1. A.L.M.
2. This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous.
3. Those who believe in the unseen, and uphold the salat, and from Our provisions
to them they spend.
4. And those who believe in what was sent down to you, and what was sent down
before you, and regarding the Hereafter they are aware.
5. These are the ones guided by their Lord, and these are the winners.
6. As for those who reject, whether you warn them or do not warn them, they
will not believe.
7. God has sealed over their hearts and over their ears, and over their eyes
are covers. They will incur a great retribution.
8. And from the people are those who say: "We believe in God and in the
last day", but they are not believers.
9. They attempt to deceive God and those who believe, but they only deceive
themselves without noticing.
10. In their hearts is a disease, so God increases their disease, and they will
have a painful retribution for what they have denied.
11. And if they are told: "Do not make mischief on Earth", they say:
"But we are the reformers!"
12. No, they are the mischief makers, but they do not perceive.
13. And if they are told: "Believe, as the people have believed",
they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" No, they
are the fools but they do not know.
14. And if they come across those who have believed, they say: "We believe",
and when they are alone with their devils they say: "We are with you, we
were only mocking".
15. God mocks them, and leaves them prolonged in their transgression.
16. These are the ones who have purchased straying for guidance, their trade
did not profit them, nor were they guided.
17. Their example is like one who lights a fire, so when it illuminates what
is around him, God takes away his light and leaves him in the darkness not seeing.
18. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not revert.
19. Or as a cloud from the sky, in it are darkness and thunder and lightning.
They place their fingers in their ears from the lightning strikes out of fear
of death; but God is aware of the rejecters.
20. The lightning nearly snatches away their sight, whenever it lights the path
they walk in it, and when it becomes dark on them they stand. Had God willed,
He would have taken away their hearing and their sight; God is capable of all
things.
21. O people, serve your Lord who has created you and those before you that
you may be righteous.
22. The One who made the land a habitat, and the sky a structure, and He sent
down from the sky water with which He brought-out fruit as a gift to you. So
do not take any equals with God while you now know.
23. And if you are in doubt as to what We have sent down to Our servant, then
bring a chapter like this, and call upon your witnesses other than God if you
are truthful.
24. And if you cannot do this; and you will not be able to do this; then beware
the fire whose fuel is people and stones, it has been prepared for the rejecters.
25. And give tidings to those who believe and do good works, that they will
have gardens with rivers flowing beneath, every time they receive of its fruit,
they say: "This is what we have been provided before", and they will
be given its likeness, and there they will have pure mates, and in it they will
abide.
26. God does not shy away from citing the example of a mosquito, or anything
above it. As for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their
Lord. As for the rejecters, they say: "What does God want with this example?"
He lets many stray by it, and He guides many, but He only lets stray the evildoers.
27. The ones who break their pledge to God after making its covenant, and they
sever what God had ordered to be delivered. And they make corruption on earth;
these are the losers.
28. How can you reject God when you were dead and He brought you to life? Then
He makes you die, then He brings you to life, then to Him you return.
29. He is the One who created for you all that is on Earth, then He tended to
the heaven and made it seven heavens, and He is aware of all things.
30. And your Lord said to the Angels: "I am placing a successor on earth"
They said: "Would You place in it those who would corrupt in it, and spill
blood, while we sing your glory, and praise You?" He said: "I know
what you do not know".
31. And He taught Adam the description of all things, then He displayed them
to the Angels and said: "Inform Me the descriptions of these things if
you are truthful".
32. They said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except that which
You have taught us, You are the Knowledgeable, the Wise.
33. He said: "O Adam, inform them of these descriptions", so when
he informed them the descriptions, He said: "Did I not tell you that I
know the unseen of heavens and earth, and that I know what you reveal and what
you were hiding?"
34. And We said to the Angels: "Submit to Adam", so they submitted
except for Satan, he refused and became arrogant, and became of the rejecters.
35. And We said: "O Adam, reside you and your mate in the Garden, and eat
from it bountifully as you both wish, and do not approach this tree, else you
will be of those who do wrong.
36. So, the devil tricked them from it, and he brought them out from what they
were in, and We said: "Descend, you are enemies of one another, and on
earth you shall have stability and luxury for a while".
37. Adam then received words from His Lord, so He forgave him; He is the Forgiver,
the Merciful.
38. We said: "Descend from it all of you, so when the guidance comes from
Me, then whoever follows My guidance, they will have nothing to fear, nor will
they grieve".
39. And those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, they are the dwellers
of Hell, in it they will abide.
40. O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with,
and fulfill your pledge to Me that I may fulfill My pledge to you, and revere
Me alone.
41. And believe in what I have sent down, authenticating what is already with
you, and do not be the first to disbelieve in it! And do not purchase with My
verses a cheap gain, and of Me you shall be aware.
42. And do not confound the truth with falsehood, and keep the truth secret
while you know.
43. And uphold the salat, and contribute to the zakat, and yield yourselves
with those who have yielded.
44. Do you order the people to do good, but forget yourselves, while you are
reciting the Scripture? Do you not understand?
45. And seek help through patience, and the salat. It is a difficult thing,
but not so for the humble.
46. The ones who think they will meet their Lord and that to Him they will return.
47. O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with,
and that I had preferred you to all the worlds!
48. And beware of a day where no soul can avail another soul, nor will any intercession
be accepted from it, nor will any ransom be taken, nor will they have supporters.
49. And We saved you from the people of Pharaoh; they were punishing you with
severe retribution, killing your children, and raping your women. In that was
a great trial from your Lord.
50. And We split the sea for you, thus We saved you and drowned the people of
Pharaoh while you were watching.
51. And We appointed a meeting time for Moses of forty nights, but then you
took the calf after him while you were wicked.
52. Then We forgave you after that, perhaps you would be thankful.
53. And We gave Moses the Scripture and the criterion, perhaps you would be
guided.
