebellious transgressors. ill not forgi1e them.

*. The% are the ones ho sa%, 9Spend nothing on those ho are ith GodCs Messenger, to the end that the% ma% disperse +and Euit Medina,.9 /ut to God belong the treasures of the hea1ens and the earth! but the 4%pocrites understand not. 7. The% sa%, 9If e return to Medina, surel% the more honourable +element, ill eBpel therefrom the meaner.9 /ut honour belongs to God and 4is Messenger, and to the /elie1ers! but the 4%pocrites (no not. :. O %e ho belie1e; .et not %our riches or %our children di1ert %ou from the remembrance of God. If an% act thus, the loss is their o n. 1<. and spend something +in charit%, out of the substance hich 0e ha1e besto ed on %ou, before $eath should come to an% of %ou and he should sa%, 9O m% .ord; h% didst Thou not gi1e me respite for a little hile= I should then ha1e gi1en +largel%, in charit%, and I should ha1e been one of the doers of good9. 11. /ut to no soul ill God grant respite ell acEuainted ith +all, that %e do. hen the time appointed +for it, has come! and God is

Surah )#.
Mutual $isillusion, 4aggling
1. 0hate1er is in the hea1ens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glor% of God. to 4im belongs dominion, and to 4im belongs praise8 and 4e has po er o1er all things. 2. It is 4e 0ho has created %ou! and of %ou are some that are 2nbelie1ers, and some that are /elie1ers8 and God sees ell all that %e do. ". 4e has created the hea1ens and the earth in 5ust proportions, and has gi1en %ou shape, and made %our shapes beautiful8 and to 4im is the final Goal. #. 4e (no s hat is in the hea1ens and on earth! and 4e (no s re1eal8 %ea, God (no s ell the +secrets, of +all, hearts. hat %e conceal and hat %e

'. 4as not the stor% reached %ou, of those ho re5ected 6aith aforetime= So the% tasted the e1il result of their conduct! and the% had a grie1ous Penalt%. ). That as because there came to them apostles ith Clear Signs, but the% said8 9Shall +mere, human beings direct us=9 So the% re5ected +the Message, and turned a a%. /ut God can do ithout +them,8 and God is free of all needs, orth% of all praise. *. The 2nbelie1ers thin( that the% ill not be raised up +for &udgment,. Sa%8 9Dea, /% m% .ord, De shall surel% be raised up8 then shall %e be told +the truth, of all that %e did. -nd that is eas% for God.9

7. /elie1e, therefore, in God and 4is Messenger, and in the .ight God is ell acEuainted ith all that %e do.

hich

e ha1e sent do n. -nd

:. The $a% that 4e assembles %ou +all, for a $a% of -ssembl%, ?? that ill be a $a% of mutual loss and gain +among %ou,, and those ho belie1e in God and or( righteousness, ?? 4e ill remo1e from them their ills, and 4e ill admit them to Gardens beneath hich 3i1ers flo , to d ell therein for e1er8 that ill be the Supreme -chie1ement. 1<. /ut those ho re5ect 6aith and treat Our Signs as falsehoods, the% 6ire, to d ell therein for a%e8 and e1il is that Goal. ill be Companions of the

11. >o (ind of calamit% can occur, eBcept b% the lea1e of God. and if an% one belie1es in God, ++God,, guides his heart +aright,8 for God (no s all things. 12. So obe% God, and obe% 4is Messenger. but if %e turn bac(, the dut% of Our Messenger is but to proclaim +the Message, clearl% and openl%. 1". God. There is no god but 4e8 and on God, therefore, let the /elie1ers put their trust. 1#. O %e ho belie1e; Trul%, among %our i1es and %our children are +some that are, enemies to %oursel1es8 so be are of them; /ut if %e forgi1e and o1erloo(, and co1er up +their faults,, 1eril% God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 1'. Dour riches and %our children ma% be but a trial8 but in the Presence of God, is the highest, 3e ard. 1). So fear God as much as %e can! listen and obe% and spend in charit% for the benefit of %our o n soul and those sa1ed from the co1etousness of their o n souls, ?? the% are the ones that achie1e prosperit%. 1*. If %e loan to God, a beautiful loan, 4e ill double it to %our +credit,, and 4e 6orgi1eness8 for God is most 3ead% to appreciate +ser1ice,, Most 6orbearing, ?? 17. Gno er of hat is open, ABalted in Might, 6ull of 0isdom. ill grant %ou

Surah )'.
$i1orce
1. O Prophet; 0hen %e do di1orce omen, di1orce them at their prescribed periods, and count +accuratel%,, their prescribed periods8 -nd fear God %our .ord8 and turn them not out of their houses, nor shall the% +themsel1es, lea1e, eBcept in case the% are guilt% of some open le dness, those are limits set b% God. and an% ho transgresses the limits of God, does 1eril% rong his +o n, soul8 thou (no est not if perchance God ill bring about thereafter some ne situation.

2. Thus hen the% fulfil their term appointed, either ta(e them bac( on eEuitable terms or part ith them on eEuitable terms! and ta(e for itness t o persons from among %ou, endued ith 5ustice, and establish the e1idence +as, before God. Such is the admonition gi1en to him ho belie1es in God and the .ast $a%. -nd for those ho fear God, 4e +e1er, prepares a a% out, ". -nd 4e pro1ides for him from +sources, he ne1er could imagine. -nd if an% one puts his trust in God, sufficient is ++God,, for him. 6or God ill surel% accomplish his purpose8 1eril%, for all things has God appointed a due proportion. #. Such of %our omen as ha1e passed the age of monthl% courses, for them the prescribed period, if %e ha1e an% doubts, is three months, and for those ho ha1e no courses +it is the same,8 for those ho carr% +life ithin their ombs,, their period is until the% deli1er their burdens8 and for those ho fear God, 4e ill ma(e their path eas%. '. That is the Command of God, hich 4e has sent do n to %ou8 and if an% one fears God, 4e ill remo1e his ills, from him, and ill enlarge his re ard. ). .et the omen li1e +in Ciddat, in the same st%le as %e li1e, according to %our means8 -nno% them not, so as to restrict them. -nd if the% carr% +life in their ombs,, then spend +%our substance, on them until the% deli1er their burden8 and if the% suc(le %our +offspring,, gi1e them their recompense8 and ta(e mutual counsel together, according to hat is 5ust and reasonable. -nd if %e find %oursel1es in difficulties, let another oman suc(le +the child, on the +fatherCs, behalf. *. .et the man of means spend according to his means8 and the man hose resources are restricted, let him spend according to hat God has gi1en him. God puts no burden on an% person be%ond hat 4e has gi1en him. -fter a difficult%, God ill soon grant relief. 7. 4o man% populations that insolentl% opposed the Command of their .ord and of 4is apostles, did 0e not then call to account, ?? to se1ere account= ?? and 0e imposed on them an eBemplar% Punishment. :. Then did the% taste the e1il result of their conduct, and the And of their conduct as Perdition. 1<. God has prepared for them a se1ere Punishment +in the 4ereafter,. Therefore fear God, O %e men of understanding ?? ho ha1e belie1ed;? for God hath indeed sent do n to %ou a Message, ?? 11. -n Messenger, ho rehearses to %ou the Signs of God containing clear eBplanations, that he ma% lead forth those ho belie1e and do righteous deeds from the depths of $ar(ness into .ight. -nd those ho belie1e in God and or( righteousness, 4e ill admit to Gardens beneath hich 3i1ers flo , to d ell therein for e1er8 God has indeed granted for them a most eBcellent Pro1ision. 12. God is 4e 0ho created se1en 6irmaments and of the earth a similar number. Through the midst of them +all, descends 4is Command8 that %e ma% (no that God has po er o1er all things, and that God comprehends, all things in +4is, Gno ledge.

Surah )).
/anning, Prohibition
1. O Prophet; 0h% holdest thou to be forbidden that hich God has made la ful to thee= Thou see(est to please th% consorts. /ut God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful. 2. God has alread% ordained for %ou, +O men,, the dissolution of %our oaths +in some cases,8 and God is %our Protector, and 4e is 6ull of Gno ledge and 0isdom. ". 0hen the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts, and she then di1ulged it +to another,, and God made it (no n to him, he confirmed part thereof and repudiated a part. Then hen he told her thereof, she said, 90ho told thee this= 94e said, 94e told me 0ho (no s and is ell?acEuainted + ith all things,.9 #. If %e t o turn in repentance to 4im, %our hearts are indeed so inclined! /ut if %e bac( up each other against him, trul% God is his Protector, and Gabriel, and +e1er%, righteous one among those ho belie1e, ?? and furthermore, the angels ?? ill bac( +him, up. '. It ma% be, if he di1orced %ou +all,, that God ill gi1e him in eBchange consorts better than %ou, ?? ho submit +their ills,, ho belie1e, ho are de1out, ho turn to God in repentance, ho orship +in humilit%,, ho tra1el +for 6aith, and fast, ?? pre1iousl% married or 1irgins. ). O %e ho belie1e; sa1e %oursel1es and %our families from a 6ire hose fuel is Men and Stones, o1er hich are +appointed, angels stern +and, se1ere, ho flinch not +from eBecuting, the Commands the% recei1e from God, but do +precisel%, hat the% are commanded. *. +The% ill sa%,, 9O %e 2nbelie1ers; Ma(e no eBcuses this $a%; De are being but reEuited for all that %e did;9 7. O %e ho belie1e; Turn to God ith sincere repentance8 In the hope that %our .ord ill remo1e from %ou %our ills and admit %ou to Gardens beneath hich 3i1ers flo , ?? the $a% that God ill not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those ho belie1e ith him. Their .ight ill run for ard before them and b% their right hands, hile the% sa%, 9Our .ord; Perfect our .ight for us, and grant us 6orgi1eness8 for Thou hast po er o1er all things.9 :. O Prophet; Stri1e hard against the 2nbelie1ers and the 4%pocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is 4ell, ?? an e1il refuge +indeed,. 1<. God sets forth, for an eBample to the 2nbelie1ers, the ife of >oah and the ife of .ut8 the% ere +respecti1el%, under t o of our righteous ser1ants, but the% ere false to their +husbands,, and the% profited nothing before God on their account, but ere told8 9Anter %e the 6ire along ith +others, that enter;9

11. -nd God sets forth, as an eBample to those ho belie1e the ife of Pharaoh8 /ehold she said8 9O m% .ord; /uild for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and sa1e me from Pharaoh and his doings, and sa1e me from those that do rong9! 12. -nd Mar% the daughter of CImran, ho guarded her chastit%! and 0e breathed into +her bod%, of Our spirit! and she testified to the truth of the ords of her .ord and of 4is 3e1elations, and as one of the de1out +ser1ants,.

