The Holly Quran

*Fathiha

*SURAH .#1

.In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .1 .Praise be to Allah the Cherisher and Sustainer of the World .2 .Most Gracious Most Merciful .3 .Master of the Da of !ud"ment .4 #hee do $e $orshi% and #hine aid $e see& .5 Sho$ us the strai"ht $a .6 #he $a of those on $hom #hou hast besto$ed #h Grace #hose .7 .$hose '%ortion( is not $rath and $ho "o not astra

*)a*ara

*SURAH .#2

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .A+,+M .1 #his is the )oo&- in it is "uidance sure $ithout doubt to .2 those $ho fear Allah Who belie.e in the Unseen are steadfast in %ra er and s%end .3 out of $hat We ha.e %ro.ided for them And $ho belie.e in the Re.elation sent to thee and sent before .4 th time and 'in their hearts( ha.e the assurance of the Hereafter #he are on 'true( "uidance from their ,ord and it is these .5

$ho $ill %ros%er As to those $ho re/ect Faith it is the same to them $hether .6 .thou $arn them or do not $arn them- the $ill not belie.e Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearin" and .7 (on their e es is a .eil- "reat is the %enalt the 'incur 0f the %eo%le there are some $ho sa 1 2We belie.e in Allah and .8 the ,ast( Da 2 but the do not 'reall ( belie.e Fain $ould the decei.e Allah and those $ho belie.e but the .9 !onl decei.e themsel.es and reali3e 'it( not In their hearts is a disease- and Allah has increased their .10 disease and "rie.ous is the %enalt the 'incur( because the are (false 'to themsel.es "When it is said to them1 2Ma&e not mischief on the earth .11 "!the sa 1 2Wh $e onl $ant to ma&e %eace 0f a suret the are the ones $ho ma&e mischief but the .12 reali3e 'it( not When it is said to them1 2)elie.e as the others belie.e2 the .13 sa 1 2Shall $e belie.e as the fools belie.e42 na of a suret the are the fools bu the do not &no$ When the meet those $ho belie.e the sa 1 2We belie.e2 but .14 $hen the are alone $ith their e.il ones the sa 1 2We are reall ".$ith ou $e '$ere( onl /estin" Allah $ill thro$ bac& their moc&er on them and "i.e them .15 ro%e in their tres%asses- so the $ill $ander li&e blind ones 'to (and fro #hese are the $ho ha.e bartered "uidance for error1 but .16 their traffic is %rofitless and the ha.e lost true direction #heir similitude is that of a man $ho &indled a fire- $hen it .17

li"hted all around him Allah too& a$a their li"ht and left them in utter dar&ness so the could not see (Deaf dumb and blind the $ill not return 'to the %ath .18 0r 'another similitude( is that of a rain5laden cloud from .19 the s& - in it are 3ones of dar&ness and thunder and li"htnin" the %ress their fin"ers in their ears to &ee% out the stunnin" thunder5cla% the $hile the are in terror of death+ )ut Allah is !e.er round the re/ecters of Faith #he li"htnin" all but snatches a$a their si"ht- e.er time .20 the li"ht 'hel%s( them the $al& therein and $hen the dar&ness "ro$s on them the I stand still+ And if Allah $illed He could ta&e a$a their facult of hearin" and seein"- for Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s 0 e %eo%le6 adore our Guardian5,ord $ho created ou and .21 those $ho came before ou that e ma ha.e the chance to learn ri"hteousness ;Who has made the earth our couch and the hea.en our cano% .22 and sent do$n rain from the hea.ens- and brou"ht forth there$ith fruits for our sustenance- then set not u% ri.als unto Allah ($hen e &no$ 'the truth And if e are in doubt as to $hat We ha.e re.ealed from time .23 to time to 0ur ser.ant then %roduce a Surah li&e thereunto- and call our $itnesses or hel%ers 'if there are an ( besides Allah .if our 'doubts( are true )ut if e cannot and of a suret e cannot then fear the fire .24

$hose fuel is Men and Stones $hich is %re%ared for those $ho re/ect Faith )ut "i.e "lad tidin"s to those $ho belie.e and $or& .25

ri"hteousness that their %ortion is Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers :flo$+ 7.er time the are fed $ith fruits therefrom the sa Wh this is $hat $e $ere fed $ith before2 for the are "i.en " thin"s in similitude- and the ha.e therein com%anions '%ure and .(hol (- and the abide therein 'for e.er Allah disdains not to use the similitude of thin"s lo$est as .26 $ell as hi"hest+ #hose $ho belie.e &no$ that it is truth from their ,ord- but those $ho re/ect Faith sa 1 2What means Allah b this similitude42 ) it He causes man to stra and man He leads into the ri"ht %ath but He causes not to stra e8ce%t those $ho .(forsa&e 'the %ath #hose $ho brea& Allah9s Co.enant after it is ratified and $ho .27 sunder $hat 2Allah has ordered to be /oined and do mischief on .earth1 #hese cause loss2 'onl ( to themsel.es Ho$ can e re/ect the faith in Allah4 Seein" that e $ere .28 $ithout life and He "a.e ou life- then $ill He cause ou to die and $ill a"ain brin" ou to life- and a"ain to Him $ill e return It is He $ho hath created for ou all thin"s that are on .29 earth- moreo.er His desi"n com%rehended the hea.ens for He "a.e order and %erfection to the se.en firmaments- and of all thin"s he hath %erfect &no$led"e )ehold th ,ord said to the an"els1 2I $ill create a .30 .ice"erent on earth+ #he said 2Wilt thou %lace therein one $ho $ill ma&e mischief therein and shed blood4 Whilst $e do celebrate #h %raises and "lorif #h hol 'name(42 He said1 2I ".&no$ $hat e &no$ not And He tau"ht Adam the nature of all thin"s- then He %laced .31 them before the an"els and said1 2#ell Me the nature of these if

". e are ri"ht #he said1 2Glor to #hee of &no$led"e $e ha.e none sa.e that .32 #hou hast tau"ht us1 in truth it is #hou $ho art %erfect in ".&no$led"e and $isdom He said1 20 Adam6 tell them their natures+2 When he had told .33 them Allah said1 2Did I not tell ou that I &no$ the secrets of "?hea.en and earth and I &no$ $hat e re.eal and $hat e conceal And behold We said to the an"els1 2)o$ do$n to Adam2- and .34 the bo$ed do$n not so Iblis he refused and $as hau"ht he $as of .those $ho re/ect Faith We said1 20 Adam6 d$ell thou and th $ife in the "arden and .35 eat of the bountiful thin"s therein as '$here and $hen( e $ill "but a%%roach not this tree or e run into harm and trans"ression #hen did Satan ma&e them sli% from the '"arden( and "et them .36 :out of the state 'of felicit ( in $hich the had been+ We said Get e do$n all ' e %eo%le( $ith enmit bet$een oursel.es+ 0n" earth $ill be our d$ellin" %lace and our means of li.elihood ".for a time #hen learnt Adam from his ,ord $ords of ins%iration and his .37 ,ord turned: to$ard him- for He is 0ft5Returnin" Most Merciful We said1 2Get e do$n all from here- and if as is sure there .38 comes to ou "uidance from Me2 $hosoe.er follo$s M "uidance on .them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e )ut those $ho re/ect Faith and belie 0ur Si"ns the shall be" .39 ".Com%anions of the Fire- the shall abide therein 0 children of Israel6 call to mind the 's%ecial( fa.or $hich .40 I besto$ed u%on ou and fulfil our co.enant $ith Me as I fulfil .M co.enant $ith ou and fear none but Me

And belie.e in $hat I re.eal confirmin" the re.elation $hich .41 is $ith ou and be not the first to re/ect faith therein nor sell .M Si"ns for a small %rice1 and fear Me and Me alone And co.er not #ruth $ith falsehood nor conceal the #ruth $hen .42 ( e &no$ '$hat it is And be steadfast in %ra er- %ractice re"ular charit - and bo$ .43 (do$n our heads $ith those $ho bo$ do$n 'in $orshi% Do e en/oin ri"ht conduct on the %eo%le and for"et 'to .44 %ractice it( oursel.es and et e stud the Scri%ture4 Will e ?not understand :;a see& 'Allah9s( hel% $ith %atient %erse.erance and %ra er .45 it is indeed hard e8ce%t to those $ho brin" a lo$l s%irit Who bear in mind the certaint that the are to meet their .46 ,ord and that the are to return to Him 0 children of Israel6 call to mind the 's%ecial( fa.or $hich .47 I besto$ed u%on <ou and that I %referred ou to all others 'for (M messa"e #hen "uard oursel.es a"ainst a da $hen one soul shall not .48 a.ail another nor shall intercession be acce%ted for her nor shall com%ensation be ta&en from her nor shall an one be hel%ed (from outside) :And remember We deli.ered ou from the %eo%le of Pharaoh .49 the set ou hard tas&s and %unishments slau"htered our sons and let our $omenfol& li.e- therein $as a tremendous trial from our ,ord And remember We di.ided the sea for ou and sa.ed ou and .50 dro$ned: Pharaoh9s %eo%le $ithin our .er si"ht And remember We a%%ointed fort ni"hts for Moses and in his .51

absence ou too& the calf 'for $orshi%( and e did "rie.ous $ron" 7.en then We did for"i.e ou- there $as a chance for ou to .52 .be "rateful And remember We "a.e Moses the Scri%ture and the criterion .53 bet$een ri"ht and $ron"( there $as a chance for ou to be "uided) ari"ht And remember Moses said to his %eo%le1 20 m %eo%le6 <e ha.e .54 indeed $ron"ed oursel.es b our $orshi% of the calf so turn 'in oursel.es 'the $ron"5doers

;(re%entance( to our Ma&er and sla

that $ill be better for ou in the si"ht of our Ma&er+2 #hen He turned to$ard ou 'in for"i.eness(- for He is 0ft5returnin" Most Merciful And remember e said1 20 Moses6 $e shall ne.er belie.e in .55 thee until $e see Allah manifestl 2 but e $ere da3ed $ith thunder and li"htnin" e.en as e loo&ed on #hen We raised ou u% after our death- e had the chance to .56 .be "rateful And We "a.e <ou the shade of clouds and sent do$n to ou .57 manna and *uails sa in"1 27at of the "ood thin"s We ha.e %ro.ided for ou2- 'but the rebelled(- to Us the did no harm but the .harmed their o$n souls And remember We said1 27nter this to$n and eat of the %lent .58 therein as e $ish- but enter the "ate $ith humilit in %osture and in $ords and We shall for"i.e ou our faults and increase ".the %ortion of( those $ho do "ood) )ut the trans"ressors chan"ed the $ord from that $hich had .59 been "i.en them- so We sent on the trans"ressors a %la"ue from hea.en for that the infrin"ed 'our command( re%eatedl

:And remember Moses %ra ed for $ater for his %eo%le- We said .60 Stri&e the roc& $ith th staff+2 #hen "ushed forth there from" t$el.e s%rin"s+ 7ach "rou% &ne$ its o$n %lace for $ater+ So eat and drin& of the sustenance %ro.ided b Allah and do no e.il nor .mischief on the 'face of the( earth And remember e said1 20 Moses6 $e cannot endure one &ind of .61 food 'al$a s(- so beseech th ,ord for us to %roduce for us of $hat the earth "ro$eth its %ot5herbs and cucumbers its "arlic lentils and onions+2 He said1 2$ill e e8chan"e the better for the $orse4 Go e do$n to an to$n and e shall find $hat e $ant62 #he $ere co.ered $ith humiliation and miser - the dre$ on themsel.es the $rath of Allah+ #his because the $ent on re/ectin" the si"ns of Allah and sla in" His messen"ers $ithout /ust cause+ #his because #he rebelled and $ent on trans"ressin" #hose $ho belie.e 'in the =ur9an( and those $ho follo$ the .62 !e$ish 'Scri%tures( and the Christians and the Sabians and $ho belie.e in Allah and the last da and $or& ri"hteousness shall ha.e their re$ard $ith their ,ord- on them shall be no fear nor .shall the "rie.e And remember We too& our co.enant and We raised abo.e ou .63 the to$erin" hei"ht( of Mount 'Sinai( 'sa in"(1 2Hold firml to) $hat We ha.e "i.en ou and brin" 'e.er( to remembrance $hat is ".therein %erchance e ma fear Allah )ut e turned bac& thereafter had it not been for the Grace .64 .and Merc of Allah to ou e had surel been amon" the lost And $ell e &ne$ those amon"st ou $ho trans"ressed in the .65 matter of the Sabbath- We said to them1 2)e e a%es des%ised and ".re/ected

So We made it an e8am%le to their o$n time and to their .66 .%osterit and a lesson to those $ho fear Allah And remember Moses said to his %eo%le1 2Allah commands that .67 e sacrifice a heifer+2 #he said1 2Ma&est thou a lau"hin"5stoc& "!(of us42 He said1 2Allah sa.e me from bein" an i"norant 'fool #he said1 2)eseech on our behalf th ,ord to ma&e %lain to .68 us $hat 'heifer( it is6 He said1 2He sa s1 #he heifer should be neither too old nor too oun" but of middlin" a"e- no$ do $hat e .!are commanded #he said1 2)eseech on our behalf th ,ord to ma&e %lain to .69 us her color+2 He said1 2 He sa s a fa$n5colored heifer %ure and "!rich in tone the admiration of beholders #he said 2)eseech on our behalf th ,ord to ma&e %lain to us .70 $hat she is to us are all heifers ali&e- $e $ish indeed for "."uidance if Allah $ills He said1 2He sa s a heifer not trained to till the soil or .71 $ater the fields- sound and $ithout blemish+2 #he said1 2;o$ hast thou brou"ht the truth+2 #hen the offered her in sacrifice but not $ith "ood5 $ill Remember e sle$ a man and fell into a dis%ute amon" .72 oursel.es as to the crime but Allah $as to brin" forth $hat e did hide ".(So We said1 2Stri&e the 'bod ( $ith a %iece of the 'heifer .73 #hus Allah brin"eth the dead to life and sho$eth ou His Si"ns .%erchance e ma understand #henceforth $ere our hearts hardened- the became li&e a .74 roc& and e.en $orse in hardness+ For amon" roc&s there are some

from $hich ri.ers "ush forth- others there are $hich $hen s%lit asunder send forth $ater- and others $hich sin& for fear of Allah+ And Allah is not unmindful of $hat e do Can e '0 e men of Faith( entertain the ho%e that the $ill .75 belie.e in ou4 Seein" that a %art of them heard the $ord of .Allah and %er.erted it &no$in"l after the understood it )ehold6 $hen the meet the men of Faith the sa 1 2We .76 :belie.e2 but $hen the meet each other in %ri.ate the sa Shall ou tell them $hat Allah hath re.ealed to ou that the " ma en"a"e ou in ar"ument about it before our ,ord42 Do e not ?(understand 'their aim >no$ the not that Allah &no$eth $hat the conceal and $hat .77 ?the re.eal And there are amon" them illiterates $ho &no$ not the )oo& .78 but 'see therein their o$n( desires and the do nothin" but con/ecture #hen $oe to those $ho $rite the )oo& $ith their o$n hands and .79 then sa 1 2#his is from Allah2 to traffic $ith it for a miserable %rice6 Woe to them for $hat their hands do $rite and for the "ain the ma&e thereb And the sa 1 2#he fire shall not touch us but for a fe$ .80 numbered da s2- Sa 1 2Ha.e e ta&en a %romise from Allah for He ne.er brea&s His %romise4 0r is it that e sa of Allah $hat e "?do not &no$ ;a those $ho see& "ain in 7.il and are "irt round b their .81 sins the are4 Com%anions of the Fire therein shall the abide (for e.er)

)ut those $ho ha.e faith and $or& ri"hteousness the are .82 (Com%anions of the Garden therein shall the abide 'for e.er And remember We too& a co.enant from the children of Israel .83 to this effect(1 $orshi% none but Allah- treat $ith &indness) our %arents and &indred and or%hans and those in need- s%ea& fair to the %eo%le- be steadfast in %ra er- and %ractice re"ular charit + #hen did e turn bac& e8ce%t a fe$ amon" ou and e (bac&slide 'e.en no$ And remember We too& our Co.enant 'to this effect(1 shed no .84 ;blood amon"st ou nor turn out our o$n %eo%le from our homes .and this e solemnl ratified and to this e can bear $itness After this it is e the same %eo%le $ho sla amon" oursel.es .85 and banish a %art of ou from their homes- assist 'their enemies( a"ainst them in "uilt and rancor- and if the come to ou as ca%ti.es e ransom them thou"h it $as not la$ful for ou to banish them+ #hen is it onl a %art of the )oo& that e belie.e in and do e re/ect the rest4 )ut $hat is the re$ard for ?those amon" ou $ho beha.e li&e this but dis"race in this life and on the Da of !ud"ment the shall be consi"ned to the most "rie.ous %enalt + For Allah is not unmindful of $hat e do #hese are the %eo%le $ho bu the life of this $orld at the .86 %rice of the Hereafter- their %enalt shall not be li"htened nor .shall the be hel%ed We "a.e Moses the )oo& and follo$ed him u% $ith a succession .87 of A%ostles- We "a.e !esus the son of Mar clear 'Si"ns( and stren"thened him $ith the hol s%irit+ Is it that $hene.er there comes to ou an A%ostle $ith $hat e oursel.es desire not e are %uffed u% $ith %ride4 Some e called im%ostors and others e

!sla #he sa 20ur hearts are the $ra%%in"s '$hich %reser.e .88 Allah9s $ord $e need no more(+2 ;a Allah9s curse is on them for .their blas%hem - little is it the belie.e And $hen there comes to them a )oo& from Allah confirmin" .89 $hat is $ith them althou"h from of old the had %ra ed for .ictor a"ainst those $ithout faith $hen there comes to them that $hich the 'should( ha.e reco"ni3ed the refused to belie.e in .it- but the curse of Allah is on those $ithout Faith Miserable is the %rice for $hich the ha.e sold their souls .90 in that the den 'the re.elation( $hich Allah has sent do$n in insolent en. that Allah of His Grace should send it to an of His ser.ants He %leases- thus ha.e the dra$n on themsel.es $rath u%on $rath+ And humiliatin" is the %unishment of those $ho re/ect .Faith When it is said to them1 2belie.e in $hat Allah hath sent .91 do$n2 the sa 2We belie.e in $hat $as sent do$n to us2- et the re/ect all besides e.en if it be truth confirmin" $hat is $ith them+ Sa 1 2Wh then ha.e e slain the %ro%hets of Allah in times "?"one b if e did indeed belie.e #here came to ou Moses $ith clear 'Si"ns(- et e $orshi%%ed .92 .the Calf 'e.en( after that and e did beha.e $ron"full And remember We too& our Co.enant and We raised abo.e ou .93 the to$erin" hei"ht( of Mount 'Sinai( 'sa in"(1 2Hold firml to) $hat We ha.e "i.en ou and hear&en 'to the ,a$(2- the said1 2We hear and $e disobe 2- and the had to drin& into their hearts 'of the taint( of the calf because of their faithlessness+ Sa 1 2?ile "!indeed are the behests of our faith if e ha.ed an faith

Sa 1 2If the last Home $ith Allah be for ou s%eciall and .94 ".not for an one else then see& e for death if e are sincere ()ut the $ill ne.er see& for death on account of the 'sins .95 $hich their hands ha.e sent on before them+ And Allah is $ell .ac*uainted $ith the $ron"5doers #hou $ilt indeed find them of all %eo%le most "reed of life .96 e.en more than the idolaters- each one of them $ishes he could be "i.en a life of a thousand ears- but the "rant of such life $ill not sa.e him from 'due( %unishment for Allah sees $ell all that .the do Sa 1 Whoe.er is an enem to Gabriel for he brin"s do$n the .97 re.elation( to th heart b Allah9s $ill a confirmation of $hat ) $ent before and "uidance and "lad tidin"s for those $ho belie.e Whoe.er is an enem to Allah and His an"els and a%ostles to .98 Gabriel and Michael ,o6 Allah is an enem to those $ho re/ect .faith We ha.e sent do$n to thee manifest si"ns 'a at(- and none .99 re/ect them but those $ho are %er.erse Is it not 'the case( that e.er time the ma&e a Co.enant .100 some %art amon" them thro$ it aside4 5 ;a most of them are faithless And $hen came to them an A%ostle from Allah confirmin" $hat .101 $as $ith them a %art of the %eo%le of the )oo& thre$ a$a the ()oo& of Allah behind their bac&s as if 'it had been somethin" !the did not &no$ #he follo$ed $hat the e.il ones "a.e out 'falsel ( a"ainst .102 the %o$er of Solomon- the blas%hemers $ere not Solomon but the e.il ones teachin" men ma"ic and such thin"s as came do$n at

)ab lon to the an"els Harut and Marut+ )ut neither of these tau"ht an one 'such thin"s( $ithout sa in"1 2We are onl for trial so do not blas%heme+2 #he learned from them the means to so$ discord bet$een man and $ife+ )ut the could not thus harm an one e8ce%t b Allah9s %ermission+ And the learned $hat harmed them not $hat %rofited them+ And the &ne$ that the bu ers of .ma"ic( $ould ha.e no share in the ha%%iness of the Hereafter) And .ile $as the %rice for $hich the did sell their souls if !the but &ne$ If the had &e%t their faith and "uarded themsel.es from .103 e.il far better had been the re$ard from their ,ord if the but !&ne$ 0 e of Faith6 sa not 'to the A%ostle( $ords of ambi"uous .104 im%ort but $ords of res%ect- and hear&en 'to him(- to those .$ithout faith is a "rie.ous %unishment It is ne.er the $ish of those $ithout faith amon" the %eo%le .105 of the )oo& nor of the Pa"ans that an thin" "ood should come do$n to ou from our ,ord+ )ut Allah $ill choose for His s%ecial Merc $hom He $ill for Allah is ,ord of "race aboundin" ;one of 0ur re.elations do We abro"ate or cause to be .106 for"otten but We substitute somethin" better or similar- &no$est ?thou not that Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s >no$est thou not that to Allah belon"eth the dominion of the .107 hea.ens and the earth6 And besides Him e ha.e neither %atron nor .hel%er Would e *uestion our A%ostle as Moses $as *uestioned of .108 old4 )ut $hoe.er chan"eth from faith to unbelief hath stra ed $ithout doubt from the e.en $a

=uite a number of the %eo%le of the )oo& $ish the could .109 turn ou '%eo%le( bac& to infidelit after e ha.e belie.ed from selfish en. after the truth hath become manifest unto them- but for"i.e and o.erloo& till Allah accom%lish His %ur%ose- for Allah .hath %o$er o.er all thin"s And be steadfast in %ra er and re"ular in charit 1 and .110 $hate.er "ood e send forth for our souls before ou e shall find it $ith Allah- for Allah sees $ell all that e do And the sa 1 2;one shall enter %aradise unless he be a !e$ .111 or a Christian+2 #hose are their '.ain( desires+ Sa 1 2Produce ". our %roof e are truthful ;a $hoe.er submits his $hole self to Allah and is a doer of .112 "ood he $ill "et his re$ard $ith his ,ord- on such shall be no .fear nor shall the "rie.e ;"#he !e$s sa 1 2#he Christians ha.e nau"ht 'to stand( u%on .113 ".and the Christians sa 1 2#he !e$s ha.e nau"ht 'to stand( u%on <et the '%rofess to( stud the 'same( )oo&+ ,i&e unto their $ord is $hat those sa $ho &no$ not but Allah $ill /ud"e bet$een them .in their *uarrel on the Da of !ud"ment And $ho is more un/ust than he $ho forbids that in %laces .114 for the $orshi% of Allah Allah9s name should be celebrated4 Whose 3eal is 'in fact( to ruin them4 It $as not fittin" that such should themsel.es enter them e8ce%t in fear+ For them there is nothin" but dis"race in this $orld and in the $orld to come an .e8ceedin" torment #o Allah belon" the 7ast and the West- $hithersoe.er e turn .115 there is the %resence of Allah+ For Allah is All5Per.adin" .All5>no$in"

#he sa 1 2Allah hath be"otten a son2- Glor be to Him+ ;a .116 ;to Him belon"s all that is in the hea.ens and on earth e.er thin" renders $orshi% to Him #o Him is due the %rimal ori"in of the hea.ens and the .117 earth- $hen He decreeth a matter He saith to it1 2)e2- and it is Sa those $ithout &no$led"e1 2Wh s%ea&eth not Allah unto .118 Us4 0r $h cometh not unto Us a si"n42 So said the %eo%le before them $ords of similar im%ort+ #heir hearts are ali&e+ We ha.e indeed made clear the si"ns unto an %eo%le $ho hold firml to (faith 'in their hearts ?eril We ha.e sent thee in truth as a bearer of "lad .119 tidin"s and a $arner+ )ut of thee no *uestion shall be as&ed of Com%anions of the bla3in" fire ;e.er $ill the !e$s or the Christians be satisfied $ith thee .120 unless thou follo$ their form of reli"ion+ Sa 1 2#he "uidance of Allah that is the 'onl ( "uidance+2 Wert thou to follo$ their desires after the &no$led"e I $hich hath reached thee then $ouldst thou find neither %rotector nor hel%er a"ainst Allah #hose to $hom We ha.e sent the boo& stud it as it should be .121 studied- the are the ones that belie.e therein- those $ho re/ect faith therein the loss is their o$n 0 Children of Israel6 call to mind the s%ecial fa.or $hich I .122 besto$ed u%on ou and that I %referred ou to all others 'for m .(messa"e #hen "uard oursel.es a"ainst a da $hen one soul shall not .123 a.ail another nor shall com%ensation be acce%ted from her nor shall intercession %rofit her nor shall an one be hel%ed 'from (outside

And remember that Abraham $as tried b his ,ord $ith certain .124 commands $hich he fulfilled- He said1 2I $ill ma&e thee an Imam to the nations+2 He %leaded1 2And also 'Imams( from m offs%rin"62 He ans$ered1 2)ut m %romise is not $ithin the reach ".of e.il5doers Remember We made the house a %lace of assembl for men and a .125 %lace of safet - and ta&e e the station of Abraham as a %lace of %ra er- and We co.enanted $ith Abraham and Isma@il that the should sanctif M House for those $ho com%ass it round or use it (as a retreat or bo$ or %rostrate themsel.es 'therein in %ra er And remember Abraham said1 2M ,ord ma&e this a Cit of .126 Peace and feed its %eo%le $ith fruits such of them as belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da +2 He said1 2'<ea( and such as re/ect faith for a $hile $ill I "rant them their %leasure but $ill soon dri.e "!(them to the torment of fire an e.il destination 'indeed And remember Abraham and Isma@il raised the foundations of .127 (the House '$ith this %ra er(1 20ur ,ord6 acce%t 'this ser.ice from us for thou art the All5Hearin" the All5>no$in" 0ur ,ord6 ma&e of us Muslims bo$in" to #h 'Will( and of " .128 our %ro"en a %eo%le Muslim bo$in" to #h 'Will( and sho$ us our %laces for the celebration of 'due( rites- and turn unto us 'in merc (- for #hou art the 0ft5Returnin" Most5Merciful 0ur ,ord6 send amon"st them an A%ostle of their o$n $ho " .129 shall rehearse #h Si"ns to them and instruct them in Scri%ture and Wisdom and sanctif them- for #hou art the 78alted in Mi"ht ".the Wise And $ho turns a$a from the reli"ion of Abraham but such as .130 debase their souls $ith foll 4 Him We chose and rendered %ure in

this $orld1 and he $ill be in the Hereafter in the ran&s of the .ri"hteous )ehold6 his ,ord said to him1 2)o$ 'th $ill to me(2 He .131 said1 2I bo$ 'm $ill( to the ,ord and Cherisher of the ".uni.erse And this $as the le"ac that Abraham left to his sons and so .132 did !acob- 20 m sons6 Allah hath chosen the faith for ou- then ".die not e8ce%t in the faith of Islam Were e $itnesses $hen death a%%eared before !acob4 )ehold .133 :he said to his sons1 2What $ill e $orshi% after me42 #he said We shall $orshi% th Allah and the Allah of th fathers of" Abraham Isma@il and Isaac the one 'true( Allah to Him $e bo$ 'in ".(Islam #hat $as a Peo%le that hath %assed a$a + #he shall rea% the .134 fruit of $hat the did and e of $hat e do6 of their merits !there is no *uestion in our case #he sa 1 2)ecome !e$s or Christians if e $ould be "uided .135 to sal.ation(+2 Sa thou1 2;a 6 'I $ould rather( the reli"ion of) ".Abraham the true and he /oined not "ods $ith Allah Sa e1 2We belie.e in Allah and the re.elation "i.en to us .136

and to Abraham Isma@il Isaac !acob and the #ribes and that "i.en to Moses and !esus and that "i.en to 'all( Pro%hets from their ,ord $e ma&e no difference bet$een one and another of them and $e ".(bo$ to Allah 'in Islam So if the belie.e as e belie.e the are indeed on the .137 ;ri"ht %ath- but if the turn bac& it is the $ho are in schism but Allah $ill suffice thee as a"ainst them and He is the .All5Hearin" the All5 >no$in"

0ur reli"ion is( the ba%tism of Allah- and $ho can ba%ti3e) .138 better than( Allah4 and it is He $hom $e $orshi% Sa 1 Will e dis%ute $ith us about Allah seein" that He is .139 our ,ord and our ,ord- that $e are res%onsible for our doin"s ?and e for ours- and that $e are sincere 'in our faith( in Him 0r do e sa that Abraham Isma@il Isaac !acob and the #ribes .140 !$ere !e$s or Christians4 Sa 1 Do e &no$ better than Allah4 Ah $ho is more un/ust than those $ho conceal the testimon the ha.e !from Allah4 )ut Allah is not unmindful of $hat e do #hat $as a %eo%le that hath %assed a$a + #he shall rea% the .141 fruit of $hat the did and e of $hat e do6 0f their merits .there is no *uestion in our case #he fools amon" the %eo%le $ill sa 1 2What hath turned them .142 from the =iblah to $hich the $ere used42 Sa 1 #o Allah belon" both 7ast and West- He "uideth $hom He $ill to a Wa that is strai"ht #hus ha.e We made of ou an Ummah /ustl balanced that e .143 mi"ht be $itnesses o.er the nations and the A%ostle a $itness o.er oursel.es- and We a%%ointed the =iblah to $hich thou $ast used onl to test those $ho follo$ed the A%ostle from those $ho $ould turn on their heels 'from the faith(+ Indeed it $as 'a chan"e( momentous e8ce%t to those "uided b Allah+ And ne.er $ould Allah ma&e our faith of no effect+ For Allah is to all .%eo%le most surel full of &indness Most Merciful We see the turnin" of th face 'for "uidance( to the .144 hea.ens- no$ shall We turn thee to a =iblah that shall %lease ;thee+ #urn then th face in the direction of the Sacred Mos*ue $here.er e are turn our faces in that direction+ #he %eo%le of

the boo& &no$ $ell that that is the truth from their ,ord nor is .Allah unmindful of $hat the do 7.en if thou $ert to brin" to the %eo%le of the )oo& all the .145 si"ns 'to"ether( the $ould not follo$ th =iblah- nor art thou "oin" to follo$ their =iblah- nor indeed $ill the follo$ each other9s =iblah+ If thou after the &no$led"e hath reached thee $ert to follo$ their '.ain( desires then $ert thou indeed .clearl ( in the $ron") #he %eo%le of the )oo& &no$ this as the &no$ their o$n .146 sons- but some of them conceal the truth $hich the themsel.es &no$ #he truth is from th ,ord so be not at all in doubt .147 #o each is a "oal to $hich Allah turns him- then stri.e .148 to"ether 'as in race( to$ard all that is "ood+ Wheresoe.er e are Allah $ill brin" ou to"ether+ For Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s From $hencesoe.er thou startest forth turn th face in the .149 direction of the Sacred Mos*ue- that is indeed the truth from th ,ord+ And Allah is not unmindful of $hat e do So from $hencesoe.er thou startest forth turn th face in .150 the direction of the Sacred Mos*ue- amon" $heresoe.er e are turn our face thither that there be no "round of dis%ute a"ainst ou amon" the %eo%le e8ce%t those of them that are bent on $ic&edness- so fear them not but fear Me- and that I ma com%lete M fa.ors on ou and e ma 'consent to( be "uided A similar 'fa.or ha.e e alread recei.ed( in that We ha.e .151 sent amon" ou an A%ostle of our o$n rehearsin" to ou 0ur si"ns and sanctif in" ou and instructin" ou in Scri%ture and $isdom

and in ne$ >no$led"e #hen do e remember Me- I $ill remember ou+ )e "rateful to .152 Me and re/ect not faith 0 e $ho belie.e6 see& hel% $ith %atient %erse.erance and .153 .%ra er1 for Allah is $ith those $ho %atientl %erse.ere :And sa not of those $ho are slain in the $a of Allah .154 #he are dead+2 ;a the are li.in" thou"h e %ercei.e 'it( not" )e sure We shall test ou $ith somethin" of fear and hun"er .155 some loss in I "oods or li.es or the fruits 'of our toil( but "i.e "lad tidin"s to those $ho %atientl %erse.ere Who sa $hen afflicted $ith calamit 1 2 #o Allah $e belon" .156 ".and to Him is our return #he are those on $hom 'descend( blessin"s from Allah and .157 Merc and the are the ones that recei.e "uidance )ehold6 Safa and Mar$a are amon" the S mbols of Allah+ So if .158 those $ho .isit the house in the season or at other times should com%ass them round it is no sin in them+ And if an one obe eth his o$n im%ulse to "ood be sure that Allah is He Who reco"niseth and &no$eth #hose $ho conceal the clear 'Si"ns( We ha.e sent do$n and .159 the "uidance after We ha.e made it clear for the %eo%le in the boo& on them shall be Allah9s curse and the curse of those entitled to curse 78ce%t those $ho re%ent and ma&e amends and o%enl declare .160 the truth( to them I turn- for I am 0ft5Returnin" Most Merciful) #hose $ho re/ect faith and die re/ectin" on them is Allah9s .161 curse and the curse of an"els and of all man&ind #he $ill abide therein1 #heir %enalt $ill not be li"htened .162