54. And Moses said to his people: "O my people, you have wronged your souls
by taking the calf, so repent to your Maker, and kill yourselves. That is better
for you with your Maker, so He would forgive you. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
55. And you said: "O Moses, we will not believe you until we see God openly!"
So the lightning bolt took you while you were still watching.
56. Then we resurrected you after your death that you may be appreciative.
57. And We shaded you with clouds, and sent down to you manna and quails. Eat
from the goodness of the provisions We have provided you. They did not wrong
Us, but it was their souls that they wronged.
58. And We said: "Enter this town, and eat from it as plentifully as you
wish; and enter the door in submission, and say: "our load is removed",
We will then forgive your mistakes, and We will increase for the good doers".
59. But the wicked altered what was said to them for a different saying, thus
We sent down upon the wicked a punishment from the heaven for what they had
transgressed.
60. And Moses was seeking water for his people, so We said: "Strike the
rock with your staff". Thus twelve springs burst out of it; each tribe
then knew from where to drink. "Eat and drink from God's provisions, and
do not roam the earth as corruptors".
61. And you said: "O Moses, we will not be patient to one type of food,
so call for us your Lord that He may bring forth what the earth grows of its
beans, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions". He said: "Would you
trade that which is lowly with that which is good?" Descend to Egypt, you
will have in it what you have asked for. They were thus stricken with humiliation
and disgrace, and they remained under God's wrath for they were disbelieving
in God's signs, and killing the prophets with no justification; this is for
what they have disobeyed and transgressed.
62. Surely those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and
the reverts; any one of them who believes in God and the last day, and does
good work, they will have their reward with their Lord, with no fear over them,
nor will they grieve.
63. And We took your covenant, and raised the mount above you; "Take what
We have given you with strength, and remember what is in it that you may be
righteous".
64. Then you turned away after this. And had it not been for God's favour upon
you and His mercy, you would have been of the losers.
65. You have come to know who it was amongst you that aggressed during the Sabbath,
We said to them: "Be despicable apes!"
66. And We did this as a punishment for what they had done in it and also afterwards,
and a reminder to the righteous.
67. And Moses said to his people: "God orders you to slaughter a heifer"
They said: "Do you mock us?" He said: "I seek refuge with God
that I not be of the ignorant ones".
68. They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which it
is" He said: "He says it is a heifer neither too old nor too young,
an age between that. So now do as you are commanded".
69. They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify what color
it is" He said: "He says it is a yellow heifer with a strong color,
pleasing to those who see it".
70. They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which one
it is, for the heifers all look alike to us and we will, God willing, be guided".
71. He said: "He says it is a heifer which was never subjugated to plough
the land, or water the crops, free from any blemish" They said: "Now
you have come with the truth" And they slaughtered it, though they had
nearly not done so.
72. And you had murdered a person, then disputed in the matter; God was to bring
out what you were keeping secret.
73. We said: "Strike him with parts from it". It is thus that God
brings the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you may comprehend.
74. Then your hearts became hardened after that, they became like stone or even
harder; but even from the stones there are rivers that burst forth, or from
them are those that crack so that the water comes forth, or from them are what
fall from the fear of God; God is not unaware of what you do.
75. Did you expect that they would believe with you, when a group of them had
heard God's words then altered them knowingly after having understood?
76. And when they come across those who believe, they say: "we believe!",
and when they are alone with each other they say: "Why do you inform them
about what God has said to us? Then they would use it in argument against us
at your Lord. Do you not understand?"
77. Do they not know that God knows what they conceal and what they declare?
78. And amongst them are gentiles who do not know the Scripture except by hearsay,
and they can only assume.
79. So woe to those who write the Scripture with their hands then say: "This
is from God", so that they can seek a cheap gain! Woe to them for what
their hands have written and woe to them for what they gained.
80. And they said: "The fire will not touch us except a limited number
of days" Say: "Have you taken a pledge with God? If so, then God will
not break His pledge. Or do you say about God what you do not know?"
81. Indeed, whoever gains a sin, and is surrounded by his mistakes; those are
the people of the Fire, in it they abide eternally.
82. And those who believe and do good work, they are the people of Paradise,
in it they abide eternally.
83. And We took the covenant of the Children of Israel: "You shall not
serve except God, and regard your parents, and regard the relatives, and orphans,
and needy, and say kind things to the people, and uphold the salat, and contribute
to the zakat". But then you turned away, except a few of you; you were
objecting.
84. And We have taken a covenant with you: "You shall not spill each other's
blood, nor drive each other out from your homes". Then you agreed to this
while bearing witness.
85. But then here you are killing each other and driving out a group of you
from their homes; you act towards them with evil and animosity. And if they
come to you as prisoners, you ransom them while it was forbidden for you to
drive them out! Do you believe in some of the Scripture and disbelieve in some?
The punishment for those amongst you who do so is humiliation in this worldly
life, and on the day of resurrection they will be returned to the most severe
retribution. God is not unaware of what you all do.
86. These are the ones who have purchased this worldly life instead of the Hereafter.
The retribution will not be reduced for them, nor will they be supported.
87. And We gave Moses the Scripture, and after him we sent the messengers. And
We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear proofs, and We supported Him with the Holy
Spirit. Is it that every time a messenger comes to you with what your souls
do not desire, you become arrogant? A group of them you deny, and a group of
them you kill!
88. And they said: "Our hearts are sealed!" No, it is God who has
cursed them for their rejection, for very little do they believe.
89. And when a scripture came to them from God, authenticating what is with
them; while before that they were mocking those who rejected; so when what they
knew came to them, they rejected it! God's curse be upon the rejecters.
90. Miserable indeed is what they purchase with their souls, that they disbelieve
in what God Has sent down as resentment that God would send down from His grace
to whom He pleases of His servants; thus they have incurred wrath upon wrath.
And the rejecters will have a humiliating retribution.
91. And if it is said to them: "Believe in what God Has sent down";
they say: "We believe only in what was sent down to us" and they reject
what came after it, while it is the truth authenticating what is with them.
Say: "Why then did you kill God's prophets if you were believers?"