Surah )*.
The So1ereignt%, Control
1. /lessed be 4e in 0hose hands is $ominion! and 4e o1er all things hath Po er!? 2. 4e 0ho created $eath and .ife, that 4e ma% tr% ABalted in Might, Oft?6orgi1ing!? hich of %ou is best in deed8 and 4e is the

". 4e 0ho created the se1en hea1ens one abo1e another8 >o ant of proportion ilt thou see in the Creation of ++God,, Most Gracious. So turn th% 1ision again8 seest thou an% fla = #. -gain turn th% 1ision a second time8 +th%, 1ision ill come bac( to thee dull and discomfited, in a state orn out. '. -nd e ha1e, +from of old,, adorned the lo est hea1en ith .amps, and 0e ha1e made such +.amps, +as, missiles to dri1e a a% the A1il Ones, and ha1e prepared for them the Penalt% of the /la@ing 6ire. ). 6or those $estination. ho re5ect their .ord +and Cherisher, is the Penalt% of 4ell8 and e1il is +such,,

*. 0hen the% are cast therein, the% ill hear the +terrible, dra ing in of its breath e1en as it bla@es forth, 7. -lmost bursting ith fur%8 A1er% time a Group is cast therein, its Geepers 0arner come to %ou=9 ill as(, 9$id no

:. The% ill sa%8 9Des indeed! a 0arner did come to us, but e re5ected him and said, C+God, ne1er sent do n an% +Message,8 %e are nothing but an egregious delusion;C9 1<. The% ill further sa%8 94ad e but listened or used our intelligence, among the Companions of the /la@ing 6ire;9 11. The% ill then confess their sins8 but far /la@ing 6ire; e should not +no , be

ill be +6orgi1eness, from the Companions of the

12. -s for those ho fear their .ord unseen, for them is 6orgi1eness and a great 3e ard. 1". -nd hether %e hide %our of +all, hearts. ord or publish it, 4e certainl% has +full, (no ledge, of the secrets

1#. Should 4e not (no , ?? 4e that created= and 4e is the One that understands the finest m%steries +and, is ell?acEuainted + ith them,. 1'. It is 4e 0ho has made the earth manageable for %ou, so tra1erse %e through its tracts and en5o% of the Sustenance hich 4e furnishes8 but unto 4im is the 3esurrection. 1). $o %e feel secure that 4e 0ho is in hea1en ill not cause %ou to be s allo ed up b% the earth hen it sha(es +as in an earthEua(e,= 1*. Or do %e feel secure that 4e 0ho is in 4ea1en ill not send against %ou a 1iolent tornado + ith sho ers of stones,, so that %e shall (no ho +terrible, as M% arning= 17. /ut indeed men before them re5ected +M% them,= arning,8 then ho +terrible, as M% re5ection +of

1:. $o the% not obser1e the birds abo1e them, spreading their ings and folding them in= >one can uphold them eBcept ++God,, Most Gracious8 Trul% ++God,, Most Gracious8 Trul% it is 4e that atches o1er all things. 2<. >a%, ho is there that can help %ou, +e1en as, an arm%, besides ++God,, Most Merciful= In nothing but delusion are the 2nbelie1ers. 21. Or ho is there that can pro1ide %ou ith Sustenance if 4e ere to ithhold 4is pro1ision= >a%, the% obstinatel% persist in insolent impiet% and flight +from the Truth,. 22. Is then one ho al(s headlong, e1enl% on a Straight 0a%= ith his face gro1elling, better guided, ?? or one ho al(s

2". Sa%8 9It is 4e 0ho has created %ou +and made %ou gro ,, and made for %ou the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding8 little than(s it is %e gi1e. 2#. Sa%8 9It is 4e 0ho has multiplied %ou through the earth, and to 4im shall %e be gathered together.9 2'. The% as(8 0hen ill this promise be +fulfilled,= ?? If %e are telling the truth. 2). Sa%8 9-s to the (no ledge of the time, it is ith God alone8 I am +sent, onl% to arn plainl% in public.9 2*. -t length, hen the% see it close at hand, grie1ed ill be the faces of the 2nbelie1ers, and it ill be said +to them,8 9This is +the promise fulfilled,, hich %e ere calling for;9

27. Sa%8 9See %e= ?? If God ere to destro% me, and those ith me, or if 4e besto s 4is Merc% on us, ?? %et ho can deli1er the 2nbelie1ers from a grie1ous Penalt%=9 2:. Sa%8 94e is ++God,, Most Gracious8 0e ha1e belie1ed in 4im, and on 4im ha1e trust8 So, soon ill %e (no hich +of us, it is that is in manifest error.9 "<. Sa%8 9See %e= ?? If %our stream be some morning lost +in the underground earth,, suppl% %ou ith clear?flo ing ater=9 e put our

ho then can

Surah )7.
The Pen, +the .etter, >
1. >un. /% the Pen and the +3ecord, hich +men, rite, ?? 2. Thou art not, b% the Grace of th% .ord, mad or possessed. ". >a%, 1eril% for thee is a 3e ard unfailing8 #. -nd thou +standest, on an eBalted standard of character. '. Soon ilt thou see, and the% ill see, ). 0hich of %ou is afflicted ith madness. *. Heril% it is th% .ord that (no eth best, hich +among men, hath stra%ed from 4is Path8 and 4e (no eth best those ho recei1e +true, Guidance. 7. So hear(en not to those ho den% +the Truth,. :. Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant8 so ould the% be pliant. 1<. 4eed not the t%pe of despicable men, ?? read% ith oaths, 11. - slanderer, going about ith calumnies, 12. +4abituall%, hindering +all, good, transgressing be%ond bounds, deep in sin, 1". Hiolent +and cruel,, ?? ith all that, base?born, ?? 1#. /ecause he possesses ealth and +numerous, sons. 1'. 0hen to him are rehearsed Our Signs, 9Tales of the ancients9, he cries; 1). Soon shall 0e brand +the beast, on the snout;

1*. Heril% 0e ha1e tried them as 0e tried the People of the Garden, the fruits of the +garden, in the morning. 17. /ut made no reser1ation, +9If it be GodCs 0ill9,.

hen the% resol1ed to gather

1:. Then there came on the +garden, a 1isitation from th% .ord, + hich s ept a a%, all around, hile the% ere asleep. 2<. So the +garden, became, b% the morning, li(e a dar( and desolate spot, + hose fruit had been gathered,. 21. -s the morning bro(e, the% called out, one to another, ?? 22. 9Go %e to %our tilth +betimes, in the morning, if %e ould gather the fruits.9 2". So the% departed, con1ersing in secret lo tones, +sa%ing, ?? 2#. 9.et not a single indigent person brea( in upon %ou into the +garden, this da%.9 2'. -nd the% opened the morning, strong in an +un5ust, resol1e. 2). /ut hen the% sa the +garden,, the% said8 90e ha1e surel% lost our a%8 2*. 9Indeed e are shut out +of the fruits of our labour,;9 27. Said one of them, more 5ust +than the rest,8 9$id I not sa% to %ou, C0h% not glorif% ++God,,=C9 2:. The% said8 9Glor% to our .ord; Heril% e ha1e been doing rong;9 "<. Then the% turned, one against another, in reproach. "1. The% said8 9-las for us; 0e ha1e indeed transgressed; "2. 9It ma% be that our .ord 4im +in repentance,;9 ill gi1e us in eBchange a better +garden, than this8 for e do turn to

"". Such is the Punishment +in this life,! but greater is the Punishment in the 4ereafter, ?? if onl% the% (ne ; "#. Heril%, for the 3ighteous, are Gardens of $elight, in the Presence of their .ord. "'. Shall 0e then treat the People of 6aith li(e the People of Sin= "). 0hat is the matter ith %ou= 4o 5udge %e= "*. Or ha1e %e a boo( through hich %e learn?

"7. That %e shall ha1e, through it hate1er %e choose= ":. Or ha1e %e Co1enants ith 2s to oath, reaching to the $a% of &udgment, +pro1iding, that %e shall ha1e hate1er %e shall demand= #<. -s( thou of them, hich of them ill stand suret% for that; #1. Or ha1e the% some 9Partners9 +in God.ead,= Then let them produce their 9partners9, if the% are truthful; #2. The $a% that the shin shall be laid bare, and the% shall be summoned to bo the% shall not be able, ?? in adoration, but

#". Their e%es ill be cast do n, ?? ignomin% ill co1er them! seeing that the% had been summoned aforetime to bo in adoration, hile the% ere hole, +and had refused,. ##. Then lea1e Me alone ith such as re5ect this Message8 b% degrees shall 0e punish them from directions the% percei1e not. #'. - +long, respite ill I grant them8 trul% po erful is M% Plan. #). Or is it that thou dost as( them for a re ard, so that the% are burdened ith a load of debt= ?? #*. Or that the 2nseen is in their hands, so that the% can rite it do n= #7. So ait ith patience for the Command of th% .ord, and be not li(e the Companion of the 6ish, ?? hen he cried out in agon%. #:. 4ad not Grace from his .ord reached him, he shore, in disgrace. ould indeed ha1e been cast off on the na(ed

'<. Thus did his .ord choose him and ma(e him of the Compan% of the 3ighteous. '1. -nd the 2nbelie1ers ould almost trip thee up and the% sa%8 9Surel% he is possessed;9 ith their e%es hen the% hear the Message!

'2. /ut it is nothing less than a Message to all the orlds.

Surah ):.
The 3ealit%
1. The Sure 3ealit%; 2. 0hat is the Sure 3ealit%=

". -nd hat ill ma(e thee realise hat the Sure 3ealit% is= #. The Thamud and the C-d People +branded, as false the Stunning Calamit%; '. /ut the Thamud, ?? the% ere destro%ed b% a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning; ). -nd the C-d, the% ere destro%ed b% a furious 0ind, eBceedingl% 1iolent! *. 4e made it rage against them se1en nights and eight da%s in succession8 so that thou couldst see the + hole, people l%ing prostrate in its +path,, as the% had been roots of hollo palm?trees tumbled do n; 7. Then seest thou an% of them left sur1i1ing= :. -nd Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities O1erthro n, committed habitual Sin. 1<. -nd disobe%ed +each, the apostle of their .ord! so 4e punished them ith an abundant Penalt%. 11. 0e, hen the ater +of >oahCs 6lood, o1erflo ed be%ond its limits, carried %ou +man(ind,, in the floating +-r(,, 12. That 0e might ma(e it a Message unto %ou, and that ears +that should hear the tale and, retain its memor% should bear its +lessons, in remembrance. 1". Then, hen one blast is sounded on the Trumpet, 1#. -nd the earth is mo1ed, and its mountains, and the% are crushed to po der at one stro(e, ?? 1'. On that $a% shall the +Great, A1ent come to pass. 1). -nd the s(% ill be rent asunder, for it ill that $a% be flims%, 1*. -nd the angels ill be on its sides, and eight ill, that $a%, bear the Throne of th% .ord abo1e them. 17. That $a% shall %e be brought to &udgment8 not an act of %ours that %e hide ill be hidden. 1:. Then he that ill be gi1en his 3ecord in his right hand ill sa%8 9-h here; 3ead %e m% 3ecord; 2<. 9I did reall% understand that m% -ccount ould +One $a%, reach me;9 21. -nd he ill be in a life of /liss, 22. In a Garden on high, 2". The 6ruits hereof + ill hang in bunches, lo and near.

