1. O you prophet,
you shall be aware of God, and do not obey the rejecters and the hypocrites.
God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
2. And follow what is being revealed to you by your Lord. God is fully aware
of all that you do.
3. And put your trust in God. God suffices as an advocate.
4. God did not make any man with two hearts in his body. Nor did He make your
wives whom you estrange to be your mothers. Nor did He make your adopted children
your sons. Such is what you claim with your mouths, but God speaks the truth,
and He guides to the path.
5. Name them by retaining their father's name. That is more just with God. But
if you do not know their fathers, then, as your brothers in the system and members
of your family. There is no sin upon you if you make a mistake in this respect;
but you will be responsible for what your hearts deliberately intend. God is
Forgiver, Merciful.
6. The prophet is closer to the believers than themselves, and his wives are
mothers to them. And God's decree to the believers and the emigrants is that
before they help their relatives, they have taken care of their own families
first. Such has been decreed in the scripture.
7. And when We took from the prophets their covenant. And from you, and from
Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary; We took from them a
strong covenant.
8. So that the truthful may be asked about their truthfulness, and He has prepared
for the rejecters a painful retribution.
9. O you who believe, remember God's favour upon you when soldiers attacked
you and We sent upon them a wind and invisible soldiers. God is Seer of everything
you do.
10. For they had come from above you, and from beneath you; your eyes were terrified,
and the hearts reached to the throat, and you harboured doubts about God.
11. That is when the believers were truly tested; they were severely shaken
up.
12. And the hypocrites and those who have a sickness in their hearts said: "God
and His messenger promised us nothing but illusions!"
13. And a group of them said: "O people of Yathrib, you cannot make a stand;
therefore, retreat" And a small party of them sought permission from the
prophet, saying: "Our homes are exposed", when they were not exposed.
They just wanted to flee.
14. And if the enemy had entered at them from all sides, and then they were
asked to betray, they would do so with very little hesitation.
15. And indeed they had pledged to God before this that they would not turn
around and flee. Making a pledge to God brings great responsibility.
16. Say: "It will not benefit you to flee away from death or from being
killed, for you will only have the enjoyment for a short while"
17. Say: "Who can protect you from God if He intends to harm you, or He
intends any blessing for you?" They will never find besides God any ally
or victor.
18. God already knows which of you are the hinderers, and those who say to their
brothers: "Come and stay with us" Rarely do they mobilize for battle.
19. They are miserable towards you. Then, when fear comes, you see their eyes
rolling, as if death had already come to them. But once the fear is gone, they
whip you with sharp tongues. They are miserable towards doing any good. These
have not believed, so God nullifies their works. This is easy for God to do.
20. They thought that the confederates have not yet mobilized. And if the confederates
do appear, they wish that they were out in the desert, seeking out news about
you. Even if they were among you, they would not have fought except very little.
21. Indeed, in the messenger of God a good example has been set for you for
he who seeks God and the last day and thinks constantly about God.
22. And when the believers saw the confederates, they said: "This is what
God and His messenger have promised us, and God and His messenger are truthful"
This only increased their faith and their submission.
23. From among the believers are men who fulfilled their pledge to God. Thus,
some of them died, while some are still waiting; but they never altered in the
least.
24. That God may recompense the truthful for their truthfulness, and punish
the hypocrites if He so wills, or accepts their repentance. God is Forgiver,
Merciful.
25. And God drove back those who disbelieved with their rage, they left empty
handed. God thus spared the believers any fighting. God is Powerful, Noble.
26. And He also brought down those who helped support them from among the people
of the scripture from their secure positions, and He threw terror into their
hearts. Some of them you killed, and some you took captive.
27. And He inherited you their land, their homes, their money, and lands you
had never stepped on. God is able to do all things.
28. O prophet, say to your wives: "If you are seeking this worldly life
and its vanities, then come, I will make a provision for you and set you free
in an amicable manner"
29. "But if you are seeking God and His messenger, and the abode of the
Hereafter, then God has prepared for the righteous among you a great reward"
30. O wives of the prophet, if any of you commits evident lewdness, then the
retribution will be doubled for her. This is easy for God to do.
31. Any whosoever of you is obedient to God and His messenger, and does good
works, We will grant her double the recompense, and We have prepared for her
a generous provision.
32. O wives of the prophet, you are not like any other women. If you are righteous,
then do not speak too softly, lest those with disease in their hearts will move
with desire; you shall speak in an honourable manner.
33. You shall settle down in your homes, and do not come out like the olden
days of ignorance. You shall uphold the salat, and contribute to the zakat,
and obey God and His messenger. God wishes to remove all evil from you, O people
of the House, and to purify you completely.
34. And mention all that is being recited in your homes of God's revelations
and the wisdom. God is Sublime, Expert.
35. Surely, the compliant men, and the compliant women, the believing men, and
the believing women, the obedient men, and the obedient women, the truthful
men, and the truthful women, the patient men, and the patient women, the humble
men, and the humble women, the charitable men, and the charitable women, the
fasting men, and the fasting women, the chaste men, and the chaste women, and
the men who commemorate God frequently, and the commemorating women; God has
prepared for them a forgiveness and a great recompense.