92. And Moses had come to you with clear proofs, then you took the calf after
him; you were wicked!
93. And We took your covenant, and raised the mount above you: "Take what
We have given you with strength, and listen" They said: "We hear and
disobey!", and they had consumed the calf inside their hearts by their
disbelief. Say: "Miserable indeed is what your belief orders of you if
you are believers!"
94. Say: "If the abode of the Hereafter has been set exclusively for you
to the exception of all other people, then you should wish for death if you
are truthful!"
95. They will never wish for it because of what their hands have done; and God
is aware of the wicked.
96. And you will find them the most obsessive people regarding long life; as
well as those who have set-up partners; each one of them wishes that he could
live a thousand years. It will not change for him the retribution even if he
lived so long, God is watchful over what you do.
97. Say: "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel, then know that he has sent it
down into your heart by God's permission, authenticating what is already present,
and a guide and good news for the believers".
98. "Whoever was an enemy to God and His Angels, and His messengers, and
Gabriel, and Michael, then so God is the enemy to the disbelievers".
99. We have sent down to you clear verses; only the evil ones would disbelieve
in them.
100. Is it that each time they make a pledge, a group of them breaks it? Alas,
most of them do not believe.
101. And when a messenger came to them from God, authenticating what was with
them, a group of those who had already received the scripture placed God's scripture
behind their backs as if they did not know.
102. And they followed what the devils recited regarding Solomon's kingship.
Solomon did not reject, but it was the devils that rejected by teaching people
magic, and teaching them what was sent down on the two Angels in Babylon, Haroot
and Maroot. They did not teach anyone until they would say: "We are a test,
so do not disbelieve!" Thus they teach what can separate a person and his
mate; but they cannot harm anyone except by God's permission. And they learn
what harms them and does not benefit them, and they have known that he who is
a slave to his money has no place in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed is what
they purchased with their souls if only they knew!
103. And had they believed and been righteous, it would have brought them a
reward with God which is far better if they knew!
104. O you who believe, do not say: "Look after us", but say: "Be
patient with us", and listen. For the rejecters is a painful retribution.
105. Neither do those who have rejected from among the people of the scripture,
nor from among those who have set-up partners, wish that any good comes down
to you from your Lord. But God chooses with His mercy whom He wishes; and from
God is the greatest favour.
106. We do not duplicate a revelation, or make it forgotten, unless We bring
one which is like it or even greater. Did you not know that God is capable of
all things?
107. Did you not know that to God is the kingship of the heavens and earth,
and that you do not have besides God any guardian or supporter?
108. Or do you want to ask your messenger as Moses was asked before? Whoever
replaces belief with rejection, he has indeed strayed from the right path.
109. Many of the people of the scripture have wished that they could return
you to being rejecters after your believing, out of envy from their souls after
the truth was made clear to them. You shall forgive them and overlook until
God brings His will. God is capable of all things.
110. And uphold the salat, and contribute to the zakat, and what you bring forth
of good for your souls you will find it with God. God is watching what you do.
111. And they said: "None shall enter Paradise except those who are Jewish
or Nazarenes"; this is what they wish. Say: "Bring forth your proof
if you are truthful".
112. No, it is the one who complies himself to God, while doing good, he will
have his reward with his Lord. There will be no fear over them, nor will they
grieve.
113. And the Jews said: "The Nazarenes have no basis", and the Nazarenes
said: "The Jews have no basis", while they are both reciting the scripture!
Similarly, those who do not know have said the same thing. God will judge between
them on the day of resurrection in what they disputed.
114. And who are more wicked than those who boycott God's temples; so that His
name not be mentioned in them; and they seek there destruction? They will not
be able to enter them except in fear; they will have humiliation in this world
and in the Hereafter a painful retribution.
115. And to God belongs the east and the west, so wherever you turn, there is
God's direction. God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
116. And they said: "God Has taken a son!" Be He glorified. To Him
is all that is in the heavens and in the earth, all are humbled to Him.
117. Initiator of heavens and earth, when He decrees a command, He merely says
to it: "Be" and it is.
118. And those who do not know said: "If only God would speak to us, or
a sign would come to us". It is the same thing that the people before them
have said, their hearts are so similar! We have clarified the signs for a people
who comprehend.
119. We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of good news and warner. You
will not be asked about the people of Hell.
120. Neither the Jews nor the Nazarenes will be pleased with you until you follow
their creed. Say: "The guidance is God's guidance" And if you follow
their wishes after the knowledge that has come to you, then there is none who
can help or protect you against God.
121. Those to whom We have given the scripture and they recite it as it truthfully
deserves to be recited; they believe in it. As for those who disbelieve in it,
they are the losers.
122. O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I have bestowed upon you,
and that I have preferred you over all the worlds.
123. And beware of a day when no soul can avail another soul, nor will any amendment
be accepted from it, nor will any intercession help it; they will not be supported.
124. And Abraham was tested by commands from His Lord, which he completed. He
said: "I will make you a role model for the people" He replied: "And
from my progeny?" He said: "My pledge will not encompass the wicked".
125. And We have made the House an example for the people and a sanctuary. And
take comfort from the station of Abraham. And We entrusted to Abraham and Ishmael:
"You shall purify My House for those who visit, those who are devoted,
and for those who yield and submit.
126. And Abraham said: "My Lord, make this town a sanctuary, and provide
for its inhabitants of the fruits for whoever believes in God and the last day".
He said: "As for he who rejects, I will let him enjoy for a while, then
I will force him to the retribution of the Fire, what a miserable destiny!"
127. And Abraham raised the pillars of the House with Ishmael: "Our Lord
accept this from us, You are the Hearer, the Knowledgeable".
128. "Our Lord, and make us compliant to You and from our progeny a compliant
nation to You, and show us our rites and forgive us; You are the most Forgiving,
Most Merciful".
129. "Our Lord, and send amongst them a messenger from among themselves,
that he may recite to them Your revelations and teach them the scripture and
the wisdom, and purify them. You are the Noble, the Wise".