2#. 9Aat %e and drin( %e, ith full satisfaction! because of the +good, that %e sent before %ou, in the da%s that are gone;9 2'. -nd he that ill be gi1en his 3ecord in his left hand, ill sa%8 9-h; 0ould that m% 3ecord had not been gi1en to me; 2). 9-nd that I had ne1er realised ho m% account +stood,; 2*. 9-h; 0ould that +$eath, had made an end of me; 27. 9Of no profit to me has been m% ealth; 2:. 9M% po er has perished from me;9... "<. +The stern command ill sa%,8 9Sei@e %e him, and bind %e him, "1. 9-nd burn %e him in the /la@ing 6ire. "2. 96urther, ma(e him march in a chain, hereof the length is se1ent% cubits; "". 9This as he that ould not belie1e in God Most 4igh. "#. 9-nd ould not encourage the feeding of the indigent; "'. 9So no friend hath he here this $a%. "). 9>or hath he an% food eBcept the corruption from the ashing of ounds, "*. 90hich none do eat but those in sin.9 "7. So I do call to itness hat %e see, ":. -nd hat %e see not, #<. That this is 1eril% the ord of an honoured apostle! #1. It is not the ord of a poet8 little it is %e belie1e; #2. >or is it the ord of a soothsa%er8 little admonition it is %e recei1e. #". +This is, a Message sent do n from the .ord of the 0orlds. ##. -nd if the apostle ere to in1ent an% sa%ings in Our name, #'. 0e should certainl% sei@e him b% his right hand, #). -nd 0e should certainl% then cut off the arter% of his heart8

#*. >or could an% of %ou ithhold him +from Our rath,. #7. /ut 1eril% this is a Message for the God.fearing. #:. -nd 0e certainl% (no that there are amongst %ou those that re5ect +it,. '<. /ut trul% +3e1elation, is a cause of sorro for the 2nbelie1ers. '1. /ut 1eril% it is Truth of assured certaint%. '2. So glorif% the name of th% .ord Most 4igh.

Surah *<.
The -scending Stair a%s, Staircases 2p ard, Sc(eptic
1. - Euestioner as(ed about a Penalt% to befall? 2. The 2nbelie1ers, the hich there is none to ard off, ?? ". +- Penalt%, from God, .ord of the 0a%s of -scent. #. The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a $a% the measure %ears8 hereof is +as, fift% thousand

'. Therefore do thou hold Patience, ?? a Patience of beautiful +contentment,. ). The% see the +$a%, indeed as a far?off +e1ent,8 *. /ut 0e see it +Euite, near. 7. The $a% that the s(% ill be li(e molten brass, :. -nd the mountains ill be li(e ool, 1<. -nd no friend ill as( after a friend, 11. Though the% ill be put in sight of each other, ?? the sinnerCs desire ill be8 0ould that he could redeem himself from the Penalt% of that $a% b% +sacrificing, his children, 12. 4is ife and his brother, 1". 4is (indred ho sheltered him, 1#. -nd all, all that is on earth, ?? so it could deli1er him8

1'. /% no means; for it ould be the 6ire of 4ell;? 1). Pluc(ing out +his being, right to the s(ull;? 1*. In1iting +all, such as turn their bac(s and turn a a% their faces +from the 3ight,. 17. -nd collect + ealth, and hide it +from use,; 1:. Trul% man as created 1er% impatient!? 2<. 6retful hen e1il touches him! 21. -nd niggardl% hen good reaches him!? 22. >ot so those de1oted to Pra%er!? 2". Those ho remain steadfast to their pra%er! 2#. -nd those in hose ealth is a recognised right. 2'. 6or the +need%, ho as(s and him ho is pre1ented +for some reason from as(ing,! 2). -nd those ho hold to the truth of the $a% of &udgment! 2*. -nd those ho fear the displeasure of their .ord, ?? 27. 6or their .ordCs displeasure is the opposite of Peace and TranEuillit%!? 2:. -nd those ho guard their chastit%, "<. ABcept ith their i1es and the +capti1es, hom their right hands possess, ?? for +then, the% are not to be blamed, "1. /ut those ho trespass be%ond this are transgressors!? "2. -nd those ho respect their trusts and co1enants! "". -nd those ho stand firm in their testimonies! "#. -nd those ho guard +the sacredness, of their orship!? "'. Such ill be the honoured ones in the Gardens +of /liss,. "). >o hat is the matter ith the 2nbelie1ers that the% rush madl% before thee?

"*. 6rom the right and from the left, in cro ds=

"7. $oes e1er% man of them long to enter the Garden of /liss= ":. /% no means; 6or 0e ha1e created them out of the +base matter, the% (no ; #<. >o I do call to itness the .ord of all points in the Aast and the 0est that 0e can certainl%? #1. Substitute for them better +men, than the%! -nd 0e are not to be defeated +in Our Plan,. #2. So lea1e them to plunge in 1ain tal( and pla% about, until the% encounter that $a% of theirs hich the% ha1e been promised;? #". The $a% hereon the% ill issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if the% ere rushing to a goal?post +fiBed for them,, ?? ##. Their e%es lo ered in de5ection, ?? ignomin% co1ering them +all o1er,; such is the $a% the hich the% are promised;

Surah *1.
>oah
1. 0e sent >oah to his People + ith the Command,8 9$o thou arn th% People before there comes to them a grie1ous Penalt%.9 2. 4e said8 9O m% People; I am to %ou a 0arner, clear and open8 ". 9That %e should orship God, fear 4im and obe% me8 #. 9So 4e ma% forgi1e %ou %our sins and gi1e %ou respite for a stated Term8 for gi1en b% God is accomplished, it cannot be put for ard8 if %e onl% (ne .9 '. 4e said8 9O m% .ord; I ha1e called to m% People night and da%8 ). 9/ut m% call onl% increases +their, flight +from the 3ight,. *. 9-nd e1er% time I ha1e called to them, that Thou mightest forgi1e them, the% ha1e +onl%, thrust their fingers into their ears, co1ered themsel1es up ith their garments, gro n obstinate, and gi1en themsel1es up to arrogance. 7. 9So I ha1e called to them aloud! :. 96urther I ha1e spo(en to them in public and secretl% in pri1ate, 1<. 9Sa%ing, C-s( forgi1eness from %our .ord! for 4e is Oft?6orgi1ing! 11. 9C4e ill send rain to %ou in abundance! hen the Term

12. 9CGi1e %ou increase in +of flo ing ater,. 1". 9C0hat is the matter God, ??

ealth and sons! and besto

on %ou gardens and besto

on %ou ri1ers

ith %ou, that %e place not %our hope for (indness and long?suffering in

1#. 9CSeeing that it is 4e that has created %ou in di1erse stages= 1'. 9CSee %e not ho God has created the se1en hea1ens one abo1e another, 1). 9C-nd made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a +Glorious, .amp= 1*. 9C-nd God has produced %ou from the earth gro ing +graduall%,, 17. 9C-nd in the And 4e 3esurrection,= ill return %ou into the +earth,, and raise %ou forth +again at the

1:. 9C-nd God has made the earth for %ou as a carpet +spread out,, 2<. 9CThat %e ma% go about therein, in spacious roads.C9 21. >oah said8 9O m% .ord; The% ha1e disobe%ed me, but the% follo children gi1e them no increase but onl% .oss. 22. 9-nd the% ha1e de1ised a tremendous Plot. 2". 9-nd the% ha1e said +to each other,, C-bandon not %our gods8 -bandon neither 0add nor Su aC, neither Daguth nor DaCuE, nor >asrC!? 2#. 9The% ha1e alread% misled man%! and grant Thou no increase to the stra%ing +from their mar(,.9 2'. /ecause of their sins the% ere dro ned +in the flood,, and Punishment,8 and the% found? in lieu of God. none to help them. rong? doers but in +men, hose ealth and

ere made to enter the 6ire +of

2). -nd >oah, said8 9O m% .ord; .ea1e not of the 2nbelie1ers, a single one on earth; 2*. 96or, if Thou dost lea1e +an% of, them, the% ill but mislead Th% de1otees, and the% ill breed none but ic(ed ungrateful ones. 27. 9O m% .ord; 6orgi1e me, m% parents, all ho enter m% house in 6aith, and +all, belie1ing men and belie1ing omen8 and to the rong?doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition;9

Surah *2.
The &inn, Sprites

1. Sa%8 It has been re1ealed to me that a compan% of &inns listened +to the FurCan,. The% said, C0e ha1e reall% heard a onderful 3ecital; 2. CIt gi1es guidance to the 3ight, and +gods, ith our .ord. e ha1e belie1ed therein8 e shall not 5oin +in orship, an%

". C-nd ABalted is the Ma5est% of our .ord8 4e has ta(en neither a ife nor a son. #. CThere ere some foolish ones among us, ho used to utter eBtra1agant lies against God. '. C/ut e do thin( that no man or spirit should sa% aught that untrue against God. ). CTrue, there ere persons among man(ind the% increased them in foll%. ho too( shelter ith persons among the &inns, but

*. C-nd the% +came to, thin( as %e thought, that God ould not raise up an% one +to &udgment,. 7. C-nd fires. e pried into the secrets of hea1en! but e found it filled ith stern guards and flaming

:. C0e used, indeed, to sit there in +hidden, stations, to +steal, a hearing! but an% ill find a flaming fire atching him in ambush. 1<. C-nd e understand not hether ill is intended to those on earth, or intends to guide them to right conduct.

ho listen no

hether their .ord +reall%,

11. CThere are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrar%8 e follo di1ergent paths. 12. C/ut e thin( that 4im b% flight. e can b% no means frustrate God throughout the earth, nor can e frustrate

1". C-nd as for us, since e ha1e listened to the Guidance, e ha1e accepted it8 and an% belie1es in his .ord has no fear, either of a short +account, or of an% in5ustice.

ho

1#. C-mongst us are some that submit their ills +to God., and some that s er1e from 5ustice. >o those ho submit their ills ?? the% ha1e sought out +the path, of right conduct8 1'. C/ut those ho s er1e, ?? the% are +but, fuel for 4ell?fireC? 1). +-nd GodCs Message is,8 9If the% +the Pagans, had +onl%, remained on the +right, 0a%, 0e should certainl% ha1e besto ed on them 3ain in abundance. 1*. 9That 0e might tr% them b% that +means,. /ut if an% turns a a% from the remembrance of his .ord, 4e ill cause him to undergo a se1ere Penalt%. 17. 9-nd the places of orship are for God +alone,8 So in1o(e not an% one along ith God.