(nor $ill res%ite be their 'lot And our Allah is one Allah- there is no "od but He Most .163 Gracious Most Merciful )ehold6 In the creation of the hea.ens and the earth- in the .164 alternation of the ni"ht and the da - in the sailin" of the shi%s throu"h the ocean for the %rofit of man&ind- in the rain $hich Allah sends do$n from the s&ies and the life $hich He "i.es there$ith to an earth that is dead- in the beasts of all &inds that He scatters throu"h the earth- in the chan"e of the $inds and the clouds $hich the trail li&e their sla.es bet$een the s& and the earth- 'here( indeed are si"ns for a %eo%le that are $ise <et there are men $ho ta&e 'for $orshi%( others besides .165 Allah as e*ual '$ith Allah(- the lo.e them as the should lo.e Allah+ )ut those of faith are o.erflo$in" in their lo.e for Allah+ If onl the unri"hteous could see behold the $ould see the %enalt that to Allah belon"s all %o$er and Allah $ill stron"l enforce the %enalt #hen $ould those $ho are follo$ed clear themsel.es of those .166 $ho follo$ 'them(- the $ould see the %enalt and all relations bet$een them $ould be cut off And those $ho follo$ed $ould sa 1 2If onl $e had one more .167 chance $e $ould clear oursel.es of them as the ha.e cleared (themsel.es of us+2 #hus $ill Allah sho$ them 'the fruits of their deeds as 'nothin" but( re"rets nor $ill there be a $a for them out of the fire 0 e %eo%le6 eat of $hat is on earth la$ful and "ood- and do .168 not follo$ the footste%s of the e.il one for he is to ou an a.o$ed enem

For he commands ou $hat is e.il and shameful and that e .169 should sa of Allah that of $hich e ha.e no &no$led"e "When it is said to them1 2Follo$ $hat Allah hath re.ealed .170 !the sa 1 2;a 6 $e shall follo$ the $a s of our fathers+2 What ?e.en thou"h their fathers $ere .oid of $isdom and "uidance #he %arable of those $ho re/ect faith is as if one $ere to .171 shout li&e a "oat5herd to thin"s that listen to nothin" but calls and cries- deaf dumb and blind the are .oid of $isdom 0 e $ho belie.e6 eat of the "ood thin"s that We ha.e .172 %ro.ided for ou and be "rateful to Allah if it is Him e $orshi% He hath onl forbidden ou dead meat and blood and the flesh .173 of s$ine and that on $hich an other name hath been in.o&ed besides that of Allah but if one is forced b necessit $ithout $ilful disobedience nor trans"ressin" due limits then is he "uiltless+ For Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #hose $ho conceal Allah9s re.elations in the )oo& and .174 %urchase for them miserable %rofit the s$allo$ into themsel.es nau"ht but fire- Allah $ill not address them on the Da of Resurrection nor %urif them- "rie.ous $ill be their %enalt #he are the ones $ho bu error in %lace of "uidance and .175 (torment in %lace of for"i.eness+ Ah6 $hat boldness 'the sho$ !for the Fire #heir doom is( because Allah sent do$n the )oo& in truth) .176 but those $ho see& causes of dis%ute in the )oo& are in a schism (far 'from the %ur%ose It is not ri"hteousness that e turn our faces to$ard 7ast .177 or West- but it is ri"hteousness to belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da and the An"els and the )oo& and the Messen"ers- to s%end of

our substance out of lo.e for Him for our &in for or%hans for the need for the $a farer for those $ho as& and for the ransom of sla.es- to be steadfast in %ra er and %ractice re"ular charit - to fulfil the contracts $hich e ha.e made- and to be firm and %atient in %ain 'or sufferin"( and ad.ersit and throu"hout all %eriods of %anic+ Such are the %eo%le of truth the Allah5fearin" 0 e $ho belie.e6 the la$ of e*ualit is %rescribed to ou .178 in cases of murder- the free for the free the sla.e for the sla.e the $oman for the $oman+ )ut if an remission is made b the brother of the slain then "rant an reasonable demand and com%ensate him $ith handsome "ratitude- I this is a concession and a Merc from our ,ord+ After this $hoe.er e8ceeds the limits shall be in "ra.e %enalt

In the la$ of e*ualit there is 'sa.in" of( life to ou 0 e .179 men of understandin"6 that e ma restrain oursel.es It is %rescribed $hen death a%%roaches an of ou if he .180 lea.e an "oods that he ma&e a be*uest to %arents and ne8t of &in accordin" to reasonable usa"e- this is due from the Allah5fearin" If an one chan"es the be*uest after hearin" it the "uilt .181 shall be on those $ho ma&e the chan"e+ For Allah hears and &no$s all thin"s )ut if an one fears %artialit or $ron"5doin" on the %art of .182 (the testator and ma&es %eace bet$een 'the %arties concerned there is no $ron" in him for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 fastin" is %rescribed to ou as it $as .183 %rescribed to those before ou that e ma 'learn( self5restraint

Fastin"( for a fi8ed number of da s- but if an of ou is) .184 (ill or on a /ourne the %rescribed number 'should be made u% from da s later+ For those $ho can do it '$ith hardshi%( is a ransom the feedin" of one that is indi"ent+ )ut he that $ill "i.e more of his o$n free $ill it is better for him and it is better .for ou that e fast if e onl &ne$ Ramadan is the 'month( in $hich $as sent do$n the =ur9an as .185 a "uide to man&ind also clear 'Si"ns( for "uidance and /ud"ment bet$een ri"ht and $ron"(+ So e.er one of ou $ho is %resent 'at) his home( durin" that month should s%end it in fastin" but if an one is ill or on a /ourne the %rescribed %eriod 'should be made u%( b da s later+ Allah intends e.er facilit for ou He does not $ant to %ut ou to difficulties+ 'He $ants ou( to com%lete the %rescribed %eriod and to "lorif Him in that He has "uided ou- and %erchance e shall be "rateful When m ser.ants as& thee concernin" Me I am indeed close .186 to them(- I listen to the %ra er of e.er su%%liant $hen he) calleth on Me- let them also $ith a $ill listen to M call and belie.e in Me- that the ma $al& in the ri"ht $a Permitted to ou on the ni"ht of the fasts is the a%%roach .187 .to our $i.es+ #he are our "arments+ And e are their "arments Allah &no$eth $hat e used to do secretl amon" oursel.es- but He turned to ou and for"a.e ou- so no$ associate $ith them and see& $hat Allah hath ordained for ou and eat and drin& until the $hite thread of da$n a%%ear to ou distinct from its blac& thread- then com%lete our fast till the ni"ht a%%ears- but do not associate $ith our $i.es $hile e are in retreat in the mos*ues+ #hose are limits 'set b ( Allah- a%%roach not ni"h

thereto+ #hus doth Allah ma&e clear His si"ns to men that the ma learn self5restraint And do not eat u% our %ro%ert amon" oursel.es for .188 .anities nor use it as bait for the /ud"es $ith intent that e ma eat u% $ron"full and &no$in"l a little of 'other( %eo%le9s %ro%ert #he as& thee concernin" the ne$ moons+ Sa 1 the are but .189 si"ns to mar& fi8ed %eriods of time in 'the affairs of( men and for %il"rima"e+ It is no .irtue if e enter our houses from the bac&- it is .irtue if e fear Allah+ 7nter houses throu"h the %ro%er doors and fear Allah that e ma %ros%er Fi"ht in the cause of Allah those $ho fi"ht ou but do not .190 trans"ress limits- for Allah lo.eth not trans"ressors

And sla them $here.er e catch them and turn them out from .191 $here the ha.e turned ou out- for tumult and o%%ression are $orse than slau"hter- but fi"ht them not at the Sacred Mos*ue unless the 'first( fi"ht ou there- but if the fi"ht ou sla them+ Such is the re$ard of those $ho su%%ress faith )ut if the cease Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful .192 And fi"ht them on until there is no more tumult or .193 o%%ression and there %re.ail /ustice and faith in Allah- but if the cease let there be no hostilit e8ce%t to those $ho %ractice o%%ression #he %rohibited month for the %rohibited month and so for all .194 thin"s %rohibited there is the la$ of e*ualit + If then an one trans"resses the %rohibition a"ainst ou trans"ress e li&e$ise a"ainst him+ )ut fear Allah and &no$ that Allah is $ith those $ho

restrain themsel.es And s%end of our substance in the cause of Allah and ma&e .195 ;not our o$n hands contribute to our destruction but do "ood for Allah lo.eth those $ho do "ood And com%lete the Ha// or @Umra in the ser.ice of Allah+ )ut .196 if e are %re.ented 'from com%letin" it( send an offerin" for sacrifice such as e ma find and do not sha.e our heads until the offerin" reaches the %lace of sacrifice+ And if an of ou is ill or has an ailment in his scal% 'necessitatin" sha.in"( 'he should( in com%ensation either fast or feed the %oor or offer sacrifice- and $hen e are in %eaceful conditions 'a"ain( if an one $ishes to continue the 9Umra on to the Ha// he must ma&e an offerin" such as he can afford it he should fast three da s durin" the Ha// and se.en da s on his return ma&in" ten da s in all+ #his is for those $hose household is not in 'the %recincts of( the Sacred Mos*ue+ And fear Allah and &no$ that Allah is strict in %unishment For Ha// are the months $ell &no$n+ If an one underta&es .197 that dut therein let there be no obscenit nor $ic&edness nor $ran"lin" in the Ha//+ And $hate.er "ood e do 'be sure( Allah &no$eth it+ And ta&e a %ro.ision '$ith ou( for the /ourne but the best of %ro.isions is ri"ht conduct+ So fear Me o e that are $ise It is no crime in ou if e see& of the bount of our ,ord .198 durin" Pil"rima"e(+ #hen $hen e %our do$n from 'Mount( Arafat) celebrate the %raises of Allah at the Sacred Monument and celebrate His %raises as He has directed ou e.en thou"h before this e $ent astra

#hen %ass on at a *uic& %ace from the %lace $hence it is .199 .usual for the multitude so to do and as& for Allah9s for"i.eness For Allah is 0ft For"i.in" Most Merciful So $hen e ha.e accom%lished our hol rites celebrate the .200 %raises of Allah as e used to celebrate the %raises of our :fathers ea $ith far more heart and soul+ #here are men $ho sa 0ur ,ord6 "i.e us 'th bounties( in this $orld62 but the $ill " .ha.e no %ortion in the hereafter And there are men $ho sa 1 20ur ,ord6 "i.e us "ood in this .201 $orld and "ood in the Hereafter and defend us from the torment on "!the fire #o these $ill be allotted $hat the ha.e earned and Allah is .202 *uic& in account Celebrate the %raises of Allah durin" the A%%ointed Da s but .203 if an one hastens to lea.e in t$o da s there is no blame on him and if an one sta s on there is no blame on him if his aims is to do ri"ht+ #hen fear Allah and &no$ that e $ill surel be "athered unto Him #here is the t %e of man $hose s%eech about this $orld9s .204 life ma da33le thee and he calls Allah to $itness about $hat is in his heart- et is he the most contentious of enemies When he turns his bac& his aim e.er $here is to s%read .205 mischief throu"h the earth and destro cro%s and cattle+ )ut Allah lo.eth not mischief When it is said to him 2Fear Allah2 he is led b arro"ance .206 to 'more( crime+ 7nou"h for him is Hell- an e.il bed indeed 'to !(lie on And there is the t %e of man $ho "i.es his life to earn the .207

(%leasure of Allah- and Allah is full of &indness to 'His de.otees 0 e $ho belie.e6 enter into Islam $hole5heartedl - and .208 follo$ not the footste%s of the 7.il 0ne- for he is to ou an a.o$ed enem If e bac&slide after the clear 'si"ns( ha.e come to ou .209 then &no$ that Allah is 78alted in Po$er Wise Will the $ait until Allah comes to them in cano%ies of .210 (clouds $ith an"els 'in His train( and the *uestion is 'thus (settled4 )ut to Allah do all *uestions "o bac& 'for decision As& the Children of Israel ho$ man Clear 'Si"ns( We ha.e .211 sent them+ )ut if an one after Allah9s fa.or has come to him substitutes 'somethin" else( Allah is strict in %unishment #he life of this $orld is allurin" to those $ho re/ect faith .212 and the scoff at those $ho belie.e+ )ut the ri"hteous $ill be abo.e them on the Da of Resurrection- for Allah besto$s His abundance $ithout measures on $hom He $ill Man&ind $as one sin"le nation and Allah sent Messen"ers $ith .213 "lad tidin"s and $arnin"s- and $ith them He sent the )oo& in ;truth to /ud"e bet$een %eo%le in matters $herein the differed but the Peo%le of the )oo& after the clear Si"ns came to them did .not differ amon" themsel.es e8ce%t throu"h selfish contumac Allah b His Grace "uided the belie.ers to the truth concernin" that $herein the differed+ For Allah "uides $hom He $ill to a %ath that is strai"ht (0r do e thin& that e shall enter the Garden 'of )liss .214 $ithout such 'trials( as came to those $ho %assed a$a before ou4 #he encountered sufferin" and ad.ersit and $ere so sha&en

in s%irit that e.en the A%ostle and those of faith $ho $ere $ith him cried1 2When '$ill come( the hel% of Allah42 Ah6 .eril the !hel% of Allah is 'al$a s( near :#he as& thee $hat the should s%end 'in charit (+ Sa .215 Whate.er e s%end that is "ood is for %arents and &indred and or%hans and those in $ant and for $a farers+ And $hate.er e do that is "ood Allah &no$eth it $ell Fi"htin" is %rescribed for ou and e disli&e it+ )ut it is .216 %ossible that e disli&e a thin" $hich is "ood for ou and that e lo.e a thin" $hich is bad for ou+ )ut Allah &no$eth and e &no$ not .#he as& thee concernin" fi"htin" in the Prohibited Month .217 Sa 1 2Fi"htin" therein is a "ra.e 'offence(- but "ra.er is it in the si"ht of Allah to %re.ent access to the %ath of Allah to den Him to %re.ent access to the Sacred Mos*ue and dri.e out its members+ #umult and o%%ression are $orse than slau"hter+ ;or $ill the cease fi"htin" ou until the turn ou bac& from our faith if the can+ And 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 Hereafter- the $ill be Com%anions of the Fire and $ill abide .therein #hose $ho belie.ed and those $ho suffered e8ile and fou"ht .218 and stro.e and stru""led( in the %ath of Allah the ha.e the) ho%e of the Merc of Allah- and Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #he as& thee concernin" $ine and "amblin"+ Sa 1 2In them is .219 "reat sin and some %rofit for men- but the sin is "reater than the %rofit+2 #he as& thee ho$ much the are to s%end- sa 1 2What

is be ond our needs+2 #hus doth Allah ma&e clear to ou His .Si"ns1 in order that e ma consider #heir bearin"s( on this life and the Hereafter+ #he as&) .220 thee concernin" or%hans+ Sa 1 2#he best thin" to do is $hat is for their "ood- if e mi8 their affairs $ith ours the are our brethren- but Allah &no$s the man $ho means mischief from the man $ho means "ood+ And if Allah had $ished He could ha.e %ut ou ".into difficulties1 He is indeed 78alted in Po$er Wise Do not marr unbelie.in" $omen 'idolaters( until the .221 belie.e- a sla.e $oman $ho belie.es is better than an unbelie.in" $oman e.en thou"h she allure ou+ ;or marr ' our "irls( to unbelie.ers until the belie.e1 a man sla.e $ho belie.es is better than un unbelie.er e.en thou"h he allure ou+ Unbelie.ers do 'but( bec&on ou to the fire+ )ut Allah bec&ons b His "race :to the Garden 'of )liss( and for"i.eness and ma&es His Si"ns clear to man&ind1 that the ma celebrate His %raise #he as& thee concernin" $omen9s courses+ Sa 1 #he are a .222 hurt and a %ollution- so &ee% a$a from $omen in their courses and do not a%%roach them until the are clean+ )ut $hen the ha.e %urified themsel.es e ma a%%roach them in an manner time or %lace ordained for ou b Allah+ For Allah lo.es those $ho turn to Him constantl and He lo.es those $ho &ee% themsel.es %ure and clean <our $i.es are as a tilth unto ou- so a%%roach our tilth .223 $hen or ho$ e $ill+ )ut do some "ood act for our souls beforehand- and fear Allah and &no$ that e are to meet Him 'in the Hereafter( and "i.e 'these( "ood tidin"s to those $ho belie.e And ma&e not Allah9s 'name( an e8cuse in our oaths a"ainst .224

doin" "ood or actin" ri"htl or ma&in" %eace bet$een %ersons- for Allah is one $ho heareth and &no$eth all thin"s Allah $ill not call ou to account for thou"htlessness in .225 our oaths but for the intention in our hearts- and He is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Forbearin" For those $ho ta&e an oath for abstention from their $i.es a .226 $aitin" for four months is ordained- if then the return Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful

)ut if their intention is firm for di.orce Allah heareth and .227 &no$eth all thin"s Di.orced $omen shall $ait concernin" themsel.es for three .228 monthl %eriods nor is it la$ful for them to hide $hat Allah hath created in their $ombs if the ha.e faith in Allah and the ,ast Da + And their husbands ha.e the better ri"ht to ta&e them bac& in that %eriod if the $ish for reconciliation+ And $omen shall ha.e ri"hts similar to the ri"hts a"ainst them accordin" to $hat is e*uitable- but men ha.e a de"ree 'of ad.anta"e( o.er them and Allah is 78alted in Po$er Wise A di.orce is onl %ermissible t$ice1 after that the %arties .229 should either hold to"ether on e*uitable terms or se%arate $ith &indness+ It is not la$ful for ou 'men( to ta&e bac& an of our "ifts 'from our $i.es( e8ce%t $hen both %arties fear that the $ould be unable to &ee% the limits ordained b Allah+ If e /ud"es( do indeed fear that the $ould be unable to &ee% the) limits ordained b Allah there is no blame on either of them if she "i.e somethin" for her freedom+ #hese are the limits ordained b Allah- so do not trans"ress them+ If an do trans"ress the

limits ordained b Allah such %ersons $ron" 'themsel.es as $ell (as others So if a husband di.orces his $ife 'irre.ocabl ( he cannot .230 after that remarr her until after she has married another husband and he has di.orced her+ In that case there is no blame on either of them if the reunite %ro.ided the feel that the can &ee% the limits ordained b Allah+ Such are the limits ordained b Allah $hich He ma&es %lain to those $ho understand When e di.orce $omen and the fulfil the term of their .231 Iddat( either ta&e them bac& on e*uitable terms or set them `) free on e*uitable terms- but do not ta&e them bac& to in/ure them or to ta&e undue ad.anta"e- if an one does that He $ron"s his o$n soul+ Do not treat Allah9s Si"ns as /est but solemnl rehearse Allah9s fa.ors on ou and the fact that He sent do$n to ou the )oo& and Wisdom for our instruction+ And fear Allah and &no$ that Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all thin"s When e di.orce $omen and the fulfil the term of their .232 (Iddat( do not %re.ent them from marr in" their 'former `) husbands if the mutuall a"ree on e*uitable terms+ #his instruction is for all amon"st ou $ho belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da + #hat is 'the course ma&in" for( most .irtue and %urit amon"st ou and Allah &no$s and e &no$ not #he mothers shall "i.e suc& to their offs%rin" for t$o $hole .233 ears if the father desires to com%lete the term+ )ut he shall bear the cost of their food and clothin" on e*uitable terms+ ;o soul shall ha.e a burden laid on it "reater than it can bear+ ;o mother shall be treated unfairl on account of her child nor father on account of his child+ An heir shall be char"eable in

the same $a if the both decide on $eanin" b mutual consent and after due consultation there is no blame on them+ If e decide on a foster5mother for our offs%rin" there is no blame on ou .%ro.ided e %a 'the mother( $hat e offered on e*uitable terms )ut fear Allah and &no$ that Allah sees $ell $hat e do If an of ou die and lea.e $ido$s behind the shall $ait .234 concernin" themsel.es four months and ten da s1 $hen the ha.e fulfilled their term there is no blame on ou if the dis%ose of themsel.es in a /ust and reasonable manner+ And Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith $hat e do #here is no blame on ou if e ma&e an offer of betrothal or .235 hold it in our hearts+ Allah &no$s that e cherish them in our hearts1 but do not ma&e a secret contract $ith them e8ce%t in terms honorable nor resol.e on the tie of marria"e till the term %rescribed is fulfilled+ And &no$ that Allah &no$eth $hat is in our hearts and ta&e heed of Him- and &no$ that: Allah is 0ft For"i.in" Most Forbearin" #here is no blame on ou if e di.orce $omen before .236 consummation or the fi8ation of their do$er- but besto$ on them a suitable "ift( the $ealth accordin" to his means and the %oor) accordin" to his means- a "ift of a reasonable amount is due from those $ho $ish to do the ri"ht thin" And if e di.orce them before consummation but after the .237 fi8ation of a do$er for them then the half of the do$er 'is due to them( unless the remit it+ 0r 'the man9s half( is remitted b him in $hose hands is the marria"e tie- and the remission 'of the man9s half( is the nearest to ri"hteousness+ And do not for"et liberalit bet$een oursel.es+ For Allah sees $ell all that e do

Guard strictl

our 'habit of( %ra ers es%eciall the middle .238

(%ra er and stand before Allah in a de.out 'frame of mind If e fear 'an enem ( %ra on foot or ridin" 'as ma be most .239 con.enient( but $hen e are in securit celebrate Allah9s %raises (in the manner He has tau"ht ou $hich e &ne$ not 'before #hose of ou $ho die and lea.e $ido$s should be*ueath for .240 their $ido$s a ear9s maintenance and residence- but if the lea.e 'the residence( there is no blame on ou for $hat the do $ith themsel.es %ro.ided it is reasonable and Allah is 78alted in Po$er Wise For di.orced $omen maintenance 'should be %ro.ided( on a .241 reasonable 'scale(+ #his is a dut on the ri"hteous #hus doth Allah ma&e clear His Si"ns to ou1 in order that .242 . e ma understand Didst thou not turn th .ision to those $ho abandoned their .243 ?homes thou"h the $ere thousands 'in number( for fear of death Allah said to them1 2Die+2 #hen He restored them to life+ For Allah is full of bount to man&ind but most of them are un"rateful #hen fi"ht in the cause of Allah and &no$ that Allah heareth .244 and &no$eth all thin"s Who is he that $ill loan to Allah a beautiful loan $hich .245 Allah $ill double unto his credit and multi%l man times4 It is Allah that "i.eth 1 ' ou( $ant or %lent and to Him shall be our return Hast thou not turned th .ision to the chiefs of the .246 children of Israel after 'the time of( Moses4 #he said to a Pro%het 'that $as( amon" them12A%%oint for us a &in" that $e ma

fi"ht in the cause of Allah+ He said1 2Is it not %ossible if e $ere commanded to fi"ht that e $ill not fi"ht42 #he said1 2Ho$ could $e refuse to fi"ht in the cause of Allah seein" that $e $ere turned out of our homes and our families42 )ut $hen the $ere commanded to fi"ht the turned bac& e8ce%t a small band amon" 4 them+ )ut Allah has full &no$led"e of those $ho do $ron" #heir Pro%het said to them1 2Allah hath a%%ointed #alut as .247 &in" o.er ou+2 #he sa 1 2Ho$ can he e8ercise authorit o.er us $hen $e are better fitted than he to e8ercise authorit and he is not e.en "ifted $ith $ealth in abundance42 He said1 2Allah hath chosen him abo.e ou and hath "ifted him abundantl $ith &no$led"e and bodil %ro$ess- Allah "ranteth His authorit to $hom He %leaseth+ Allah careth for all and He &no$eth all ".thin"s And 'further( their Pro%het said to them1 2A si"n of his .248 authorit is that there shall come to ou the Ar& of the Co.enant $ith 'an assurance( therein of securit from our ,ord and the relics left b the famil of Moses and the famil of Aaron carried b an"els+ In this is a S mbol for 2 ou if e indeed ha.e ".faith When #alut set forth $ith the armies he said1 2Allah $ill .249 test ou at the stream- if an drin&s of its $ater he "oes not $ith m arm - onl those $ho taste not of it "o $ith me- a mere si% out of the hand is e8cused+2 )ut the all dran& of it e8ce%t a fe$+ When the crossed the ri.er he and the faithful ones $ith him the said1 2#his da $e cannot co%e $ith Goliath and his forces+2 )ut those $ho $ere con.inced that the must meet Allah said1 2Ho$ oft b Allah9s $ill hath a small force .an*uished bi"

".one4 Allah is $ith those $ho steadfastl %erse.ere When the ad.anced to meet Goliath and his forces the .250 %ra ed1 20ur ,ord %our out constanc on us and ma&e our ste%s ".firm- hel% us a"ainst those that re/ect faith ;) Allah9s $ill the routed them1 and Da.id sle$ Goliath .251 and Allah "a.e him %o$er and $isdom and tau"ht him $hate.er else( He $illed+ And did not Allah chec& one set of %eo%le b ) means of another the earth $ould indeed be full of mischief but Allah is full of bount to all the $orlds #hese are the si"ns of Allah- We rehearse them to thee in .252 truth1 .eril thou art one of the a%ostles #hose a%ostles We endo$ed $ith "ifts some abo.e others1 to .253 ;(one of them Allah s%o&e- others He raised to de"rees 'of honor to !esus the son of Mar We "a.e clear 'Si"ns( and stren"thened him $ith the Hol S%irit+ If Allah had so $illed succeedin" "enerations $ould not ha.e fou"ht amon" each other after clear Si"ns( had come to them but the 'chose( to $ran"le some) belie.in" and others re/ectin"+ If Allah had so $illed the $ould not ha.e fou"ht each other- but Allah fulfilleth His %lan 0 e $ho belie.e6 s%end out of 'the bounties( We ha.e .254 %ro.ided for ou before the da comes $hen no bar"ainin" '$ill a.ail( nor friendshi% nor intercession+ #hose $ho re/ect faith the are the $ron"5doers Allah6 there is no Allah but He the li.in" the .255 Self5subsistin" 7ternal+ ;o slumber can sei3e him nor slee%+ His are all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth+ Who is there can intercede in His %resence e8ce%t as He %ermitteth4 He &no$eth $hat 'a%%eareth to his creatures as( before or after or behind

them+ ;or shall the com%ass au"ht of his &no$led"e e8ce%t as He $illeth+ His throne doth e8tend o.er the hea.ens and the earth and He feeleth no fati"ue in "uardin" and %reser.in" them+ For He (is the Most Hi"h the Su%reme 'in "lor ,et there be no com%ulsion in reli"ion+ #ruth stands out .256 clear from error- $hoe.er re/ects e.il and belie.es in Allah hath "ras%ed the most trust$orth hand5hold that ne.er brea&s+ And Allah heareth and &no$eth all thin"s Allah is the Protector of those $ho ha.e faith1 from the .257 de%ths of dar&ness He $ill lead them forth into li"ht+ 0f those $ho re/ect faith the %atrons are the 7.il 0nes1 from li"ht the $ill lead them forth into the de%ths of dar&ness+ #he $ill be (com%anions of the fire to d$ell therein 'for e.er Hast thou not turned th .ision to one $ho dis%uted $ith .258 ?Abraham about his ,ord because Allah had "ranted him %o$er :Abraham said1 2M ,ord is He Who Gi.eth life and death+2 He said I "i.e life and death+2 Said Abraham1 2but it is Allah that" causeth the sun to rise from the 7ast do thou then cause him to (rise from the West+2 #hus $as he confounded $ho 'in arro"ance re/ected faith+ ;or doth Allah "i.e "uidance to a %eo%le un/ust 0r 'ta&e( the similitude of one $ho %assed b a hamlet all .259 in ruins to its roofs+ He said1 20h6 ho$ shall Allah brin" it e.er( to life after 'this( its death42 )ut Allah caused him to) die for a hundred ears then raised him u% 'a"ain(+ He said1 2Ho$ lon" didst thou tarr 'thus(42 He said1 2'%erha%s( a da or %art ;of a da +2 He said1 2;a thou hast tarried thus a hundred ears ;but loo& at th food and th drin&- the sho$ no si"ns of a"e and loo& at th don&e 1 and that We ma ma&e of thee a Si"n unto

the %eo%le loo& further at the bones ho$ We brin" them to"ether and clothe them $ith flesh6 When this $as sho$n clearl to him he ".said1 2I &no$ that Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s )ehold6 Abraham said1 2M ,ord6 sho$ me ho$ thou "i.est life .260 :to the dead+ He said1 2Dost thou not then belie.e42 He said <ea6 but to satisf m o$n understandin"+2 He said1 2#a&e four" birds- tame them to turn to thee- %ut a %ortion of them on e.er hill and call to them- the $ill come to thee 'fl in"( $ith ".s%eed+ #hen &no$ that Allah is 78alted in Po$er Wise #he %arable of those $ho s%end their substance in the $a of .261 Allah is that of a "rain of corn1 it "ro$eth se.en ears and each ear hath a hundred "rains+ Allah "i.eth manifold increase to $hom He %leaseth- and Allah careth for all and He &no$eth all thin"s #hose $ho s%end their substance in the cause of Allah and .262 follo$ not u% their "ifts $ith reminders of their "enerosit or $ith in/ur for them their re$ard is $ith their ,ord- on them .shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e >in" $ords and the co.erin" of faults are better than .263 charit follo$ed b in/ur + Allah is free of all $ants and he is Most Forbearin" 0 e $ho belie.e6 cancel not our charit b reminders of .264 our "enerosit or b in/ur li&e those $ho s%end their substance to be seen of men but belie.e neither in Allah nor in the last da + #he are in Parable li&e a hard barren roc& on $hich is a little soil- on it falls hea. rain $hich lea.es it '/ust( a bare stone+ #he $ill be able to do nothin" $ith au"ht the ha.e earned+ And Allah "uideth not those $ho re/ect faith And the li&eness of those $ho s%end their substance see&in" .265

to %lease Allah and to stren"then their souls is as a "arden hi"h and fertile1 hea. rain falls on it but ma&es it ield a double increase of har.est and if it recei.es not hea. rain li"ht moisture sufficeth it+ Allah seeth $ell $hate.er e do Does an of ou $ish that he should ha.e a "arden $ith .266 date5%alms and .ines and streams flo$in" underneath and all &inds of fruit $hile he is stric&en $ith old a"e and his children are not stron" 'enou"h to loo& after themsel.es( that it should be cau"ht in a $hirl$ind $ith fire therein and be burnt u%4 #hus doth Allah ma&e clear to ou 'His( si"ns- that e ma consider 0 e $ho belie.e6 "i.e of the "ood thin"s $hich e ha.e .267 honorabl ( earned and of the fruits of the earth $hich We ha.e) %roduced for ou and do not e.en aim at "ettin" an thin" $hich is bad in order that out of it e ma "i.e a$a somethin" $hen e oursel.es $ould not recei.e it e8ce%t $ith closed e es+ And &no$ that Allah is free of all $ants and $orth of all %raise #he 7.il 0ne threatens ou $ith %o.ert and bids ou to .268 conduct unseeml + Allah %romiseth ou His for"i.eness and bounties and Allah careth for all and He &no$eth all thin"s He "ranteth $isdom to $hom He %leaseth- and he to $hom .269 $isdom is "ranted recei.eth indeed a benefit o.erflo$in"- but none $ill "ras% the messa"e but men of understandin" And $hate.er e s%end in charit or de.otion be sure Allah .270 &no$s it all+ )ut the $ron"5doers ha.e no hel%ers If e disclose 'acts of( charit e.en so it is $ell but if .271 e conceal them and ma&e them reach those 'reall ( in need that (is best for ou1 it $ill remo.e from ou some of our 'stains of e.il+ And Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith $hat e do