130. And who would abandon the creed of Abraham except one who fools himself?
We have selected him in this world, and in the Hereafter he is of the righteous.
131. When his Lord said to him: "Comply", he said: "I comply
to the Lord of the worlds".
132. And Abraham enjoined his sons and Jacob: "O my sons, God Has selected
the system for you, so do not die except in compliance".
133. Or were you present when death came to Jacob and he told his sons: "Who
shall you serve after I am gone?", they said: "Your God, and the God
of your fathers Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac; One God and to Him we are compliant"
134. That was a nation that has passed away; to them is what they have earned,
and to you is what you have earned; and you will not be asked regarding what
they did.
135. And they said: "Be Jews or Nazarenes so that you may be guided!"
Say: "No, rather the creed of Abraham, monotheism; for he was not one of
those who set-up partners.
136. Say: "We believe in God and in what was sent down to us and what was
sent down to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs,
and what was given to Moses and Jesus, and what was given to the prophets from
their Lord; we do not make a distinction between any of them and to Him we are
compliant.
137. So, if they believe exactly as you have believed, then they are guided;
and if they turn away, then they are in opposition and God will suffice you
against them, and He is the Hearer, the Knower.
138. Such is God's coloring, and who better than God in coloring. And to Him
we are in service.
139. Say: "Do you debate with us in God while He is our Lord and your Lord,
and we have our work and you have your work, and to Him we are believers."
140. "Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the
Patriarchs were all Jewish or Nazarene?" Say: "Are you more knowledgeable
or is God?" Who is more wicked than one who conceals a testimony with him
from God? God is not unaware of what you do.
141. That was a nation that passed away, to them is what they earned and to
you is what you have earned; you will not be asked about what they did.
142. The foolish from amongst the people will say: "What has turned them
away from the focal point that they were on?" Say: "To God is the
east and the west, He guides whomsoever He wishes to a straight path".
143. And as such, We have made you a balanced nation so that you may be witness
over the people, and that the messenger may be witness over you. And We did
not make the focal point that you were on except to know who follows the messenger
from those who will turn on their heels. It was a great thing indeed except
for those whom God had guided; God was not to waste your belief. God is Merciful
and Compassionate over the people.
144. We see the shifting of your face towards the sky, We will thus set for
you a focal point that will be pleasing to you: "you shall set your face
towards the restricting temple; and wherever you may be, you shall all set your
faces towards it". Those who have been given the scripture know it is the
truth from their Lord. And God is not unaware of what you do.
145. And if you come to those who have been given the scripture with every sign
they will not follow your focal point, nor will you follow their focal point,
nor will some of them even follow the others focal point. And if you were to
follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, then you would
be one of the wicked.
146. Those to whom We have given the scripture know it as they know their own
children; and a group of them hides the truth while they know.
147. The truth is from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt.
148. And to each is a direction that he will take, so you shall race towards
good deeds. Wherever you may be, God will bring you all together. God is capable
of all things.
149. And from wherever you go out, you shall set your face towards the restricting
temple; it is the truth from your Lord; and God is not unaware of what you do.
150. And wherever you go out, you shall set your face towards the restricting
temple. And wherever you may be you shall set your faces towards it; that the
people will have no room for debate with you, except those of them who are wicked.
You shall not fear them, but fear Me; so that I may complete My blessings upon
you and that you may be guided.
151. As We have sent a messenger to you from amongst yourselves to recite Our
revelations to you, and purify you, and teach you the scripture and the wisdom,
and teach you what you did not know.
152. So remember Me that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me and do not
disbelieve.
153. O you who believe, seek help through patience and the salat, God is with
the patient ones.
154. And do not say of those who are killed in the sake of God that they are
dead; no, they are alive but you do not perceive.
155. And We will test you with some fear and hunger, and a shortage in money
and lives and fruits. And give good news to those who are patient.
156. The ones who, when afflicted with adversity, they say: "We are to
God and to Him we will return".
157. To these will be commitments from their Lord and a mercy, they are the
guided ones.
158. The Safa and Marwah are amongst the rites of God. Whomsoever travels to
the House for the Pilgrimage or merely visits, commits no error that he should
briefly visit them. And whoever does good voluntarily, then God is Appreciative,
Knowledgeable.
159. Surely those who conceal what We have sent down to them which was clear,
and the guidance, after God Had made it clear in the scripture; these will be
cursed by God and be cursed by those who curse.
160. Except those who repent and amend and make clear; for those I will accept
their repentance, for I am the One who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.
161. Surely, those who have disbelieved and then died as disbelievers; they
will be cursed by God, and the Angels, and all the people.
162. They will abide therein forever, and the retribution will not be lightened
for them, nor will they be reprieved.
163. And your God is but One God, there is no God but He; the Almighty the Most
Merciful.
164. Surely, in the creation of heavens and earth, and the differences between
night and day, and the ship that sails in the sea for the benefit of the people,
and what God has sent down of water from the sky so He brings the earth back
to life after it had died, and He sent forth from it every creature, and the
movement of the winds and the clouds that have been designated between the earth
and the sky are signs for a people that understand.
165. And from among the people are some who take other than God as His equals,
they love them as they love God; but those who believe love God more strongly;
and when those who were wicked see the retribution, they will see that all power
belongs to God, and that God is severe in retribution.
166. When those who were followed will disown those who followed them, and they
will see the retribution, and all excuses have abandoned them.
167. And those who followed them said: "If we could have a chance to disown
them as they have disowned us" It is such that God will show them their
work which is regretted for them; they will not leave the Fire.
168. O people, eat of what is in the earth as good and lawful, and do not follow
the steps of the devil, he is to you a clear enemy.
169. He only orders you to evil and sin, and that you may say about God what
you do not know.
170. And if they are told: "Follow what God has sent down", they say:
"No, we will follow what we found our fathers doing" What if their
fathers did not understand anything and were not guided?
171. And the example of those who disbelieve is like one who repeats what he
has heard of calls and shouts; deaf, dumb, and blind, they do not understand.