1:. 9Det cro d.9

hen the $e1otee of God stands forth to in1o(e 4im, the% 5ust ma(e round him a dense

2<. Sa%8 9I do no more than in1o(e m% .ord, and I 5oin not ith 4im an% +false god,.9 21. Sa%8 9It is not in m% po er to cause %ou harm, or to bring %ou to right conduct.9 22. Sa%8 9>o one can deli1er me from God +If I eBcept in 4im, ere to disobe% 4im,, nor should I find refuge

2". 92nless I proclaim hat I recei1e from God and 4is Messages8 for an% that disobe% God and 4is Messenger, ?? for them is 4ell8 the% shall d ell therein for e1er.9 2#. -t length, hen the% see + ith their o n e%es, that hich the% are promised, ?? then (no ho it is that is ea(est in +his, helper and least important in point of numbers. ill the%

2'. Sa%8 9I (no not hether the +Punishment, hich %e are promised is near, or hether m% .ord ill appoint for it a distant term. 2). 94e +alone, (no s the 2nseen, nor does 4e ma(e an% one acEuainted ith 4is M%steries, ?? 2*. 9ABcept an apostle him and behind him, hom 4e has chosen8 and then 4e ma(es a band of atchers march before

27. 9That 4e ma% (no that the% ha1e +trul%, brought and deli1ered the Messages of their .ord8 and 4e surrounds +all the m%steries, that are ith them, and ta(es account of e1er% single thing.9

Surah *".
The Anshrouded One, /undled 2p
1. O thou folded in garments; 2. Stand +to pra%er, b% night, but not all night, ?? ". 4alf of it, ?? or a little less, #. Or a little more! and recite the FurCan in slo , measured rh%thmic tones. '. Soon shall 0e send do n to thee a eight% Message. ). Trul% the rising b% night is most potent for go1erning +the soul,, and most suitable for +framing, the 0ord +of Pra%er and Praise,. *. True, there is for thee b% da% prolonged occupation ith ordinar% duties8

7. /ut (eep in remembrance the name of th% .ord and de1ote th%self to 4im hole?heartedl%. :. +4e is, .ord of the Aast and the 0est8 there is no god but 4e8 ta(e 4im therefore for +th%, $isposer of -ffairs. 1<. -nd ha1e patience ith hat the% sa%, and lea1e them ith noble +dignit%,. 11. -nd lea1e Me +alone to deal ith, those in possession of the good things of life, ho +%et, den% the Truth! and bear ith them for a little hile. 12. 0ith 2s are 6etters +to bind them,, and a 6ire +to burn them,, 1". -nd a 6ood that cho(es, and a Penalt% Grie1ous. 1#. One $a% the earth and the mountains ill be in 1iolent commotion. -nd the mountains as a heap of sand poured out and flo ing do n. 1'. 0e ha1e sent to %ou, +O men;, an apostle, to be a apostle to Pharaoh. ill be

itness concerning %ou, e1en as 0e sent an

1). /ut Pharaoh disobe%ed the apostle! so 0e sei@ed him ith a hea1% Punishment. 1*. Then ho shall %e, if %e den% ++God,,, guard %oursel1es against a $a% that hoar%?headed= ?? ill ma(e children

17. 0hereon the s(% ill be cleft asunder= 4is Promise needs must be accomplished. 1:. Heril% this is an -dmonition8 therefore, hoso ill, let him ta(e a +straight, path to his .ord; 2<. Th% .ord doth (no that thou standest forth +to pra%er, nigh t o?thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a part% of those ith thee. /ut God doth appoint night and da% in due measure 4e (no eth that %e are unable to (eep count thereof. So 4e hath turned to %ou +in merc%,8 read %e, therefore, of the FurCan as much as ma% be eas% for %ou. 4e (no eth that there ma% be +some, among %ou in ill?health! others tra1elling through the land, see(ing of GodCs bount%! %et others fighting in GodCs Cause, read %e, therefore, as much of the FurCan as ma% be eas% +for %ou,! and establish regular Pra%er and gi1e regular Charit%! and loan to God a /eautiful .oan. -nd hate1er good %e send forth for %our souls %e shall find it in GodCs Presence, ?? %ea, better and greater, in 3e ard and see( %e the Grace of God. for God is Oft?6orgi1ing, Most Merciful.

Surah *#.
The Cloa(ed One, The Man 0earing - Cloa(
1. O thou rapped up +in the mantle,;

2. -rise and deli1er th% arning; ". -nd th% .ord do thou magnif%; #. -nd th% garments (eep free from stain; '. -nd all abomination shun; ). >or eBpect, in gi1ing, an% increase +for th%self,; *. /ut, for th% .ordCs +Cause,, be patient and constant; 7. 6inall%, hen the Trumpet is sounded, :. That ill be? that $a% ?? a $a% of $istress, ?? 1<. 6ar from eas% for those ithout 6aith. 11. .ea1e Me alone, +to deal, ith the +creature, hom I created +bare and, alone;? 12. To hom I granted resources in abundance, 1". -nd sons to be b% his side;? 1#. To hom I made +life, smooth and comfortable; 1'. Det is he greed%?that I should add +%et more,!? 1). /% no means; 6or to Our Signs he has been refractor%; 1*. Soon ill I 1isit him ith a mount of calamities; 17. 6or he thought and he plotted!? 1:. -nd oe to him; 4o he plotted;? 2<. Dea, 0oe to him! 4o he plotted;? 21. Then he loo(ed round! 22. Then he fro ned and he sco led! 2". Then he turned bac( and as haught%! 2#. Then said he8 9This is nothing but magic, deri1ed from of old! 2'. 9This is nothing but the ord of a mortal;9

2). Soon ill I cast him into 4ell?6ire; 2*. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat 4ell?6ire is= 27. >aught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it lea1e alone;? 2:. $ar(ening and changing the colour of man; "<. O1er it are >ineteen. "1. -nd 0e ha1e set none but angels as Guardians of the 6ire! and 0e ha1e fiBed their number onl% as a trial for 2nbelie1ers, ?? in order that the People of the /oo( ma% arri1e at certaint%, and the /elie1ers ma% increase in 6aith, ?? and that no doubts ma% be left for the People of the /oo( and the /elie1ers, and that those in hose hearts is a disease and the 2nbelie1ers ma% sa%, 90hat s%mbol doth God intend b% this =9 Thus doth God lea1e to stra% hom 4e pleaseth, and guide hom 4e pleaseth8 and none can (no the forces of th% .ord, eBcept 4e and this is no other than a arning to man(ind. "2. >a%, 1eril%8 /% the Moon, "". -nd b% the >ight as it retreateth, "#. -nd b% the $a n as it shineth forth, ?? "'. This is but one of the might% +portents,, "). - arning to man(ind, ?? "*. To an% of %ou that chooses to press for ard, or to follo behind!? "7. A1er% soul ill be +held, in pledge for its deeds. ":. ABcept the Companions of the 3ight 4and. #<. +The% ill be, in Gardens +of $elight,8 the% ill Euestion each other, #1. -nd +as(, of the Sinners8 #2. 90hat led %ou into 4ell 6ire=9 #". The% ill sa%8 90e ere not of those ho pra%ed! ##. 9>or ere e of those ho fed the indigent! #'. 9/ut e used to tal( 1anities ith 1ain tal(ers!

#). 9-nd e used to den% the $a% of &udgment, #*. 92ntil there came to us +the 4our, that is certain.9 #7. Then ill no intercession of +an%, intercessors profit them. #:. Then hat is the matter ith them that the% turn a a% from admonition= ?? '<. -s if the% ere affrighted asses, '1. 6leeing from a lion; '2. 6orsooth, each one of them ants to be gi1en scrolls +of re1elation, spread out; '". /% no means; /ut the% fear not the 4ereafter, '#. >a%, this surel% is an admonition8 ''. .et an% ho ill, (eep it in remembrance; '). /ut none ill (eep it in remembrance eBcept as God and the .ord of 6orgi1eness. ills8 4e is the .ord of 3ighteousness,

Surah *'.
The 3ising Of The $ead, 3esurrection
1. I do call to itness the 3esurrection $a%! 2. -nd I do call to itness the self?reproaching spirit8 +Asche A1il,. ". $oes man thin( that 0e cannot assemble his bones= #. >a%, 0e are able to put together in perfect order the 1er% tips of his fingers. '. /ut man ishes to do rong +e1en, in the time in front of him. ). 4e Euestions8 90hen is the $a% of 3esurrection=9 *. -t length, hen the sight is da@ed, 7. -nd the moon is buried in dar(ness. :. -nd the sun and moon are 5oined together, ?? 1<. That $a% ill Man sa%8 90here is the refuge=9

11. /% no means; >o place of safet%; 12. /efore th% .ord +alone,, that $a% ill be the place of rest. 1". That $a% ill Man be told +all, that he put for ard, and all that he put bac(. 1#. >a%, man ill be e1idence against himself, 1'. A1en though he ere to put up his eBcuses. 1). Mo1e not th% tongue concerning the +FurCan, to ma(e haste there ith. 1*. It is for 2s to collect it and to promulgate it8 17. /ut hen 0e ha1e promulgated it, follo thou its recital +as promulgated,8 1:. >a% more, it is for 2s to eBplain it +and ma(e it clear,8 2<. >a%, +%e men;, but %e lo1e the fleeting life, 21. -nd lea1e alone the 4ereafter. 22. Some faces, that $a%, ill beam +in brightness and beaut%,!? 2". .oo(ing to ards their .ord! 2#. -nd some faces, that $a%, ill be sad and dismal, 2'. In the thought that some bac(?brea(ing calamit% as about to be inflicted on them! 2). Dea, hen +the soul, reaches to the collar?bone +in its eBit,, 2*. -nd there ill be a cr%, 90ho is a magician +to restore him,=9 27. -nd he ill conclude that it as +the Time, of Parting! 2:. -nd one leg ill be 5oined ith another8 "<. That $a% the $ri1e ill be +all, to th% .ord; "1. So he ga1e nothing in charit%, nor did he pra%;? "2. /ut on the contrar%, he re5ected Truth and turned a a%; "". Then did he stal( to his famil% in full conceit; "#. 0oe to thee, +O men;,, %ea, oe;

"'. -gain, 0oe to thee, +O men;,, %ea, oe; "). $oes man thin( that he ill be left uncontrolled, + ithout purpose,= "*. 0as he not a drop of sperm emitted +in lo l% form,= "7. Then did he become a leech?li(e clot! then did ++God,, ma(e and fashion +him, in due proportion. ":. -nd of him 4e made t o seBes, male and female. #<. 4as not 4e, +the same,, the po er to gi1e life to the dead=

Surah *).
Time, Man, +e1er%, Man, This +da%?and?,age
1. 4as there not been o1er Man a long period of Time, mentioned= hen he as nothing ?? +not e1en,

2. Heril% 0e created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to tr% him8 So 0e ga1e him +the gifts,, of 4earing and Sight. ". 0e sho ed him the 0a%8 hether he be grateful or ungrateful +rests on his ill,. #. 6or the 3e5ecters e ha1e prepared chains, %o(es, and a bla@ing 6ire. '. -s to the 3ighteous, the% shall drin( of a Cup +of 0ine, miBed ith Gafur, ?? ). - 6ountain here the $e1otees of God do drin(, ma(ing it flo in unstinted abundance. *. The% perform +their, 1o s, and the% fear a $a% hose e1il flies far and ide. 7. -nd the% feed, for the lo1e of God, the indigent, the orphan, and the capti1e, ?? :. +Sa%ing,,90e feed %ou for the sa(e of God alone8 no re ard do e desire from %ou, nor than(s. 1<. 90e onl% fear a $a% of distressful 0rath from the side of our .ord.9 11. /ut God ill deli1er them from the e1il of that $a%, and ill shed o1er them a .ight of /eaut% and +blissful, &o%. 12. -nd because the% ere patient and constant, 4e ill re ard them ith a Garden and +garments of, sil(.