It is not re*uired of thee '0 A%ostles( to set them on the .272 .ri"ht %ath but Allah sets on the ri"ht %ath $hom He %leaseth Whate.er of "ood e "i.e benefits our o$n souls and e shall ,onl do so see&in" the 2Face2 of Allah+ Whate.er "ood e "i.e shall be rendered bac& to ou and e shall not be dealt $ith un/ustl Charit is( for those in need $ho in Allah9s cause are) .273 restricted 'from tra.el( and cannot mo.e about in the land see&in" 'for trade or $or&(+ #he i"norant man thin&s because of their modest that the are free from $ant+ #hou shalt &no$ them b their 'unfailin"( mar&1 the be" not im%ortunatel from all and sundr + And $hate.er of "ood e "i.e be assured Allah &no$eth it $ell #hose $ho 'in charit ( s%end of their "oods b ni"ht and b .274 da in secret and in %ublic ha.e their re$ard $ith their ,ord1 on them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e #hose $ho de.our usur $ill not stand e8ce%t as stands one .275 $hom the 7.il 0ne b his touch hath dri.en to madness+ #hat is because the sa 1 2#rade is li&e usur but Allah hath %ermitted trade and forbidden usur + #hose $ho after recei.in" direction from their ,ord desist shall be %ardoned for the %ast- their case is for Allah 'to /ud"e(- but those $ho re%eat 'the offence( are (com%anions of the fire1 the $ill abide therein 'for e.er Allah $ill de%ri.e usur of all blessin" but $ill "i.e .276 increase for deed of charit 1 for He lo.eth not creatures un"rateful and $ic&ed #hose $ho belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness and .277 establish re"ular %ra ers and re"ular charit $ill ha.e their

re$ard $ith their ,ord1 on them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e 0 e $ho belie.e6 fear Allah and "i.e u% $hat remains of .278 our demand for usur if e are indeed belie.ers If e do it not ta&e notice of $ar from Allah and his .279 ;A%ostle1 but if e turn bac& e shall ha.e our ca%ital sums deal not un/ustl and e shall not be dealt $ith un/ustl If the debtor is in a difficult "rant him time till it is .280 eas for him to re%a + but it e remit if b $a of charit that is best for ou if e onl &ne$ .And fear the da $hen e shall be brou"ht bac& to Allah .281 #hen shall e.er soul be %aid $hat it earned and none shall be dealt $ith un/ustl 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e deal $ith each other in .282 transactions in.ol.in" future obli"ations in a fi8ed %eriod of time reduce them to $ritin"+ ,et6 a scribe $rite do$n faithfull as bet$een the %arties1 let not the scribe refuse to $rite as Allah has tau"ht him so let him $rite+ ,et him $ho incurs the liabilit dictate but let him fear his ,ord Allah and not diminish au"ht of $hat he o$es+ If the %art liable is mentall deficient or $ea& or unable himself to dictate let his "uardian dictate faithfull + And "et t$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+ #he $itnesses should not refuse $hen the are called on 'for e.idence(+ Disdain not to reduce to $ritin" ' our contract( for a future %eriod $hether it be small or bi"1 it is /uster in the si"ht of Allah more suitable as e.idence and more

con.enient to %re.ent doubts amon" oursel.es- but if it be a transaction $hich e carr out on the s%ot amon" oursel.es there is no blame on ou if e reduce it not to $ritin"+ )ut ta&e $itnesses $hene.er 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 Allah- for it is Allah that teaches ou+ And Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all thin"s If e are on a /ourne and cannot find a scribe a %led"e .283 $ith %ossession 'ma ser.e the %ur%ose(+ And if one of ou de%osits a thin" on trust $ith another let the trustee .faithfull ( dischar"e his trust and let him fear his ,ord) Conceal not e.idence- for $hoe.er conceals it his heart is tainted $ith sin+ And Allah &no$eth all that e do .#o Allah belon"eth all that is in the hea.ens and on earth .284 Whether e sho$ $hat is in our minds or conceal it Allah calleth ou to account for it+ He for"i.eth $hom He %leaseth and %unisheth $hom He %leaseth+ For Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s #he A%ostle belie.eth in $hat hath been re.ealed to him from .285 his ,ord as do the men of faith+ 7ach one 'of them( belie.eth in Allah His an"els His boo&s and His A%ostles 2We ma&e no ".distinction 'the sa ( bet$een one and another of His A%ostles And the sa 1 2We hear and $e obe - 'We see&( #h for"i.eness 0ur ".,ord and to #hee is the end of all /ourne s 0n no soul doth Allah %lace a burden "reater than it can .286 bear+ It "ets e.er "ood that it earns and it suffers e.er ill that it earns+ 'Pra (1 20ur ,ord6 condemn us not if $e for"et or fall into error- our ,ord6 ,a not on us a burden li&e that $hich #hou didst la on those before us- 0ur ,ord6 la not on us a

burden "reater than $e ha.e stren"th to bear+ )lot out our sins and "rant us for"i.eness+ Ha.e merc on us+ #hou art our ".Protector- hel% us a"ainst those $ho stand a"ainst faith

*Al5i5Imran

*SURAH .#3

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .A+,+M .1 Allah6 there is no "od but He the ,i.in" the Self5Subsistin" .2 7ternal It is He Who sent do$n to thee 'ste% b ste%( in truth the .3 )oo& confirmin" $hat $ent before it- and He sent do$n ,a$ '0f Moses( and the Gos%el 'of !esus( before this as a "uide to man&ind and He sent do$n the Criterion 'of /ud"ment bet$een ri"ht .(and $ron" #hen those $ho re/ect Faith in the Si"ns of Allah $ill suffer .4 the se.erest %enalt and Allah is 78alted in Mi"ht ,ord of Retribution From Allah .eril nothin" is hidden on earth or in the hea.ens .5 He it is Who sha%es ou in the $ombs as He %leases+ #here is .6 no "od but He the 78alted in Mi"ht the Wise He it is Who has sent do$n to thee the )oo&1 in it are .erses .7 basic or fundamental 'of established meanin"(- the are the foundation of the )oo&1 others are alle"orical+ )ut those in $hose hearts is %er.ersit follo$ the: %art there of that is alle"orical see&in" discord and searchin" for its hidden meanin"s

but no one &no$s its hidden meanin"s e8ce%t Allah and those: I $ho are firml "rounded in &no$led"e sa 1 2We belie.e in the )oo&- the $hole of it is from our ,ord2- and none $ill "ras% the Messa"e e8ce%t men of understandin" 0ur ,ord62 'the sa ( 2let not our hearts de.iate no$ after " .8 ;#hou hast "uided us but "rant us merc from #hine o$n Presence for #hou art the Grantor of bounties $ithout measure 0ur ,ord6 #hou art He that $ill "ather man&ind to"ether" .9 a"ainst a da about $hich there is no doubt1 for Allah ne.er fails in His %romise #hose $ho re/ect faith neither their %ossessions nor their .10 numerous( %ro"en $ill a.ail them au"ht a"ainst Allah1 the are) .themsel.es but fuel for the fire #heir %li"ht $ill be( no better than that of the %eo%le of) .11 Pharaoh and their %redecessors1 the denied 0ur Si"ns and Allah called them to account for their sins+ For Allah is strict in %unishment Sa to those $ho re/ect Faith1 2Soon $ill e be .an*uished .12 !(and "athered to"ether to hell an e.il bed indeed 'to lie on #here has alread been for ou a Si"n in the t$o armies that" .13 met 'in combat(1 one $as fi"htin" in the cause of Allah the other .resistin" Allah these sa$ $ith their o$n e es t$ice their number )ut Allah doth su%%ort $ith His aid $hom He %leaseth+ In this is a $arnin" for such as ha.e e es to see :Fair in the e es of men is the lo.e of thin"s the co.et .14 $omen and sons- hea%ed5u% hoards of "old and sil.er- horses branded 'for blood and e8cellence(- and '$ealth of( cattle and ;$ell5tilled land+ Such are the %ossessions of this $orld9s life

(but in nearness to Allah is the best of the "oals 'to return to Sa 1 shall I "i.e ou "lad tidin"s of thin"s far better than .15 those4 For the ri"hteous are "ardens in nearness to their ,ord $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath- therein is their eternal home- $ith com%anions %ure 'and hol ( and the "ood %leasure of Allah+ For in Allah9s si"ht are 'all( His ser.ants :;amel ( those $ho sa 1 20ur ,ord6 $e ha.e indeed belie.ed) .16 for"i.e us then our sins and sa.e us from the a"on of the fire #hose $ho sho$ %atience firmness and self5control- $ho are .17 true 'in $ord and deed(- $ho $orshi% de.outl - $ho s%end 'in the $a of Allah(- and $ho %ra for for"i.eness in the earl hours of the mornin" #here is no "od but He1 that is the $itness of Allah His .18 .an"els and those endued $ith &no$led"e standin" firm on /ustice #here is no "od but He the 78alted in Po$er the Wise :(#he Reli"ion before Allah is Islam 'submission to His $ill .19 nor did the %eo%le of the )oo& dissent therefrom e8ce%t throu"h en. of each other after &no$led"e had come to them+ )ut if an den the Si"ns of Allah Allah is s$ift in callin" to account So if the dis%ute $ith thee sa 1 2I ha.e submitted m $hole .20 self to Allah and so ha.e those $ho follo$ me+2 And sa to the (%eo%le of the )oo& and to those $ho are unlearned1 2Do e 'also submit oursel.es42 If the do the are in ri"ht "uidance but if the turn bac& th dut is to con.e the Messa"e- and in Allah9s si"ht are 'all( His ser.ants As to those $ho den the Si"ns of Allah and in defiance of .21 ri"ht sla the Pro%hets and sla those $ho teach /ust dealin" $ith man&ind announce to them a "rie.ous %enalt

#he are those $hose $or&s $ill bear no fruit in this $orld .22 and in the Hereafter nor $ill the ha.e an one to hel% Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho ha.e been "i.en .23 a %ortion of the )oo&4 #he are in.ited to the )oo& of Allah to settle their dis%ute but a %art of them turn bac& and decline (the arbitration) #his because the sa 1 2#he fire shall not touch us but for a .24 fe$ numbered da s2- for their for"eries decei.e them as to their o$n reli"ion )ut ho$ '$ill the fare( $hen We "ather them to"ether a"ainst .25 a da about $hich there is no doubt and each soul $ill be %aid ?(out /ust $hat it has earned $ithout 'fa.or or in/ustice Sa 1 20 Allah6 ,ord of Po$er 'and Rule( thou "i.est Po$er to .26 $hom #hou %leasest and #hou stri%%est off %o$er from $hom #hou %leasest thou enduest $ith honor $hom thou %leasest and thou brin"est lo$ $hom #hou %leasest- in #h hand is all Good+ ?eril o.er all thin"s thou hast %o$er #hou causest the ;i"ht to "ain on the Da and #hou causest" .27 the Da to "ain on the ;i"ht- #hou brin"est the ,i.in" out of the Dead and thou brin"est the Dead out of the ,i.in"- and #hou "."i.est sustenance to $hom #hou %leasest $ithout measure ,et not the belie.ers ta&e for friends or hel%ers unbelie.ers .28 rather than belie.ers- if an do that in nothin" $ill there be hel% from Allah- e8ce%t b $a of %recaution that e ma "uard ( oursel.es from them+ )ut Allah cautions ou 'to remember .Himself for the final "oal is to Allah Sa 1 2Whether e hide $hat is in our hearts or re.eal it .29 Allah &no$s it all+ He &no$s $hat is in the hea.ens and $hat is

.on earth+ And Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s 0n the da $hen e.er soul $ill be confronted $ith all the" .30 "ood it has done and all the e.il it has done it $ill $ish there $ere a "reat distance bet$een it and its e.il+ )ut Allah cautions ou 'to remember( Himself+ And Allah is full of &indness to those .that ser.e Him Sa 1 2If e do lo.e Allah follo$ me1 Allah $ill lo.e ou and .31 ".for"i.e ou our sins for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful Sa 1 20be Allah and His A%ostle2- but if the turn bac& .32 .Allah lo.eth not those $ho re/ect Faith Allah did choose Adam and ;oah the famil of Abraham and the .33 .famil of Imran abo.e all %eo%le 0ffs%rin" one of the other- and Allah heareth and &no$eth all .34 .thin"s )ehold6 a $oman of Imran said1 20 m ,ord6 I do dedicate unto .35 thee $hat is in m $omb for #h s%ecial ser.ice so acce%t this of ".me for #hou hearest and &no$est all thin"s When she $as deli.ered she said1 20 m ,ord6 behold6 I am .36 deli.ered of a female child62 And Allah &ne$ best $hat she brou"ht forth 2and no$ise is the male li&e the female+ I ha.e named her Mar and I commend her and her offs%rin" to #h ".%rotection from the 7.il 0ne the Re/ected Ri"ht "raciousl did her ,ord acce%t her1 He made her "ro$ in .37 .%urit and beaut - to the care of Aa&ari a $as she assi"ned 7.er time that he entered 'her( chamber to see her he found her su%%lied $ith sustenance+ He said1 20 Mar 6 $hence 'comes( this to ou42 She said1 2From Allah1 for Allah %ro.ides sustenance to ".$hom He %leases $ithout measure

#here did Aa&ari a %ra to his ,ord sa in"1 20 m ,ord6 "rant .38 unto me from #hee a %ro"en that is %ure- for #hou art He that "!heareth %ra er While he $as standin" in %ra er in the chamber the an"els .39 called unto him1 2Allah doth "i.e thee "lad tidin"s of <ah a $itnessin" the truth of a Word from Allah and 'be besides( noble ".chaste and a Pro%het of the '"oodl ( com%an of the ri"hteous He said1 20 m ,ord6 ho$ shall I ha.e a son seein" I am .er .40 old and m $ife is barren42 2#hus2 $as the ans$er 2doth Allah ".accom%lish $hat He $illeth He said1 20 m ,ord6 "i.e me a si"n62 2#h Si"n2 $as the .41 ans$er 2shall be that thou shalt s%ea& to no man for three da s but $ith si"nals+ #hen celebrate the %raises of th ,ord a"ain ".and a"ain and "lorif Him in the e.enin" and in the mornin" )ehold6 the an"els said1 20 Mar 6 Allah hath chosen thee and .42 %urified thee- chosen thee abo.e the $omen of all nations 0 Mar 6 $orshi% th ,ord de.outl - %rostrate th self and bo$" .43 ".do$n 'in %ra er( $ith those $ho bo$ do$n #his is %art of the tidin"s of the thin"s unseen $hich We .44 re.eal unto thee '0 A%ostle6( b ins%iration- thou $ast not $ith them $hen the cast lots $ith arro$s as to $hich of them should be char"ed $ith the care of Mar - nor $ast thou $ith them $hen (the dis%uted 'the %oint )ehold6 the an"els said 20 Mar 6 Allah "i.eth thee "lad .45 tidin"s of a Word from Him1 his name $ill be Christ !esus the son of Mar held in honor in this $orld and the Hereafter and of 'the com%an of( those nearest to Allah He shall s%ea& to the %eo%le in childhood and in maturit " .46

".and he shall be 'of the com%an ( of the ri"hteous She said1 20 m ,ord6 ho$ shall I ha.e a son $hen no man hath .47 ;touched me42 He said1 27.en so1 Allah createth $hat He $illeth !$hen He hath decreed a %lan He but saith to it @)e9 and it is And Allah $ill teach him the )oo& and Wisdom the ,a$ and the" .48 .Gos%el And 'a%%oint him( an A%ostle to the Children of Israel '$ith " .49 this messa"e(1 I ha.e come to ou $ith a si"n from our ,ord in that I ma&e for ou out of cla as it $ere the fi"ure of a bird and breathe into it and it becomes a bird b Allah9s lea.e- and I heal those born blind and the le%ers and I *uic&en the dead b Allah9s lea.e- and I declare to ou $hat e eat and $hat e store in our houses+ Surel therein is a Si"n for ou if e did .belie.e I ha.e come to ou( to attest the ,a$ $hich $as before me)" .50 and to ma&e la$ful to ou %art of $hat $as 'before( forbidden to ou- I ha.e come to ou $ith a Si"n from our ,ord+ So fear Allah .and obe me .It is Allah $ho is m ,ord and our ,ord- then $orshi% Him " .51 ".#his is a $a that is strai"ht When !esus found unbelief on their %art he said1 2Who $ill be .52 m hel%ers to 'the $or& of( Allah42 Said the Disci%les1 2We are Allah9s hel%ers $e belie.e in Allah and do thou bear $itness that $e are Muslims 0ur ,ord6 $e belie.e in $hat thou hast re.ealed and $e " .53 follo$ the A%ostle- then $rite us do$n amon" those $ho bear ".$itness And 'then unbelie.ers( %lotted and %lanned and Allah too .54

%lanned and the best of %lanners is Allah )ehold6 Allah said1 20 !esus6 I $ill ta&e thee and raise thee .55 to M self and clear thee 'of the falsehoods( of those $ho blas%heme- I $ill ma&e those $ho follo$ thee su%erior to those $ho re/ect Faith to the Da of Resurrection- then shall e all return unto Me and I $ill /ud"e bet$een ou of the matters $herein e dis%ute As to those $ho re/ect faith I $ill %unish them $ith " .56 terrible a"on in this $orld and in the Hereafter nor $ill the ha.e an one to hel% As to those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness Allah $ill " .57 %a them 'in full( their re$ard- but Allah lo.eth not those $ho do $ron" #his is $hat We rehearse unto thee of the Si"ns and the" .58 ".Messa"e of Wisdom #his similitude of !esus before Allah is as that of Adam1 He .59 created him from dust then said to him1 2)e2 and he $as #he truth 'comes( from Allah alone- so be not of those $ho .60 .doubt (If an one dis%utes in this matter $ith thee no$ after 'full .61 &no$led"e hath come to thee sa 1 2Come6 let us "ather to"ether our sons and our sons our $omen and our $omen oursel.es and oursel.es1 then let us earnestl %ra and in.o&e the curse of "!Allah on those $ho lie #his is the true account1 there is no "od e8ce%t Allah- and .62 .Allah He is indeed the 78alted in Po$er the Wise )ut if the turn bac& Allah hath full &no$led"e of those $ho .63 do mischief

Sa 1 20 %eo%le of the )oo&6 come to common terms as bet$een .64 us and ou1 that $e $orshi% none but Allah- that $e associate no %artners $ith Him- that $e erect not from amon" oursel.es ,ords and %atrons other than Allah+2 If then the turn bac& sa 1 2)ear ".($itness that $e 'at least( are Muslims 'bo$in" to Allah9s $ill <e %eo%le of the )oo&6 $h dis%ute e about Abraham $hen the .65 ,a$ and the Gos%el $ere not re.ealed till after him4 Ha.e e no ?under5 standin" Ah6 e are those $ho fell to dis%utin" 'e.en( in matters of .66 $hich e had some &no$led"e6 but $h dis%ute e in matters of $hich e ha.e no &no$led"e4 It is Allah Who &no$s and e $ho !&no$ not Abraham $as not a !e$ nor et a Christian but he $as true in .67 faith and bo$ed his $ill to Allah9s '$hich is Islam( and he ./oined not "ods $ith Allah Without doubt amon" men the nearest of &in to Abraham are .68 those $ho follo$ him as are also this A%ostle and those $ho belie.e- and Allah is the Protector of those $ho ha.e faith It is the $ish of a section of the Peo%le of the )oo& to lead .69 ou astra + )ut the shall lead astra 'not ou( but themsel.es !and the do not %ercei.e <e Peo%le of the )oo&6 Wh re/ect e the Si"ns of Allah of .70 ?$hich e are ' oursel.es( $itnesses <e Peo%le of the )oo&6 Wh do e clothe truth $ith falsehood .71 ?and conceal the truth $hile e ha.e &no$led"e A section of the Peo%le of the )oo& sa 1 2)elie.e in the .72 mornin" $hat is re.ealed to the belie.ers but re/ect it at the end of the da - %erchance the ma 'themsel.es( turn bac&

:And belie.e no one unless he follo$s our reli"ion+2 Sa " .73 #rue "uidance is the "uidance of Allah- 'fear e( lest a" re.elation be sent to someone 'else( li&e unto that $hich $as sent unto ou+ 0r that those 'recei.in" such re.elation( should en"a"e ou in ar"ument before our ,ord+2 Sa 1 2All bounties are in the hand of Allah1 He "ranteth them to $hom He %leaseth- and ".Allah careth for all and He &no$eth all thin"s For His Merc He s%eciall chooseth $hom He %leaseth1 for .74 Allah is the ,ord of bounties unbounded Amon" the Peo%le of the )oo& are some $ho if entrusted $ith a .75 hoard of "old $ill 'readil ( %a it bac&- others $ho if entrusted $ith a sin"le sil.er coin $ill not re%a it unless thou constantl stoodest demandin" because the sa 2#here is no call on us 'to &ee% faith( $ith these i"norant '%a"ans(+2 )ut the .tell a lie a"ainst Allah and '$ell( the &no$ it ;a + #hose that &ee% their %li"hted faith and act ari"ht .76 .eril Allah lo.es those $ho act ari"ht As for those $ho sell the faith the o$e to Allah and their .77 o$n %li"hted $ord for a small %rice the shall ha.e no %ortion in the hereafter1 nor $ill Allah 'dei"n to( s%ea& to them or loo& at ;(them on the Da of !ud"ment nor $ill He cleanse them 'of sin the shall ha.e a "rie.ous %enalt #here is amon" them a section $ho distort the )oo& $ith their .78 ton"ues- 'as the read( ou $ould thin& it is a %art of the )oo& "but it is no %art of the )oo&- and the sa 2#hat is from Allah but it is not from Allah1 it is the $ho tell a lie a"ainst Allah !and '$ell( the &no$ it It is not '%ossible( that a man to $hom is "i.en the )oo& and .79

Wisdom and the %ro%hetic office should sa to %eo%le1 2)e e m :($orshi%%ers rather than Allah9s- on the contrar 'he $ould sa )e e $orshi%%ers of Him Who is trul the Cherisher of all for" ". e ha.e tau"ht the )oo& and e ha.e studied it earnestl ;or $ould he instruct ou to ta&e an"els and %ro%hets for .80 ,ords and Patrons+ What6 Would he bid ou to unbelief after e ?(ha.e bo$ed our $ill 'to Allah in Islam )ehold6 Allah too& the co.enant of the Pro%hets sa in"1 2I .81 "i.e ou a )oo& and Wisdom- then comes to ou an A%ostle confirmin" $hat is $ith ou- do e belie.e him and render him hel%+2 Allah said1 2Do e a"ree and ta&e this M Co.enant as bindin" on ou42 #he said1 2We a"ree+2 He said1 2#hen bear ".$itness and I am $ith ou amon" the $itnesses If an turn bac& after this the are %er.erted trans"ressors .82 Do the see& for other than the Reli"ion of Allah4 While all .83 creatures in the hea.ens and on earth ha.e $illin" or un$illin" bo$ed to His Will 'acce%ted Islam( and to Him shall the all be .brou"ht bac& Sa 1 2We belie.e in Allah and in $hat has been re.ealed to us .84 and $hat $as re.ealed to Abraham Isma@il Isaac !acob and the #ribes and in ')oo&s( "i.en to Moses !esus and the Pro%hets from their ,ord- $e ma&e no distinction bet$een one and another amon" ".(them and to Allah do $e bo$ our $ill 'in Islam If an one desires a reli"ion other than Islam 'submission to .85 Allah( ne.er $ill it be acce%ted of him- and in the Hereafter he ($ill be in the ran&s of those $ho ha.e lost 'all s%iritual "ood Ho$ shall Allah "uide those $ho re/ect faith after the .86 acce%ted it and bore $itness that the A%ostle $as true and that

clear si"ns had come unto them4 )ut Allah "uides not a %eo%le un/ust 0f such the re$ard is that on them 'rests( the curse of Allah .87 of His an"els and of all man&ind In that $ill the d$ell- nor $ill their %enalt be li"htened .88 (nor res%ite be their 'lot 78ce%t for those that re%ent 'e.en( after that and ma&e .89 amends1 for .eril Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful )ut those $ho re/ect faith after the acce%ted it and then "o .90 on addin" to their defiance of faith ne.er $ill their re%entance be acce%ted- for the are those $ho ha.e 'of set %ur%ose( "one astra As to those $ho re/ect faith and die re/ectin" ne.er $ould be .91 acce%ted from an such as much "old as the earth contains thou"h the should offer it for ransom+ For such is 'in store( a %enalt ."rie.ous and the $ill find no hel%ers

) no means shall e attain ri"hteousness unless e "i.e .92 freel ( of that I $hich e lo.e- and $hate.er e "i.e of a truth) .Allah &no$eth it $ell All food $as la$ful to the children of Israel e8ce%t $hat .93 Israel made unla$ful for itself before the ,a$ 'of Moses( $as re.ealed+ Sa 1 2)rin" e the ,a$ and stud it if e be men of ".truth If an after this in.ent a lie and attribute it to Allah the .94 .are indeed un/ust $ron"5doers Sa 1 2Allah s%ea&eth the truth1 follo$ the reli"ion of .95 ".Abraham the sane in faith- he $as not of the %a"ans

#he first House 'of $orshi%( a%%ointed for men $as that at .96 )a&&a full of blessin" and of "uidance for all &inds of bein"s In it are si"ns manifest- 'for e8am%le( the Station of .597 Abraham- $hoe.er enters it attains securit - %il"rima"e thereto is a dut men o$e to Allah those $ho can afford the /ourne - but if an den faith Allah stands not in need of an of his creatures Sa 1 20 %eo%le of the )oo&6 $h re/ect e the si"ns of Allah .98 ?$hen Allah is Himself $itness to all e do Sa 1 20 e Peo%le of the )oo&6 $h obstruct e those $ho .99 belie.e from the %ath of Allah see&in" to ma&e it croo&ed $hile e $ere oursel.es $itnesses 'to Allah9s Co.enant(4 )ut Allah is ".not unmindful of all that e do 0 e $ho belie.e6 if e listen to a faction amon" the Peo%le .100 of the )oo& the $ould 'indeed( render ou a%ostates after e !ha.e belie.ed And ho$ $ould e den faith $hile unto ou are rehearsed the .101 Si"ns of Allah and amon" ou li.es the A%ostle4 Whoe.er holds .firml to Allah $ill be sho$n a $a that is strai"ht 0 e $ho belie.e6 fear Allah as He should be feared and die .102 not e8ce%t in a state of Islam And hold fast all to"ether b the ro%e $hich Allah .103 stretches out for ou( and be not di.ided amon" oursel.es- and) remember $ith "ratitude Allah9s fa.or on ou- for e $ere enemies and He /oined our hearts in lo.e so that b His "race e became brethren- and e $ere on the brin& of the %it of fire and He :sa.ed ou from it+ #hus doth Allah ma&e his si"ns clear to ou that e ma be "uided

,et there arise out of ou a band of %eo%le in.itin" to all .104 that is "ood en/oinin" $hat is ri"ht and forbiddin" $hat is $ron"- the are the ones to attain felicit )e not li&e those $ho are di.ided amon"st themsel.es and .105 fall into dis%utations after recei.in" clear si"ns- for them is a dreadful %enalt 0n the da $hen some faces $ill be 'lit u% $ith( $hite and .106 some faces $ill be 'in the "loom of( blac&- to those $hose faces $ill be blac& '$ill be said(1 2Did e re/ect faith after acce%tin" it4 #aste then the %enalt for re/ectin" faith )ut those $hose faces $ill be 'lit $ith( $hite the $ill be .107 (in 'the li"ht of( Allah9s Merc - therein to d$ell 'for e.er #hese are the Si"ns of Allah1 We rehearse them to thee in .108 truth1 and Allah means no in/ustice to an of His creatures #o Allah belon"s all that is in the hea.ens and on earth- to .109 (Him do all *uestions "o bac& 'for decision <e are the best of %eo%les e.ol.ed for man&ind en/oinin" .110 $hat is ri"ht forbiddin" $hat is $ron" and belie.in" in Allah+ If ;onl the Peo%le of the )oo& had faith it $ere best for them amon" them are some $ho ha.e faith but most of them are %er.erted trans"ressors #he $ill do ou no harm barrin" a triflin" anno ance- if .111 the come out to fi"ht ou the $ill sho$ ou their bac&s and no .hel% shall the "et Shame is %itched o.er them 'li&e a tent( $here.er the are .112 found e8ce%t $hen under a co.enant 'of %rotection( from Allah and from men- the dra$ on themsel.es $rath from Allah and %itched o.er them is 'the tent of( destitution+ #his because the

re/ected the si"ns of Allah and sle$ the %ro%hets in defiance of ri"ht- this because the rebelled and trans"ressed be ond bounds ;ot all of them are ali&e1 of the Peo%le of the boo& are a .113 %ortion that stand 'for the ri"ht(- the rehearse the si"ns of Allah all ni"ht lon" and then %rostrate themsel.es in adoration #he belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da - the en/oin $hat is .114 ri"ht and forbid $hat is $ron"- and the 'hasten in emulation( in all( "ood $or&s- the are in the ran&s of the ri"hteous) ;0f the "ood that the do nothin" $ill be re/ected of them .115 for Allah &no$eth $ell those that do ri"ht #hose $ho re/ect faith neither their %ossessions nor their .116 numerous( %ro"en $ill a.ail them au"ht a"ainst Allah- the $ill) (be com%anions of the fire d$ellin" therein 'for e.er What the s%end in the life of this 'material( $orld ma be .117 li&ened to a $ind $hich brin"s a ni%%in" frost1 it stri&es and destro s the har.est of men $ho ha.e $ron"ed their o$n souls- it is not Allah that hath $ron"ed them but the $ron" themsel.es 0 e $ho belie.e6 ta&e not into our intimac those outside .118 our ran&s- the $ill not fail to corru%t ou+ #he onl desire ; our ruin1 ran& hatred has alread a%%eared from their mouths $hat their hearts conceal is far $orse+ We ha.e made %lain to ou the Si"ns if e ha.e $isdom Ah6 e are those $ho lo.e them but the lo.e ou not thou"h .119 e belie.e in the $hole of the )oo&+ When the meet ou the sa We belie.e2- but $hen the are alone the bite off the .er ti%s" ;of their fin"ers at ou in their ra"e+ Sa 1 2Perish in our ra"e ".Allah &no$eth $ell all the secrets of the heart If au"ht that is "ood befalls ou it "rie.es them- but if .120

some misfortune o.erta&es ou the re/oice at it+ )ut if e are constant and do ri"ht not the least harm $ill their cunnin" do to . ou for Allah com%asseth round about all that the do (Remember that mornin" thou didst lea.e the household 'earl .121 to %ost the faithful at their stations for battle1 and Allah heareth and &no$eth all thin"s Remember t$o of our %arties meditated co$ardice- but Allah .122 $as their Protector and in Allah should the faithful 'e.er( %ut their trust Allah had hel%ed ou at )adr $hen e $ere a contem%tible .123 little force then fear Allah- thus ma e sho$ our "ratitude

Remember thou saidst to the faithful1 is it not enou"h for .124 ou that Allah should hel% ou $ith three thousand an"els ?s%eciall ( sent do$n) <ea2 if e remain firm and act ari"ht e.en if the enem " .125 should rush here on ou in hot haste our ,ord $ould hel% ou $ith fi.e thousand an"els ma&in" a terrific onslau"ht Allah made it but a messa"e of ho%e for ou- and an .126 assurance to our hearts1 'in an case( there is no hel% e8ce%t from Allah the 78alted the Wise #hat he mi"ht cut off a frin"e of the unbelie.ers or e8%ose .127 them to infam and the should then be turned bac& frustrated of their %ur%ose ;ot for thee 'but for Allah( is the decision1 $hether He .128 turn in merc to1 them or %unish them- for the are indeed $ron"5doers .#o Allah belon"eth all that is in the hea.ens and on earth .129 He for"i.et $hom He %leaseth and %unisheth $hom He %leaseth1 but

Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful ;0 e $ho belie.e6 de.our not usur doubled and multi%lied .130 but fear Allah- that e ma 'reall ( %ros%er Fear the fire $hich is %re%ared for those $ho re/ect faith .131 And obe Allah and the A%ostle- that e ma obtain merc .132 )e *uic& in the race for for"i.eness from our ,ord and for .133 a "arden $hose $idth is that 'of the $hole( of the hea.ens and of the earth %re%ared for the ri"hteous #hose $ho s%end 'freel ( $hether in %ros%erit or in .134 ad.ersit - $ho restrain an"er and %ardon 'all( men- for Allah lo.es those $ho do "ood And those $ho ha.in" done somethin" to be ashamed of or .135 $ron"ed their o$n souls earnestl brin" Allah to mind and as& for ?for"i.eness for their sins and $ho can for"i.e sins e8ce%t Allah (And are ne.er obstinate in %ersistin" &no$in"l in 'the $ron" the ha.e done For such the re$ard is for"i.eness from their ,ord and .136 "ardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" underneath an eternal d$ellin"- ho$ !(e8cellent a recom%ense for those $ho $or& 'and stri.e :Man $ere the Wa s of ,ife that ha.e %assed a$a before ou .137 tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the end of those $ho re/ected truth Here is a %lain statement to men a "uidance and instruction .138 !to those $ho fear Allah So lose not heart nor fall into des%air1 for e must "ain .139 master if e are true in faith If a $ound hath touched ou be sure a similar $ound hath .140 touched the others+ Such da s 'of .ar in" fortunes( We "i.e to

men and men b turns1 that Allah ma &no$ those that belie.e and that He ma ta&e to Himself from our ran&s mart r5$itnesses 'to #ruth(+ And Allah lo.eth not those that do $ron" Allah9s ob/ect also is to %ur"e those that are true in faith .141 and to de%ri.e of blessin" those that resist faith Did e thin& that e $ould enter hea.en $ithout Allah .142 testin" those of ou $ho fou"ht hard 'in His cause( and remained ?steadfast <e did indeed $ish for death before e met him1 no$ e ha.e .143 (!seen him $ith our o$n e es 'and e flinch Muhammad is no more than an A%ostle1 man $ere the A%ostles .144 that %assed a$a before him+ If he died or $ere slain $ill e then turn bac& on our heels4 If an did turn bac& on his heels not the least harm $ill he do to Allah- but Allah 'on the other hand( $ill s$iftl re$ard those $ho 'ser.e him( $ith "ratitude ;or can a soul die e8ce%t b Allah9s lea.e the term bein" .145 fi8ed as b $ritin"+ If an do desire a re$ard in this life We shall "i.e it to him- and if an do desire a re$ard in the hereafter We shall "i.e it to him+ And s$iftl shall We re$ard .those that 'ser.e Us $ith( "ratitude Ho$ man of the Pro%hets fou"ht 'in Allah9s $a ( and $ith .146 them 'fou"ht( lar"e bands of "odl men4 )ut the ne.er lost heart if the met $ith disaster in Allah9s $a nor did the $ea&en 'in $ill( nor "i.e in+ And Allah lo.es those $ho are firm and steadfast All that the said $as1 20ur ,ord6 for"i.e us our sins and .147 an thin" $e ma ha.e done that trans"ressed our dut - establish ".our feet firml and hel% us a"ainst those that resist faith