172. O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided for you, and
be thankful to God; if it is Him you serve.
173. He Has only forbidden for you what is already dead, and blood, and the
meat of pig, and what was dedicated to other than God. Whoever finds himself
forced out of need without disobedience or animosity, then there is no sin upon
him. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
174. Surely, those who conceal what God Has sent down of the scripture, and
they purchase with it a cheap price; they will not eat in their stomachs except
the Fire, and God will not speak to them on the day of resurrection, nor will
He purify them, and they will have a painful retribution.
175. These are the ones who have purchased straying for guidance, and retribution
for forgiveness; they have no patience towards the Fire.
176. This is because God Has sent down the scripture with truth; and those who
have disputed in the scripture are in far opposition.
177. Piety is not to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but piety
is one who believes in God and the last day, and the Angels, and the scripture,
and the prophets, and he gives money out of love to the near relatives, and
the orphans, and the needy and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free
the slaves, and he upholds the salat, and he contributes to the zakat; and those
who keep their pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in
the face of good and bad and when in despair. These are the ones who have been
truthful, and they are the righteous.
178. O you who believe, execution has been decreed for you in the case of murder;
the free for the free, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female.
Whoever is forgiven anything by his brother, then it is to be followed with
good deeds and kindness towards him; that is alleviation from your Lord, and
a mercy. Whoever transgresses after that, he will have a painful retribution.
179. And through execution, you will be giving life, O people of understanding,
that you may be righteous.
180. It is decreed for you that if death should come to any of you, that it
is best if he leaves a will for his family and relatives out of goodness; this
is a truth for the righteous.
181. Whoever alters it after having heard, then the sin will be upon those who
alter it. God is Hearer, Knowing.
182. If anyone fears harm or sin from his beneficiary, then reconcile what is
between them. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
183. O you who believe, it is decreed for you to fast as it was decreed for
those before you that you may be righteous.
184. For a limited number of days. Whoever of you is ill or traveling, then
the same number from different days; and as for those who can do so but with
difficulty, they may redeem by feeding the needy. And whoever does good voluntarily,
then it is better for him. And if you fast it is better for you if you knew.
185. The hottest month, in which the Quran was sent down as a guide and clarification
of the guidance and the criterion. Whoever witnesses the month, then let him
fast in it. And for whoever is ill or traveling, then the equivalent number
from different days. God wants to bring you ease and not to bring you hardship;
and you shall complete the count, and glorify God for what He Has guided you,
that you may be thankful.
186. And if My servants ask you about Me, I am near answering the calls of those
who call to Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me that they may be
guided.
187. It has been made lawful for you during the night of fasting to approach
your women sexually. They are a garment for you and you are a garment for them.
God knows that you used to betray your souls so He Has accepted your repentance,
and forgiven you; now you may approach them and seek what God Has written for
you. And you may eat and drink until the white thread is distinct from the black
thread of dawn; then you shall complete the fast until night; and do not approach
them while you are on duty in the temples. These are God's boundaries, so do
not transgress them. It is thus that God makes His revelations clear to the
people that they may be righteous.
188. And do not consume your money between you unjustly by bribing the decision
makers so that you may consume a part of the other people's money sinfully while
you know!
189. They ask you regarding the crescents, say: "They are a timing device
for the people and for the Pilgrimage" And piety is not that you would
enter a home through its back, but piety is whomever is righteous and come to
the homes from their main doors. And be aware of God that you may succeed.
190. And fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress,
God does not love the aggressors.
191. And kill them wherever you find them, and expel them from where they expelled
you, and know that persecution is worse than being killed. And do not fight
them at the restricting temple unless they fight you in it; if they fight you
then kill them, thus is the reward of the disbelievers.
192. And if they cease, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
193. And fight them so there is no more persecution, and so that the system
is God's. If they cease, then there will be no aggression except against the
wicked.
194. What is done in the month of restriction may be met with equal force, and
if what is done is forbidden, it will be punishable by execution. Whoever attacks
you, then you shall attack him the same as he attacked you; and be aware of
God, and know that God is with the righteous.
195. And spend in the cause of God, but do not throw your resources to disaster.
And do kindness, for God loves those who do kindness.
196. And complete the Pilgrimage and the visit for God; if you cannot, then
make what is easy of the animal sacrifice, and do not shave your heads until
the animal sacrifice reaches its destination. Whoever of you is ill or has an
affliction on his head, then you may redeem by fasting or giving a charity or
a sacrifice. If you are secure, then whoever continues the visit until the Pilgrimage,
then he shall provide what he can of the animal sacrifice. As for he who cannot
find anything, then he must fast for three days during the Pilgrimage and seven
when he returns; this will make a complete ten; this is for those whose family
do not live near the restricting temple. And be aware of God, and know that
God is severe in retribution.
197. The Pilgrimage is during the leap months. If anyone declares the Pilgrimage
in them, then there shall be no sexual approach, nor vileness, nor argument
in the Pilgrimage. And any good that you do, God is aware of it; and bring provisions
for yourselves, though the best provision is righteousness; and be aware of
Me O people of understanding.
198. There is no sin upon you to seek goodness from your Lord. So when you finish
from Ara'fat, then remember God at the location of restriction, and remember
Him as He has guided you, for you were before that straying.
199. Then you shall disperse from where the people dispersed, and seek God's
forgiveness; God is surely Forgiving, Most Merciful.
200. When you have completed your rites, then remember God as you remember your
fathers or even greater. From among the people are those who say: "Our
Lord, give us from this world!", but in the Hereafter he has no part.
201. And some of them say: "Our Lord, give us good in this world, and good
in the Hereafter, and spare us from the retribution of the Fire".
202. These will have a portion of what they have gained; and God is quick in
judgment.
203. And remember God during the limited number of days. Whoever hurries to
two days, there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays, there is no sin upon
him if he is being righteous. And be aware of God, and know that it is to Him
that you will be gathered.