1". 3eclining in the +Garden, on raised thrones, the% heat, nor +the moonCs, eBcessi1e cold.

ill see there neither the sunCs +eBcessi1e

1#. -nd the shades of the +Garden, ill come lo o1er them, and the bunches +of fruit,, there, ill hang lo in humilit%. 1'. -nd amongst them ill be passed round 1essels of sil1er and goblets of cr%stal, ?? 1). Cr%stal?clear, made of sil1er8 the% ishes,. ill determine the measure thereof +according to their

1*. -nd the% ill be gi1en to drin( there of a Cup +of 0ine, miBed ith Ian5abil, ?? 17. - fountain there, called Salsabil. 1:. -nd round about them ill +ser1e, %ouths of perpetual +freshness,8 If thou seest them, thou ouldst thin( them scattered Pearls. 2<. -nd hen thou loo(est, it is there thou ilt see a /liss and a 3ealm Magnificent. 21. 2pon them ill be green Garments of fine sil( and hea1% brocade, and the% ill be adorned ith /racelets of sil1er! and their .ord ill gi1e to them to drin( of a 0ine Pure and 4ol%. 22. 9Heril% this is a 3e ard for %ou, and %our Andea1our is accepted and recognised.9 2". It is 0e 0ho ha1e sent do n the FurCan to thee b% stages. 2#. Therefore be patient ith constanc% to the Command of th% .ord, and hear(en not to the sinner or the ingrate among them. 2'. -nd celebrate the name or th% .ord morning and e1ening, 2). -nd part of the night, prostrate th%self to 4im! and glorif% 4im a long night through. 2*. -s to these, the% lo1e the fleeting life, and put a a% behind them a $a% +that ill be, hard. 27. It is 0e 0ho created them, and 0e ha1e made their 5oints strong! but, substitute the li(e of them b% a complete change. hen 0e ill, 0e can

2:. This is an admonition8 0hosoe1er ill, let him ta(e a +straight, Path to his .ord. "<. /ut %e ill not, eBcept as God ills! for God is full of Gno ledge and 0isdom.

"1. 4e ill admit to 4is Merc% hom 4e ill! /ut the rong?doers, ?? for them has 4e prepared a grie1ous Penalt%.

Surah **.
The Amissaries, 0inds Sent 6orth
1. /% the +0inds, sent forth one after another +to manCs profit,! 2. 0hich then blo 1iolentl% in tempestuous Gusts, ". -nd scatter +things, far and ide! #. Then separate them, one from another, '. Then spread abroad a Message, ). 0hether of &ustification or of 0arning!? *. -ssuredl%, hat %e are promised must come to pass. 7. Then hen the stars become dim! :. 0hen the hea1en is cleft asunder! 1<. 0hen the mountains are scattered +to the inds, as dust! 11. -nd hen the apostles are +all, appointed a time +to collect,!? 12. 6or hat $a% are these +portents, deferred= 1". 6or the $a% of Sorting out. 1#. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat is the $a% of Sorting out= 1'. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; 1). $id 0e not destro% the men of old +for their e1il,= 1*. So shall 0e ma(e later +generations, follo them. 17. Thus do 0e deal ith men of sin. 1:. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; 2<. 4a1e 0e not created %ou from a fluid +held, despicable= ?? 21. The hich 0e placed in a place of rest, firml% fiBed,

22. 6or a period +of gestation,, determined +according to need,= 2". 6or 0e do determine +according to need,! for 0e are the best to determine +things,. 2#. -h oe, that $a%; to the 3e5ecters of Truth; 2'. 4a1e 0e not made the earth +as a place, to dra together. 2). The li1ing and the dead, 2*. -nd made therein mountains standing firm, loft% +in stature,! and pro1ided for %ou +and holesome,= 27. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; 2:. +It ill be said8, 9$epart %e to that hich %e used to re5ect as false; "<. 9$epart %e to a Shado +of smo(e ascending, in three columns, "1. 9+0hich %ields, no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce /la@e. "2. 9Indeed it thro s about spar(s +huge, as 6orts, "". 9-s if there ere +a string of, %ello camels +marching s iftl%,.9 "#. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; "'. That ill be a $a% hen the% shall not be able to spea(. "). >or ill it be open to them to put forth pleas. "*. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; "7. That ill be a $a% of Sorting out; 0e shall gather %ou together and those before +%ou,; ":. >o , if %e ha1e a tric( +or plot,, use it against Me; #<. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; #1. -s to the 3ighteous, the% shall be amidst +cool, shades and springs +of ater,. #2. -nd +the% shall ha1e, fruits, ?? all the% desire. #". 9Aat %e and drin( %e to %our heartCs content8 for that %e or(ed +3ighteousness,. ##. Thus do 0e certainl% re ard the $oers of Good. ater s eet

#'. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; #). +O %e un5ust;, Aat %e and en5o% %oursel1es +but, a little hile, for that %e are Sinners. #*. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; #7. -nd hen it is said to them, 9Prostrate %oursel1es;9 the% do not so. #:. -h oe, that $a%, to the 3e5ecters of Truth; '<. Then hat Message, after that, ill the% belie1e in=

Surah *7.
The Tidings, The -nnouncement
1. Concerning hat are the% disputing= 2. Concerning the Great >e s, ". -bout hich the% cannot agree. #. Heril%, the% shall soon +come to, (no ; '. Heril%, 1eril% the% shall soon +come to, (no ; ). 4a1e 0e not made the earth as a ide eBpanse, *. -nd the mountains as pegs= 7. -nd +ha1e 0e not, created %ou in pairs, :. -nd made %our sleep for rest, 1<. -nd made the night as a co1ering, 11. -nd made the da% as a means of subsistence= 12. -nd +ha1e 0e not, built o1er %ou the se1en firmaments, 1". -nd placed +therein, a .ight of Splendour= 1#. -nd do 0e not send do n from the clouds ater in abundance, 1'. That 0e ma% produce there ith corn and 1egetables,

1). -nd gardens of luBurious gro th= 1*. Heril% the $a% of Sorting out is a thing appointed, 17. The $a% that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and %e shall come forth in cro ds! 1:. -nd the hea1ens shall be opened as if there ere doors, 2<. -nd the mountains shall 1anish, as if the% ere a mirage. 21. Trul% 4ell is as a place of ambush, 22. 6or the transgressors a place of destination8 2". The% ill d ell therein for ages. 2#. >othing cool shall the% taste therein, nor an% drin(, 2'. Sa1e a boiling fluid and a fluid, dar(, mur(%, intensel% cold, 2). - fitting recompense +for them,. 2*. 6or that the% used not to fear an% account +for their deeds,, 27. /ut the% +impudentl%, treated Our Signs as false. 2:. -nd all things ha1e 0e preser1ed on record. "<. 9So taste %e +the fruits of %our deeds,! for no increase shall 0e grant %ou, eBcept in Punishment.9 "1. Heril% for the 3ighteous there ill be a fulfilment of +the heartCs, desires! "2. Gardens enclosed, and grape1ines! "". Companions of eEual age! "#. -nd a cup full +to the brim,. "'. >o 1anit% shall the% hear therein, nor 2ntruth8? "). 3ecompense from th% .ord, a gift, +ampl%, sufficient, "*. +6rom, the .ord of the hea1ens and the earth, and all bet een, ++God,, Most Gracious8 >one shall ha1e po er to argue ith 4im.

"7. The $a% that the Spirit and the angels ill stand forth in ran(s, none shall spea( eBcept an% ho is permitted b% ++God,, Most Gracious, and 4e ill sa% hat is right. ":. That $a% .ord; ill be the sure 3ealit%8 Therefore, hoso ill, let him ta(e a +straight, return to his

#<. Heril%, 0e ha1e arned %ou of a Penalt% near, the $a% hen man ill see +the deeds, hich his hands ha1e sent forth, and the 2nbelie1er ill sa%, 90oe unto me; 0ould that I ere +metre, dust;9

Surah *:.
Those 0ho $rag 6orth, Soul?snatchers
1. /% the +angels, ho tear out +the souls of the ic(ed, ith 1iolence! 2. /% those ho gentl% dra out +the souls of the blessed,! ". -nd b% those ho glide along +on errands of merc%,, #. Then press for ard as in a race, '. Then arrange to do +the Commands of their .ord,, ). One $a% e1er%thing that can be in commotion ill be in 1iolent commotion, *. 6ollo ed b% oft?repeated +commotions,8 7. 4earts that $a% ill be in agitation! :. Cast do n ill be +their o nersC, e%es. 1<. The% sa% +no ,8 90hat; shall e indeed be returned to +our, former state= 11. 90hat; ?? hen e shall ha1e become rotten bones=9 12. The% sa%8 9It ould, in that case, be a return ith loss;9 1". /ut 1eril%, it ill be but a single +Compelling, Cr%, 1#. 0hen, behold, the% ill be in the +full, a a(ening +to &udgment,. 1'. 4as the stor% of Moses reached thee= 1). /ehold, th% .ord did call to him in the sacred 1alle% of Tu a8?

1*. 9Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds8 17. 9-nd sa% to him, C0ouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified +from sin,= ?? 1:. 9C-nd that I guide thee to th% .ord, so thou shouldst fear 4im=C9 2<. Then did +Moses, sho him the Great Sign. 21. /ut +Pharaoh, re5ected it and disobe%ed +guidance,! 22. 6urther, he turned his bac(, stri1ing hard +against God.. 2". Then he collected +his men, and made a proclamation, 2#. Sa%ing, 9I am %our .ord, Most 4igh9. 2'. /ut God did punish him, +and made an, eBample of him, ?? in the 4ereafter, as in this life. 2). Heril% in this is an instructi1e arning for hosoe1er feareth ++God,,. 2*. 0hat; -re %e the more difficult to create or the hea1en +abo1e,= ++God,, hath constructed it8 27. On high hath 4e raised its canop%, and 4e hath gi1en it order and perfection. 2:. Its night doth 4e endo ith dar(ness, and its splendour doth 4e bring out + ith light,.

"<. -nd the earth, moreo1er, hath 4e eBtended +to a ide eBpanse,! "1. 4e dra eth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture! "2. -nd the mountains hath 4e firml% fiBed!? "". 6or use and con1enience to %ou and %our cattle. "#. Therefore, hen there comes the great, o1er helming +A1ent,, ?? "'. The $a% hen man shall remember +all, that he stro1e for, "). -nd 4ell?6ire shall be placed in full 1ie for +all, to see, ?? "*. Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds, "7. -nd had preferred the life of this orld, ":. The -bode ill be 4ell?6ire!