And Allah "a.e them a re$ard in this $orld and the e8cellent .148 .re$ard of the Hereafter+ For Allah lo.eth those $ho do "ood 0 e $ho belie.e6 if e obe the unbelie.ers the $ill dri.e .149 ou bac& on our heels and e $ill turn bac& 'from faith( to our .o$n loss ;a Allah is our Protector and He is the best of hel%ers .150 Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the unbelie.ers .151 for that the /oined com%anions $ith Allah for $hich He had sent no authorit 1 their abode $ill be the fire- and e.il is the home !of the $ron"5 doers Allah did indeed fulfil His %romise to ou $hen e $ith His .152 %ermission $ere about to annihilate our enem until e flinched and fell to dis%utin" about the order and disobe ed it after He brou"ht ou in si"ht 'of the )oot ( $hich e co.et+ Amon" ou are some that han&er after this $orld and some that desire the Hereafter+ #hen did He di.ert ou from our foes in order to test ou but He for"a.e ou1 for Allah is full of "race to those $ho .belie.e )ehold6 e $ere climbin" u% the hi"h "round $ithout e.en .153 castin" a side "lance at an one and the A%ostle in our rear $as callin" ou bac&+ #here did Allah "i.e ou one distress after another b $a of re*uital to teach ou not to "rie.e for 'the boot ( that had esca%ed ou and for 'the ill( that had befallen . ou+ For Allah is $ell a$are of all that e do After 'the e8citement( of the distress He sent do$n calm on .154 a band of ou o.ercome $ith slumber $hile another band $as stirred to an8iet b their o$n feelin"s mo.ed b $ron" sus%icions of Allah sus%icions due to i"norance+ #he said1 2What

affair is this of ours42 sa thou1 2indeed this affair is $holl Allah9s+2 #he hide in their minds $hat the dare not re.eal to thee+ #he sa 'to themsel.es(1 2If $e had an thin" to do $ith :this affair $e should not ha.e been in the slau"hter here+2 Sa 7.en if ou had remained in our homes those for $hom death $as " decreed $ould certainl ha.e "one forth to the %lace of their death2- but 'all this $as( that Allah mi"ht test $hat is in our breasts and %ur"e $hat is in our hearts1 for Allah &no$eth $ell the secrets of our hearts #hose of ou $ho turned bac& on the da the t$o hosts met it .155 $as Satan $ho caused them to fail because of some 'e.il( the had done+ )ut Allah has blotted out 'their fault(1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Forbearin" 0 e $ho belie.e6 be not li&e the unbelie.ers $ho sa of .156 their brethren $hen the are tra.ellin" throu"h the earth or en"a"ed in fi"htin"1 2If the had sta ed $ith us the $ould not ha.e died or been slain+ #his that Allah ma ma&e it a cause of si"hs and re"rets in their hearts+ It is Allah that "i.es life .and death and Allah sees $ell all that e do And if e are slain or die in the $a of Allah for"i.eness .157 and merc from Allah are far better than all the could amass And if e die or are slain ,o6 it is unto Allah that e are .158 brou"ht to"ether It is %art of the Merc of Allah that thou dost deal "entl .159 $ith them+ Wert thou se.ere or harsh5hearted the $ould ha.e bro&en a$a from about thee- so %ass o.er 'their faults( and as& for 'Allah9s( for"i.eness for them- and consult them in affairs of moment(+ #hen $hen thou hast ta&en a decision %ut th trust)

(in Allah+ For Allah lo.es those $ho %ut their trust 'in Him If Allah hel%s ou none can o.ercome ou1 if He forsa&es ou .160 $ho is there after that that can hel% ou4 In Allah then let .belie.ers %ut their trust ;o %ro%het could 'e.er( be false to his trust+ If an %erson .161 is so false He shall on the Da of !ud"ment restore $hat he misa%%ro%riated- then shall e.er soul recei.e its due $hate.er it earned and none shall be dealt $ith un/ustl Is the man $ho follo$s the "ood %leasure of Allah li&e the .162 man $ho dra$s on himself the $rath of Allah and $hose abode is in !hell4 A $oeful refu"e #he are in .ar in" "rades in the si"ht of Allah- and Allah .163 sees $ell all that the do Allah did confer a "reat fa.or on the belie.ers $hen He sent .164 amon" them an A%ostle from amon" themsel.es rehearsin" unto them the Si"ns of Allah sanctif in" them and instructin" them in Scri%ture and Wisdom $hile before that the had been in manifest error What6 $hen a sin"le disaster smites ou althou"h e smote .165 our enemies( $ith one t$ice as "reat do e sa 4 2Whence is) this42 Sa 'to them(1 2It is from oursel.es1 for Allah hath "%o$er o.er all thin"s What e suffered on the da the t$o armies met $as $ith the .166 lea.e of Allah in order that He mi"ht test the belie.ers And the H %ocrites also+ #hese $ere told1 2Come fi"ht in the .167 $a of Allah or 'at least( dri.e 'the foe from our cit (+2 #he sa 1 2had $e &no$n ho$ to fi"ht $e should certainl ha.e follo$ed ou+ #he $ere that da nearer to unbelief than to faith sa in"

$ith their li%s $hat $as not in their hearts+ )ut Allah hath full &no$led"e of all the conceal #he are( the ones that sa 'of their brethren slain( $hile ) .168 the themsel.es sit 'at ease(1 2If onl the had listened to us the $ould not ha.e been slain+2 Sa 1 2A.ert death from our o$n ".sel.es if e s%ea& the truth #hin& not of those $ho are slain in Allah9s $a as dead+ ;a .169 the li.e findin" their sustenance in the %resence of their ,ord #he re/oice in the bount %ro.ided b Allah1 and $ith .170 re"ard to those left behind $ho ha.e not et /oined them 'in their bliss( the 'mart rs( "lor in the fact that on them is no fear nor ha.e the 'cause to( "rie.e #he "lor in the Grace and the )ount from Allah and in the .171 fact that Allah suffereth not the re$ard of the faithful to be (lost 'in the least 0f those $ho ans$ered the call of Allah and the A%ostle e.en .172 after bein" $ounded those $ho do ri"ht and refrain from $ron" ha.e a "reat re$ard :"Men said to them1 2A "reat arm is "atherin" a"ainst ou .173 and fri"htened them1 but it 'onl ( increased their faith+ #he said1 2For us Allah sufficeth and He is the best dis%oser of affairs And the returned $ith Grace and )ount from Allah1 no harm .5174 :e.er touched them- for the follo$ed the "ood %leasure of Allah and Allah is the ,ord of bounties unbounded It is onl the 7.il 0ne that su""ests to ou the fear of his .175 .otaries1 be e not afraid of them but fear Me if e ha.e faith :,et not those "rie.e thee $ho rush headlon" into unbelief .176

not the least harm $ill the do to Allah1 Allah9s %lan is that He $ill "i.e them no %ortion in the Hereafter but a se.ere %unishment #hose $ho %urchase unbelief at the %rice of faith not the .177 least harm $ill4 the do to Allah but the $ill ha.e a "rie.ous %unishment ,et not the Unbelie.ers thin& that our res%ite to them is .178 "ood for themsel.es1 We "rant them res%ite that the ma "ro$ in their ini*uit 1 but the $ill ha.e a shameful %unishment Allah $ill not lea.e the belie.ers in the state in $hich e .179 are no$ until He se%arates $hat is e.il from $hat is "ood+ ;or $ill He disclose to ou the secrets of the Unseen+ )ut He chooses of his A%ostles 'for the %ur%ose( $hom He %leases+ So belie.e in Allah and His A%ostles1 and if e belie.e and do ri"ht e ha.e a re$ard $ithout measure And let not those $ho co.etousl $ithhold of the "ifts $hich .180 Allah hath "i.en them of His Grace thin& that it is "ood for them1 na it $ill be the $orse for them1 soon shall the thin"s $hich the co.etousl $ithheld be tied to their nec&s li&e a t$isted collar on the Da of !ud"ment+ #o Allah belon"s the herita"e of the hea.ens and the earth- and Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all that e do Allah hath heard the taunt of those $ho sa 1 2#rul Allah is .181 indi"ent and $e are rich6+2 We shall certainl record their $ord and 'their act( of sla in" the Pro%hets in defiance of ri"ht and !We shall sa 1 2#aste e the %enalt of the Scorchin" Fire #his is because of the 'unri"hteous deeds( $hich our hands" .182 ".sent on before e1 for Allah ne.er harms those $ho ser.e Him

#he 'also( said1 2Allah too& our %romise not to belie.e in .183 an A%ostle unless He sho$ed us a sacrifice consumed b fire 'from hea.en(+2 Sa 1 2#here came to ou A%ostles before me $ith clear si"ns and e.en $ith $hat e as& for1 $h then did e sla them if ? e s%ea& the truth

#hen if the re/ect thee so $ere re/ected A%ostles before .184 thee $ho came $ith clear Si"ns )oo&s of dar& %ro%hecies and the )oo& of enli"htenment 7.er soul shall ha.e a taste of death1 and onl on the Da .185 of !ud"ment shall ou be %aid our full recom%ense+ 0nl he $ho is sa.ed far from the fire and admitted to the "arden $ill ha.e attained the ob/ect 'of life(1 for the life of this $orld is but "oods and chattels of dece%tion <e shall certainl be tried and tested in our %ossessions .186 and in our %ersonal sel.es- and e shall certainl hear much that $ill "rie.e ou from those $ho recei.ed the )oo& before ou and from those $ho $orshi% man "ods+ )ut if e %erse.ere %atientl and "uard a"ainst e.il then that $ill be a determinin" factor in all affairs And remember Allah too& a Co.enant from the Peo%le of the .187 ;)oo& to ma&e it &no$n and clear to man&ind and not to hide it but the thre$ it a$a behind their bac&s and %urchased $ith it !some miserable "ain6 and .ile $as the bar"ain the made #hin& not that those $ho e8ult in $hat the ha.e brou"ht .188 about and lo.e to be %raised for $hat the ha.e not done thin& not that the can esca%e the %enalt + For them is a %enalt "rie.ous indeed

#o Allah belon"eth the dominion of the hea.ens and the .189 earth- and Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s )ehold6 in the creation of the hea.ens and the earth and the .190 alternation of ni"ht and da there are indeed Si"ns for men of understandin" Men $ho celebrate the %raises of Allah standin" sittin" and .191 (l in" do$n on their sides and contem%late the '$onders of creation in the hea.ens and the earth '$ith the thou"ht(1 20ur !,ord6 not for nau"ht hast thou created 'all( this6 Glor to thee "i.e us sal.ation from the %enalt of the fire 0ur ,ord6 an $hom thou dost admit to the fire trul thou" .192 !co.erest $ith shame and ne.er $ill $ron"5doers find an hel%ers 0ur ,ord6 $e ha.e heard the call of one callin" 'us( to" .193 !faith 9)elie.e e in the ,ord9 and $e ha.e belie.ed+ 0ur ,ord for"i.e us our sins blot out from us our ini*uities and ta&e to th self our souls in the com%an of the ri"hteous 0ur ,ord6 "rant us $hat #hou didst %romise unto us throu"h " .194 thine A%ostles and sa.e us from shame on the Da of !ud"ment1 for ".thou ne.er brea&est #h %romise :And their ,ord hath acce%ted of them and ans$ered them .195 ;e.er $ill I suffer to be lost the $or& of an of ou be he male " or female1 e are members one of another- those $ho ha.e left their homes or been dri.en out therefrom or suffered harm in M cause or fou"ht or been slain .eril I $ill blot out from them their ini*uities and admit them into "ardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath- a re$ard from the %resence of Allah and from His ".%resence is the best of re$ards ,et not the struttin" about of the unbelie.ers throu"h the .196

:land decei.e thee :,ittle is it for en/o ment- their ultimate abode is Hell .197 !($hat an e.il bed 'to lie on 0n the other hand for those $ho fear their ,ord are "ardens .198 ($ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath therein are the to d$ell 'for e.er a "ift from the %resence of Allah and that $hich is in the %resence of Allah is the best 'bliss( for the ri"hteous And there are certainl amon" the %eo%le of the )oo& those .199 $ho belie.e in Allah in the re.elation to ou and in the re.elation to them bo$in" in humilit to Allah1 the $ill not sell the si"ns of Allah for a miserable "ain6 for them is a re$ard $ith their ,ord and Allah is s$ift in account 0 e $ho belie.e6 %erse.ere in %atience and constanc 1 .ie .200 in such %erse.erance- stren"then each other- and fear Allah- that e ma %ros%er

*;isaa

*SURAH .#4

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 0 man&ind6 re.erence our Guardian5,ord Who created ou from a .1 sin"le %erson created of li&e nature his mate and from them t$ain scattered 'li&e seeds( countless men and $omen- re.erence Allah throu"h Whom e demand our mutual 'ri"hts( and 're.erence( the $ombs 'that bore ou(1 for Allah e.er $atches o.er ou (#o or%hans restore their %ro%ert '$hen the reach their a"e .2 nor substitute ' our( $orthless thin"s for 'their( "ood ones- and

de.our not their substance 'b mi8in" it u%( $ith our o$n+ For this is indeed a "reat sin If e fear that e shall not be able to deal /ustl $ith the .3 or%hans marr $omen of our choice t$o or three or four- but if e fear that e shall not be able to deal /ustl '$ith them( then onl one or 'a ca%ti.e( that our ri"ht hands %ossess+ #hat $ill be more suitable to %re.ent ou from doin" in/ustice ;And "i.e the $omen 'on marria"e( their do$er as a free "ift .4 but if the of their o$n "ood %leasure remit an %art of it to ou ta&e it and en/o it $ith ri"ht "ood cheer #o those $ea& of understandin" ma&e not o.er our %ro%ert .5 $hich Allah hath made a means of su%%ort for ou but feed and clothe them there$ith and s%ea& to them $ords of &indness and /ustice Ma&e trial of or%hans until the reach the a"e of marria"e- if .6 then e find sound /ud"ment in them release their %ro%ert to them- but consume it not $astefull nor in haste a"ainst their "ro$in" u%+ If the "uardian is $ell5off let him claim no remuneration but if he is %oor let him ha.e for himself $hat is /ust and reasonable+ When e release their %ro%ert to them ta&e $itnesses in their %resence1 but all5sufficient is Allah in ta&in" account From $hat is left b %arents and those nearest related there .7 is a share for men and a share for $omen $hether the %ro%ert be small or lar"e a determinate share )ut if at the time of di.ision other relati.es of or%hans or .8 %oor are %resent feed them out of the '%ro%ert ( and s%ea& to them $ords of &indness and /ustice

,et those 'dis%osin" of an estate( ha.e the same fear in their .9 minds as the $ould ha.e for their o$n if the had left a hel%less famil behind1 let them fear Allah and s%ea& $ords of (a%%ro%riate 'comfort #hose $ho un/ustl eat u% the %ro%ert of or%hans eat u% a .10 fire into their1 o$n bodies1 the $ill soon be endurin" a bla3in" !fire Allah 'thus( directs ou as re"ards our children9s .11 inheritance(1 to the male a %ortion e*ual to that of t$o) females1 if onl dau"hters t$o or more their share is t$o5thirds of the inheritance- if onl one her share is a half+ For %arents a si8th share of the inheritance to each if the deceased left children- if no children and the %arents are the 'onl ( heirs the (mother has a third- if the deceased left brothers 'or sisters the mother has a si8th+ '#he distribution in all cases is( after the %a ment of le"acies and debts+ <e &no$ not $hether our %arents or our children are nearest to ou in benefit+ #hese are settled %ortions ordained b Allah and Allah is All5>no$in" All5Wise In $hat our $i.es lea.e our share is a half if the lea.e .12 no child- but if the lea.e a child e "et a fourth- after %a ment of le"acies and debts+ In $hat e lea.e their share is a fourth if e lea.e no child- but if e lea.e a child the "et an ei"hth- after %a ment of le"acies and debts+ If the man or $oman $hose inheritance is in *uestion has left neither ascendants nor descendants but has left a brother or a sister each one of the ;t$o "ets a si8th- but if more than t$o the share in a third after %a ment of le"acies and debts- so that no loss is caused

to an one(+ #hus is it ordained b Allah and Allah is) All5>no$in" Most Forbearin" #hose are limits set b Allah1 those $ho obe Allah and His .13 A%ostle $ill be admitted to Gardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath to abide therein 'for e.er( and that $ill be the Su%reme achie.ement )ut those $ho disobe Allah and His A%ostle and trans"ress .14 His limits $ill be admitted to a fire to abide therein1 and the shall ha.e a humiliatin" %unishment If an of our $omen are "uilt of le$dness ta&e the e.idence .15 of four 'reliable( $itnesses from amon"st ou a"ainst them- and if the testif confine them to houses until death do claim them or Allah ordain for them some 'other( $a .If t$o men amon" ou are "uilt of le$dness %unish them both .16 If the re%ent and amend lea.e them alone- for Allah is 0ft5returnin" Most Merciful Allah acce%ts the re%entance of those $ho do e.il in .17 i"norance and re%ent soon after$ards- to them $ill Allah turn in .merc - for Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom 0f no effect is the re%entance of those $ho continue to do .18 e.il until death faces one of them and he sa s 2;o$ ha.e I re%ented indeed2- nor of those $ho die re/ectin" faith1 for them ha.e We %re%ared a %unishment most "rie.ous 0 e $ho belie.e6 e are forbidden to inherit $omen a"ainst .19 their $ill+ ;or should e treat them $ith harshness that e ma ta&e a$a %art of the do$er e ha.e "i.en them e8ce%t $here the ha.e been "uilt of o%en le$dness- on the contrar li.e $ith them on a footin" of &indness and e*uit + If e ta&e a disli&e to them

it ma be that e disli&e a thin"- and Allah brin"s about throu"h it a "reat deal of "ood )ut if e decide to ta&e one $ife in %lace of another e.en if .20 e had "i.en the latter a $hole treasure for do$er ta&e not the least bit of it bac&1 $ould e ta&e it b slander and a manifest ?$ron" And ho$ could e ta&e it $hen e ha.e "one in unto each other .21 ?and the ha.e ta&en from ou a solemn co.enant And marr not $omen $hom our fathers married e8ce%t $hat is .22 %ast1 it $as shameful and odious an abominable custom indeed Prohibited to ou 'for marria"e( are1 our mother dau"hters .23 sisters father9s sisters mother9s sisters- brother9s dau"hters (sister9s dau"hters foster5mothers '$ho "a.e ou suc& foster5sisters- our $i.es9 mothers- our ste%5dau"hters under our "uardianshi% born of our $i.es to $hom e ha.e "one in no %rohibition if e ha.e not "one in- 'those $ho ha.e been( $i.es of our sons %roceedin" from our loins- and t$o sisters in $edloc& at one and the same time e8ce%t for $hat is %ast- for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful Also '%rohibited are( $omen alread married e8ce%t those $hom .24 ( our ri"ht hands %ossess+ #hus hath Allah ordained '%rohibitions a"ainst ou1 e8ce%t for these all others are la$ful %ro.ided e see& 'them in marria"e( $ith "ifts from our %ro%ert desirin" chastit not lust+ Seein" that e deri.e benefit from them "i.e them their do$ers 'at least( as %rescribed- but if after a do$er is %rescribed e a"ree mutuall 'to .ar it( there is no blame on ou and Allah is All5 >no$in" All5Wise If an of ou ha.e not the means $here$ith to $ed free .25

belie.in" $omen the ma $ed belie.in" "irls from amon" those $hom our ri"ht hands %ossess1 and Allah hath full &no$led"e about our faith+ <e are one from another1 $ed them $ith the lea.e of their o$ners and "i.e them their do$ers accordin" to $hat is reasonable1 the should be chaste not lustful nor ta&in" %aramours1 $hen the are ta&en in $edloc& if the fall into shame (their %unishment is half that for free $omen+ #his '%ermission is for those amon" ou $ho fear sin- but it is better for ou that e %ractice self5restraint1 and Allah is 0ft5for"i.in" Most .Merciful Allah doth $ish to ma&e clear to ou and to sho$ ou the .26 ordinances of those before ou- and 'He doth $ish to( turn to ou in Merc (1 and Allah is All5>no$in" All5Wise) Allah doth $ish to turn to ou but the $ish of those $ho .27 follo$ their lusts is that e should turn a$a 'from Him( far far a$a Allah doth $ish to li"hten our 'difficulties(1 for man $as .28 (created $ea& 'in flesh 0 e $ho belie.e6 eat not u% our %ro%ert amon" oursel.es .29 in .anities1 but let there be amon"st ou traffic and trade b mutual "ood5$ill1 nor &ill 'or destro ( oursel.es1 for .eril Allah hath been to ou Most Merciful If an do that in rancor and in/ustice soon shall We cast .30 them into the fire1 and eas it is for Allah If e 'but( esche$ the most heinous of the thin"s $hich e .31 are forbidden to do We shall e8%el out of ou all the e.il in ou and admit ou to a Gate of "reat honor And in no $ise co.et those thin"s in $hich Allah hath .32

besto$ed his "ifts more freel on some of ou than on others1 to men is allotted $hat the earn and to $omen $hat the earn1 but as& Allah of His bount 1 for Allah hath full &no$led"e of all thin"s #o 'benefit( e.er one We ha.e a%%ointed sharers and heirs to .33 %ro%ert left b %arents and relati.es+ #o those also to $hom our ri"ht hand $as %led"ed "i.e their due %ortion1 for trul Allah is Witness to all thin"s Men are the %rotectors and maintainers of $omen because Allah .34 has "i.en the one more 'stren"th( than the other and because the su%%ort them from their means+ #herefore the ri"hteous $omen are de.outl obedient and "uard in 'the husband9s( absence $hat Allah $ould ha.e them "uard+ As to those $omen on $hose %art e fear dislo alt and ill5conduct admonish them 'first( 'ne8t( refuse to share their beds 'and last( beat them 'li"htl (- but if the :(return to obedience see& not a"ainst them means 'of anno ance (for Allah is Most Hi"h Great 'abo.e ou all If e fear a breach bet$een them t$ain a%%oint 't$o( arbiters .35 one from his famil and the other from hers- if the $ish for %eace Allah $ill cause their reconciliation1 for Allah hath full &no$led"e and is ac*uainted $ith all thin"s Ser.e Allah and /oin not an %artners $ith Him1 and do "ood .36 to %arents &insfol& or%hans those in need nei"hbors $ho are near nei"hbors $ho are stran"ers the com%anion b our side the

$a 5farer ' e meet( and $hat our ri"ht hands %ossess1 for Allah ;lo.eth not the arro"ant the .ain"lorious ;or( those $ho are ni""ardl or en/oin ni""ardliness on) .37 ;others or hide the bounties $hich Allah hath besto$ed on them

for We ha.e %re%ared for those $ho resist faith a %unishment that stee%s them in contem%t ;or( those $ho s%end of their substance to be seen of men) .38 but ha.e no faith in Allah and the ,ast Da 1 if an ta&e the 7.il !0ne for their intimate $hat a dreadful intimate he is And $hat burden $ere it on them if the had faith in Allah .39 and in the ,ast Da and the s%ent out of $hat Allah hath "i.en them for sustenance4 For Allah hath full >no$led"e of them Allah is ne.er un/ust in the least de"ree1 if there is an .40 "ood 'done( He doubleth it and "i.eth from His o$n %resence a "reat re$ard Ho$ then if We brou"ht from each %eo%le a $itness and We .41 !brou"ht thee as $itness a"ainst these %eo%le 0n that da those $ho re/ect faith and disobe the A%ostle .42 $ill $ish that the earth $ere made one $ith them1 but ne.er $ill !the hide a sin"le fact from Allah 0 e $ho belie.e6 a%%roach not %ra ers $ith a mind befo""ed .43 until e can understand all that e sa nor in a state of ceremonial im%urit 'e8ce%t $hen tra.ellin" on the road( until after $ashin" our $hole bod if e are ill or on a /ourne or one of ou cometh from offices of nature or e ha.e been in contact $ith $omen and e find no $ater then ta&e for oursel.es clean sand or earth and rub there$ith our faces and hands+ For Allah doth blot out sins and for"i.e a"ain and a"ain Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho $ere "i.en a .44 %ortion of the )oo&4 #he traffic in error and $ish that e .should lose the ri"ht %ath )ut Allah hath full &no$led"e of our enemies1 Allah is .45

enou"h for a %rotector and Allah is enou"h for a Hel%er 0f the !e$s there are those $ho dis%lace $ords from their .46 ri"ht( %laces and sa 1 2We hear and $e disobe 2- and 2Hear $hat) is not heard21 and 2Ra@ina2- $ith a t$ist of their ton"ues and a ;"slander to faith+ If onl the had said1 2We hear and $e obe and 2Do hear2- and 2Do loo& at us21 it $ould ha.e been better for them and more %ro%er- but Allah hath cursed them for their unbelief- and but fe$ of them $ill belie.e (0 e %eo%le of the )oo&6 belie.e in $hat We ha.e 'no$ .47 re.ealed confirmin" $hat $as 'alread ( $ith ou before We chan"e the face and fame of some 'of ou( be ond all reco"nition and turn them hind$ards or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath5brea&ers1 for the decision of Allah must be carried out ;Allah for"i.eth not that %artners should be set u% $ith him .48 but He for"i.eth an thin" else to $hom He %leaseth- to set u% %artners $ith Allah is to de.ise a sin most heinous indeed Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho claim sanctit .49 for themsel.es4 ;a but Allah doth sanctif $hom He %leaseth but ne.er $ill the fail to recei.e /ustice in the least little thin" )ehold6 ho$ the in.ent a lie a"ainst Allah6 but that b .50 !itself is a manifest sin Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho $ere "i.en a .51 %ortion of the )oo&4 #he belie.e in sorcer and e.il and sa to the unbelie.ers that the are better "uided in the 'ri"ht( $a !than the belie.ers #he are 'men( $hom Allah hath cursed1 and those $hom Allah .52 hath cursed thou $ilt find ha.e no one to hel%

Ha.e the a share in dominion or %o$er4 )ehold the "i.e not .53 !a farthin" to their fello$5men 0r do the en. man&ind for $hat Allah hath "i.en them of His .54 bount 4 )ut We had alread "i.en the %eo%le of Abraham the )oo& and Wisdom and conferred u%on them a "reat &in"dom Some of them belie.ed and some of them a.erted their faces .55 from him1 and enou"h is hell for a burnin" fire :#hose $ho re/ect 0ur Si"ns We shall soon cast into the fire .56 as often as their s&ins are roasted throu"h We shall chan"e them for fresh s&ins that the ma taste the %enalt 1 for Allah is 78alted in Po$er Wise )ut those $ho belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness We shall .57 soon admit to "ardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath their eternal home1 therein shall the ha.e com%anions %ure and hol 1 We shall admit them to shades cool and e.er dee%enin" Allah doth command ou to render bac& our trusts to those to .58 $hom the are due- and $hen e /ud"e bet$een man and man that e /ud"e $ith /ustice1 .eril ho$ e8cellent is the teachin" $hich He "i.eth ou6 for Allah is He $ho heareth and seeth all thin"s 0 e $ho belie.e6 obe Allah and obe the A%ostle and those .59 char"ed $ith authorit amon" ou+ If e differ in an thin" amon" oursel.es refer it to Allah and His A%ostle if e do belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da 1 that is best and most suitable for final determination Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho declare that .60 the belie.e in the re.elations that ha.e come to thee and to those before thee4 #heir 'real( $ish is to resort to"ether for /ud"ment 'in their dis%utes( to the 7.il 0ne thou"h the $ere

ordered to re/ect him+ )ut Satan9s $ish is to lead them astra (far a$a 'from the Ri"ht When it is said to them1 2Come to $hat Allah hath re.ealed .61 and to the A%ostle21 thou seest the H %ocrites a.ert their faces from thee in dis"ust Ho$ then $hen the are sei3ed b misfortune because of the .62 deeds $hich their hands ha.e sent forth4 #hen the come to thee s$earin" b Allah1 2We meant no more than "ood5$ill and !conciliation #hose men Allah &no$s $hat is in their hearts- so &ee% clear .63 of them but admonish them and s%ea& to them a $ord to reach their .er souls We sent not an A%ostle but to be obe ed in accordance $ith .64 the $ill of Allah+ If the had onl $hen the $ere un/ust to themsel.es come unto thee and as&ed Allah9s for"i.eness and the A%ostle had as&ed for"i.eness for them the $ould ha.e found Allah indeed 0ft5Returnin" most Merciful )ut no b th ,ord the can ha.e no 'real( Faith until the .65 ma&e thee /ud"e in all dis%utes bet$een them and find in their souls no resistance a"ainst th decisions but acce%t them $ith the fullest con.iction If We had ordered them to sacrifice their li.es or to lea.e .66 their homes .er fe$ of them $ould ha.e done it1 but if the had done $hat the $ere 'actuall ( told it $ould ha.e been best for (them and $ould ha.e "one farthest to stren"then their 'faith And We should then ha.e "i.en them from 0ur Presence a "reat .67 re$ard And We should ha.e sho$n them the Strai"ht Wa .68

All $ho obe Allah and the A%ostle are in the com%an of .69 (those on $hom is the Grace of Allah of the Pro%hets '$ho teach the sincere 'lo.ers of truth( the $itnesses '$ho testif ( and the !ri"hteous '$ho do "ood(1 ah6 $hat a beautiful fello$shi% Such is the )ount from Allah1 and sufficient is it that .70 Allah &no$eth all 0 e $ho belie.e6 ta&e our %recautions and either "o forth .71 in %arties or"o forth all to"ether #here are certainl amon" ou men $ho $ould tarr behind1 if .72 a misfortune befalls ou+ #he sa 1 2Allah did fa.or us in that ".$e $ere not %resent amon" them )ut if "ood fortune comes to ou from Allah the $ould be .73 sure to sa as if there had ne.er been ties of affection bet$een ou and them 20h6 I $ish I had been $ith them- a fine thin" "!should I then ha.e made of it ,et those fi"ht in the cause of Allah $ho sell the life of .74 this $orld for the Hereafter to him $ho fi"hteth in the cause of Allah $hether he is slain or "ets .ictor soon shall We "i.e him (a re$ard of "reat '.alue And $h should e not fi"ht in the cause of Allah and of .75 those $ho bein" $ea& are ill5treated 'and o%%ressed(4 Men $omen and children $hose cr is1 20ur ,ord6 rescue us from this to$n $hose %eo%le are o%%ressors- and raise for us from #hee one $ho ".!$ill %rotect- and raise for us from #hee one $ho $ill hel% #hose $ho belie.e fi"ht in the cause of Allah and those $ho .76 re/ect faith fi"ht in the cause of e.il1 so fi"ht e a"ainst the friends of Satan1 feeble indeed is the cunnin" of Satan Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho $ere told to .77

hold bac& their hands 'form fi"ht( but establish re"ular %ra ers and s%end in re"ular charit 4 When 'at len"th( the order for fi"htin" $as issued to them behold6 a section of them feared men :as or e.en more than the should ha.e feared Allah1 the sa 0ur ,ord6 $h hast #hou ordered us to fi"ht4 Wouldst #hou not" :"rant us res%ite to our 'natural( term near 'enou"h(42 Sa Short is the en/o ment of this $orld1 the Hereafter is the best" for those $ho do ri"ht1 ne.er $ill e be dealt $ith un/ustl !inthe .er least Where.er e are death $ill find ou out e.en if e are in " .78 to$ers built u% stron" and hi"h62 If some "ood befalls them the sa 2#his is from Allah2- but if e.il the sa 2this is from thee2 '0 Pro%het(+ 2Sa 1 2All thin"s are from Allah+ )ut $hat hath come to these %eo%le that the fail to understand a sin"le ?fact Whate.er "ood '0 man6( ha%%ens to thee is from Allah- but .79 $hate.er e.il ha%%ens to thee is from th 'o$n( soul+ And We ha.e sent thee as an A%ostle to 'instruct( man&ind1 and enou"h is Allah for a $itness He $ho obe s the A%ostle obe s Allah1 but if an turn a$a We .80 (ha.e not sent thee to $atch o.er their 'e.il deeds #he ha.e 20bedience2 on their li%s- but $hen the lea.e thee .81 a section of them meditate all ni"ht on thin"s .er different from $hat thou tellest them but Allah records their ni"htl %lots(1 so &ee% clear of them and %ut th trust in Allah- and) enou"h is Allah as a Dis%oser of affairs Do the not consider the =ur9an '$ith care(4 Had it been from .82 other than Allah the $ould surel ha.e found therein much

discre%anc When there comes to them some matter touchin" '%ublic( safet .83 or fear the di.ul"e it+ If the had onl referred it to the A%ostle or to those char"ed $ith authorit amon" them the %ro%er in.esti"ators $ould ha.e tested it from them 'direct(+ Were it not for the Grace and Merc of Allah unto ou all but a fe$ of ou $ould ha.e fallen into the clutches of Satan #hen fi"ht in Allah9s cause thou art held res%onsible onl .84 for th self and rouse the belie.ers+ It ma be that Allah $ill restrain the fur of the unbelie.ers1 for Allah is the stron"est in mi"ht and in %unishment Whoe.er recommends and hel%s a "ood cause becomes a %artner .85 therein1 and $hoe.er recommends and hel%s an e.il cause shares in its burden1 and Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s When a 'courteous( "reetin" is offered ou meet it $ith a .86 "reetin" still more courteous 'at least( of e*ual courtes + Allah ta&es careful account of all thin"s Allah6 there is no "od but He1 of a suret He $ill "ather ou .87 to"ether a"ainst the Da of !ud"ment about $hich there is no .doubt+ And $hose $ord can be truer than Allah9s Wh should e be di.ided into t$o %arties about the .88 h %ocrites4 Allah hath u%set them for their 'e.il( deeds+ Would e "uide those $hom Allah hath thro$n out of the $a 4 For those $hom Allah hath thro$n out of the $a ne.er shalt thou find the $a #he but $ish that e should re/ect faith as the do and thus .89 be on the same footin" 'as the (1 but ta&e not friends from their ran&s until the flee in the $a of Allah 'from $hat is

forbidden(+ )ut if the turn rene"ades sei3e them and sla them $here.er e find them4 and 'in an case( ta&e no friends or hel%ers from their ran&s 78ce%t those $ho /oin a "rou% bet$een $hom and ou there is a .90 treat 'of %eace( or those $ho a%%roach ou $ith hearts restrainin" them from fi"htin" ou as $ell as fi"htin" their o$n %eo%le+ If Allah had %leased He could ha.e "i.en them %o$er o.er ou and the $ould ha.e fou"ht ou1 therefore if the $ithdra$ (from ou but fi"ht ou not and 'instead( send ou '"uarantees of (%eace then Allah hath o%ened no $a for ou 'to $ar a"ainst them 0thers ou $ill find that $ish to "ain our confidence as .91 $ell as that of their %eo%le1 e.er time the are sent bac& to tem%tation the succumb thereto1 if the $ithdra$ not from ou nor "i.e ou '"uarantees( of %eace besides restrainin" their hands sei3e them and sla them+ Where.er e "et them1 in their case We ha.e %ro.ided ou $ith a clear ar"ument a"ainst them ;e.er should a belie.er &ill a belie.er- but 'if it so .92 ha%%ens( b mista&e 'com%ensation is due(1 if one 'so( &ills a belie.er it is ordained that he should free a belie.in" sla.e and %a com%ensation to the deceased9s famil unless the remit it freel + If the deceased belon"ed to a %eo%le at $ar $ith ou and .(he $as a belie.er the freein" of a belie.in" sla.e 'is enou"h If he belon"ed to a %eo%le $ith $hom e ha.e a treat of mutual alliance com%ensation should be %aid to his famil and a belie.in" sla.e be freed+ For those $ho find this be ond their means 'is %rescribed( a fast for t$o months runnin"1 b $a of re%entance to Allah1 for Allah hath all &no$led"e and all $isdom If a man &ills a belie.er intentionall his recom%ense is .93