204. And from among the people are those whose words you admire about this worldly
life, but God is witness as to what is in his heart, for he is the worst in
opposition.
205. And if he gains power, he seeks to corrupt the earth and destroy its crops,
and people's lineage. God does not like corruption.
206. And if he is told: "Be aware of God", his pride leads to more
sin. Hell will be enough for him; what a miserable abode!
207. And from among the people is he who develops his soul by seeking God's
favour; God is kind to His servants.
208. O you who believe, join in peace, all of you, and do not follow the footsteps
of the devil. He is to you a clear enemy.
209. But if you slip after the clarity has come to you, then know that God is
Noble, Wise.
210. Are they waiting for God to come to them shadowed in clouds with the Angels?
The matter would then be finished! And to God all matters will return.
211. Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs did We give them? And whoever
changes God's favour after it has come to him, then God is Mighty in retribution.
212. This worldly life has been made pleasing to the disbelievers, and they
mock those who believe. And those who are righteous will be above them on the
day of resurrection; God provides for whoever He wishes without a price.
213. The people used to be one nation, then God sent the prophets as bearers
of good news and warners, and He sent down with them the scripture with the
facts so that they may judge between the people in what they were disputing.
But after receiving the clarity, the people disputed in it due to animosity
between them. And God guided those who believed with His permission regarding
what they disputed in of the truth. And God guides whoever He wishes to a straight
path.
214. Or did you expect that you would enter Paradise, while the example of those
who were before you came to you: they were stricken with adversity and hardship,
and they were shaken until the messenger and those who believed with him said:
"When is God's victory?" Yes indeed, God's victory is near.
215. They ask you what they should spend, say: "What you spend out of goodness
should go to your family and the relatives and the orphans, and the needy, and
the traveller. And any good you do, God is fully aware of it.
216. Warfare has been decreed for you while you hate it; and perhaps you may
hate something while it is good for you, and perhaps you may love something
while it is bad for you; God knows while you do not know.
217. They ask you about the month of restriction: "Is there fighting in
it?" Say: "Much fighting is in it, and to repel from the path of God
and to disbelieve in it and the restricting temple, and to drive its inhabitants
out of it is far greater with God, and persecution is worse than being killed.
And they still will fight you until they turn you back from your system if they
are able. And whoever of you turns back from his system, and he dies while disbelieving,
then these have nullified their work in this life and the next; these are the
people of the Fire, in it they will abide eternally!
218. Those who believe, and those who have immigrated and strived in the cause
of God; these are seeking God's mercy, and God is Forgiving, Merciful.
219. They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say: "In them is great
harm, and a benefit for the people; but their harm is greater than their benefit"
And they ask you how much are they to spend, say: "The excess" It
is thus that God clarifies for you the revelations that you may think.
220. In this world and the next; and they ask you regarding the orphans, say:
"To fix their situation is best, and if you are to care for them, then
they are your brothers. And God knows the corrupt from the good, and had God
wished He could have made things difficult. God is Noble, Wise.
221. And do not marry the females who set-up partners until they believe. For
a believing servant is better than one who sets-up partners even if she attracts
you. And do not marry the males who set-up partners until they believe. For
a believing servant is better than one who sets up partners even if he attracts
you. Those invite to the Fire, while God is inviting to Paradise and forgiveness
by His leave. He clarifies His revelations for the people that they may remember.
222. And they ask you about menstruation? Say: "It is harmful, so retire
yourselves sexually from the women during the menstruation, and do not approach
them until they are cleansed. When they are cleansed, then you may approach
them as God has commanded you". God loves the repenters and He loves the
cleansed.
223. Your women are a cultivation for you. So approach your cultivation as you
may will but act for your own good. And be aware of God and know that you will
meet Him, and give good news to the believers.
224. And do not make God the subject of your casual swearing. Be pious and righteous
and reconcile among the people; and God is Listener, Knower.
225. God will not call you to account for your casual swearing, but He will
call you to account for what has entered your hearts. God is Forgiving, Compassionate.
226. For those who wish to divorce their wives, then they must wait four months.
If they retract, then God is Forgiving, Most Merciful.
227. And if they insist on divorce, then God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
228. And the divorced women shall hold themselves for three menstruation periods;
and it is not lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs,
if they believe in God and the last day. And their husbands would still have
a right to return them in this situation if they both wish to reconcile. And
for what obligations the women are owed, so similarly must they fulfil their
obligations. But the men will have a greater responsibility over them in this.
And God is Noble, Wise.
229. Divorce may be done twice, then either they remain together equitably,
or they separate with kindness. And it is not lawful for you to take back anything
you have given the women unless you fear that they will not uphold God's limits.
So if you fear that they will not uphold God's limits, then there is no sin
upon them for what is given back. These are God's limits so do not transgress
them. And whoever shall transgress God's limits, then these are the wicked.
230. So if he then divorces her after that, she will not be lawful for him until
she marries another husband. If the other husband then divorces her, then there
is no sin that they come back together if they think they will uphold God's
limits. These are God's limits, He clarifies them for a people that know.
231. And if you divorce the women, and they reach their required interim, then
you shall either reconcile with them equitably, or separate from them equitably.
And do not reconcile with them so you can harm them out of animosity; whoever
does so does wickedness to his soul. And do not take God's revelations lightly.
And remember God's blessings towards you, and what was sent down to you of the
scripture and the wisdom, He warns you with it. And be aware of God and know
that God is Knowledgeable in all things.
232. And if you divorce the women, and they complete their interim period, then
do not prevent them from remarrying their husbands if they amicably agree amongst
themselves out of what is best. This is to remind any of you who believe in
God and the last day, this is better for you and purer; and God knows while
you do not know.
233. And the divorced mothers are allowed to suckle their children two full
years, if they wish to complete the suckling cycle. And the man for whom the
child is born is responsible for both their provisions and clothing equitably.