#<. -nd for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their .ordCs +tribunal, and had restrained +their, soul from lo er desires, #1. Their abode ill be the Garden. #2. The% as( thee about the 4our, ?? C0hen ill be its appointed time= #". 0herein art thou +concerned, ith the declaration thereof= ##. 0ith th% .ord in the .imit fiBed therefor. #'. Thou art but a 0arner for such as fear it. #). The $a% the% see it, +It follo ing morn; ill be, as if the% had tarried but a single e1ening, or +at most till, the

Surah 7<.
4e 6ro ned;
1. +The Prophet, fro ned and turned a a%, 2. /ecause there came to him the blind man +interrupting,. ". /ut hat could tell thee but that perchance he might gro +in spiritual understanding,= ?? #. Or that he might recei1e admonition, and the teaching might profit him= '. -s to one ho regards 4imself as self?sufficient, ). To him dost thou attend! *. Though it is no blame to thee if he gro not +in spiritual understanding,. 7. /ut as to him ho came to thee stri1ing earnestl%, :. -nd ith fear +in his heart,, 1<. Of him ast thou unmindful. 11. /% no means +should it be so,; 6or it is indeed a Message of instruction8 12. Therefore let hoso ill, (eep it in remembrance. 1". +It is, in /oo(s held +greatl%, in honour,

1#. ABalted +in dignit%,, (ept pure and hol%, 1'. +0ritten, b% the hands of scribes? 1). 4onourable and Pious and &ust. 1*. 0oe to man; 0hat hath made him re5ect God. 17. 6rom hat stuff hath 4e created him= 1:. 6rom a sperm?drop8 4e hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions! 2<. Then doth 4e ma(e 4is path smooth for him! 21. Then 4e causeth him to die, and putteth him in his gra1e! 22. Then, hen it is 4is 0ill, 4e ill raise him up +again,. 2". /% no means hath he fulfilled hat God hath commanded him. 2#. Then let man loo( at his food, +and ho 0e pro1ide it,8 2'. 6or that 0e pour forth ater in abundance, 2). -nd 0e split the earth in fragments, 2*. -nd produce therein corn, 27. -nd Grapes and nutritious plants, 2:. -nd Oli1es and $ates, "<. -nd enclosed Gardens, dense ith loft% trees, "1. -nd fruits and fodder, ?? "2. 6or use and con1enience to %ou and %our cattle. "". -t length, hen there comes the $eafening >oise, ?? "#. That $a% shall a man flee from his o n brother, "'. -nd from his mother and his father, "). -nd from his ife and his children.

"*. Aach one of them, that $a%, the others.

ill ha1e enough concern +of his o n, to ma(e him indifferent to

"7. Some faces that $a% ill be beaming, ":. .aughing, re5oicing. #<. -nd other faces that $a% ill be dust?stained, #1. /lac(ness ill co1er them8 #2. Such ill be the 3e5ecters of God, the doers of iniEuit%.

Surah 71.
The O1erthro ing, ABtinguished; 0rapping Things 2p
1. 0hen the sun + ith its spacious light, is folded up! 2. 0hen the stars fall, losing their lustre! ". 0hen the mountains 1anish +li(e a mirage,! #. 0hen the she?camels, ten months ith %oung, are left untended! '. 0hen the ild beasts are herded together +in the human habitations,! ). 0hen the oceans boil o1er ith a s ell! *. 0hen the souls are sorted out, +being 5oined, li(e ith li(e,! 7. 0hen the female +infant,, buried ali1e, is Euestioned ?? :. 6or hat crime she as (illed! 1<. 0hen the scrolls are laid open! 11. 0hen the orld on 4igh is un1eiled! 12. 0hen the /la@ing 6ire is (indled to fierce heat! 1". -nd hen the Garden is brought near!? 1#. +Then, shall each soul (no hat it has put for ard.

1'. So 1eril% I call to itness the planets ?? that recede,

1). Go straight, or hide! 1*. -nd the >ight as it dissipates! 17. -nd the $a n as it breathes a a% the dar(ness!? 1:. Heril% this is the ord of a most honourable Messenger, 2<. Andued ith Po er, ith ran( before the .ord of the Throne, 21. 0ith authorit% there, +and, faithful to his trust. 22. -nd +O people;, %our companion is not one possessed! 2". -nd ithout doubt he sa him in the clear hori@on. 2#. >either doth he ithhold grudgingl% a (no ledge of the 2nseen. 2'. >or is it the ord of an e1il spirit accursed. 2). 0hen hither go %e= 2*. Heril% this is no less than a Message to +all, the 0orlds8 27. +0ith profit, to hoe1er among %ou ills to go straight8 2:. /ut %e shall not ill eBcept as God ills, ?? the Cherisher of the 0orlds.

Surah 72.
The Clea1ing, /ursting -part
1. 0hen the S(% is cleft asunder! 2. 0hen the Stars are scattered! ". 0hen the Oceans are suffered to burst forth! #. -nd hen the Gra1es are turned upside do n!? '. +Then, shall each soul (no hat it hath sent for ard and + hat it hath, (ept bac(.

). O man; 0hat has seduced thee from th% .ord Most /eneficent= ?? *. 4im 0ho created thee. 6ashioned thee in due proportion, and ga1e thee a 5ust bias!

7. In hate1er 6orm 4e ills, does 4e put thee together. :. $a%; nit %e do re5ect 3ight and &udgment; 1<. /ut 1eril% o1er %ou +are appointed angels, to protect %ou, ?? 11. Gind and honourable, ?? 0riting do n +%our deeds,8 12. The% (no +and understand, all that %e do. 1". -s for the 3ighteous, the% ill be in bliss! 1#. -nd the 0ic(ed ?? the% ill be in the 6ire, 1'. 0hich the% ill enter on the $a% of &udgment, 1). -nd the% ill not be able to (eep a a% therefrom. 1*. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat the $a% of &udgment is= 17. -gain, hat ill eBplain to thee hat the $a% of &udgment is= 1:. +It ill be, the $a% hen no soul shall ha1e po er +to do, aught for another8 6or the command, that $a%, ill be + holl%, ith God.

Surah 7".
$efrauding, The Cheats, Cheating
1. 0oe to those that deal in fraud, ?? 2. Those ho, hen the% ha1e to recei1e b% measure from men, eBact full measure, ". /ut hen the% ha1e to gi1e b% measure or eight to men, gi1e less than due. #. $o the% not thin( that the% ill be called to account= ?? '. On a Might% $a%, ). - $a% hen +all, man(ind ill stand before the .ord of the 0orlds= *. $a%; Surel% the record of the ic(ed is +preser1ed, in Si55in. 7. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat Si55in is= :. +There is, a 3egister +full%, inscribed.

1<. 0oe, that $a%, to those that den%? 11. Those that den% the $a% of &udgment. 12. -nd none can den% it but the Transgressor be%ond bounds the Sinner; 1". 0hen Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he sa%s, 9Tales of the ancients;9 1#. /% no means; but on their hearts is the stain of the +ill, hich the% do; 1'. Heril%, from +the .ight of, their .ord, that $a%, ill the% be 1eiled. 1). 6urther, the% ill enter the 6ire of 4ell. 1*. 6urther, it ill be said to them8 9This is the +realit%, hich %e re5ected as false; 17. $a%, 1eril% the record of the 3ighteous is +preser1ed, in CIlli%in. 1:. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat CIlli%un is= 2<. +There is, a 3egister +full%, inscribed, 21. To hich bear itness those >earest +to God.. 22. Trul% the 3ighteous ill be in /liss8 2". On Thrones +of $ignit%, ill the% command a sight +of all things,8 2#. Thou ilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of /liss. 2'. Their thirst ill be sla(ed ith Pure 0ine sealed8 2). The seal thereof ill be Mus(8 -nd for this let those aspire, ho ha1e aspirations8 2*. 0ith it ill be +gi1en, a miBture of Tasnim8 27. - spring, from +the aters, hereof drin( those >earest to God. 2:. Those in sin used to laugh at those ho belie1ed, "<. -nd hene1er the% passed b% them, used to in( at each other +in moc(er%,! "1. -nd hen the% returned to their o n people, the% ould return 5esting! "2. -nd hene1er the% sa them, the% ould sa%, 9/ehold; These are the people trul% astra%;9 "". /ut the% had not been sent as (eepers o1er them;

"#. /ut on this $a% the /elie1ers ill laugh at the 2nbelie1ers8 "'. On Thrones +of $ignit%, the% ill command +a sight, +of all things,. "). 0ill not the 2nbelie1ers ha1e been paid bac( for hat the% did=

Surah 7#.
The Sundering, Splitting Open
1. 0hen the s(% is rent asunder, 2. -nd hear(ens to +the Command of, its .ord, and it must needs +do so,!? ". -nd hen the earth is flattened out, #. -nd casts forth hat is ithin it and becomes +clean, empt%, '. -nd hear(ens to +the Command of, its .ord, ?? and it must needs +do so,!? +then ill come 4ome the full realit%,. ). O thou man; Heril% thou art e1er toiling on to ards th% .ord? painfull% toiling, ?? but thou shalt meet 4im. *. Then he ho is gi1en his 3ecord in his right hand, 7. Soon ill his account be ta(en b% an eas% rec(oning, :. -nd he ill turn to his people, re5oicing; 1<. /ut he ho is gi1en his 3ecord behind his bac(, ?? 11. Soon ill he cr% for perdition, 12. -nd he ill enter a /la@ing 6ire. 1". Trul%, did he go about among his people, re5oicing; 1#. Trul%, did he thin( that he ould not ha1e to return +to 2s,; 1'. >a%, na%; for his .ord as +e1er, atchful of him; 1). So I do call to itness the rudd% glo of Sunset! 1*. The >ight and its 4oming!