Hell to abide therein 'for e.er(1 and the $rath and the curse of Allah are u%on him and a dreadful %enalt is %re%ared for him 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e "o abroad in the cause of Allah .94 in.esti"ate carefull and sa not to an one $ho offers ou a salutation1 2#hou art none of a belie.er62 Co.etin" the %erishable "oods of this life1 $ith Allah are %rofits and s%oils abundant+ 7.en thus $ere e oursel.es before till Allah conferred on ou His fa.ors1 therefore carefull in.esti"ate for Allah is $ell a$are of all that e do ;ot e*ual are those belie.ers $ho sit 'at home( and recei.e .95 no hurt and those $ho stri.e and fi"ht in the cause of Allah $ith their "oods and their %ersons+ Allah hath "ranted a "rade hi"her to those $ho stri.e and fi"ht $ith their "oods and %ersons than to those $ho sit 'at home(1 unto all 'in faith( hath Allah %romised "ood1 but those $ho stri.e and fi"ht hath He distin"uished abo.e those $ho sit 'at home( b a s%ecial re$ard .Ran&s s%eciall besto$ed b Him and For"i.eness and Merc .96 For Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful When an"els ta&e the souls of those $ho die in sin a"ainst .97 :their souls the sa 1 2In $hat '%li"ht( $ere e42 #he re%l Wea& and o%%ressed $ere $e in the earth+2 #he sa 1 2Was not the" earth of Allah s%acious enou"h for ou to mo.e oursel.es a$a from e.il(42 Such men $ill find their abode in Hell $hat an) !e.il refu"e 78ce%t those $ho are 'reall ( $ea& and o%%ressed men $omen .98 (and children $ho ha.e no means in their %o$er nor 'a "uide5%ost to direct their $a For these there is ho%e that Allah $ill for"i.e1 for Allah .99

doth blot out 'sins( and for"i.e a"ain and a"ain He $ho forsa&es his home in the cause of Allah finds in the .100 earth man a refu"e $ide and s%acious1 should he die as a refu"ee from home for Allah and his A%ostle his re$ard becomes due and sure $ith Allah1 and Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful When e tra.el throu"h the earth there is no blame on ou if .101 : e shorten our %ra ers for fear the unbelie.ers ma attac& ou

for the unbelie.ers are unto ou o%en enemies When thou '0 A%ostle( art $ith them and standest to lead .102 them in %ra er let one %art of them stand u% 'in %ra er( $ith thee ta&in" their arms $ith them1 $hen the finish their %rostrations let them ta&e their %ositions in the rear and let the other %art come u% $hich hath not et %ra ed and let them %ra $ith thee ta&in" all %recautions and bearin" arms1 the unbelie.ers $ish if e $ere ne"li"ent of our arms and our ba""a"e to assault ou in a sin"le rush but there is no blame on ou if e %ut a$a our arms because of the incon.enience of rain

or because e are ill- but ta&e 'e.er ( %recaution for oursel.es+ For the unbelie.ers Allah hath %re%ared a humiliatin" %unishment When e %ass 'con"re"ational( %ra ers celebrate Allah9s .103 %raises standin" sittin" do$n or l in" do$n on our sides- but $hen e are free from dan"er set u% re"ular %ra ers1 for such %ra ers are en/oined on belie.ers at stated times And slac&en not in follo$in" u% the enem 1 if e are .104 sufferin" hardshi%s he are sufferin" similar hardshi%s- but e ha.e ho%e from Allah $hile the ha.e none+ And Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom

We ha.e sent do$n to thee the )oo& in truth that thou .105 (mi"htest /ud"e bet$een men as "uided b Allah1 so be not 'used as an ad.ocate b those $ho betra their trust )ut see& the for"i.eness of Allah- for Allah is .106 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful Contend not on behalf of such as betra their o$n souls1 for .107 Allah lo.eth not one "i.en to %erfid and crime #he ma hide 'their crimes( from men but the cannot hide .108 them( from Allah seein" that He is in their midst $hen the %lot ) b ni"ht in $ords that He cannot a%%ro.e1 and Allah doth com%ass round all that the do Ah6 these are the sort of men on $hose behalf e ma contend .109 in this $orld- but $ho $ill contend $ith Allah on their behalf on ?the Da of !ud"ment or $ho $ill carr their affairs throu"h If an one does e.il or $ron"s his o$n soul but after$ards .110 see&s Allah9s for"i.eness he $ill find Allah 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful :And if an one earns sin he earns it a"ainst his o$n soul .111 for Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom )ut if an one earns a fault or a sin and thro$s it on to one .112 that is innocent He carries 'on himself( 'both( a falsehood and a fla"rant sin )ut for the Grace of Allah to thee and His Merc a %art of .113 them $ould certainl ha.e %lotted to lead thee astra + )ut 'in fact( the $ill onl lead their o$n souls astra and to thee the can do no harm in the least+ For Allah hath sent do$n to thee the ;()oo& and $isdom and tau"ht thee $hat thou &ne$est not 'before and "reat is the "race of Allah unto thee

In most of their secret tal&s there is no "ood1 but if one .114 e8horts to a deed of charit or /ustice or conciliation bet$een men 'secrec is %ermissible(1 to him $ho does this see&in" the "ood %leasure of Allah We shall soon "i.e a re$ard of the hi"hest (.alue) If an one contends $ith the A%ostle e.en after "uidance has .115 been %lainl con.e ed to him and follo$s a %ath other than that becomin" to men of faith We shall lea.e him in the %ath he has ?chosen and land him in Hell $hat an e.il refu"e Allah for"i.eth not 'the sin of( /oinin" other "ods $ith .116 Him1 but He for"i.eth $hom He %leaseth other sins than this1 one $ho /oins other "odsa $ith Allah hath stra ed far far a$a 'from (the ri"ht #he %a"ans( lea.in" Him call but u%on female deities1 the ) .117 !call but u%on Satan the %ersistent rebel Allah did curse him but he said1 2I $ill ta&e of #h .118 ser.ants a %ortion mar&ed off I $ill mislead them and I $ill create in them false " .119 desires- I $ill order them to slit the ears of cattle and to deface the 'fair( nature created b Allah+2 Whoe.er forsa&in" Allah ta&es Satan for a friend hathd of a suret suffered a loss that is manifest ;Satan ma&es them %romises and creates in them false desires .120 but Satan9s %romises are nothin" but dece%tion #he 'his du%es( $ill ha.e their d$ellin" in hell and from .121 it the $ill find no $a of esca%e )ut those $ho belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness We shall .122 soon admit them to "ardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath to d$ell

therein for e.er+ Allah9s %romise is the truth and $hose $ord can ?be truer than Allah9s ;ot our desires nor those of the %eo%le of the )oo& 'can .123 %re.ail( $hoe.er $or&s e.il $ill be re*uited accordin"l + ;or $ill he find besides Allah an %rotector or hel%er If an do deeds of ri"hteousness be the male or female and .124 ha.e faith the $ill enter hea.en and not the least in/ustice $ill be done to them Who can be better in reli"ion than one $ho submits his $hole .125 self to Allah does "ood and follo$s the $a of Abraham the true in faith4 For Allah did ta&e Abraham for a friend :)ut to Allah belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth .126 and He it is that encom%asseth all thin"s #he as& th instruction concernin" the $omen+ Sa 1 Allah .127 doth instruct ou about them1 and 'remember( $hat hath been rehearsed unto ou in the )oo& concernin" the or%hans of $omen to $hom e "i.e not the %ortions %rescribed and et $hom e desire to marr as also concernin" the children $ho are $ea& and o%%ressed1 that e stand firm for /ustice to or%hans+ #here is not a "ood deed $hich e do but Allah is $ell5ac*uainted there$ith If a $ife fears cruelt or desertion on her husband9s %art .128 there is no blame on them if the arran"e an amicable settlement bet$een themsel.es- and such settlement is best- e.en thou"h men9s souls are s$a ed b "reed+ )ut if e do "ood and %ractice self5restraint Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all that e do <e are ne.er able to be fair and /ust as bet$een $omen e.en .129 (if it is our ardent desire1 but turn not a$a 'from a $oman

.(alto"ether so as to lea.en her 'as it $ere( han"in" 'in the air If e come to a friendl understandin" and %ractice self5restraint Allah is 0ft5 For"i.in" Most Merciful )ut if the disa"ree 'and must %art( Allah $ill %ro.ide .130 abundance for all from His all5reachin" bount 1 for Allah is He that careth for all and is Wise .#o Allah belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth .131 ?eril We ha.e directed the %eo%le of the )oo& before ou and ou 0 Muslims( to fear Allah+ )ut if e den Him lo6 unto Allah) belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth and Allah is free .of all $ants $orth of all %raise <ea unto Allah belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth .132 and enou"h is Allah to carr throu"h all affairs If it $ere His $ill He could destro ou 0 man&ind and .133

create another race1 for He hath %o$er this to do If an one desires a re$ard in this life in Allah9s '"ift( is .134 the re$ard 'both( of this life and of the Hereafter1 for Allah is (He that heareth and seeth 'all thin"s 0 e $ho belie.e6 stand out firml for /ustice as $itnesses .135 to Allah e.ent as a"ainst oursel.es or our %arents or our &in and $hether it be 'a"ainst( rich or %oor1 for Allah can best %rotect both+ Follo$ not the lusts 'of our hearts( lest e s$er.e and if e distort '/ustice( or decline to do /ustice .eril Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all that e do 0 e $ho belie.e6 belie.e in Allah and his A%ostle and the .136 scri%ture $hich He hath sent to His A%ostle and the scri%ture $hich He sent to those before 'him(+ And $ho denieth Allah His an"els His )oo&s His A%ostles and the Da of !ud"ment hath "one

far far astra #hose $ho belie.e then re/ect faith then belie.e 'a"ain( and .137 a"ain re/ect faith and "o on increasin" in unbelief Allah $ill ) not for"i.e them nor "uide them on the $a #o the h %ocrites "i.e the "lad tidin"s that there is for .138 them 'but( a "rie.ous %enalt <ea to those $ho ta&e for friends unbelie.ers rather than .139 belie.ers1 is it honor the see& amon" them4 ;a all honor is $ith Allah Alread has He sent ou $ord in the )oo& that $hen e hear .140 the si"ns of Allah held in defiance and ridicule e are not to sit $ith them unless the turn to a different theme1 if e did e $ould be li&e them+ For Allah $ill collect the H %ocrites and those $ho def faith all in hell

#hese are( the ones $ho $ait and $atch about ou1 if e do) .141 "ain a .ictor from Allah the sa 1 2Were $e not $ith ou42 )ut if the unbelie.ers "ain a success the sa 'to them(1 2Did $e not "ain an ad.anta"e o.er ou and did $e not "uard ou from the belie.ers42 )ut Allah $ill /ud"e bet$i8t ou on the Da of !ud"ment+ And ne.er $ill Allah "rant to the unbelie.ers a $a 'to .trium%h( o.er the belie.ers #he H %ocrites the thin& the are o.er5reachin" Allah but .142 He $ill o.er5reach them1 $hen the stand u% to %ra er the stand $ithout earnestness to be seen of men but little do the hold Allah in remembrance #he are( distracted in mind e.en in the midst of it bein") .143 sincerel ( for neither one "rou% nor for another+ Whom Allah)

lea.es stra in" ne.er $ilt thou find for him the $a 0 e $ho belie.e6 ta&e not for friends unbelie.ers rather .144 than belie.ers1 do e $ish to offer Allah an o%en %roof a"ainst ? oursel.es #he h %ocrites $ill be in the lo$est de%ths of the fire1 no .145 hel%er $ilt thou find for them 78ce%t for those $ho re%ent mend 'their life( hold fast to .146 Allah and %urif their reli"ion as in Allah9s si"ht1 if so the $ill be 'numbered( $ith the belie.ers+ And soon $ill Allah "rant to the belie.ers a re$ard of immense .alue What can Allah "ain b our %unishment if e are "rateful .147

and e belie.e4 ;a it is Allah that reco"niseth 'all "ood( and &no$eth all thin"s Allah lo.eth not that e.il should be noised abroad in %ublic .148 s%eech e8ce%t $here in/ustice hath been done- for Allah is He $ho heareth and &no$eth all thin"s Whether e %ublish a "ood deed or conceal it or co.er e.il .149 $ith %ardon .eril Allah doth blot out 'sins( and hath %o$er 'in (the /ud"ment of .alues #hose $ho den Allah and his A%ostles and 'those $ho( $ish .150 to se%arate Allah from His A%ostles sa in"1 2We belie.e in some but re/ect others2 and 'those $ho( $ish to ta&e a course mid$a #he are in truth 'e*uall ( unbelie.ers- and We ha.e .151 %re%ared for unbelie.ers a humiliatin" %unishment #o those $ho belie.e in Allah and His A%ostles and ma&e no .152 distinction bet$een an of the A%ostles We shall soon "i.e their due( re$ards1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful) #he %eo%le of the )oo& as& thee to cause a boo& to descend .153

to them from hea.en1 indeed the as&ed Moses for an e.en "reater miracle( for the said1 2Sho$ us Allah in %ublic2 but the $ere) da3ed for their %resum%tion $ith thunder and li"htnin"+ <et the $orshi%%ed the calf e.en after clear si"ns had come to them- e.en so We for"a.e them- and "a.e Moses manifest %roofs of authorit And for their Co.enant We raised o.er them 'the to$erin" .154 :hei"ht( of Mount 'Sinai(- and 'on another occasion( We said 7nter the "ate $ith humilit 2- and 'once a"ain( We commanded" them1 2#rans"ress not in the matter of the Sabbath+2 And We too& from them a solemn Co.enant #he ha.e incurred di.ine dis%leasure(1 in that the bro&e) .155 their Co.enant1 that the re/ected the Si"ns of Allah- that the sle$ the Messen"ers in defiance of ri"ht- that the said 20ur hearts are the $ra%%in"s '$hich %reser.e Allah9s Word- $e need no more(2- na Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their blas%hem and little is it the belie.e #hat the re/ected faith1 that the uttered a"ainst Mar a .156 "ra.e false char"e #hat the said 'in boast( 2We &illed Christ !esus the son of .157 Mar the A%ostle of Allah2- but the &illed him not nor crucified him but so it $as made to a%%ear to them and those $ho differ therein are full of doubts $ith no 'certain( &no$led"e but onl con/ecture to follo$ for of a suret the &illed him not ;a Allah raised him u% unto Himself- and Allah is 78alted .158 in Po$er Wise And there is none of the Peo%le of the )oo& but must belie.e .159 in him before his death- and on the Da of !ud"ment He $ill be a $itness a"ainst them

For the ini*uit of the !e$s We made unla$ful for them .160 certain 'foods( "ood and $holesome $hich had been la$ful for them- in that the hindered man from Allah9s $a ;#hat the too& usur 'interest( thou"h the $ere forbidden .161 and that the de.oured men9s substance $ron"full - We ha.e %re%ared for those amon" them $ho re/ect faith a "rie.ous .%unishment )ut those amon" them $ho are $ell5"rounded in &no$led"e and .162 the belie.ers belie.e in $hat hath been re.ealed to thee- and es%eciall ( those $ho establish re"ular %ra er and %ractice) re"ular charit and belie.e in Allah and in the ,ast Da 1 to them shall We soon "i.e a "reat re$ard We ha.e sent thee ins%iration as We sent it to ;oah and the .163 Messen"ers after him- We sent ins%iration to Abraham Ismail Isaac !acob and the #ribes to !esus !ob !onah Aaron and Solomon and to Da.id We "a.e the Psalms 0f some A%ostles We ha.e alread told thee the stor - of .164 others We ha.e not- and to Moses Allah s%o&e direct A%ostles $ho "a.e "ood ne$s as $ell as $arnin" that man&ind .165 after 'the comin"( of the A%ostles should ha.e no %lea a"ainst Allah1 for Allah is 78alted in Po$er Wise )ut Allah beareth $itness that $hat He hath sent unto thee .166 He hath sent from His '0$n( >no$led"e and the an"els bear $itness1 but enou"h is Allah for a Witness #hose $ho re/ect faith and &ee% off 'men( from the $a of .167 Allah ha.e .eril stra ed far far a$a from the %ath #hose $ho re/ect faith and do $ron" Allah $ill not for"i.e .168 them nor "uide them to an $a

78ce%t the $a of Hell to d$ell therein for e.er1 and this .169 to Allah is eas :0 man&ind6 the A%ostle hath come to ou in truth from Allah .170 belie.e in him1 it is best for ou+ )ut if e re/ect faith to Allah belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth1 and Allah is All5>no$in" All5Wise :0 %eo%le of the )oo&6 commit no e8cesses in our reli"ion .171 nor sa of Allah au"ht but truth+ Christ !esus the son of Mar $as 'no more than( an A%ostle of Allah and His Word $hich He besto$ed on Mar and a S%irit %roceedin" from Him1 so belie.e in Allah and His A%ostles+ Sa not 2#rinit 21 desist1 it $ill be better for ou1 for Allah is 0ne Allah1 "lor be to him1 'for 78alted is He( abo.e ha.in" a son+ #o Him belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth+ And enou"h is Allah as a Dis%oser of affairs Christ disdaineth not to ser.e and $orshi% Allah nor do the .172 an"els those nearest 'to Allah(1 those $ho disdain His $orshi% and are arro"ant He $ill "ather them all to"ether unto himself to (ans$er) )ut those $ho belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness He $ill .173 "i.e their 'due( re$ards and more out of His bount 1 but those $ho are disdainful and arro"ant He $ill %unish $ith a "rie.ous %enalt - nor $ill the find besides Allah an to %rotect or hel% them 0 man&ind6 .eril there hath come to ou a con.incin" %roof .174 (from our ,ord1 for We ha.e sent unto ou a li"ht 'that is manifest #hen those $ho belie.e in Allah and hold fast to Him soon .175

$ill He admit them to Merc and Grace from Him and "uide them to Himself b a strai"ht Wa #he as& thee for a le"al decision+ Sa 1 Allah directs .176 thus( about those $ho lea.e no descendants or ascendants as) heirs+ If it is a man that dies lea.in" a sister but no child she shall ha.e half the inheritance1 if 'such a deceased $as( a $oman $ho left no child her brother ta&es her inheritance1 if there are t$o sisters the shall ha.e t$o5thirds of the inheritance (bet$een them(1 if there are brothers and sisters 'the share) the male ha.in" t$ice the share of the female+ #hus doth Allah ma&e clear to ou 'His la$( lest e err+ And Allah hath &no$led"e .of all thin"s

*Maida

*SURAH .#5

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 fulfil 'all( obli"ations+ ,a$ful unto ou .1 :for food( are all four5footed animals $ith the e8ce%tions named) but animals of the chase are forbidden $hile e are in the Sacred Precincts or in %il"rim "arb1 for Allah doth command accordin" to His Will and Plan 0 e $ho belie.e6 .iolate not the sanctit of the S mbols of .2 Allah nor of the Sacred Month nor of the animals brou"ht for sacrifice nor the "arlands that mar& out such animals nor the %eo%le resortin" to the Sacred House see&in" of the bount and "ood %leasure of their ,ord+ )ut $hen e are clear of the Sacred

Precincts and of %il"rim "arb e ma hunt and let not the hatred of some %eo%le in 'once( shuttin" ou out of the Sacred Mos*ue lead ou to trans"ression 'and hostilit on our %art(+ Hel% e one another in ri"hteousness and %iet but hel% e not one another in sin and rancor1 fear Allah1 for Allah is strict in %unishment Forbidden to ou 'for food( are1 dead meat blood the flesh of .3 s$ine and that on $hich hath been in.o&ed the name of other than Allah that $hich hath been &illed b stran"lin" or b a .iolent blo$ or b a headlon" fall or b bein" "ored to death- that $hich hath been '%artl ( eaten b a $ild animal- unless e are able to slau"hter it 'in due form(- that $hich is sacrificed on stone altars(- 'forbidden( also is the di.ision 'of meat( b rafflin" ) $ith arro$s1 that is im%iet + #his da ha.e those $ho re/ect faith "i.en u% all ho%e of our reli"ion1 et fear them not but fear Me+ #his da ha.e I %erfected our reli"ion for ou com%leted m fa.or u%on ou and ha.e chosen for ou Islam as our reli"ion+ )ut if an forced b hun"er $ith no inclination to trans"ression Allah is indeed 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #he as& thee $hat is la$ful to them 'as food(1 sa 1 ,a$ful .4 unto ou are 'all( thin"s "ood and %ure1 and $hat e ha.e tau"ht our trained huntin" animals 'to catch( in the manner directed to ou b Allah- eat $hat the catch for ou but %ronounce the name of Allah o.er it1 and fear Allah- for Allah is s$ift in ta&in" account .#his da are 'all( thin"s "ood and %ure made la$ful unto ou .5 #he food of the Peo%le of the )oo& is la$ful unto ou and ours (is la$ful unto them ',a$ful unto ou in marria"e( are 'not onl

chaste $omen $ho are belie.ers but chaste $omen amon" the Peo%le of the )oo& re.ealed before our time $hen e "i.e them their due do$ers and desire chastit not le$dness nor secret intri"ues+ If an one re/ects faith fruitless is his $or& and in the Hereafter he $ill be in the ran&s of those $ho ha.e lost 'all s%iritual ("ood 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e %re%are for %ra er $ash our faces .6 and our hands 'and arms( to the elbo$s- rub our heads '$ith $ater(- and '$ash( our feet to the an&les+ If e are in a state of ceremonial im%urit bathe our $hole bod + )ut if e are ill or on a /ourne or one of ou cometh from offices of nature or e ha.e been in contact $ith $omen and e find no $ater then ta&e for oursel.es clean sand or earth and rub there$ith our faces and hands+ Allah doth not $ish to %lace ou in a difficult but to ma&e ou clean and to com%lete His fa.or to ou that e ma be "rateful And call in remembrance the fa.or of Allah unto ou and His .7 Co.enant $hich He ratified $ith ou $hen e said1 2We hear and $e obe 21 and fear Allah for Allah &no$eth $ell the secrets of our hearts 0 e $ho belie.e6 stand out firml for Allah as $itnesses to .8 fair dealin" and let not the hatred of others to ou ma&e ou s$er.e to $ron" and de%art from /ustice+ )e /ust1 that is ne8t to Piet 1 and fear Allah for Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all that e do #o those $ho belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness hath Allah .9 %romised for"i.eness and a "reat re$ard #hose $ho re/ect faith and den our si"ns $ill be com%anions .10

of hell5fire 0 e $ho belie.e6 call in remembrance the fa.or of Allah unto .11 ou $hen certain men formed the desi"n to stretch out their hands a"ainst ou but 'Allah( held bac& their hands from ou1 so fear Allah+ And on Allah let belie.ers %ut 'all( their trust Allah did aforetime ta&e a Co.enant from the Children of .12 Israel and We a%%ointed t$el.e ca%tains amon" them and Allah said1 2I am $ith ou1 if e 'but( establish re"ular %ra ers %ractice re"ular charit belie.e in M a%ostles honor and assist them and loan to Allah a beautiful loan .eril $ill $i%e out from ou our e.ils and admit ou to "ardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath- but if an of ou after this resisteth faith he hath ".trul $andered from the %ath of rectitude )ut because of their breach of their Co.enant We cursed them .13 and made their hearts "ro$ hard1 the chan"e the $ords from their ri"ht( %laces and for"et a "ood %art of the Messa"e that $as) sent them nor $ilt thou cease to find them barrin" a fe$ e.er bent on 'ne$( deceits1 but for"i.e them and o.erloo& 'their misdeeds(1 for Allah lo.eth those $ho are &ind From those too $ho call themsel.es Christians We did ta&e a .14 Co.enant but the for"ot a "ood %art of the Messa"e that $as sent them1 so We estran"ed them $ith enmit and hatred bet$een the one and the other to the Da of !ud"ment+ And soon $ill Allah sho$ them $hat it is the ha.e done 0 Peo%le of the )oo&6 there hath come to ou 0ur A%ostle .15 re.ealin" to ou much that e used to hide in the )oo& and :(%assin" o.er much 'that is no$ unnecessar #here hath come to ou from Allah a 'ne$( ,i"ht and a .16

%ers%icuous )oo&+ Where$ith Allah "uideth all $ho see& His "ood %leasure to $a s of %eace and safet and leadeth them out of dar&ness b His Will unto the li"ht "uideth them to a Path that is Strai"ht In blas%hem indeed are those that sa that Allah is Christ .17 the son of Mar + Sa 1 2Who then hath the least %o$er a"ainst Allah if His Will $ere to destro Christ the son of Mar his mother and all e.er one that is on the earth4 For to Allah belon"eth the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth and all that is bet$een+ He createth $hat He %leaseth+ For Allah hath %o$er ".o.er all thin"s )oth( the !e$s and the Christians sa 1 2We are sons of Allah ) .18 and His belo.ed+2 Sa 1 2Wh then doth He %unish ou for our sins4 ;a e are but men of the men He hath created1 He

for"i.eth $hom He %leaseth and He %unisheth $hom He %leaseth1 and to Allah belon"eth the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth and ".(all that is bet$een1 and unto Him is the final "oal 'of all (0 %eo%le of the )oo&6 no$ hath come unto ou ma&in" 'thin"s .19 clear unto ou 0ur A%ostle after the brea& in 'the series of( 0ur a%ostles lest e should sa 1 there came unto us no brin"er of "lad tidin"s and no $arner 'from e.il(1 but no$ hath come unto ou a brin"er of "lad tidin"s and a $arner 'from e.il(1 and Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s Remember Moses said to his %eo%le1 20 m %eo%le6 call in .20 remembrance the fa.or of Allah unto ou $hen He %roduced %ro%hets amon" ou made ou &in"s and "a.e ou $hat He had not "i.en to an other amon" the %eo%les 0 m %eo%le6 enter the hol land $hich Allah hath assi"ned " .21

unto ou and turn not bac& i"nominiousl for then $ill e be ".o.erthro$n to our o$n ruin #he said1 20 Moses6 in this land are a %eo%le of e8ceedin" .22 (stren"th1 ne.er shall $e enter it until the lea.e it1 if 'once ".the lea.e then shall $e enter )ut( amon" 'their( Allah5fearin" men $ere t$o on $hom Allah ) .23 (had besto$ed His Grace1 the said1 2Assault them at the '%ro%er "ate1 $hen once e are in .ictor $ill be ours+ )ut on Allah %ut ". our trust if e ha.e faith #he said1 0 2Moses6 $hile the remain there ne.er shall $e .24 be able to enter to the end of time+ Go thou and th ,ord and ".(fi"ht e t$o $hile $e sit here 'and $atch He said1 20 m ,ord6 I ha.e %o$er onl o.er m self and m .25 "!bother so se%arate us from this rebellious %eo%le Allah said1 2#herefore $ill the land be out of their reach .26 for fort ears- in distraction $ill the $ander throu"h the

".land1 but sorro$ thou not o.er these rebellious %eo%le Recite to them the truth of the stor of the t$o sons of .27 Adam+ )ehold6 the each %resented a sacrifice 'to Allah(1 it $as acce%ted from one but not from the other+ Said the latter1 2)e sure I $ill sla thee+2 2Surel 2 said the former 2Allah doth acce%t of the sacrifice of those $ho are ri"hteous If thou dost stretch th hand a"ainst me to sla me it is" .28 not for me to stretch m hand a"ainst thee to sla thee1 for I do fear Allah the Cherisher of the $orlds For me I intend to let thee dra$ on th self m sin as $ell " .29 as thine for thou $ilt be amon" the com%anions of the fire and "that is the re$ard of those $ho do $ron"

#he 'selfish( soul of the other led him to the murder of his .30 brother1 he murdered him and became 'himself( one of the lost ones #hen Allah sent a ra.en $ho scratched the "round to sho$ him .31 ho$ to hide the shame of his brother+ 2Woe is me62 said he1 2Was I not e.en able to be as this ra.en and to hide the shame of m brother42 #hen he became full of re"rets 0n that account1 We ordained for the Children of Israel that .32 if an one sle$ a %erson unless it be for murder or for s%readin" :mischief in the land it $ould be as if he sle$ the $hole %eo%le and if an one sa.ed a life it $ould be as if he sa.ed the life of the $hole %eo%le+ #hen althou"h there came to them 0ur a%ostles $ith clear Si"ns et e.en after that man of them continued to commit e8cesses in the land #he %unishment of those $ho $a"e $ar a"ainst Allah and His .33 A%ostle and stri.e $ith mi"ht and main for mischief throu"h the land is1 e8ecution or crucifi8ion of the cuttin" off of hands and feet from o%%osite sides or e8ile from the land1 that is their dis"race in this $orld and a hea. %unishment is theirs in the Hereafter :78ce%t for those $ho re%ent before the fall into our %o$er .34 in that case &no$ that Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 do our dut to Allah see& the means of .35 :a%%roach unto Him and stri.e $ith mi"ht and main in His cause that e ma %ros%er As to those $ho re/ect faith if the had e.er thin" on earth .36 and t$ice re%eated to "i.e as ransom for the %enalt of the Da of !ud"ment it $ould ne.er be acce%ted of them+ #heirs $ould be a

"rie.ous %enalt #heir $ish $ill be to "et out of the fire but ne.er $ill the .37 "et out therefrom1 their %enalt $ill be one that endures As to the thief male or female cut off his or her hands1 a .38 %unishment b $a of e8am%le from Allah for their crime1 and Allah is 78alted in Po$er

)ut if the thief re%ent after his crime and amend his conduct .39 Allah turneth to him in for"i.eness- for Allah if 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful >no$est thou not that to Allah 'alone( belon"eth the dominion .40 of the hea.ens and the earth4 He %unisheth $hom He %leaseth and He for"i.eth $hom He %leaseth1 and Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s 0 A%ostle6 let not those "rie.e thee $ho race each other into .41 unbelief1 '$hether it be( amon" those $ho sa 1 2We belie.e2 $ith their li%s but $hose hearts ha.e no faith- or it be amon" the !e$s men $ho $ill listen to an lie $ill listen e.en to others $ho ha.e ne.er so much as come to thee+ #he chan"e the $ords from their 'ri"ht( times and %laces- the sa 2If e are "i.en this ta&e it but if not be$are12 If an one9s trial is intended b .Allah thou hast no authorit in the least for him a"ainst Allah For such it is not Allah9s $ill to %urif their hearts+ For them there is dis"race in this $orld and in the Hereafter a hea. %unishment #he are fond of( listenin" to falsehood of de.ourin") .42 an thin" forbidden+ If the do come to thee either /ud"e bet$een them or decline to interfere+ If thou decline the cannot hurt

;thee in the least+ If thou /ud"e /ud"e in e*uit bet$een them for Allah lo.eth those $ho /ud"e in e*uit )ut $h do the come to thee for decision $hen the ha.e .43 their o$n( la$s before them4 #herein is the '%lain( command of) Allah- et e.en after that the $ould turn a$a + For the are not reall ( %eo%le of faith) It $as We $ho re.ealed the la$ 'to Moses(- therein $as .44 "uidance and li"ht+ ) its standard ha.e been /ud"ed the !e$s b the Pro%het $ho bo$ed 'as in Islam( to Allah9s $ill b the Rabbis and the doctors of ,a$1 for to them $as entrusted the %rotection of Allah9s )oo& and the $ere $itnesses thereto1 therefore fear .not men but fear Me and sell not M Si"ns for a miserable %rice If an do fail to /ud"e b 'the li"ht of( $hat Allah hath re.ealed the are 'no better than( unbelie.ers We ordained therein for them1 2,ife for life e e for e e nose .45 ".for nose ear for ear tooth for tooth and $ounds e*ual for e*ual )ut if an one remits the retaliation b $a of charit it is an act of atonement for himself+ And if an fail to /ud"e b 'the (li"ht of( $hat Allah hath re.ealed the are 'no better than $ron"5doers And in their footste%s We sent !esus the son of Mar .46 confirmin" the la$ that had come before him1 We sent him the Gos%el1 therein $as "uidance and li"ht and confirmation of the la$ that had come before him1 a "uidance and an admonition to those $ho fear Allah ,et the %eo%le of the Gos%el !ud"e b $hat Allah hath .47 re.ealed therein+ If an do fail to /ud"e b 'the li"ht of( $hat Allah hath re.ealed the are 'no better than( those $ho rebel

#o thee We sent the Scri%ture in truth confirmin" the .48 scri%ture that came before it and "uardin" it in safet - so /ud"e bet$een them b $hat Allah hath re.ealed and follo$ not their .ain desires di.er"in" from the truth that hath come to thee+ #o each amon" ou ha.e We %rescribed a ,a$ and an 0%en Wa + If Allah had so $illed He $ould ha.e made ou a sin"le %eo%le but 'His %lan is( to test ou in $hat He hath "i.en ou1 so stri.e as in race in all .irtues+ #he "oal of ou all is to Allah- it is He that $ill sho$ ou the truth of the matters in $hich e dis%ute And this 'He commands(1 !ud"e thou bet$een them b $hat Allah .49 hath re.ealed and follo$ not their .ain desires but be$are of them lest the be"uile thee from an of that 'teachin"( $hich Allah hath sent do$n to thee+ And if the turn a$a be assured that for some of their crimes it is Allah9s %ur%ose to %unish .them+ And trul most men are rebellious (Do the then see& after a /ud"ment of 'the Da s of .50 I"norance4 )ut $ho for a %eo%le $hose faith is assured can "i.e ?better /ud"ment than Allah 0 e $ho belie.e6 ta&e not the !e$s and the Christians for .51 our friends and %rotectors1 the are but friends and %rotectors to each other+ And he amon"st ou that turns to them 'for friendshi%( is of them+ ?eril Allah "uideth not a %eo%le un/ust #hose in $hose heart is a disease thou seest ho$ ea"erl the .52 run about amon"st them sa in"1 2We do fear lest a chan"e of (fortune brin" us disaster+2 Ah6 %erha%s Allah $ill "i.e 'thee .ictor or a decision accordin" to His Will+ #hen $ill the re%ent of the thou"hts $hich the secretl harbored in their hearts