We do not burden a soul beyond its means. No mother shall be harmed because
of her child, nor shall a father be harmed because of his child. And for the
guardian is the same requirement. So if they wish to separate out of mutual
agreement and council, then there is no sin upon them. And if you want to hire
nursing mothers, then there is no sin upon you if you give back what you have
been given equitably. And be aware of God, and know that God is watching over
what you do.
234. And for those of you who die and leave widows behind, then their widows
must wait for four months and ten days. So when they reach their required interim,
then there is no sin upon you for what they do to themselves equitably. And
God is Expert to what you do.
235. And there is no sin upon you if you openly propose marriage to these women,
or you keep it between yourselves. God knows that you will be thinking of them,
but do not date them secretly except to say what is good. And do not commit
to the marriage vows until the required interim is reached in the scripture.
And know that God knows what is in your souls, so be aware of Him, and know
that God is Forgiving, Compassionate.
236. There is no sin upon you if you divorce the women before having sexual
intercourse with them, or before agreeing to the dowry for them. Let them enjoy,
the rich according to his means, and the poor according to his means. Enjoyment
in good deeds, a responsibility for those in kindness.
237. And if you divorce them before having sexual intercourse with them, but
you have already agreed to the dowry; then you must give half of what you have
agreed, unless they forgive or the guardian over the marriage contract forgives.
And if you forgive, it is closer to righteousness. And do not forget the favour
between you; God is Seer over what you do.
238. Preserve the salawat, and the balanced salat, and stand devoutly for God.
239. But if you are in a state of fear, then you may do so while walking or
riding. If you become secure, then remember God as He Has taught you what you
did not know.
240. And those of you who die and leave widows behind; a testimony to them that
they may enjoy for one year without being made to vacate. If they leave then
there is no sin upon you for what they did to themselves in goodness; and God
is Noble, Wise.
241. And for the divorced women to enjoy equitably is an obligation upon the
righteous.
242. It is such that God clarifies to you His revelations that you may comprehend.
243. Did you not see those who left their homes in groups and they were weary
of death; God said to them: "Die", then He resurrected them. God Has
great favour over the people, but most people are not thankful.
244. And fight in the cause of God and know that God is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
245. Who will lend God a loan of goodness that He may multiply it for him many
times over? God collects and He distributes, and to Him you will return.
246. Did you not see to the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses, they
said to their prophet: "Send us a king that we may fight in the cause of
God"; he said: "Are you not concerned that if fighting is decreed
upon you, you will then not fight?" They said: "And why should we
not fight in the cause of God when we have been driven out from our homes with
our children" So it was, that when fighting was decreed for them they turned
away, except for a few of them! God is fully aware of the wicked.
247. And their prophet said to them: "God Has sent Saul to you as a king"
They said: "How can he have the kingship when we are more deserving than
him, and he has not been given an abundance of wealth?" He said: "God
has chosen him over you and increased him in knowledge and stature" God
gives His kingship to whom He chooses; and God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
248. And their prophet said to them: "The sign of his kingship shall be
that he brings to you the Tomb in which there is a tranquility from your Lord
and the remainder of what was left behind by the people of Moses and the people
of Aaron being carried by the Angels. In this is a sign for you if you are believers."
249. So when Saul set out with the soldiers, he said: "God will test you
with a river, whoever drinks from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste
it is with me, except he who takes one scoop with his hand" They all drank
from it, except a few of them. So when he and those who believed with him crossed
it, they said: "We have no power today against Goliath and his soldiers!"
But the ones who understood that they would meet God said: "How many a
time has a small group beaten a large group by God's leave, and God is with
the patient ones!"
250. And when they came forth to Goliath and his soldiers, they said: "Our
Lord grant us patience, and make firm our foothold, and grant us victory over
the disbelieving people".
251. So they beat them by God's leave, and David killed Goliath, and God gave
him the kingship and the wisdom and taught him what he wished. And had it not
been for God pushing the people to challenge one another, then the earth would
have already been corrupted. But God has done favour over the worlds.
252. These are God's revelations, We recite them to you with truth, and you
are of the messengers.
253. Those messengers, We have preferred some over others; some of them talked
to God, and He raised some of them in rank, and We gave Jesus the son of Mary
the proofs and We supported him with the holy spirit. And had God wished, the
people after them would not have fought after the proofs had come to them, but
they disputed, some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. Had God wished
they would not have fought, but God does whatever He wishes.
254. O you who believe, spend from what We have provided for you before a day
will come when there is no trade, nor friendship, nor intercession; and the
disbelievers are the wicked.
255. God, there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer. No slumber or sleep
overtakes Him; to Him belongs all that is in heavens and in earth. Who will
intercede with Him except by His leave. He knows their present and their future,
and they do not have any of His knowledge except for what He wishes. His throne
encompasses all of heavens of earth and is easy for Him to preserve them. He
is the High, the Great.
256. There is no compulsion in this system, the proper way has been made clear
from the wrong way. Whoever rejects evil, and believes in God, then he has grasped
the most solid branch that will never break. God is Hearer, Knower.
257. God is the ally of those who believe, He brings them out of the darkness
and into the light. As for those who reject, their allies are evil, they bring
them out of the light and into the darkness; these are the people of the Fire,
in it they will abide eternally.
258. Did the news come to you of the person who debated with Abraham regarding
his Lord, because God had given him a kingship? Abraham said:" My Lord
is the One who gives life and death", he said: "I bring life and death"
Abraham said: "God brings the sun from the east, so you bring it from the
west" The one who disbelieved was confounded; and God does not guide the
wicked people.
259. Or the one who passed through a town, where all its inhabitants had passed
away. He said: "How can God possibly resurrect this after its death?"
So God put him to death for one hundred lunar years, then He resurrected him.
He said: "How long have you stayed here?" He said: "I have stayed
here a day or part of a day" He said: "No, you have stayed here for
one hundred lunar years! Look at your food and drink, they have not changed,
but look at your mule" And We will make you a sign for the people, and
look at the bones how We grow them, then We cover them with meat" So when
it was clear to him what happened, he said: "I now know that God is capable
over all things!"