17. -nd the Moon in her fullness8 1:. De shall surel% tra1el from stage to stage. 2<. 0hat then is the matter ith them, that the% belie1e not= ?? 21. -nd hen the FurCan is read to them, the% fall not prostrate, 22. /ut on the contrar% the 2nbelie1ers re5ect +it,. 2". /ut God has full (no ledge of hat the% secrete +in their breasts, 2#. So announce to them a Penalt% Grie1ous, 2'. ABcept to those fail. ho belie1e and or( righteous deeds8 6or them is a 3e ard that ill ne1er

Surah 7'.
The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations
1. /% the s(%, +displa%ing, the Iodiacal Signs! 2. /% the promised $a% +of &udgment,! ". /% one that itnesses, and the sub5ect of the itness!? #. 0oe to the ma(ers of the pit +of fire,, '. 6ire supplied +abundantl%, ith fuel8 ). /ehold; the% sat o1er against the +fire,, *. -nd the% itnessed +all, that the% ere doing against the /elie1ers. 7. -nd the% ill?treated them for no other reason than that the% belie1ed in God, ABalted in Po er, 0orth% of all Praise;? :. 4im to 0hom belongs the dominion of the hea1ens and the earth; -nd God is 0itness to all things. 1<. Those ho persecute +or dra into temptation, the /elie1ers, men and omen, and do not turn in repentance, ill ha1e the Penalt% of 4ell8 The% ill ha1e the Penalt% of the /urning 6ire. 11. 6or those ho belie1e and do righteous deeds, ill be Gardens! beneath That is the great Sal1ation, +the fulfilment of all desires,, hich ri1ers flo 8

12. Trul% strong is the Grip +and Po er, of th% .ord. 1". It is 4e 0ho creates from the 1er% beginning, and 4e can restore +life,. 1#. -nd 4e is the Oft?6orgi1ing, 6ull of .o1ing?Gindness, 1'. .ord of the Throne of Glor%, 1). $oer + ithout let, of all that 4e intends. 1*. 4as the stor% reached thee, of the forces? 17. Of Pharaoh and the Thamud= 1:. -nd %et the 2nbelie1ers +persist, in re5ecting +the Truth,; 2<. /ut God doth encompass them from behind; 21. $a%, this is a Glorious FurCan, 22. +Inscribed, in a Tablet Preser1ed;

Surah 7).
The Morning Star, The >ightcomer
1. /% the S(% and the >ight?Hisitant +therein,!? 2. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat the >ight?Hisitant is= ?? ". +It is, the Star of piercing brightness!? #. There is no soul but has a protector o1er it. '. >o let man but thin( from hat he is created; ). 4e is created from a drop emitted? *. Proceeding from bet een the bac(bone and the ribs8 7. Surel% ++God,, is able to bring him bac( +to life,; :. The $a% that +all, things secret ill be tested, 1<. +Man, ill ha1e no po er, and no helper.

11. /% the 6irmament hich returns +in its round,, 12. -nd b% the Aarth hich opens out +for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of 1egetation,, ?? 1". /ehold this is the 0ord that distinguishes +Good from A1il,8 1#. It is not a thing for amusement. 1'. -s for them, the% are but plotting a scheme, 1). -nd I am planning a scheme. 1*. Therefore grant a dela% to the 2nbelie1ers8 Gi1e respite to them gentl% +for a hile,.

Surah 7*.
The Most 4igh, Glor% To Dour .ord In The 4ighest
1. Glorif% the name of th% Guardian?.ord Most 4igh, 2. 0ho hath created, and further, gi1en order and proportion! ". 0ho hath ordained la s. -nd granted guidance! #. -nd 0ho bringeth out the +green and luscious, pasture, '. -nd then doth ma(e it +but, s arth% stubble. ). /% degrees shall 0e teach thee to declare +the Message,, so thou shalt not forget, *. ABcept as God ills8 6or 4e (no eth hat is manifest and hat is hidden. 7. -nd 0e ill ma(e it eas% for thee +to follo , the simple +Path,. :. Therefore gi1e admonition in case the admonition profits +the hearer,. 1<. The admonition ill be recei1ed b% those ho fear ++God,,8 11. /ut it ill be a1oided b% those most unfortunate ones, 12. 0ho ill enter the Great 6ire, 1". In hich the% ill then neither die nor li1e. 1#. /ut those ill prosper ho purif% themsel1es,

1'. -nd glorif% the name of their Guardian?.ord, and +lift their hearts, in pra%er. 1). $a% +behold,, %e prefer the life of this orld! 1*. /ut the 4ereafter is better and more enduring. 17. -nd this is in the /oo(s of the earliest +3e1elation,, ?? 1:. The /oo(s of -braham and Moses.

Surah 77.
The O1er helming, The Pall
1. 4as the stor% reached thee of the o1er helming +A1ent,= 2. Some faces, that $a%, ill be humiliated, ". .abouring +hard,, ear%, ?? #. The hile the% enter the /la@ing 6ire, ?? '. The hile the% are gi1en, to drin(, of a boiling hot spring, ). >o food ill there be for them but a bitter $hariC *. 0hich ill neither nourish nor satisf% hunger. 7. +Other, faces that $a% ill be 5o%ful, :. Pleased ith their stri1ing, ?? 1<. In a Garden on high, 11. 0here the% shall hear no + ord, of 1anit%8 12. Therein ill be a bubbling spring8 1". Therein ill be Thrones +of dignit%,, raised on high, 1#. Goblets placed +read%,, 1'. -nd cushions set in ro s, 1). -nd rich carpets +all, spread out.

1*. $o the% not loo( at the Camels, ho the% are made= ?? 17. -nd at the S(%, ho it is raised high= ?? 1:. -nd at the Mountains, ho the% are fiBed firm= ?? 2<. -nd at the Aarth, ho it is spread out= 21. Therefore do thou gi1e admonition, for thou art one to admonish. 22. Thou art not one to manage +menCs, affairs. 2". /ut if an% turn a a% and re5ect God, ?? 2#. God ill punish him ith a might% Punishment, 2'. 6or to 2s ill be their return! 2). Then it ill be for 2s to call them to account.

Surah 7:.
The $a n, $a%brea(
1. /% the brea( of $a% 2. /% the >ights t ice fi1e! ". /% the e1en and odd +contrasted,! #. -nd b% the >ight hen it passeth a a%!? '. Is there +not, in these an ad5uration +or e1idence, for those ho understand= ). Seest thou not ho th% .ord dealt ith the C-d +people,, ?? *. Of the +cit% of, Iram, ith loft% pillars, 7. The li(e of hich ere not produced in +all, the land= :. -nd ith the Thamud +people,, ho cut out +huge, roc(s in the 1alle%= ?? 1<. -nd ith Pharaoh, lord of sta(es= 11. +-ll, these transgressed be%ond bounds in the lands,

12. -nd heaped therein mischief +on mischief,. 1". Therefore did th% .ord pour on them a scourge of di1erse chastisements8 1#. 6or th% .ord is +as a Guardian, on a atch?to er. 1'. >o , as for man, hen his .ord trieth him, gi1ing him honour and gifts, then saith he, +puffed up,, 9M% .ord hath honoured me.9 1). /ut hen 4e trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he +in despair,, 9M% .ord hath humiliated me;9 1*. >a%, na%; but %e honour not the orphans; 17. >or do %e encourage one another to feed the poor;? 1:. -nd %e de1our inheritance ?? all ith greed, 2<. -nd %e lo1e ealth ith inordinate lo1e; 21. >a%; 0hen the earth is pounded to po der, 22. -nd th% .ord cometh, and 4is angels, ran( upon ran(, 2". -nd 4ell, that $a%, is brought +face to face,, ?? on that $a% that remembrance profit him= ill man remember, but ho ill

2#. 4e ill sa%8 9-h; 0ould that I had sent forth +good deeds, for +this, m% +6uture, .ife;9 2'. 6or, that $a%, 4is Chastisement ill be such as none +else, can inflict, 2). -nd 4is bonds ill be such as none +other, can bind. 2*. +To the righteous soul ill be said8, 9O +thou, soul, in +complete, rest and satisfaction; 27. 9Come bac( thou to th% .ord, ?? ell pleased +th%self,, and ell?pleasing unto 4im; 2:. 9Anter thou, then, among M% de1otees; "<. 9Dea, enter thou M% 4ea1en;

Surah :<.
The Cit%, This Countr%side
1. I do call to itness this Cit%!?

2. -nd thou art a freeman of this Cit%!? ". -nd +the m%stic ties of, parent and child!? #. Heril% 0e ha1e created man into toil and struggle. '. Thin(eth he, that none hath po er o1er him= ). 4e ma% sa% +boastfull%,! 0ealth ha1e I sEuandered in abundance; *. Thin(eth he that none beholdeth him= 7. 4a1e 0e not made for him a pair of e%es= ?? :. -nd a tongue, and a pair of lips= ?? 1<. -nd sho n him the t o high a%s= 11. /ut he hath made no haste on the path that is steep. 12. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee the path that is steep= ?? 1". +It is8, freeing the bondman! 1#. Or the gi1ing of food in a da% of pri1ation 1'. To the orphan ith claims of relationship, 1). Or to the indigent +do n, in the dust. 1*. Then ill he be of those ho belie1e, and en5oin patience, +constanc%, and self?restraint,, and en5oin deeds of (indness and compassion. 17. Such are the Companions of the 3ight 4and. 1:. /ut those ho re5ect Our Signs, the% are the +unhapp%, Companions of the .eft 4and. 2<. On them ill be 6ire 1aulted o1er +all round,.

Surah :1.
The Sun
1. /% the Sun and his +glorious, splendour! 2. /% the Moon as she follo s him!

". /% the $a% as it sho s up +the SunCs, glor%! #. /% the >ight as it conceals it! '. /% the 6irmament and its + onderful, structure! ). /% the Aarth and its + ide, eBpanse8 *. /% the Soul, and the proportion and order gi1en to it! 7. -nd its enlightenment as to its rong and its right!? :. Trul% he succeeds that purifies it, 1<. -nd he fails that corrupts it; 11. The Thamud +people, re5ected +their prophet, through their inordinate rong?doing, 12. /ehold, the most ic(ed man among them as deputed +for impiet%,. 1". /ut the Messenger of God said to them8 9It is a She?camel of God. -nd +bar her not from, ha1ing her drin(;9 1#. Then the% re5ected him +as a false prophet,, and the% hamstrung her. So their .ord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them eEual +in destruction, high and lo ,; 1'. -nd for 4im is no fear of its conseEuences.

Surah :2.
The >ight
1. /% the >ight as it conceals +the light,! 2. /% the $a% as it appears in glor%! ". /% +the m%ster% of, the creation of male and female!? #. Heril%, +the ends, %e stri1e for are di1erse. '. So he ho gi1es +in charit%, and fears ++God,,, ). -nd +in all sincerit%, testifies to the best, ?? *. 0e ill indeed ma(e smooth for him the path to /liss.

7. /ut he ho is a greed% miser and thin(s himself self?sufficient, :. -nd gi1es the lie to the best, ?? 1<. 0e ill indeed ma(e smooth for him the path to Miser%! 11. >or ill his ealth profit him hen he falls headlong +into the Pit,. 12. Heril% 0e ta(e upon Oursel1es to guide, 1". -nd 1eril% unto 2s +belong, the And and the /eginning. 1#. Therefore do I arn %ou of a 6ire bla@ing fiercel%! 1'. >one shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones 1). 0ho gi1e the lie to Truth and turn their bac(s. 1*. /ut those most de1oted to God shall be remo1ed far from it, ?? 17. Those ho spend their ealth for increase in self?purification, 1:. -nd ha1e in their minds no fa1our from an%one for hich a re ard is eBpected in return, 2<. /ut onl% the desire to see( for the Countenance of their .ord Most 4igh! 21. -nd soon ill the% attain +complete, satisfaction.

Surah :".
The Morning 4ours, Morning /right;
1. /% the Glorious Morning .ight, 2. -nd b% the >ight hen it is still, ?? ". Th% Guardian?.ord hath not forsa(en thee, nor is 4e displeased. #. -nd 1eril% the 4ereafter ill be better for thee than the present. '. -nd soon ill th% Guardian?.ord gi1e thee +that here ith, thou shalt be ell?pleased. ). $id 4e not find thee an orphan and gi1e thee shelter +and care,= *. -nd 4e found thee andering, and 4e ga1e thee guidance.