And those $ho belie.e $ill sa 1 2Are these the men $ho s$ore .53 their stron"est oaths b Allah that the $ere $ith ou42 All that the do $ill be in .ain and the $ill fall into 'nothin" but( ruin 0 e $ho belie.e6 if an from amon" ou turn bac& from his .54 faith soon $ill Allah %roduce a %eo%le $hom He $ill lo.e as the $ill lo.e Him lo$l $ith the belie.ers mi"ht a"ainst the re/ecters fi"htin" in the $a of Allah and ne.er afraid of the re%roaches of such as find fault+ #hat is the Grace of Allah $hich He $ill besto$ on $hom He %leaseth1 and Allah encom%asseth all and He &no$eth all thin"s <our 'real( friends are 'no less than( Allah His A%ostle and .55 the 'fello$shi% of( belie.ers those $ho establish re"ular %ra ers (and re"ular charit and the bo$ do$n humbl 'in $orshi% As to those $ho turn 'for friendshi%( to Allah His A%ostle .56 and the 'fello$shi% of( belie.ers it is the fello$shi% of Allah that must certainl trium%h 0 e $ho belie.e6 ta&e not for friends and %rotectors those .57 $ho ta&e our reli"ion for a moc&er or s%ort $hether amon" those $ho recei.ed the Scri%ture before ou or amon" those $ho re/ect (faith- but fear e Allah if e ha.e Faith 'indeed When e %roclaim our call to %ra er the ta&e it 'but( as .58 moc&er and s%ort- that is because the are a %eo%le $ithout understandin" Sa 1 20 Peo%le of the )oo&6 do e disa%%ro.e of us for no .59 other reason than that $e belie.e in Allah and the re.elation that hath come to us and that $hich came before 'us( and "?%erha%s( that most of ou are rebellious and disobedient)

Sa 1 2Shall I %oint out to ou somethin" much $orse than this .60 as /ud"ed( b the treatment it recei.ed from Allah4 #hose $ho) incurred the curse of Allah and His $rath those of $hom some He transformed into a%es and s$ine those $ho $orshi%%ed 7.il- these are 'man times( $orse in ran& and far more astra from the e.en !Path When the come to thee the sa 1 2We belie.e21 but in fact .61 the enter $ith a mind a"ainst Faith and the "o out $ith the same1 but Allah &no$eth full all that the hide Man of them dost thou see racin" each other in sin and .62 rancor and their eatin" of thin"s forbidden+ 7.il indeed are the thin"s that the do Wh do not the Rabbis and the doctors of la$s forbid them .63 from their 'habit of( utterin" sinful $ords and eatin" thin"s forbidden4 7.il indeed are their $or&s #he !e$s sa 1 2Allah9s hand is tied u%+2 )e their hands tied .64 u% and be the accursed for the 'blas%hem ( the utter+ ;a both His hands are $idel outstretched1 He "i.eth and s%endeth 'of His bount ( as He %leaseth+ )ut the re.elation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blas%hem + Amon"st them We ha.e %laced enmit and hatred till the Da of !ud"ment+ 7.er time the &indle the fire of $ar Allah doth e8tin"uish it- but the 'e.er( stri.e to do mischief on earth+ And Allah lo.eth not those $ho do mischief If onl the %eo%le of the )oo& had belie.ed and been .65 ri"hteous We should indeed ha.e blotted out their ini*uities and admitted them to "ardens of )liss If onl the had stood fast b the ,a$ the Gos%el and all the .66

re.elation that $as sent to them from their ,ord the $ould ha.e en/o ed ha%%iness from e.er side+ #here is from amon" them a %art on the ri"ht course- but man of them follo$ a course that is e.il 0 A%ostle6 %roclaim the 'Messa"e( $hich hath been sent to .67 thee from th ,ord+ If thou didst not thou $ouldst not ha.e fulfilled and %roclaimed His mission1 and Allah $ill defend thee from men '$ho mean mischief(+ For Allah "uideth not those $ho .re/ect faith Sa 1 20 Peo%le of the )oo&6 e ha.e no "round to stand u%on .68 unless e stand fast b the ,a$ the Gos%el and all the re.elation that has come to ou from our ,ord+2 It is the re.elation that cometh to thee from th ,ord that increaseth in most of them

their obstinate rebellion and blas%hem + )ut sorro$ thou not o.er .these( %eo%le $ithout Faith) #hose $ho belie.e 'in the =ur9an( those $ho follo$ the !e$ish .69 Scri%tures( and the Sabians and the Christians an $ho belie.e) in Allah and the ,ast Da and $or& ri"hteousness on them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e We too& the Co.enant of the Children of Israel and sent them .70 A%ostles+ 7.er time there came to them an a%ostle $ith $hat the themsel.es desired not some 'of these( the called im%ostors and some the '"o so far as to( sla #he thou"ht there $ould be no trial 'or %unishment(- so the .71 became blind and deaf1 et Allah 'in merc ( turned to them1 et a"ain man of them became blind and deaf+ )ut Allah sees $ell all that the do ".#he do blas%heme $ho sa 1 2Allah is Christ the son of Mar .72

)ut said Christ1 20 children of Israel6 $orshi% Allah m ,ord and our ,ord+2 Whoe.er /oins other "ods $ith Allah Allah $ill forbid him the "arden and the Fire $ill be his abode+ #here $ill for the .$ron"5doers be no one to hel% #he do blas%heme $ho sa 1 Allah is one of three in a .73 #rinit 1 for there is no "od e8ce%t 0ne Allah+ If the desist not from their $ord 'of blas%hem ( .eril a "rie.ous %enalt $ill befall the blas%hemers amon" them Wh turn the not to Allah and see& His for"i.eness4 For .74 Allah is 0ft5for"i.in" Most Merciful Christ the son of Mar $as no more than an A%ostle- man $ere .75 the A%ostles that %assed a$a before him+ His mother $as a $oman of truth+ #he had both to eat their 'dail ( food+ See ho$ Allah doth ma&es His Si"ns clear to them- et see in $hat $a s the are !deluded a$a from the truth Sa 1 Will e $orshi% besides Allah somethin" $hich hath no .76 %o$er either to harm or benefit ou4 )ut Allah He it is that ".heareth and &no$eth all thin"s Sa 1 20 %eo%le of the )oo&6 e8ceed not in our reli"ion the .77 bounds 'of $hat is %ro%er( tres%assin" be ond the truth nor follo$ the .ain desires of %eo%le $ho $ent $ron" in times "one b $ho misled man and stra ed 'themsel.es( from the e.en $a Curses $ere %ronounced on those amon" the Children of Israel .78 $ho re/ected faith b the ton"ue of Da.id and of !esus the son of Mar 1 because the disobe ed and %ersisted in e8cesses ;or did the 'usuall ( forbid one another the ini*uities .79 $hich the committed1 e.il indeed $ere the deeds $hich the did #hou seest man of them turnin" in friendshi% to the .80

unbelie.ers+ 7.il indeed are 'the $or&s( $hich their souls ha.e sent for$ard before them '$ith the result( that Allah9s $rath is on them and in torment $ill the abide If onl the had belie.ed in Allah in the A%ostle and in $hat .81 hath been re.ealed to him ne.er $ould the ha.e ta&en them for friends and %rotectors but most of them are rebellious $ron"5doers Stron"est amon" men in enmit to the belie.ers $ilt thou find .82 the !e$s and Pa"ans- and nearest amon" them in lo.e to the ":belie.ers $ilt thou find those $ho sa 1 2We are Christians because amon"st these are men de.oted to learnin" and men $ho ha.e renounced the $orld and the are not arro"ant And $hen the listen to the re.elation recei.ed b the .83 A%ostle thou $ilt see their e es o.erflo$in" $ith tears for the reco"ni3e the truth1 the %ra 1 20ur ,ord6 $e belie.e- $rite us do$n amon" the $itnesses What cause can $e ha.e not to belie.e in Allah and the truth" .84 $hich has come to us seein" that $e lon" for our ,ord to admit us "?to the com%an of the ri"hteous And for this their %ra er hath Allah re$arded them $ith .85 "ardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" underneath their eternal home+ Such is the recom%ense of those $ho do "ood )ut those $ho re/ect faith and belie our Si"ns the shall be .86 com%anions of hell5fire 0 e $ho belie.e6 ma&e not unla$ful the "ood thin"s $hich .87 Allah hath made la$ful for ou but commit no e8cess1 for Allah lo.eth not those "i.en to e8cess

7at of the thin"s $hich Allah hath %ro.ided for ou la$ful .88 and "ood1 but fear Allah in Whom e belie.e Allah $ill not call ou to account for $hat is futile in our .89 :oaths but He $ill call ou to account for our deliberate oaths for e8%iation feed then indi"ent %ersons on a scale of the a.era"e for the food of our families- or clothe them- or "i.e a sla.e his freedom+ If that is be ond our means fast for three da s+ #hat is the e8%iation for the oaths e ha.e s$orn+ )ut &ee% to our oaths+ #hus doth Allah ma&e clear to ou His Si"ns that e ma be "rateful (0 e $ho belie.e6 into8icants and "amblin" 'dedication of .90 stones and 'di.ination b ( arro$s are an abomination of Satan9s handi$or&1 esche$ such 'abomination( that e ma %ros%er Satan9s %lan is 'but( to e8cite enmit and hatred bet$een ou .91 $ith into8icants and "amblin" and hinder ou from the remembrance ?of Allah and from %ra er1 $ill e not then abstain 0be Allah and obe the A%ostle and be$are 'of e.il(1 if e .92 do turn bac& &no$ e that it is 0ur A%ostle9s dut to %roclaim the Messa"e( in the clearest manner) 0n those $ho belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness there is .93 no blame for $hat the ate 'in the %ast( $hen the "uard themsel.es from e.il and belie.e and do deeds of ri"hteousness or( a"ain "uard themsel.es from e.il and do "ood+ For Allah) lo.eth those $ho do "ood 0 e $ho belie.e6 Allah doth but ma&e a trial of ou in a .94 little matter of "ame $ell $ithin reach of our hands and our lances that He ma test $ho feareth Him unseen1 an $ho trans"ress thereafter $ill ha.e a "rie.ous %enalt

0 e $ho belie.e6 &ill not "ame $hile in the Sacred Precincts .95 or in %il"rim "arb+ If an of ou doth so intentionall the com%ensation is an offerin" brou"ht to the >a9ba of a domestic animal e*ui.alent to the one he &illed as ad/ud"ed b t$o /ust men amon" ou- or b $a of atonement the feedin" of the indi"ent- or its e*ui.alent in fasts1 that he ma taste of the %enalt of his deed+ Allah for"i.es $hat is %ast1 for re%etition Allah $ill e8act from him the %enalt 1 for Allah is 78alted and ,ord of Retribution ,a$ful to ou is the %ursuit of $ater5"ame and its use for .96 food for the benefit of oursel.es and those $ho tra.el- but forbidden is the %ursuit of land5"ame1 as lon" as e are in the Sacred Precincts or in %il"rim "arb+ And fear Allah to $hom e shall be "athered bac& Allah made the >a9ba the Sacred House an as lum of securit .97 for men as also the Sacred Months the animals for offerin"s and the "arlands that mar& them1 that e ma &no$ that Allah hath &no$led"e of $hat is in the hea.ens and on earth and that Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all thin"s >no$ e that Allah is strict in %unishment and that Allah is .98 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #he A%ostle9s dut is but to %roclaim 'the Messa"e(1 but .99 Allah &no$eth all that e re.eal and e conceal Sa 1 2;ot e*ual are thin"s that are bad and thin"s that are .100 "ood e.en thou"h the abundance of the bad ma da33le thee- so fear Allah 0 e that understand6 that 'so( e ma %ros%er

0 e $ho belie.e6 as& not *uestions about thin"s $hich if .101

made %lain to ou ma cause ou trouble+ )ut if e as& about thin"s $hen the =ur9an is bein" re.ealed the $ill be made %lain to ou1 Allah $ill for"i.e those1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Forbearin" Some %eo%le before ou did as& such *uestions and on that .102 account lost their faith It $as not Allah Who instituted 'su%erstitions li&e those .103 of( a slit5 ear she5camel or a she5camel let loose for free %asture or idol sacrifices for t$in5births in animals or stallion5camels freed from $or&- it is blas%hemers $ho in.ent a lie a"ainst Allah but most of them lac& $isdom ;When it is said to them1 2Come to $hat Allah hath re.ealed .104 come to the A%ostle21 the sa 1 27nou"h for us are the $a s $e found our fathers follo$in"+2 What6 e.en thou"h their fathers ?$ere .oid of &no$led"e and "uidance (0 e $ho belie.e6 "uard our o$n souls1 if e follo$ 'ri"ht .105 "uidance no hurt can come to ou from those $ho stra + #he "oal of ou all is to Allah1 it is He that $ill sho$ ou the truth of all that e do (0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen death a%%roaches an of ou 'ta&e .106 $itnesses amon" oursel.es $hen ma&in" be*uests t$o /ust men of our o$n 'brotherhood( or others from outside if e are /ourne in" throu"h the earth and the chance of death befalls ou thus(+ If e doubt 'their truth( detain them both after %ra er) and let them both s$ear b Allah1 2We $ish not in this for an :$orldl "ain e.en thou"h the 'beneficiar ( be our near relation $e shall hide not the e.idence before Allah1 if $e do then "!behold6 the sin be u%on us

)ut if it "ets &no$n that these t$o $ere "uilt of the sin .107 of %er/ur (+ ,et t$o others stand forth in their %laces nearest) in &in from amon" those $ho claim a la$ful ri"ht1 let them s$ear b Allah1 2We affirm that our $itness is truer than that of those t$o and that $e ha.e not tres%assed 'be ond the truth(1 if $e did !behold6 the $ron" be u%on us #hat is most suitable1 that the ma "i.e the e.idence in .108 its true nature and sha%e or else the $ould fear that other oaths $ould be ta&en after their oaths+ )ut fear Allah and listen to His counsel(1 for Allah "uideth not a rebellious %eo%le) :0ne da $ill Allah "ather the a%ostles to"ether and as& .109 ?(What $as the res%onse e recei.ed 'from men to our teachin"" #he $ill sa 1 2We ha.e no &no$led"e1 it is thou $ho &no$est in full all that is hidden #hen $ill Allah sa 1 20 !esus the son of Mar 6 recount m .110 fa.or to thee and to th mother+ )ehold6 I stren"thened thee $ith the hol s%irit so that thou didst s%ea& to the %eo%le in childhood and in maturit + )ehold6 I tau"ht thee the )oo& and Wisdom the ,a$ and the Gos%el+ And behold6 thou ma&est out of cla as it $ere the fi"ure of a bird b M lea.e and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird b M lea.e and thou !healest those born blind and the le%ers b M lea.e+ And behold thou brin"est forth the dead b M lea.e+ And behold6 I did restrain the Children of Israel from '.iolence to( thee $hen thou didst sho$ them the Clear Si"ns and the unbelie.ers amon" them .'said1 @#his is nothin" but e.ident ma"ic And behold6 I ins%ired the Disci%les to ha.e faith in Me" .111 and Mine A%ostle1 the said @We ha.e faith and do thou bear

".'$itness that $e bo$ to Allah as Muslims )ehold6 the disci%les said1 20 !esus the son of Mar 6 can .112 "?th ,ord send do$n to us a table set '$ith .iands( from hea.en Said !esus1 2Fear Allah if e ha.e faith #he said1 2We onl $ish to eat thereof and satisf our .113 hearts and to &no$ that thou hast indeed told us the truth- and that $e oursel.es ma be $itnesses to the miracle Said !esus the son of Mar 1 20 Allah our ,ord6 send us from .114 hea.en a table set '$ith .iands( that there ma be for us for the ;first and the last of us a solemn festi.al and a si"n from #hee and %ro.ide for our sustenance for #hou art the best Sustainer (of our needs) Allah said1 2I $ill send it do$n unto ou1 but if an of ou .115 after that resisteth faith I $ill %unish him $ith a %enalt such as I ha.e not inflicted on an one amon" all the %eo%les And behold6 Allah $ill sa 20 !esus the son of Mar 6 didst .116 thou sa unto men @$orshi% me and m mother as "ods in dero"ation of Allah24 He $ill sa 1 2Glor to #hee6 ne.er could I sa $hat I had no ri"ht 'to sa (+ Had I said such a thin" #hou $ouldst indeed ha.e &no$n it+ #hou &no$est $hat is in m heart thou"h I &no$ not $hat is in #hine+ For #hou &no$est in full all that is hidden ;e.er said I to them au"ht e8ce%t $hat #hou didst command" .117 me to sa to $it @Worshi% Allah m ,ord and our ,ord9- and I $as a $itness o.er them $hilst I d$elt amon"st them- $hen #hou didst ta&e me u% thou $ast the Watcher o.er them and #hou art a Witness to all thin"s If #hou dost %unish them the are #h ser.ants1 if #hou" .118

dost for"i.e them #hou art the 78alted the Wise Allah $ill sa 1 2#his is a da on $hich the truthful $ill .119 %rofit from their truth1 theirs are Gardens $ith ri.ers flo$in" beneath their eternal home1 Allah $ell5%leased $ith them and the $ith Allah1 that is the "reat Sal.ation 'the fulfillment of all (desires #o Allah doth belon" the dominion of the hea.ens and the .120 earth and all that is therein and it is He $ho hath %o$er o.er all thin"s

*An5aam

*SURAH .#6

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Praise be to Allah Who created the hea.ens and the earth and .1 made the dar&ness and the li"ht+ <et those $ho re/ect Faith hold others( as e*ual $ith their Guardian5,ord) He it is $ho created ou from cla and then decreed a stated .2 term 'for ou(+ And there is in His %resence another determined !term- et e doubt $ithin oursel.es And He is Allah in the hea.ens and on earth+ He &no$eth $hat .3 e hide and $hat e re.eal and He &no$eth the 'recom%ense( $hich ( e earn 'b our deeds

)ut ne.er did a sin"le one of the Si"ns of their ,ord reach .4 them but the turned a$a therefrom And no$ the re/ect the truth $hen it reaches them1 but soon .5 .shall the learn the realit of $hat the used to moc& at

?See the not ho$ man of those before them We did destro .6 Generations We had established on the earth in stren"th such as We ha.e not "i.en to ou for $hom We %oured out rain from the s&ies in abundance and "a.e 'fertile( streams flo$in" beneath their 'feet(1 et for their sins We destro ed them and raised in (their $a&e fresh "enerations 'to succeed them If We had sent unto thee a $ritten 'Messa"e( on %archment so .7 that the could touch it $ith their hands the unbelie.ers $ould "!ha.e been sure to sa 1 2#his is nothin" but ob.ious ma"ic #he sa 1 2Wh is not an an"el sent do$n to him42 If We did .8 send do$n an an"el the matter $ould be settled at once and no res%ite $ould be "ranted them If We had made it an an"el We should ha.e sent him as a man .9 and We should certainl ha.e caused them confusion in a matter $hich the ha.e alread co.ered $ith confusion Moc&ed $ere 'man ( A%ostles before thee- but the scoffers .10 $ere hemmed in b the thin" that the moc&ed Sa 1 2#ra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the end of .11 ".those $ho re/ected truth Sa 1 2#o $hom belon"eth all that is in the hea.ens and on .12 earth42 Sa 1 2#o Allah+ He hath inscribed for Himself 'the rule of( Merc that He $ill "ather ou to"ether for the Da of !ud"ment there is no doubt $hate.er+ It is the $ho ha.e lost ".their o$n souls that $ill not belie.e #o Him belon"eth all that d$elleth 'or lur&eth( in the ni"ht " .13 and the da +2 For He is the 0ne Who heareth and &no$eth all thin"s Sa 1 2Shall I ta&e for m %rotector an other than Allah the .14

Ma&er of the hea.ens and the earth4 And He is that feedeth but is not fed+2 Sa 1 2;a 6 but I am commanded to be the first of those $ho bo$ to Allah 'in Islam( and be not thou of the com%an ".of those $ho /oin "ods $ith Allah Sa 1 2I $ould if I disobe ed m ,ord indeed ha.e fear of the .15 %enalt of a Mi"ht Da 0n that da if the %enalt is a.erted from an it is due to" .16 Allah9s Merc - and that $ould be 'Sal.ation( the ob.ious fulfillment of all desire If Allah touch thee $ith affliction none can remo.e it but" .17 He- if He touch thee $ith ha%%iness He hath %o$er o.er all thin"s He is the Irresistible '$atchin"( from abo.e o.er His " .18 ".$orshi%%ers- and He is the Wise ac*uainted $ith all thin"s Sa 1 2What thin" is most $ei"ht in e.idence42 Sa 1 2Allah .19 is Witness bet$een me and ou1 this =ur9an hath been re.ealed to .me b ins%iration that I ma $arn ou and all $hom it reaches Can e %ossibl bear $itness that besides Allah there is another "od42 Sa 1 2;a 6 I cannot bear $itness62 Sa 1 2)ut in truth He (is the 0ne Allah and I trul am innocent of ' our blas%hem of /oinin" others $ith Him #hose to $hom We ha.e "i.en the )oo& &no$ this as the &no$ .20 their o$n sons+ #hose $ho ha.e lost their o$n souls refuse therefore to belie.e Who doth more $ron" than he $ho in.enteth a lie a"ainst Allah .21 or re/ecteth his Si"ns4 )ut .eril the $ron"5doers ne.er shall .%ros%er 0ne da shall We "ather them all to"ether1 We shall sa to .22 those $ho ascribed %artners 'to Us(1 2Where are the %artners $hom

"? e 'in.ented and( tal&ed about :#here $ill then be 'left( no subterfu"e for them but to sa .23 ".) Allah 0ur ,ord $e $ere not those $ho /oined "ods $ith Allah" ()ehold6 ho$ the lie a"ainst their o$n souls6 )ut the 'lie .24 $hich the in.ented $ill lea.e them in the lurch

0f them there are some $ho '%retend to( listen to thee- but .25 We ha.e thro$n .eils on their hearts so the understand it not and deafness in their ears- if the sa$ e.er one of the Si"ns not the $ill belie.e in them- in so much that $hen the come to thee the 'but( dis%ute $ith thee- the unbelie.ers sa 1 2#hese ".are nothin" but tales of the ancients ;0thers the &ee% a$a from it and themsel.es the &ee% a$a .26 but the onl destro their o$n souls and the %ercei.e it not If thou couldst but see $hen the are confronted $ith the .27 fire6 #he $ill sa 1 2Would that $e $ere but sent bac&6 then $ould $e not re/ect the Si"ns of our ,ord but $ould be amon"st !those $ho belie.e <ea in their o$n 'e es( $ill become manifest $hat before the .28 concealed but if the $ere returned the $ould certainl rela%se to the thin"s the $ere forbidden for the are indeed liars And the 'sometimes( sa 1 2#here is nothin" e8ce%t our life .29 ".on this earth and ne.er shall $e be raised u% a"ain If thou couldst but see $hen the are confronted $ith their .30 ,ord6 He $ill sa 1 2Is not this the truth42 #he $ill sa 1 2<ea b our ,ord62 He $ill sa 1 2#aste e then the %enalt because e ".re/ected faith ,ost indeed are the $ho treat it as a falsehood that the .31 must meet Allah until on a sudden the hour is on them and the

sa 1 2Ah6 $oe unto us that $e too& no thou"ht of it2- for the bear their burdens on their bac&s- and e.il indeed are the !burdens that the bear What is the life of this $orld but %la and amusement4 )ut .32 .best is the home in the Hereafter for those $ho are ri"hteous ?Will e not then understand We &no$ indeed the "rief $hich their $ords do cause thee1 it .33 is not thee the re/ect1 it is the Si"ns of Allah $hich the $ic&ed contemn Re/ected $ere the A%ostles before thee1 $ith %atience and .34 constanc the bore their re/ection and their $ron"s until 0ur aid did reach them1 there is none that can alter the Words 'and Decrees( of Allah+ Alread hast thou recei.ed some account of those A%ostles If their s%urnin" is hard on th mind et if thou $ert able .35 to see& a tunnel in the "round or a ladder to the s&ies and brin" them a Si"n '$hat "ood4(+ If it $ere Allah9s $ill He could "ather them to"ether unto true "uidance1 so be not thou amon"st those !($ho are s$a ed b i"norance 'and im%atience #hose $ho listen 'in truth( be sure $ill acce%t1 as to the .36 dead Allah $ill raise them u%1 then $ill the be turned unto Him "?#he sa 1 2Wh is not a Si"n sent do$n to him from his ,ord .37 Sa 1 2Allah1 hath certainl %o$er to send do$n a Si"n1 but most ".of them understand not #here is not an animal 'that li.es( on the earth nor a bein" .38 .that flies on its $in"s but 'forms %art of( communities li&e ou ;othin" ha.e We omitted from the )oo& and the 'all( shall be ."athered to their ,ord in the end

#hose $ho re/ect 0ur Si"ns are deaf and dumb in the midst of .39 dar&ness %rofound1 $hom Allah $illeth He lea.eth to $ander $hom He $illeth He %laceth on the $a that is strai"ht Sa 1 2#hin& e to oursel.es if there come u%on ou the $rath .40 of Allah or the hour 'that e dread( $ould e then call u%on !other than Allah4 'Re%l ( if e are truthful ;a 0n Him $ould e call and if it be His Will He $ould " .41 remo.e 'the distress( $hich occasioned our call u%on Him and e "!$ould for"et 'the false "ods( $hich e /oin $ith Him )efore thee We sent 'A%ostles( to man nations and We .42 afflicted the nations $ith sufferin" and ad.ersit that the mi"ht learn humilit When the sufferin" reached them from Us $h then did the not .43 learn humilit 4 0n the contrar their hearts became hardened and Satan made their 'sinful( acts seem allurin" to them )ut $hen the for"et the $arnin" the had recei.ed We o%ened .44 to them the "ates of all '"ood( thin"s until in the midst of their en/o ment of 0ur "ifts on a sudden We called them to !account $hen lo6 the $ere %lun"ed in des%air 0f the $ron"5doers the last remnant $as cut off+ Praise be to .45 Allah the Cherisher of the $orlds Sa 1 2#hin& e if Allah too& a$a our hearin" and our si"ht .46

and sealed u% our hearts $ho a "od other than Allah could restore them to ou4 See ho$ We e8%lain the Si"ns b .arious s mbols(1 <et the turn aside) Sa 1 2#hin& e if the %unishment of Allah comes to ou .47 $hether suddenl or o%enl $ill an be destro ed e8ce%t those $ho "?do $ron"

We send the A%ostles onl to "i.e "ood ne$s and to $arn1 so .48 those $ho belie.e and mend 'their li.es( u%on them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e )ut those $ho re/ect 0ur Si"ns them shall our %unishment .49 .touch for that the ceased not from trans"ressin" Sa 1 2I tell ou not that $ith me are the treasures of Allah .50 nor do I &no$ $hat is hidden nor do I tell ou I am an an"el+ I but follo$ $hat is re.ealed to me+2 Sa 1 2Can the blind be held ?e*ual to the seein"42 Will e then consider not Gi.e the $arnin" to those in $hose 'hearts( is the fear that .51 the $ill be brou"ht 'to /ud"ment( before their ,ord1 e8ce%t from Him the $ill ha.e no %rotector nor intercessor1 that the ma ("uard 'a"ainst e.il Send not a$a those $ho call on their ,ord mornin" and .52 e.enin" see&in" His Face+ ;au"ht ha.e the to "ain from thee and nau"ht hast thou to "ain from them that thou shouldst turn them a$a and thus be 'one( of the un/ust #hus did We tr some of them b com%arison $ith others that .53 the should sa 1 Is it these then that Allah hath fa.ored from ?amon"st us42 Doth not Allah &no$ best those $ho are "rateful When those come to thee $ho belie.e in 0ur Si"ns sa 1 2Peace .54 (be on ou1 our ,ord had inscribed for Himself 'the rule of Merc 1 .eril if an of ou did e.il in i"norance and thereafter re%ented and amended 'his conduct( lo6 He is 0ft5For"i.in" Most ".Merciful #hus do We e8%lain the Si"ns in detail1 that the $a of the .55 sinners ma be sho$n u% Sa + I am forbidden to $orshi% those other than Allah $hom e .56

call u%on+ Sa 1 2I $ill not follo$ our .ain desires1 if I did I $ould stra from the %ath and be not of the com%an of those $ho ".recei.e "uidance Sa 1 2For me I '$or&( on a clear Si"n from m ,ord but e .57 re/ect Him+ What e $ould see hastened is not in m %o$er+ #he Command rests $ith none but Allah1 He declares the truth and He ".is the best of !ud"es Sa 1 2If $hat e $ould see hastened $ere in m %o$er the .58 matter $ould be settled at once bet$een ou and me+ )ut Allah ".&no$eth best those $ho do $ron" With Him are the &e s of the Unseen the treasures that none .59 &no$eth but He+ He &no$eth $hate.er there is on the earth and in the sea+ ;ot a leaf doth fall but $ith His &no$led"e1 there is not a "rain in the dar&ness 'or de%ths( of the earth nor an thin" fresh or dr '"reen or $ithered( but is 'inscribed( in a Record .(Clear 'to those $ho can read It is He Who doth ta&e our souls b ni"ht and hath &no$led"e .60 of all that e ha.e done b da + ) da doth He raise ou u% a"ain- that a term a%%ointed be fulfilled- in the end unto Him $ill be our return then $ill He sho$ ou the truth of all that e did He is the Irresistible '$atchin"( from abo.e o.er his .61 $orshi%%ers and He sets "uardians o.er ou+ At len"th $hen death a%%roaches one of ou 0ur an"els ta&e his soul and the ne.er fail in their dut (#hen are men returned unto Allah their Protector the 'onl .62 realit 1 is not His the Command4 And He is the s$iftest in ta&in" account

Sa 1 2$ho is it that deli.ereth ou from the dar& recesses of .63 :land and sea $hen e call u%on Him in humilit and silent terror if He onl deli.ers us from these 'dan"ers( '$e .o$( $e shall` "?.'trul sho$ our "ratitude Sa 1 2It is Allah that deli.ereth ou from these and all .64 "!other( distresses1 and et e $orshi% false "ods) Sa 1 2He hath %o$er to send calamities on ou from abo.e and .65 belo$ or to co.er ou $ith confusion in %art strife "i.in" ou a taste of mutual .en"eance each from the other+2 See ho$ We e8%lain the Si"ns b .arious 's mbols( that the ma understand )ut th %eo%le re/ect this thou"h it is the truth+ Sa 1 2;ot .66 mine is the res%onsibilit for arran"in" our affairs For e.er Messa"e is a limit of time and soon shall e &no$" .67 ".it When thou seest men en"a"ed in .ain discourse about 0ur Si"ns .68 turn a$a from them unless the turn to a different theme+ If Satan e.er ma&es thee for"et then after recollection sit not thou in the com%an of the un"odl 0n their account no res%onsibilit falls on the ri"hteous but .69 their dut ( is to remind them that the ma 'learn to( fear) Allah ,ea.e alone those $ho ta&e their reli"ion to be mere %la and .70 amusement and are decei.ed b the life of this $orld+ )ut %roclaim 'to them( this 'truth(1 that e.er soul deli.ers itself to ruin b its o$n acts1 it $ill find for itself no %rotector or intercessor e8ce%t Allah1 if it offered e.er ransom 'or re%aration( none $ill be acce%ted1 such is 'the end of( those $ho deli.er themsel.es to ruin b their o$n acts1 the $ill ha.e for

:drin& 'onl ( boilin" $ater and for %unishment one most "rie.ous for the %ersisted in re/ectin" Allah Sa 1 2Shall $e indeed call on others besides Allah thin"s .71 that can do us neither "ood nor harm and turn on our heels after recei.in" "uidance from Allah4 ,i&e one $hom the e.il ones ha.e made into a fool $anderin" be$ildered throu"h the earth his ".friends callin" @Come to us9 '.ainl ( "uidin" him to the Path Sa 1 2Allah9s "uidance is the 'onl ( "uidance and $e ha.e been ;directed to submit oursel.es to the ,ord of the $orlds #o establish re"ular %ra ers and to fear Allah- for it is to" .72 ".him that $e shall be "athered to"ether It is He Who created the hea.ens and the earth in true .73 %ro%ortions(1 the da He saith 2)e2 )ehold6 it is+ His Word is) the truth+ His $ill be the dominion the da the trum%et $ill be blo$n+ He &no$eth the Unseen as $ell as that $hich is o%en+ For (He is the Wise $ell ac*uainted '$ith all thin"s ,o6 Abraham said to his father A3ar1 2#a&est thou idols for .74 "."ods4 for I see thee and th %eo%le in manifest error So also did We sho$ Abraham the %o$er and the la$s of the .75 hea.ens and the earth that he mi"ht '$ith understandin"( ha.e certitude When the ni"ht co.ered him o.er he sa$ a star1 he said1 2this .76 is m ,ord+2 )ut $hen it set he said1 2I lo.e not those that ".set When he sa$ the moon risin" in s%lendor He said1 2#his is m .77 ,ord+2 but $hen the moon set he said1 2Unless m ,ord "uide me I ".shall surel be amon" those $ho "o astra When he sa$ the sun risin" in s%lendor he said1 2#his is m .78