260. And Abraham said: "My Lord, show me how you resurrect the dead."
He said: "Do you not already believe?" He said: "I do, but it
is so my heart can be relieved" He said: "Choose four birds, then
cut them, then place parts of the birds on each mountain, then call them to
you; they will come racing towards you" And know that God is Noble, Wise.
261. The example of those who spend their money in the cause of God is like
a seed that sprouts forth seven pods, in each pod there is one hundred seeds;
and God multiplies for whoever He chooses, and God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
262. Those who spend their money in the cause of God, then they do not follow
what they have spent with insult nor harm; they will have their reward with
their Lord, there is no fear over them nor will they grieve.
263. Kind words and forgiveness is far better than a charity that is followed
by harm. God is Rich, Compassionate.
264. O you who believe, do not nullify your charities with insult and harm;
like the one who spends his money in vanity to show the people, and he does
not believe in God and the last day. His example is like a stone on which their
is dust, then it is subjected to heavy rain which leaves it bare. They cannot
do anything with what they earned; and God does not guide the rejecting people.
265. And the example of those who spend their money seeking God's grace, and
to save their souls, is like the example of a garden on a high ground which
is subjected to a heavy rain, and because of that it produces double its crop!
And if no heavy rain comes, then light rain is enough. And God is Seer over
all you do.
266. Does anyone of you desire that he have a garden with palm trees and grapevines,
and rivers flowing beneath it, and in it for him are all kinds of fruits, then
he is afflicted with old age and his progeny is weak, and a whirlwind with fire
strikes it and it all burns? It is thus that God makes clear for you the signs
that you may reflect.
267. O you who believe, spend from the good things that you have earned, and
from what We have brought forth from the earth. And do not choose the rotten
out of it to give, while you would not take it yourselves unless you close your
eyes regarding it. And know that God is Rich, Praiseworthy.
268. The devil promises you poverty and orders you to evil, while God promises
forgiveness from Him and favour. God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
269. He grants wisdom to whom He chooses, and whoever is granted wisdom, has
been given much good. Only those with understanding will remember.
270. And whatever you spend out of your monies, or whatever you pledge as a
promise, then God knows it. The wicked have no supporters.
271. If you openly give charity, then it is acceptable; but if you conceal it
and give it to the poor, then that is better for you. And He cancels some of
your sins; and God is Expert to all that you do.
272. You are not responsible for their guidance, but it is God who will guide
whoever He wishes. And whatever you spend out of goodness is for your own souls.
And anything you spend should be in seeking God's direction. And whatever you
spend out of goodness will be retuned to you, and you will not be wronged.
273. As for the poor who face hardship in the cause of God, and they cannot
travel in the land; the ignorant ones think they are rich from their modesty;
you know them by their features, they do not ask the people at all. And what
you spend out of goodness, God is fully aware of it.
274. Those who spend their money in the night and in the day, secretly and openly,
they will have their reward with their Lord, there is no fear over them nor
will they grieve.
275. Those who consume financial interest, they do not rise except as the one
who is being beaten by the devil out of direct touch. That is because they have
said: "Trade is like financial interest" While God Has made trade
lawful, and He has forbidden financial interest. Whoever has received understanding
from His Lord and ceases, then he will be forgiven for what was before this
and his case will be with God. But whoever returns, they are the people of the
Fire, in it they will abide eternally.
276. God wipes out financial interest and He grants growth to charities. And
God does not love every wicked sinner.
277. Those who believe and do good works, and uphold the salat, and contribute
to the zakat; they will have their rewards with their Lord and there is no fear
over them nor will they grieve.
278. O you who believe, be aware of God and give up what is left of the financial
interest if you are truly believers.
279. And if you will not do this, then take notice of a war from God and His
messenger; but if you repent, then you will have back your principal money,
you will not be wronged nor will you wrong.
280. If the person is facing insolvency, then you shall wait until he becomes
able. And if you relinquish it as a charity it is better for you if you knew.
281. And be aware of a day when you will be returned to God then every soul
will be paid what it has earned, they will not be wronged.
282. O you who believe, if you borrow debt for a future period, then you shall
record it. And let a scribe of justice record it for you; and let not the scribe
refuse to record as God Has taught him. Let him record and let the person who
is borrowing dictate to him, and let him be aware of God, and let him not reduce
from it anything. If the one who is borrowing is immature or weak or he cannot
dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate with justice. And bring two witnesses
from amongst your men, if they are not two men, then a man and two women from
whom you will accept their testimony, so that if one of them becomes misled,
then the one can remind the other. And let the witnesses not refuse to come
if they are called. And do not fail to record it no matter how small or large
until its maturity. That is more just with God and better for the testimony,
and better that you do not have doubts; except if it is a trade to be done on
the spot between you, then their is no sin upon you if you do not record it.
And have witnesses if you trade. No scribe shall be harmed nor any witness;
for if you do so then it is vileness on your part, and be aware of God and God
teaches you and God is aware of all things.
283. And if you are traveling or do not find a scribe, then a pledge of collateral.
If you trust each other then let the one who was entrusted deliver his trust,
and let him be aware of God, and do not hold back the testimony. And whoever
holds it back, then he has sinned in his heart, and God is aware of what you
do.
284. To God is what is in the heavens and in earth, and if you declare what
is in your souls or hide it, God will call you to account for it. He will forgive
whom He wishes, and punish whom He wishes, and God is capable of all things.
285. The messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord. And
the believers, all who believe in God, and His angles, and His scriptures, and
His messengers; we do not differentiate between any of His messengers; and they
said: "We hear and obey, forgive us O Lord, and to you is our destiny."
286. God does not burden a soul beyond its means. For it is what it earns, and
against it is what it earns. "Our Lord, do not mind us if we forget or
make mistakes; our Lord, do not place upon us a burden as you have placed upon
those before us; our Lord, do not place upon us what we cannot bare; pardon
us, and forgive us, and have mercy on us; you are our patron, grant us victory
over the disbelieving people".