36. It is not for a believing man or believing woman, if God and His messenger
issue any command, that they have any choice in their decision. And anyone who
disobeys God and His messenger, he has gone far astray.
37. And you said to the one who was blessed by God, and blessed by you: "Keep
your wife and reverence God", and you hid inside yourself what God wished
to proclaim. And you feared the people, while it was God you were supposed to
fear. So when Zayd ended his relationship with his wife, We had you marry her,
to establish that there is no wrongdoing for the believers in marrying the wives
of their adopted sons if their relationship is ended. And God's command is always
done.
38. There is no blame on the prophet in doing anything that God has decreed
upon him. Such was God's way with the people of old. And God's command is a
determined duty.
39. Those who deliver God's messages, and reverence Him, and they do not reverence
anyone but God. God suffices as a reckoner.
40. Muhammad was not the father of any man among you, but he was a messenger
of God and the seal of the prophets. And God is fully aware of all things.
41. O you who believe, you shall remember God frequently.
42. And glorify Him morning and evening.
43. He is the One who is committed you, together with His Angels, to lead you
out of darkness into the light. And He is ever Merciful towards the believers.
44. Their greeting the day they meet Him is: "Peace" and He has prepared
for them a generous recompense.
45. O prophet, We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of good news, and
a warner.
46. Inviting to God, by His leave, and a guiding beacon.
47. And give good news to the believers, that they have deserved from God a
great blessing.
48. And do not obey the rejecters and the hypocrites, and ignore their insults,
and put your trust in God; God suffices as an advocate.
49. O you who believe, if you marry the believing women, then divorced them
before having intercourse with them, then they do not owe you any waiting interim.
You shall compensate them, and let them go in an amicable manner.
50. O prophet, We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid
their due dowry, and those whom you are committed to by oath, as granted to
you by God. Also the daughters of your father's brothers, the daughters of your
father's sisters, the daughters of your mother's brothers, the daughters of
your mother's sisters, who have emigrated with you. Also, if a believing woman
gave herself to the prophet, the prophet may marry her if he wishes, as a privilege
given only to you and not to the believers. However, her forfeiting of the dowry
applies only to the prophet, and not to the other believers. We have already
decreed their rights in regard to their spouses and those who are still dependant.
This is to spare you any embarrassment. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
51. You may postpone whom you will of them, and you may receive whom you will.
And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside then there is no
sin upon you. Such is best that they may be comforted and not grieve, and may
all be pleased with what you give them. God knows what is in your hearts. God
is Knowledgeable, Compassionate.
52. No women are lawful to you beyond this, nor that you change them for other
wives, even though you may be attracted by their beauty, except those to whom
you are committed by oaths. And God is watchful over all things.
53. O you who believe, do not enter the prophet's homes except if you are invited
to a meal, without you forcing such an invitation. But if you are invited, you
may enter. And when you finish eating, you shall leave, without staying for
a talk. This used to hurt the prophet, and he was shy to tell you. But God does
not shy away from the truth. And if you ask his wives for something, ask them
from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it
is not for you to harm God's messenger, nor that you should marry his wives
after him. This is indeed a gross offence with God.
54. If you reveal anything, or hide it, God is fully aware of all things.
55. There is no sin upon them to appear before their fathers, or their sons,
or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters,
or their offspring yet to come, or their women, or those who are still their
dependants. And be aware of God, for God is witness over all things.
56. God and His Angels are committed to the prophet. O you who believe, you
shall commit to him, and surrender completely.
57. Surely those who harm God and His messenger, God will curse them in this
life and in the Hereafter; and He has prepared for them a shameful retribution.
58. And those who harm the believing men and the believing women, with no just
reason, they have brought upon themselves a slander and a gross sin.
59. O prophet, tell your wives, your daughters, and the wives of the believers
that they should lengthen their garments. Thus, they will be recognized and
avoid being harmed. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
60. If the hypocrites, and those with disease in their hearts and those who
spread lies in the city do not refrain, then We will let you overpower them,
then they will not be able to remain as your neighbours except for a short while.
61. They are cursed wherever they are found. They shall be taken and killed
in a slaughter.
62. This is God's way with those who have passed away before, and you will not
find any change in God's way.
63. The people ask you regarding the Hour. Say: "Its knowledge is but with
God. And for all that you know the Hour may be near!"
64. God has cursed the rejecters, and He Has prepared for them Hell.
65. Eternally they abide therein. They will find no ally, or victor.
66. On the day when their faces will be turned over in the fire, they will say:
"Oh, we wish we had obeyed God, and obeyed the messenger"
67. And they will say: "Our Lord, we have obeyed our leaders and our learned
ones, but they misled us from the path"
68. "Our Lord, give them double the retribution, and curse them with a
mighty curse"
69. O you who believe, do not be like those who harmed Moses, but then God cleared
him of all they said, and he was honourable before God.
70. O you who believe, be aware of God and speak only the truth.
71. He will then direct your works, and forgive your sins. And whosoever obeys
God and His messenger has triumphed a great triumph.
72. We have offered the trust to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains,
but they refused to bear it, and were fearful of it. But the human being accepted
it; he was transgressing, ignorant.
73. So that God may punish the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, and the
men who set up partners and the women who set up partners. And God redeems the
believing men and the believing women. And God is Forgiver, Merciful.