,ord- this is the "reatest 'of all(+2 )ut $hen the sun set he said1 20 m %eo%le6 I am 'no$( free from our '"uilt( of "i.in" .%artners to Allah For me I ha.e set m face firml and trul to$ard Him Who" .79 created the hea.ens and the earth: and ne.er shall I "i.e ".%artners to Allah His %eo%le dis%uted $ith him+ He said1 2'come( e to dis%ute .80 $ith me about Allah $hen He 'Himself( hath "uided me4 I fear not the bein"s( e associate $ith Allah1 unless m ,ord $illeth) nothin" can ha%%en(+ M ,ord com%rehendeth in His &no$led"e all) ?thin"s1 $ill e not ' oursel.es( be admonished Ho$ should I fear 'the bein"s( e associate $ith Allah $hen " .81 e fear not to "i.e %artners to Allah $ithout an $arrant ha.in" been "i.en to ou4 Which of 'us( t$o %arties hath more ri"ht to securit 4 'tell me( if e &no$ It is those $ho belie.e and confuse not their beliefs $ith " .82 ($ron" that are 'trul ( in securit for the are on 'ri"ht "."uidance #hat $as the reasonin" about Us $hich We "a.e to Abraham 'to .83 use( a"ainst his %eo%le1 We raise $hom We $ill de"ree after de"ree1 for th ,ord is full of $isdom and &no$led"e We "a.e him Isaac and !acob1 all 'three( We "uided1 and .84 before him We "uided ;oah and before him We "uided ;oah and amon" his %ro"en Da.id Solomon !ob !ose%h Moses and Aaron1 thus do We :re$ard those $ho do "ood And Aa&ari a and !ohn and !esus and 7lias1 all in the ran&s .85 :of the ri"hteous And Ismail and 7lisha and !onahs and ,ot1 and to all We "a.e .86

:fa.or abo.e the nations #o them( and to their fathers and %ro"en and brethren1 We) .87 chose them+ And We "uided them to a strai"ht $a #his is the "uidance of Allah1 He "i.eth that "uidance to .88 $hom He %leaseth of His $orshi%%ers+ If the $ere to /oin other "ods $ith Him all that the did $ould be .ain for them #hese $ere the men to $hom We "a.e the )oo& and authorit and .89 %ro%hethood1 if these 'their descendants( re/ect them behold6 We shall entrust their char"e to a ne$ Peo%le $ho re/ect them not #hose $ere the '%ro%hets( $ho recei.ed Allah9s "uidance1 co% .90 the "uidance the recei.ed- Sa 1 2;o re$ard for this do I as& of ". ou1 this is no less than a Messa"e for the nations :;o /ust estimate of Allah do the ma&e $hen the sa .91 :"(;othin" doth Allah send do$n to man 'b $a of re.elation" Sa 1 2Who then sent do$n the )oo& $hich Moses brou"ht4 a li"ht and "uidance to man1 but e ma&e it into 'se%arate( sheets for sho$ $hile e conceal much 'of its contents(1 therein $ere e :tau"ht that $hich e &ne$ not neither e nor our fathers+2 Sa Allah 'sent it do$n(21 then lea.e them to %lun"e in .ain" discourse and triflin" And this is a )oo& $hich We ha.e re.ealed brin"in" blessin"s .92 and confirmin" 'the re.elations( $hich came before it1 that thou ma est $arn the Mother of Cities and all around her+ #hose $ho belie.e in the Hereafter belie.e in this ')oo&( and the are constant in "uardin" their %ra ers Who can be more $ic&ed than one $ho in.enteth a lie a"ainst .93 Allah or saith 2I ha.e recei.ed ins%iration2 $hen he hath recei.ed none or 'a"ain( $ho saith 2I can re.eal the li&e of $hat

Allah hath re.ealed42 If thou couldstr but see ho$ the $ic&ed 'do fare( in the flood of confusion at death6 the an"els stretch forth their hands 'sa in"( 2<ield u% our souls+ #his da shall e recei.e our re$ard a %enalt of shame for that e used to "!tell lies a"ainst Allah and scornfull to re/ect of His Si"ns And behold6 e come to Us bare and alone as We created ou " .94 (for the first time1 <e ha.e left behind ou all 'the fa.ors $hich We besto$ed on ou1 We see not $ith ou our intercessors $hom e thou"ht to be %artners in our affairs1 so no$ all relations bet$een ou ha.e been cut off and our '%et( fancies "!ha.e left ou in the lurch It is Allah Who causeth the seed5"rain and the date5stone to .95 s%lit and s%rout+ He causeth the li.in" to issue from the dead .and He is the one to cause the dead to issue from the li.in" ?#hat is Allah- then ho$ are e deluded a$a from the truth

He it is that clea.eth the da brea& 'from the dar&(1 He ma&es .96 the ni"ht for rest and tran*uillit and the sun and moon for the (rec&onin" 'of time(1 such is the /ud"ment and orderin" of 'Him .the 78alted in Po$er the 0mniscient It is He Who ma&eth the stars 'as beacons( for ou that e .97 ma "uide oursel.es $ith their hel% throu"h the dar& s%aces of land and sea1 We detail 0ur Si"ns for %eo%le $ho &no$ It is He $ho hath %roduced ou from a sin"le %erson1 here is .98 a %lace of so/ourn and a %lace of de%arture1 We detail 0ur si"ns for %eo%le $ho understand It is He $ho sendeth do$n rain from the s&ies1 $ith it We .99 %roduce .e"etation of all &inds1 from some We %roduce "reen

cro%s( out of $hich We %roduce "rain hea%ed u% 'at har.est(- out) of the date5%alm and its sheaths 'or s%athes( 'come( clusters of dates han"in" lo$ and near1 and 'then there are( "ardens of "ra%es and oli.es and %ome"ranates each similar 'in &ind( et different 'in .ariet (1 $hen the be"in to bear fruit and the ri%eness thereof+ )ehold6 in these thin"s there are si"ns for .%eo%le $ho belie.e <et the ma&e the !inns e*uals $ith Allah thou"h Allah did .100 create the !inns- and the falsel ha.in" no &no$led"e attribute to Him sons and dau"hters+ Praise and "lor be to Him6 'for He !is( abo.e $hat the attribute to Him #o Him is due the %rimal ori"in of the hea.ens and the .101 earth1 ho$ can He ha.e a son $hen He hath no consort4 He created all thin"s and He hath full &no$led"e of all thin"s #hat is Allah our ,ord6 there is no "od but He the Creator .102 of all thin"s1 then $orshi% e Him1 and He hath %o$er to dis%ose of all affairs ;o .ision can "ras% Him but His "ras% is o.er all .ision1 He .103 is abo.e all com%rehension et is ac*uainted $ith all thin"s ;o$ ha.e come to ou from our ,ord %roofs to o%en our " .104 ;e es1 if an $ill see it $ill be for 'the "ood of( his o$n soul if an $ill be blind it $ill be to his o$n 'harm(1 I am not ".here( to $atch o.er our doin"s) #hus do We e8%lain the Si"ns b .arious 's mbols(1 that the .105 ma sa 2#hou hast tau"ht us dili"entl 2 and that We ma ma&e the matter clear to those $ho &no$ :Follo$ $hat thou art tau"ht b ins%iration from th ,ord .106 there is no "od but He1 and turn aside from those $ho /oin "ods

$ith Allah If it had been Allah9s Plan the $ould not ha.e ta&en false .107 "ods1 but We made thee not one to $atch o.er their doin"s nor art thou set o.er them to dis%ose of their affairs Re.ile not e those $hom the call u%on besides Allah lest .108 the out of s%ite re.ile Allah in their i"norance+ #hus ha.e We made allurin" to each %eo%le its o$n doin"s+ In the end $ill the return to their ,ord and We shall then tell them the truth of all that the did #he s$ear their stron"est oaths b Allah that if a .109 :s%ecial( si"n came to them b it the $ould belie.e+ Sa ) Certainl 'all( si"ns are in the %o$er of Allah1 but $hat $ill " ma&e ou 'Muslims( reali3e that e.en if a 's%ecial( si"n comes ".the $ill not belie.e We 'too( shall turn to 'confusion( their hearts and their .110 e es e.en as the refused to belie.e in the first instance1 We shall lea.e them in their tres%asses to $ander in distraction 7.en if We did send unto them an"els and the dead did s%ea& .111 unto them and We "athered to"ether all thin"s before their .er e es the are not the ones to belie.e unless it is in Allah9s (Plan1 but most of them i"nore 'the truth ,i&e$ise did We ma&e for e.er Messen"er an enem e.il ones .112 amon" men and !inns ins%irin" each other $ith flo$er discourses b $a of dece%tion+ If th ,ord had so %lanned the $ould not ha.e done it1 so lea.e them and their in.entions alone #o such 'deceit( let the hearts of those incline $ho ha.e no .113 faith in the Hereafter1 let them deli"ht in it and let them earn from it $hat the ma

Sa 1 2Shall I see& for /ud"e other than Allah4 $hen He it is .114 Who hath sent unto ou the )oo& e8%lained in detail+2 #he &no$ full $ell to $hom We ha.e "i.en the )oo& that it hath been sent do$n from th ,ord in truth+ ;e.er be then of those $ho doubt #he Word of th ,ord doth find its fulfillment in truth and .115 in /ustice1 none can chan"e His Words1 for He is the one $ho heareth and &no$eth all Wert thou to follo$ the common run of those on earth the .116 $ill lead thee a$a from the Wa of Allah+ #he follo$ nothin" .but con/ecture1 the do nothin" but lie #h ,ord &no$eth best $ho stra eth from His Wa + He &no$eth .117 best $ho the are that recei.e His "uidance So eat of 'meats( on $hich Allah9s name hath been %ronounced .118 .if e ha.e faith in His Si"ns Wh should e not eat of 'meats( on $hich Allah9s name hath .119 been %ronounced $hen He hath e8%lained to ou in detail $hat is forbidden to ou e8ce%t under com%ulsion of necessit 4 )ut man do mislead 'men( b their a%%etites unchec&ed b &no$led"e+ #h ,ord &no$eth best those $ho trans"ress 7sche$ all sin o%en or secret1 those $ho earn sin $ill "et .120 ".due recom%ense for their 2earnin"s 7at not of 'meats( on $hich Allah9s name hath not been .121 %ronounced1 that $ould be im%iet + )ut the e.il ones e.er ins%ire their friends to contend $ith ou- if e $ere to obe them e $ould indeed be %a"ans Can he $ho $as dead to $hom We "a.e life and a ,i"ht $hereb .122 he can $al& amon"st men be li&e him $ho is in the de%ths of dar&ness from $hich he can ne.er come out4 #hus to those $ithout

faith their o$n deeds seem %leasin" #hus ha.e We %laced leaders in e.er to$n its $ic&ed men to .123 %lot 'and burro$( therein1 but the onl %lot a"ainst their o$n souls and the %ercei.e it not When there comes to them a Si"n 'from Allah( the sa 1 2We .124 shall not belie.e until $e recei.e one 'e8actl ( li&e those (recei.ed b Allah9s a%ostles+2 Allah &no$eth best $here 'and ho$ to carr out His mission+ Soon $ill the $ic&ed be o.erta&en b humiliation before Allah and a se.ere %unishment for all their %lots #hose $hom Allah 'in His Plan( $illeth to "uide He o%eneth .125 their breast to Islam- those $hom He $illeth to lea.e stra in" He ma&eth their breast close and constricted as if the had to climb u% to the s&ies1 thus doth Allah 'hea%( the %enalt on those $ho refuse to belie.e #his is the $a of th ,ord leadin" strai"ht1 We ha.e .126 detailed the Si"ns for those $ho recei.e admonition For them $ill be a Home of Peace in the %resence of their .127 ,ord1 He $ill be their Friend because the %racticed .(ri"hteousness) 0ne da $ill He "ather them all to"ether 'and sa (1 20 e .128 assembl of !inns6 much 'toll( did e ta&e of men+2 #heir friends :amon"st men $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 $e made %rofit from each other ".but 'alas6( $e reached our term $hich #hou didst a%%oint for us He $ill sa 1 2#he fire be our d$ellin"5%lace ou $ill d$ell therein for e.er e8ce%t as Allah $illeth+2 For th ,ord is full of $isdom and &no$led"e #hus do We ma&e the $ron"5doers turn to each other because .129

.of $hat the earn 0 e assembl of !inns and men6 came there not unto ou .130 a%ostles from amon"st ou settin" forth unto ou of the meetin" of this da of ours42 #he $ill sa 1 2We bear $itness a"ainst oursel.es+2 It $as the life of this $orld that decei.ed them+ So a"ainst themsel.es $ill the bear $itness that the re/ected faith #he a%ostles $ere sent( thus for th ,ord $ould not destro ) .131 for their $ron"5doin" men9s habitations $hilst their occu%ants $ere un$arned #o all are de"rees 'or ran&s( accordin" to their deeds1 for .132 th ,ord is not unmindful of an thin" that the do #h ,ord is Self5sufficient full of Merc 1 if it $ere His .133 Will He could destro ou and in our %lace a%%oint $hom He $ill

as our successors e.en as he raised ou u% from the %osterit of other %eo%le All that hath been %romised unto ou $ill come to %ass1 nor .134 (can e frustrate it 'in the least bit :(Sa 1 20 m %eo%le6 do $hate.er e can1 I $ill do 'm %art .135 soon $ill e &no$ $ho it is $hose end $ill be 'best( in the ".Hereafter1 certain it is that the $ron"5doers $ill not %ros%er 0ut of $hat Allah hath %roduced in abundance in tilth and in .136 cattle the assi"ned Him a share1 the sa accordin" to their fancies1 2#his is for Allah and this for our @%artners926 )ut the share of their @%artners9 reacheth not Allah $hilst the share of Allah reacheth their @%artners96 7.il 'and un/ust( is their !assi"nment '7.en so in the e es of most of the Pa"ans their @%artners .137

made allurin" he slau"hter of their children in order to lead them to their o$n destruction and cause confusion in their reli"ion+ If Allah had $illed the $ould not ha.e done so1 but lea.e alone them and their in.entions And the sa that such and such cattle and cro%s are taboo .138 and none should eat of them e8ce%t those $hom so the sa We $ish- further there are cattle forbidden to o&e or burden and cattle on $hich 'at slau"hter( the name of Allah is not %ronounced- in.entions a"ainst Allah9s name1 soon $ill He re*uite them for their in.entions

#he sa 1 2What is in the $ombs of such and such cattle is .139 s%eciall reser.ed 'for food( for our men and forbidden to our $omen- but if it is still5born then all ha.e shares therein+ For their 'false( attribution 'of su%erstitions to Allah(1 He $ill soon %unish them1 for He is full of Wisdom and >no$led"e ,ost are those $ho sla their children from foll $ithout .140 &no$led"e and forbid food $hich Allah hath %ro.ided for them in.entin" 'lies( a"ainst Allah+ #he ha.e indeed "one astra and heeded no "uidance It is He $ho %roduceth "ardens $ith trellises and $ithout .141 and dates and tilth $ith %roduce of all &inds and oli.es and %ome"ranates similar 'in &ind( and different 'in .ariet (1 eat of their fruit in their season but render the dues that are %ro%er on the da that the har.est is "athered+ 4 )ut $aste not b e8cess1 for Allah lo.eth not the $asters 0f the cattle are some for burden and some for meat+ 7at .142 $hat Allah hath %ro.ided for ou and follo$ not the footste%s of

Satan1 for he is to ou an a.o$ed enem #a&e( ei"ht 'head of cattle( in 'four( %airs1 of shee% a) .143 %air and of "oats a %air- sa hath He forbidden the t$o males or the t$o females or 'the oun"( $hich the $ombs of the t$o females enclose4 #ell me $ith &no$led"e if e are truthful 0f camels a %air and of o8en a %air- sa hath He forbidden .144 the t$o males or the t$o females or the 'the oun"( $hich the $ombs of the t$o females enclose4 Were e %resent $hen Allah ordered ou such a thin"4 )ut $ho doth more $ron" than one $ho ?in.ents a lie a"ainst Allah to lead astra men $ithout &no$led"e For Allah "uideth not %eo%le $ho do $ron" Sa 1 2I find not in the Messa"e recei.ed b me b .145 ins%iration an 'meat( forbidden to be eaten b one $ho $ishes to eat it unless it be dead meat or blood %oured forth or the flesh of s$ine for it is an abomination or $hat is im%ious 'meat( on ($hich a name has been in.o&ed other than Allah9s+2 )ut 'e.en so if a %erson is forced b necessit $ithout $ilful disobedience nor trans"ressin" due limits th ,ord is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful For those $ho follo$ed the !e$ish ,a$ We forbade e.er .146 animal( $ith undi.ided hoof and We forbade them the fat of the) o8 and the shee% e8ce%t $hat adheres to their bac&s or their entrails or is mi8ed u% $ith a bone1 this in recom%ense for their ($ilful disobedience1 for We are #rue 'in 0ur ordinances If the accuse thee of falsehood sa 1 2<our ,ord is full of .147 Merc All5embracin"- but from %eo%le in "uilt ne.er $ill His $rath be turned bac& #hose $ho "i.e %artners to Allah $ill sa 2If Allah had .148

$ished $e should not ha.e "i.en %artners to Him nor $ould our father- nor should $e ha.e had an taboos+2 So did their :ancestors ar"ue falsel until the tasted of 0ur $rath+ Sa Ha.e e an 'certain( >no$led"e4 If so %roduce it before us+ <e" ".follo$ nothin" but con/ecture1 <e do nothin" but lie Sa 1 2With Allah is the ar"ument that reaches home1 if it .149 ".had been his $ill he could indeed ha.e "uided ou all Sa 1 2)rin" for$ard our $itnesses to %ro.e that Allah did .150 forbid so and so+2 If the brin" such $itnesses be not thou amon"st them1 nor follo$ thou the .ain desires of such as treat :0ur Si"ns as falsehoods and such as belie.e not in the Hereafter for the hold others as e*ual $ith their Guardian5,ord (Sa 1 2Come I $ill rehearse $hat Allah hath 'reall .151 %rohibited ou from21 /oin not an thin" as e*ual $ith Him- be ;"ood to our %arents1 &ill not our children on a %lea of $ant We %ro.ide sustenance for ou and for them- come not ni"h to shameful deeds $hether o%en or secret- ta&e not life $hich Allah hath made sacred e8ce%t b $a of /ustice and la$1 thus doth He command ou that e ma learn $isdom And come not ni"h to the or%han9s %ro%ert e8ce%t to im%ro.e .152 it until he attain the a"e of full stren"th- "i.e measure and $ei"ht $ith 'full( /ustice- no burden do We %lace on an soul but that $hich it can bear- $hene.er e s%ea& s%ea& /ustl e.en if a :near relati.e is concerned- and fulfil the Co.enant of Allah thus doth He command ou that e ma remember ?eril this is M Wa leadin" strai"ht1 follo$ it1 follo$ .153 (not 'other( %aths1 the $ill scatter ou about from His '"reat %ath1 thus doth He command ou that e ma be ri"hteous

Moreo.er We "a.e Moses the )oo& com%letin" '0ur fa.or( to .154 those $ho $ould do ri"ht and e8%lainin" all thin"s in detail and a "uide and a merc that the mi"ht belie.e in the meetin" $ith their ,ord And this is a )oo& $hich We ha.e re.ealed as a blessin"1 so .155 :follo$ it and: be ri"hteous that e ma recei.e merc ,est e should sa 1 2#he )oo& $as sent do$n to t$o %eo%les .156 before us and for our %art $e remained unac*uainted $ith all that ".the learned b assiduous stud 0r lest e should sa 1 2If the )oo& had onl been sent do$n .157 to us $e should ha.e follo$ed its "uidance better than the +2 ;o$ then hath come unto ou a Clear 'si"n( from our ,ord and a "uide and a merc 1 then $ho could do more $ron" than one $ho re/ecteth Allah9s si"ns and turneth a$a therefrom4 In "ood time shall We re*uite those $ho turn a$a from 0ur Si"ns $ith a dreadful %enalt for their turnin" a$a Are the $aitin" to see if the an"els come to them or th .158 ,ord 'Himself( or certain of the si"ns of th ,ord6 the da that certain of the si"ns of th ,ord do come no "ood $ill it do to a soul to belie.e in them then if it belie.ed not before nor earned ri"hteousness throu"h its Faith+ Sa 1 2Wait e1 $e too are ".$aitin" As for those $ho di.ide their reli"ion and brea& u% into .159 sects thou hast no %art in them in the least1 their affair is $ith Allah1 He $ill in the end tell them the truth of all that the did He that doeth "ood shall ha.e ten times as much to his .160 credit1 he that doeth e.il shall onl be recom%ensed accordin" to

his e.il+ ;o $ron" shall be done unto 'an of( them Sa 1 2?eril m ,ord hath "uided me to a $a that is .161 strai"ht a reli"ion of ri"ht the %ath 'trod( b Abraham the true ".in faith and he 'certainl ( /oined not "ods $ith Allah Sa 1 2#rul m %ra er and m ser.ice of sacrifice m life .162 :and m death are 'all( for Allah the Cherisher of the Worlds ;o %artner hath He1 this am I commanded and I am the first .163 .of those $ho bo$ to His Will Sa 1 2Shall I see& for 'm ( Cherisher other than Allah $hen .164 He is the Cherisher of all thin"s 'that e8ist(42 7.er soul dra$s the meed of its acts on none but itself1 no bearer of burdens can :bear the burden of another+ <our "oal in the end is to$ard Allah He $ill tell ou the truth of the thin"s $herein e dis%uted It is He $ho hath made ou 'His( a"ents inheritors of the .165 earth1 He hath raised ou in ran&s some abo.e others1 that he ma tr ou in the "ifts He hath "i.en ou1 for th ,ord is *uic& in

.%unishment1 et He is indeed 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful

*Araaf

*SURAH .#7

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Alif ,am Mim Sad .1 A )oo& re.ealed unto thee so let th heart be o%%ressed no .2 more b an difficult on that account that $ith it thou mi"htest $arn 'the errin"( and teach the belie.ers Follo$ '0 men6( the re.elation "i.en unto ou from our ,ord .3

and follo$ not as friends or %rotectors other than Him+ ,ittle it is e remember of admonition Ho$ man to$ns ha.e We destro ed 'for their sins(4 0ur .4 %unishment too& them on a sudden b ni"ht or $hile the sle%t for their afternoon rest When 'thus( our %unishment too& them no cr did the utter but .5 ".this 2indeed $e did $ron" #hen shall We *uestion those to $hom 0ur messa"e $as sent and .6 .those b $hom We sent it And .eril We shall recount their $hole stor $ith &no$led"e .7 (for We $ere ne.er absent 'at an time or %lace #he balance that da $ill be true 'to a nicet (1 those $hose .8 scale 'of "ood( $ill be hea. $ill %ros%er #hose $hose scale $ill be li"ht $ill find their souls in .9 %erdition for that the $ron"full treated our si"ns It is We $ho ha.e %laced ou $ith authorit on earth and .10 :%ro.ided ou therein $ith means for the fulfillment of our life !small are the than&s that e "i.e It is We $ho created ou and "a.e ou sha%e- then We bade the .11 an"els bo$ do$n to Adam and the bo$ed do$n- not so Iblis- he refused to be of those $ho bo$ do$n Allah( said1 2$hat %re.ented thee from bo$in" do$n $hen I) .12 commanded thee42 He said1 2I am better than he1 thou didst ".create me from fire and him from cla Allah( said1 2Get thee do$n from this1 it is not for thee to) .13 be arro"ant here1 "et out for thou art of the meanest 'of ".(creatures ".He said1 2"i.e me res%ite till the da the are raised u% .14

".Allah( said1 2be thou amon" those $ho ha.e res%ite) .915 He said1 2because #hou hast thro$n me out of the $a lo6 I .16 $ill lie in $ait for them on #h strai"ht $a #hen $ill I assault them from before them and behind them " .17 from their ri"ht and their left1 nor $ilt #hou find in most of (them "ratitude 'for #h mercies Allah( said1 2Get out from this dis"raced and e8%elled+ If) .18 an of them follo$ thee hell $ill I fill $ith ou all 0 Adam6 d$ell thou and th $ife in the "arden and en/o 'its .19 "ood thin"s( as e $ish1 but a%%roach not this tree or e run ".into harm and trans"ression #hen be"an satan to $his%er su""estions to them brin"in" .20 o%enl before their minds all their shame that $as hidden from them 'before(1 he said 2<our ,ord onl forbade ou this tree lest ". e should become an"els or such bein"s as li.e for e.er And he s$ore to them both that he $as their sincere ad.iser .21 So b deceit he brou"ht about their fall1 $hen the tasted of .22 the tree their shame became manifest to them and the be"an to se$ to"ether the lea.es of the "arden o.er their bodies+ And their ,ord called unto them1 2Did I not forbid ou that tree and "?tell ou that satan $as an a.o$ed enem unto ou #he said1 2our ,ord6 $e ha.e $ron"ed our o$n souls1 if #hou .23 for"i.e us not and besto$ not u%on us #h merc $e shall ".certainl be lost Allah( said1 2Get e do$n $ith enmit bet$een oursel.es+ 0n) .24 earth $ill be our d$ellin"5%lace and our means of li.elihood ".for a time He said1 2therein shall e li.e and therein shall e die- but .25

".(from it shall e be ta&en out 'at last 0 e children of Adam6 We ha.e besto$ed raiment u%on ou to .26 co.er our shame as $ell as to be an adornment to ou but the raiment of ri"hteousness that is the best+ Such are amon" the !si"ns of Allah that the ma recei.e admonition 0 e children of Adam6 let not satan seduce ou in the same .27 manner as he "ot our %arents out of the "arden stri%%in" them of their raiment to e8%ose their shame1 for he and his tribe $atch ou from a %osition $here e cannot see them1 We made the e.il ones friends 'onl ( to those $ithout faith When the do au"ht that is shameful the sa 1 2We found our .28 fathers doin" so2- and 2Allah commanded us thus21 sa 1 2;a Allah ne.er commands $hat is shameful1 do e sa of Allah $hat e &no$ "?not Sa 1 2M ,ord hath commanded /ustice- and that e set our .329 $hole sel.es 'to him( at e.er time and %lace of %ra er and call u%on him ma&in" our de.otion sincere as in his si"ht1 such as he "created ou in the be"innin" so shall e return Some He hath "uided1 others ha.e 'b their choice( deser.ed .30 the loss of their $a 1 in that the too& the e.il ones in %reference to Allah for their friends and %rotectors and thin& that the recei.e "uidance 0 children of Adam6 $ear our beautiful a%%arel at e.er time .31 and %lace of %ra er1 eat and drin&1 but $aste not b e8cess for Allah lo.eth not the $asters Sa 1 Who hath forbidden the beautiful '"ifts( of Allah $hich .32 He hath %roduced for his ser.ants and the thin"s clean and %ure $hich He hath %ro.ided( for sustenance4 Sa 1 the are in the)

life of this $orld for those $ho belie.e 'and( %urel for them on the Da of !ud"ment+ #hus do We e8%lain the si"ns in detail for those $ho understand :Sa 1 #he thin"s that m ,ord hath indeed forbidden are .33 shameful deeds $hether o%en or secret- sins and tres%asses a"ainst truth or reason- assi"nin" of %artners to Allah for $hich he hath "i.en no authorit - and sa in" thin"s about Allah of $hich e ha.e no &no$led"e #o e.er %eo%le is a term a%%ointed1 $hen their term is .34 reached not an hour can the cause dela nor 'an hour( can the (ad.ance 'it in antici%ation 0 e children of Adam6 $hene.er there come to ou a%ostles .35 from amon"st ou rehearsin" m si"ns unto ou those $ho are ri"hteous and mend 'their li.es( on them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e )ut those $ho re/ect our si"ns and treat them $ith arro"ance .36 (the are com%anions of the fire to d$ell therein 'for e.er Who is more un/ust than one $ho in.ents a lie a"ainst Allah .37 or re/ects his si"ns4 For such their %ortion a%%ointed must reach them from the )oo& 'of decrees(- until $hen 0ur messen"ers of death( arri.e and ta&e their souls the sa 1 2$here are the) thin"s that e used to in.o&e besides Allah42 #he $ill re%l the ha.e left us in the lurch2 and the $ill bear $itness" a"ainst themsel.es that the had re/ected Allah He $ill sa 1 2enter e in the com%an of the %eo%les $ho .38 %assed a$a before ou men and !inns into the fire+ 7.er time a (ne$ %eo%le enters it curses its sister5%eo%le 'that $ent before until the follo$ each other all into the fire+ Saith the last

about the first1 20ur ,ord6 it is these that misled us1 so "i.e them a double %enalt in the fire+2 He $ill sa 1 2doubled for all21 but this <e do not understand #hen the first $ill sa to the last1 2see then6 no ad.anta"e .39 "!ha.e e o.er us- so taste e of the %enalt for all that e did #o those $ho re/ect 0ur si"ns and treat them $ith arro"ance .40 no o%enin" $ill there be of the "ates of hea.en nor $ill the enter the "arden until the camel can %ass throu"h the e e of the needle1 such is 0ur re$ard for those in sin For them there is hell as a couch 'belo$( and folds and folds .41 of co.erin" abo.e1 such is 0ur re*uital of those $ho do $ron" )ut those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness no burden do We .42 %lace on an soul but that $hich it can bear the $ill be (com%anions of the "arden therein to d$ell 'for e.er And We shall remo.e from their hearts an lur&in" sense of .43 :in/ur - beneath them $ill be ri.ers flo$in"- and the shall sa Praise be to Allah Who hath "uided us to this 'felicit (1 ne.er" could $e ha.e found "uidance had it not been for the "uidance of Allah1 indeed it $as the truth that the a%ostles of our ,ord brou"ht unto us+2 And the Shall hear the cr 1 2)ehold6 the "arden before ou6 <e ha.e been made its inheritors for our ".(deeds 'of ri"hteousness #he com%anions of the "arden $ill call out to the com%anions .44 of the fire1 2We ha.e indeed found the %romises of our ,ord to us true1 ha.e ou also found our ,ord9s %romises true42 #he shall sa 2 es2- but a crier shall %roclaim bet$een them1 2the curse of ;Allah is on the $ron"5 doers #hose $ho $ould hinder 'men( from the %ath of Allah and" .45

$ould see& in it somethin" croo&ed1 the $ere those $ho Denied ".the Hereafter )et$een them shall be a .eil and on the hei"hts $ill be men .46 $ho $ould &no$ e.er one b his mar&s1 the $ill call out to the com%anions of the "arden 2%eace on ou2 the $ill not ha.e (.entered but the $ill ha.e an assurance 'thereof When their e es shall be turned to$ards the com%anions of the .47 fire the $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 send us not to the com%an of the ".$ron"5 doers #he men on the hei"hts $ill call to certain men $hom the .48 $ill &no$ from their mar&s sa in"1 20f $hat %rofit to ou $ere ? ou hoards and our arro"ant $a s )ehold6 are these not the men $hom ou s$ore that Allah $ith " .49 his merc $ould ne.er bless4 7nter e the "arden1 no fear shall ".be on ou nor shall e "rie.e #he com%anions of the fire $ill call to the com%anions of the .50 "arden- 2%our do$n to us $ater or an thin" that Allah doth %ro.ide for our sustenance+2 #he $ill sa 1 2)oth these thin"s hath Allah forbidden to those $ho re/ected Him Such as too& their reli"ion to be mere amusement and %la " .51 and $ere decei.ed b the life of the $orld+2 #hat da shall We for"et them as the for"ot the meetin" of this da of theirs and as the $ere $ont to re/ect 0ur si"ns For We had certainl sent unto them a )oo& based on &no$led"e .52 $hich We e8%lained in detail a "uide and a merc to all $ho belie.e Do the /ust $ait for the final fulfillment of the e.ent4 0n .53 the da the e.ent is finall fulfilled those $ho disre"arded it

before $ill sa 1 2the a%ostles of our ,ord did indeed brin" true tidin"s(+ Ha.e $e no intercessors no$ to intercede on our) behalf4 0r could $e be sent bac&4 #hen should $e beha.e differentl from our beha.ior in the %ast+2 In fact the $ill ha.e lost their souls and the thin"s the in.ented $ill lea.e them in the lurch <our "uardian5,ord is Allah Who created the hea.ens and the .54 earth in si8 da s and is firml established on the throne 'of authorit (1 He dra$eth the ni"ht as a .eil 09er the da each see&in" the other in ra%id succession1 He created the sun the moon and the stars 'all( "o.erned b la$s under His command+ Is it not His to create and to "o.ern4 )lessed be Allah the !cherisher and sustainer of the $orlds Call on our ,ord $ith humilit and in %ri.ate1 for Allah .755 lo.eth not those $ho tres%ass be ond bounds Do no mischief on the earth after it hath been set in order .56 but call on Him $ith fear and lon"in" 'in our hearts(1 for the merc of Allah is 'al$a s( near to those $ho do "ood It is He $ho sendeth the $inds li&e heralds of "lad tidin"s .57 "oin" before His merc 1 $hen the ha.e carried the hea. 5laden clouds We dri.e them to a land that is dead ma&e rain to descend thereon and %roduce e.er &ind of har.est there$ith1 thus shall We raise u% the dead1 %erchance e ma remember From the land that is clean and "ood b the $ill of its .58 cherisher s%rin"s u% %roduce 'rich( after its &ind1 but from the :land that is bad s%rin" u% nothin" but that $hich is ni""ardl thus do We e8%lain the si"ns b .arious 's mbols( to those $ho are "rateful