7. -nd 4e found thee in need, and made thee independent. :. Therefore, treat not the orphan ith harshness, 1<. >or repulse the petitioner +unheard,! 11. /ut the bount% of the .ord ?? rehearse and proclaim;

Surah :#.
Solace, Consolation, 3elief
1. 4a1e 0e not eBpanded thee th% breast= ?? 2. -nd remo1ed from thee th% burden ". The hich did gall th% bac(= ?? #. -nd raised high the esteem +in hich, thou +art held,= '. So, 1eril%, ith e1er% difficult%, there is relief8 ). Heril%, ith e1er% difficult% there is relief. *. Therefore, hen thou art free +from thine immediate tas(,, still labour hard, 7. -nd to th% .ord turn +all, th% attention.

Surah :'.
The 6ig, The 6igtree
1. /% the 6ig and the Oli1e, 2. -nd the Mount of Sinai, ". -nd this Cit% of securit%, ?? #. 0e ha1e indeed created man in the best of moulds, '. Then do 0e abase him +to be, the lo est of the lo , ?? ). ABcept such as belie1e and do righteous deeds8 6or the% shall ha1e a re ard unfailing. *. Then hat can, after this, contradict thee, as to the 5udgment +to come,=

7. Is not God the isest of 5udges=

Surah :).
The Clot, 3ead;
1. Proclaim; +or read;, in the name of th% .ord and Cherisher, 0ho created? 2. Created man, out of a +mere, clot of congealed blood8 ". Proclaim; -nd th% .ord is Most /ountiful, ?? #. 4e 0ho taught +the use of, the pen, ?? '. Taught man that hich he (ne not. ). >a%, but man doth transgress all bounds, *. In that he loo(eth upon himself as self?sufficient. 7. Heril%, to th% .ord is the return +of all,. :. Seest thou one ho forbids? 1<. - 1otar% hen he +turns, to pra%= 11. Seest thou if he is on +the road of, Guidance= ?? 12. Or en5oins 3ighteousness= 1". Seest thou if he denies +Truth, and turns a a%= 1#. Gno eth he not that God doth see= 1'. .et him be are; If he desist not, 0e ill drag him b% the foreloc(, ?? 1). - l%ing, sinful foreloc(; 1*. Then, let him call +for help, to his council +of comrades,8 17. 0e ill call on the angels of punishment +to deal ith him,; 1:. >a%, heed him not8 /ut bo do n in adoration, and bring th%self the closer +to God.;

Surah :*.

Po er, 6ate
1. 0e ha1e indeed re1ealed this +Message, in the >ight of Po er8 2. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat the night of po er is= ". The >ight of Po er is better than a thousand months. #. Therein come do n the angels and the Spirit b% GodCs permission, on e1er% errand8 '. Peace;...This until the rise of morn;

Surah :7.
The Clear Proof, A1idence
1. Those ho re5ect +Truth,, among the People of the /oo( and among the Pol%theists, going to depart +from their a%s, until there should come to them Clear A1idence, ?? 2. -n apostle from God, rehearsing scriptures (ept pure and hol%8 ". 0herein are la s +or decrees, right and straight. #. >or did the People of the /oo( ma(e schisms, until after there came to them Clear A1idence. '. -nd the% ha1e been commanded no more than this8 To orship God, offering 4im sincere de1otion, being true +in faith,! to establish regular pra%er! and to practise regular charit%! and that is the 3eligion 3ight and Straight. ). Those ho re5ect +Truth,, among the People of the /oo( and among the Pol%theists, 4ell?6ire, to d ell therein +for a%e,. The% are the orst of creatures. *. Those ho ha1e faith and do righteous deeds, ?? the% are the best of creatures. 7. Their re ard is ith God. Gardens of Aternit%, beneath hich ri1ers flo ! the% ill d ell therein for e1er! God ell pleased ith them, and the% ith 4im8 all this for such as fear their .ord and Cherisher. ill be in ere not

Surah ::.
The AarthEua(e
1. 0hen the earth is sha(en to her +utmost, con1ulsion, 2. -nd the earth thro s up her burdens +from ithin,,

". -nd man cries +distressed,8 C0hat is the matter ith her=C? #. On that $a% ill she declare her tidings8 '. 6or that th% .ord ill ha1e gi1en her inspiration. ). On that $a% done,. ill men proceed in companies sorted out, to be sho n the deeds that the% +had

*. Then shall an%one ho has done an atomCs eight of good, see it; 7. -nd an%one ho has done an atomCs eight of e1il, shall see it.

Surah 1<<.
The Courser, The Chargers
1. /% the +Steeds, that run, ith panting +breath,, 2. -nd stri(e spar(s of fire, ". -nd push home the charge in the morning, #. -nd raise the dust in clouds the hile, '. -nd penetrate forth ith into the midst +of the foe, en masse!? ). Trul% man is, to his .ord, ungrateful! *. -nd to that +fact, he bears itness +b% his deeds,! 7. -nd 1iolent is he in his lo1e of ealth. :. $oes he not (no , ?? hen that hich is in the gra1es is scattered abroad 1<. -nd that hich is +loc(ed up, in +human, breasts is made manifest? 11. That their .ord had been 0ell?acEuainted ith them, +e1en to, that $a%.=

Surah 1<1.
The Calamit%, The Stunning /lo , The $isaster
1. The +$a%, of >oise and Clamour8

2. 0hat is the +$a%, of >oise and Clamour= ". -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat the +$a%, of >oise and Clamour is= #. +It is, a $a% hereon men ill be li(e moths scattered about, '. -nd the mountains ill be li(e carded ool. ). Then, he hose balance +of good deeds, ill be +found, hea1%, *. 0ill be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction. 7. /ut he hose balance +of good deeds, ill be +found, light, ?? :. 0ill ha1e his home in a +bottomless, Pit. 1<. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee hat this is= 11. +It is, a 6ire /la@ing fiercel%;

Surah 1<2.
3i1alr% In 0orld Increase, Competition
1. The mutual ri1alr% for piling up +the good things of this serious things,, 2. 2ntil %e 1isit the gra1es. ". /ut na%, %e soon shall (no +the realit%,. #. -gain, %e soon shall (no ; '. >a%, ere %e to (no ith certaint% of mind, +%e ould be are;, orld, di1erts %ou +from the more

). De shall certainl% see 4ell?6ire; *. -gain, %e shall see it ith certaint% of sight; 7. Then, shall %e be Euestioned that $a% about the 5o% +%e indulged in;,.

Surah 1<".
The $eclining $a%, A1entide, The Apoch

1. /% +the To(en of, Time +through the ages,, 2. Heril% Man is in loss, ". ABcept such as ha1e 6aith, and do righteous deeds, and +5oin together, in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constanc%.

Surah 1<#.
The Traducer, The Gossipmonger
1. 0oe to e1er% +(ind of, scandal?monger and?bac(biter, 2. 0ho pileth up ealth and la%eth it b%, ". Thin(ing that his ealth ould ma(e him last for e1er; #. /% no means; 4e ill be sure to be thro n into That hich /rea(s to Pieces, '. -nd hat ill eBplain to thee That hich /rea(s to Pieces= ). +It is, the 6ire of +the 0rath of, God (indled +to a bla@e,, *. The hich doth mount +3ight, to the 4earts8 7. It shall be made into a 1ault o1er them, :. In columns outstretched.

Surah 1<'.
The Alephant
1. Seest thou not ho th% .ord dealt ith the Companions of the Alephant= 2. $id 4e not ma(e their treacherous plan go astra%= ". -nd 4e sent against them 6lights of /irds, #. Stri(ing them ith stones of ba(ed cla%. '. Then did 4e ma(e them li(e an empt% field of stal(s and stra , +of eaten up. hich the corn, has been

Surah 1<).
0inter, Fura%sh
1. 6or the co1enants +of securit% and safeguard en5o%ed, b% the Furaish, 2. Their co1enants +co1ering, 5ourne%s b% inter and summer, ?? ". .et them adore the .ord of this 4ouse, #. 0ho pro1ides them ith food against hunger, and ith securit% against fear +of danger,.

Surah 1<*.
Small Gindnesses, -lmsgi1ing, 4a1e Dou Seen=
1. Seest thou one ho denies the &udgment +to come,= 2. Then such is the +man, ho repulses the orphan + ith harshness,, ". -nd encourages not the feeding of the indigent. #. So oe to the orshippers '. 0ho are neglectful of their pra%ers, ). Those ho + ant but, to be seen +of men,, *. /ut refuse +to suppl%, +e1en, neighbourl% needs.

Surah 1<7.
-bundance, Plent%
1. To thee ha1e 0e granted the 6ount +of -bundance,. 2. Therefore to th% .ord turn in Pra%er and Sacrifice. ". 6or he ho hateth thee, he ill be cut off +from 6uture 4ope,.

Surah 1<:.
The $isbelie1ers, -theists
1. Sa% 8 O %e that re5ect 6aith;

2. I orship not that hich %e orship, ". >or ill %e orship that hich I orship.

#. -nd I ill not orship that hich %e ha1e been ont to orship, '. >or ill %e orship that hich I orship.

). To %ou be %our 0a%, and to me mine.

Surah 11<.
Succour, $i1ine Support
1. 0hen comes the 4elp of God, and Hictor%, 2. -nd thou dost see the people enter GodCs 3eligion in cro ds, ". Celebrate the praises of th% .ord, and pra% for 4is 6orgi1eness8 6or 4e is Oft?3eturning +in Grace and Merc%,.

Surah 111.
Palm 6ibre, The 6lame
1. Perish the hands of the 6ather of 6lame; Perish he; 2. >o profit to him from all his ealth, and all his gains; ". /urnt soon ill he be in a 6ire of /la@ing 6lame; #. 4is ife shall carr% the +crac(ling, ood ?? -s fuel;? '. - t isted rope of palm?leaf fibre round her +o n, nec(;

Surah 112.
The 2nit%, Sincerit%, Oneness Of God
1. Sa%8 4e is God, the One and Onl%! 2. God, the Aternal, -bsolute! ". 4e begetteth not, nor is 4e begotten!

#. -nd there is none li(e unto 4im.

Surah 11".
The $a%brea(, $a n
1. Sa%8 I see( refuge ith the .ord of the $a n 2. 6rom the mischief of created things! ". 6rom the mischief of $ar(ness as it o1erspreads! #. 6rom the mischief of those ho practise secret arts! '. -nd from the mischief of the en1ious one as he practises en1%.

Surah 11#.
Man(ind
1. Sa%8 I see( refuge ith the .ord and Cherisher of Man(ind, 2. The Ging +or 3uler, of Man(ind, ". The God +for 5udge, of Man(ind, ?? #. 6rom the mischief of the 0hisperer +of A1il,, ho ithdra s +after his hisper,, ?? '. +The same, ho hispers into the hearts of Man(ind, ?? ). -mong &inns and among men. -- End --