We sent ;oah to his %eo%le+ He said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% .59 Allah6 e ha.e no other "od but Him+ I fear for ou the !%unishment of a dreadful da #he leaders of his %eo%le said1 2Ah6 $e see thee e.identl .60 ".($anderin" 'in mind He said1 20 m %eo%le6 no $anderin" is there in m 'mind(1 on .61 the contrar I am an a%ostle from the ,ord and Cherisher of the !$orlds :I but fulfil to$ards ou the duties of m ,ord9s mission " .62 sincere is m ad.ice to ou and I &no$ from Allah somethin" that e &no$ not Do e $onder that there hath come to ou a messa"e from our " .63 ,ord throu"h a man of our o$n %eo%le to $arn ou so that e ma "?fear Allah and ha%l recei.e his merc )ut the re/ected him and We deli.ered him and those $ith him .64 in the ar&1 )ut We o.er$helmed in the flood those $ho re/ected !our si"ns+ #he $ere indeed a blind %eo%le :#o the Ad %eo%le 'We sent( Hud one of their 'o$n( brethren .65 He said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% Allah6 e ha.e no other "od but "?(Him+ Will et not fear 'Allah #he leaders of the unbelie.ers amon" his %eo%le said1 2Ah6 $e .66 "!see thou art an imbecile62 and 2$e thin& thou art a liar He said1 20 m %eo%le6 I am not imbecile but 'I am( an .167 !a%ostle from the ,ord and Cherisher of the $orlds I but fulfil to$ards our the duties of m ,ord9s mission1 I" .68 am to ou a sincere and trust$orth ad.iser Do e $onder that there hath come to ou a messa"e from our " .69 ,ord throu"h a man of our o$n %eo%le to $arn ou4 call in

remembrance that he made ou inheritors after the %eo%le of ;oah and "a.e ou a stature tall amon" the nations+ Call in remembrance the benefits ' e ha.e recei.ed( from Allah1 that so ".<e ma %ros%er #he said1 2Comest thou to us that $e ma $orshi% Allah alone .70 and "i.e u% the cult of our fathers4 )rin" us $hat thou "!threatenest us $ith if so be that thou tellest the truth He said1 2%unishment and $rath ha.e alread come u%on ou .71 from our ,ord1 dis%ute e $ith me o.er names $hich e ha.e de.ised e and our fathers $ithout authorit from Allah4 #hen ".$ait1 I am amon"st ou also $aitin" We sa.ed him and those $ho adhered to him b our merc and We .72 cut off the roots of those $ho re/ected our si"ns and did not belie.e #o the #hamud %eo%le 'We sent( Saleh one of their o$n .73 brethren1 he said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% Allah- e ha.e no other "od but Him+ ;o$ hath come unto ou a clear 'si"n( from our ,ord6 #his she5camel of Allah is a si"n unto ou1 so lea.e her to "ra3e in Allah9s earth and let her come to no harm or e shall be sei3ed $ith a "rie.ous %unishment And remember ho$ He made ou inheritors after the ad %eo%le " .74 and "a.e ou habitations in the land1 e build for oursel.es %alaces and castles in 'o%en( %lains and car.e out homes in the mountains- so brin" to remembrance the benefits ' e ha.e recei.ed( from Allah and refrain from e.il and mischief on the ".earth #he leaders of the arro"ant %art amon" his %eo%le said to .75 :those $ho $ere rec&oned %o$erless those amon" them $ho belie.e

&no$ e indeed that Saleh is an a%ostle from his ,ord42 #he " said1 2We do indeed belie.e in the re.elation $hich hath been ".sent throu"h him #he arro"ant %art said1 2for our %art $e re/ect $hat e .76 ".belie.e in #hen the ham5strun" the she5camel and insolentl defied the .77 order of their ,ord sa in"1 20 Saleh6 brin" about th threats if "!(thou art an a%ostle 'of Allah So the earth*ua&e too& them una$ares and the la %rostrate .78 !in their homes in the mornin" So Saleh left them sa in"1 20 m %eo%le6 I did indeed con.e .79 to ou the messa"e for $hich I $as sent b m ,ord1 I "a.e ou "!"ood counsel but e lo.e not "ood counsellors We also 'sent( ,ut1 he said to his %eo%le1 2Do e commit .80 le$dness such as no %eo%le in creation 'e.er( committed before ? ou :For e %ractice our lusts on men in %reference to $omen " .681 ". e are indeed %eo%le trans"ressin" be ond bounds And his %eo%le "a.e no ans$er but this1 the said 2dri.e them .82 out of our cit 1 these are indeed men $ho $ant to be clean and "!%ure )ut We sa.ed him and his famil e8ce%t his $ife1 she $as of .83 those $ho la""ed behind And We rained do$n on them a sho$er 'of brimstone(1 then see .84 !$hat $as the end of those $ho indul"ed in sin and crime #o the Mad an %eo%le We sent Shu@aib one of their o$n .85 brethren1 he said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% Allah- <e ha.e no other "od but Him+ ;o$ hath come unto ou a clear 'si"n( from our

,ord6 Gi.e /ust measure and $ei"ht nor $ithhold from the %eo%le the thin"s that are their due- and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order1 that $ill be best for ou if e ha.e faith And s*uat not on e.er road breathin" threats hinderin" from" .86 the %ath of Allah those $ho belie.e in Him and see&in" in it somethin" croo&ed- but remember ho$ e $ere little and He "a.e ou increase+ And hold in our mind9s e e $hat $as the end of those $ho did mischief And if there is a %art amon" ou $ho belie.es in the" .87 messa"e $ith $hich I ha.e been sent and a %art $hich does not belie.e hold oursel.es in %atience until Allah doth decide ".bet$een us1 for He is the best to decide #he leaders the arro"ant %art amon" his %eo%le said1 20 .88 Shu@aib6 $e shall certainl dri.e thee out of our cit 'thee( and those $ho belie.e $ith thee1 or else e 'thou and the ( shall ha.e to return to our $a s and reli"ion+2 He said1 2$hat6 e.en ?(thou"h $e do detest 'them We should indeed in.ent a lie a"ainst Allah if $e returned" .89 to our $a s after Allah hath rescued us therefrom1 nor could $e b an manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the Will and %lan of Allah 0ur ,ord+ 0ur ,ord can reach out to the utmost recesses of thin"s b His &no$led"e+ In Allah is our trust+ 0ur ,ord6 decide thou bet$een us and our %eo%le in truth for thou art ".the best to decide #he leaders the unbelie.ers amon" his %eo%le said 2if e .90 "!follo$ Shu@aib be sure then e are ruined )ut the earth*ua&e too& them una$ares and the la %rostrate .91

!in their homes before the mornin" #he men $ho re/ected Shu@aib became as if the had ne.er been .92 in the homes $here the had flourished1 the men $ho re/ected !Shu@aib it $as the $ho $ere ruined So Shu@aib left them sa in"1 20 m %eo%le6 I did indeed .93 con.e to ou the messa"es for $hich I $as sent b m ,ord1 I "a.e ou "ood counsel but ho$ shall I lament o.er a %eo%le $ho !refuse to belie.e Whene.er We sent a %ro%het to a to$n We too& u% its %eo%le .794 in sufferin" and ad.ersit in order that the mi"ht learn humilit #hen We chan"ed their sufferin" into %ros%erit until the .95 "re$ and multi%lied and be"an to sa 1 20ur fathers 'too( $ere touched b sufferin" and affluence+2 )ehold6 We called them to (account of a sudden $hile the reali3ed not 'their %eril If the %eo%le of the to$ns had but belie.ed and feared Allah .96 We should indeed ha.e o%ened out to them 'all &inds of( blessin"s from hea.en and earth- but the re/ected 'the truth( and We brou"ht them to boo& for their misdeeds Did the %eo%le of the to$ns feel secure a"ainst the comin" of .97 ?our $rath b ni"ht $hile the $ere aslee% 0r else did the feel secure a"ainst its comin" in broad .98 ?(da li"ht $hile the %la ed about 'care5free Did the then fell secure a"ainst the %lan of Allah4 )ut no .99 (one can feel secure from the %lan of Allah e8ce%t those 'doomed !to ruin #o those $ho inherit the earth in succession to its .100 %re.ious( %ossessors is it not a "uidin" 'lesson( that if We so)

$illed We could %unish them 'too( for their sins and seal u% ?their hearts so that the could not hear :Such $ere the to$ns $hose stor We 'thus( relate unto thee .101 there came indeed to them their a%ostles $ith clear 'si"ns(1 but the $ould not belie.e $hat the had re/ected before+ #hus doth Allah seal u% the heart of those $ho re/ect faith Most of them We found not men 'true( to their co.enant1 but .102 most of them We found rebellious and disobedient #hen after them We sent Moses $ith 0ur si"ns to Pharaoh and .103 his chiefs but the $ron"full re/ected them1 so see $hat $as the end of those $ho made mischief Moses said1 20 Pharaoh6 I am an a%ostle from the ,ord of the .104 $orlds 0ne for $hom it is ri"ht to sa nothin" but truth about" .105 Allah+ ;o$ ha.e I come unto ou '%eo%le( from our ,ord $ith a clear 'si"n(1 so let the children of Israel de%art alon" $ith ".me Pharaoh( said1 2If indeed thou hast come $ith a si"n sho$) .106 ".it forth if thou tellest the truth #hen 'Moses( thre$ his rod and behold6 it $as a ser%ent .107 !(%lain 'for all to see And he dre$ out his hand and behold6 it $as $hite to all .108 !beholders Said the Chiefs of the %eo%le of Pharaoh1 2#his is indeed a .109 sorcerer $ell5.ersed

His %lan is to "et ou out of our land then $hat is it e " .110 "?counsel

#he said1 2&ee% him and his brother in sus%ense 'for a .111 $hile(- and send to the cities men to collect ".and brin" u% to thee all 'our( sorcerers $ell5.ersed .112 So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh1 the said 20f course .113 "!$e shall ha.e a 'suitable( re$ard if $e $in He said1 2<ea 'and more( for e shall in that case be .114 ".(raised to %osts( nearest 'to m %erson) #he said1 20 Moses6 $ilt thou thro$ 'first( or shall $e .115 "?ha.e the 'first( thro$ Said Moses1 2#hro$ e 'first(+2 So $hen the thre$ the .116 be$itched the e es of the %eo%le and struc& terror into them1 for the sho$ed a "reat 'feat of( ma"ic We %ut it into Moses9s mind b ins%iration1 2thro$ 'no$( th .117 rod21 and behold6 it s$allo$s u% strai"ht$a all the falsehoods !$hich the fa&e #hus truth $as confirmed and all that the did $as made of .118 no effect So the '"reat ones( $ere .an*uished there and then and $ere .119 made to loo& small )ut the sorcerers fell do$n %rostrate in adoration .120 Sa in"1 2$e belie.e in the ,ord of the $orlds .121 "#he ,ord of Moses and Aaron" .122 Said Pharaoh1 2belie.e e in him before I "i.e ou .123 %ermission4 Surel this is a tric& $hich e ha.e %lanned in the cit to dri.e out its %eo%le1 but soon shall e &no$ 'the (conse*uences )e sure I $ill cut off our hands and our feet on o%%osite" .124 ".sides and I $ill cause ou all to die on the cross

#he said1 2for us $e are but sent bac& unto our ,ord .125 )ut thou dost $rea& th .en"eance on us sim%l because $e " .126 belie.ed in the si"ns of our ,ord $hen the reached us6 0ur ,ord6 %our out on us %atience and constanc and ta&e our souls !"(unto thee as Muslims '$ho bo$ to th $ill Said the chiefs of Pharaoh9s %eo%le1 2$ilt thou lea.e Moses .127 and his %eo%le to s%read mischief in the land and to abandon thee (and th "ods42 He said1 2#heir male children $ill $e sla - 'onl (their females $ill $e sa.e ali.e- and $e ha.e o.er them '%o$er ".irresistible Said Moses to his %eo%le1 2Pra for hel% from Allah and .128 $ait( in %atience and constanc 1 for the earth is Allah9s to) "i.e as a herita"e to such of his ser.ants as He %leaseth- and the end is 'best( for the ri"hteous #he said1 2We ha.e had 'nothin" but( trouble both before .129 and after thou comest to us+2 He said1 2It ma be that our ,ord ;$ill destro our enem and ma&e ou inheritors in the earth ou b our deeds

".that so He ma tr

(We %unished the %eo%le of Pharaoh $ith ears 'of drou"ht .130 and shortness of cro%s- that the mi"ht recei.e admonition ;")ut $hen "ood 'times( came the said 2this is due to us .131 $hen "ri%%ed b calamit the ascribed it to e.il omens connected $ith Moses and those $ith him6 )ehold6 in truth the omens of e.il are theirs in Allah9s si"ht but most of them do not !understand #he said 'to Moses(1 2$hate.er be the si"ns thou brin"est .132 to $or& there$ith the sorcer on us $e shall ne.er belie.e in ".thee

So We sent '%la"ues( on them $holesale death ,ocusts ,ice .133 Fro"s and )lood1 si"ns o%enl Self5e8%lained- but the $ere stee%ed in arro"ance a %eo%le "i.en to sin 7.er time the %enalt fell on them the said1 20 Moses6 on .134 our behalf call on th ,ord in .irtue of his %romise to thee1 if thou $ilt remo.e the %enalt from us $e shall trul belie.e in ".thee and $e shall send a$a the children of Israel $ith thee )ut e.er time We remo.ed the %enalt from them accordin" to .135 a fi8ed term $hich the had to fulfil )ehold6 the bro&e their !$ord So We e8acted retribution from them1 We dro$ned them in the .136 sea because the re/ected 0ur si"ns and failed to ta&e $arnin" from them (And We made a %eo%le considered $ea& 'and of no account .137 inheritors of lands in both east and $est lands $hereon We sent do$n our blessin"s+ #he fair %romise of the ,ord $as fulfilled for the children of Israel because the had %atience and constanc and We le.elled to the "round the "reat $or&s and fine (buildin"s $hich Pharaoh and his %eo%le erected '$ith such %ride .We too& the children of Israel '$ith safet ( across the sea .138 .#he came u%on a %eo%le de.oted entirel to some idols the had #he said1 20 Moses6 fashion for us a "od li&e unto the "ods the ha.e+2 He said1 2surel e are a %eo%le $ithout &no$led"e

As to these fol& the cult the are in is 'but( a fra"ment " .139 ".of a ruin and .ain is the '$orshi%( $hich the %ractice (He said1 2Shall I see& for ou a "od other than the 'true .140 Allah $hen it is Allah $ho hath endo$ed ou $ith "ifts abo.e the "?nations

And remember We rescued ou from Pharaoh9s %eo%le $ho .141 afflicted ou $ith the $orst of %enalties $ho sle$ our male children and sa.ed ali.e our females1 in that $as a momentous trial from our ,ord We a%%ointed for Moses thirt ni"hts and com%leted 'the .142 %eriod( $ith ten 'more(1 thus $as com%leted the term 'of communion( $ith his ,ord fort ni"hts+ And Moses had char"ed his :brother Aaron 'before he $ent u%(1 2Act for me amon"st m %eo%le ".do ri"ht and follo$ not the $a of those $ho do mischief When Moses came to the %lace a%%ointed b Us and his ,ord .143 addressed him He said1 20 m ,ord6 sho$ '#h self( to me that I ma loo& u%on thee+2 Allah said1 2b no means canst thou see Me direct(- but loo& u%on the mount- if it abide in its %lace then) shalt thou see Me+2 When his ,ord manifested his "lor on the mount He made it as dust and Moses fell do$n in a s$oon+ When he reco.ered his senses he said1 2Glor be to #hee6 to thee I turn in re%entance and I am the first to belie.e+2 'Allah( said1 20 Moses6 I ha.e chosen thee abo.e 'other( men b the mission I ha.e "i.en thee( and the $ords I 'ha.e s%o&en to thee(1 ta&e) then the 're.elation( $hich I "i.e thee and be of those $ho "i.e than&s+2 !H

Allah( said1 20 Moses6 I ha.e chosen thee Abo.e 'other( men) .144 ) the mission I 'ha.e Gi.en thee( and the $ords I 'ha.e s%o&en to thee(1 #a&e then the 're.elation( Which I "i.e thee And be of ".those Who "i.e than&s And We ordained la$s for him in the tablets in all matters .145 both commandin" and e8%lainin" all thin"s 'and said(1 2ta&e and hold these $ith firmness and en/oin th %eo%le to hold fast b

the best in the %rece%ts1 soon shall I sho$ ou the homes of the ".($ic&ed 'ho$ the lie desolate #hose $ho beha.e arro"antl on the earth in defiance of .146 ri"ht them $ill turn a$a from M si"ns the $ill not belie.e in them- and if the see the $a of ri"ht conduct the $ill not ado%t it as the $a - but if the see the $a of error that is the $a the $ill ado%t- for the re/ected 0ur si"ns and failed to ta&e $arnin" from them #hose $ho re/ect 0ur si"ns and the meetin" in the hereafter .147 .ain are their deeds1 can the e8%ect to be re$arded e8ce%t as ?the ha.e $rou"ht #he %eo%le of Moses made in his absence out of their .148 :ornaments the ima"e of a calf 'for $orshi%(1 it seemed to lo$ did the not see that it could neither s%ea& to them nor sho$ them the $a 4 #he too& it for $orshi% and the did $ron" :When the re%ented and sa$ that the had erred the said .149 If our ,ord ha.e not merc u%on us and for"i.e us $e shall" ".indeed be of those $ho %erish When Moses came bac& to his %eo%le an"r and "rie.ed he .150 :said1 2e.il it is that e ha.e done in m %lace in m absence did e ma&e haste to brin" on the /ud"ment of our ,ord42 He %ut do$n the tablets sei3ed his brother b 'the hair of( his head and dra""ed him to him+ Aaron said1 2son of m mother6 the %eo%le did indeed rec&on me as nau"ht and $ent near to sla in" me6 ma&e not the enemies re/oice o.er m misfortune nor count thou me amon"st ".the %eo%le of sin Moses %ra ed1 20 m ,ord6 for"i.e me and m brother6 admit .151 us to #h merc 6 for #hou art the Most Merciful of those $ho so$

"!merc #hose $ho too& the calf 'for $orshi%( $ill indeed be .152 o.er$helmed $ith $rath from their ,ord and $ith shame in this (life1 thus do We recom%ense those $ho in.ent 'falsehoods ()ut those $ho do $ron" but re%ent thereafter and 'trul .153 belie.e .eril #h ,ord is thereafter 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful :When the an"er of Moses $as a%%eased he too& u% the tablets .154 in the $ritin" thereon $as "uidance and merc for such as fear their ,ord And Moses chose se.ent of his %eo%le for 0ur %lace of .155 meetin"1 $hen the $ere sei3ed $ith .iolent *ua&in" he %ra ed1 20 m ,ord6 if it had been #h $ill #hou couldst ha.e destro ed lon" before both them and me1 $ouldst #hou destro us for the deeds of the foolish one amon" us4 #his is no more than #h trial1 b it #hou causest $hom #hou $ilt to stra and #hou leadest $hom #hou $ilt into the ri"ht %ath+ #hou art our %rotector1 so for"i.e us and "i.e us #h merc - for #hou art the best of those $ho for"i.e And ordain for us that $hich is "ood in this life and in" .156 the hereafter1 for $e ha.e turned unto #hee+2 He said1 2$ith M %unishment I .isit $hom I $ill- but M merc e8tendeth to all thin"s+ #hat 'Merc ( I shall ordain for those $ho do ri"ht and ;%ractice re"ular charit and those $ho belie.e in 0ur si"ns #hose $ho follo$ the a%ostle the unlettered %ro%het $hom " .157 the find mentioned in their o$n 'Scri%tures(- in the la$ and the Gos%el- for he commands them $hat is /ust and forbids them $hat is e.il1 he allo$s them as la$ful $hat is "ood 'and %ure( and %rohibits them from $hat is bad 'and im%ure(- He releases them .from their hea. burdens and from the o&es that are u%on them

So it is those $ho belie.e in him honor him hel% him and follo$ the li"ht $hich is sent do$n $ith him it is the $ho $ill ".%ros%er Sa 1 20 men6 I am sent unto ou all as the a%ostle of Allah .158 :to Whom belon"eth the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth .there is no "od but He1 it is He that "i.eth both life and death So belie.e in Allah and His a%ostle the unlettered Pro%het $ho belie.ed in Allah and His $ords1 follo$ him that 'so( e ma be "."uided 0f the %eo%le of Moses there is a section $ho "uide and do .159 /ustice in the li"ht of truth We di.ided them into t$el.e tribes or nations+ We directed .160 Moses b ins%iration $hen his 'thirst ( %eo%le as&ed him for $ater1 2Stri&e the roc& $ith th staff21 out of it there "ushed forth t$el.e s%rin"s1 each "rou% &ne$ its o$n %lace for $ater+ We "a.e them the shade of clouds and sent do$n to them manna and *uails 'sa in"(1 27at of the "ood thin"s We ha.e %ro.ided for ou21 'but the rebelled(1 to Us the did no harm but the harmed their o$n souls And remember it $as said to them1 2D$ell in this to$n and .161 eat therein as e $ish but sa the $ord of humilit and enter the ;"ate in a %osture of humilit - We shall for"i.e ou our faults ".We shall increase 'the %ortion of( those $ho do "ood )ut the trans"ressors amon" them chan"ed the $ord from that .162 $hich had been "i.en them- so We sent on them a %la"ue from hea.en for that the re%eatedl trans"ressed .As& them concernin" the to$n standin" close b the sea .163 )ehold6 the trans"ressed in the matter of the Sabbath+ For on

the da of their Sabbath their fish did come to them o%enl holdin" u% their heads but on the da the had no Sabbath the came not1 thus did We ma&e a trial of them for the $ere "i.en to trans"ression When some of them said1 2$h do e %reach to a %eo%le $hom .164 Allah $ill destro or .isit $ith a terrible %unishment42 Said the %reachers1 2to dischar"e our dut to our ,ord and %erchance ".the ma fear him When the disre"arded the $arnin"s that had been "i.en them .165 We rescued those $ho forbade e.il- but We .isited the $ron"5doers $ith a "rie.ous %unishment because the $ere "i.en to trans"ression When in their insolence the trans"ressed 'all( %rohibition .166 "We said to them1 2)e e a%es des%ised and re/ected )ehold6 th ,ord did declare that He $ould send a"ainst them .167 to the Da of !ud"ment those $ho $ould afflict them $ith "rie.ous %enalt + #h ,ord is *uic& in retribution but he is also .0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful We bro&e them u% into sections on this earth+ #here are .168 amon" them some that are the ri"hteous and some that are the :o%%osite+ We ha.e tried them $ith both %ros%erit and ad.ersit (in order that the mi"ht turn 'to us After them succeeded an 'e.il( "eneration1 the inherited .169 the )oo& but the chose 'for themsel.es( the .anities of this ".$orld sa in" 'for e8cuse(1 2'e.er thin"( $ill be for"i.en us (7.en so( if similar .anities came their $a the $ould 'a"ain) sei3e them+ Was not the co.enant of the )oo& ta&en from them that the $ould not ascribe to Allah an thin" but the truth4 And the

stud $hat is in the )oo&+ )ut best for the ri"hteous is the home ?in the hereafter1 $ill e not understand As to those $ho hold fast b the )oo& and establish re"ular .170 %ra er- ne.er shall We suffer the re$ard of the ri"hteous to %erish When We shoo& the mount o.er them as if it had been a cano% .171 and the thou"ht it $as "oin" to fall on them 'We said(1 2Hold firml to $hat We ha.e "i.en ou and brin" 'e.en( to remembrance ".$hat is therein- %erchancee e ma fear Allah When th ,ord dre$ forth from the children of Adam from .172 their loins their descendants and made them testif concernin" themsel.es 'sa in"(1 2Am I not our ,ord '$ho cherishes and sustains ou(42 #he said1 2<ea6 $e do testif 62 '#his( lest e should sa on the Da of !ud"ment1 2of this $e $ere ne.er ".mindful 0r lest e should sa 1 20ur fathers before us ma ha.e ta&en .173 false "ods but $e are 'their( descendants after them1 $ilt thou "?then destro us because of the deeds of men $ho $ere futile #hus do We e8%lain the si"ns in detail6 and %erchance the .174 .(ma turn 'unto Us Relate to them the stor of the man to $hom We sent our .175 si"ns but he %assed them b 1 so satan follo$ed him u% and he $ent astra If it had been 0ur $ill We should ha.e ele.ated him $ith our .176 si"ns- but he inclined to the earth and follo$ed his o$n .ain desires+ His similitude is that of a do"1 if ou attac& him he lolls out his ton"ue or if ou lea.e him alone he 'still( lolls out his ton"ue+ #hat is the similitude of those $ho re/ect our

si"ns- so relate the stor - %erchance the ma reflect 7.il as an e8am%le are %eo%le $ho re/ect 0ur si"ns and $ron" .177 .their o$n souls Whom Allah doth "uide he is on the ri"ht %ath1 $hom He .178 re/ects from His "uidance such are the %ersons $ho %erish Man are the !inns and men We ha.e made for Hell1 #he ha.e .179 hearts $here$ith the understand not e es $here$ith the see not and ears $here$ith the hear not+ #he are li&e cattle na more (mis"uided1 for the are heedless 'of $arnin" #he most beautiful names belon" to Allah1 so call on Him b .180 them- but shun such men as use %rofanit in His names1 for $hat the do the $ill soon be re*uited 0f those We ha.e created are %eo%le $ho direct 'others( $ith .181 truth and dis%ense /ustice there$ith #hose $ho re/ect 0ur si"ns We shall "raduall .isit $ith .182 %unishment in $a s the %ercei.e not Res%ite $ill I "rant unto them1 for M scheme is stron" 'and .183 (unfailin" Do the not reflect4 #heir com%anion is not sei3ed $ith .184 madness1 he is but a %ers%icuous $arner Do the see nothin" in the "o.ernment of the hea.ens and the .185 earth and all that Allah hath created4 'Do the not see( that it ma $ell be that their term is ni"h dra$in" to an end4 In $hat ?messa"e after this $ill the then belie.e #o such as Allah re/ects from His "uidance there can be no .186 "uide- He $ill lea.e them in their tres%asses $anderin" in distraction #he as& thee about the 'final( hour $hen $ill be its .187

a%%ointed time4 Sa 1 2#he &no$led"e thereof is $ith m ,ord alone(1 none but He can re.eal as to $hen it $ill occur+ Hea. ) $ere its burden throu"h the hea.ens and the earth+ 0nl all of a sudden $ill it come to ou+ #he as& thee as if thou $ert ea"er in search thereof1 Sa 1 2#he &no$led"e thereof is $ith Allah ".alone( but most men &no$ not) Sa 1 2I ha.e no %o$er o.er an "ood or harm to m self e8ce%t .188 as Allah $illeth+ If I had &no$led"e of the unseen I should ha.e multi%lied all "ood and no e.il should ha.e touched me I am but a ".$arner and a brin"er of "lad tidin"s to those $ho ha.e faith It is He $ho created ou from a sin"le %erson and made his .189 mate of li&e nature in order that he mi"ht d$ell $ith her 'in lo.e(+ When the are united she bears a li"ht burden and carries it about 'unnoticed(+ When she "ro$s hea. the both %ra to Allah their ,ord 'sa in"(1 2if #hou "i.est us a "oodl child $e "..o$ $e shall 'e.er( be "rateful )ut $hen He "i.eth them a "oodl child the ascribe to .190 others a share in the "ift the ha.e recei.ed1 but Allah is e8alted hi"h abo.e the %artners the ascribe to Him Do the indeed ascribe to Him as %artners thin"s that can .191 ?create nothin" but are themsel.es created !;o aid can the "i.e them nor can the aid themsel.es .192 If e call them to "uidance the $ill not obe 1 for ou it .193 !is the same $hether e call them or e hold our %eace ?eril those $hom e call u%on besides Allah are ser.ants .0194 li&e unto ou1 call u%on them and let them listen to our %ra er !if e are 'indeed( truthful Ha.e the feet to $al& $ith4 or hands to la hold $ith4 or .195

e es to see $ith4 or ears to hear $ith4 Sa 1 2Call our "od5%artners scheme ' our $orst( a"ainst me and "i.e me no !res%ite For m %rotector is Allah Who re.ealed the )oo& 'from time " .196 to time( and He $ill choose and befriend the ri"hteous )ut those e call u%on besides Him are unable to hel% ou " .197 ".and indeed to hel% themsel.es If thou callest them to "uidance the hear not+ #hou $ilt .198 see them loo&in" at thee but the see not Hold to for"i.eness- command $hat is ri"ht- but turn a$a .199 from the i"norant If a su""estion from satan assail th 'mind( see& refu"e .200 ($ith Allah- for He heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s #hose $ho fear Allah $hen a thou"ht of e.il from satan .201 assaults them brin" Allah to remembrance $hen lo6 the see ari"ht(6 I)

)ut their brethren 'the e.il ones( %lun"e them dee%er into .202 (error and ne.er rela8 'their efforts If thou brin" them not a re.elation the sa 1 2$h hast thou .203 not "ot it to"ether42 Sa 1 2I but follo$ $hat is re.ealed to me from m ,ord1 #his is 'nothin" but( li"hts from our ,ord and "uidance and merc for an $ho ha.e faith When the =ur9an is read listen to it $ith attention and hold .204 our %eace1 that e ma recei.e Merc And do thou '0 reader6( brin" th ,ord to remembrance in th .205 .er ( soul $ith humilit and in re.erence $ithout loudness in) $ords in the mornin"s and e.enin"s- and be not thou of those $ho are unheedful

#hose $ho are near to th ,ord disdain not to do Him .206 $orshi%1 #he celebrate His %raises and bo$ do$n before Him

*Anfaal

*SURAH .#8

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful :#he as& thee concernin" 'thin"s ta&en as( s%oils of $ar+ Sa .1 such( s%oils are at the dis%osal of Allah and the a%ostle1 so)" :fear Allah and &ee% strai"ht the relations bet$een oursel.es ".obe Allah and His a%ostle if e do belie.e For belie.ers are those $ho $hen Allah is mentioned feel a .2 tremor in their hearts and $hen the hear His si"ns rehearsed find their faith stren"thened and %ut 'all( their trust in their ,ord Who establish re"ular %ra ers and s%end 'freel ( out of the .3 :"ifts We ha.e "i.en them for sustenance Such in truth are the belie.ers1 the ha.e "rades of di"nit .4 $ith their ,ord and for"i.eness and "enerous sustenance !ust as th ,ord ordered thee out of th house in truth e.en .5 thou"h a %art amon" the belie.ers disli&ed it Dis%utin" $ith thee concernin" the truth after it $as made .6 manifest as if the $ere bein" dri.en to death and the actuall ( sa$ it) )ehold6 Allah %romised ou one of the t$o 'enem ( %arties that .7 it should be ours1 e $ished that the one unarmed should be ours but Allah $illed to /ustif the truth accordin" to His

$ords and to cut off the roots of the unbelie.ers #hat He mi"ht /ustif and %ro.e falsehood false distasteful .8 thou"h it be to those in "uilt Remember e im%lored the assistance of our ,ord and He .9 ans$ered ou1 2I $ill assist ou $ith a thousand of the an"els ".ran&s on ran&s Allah made it but a messa"e of ho%e and an assurance to our .10 heart1 'in an case( there is no hel% e8ce%t from Allah1 and Allah is e8alted in %o$er $ise Remember He co.ered ou $ith a sort of dro$siness to "i.e ou .11 calm as from Himself and He caused rain to descend on ou from hea.en to clean ou there$ith to remo.e from ou the stain of satan to stren"then our hearts: and to %lant our feet firml there$ith Remember th ,ord ins%ired the an"els '$ith the messa"e(1 2I .12 am $ith ou1 "i.e firmness to the belie.ers1 I $ill instil terror into the hearts of the unbelie.ers1 smite e abo.e their nec&s and smite all their fin"er5ti%s off them #his because the contended a"ainst Allah and His a%ostle1 if .13 an contend a"ainst Allah and His a%ostle Allah is strict in %unishment :(#hus '$ill it be said(1 2#aste e then of the '%unishment .14 ".for those $ho resist Allah is the %enalt of the fire 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e meet the unbelie.ers in hostile .15 arra ne.er turn our bac&s to them If an do turn his bac& to them on such a da unless it be in .16 a strata"em of $ar or to retreat to a troo% 'of his o$n( He dra$s on himself the $rath of Allah and his abode is Hell and e.il

!(refu"e 'indeed It is not e $ho sle$ them- it $as Allah1 $hen thou thre$est .17 a handful of dust( it $as not th act but Allah9s1 in order that) He mi"ht test the belie.ers b a "racious trial from Himself1 for (Allah is He $ho heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s #hat and also because Allah is He $ho ma&es feeble the %lans .18 and strata"ems of the unbelie.ers 0 unbelie.ers6( if e %ra ed for .ictor and /ud"ment no$) .19 hath the /ud"ment come to ou1 if e desist 'from $ron"( it $ill be best for ou1 if e return 'to the attac&( so shall We+ ;ot the least "ood $ill our forces be to ou e.en if the $ere multi%lied1 for .eril Allah is $ith those $ho belie.e 0 e $ho belie.e6 obe Allah and his a%ostle and turn not .20 (a$a from him $hen e hear 'him s%ea& :;or be li&e those $ho sa 2$e hear2 but listen not .21 For the $orst of beasts in the si"ht of Allah are the deaf .22 and the dumb those $ho understand not If Allah had found in them an "ood He $ould indeed ha.e made .23 them listen- 'as it is( if He had made them listen the $ould but (ha.e turned bac& and declined 'faith 0 e $ho belie.e6 "i.e our res%onse to Allah and His a%ostle .24 $hen He calleth ou to that $hich $ill "i.e ou life- and &no$ that Allah cometh in bet$een a man and his heart and that it is He to $hom <e shall 'all( be "athered And fear tumult or o%%ression $hich affecteth not in .25 %articular 'onl ( those of ou $ho do $ron" and &no$ that Allah is strict in %unishment Call to mind $hen e $ere a small 'band( des%ised throu"h the .26

land and afraid that men mi"ht des%oil and &idna% ou- but He %ro.ided a safe as lum for ou stren"thened ou $ith his aid and "a.e ou "ood thin"s for sustenance1 that e mi"ht be "rateful 0 e that belie.e6 betra not the trust of Allah and the .27 a%ostle nor misa%%ro%riate &no$in"l thin"s entrusted to ou And &no$ e that our %ossessions and our %ro"en are but a .28 trial- and that it is Allah $ith $hom lies our hi"hest re$ard 0 e $ho belie.e6 if e fear Allah He $ill "rant ou a .29 criterion 'to /ud"e bet$een ri"ht and $ron"( remo.e from ou all( e.il 'that ma afflict( ou and for"i.e ou1 for Allah is) the ,ord of "race unbounded Remember ho$ the unbelie.ers %lotted a"ainst thee to &ee% .30 thee in bonds or sla thee or "et thee out 'of th home(+ #he %lot and %lan and Allah too: %lans but the best of %lanners is Allah When 0ur si"ns are rehearsed to them the sa 1 2$e ha.e heard .31 :this 'before(1 if $e $ished $e could sa '$ords( li&e these ".these are nothin" but tales of the ancients Remember ho$ the said1 20 Allah6 if this is indeed the truth .32 from #hee rain do$n on us a sho$er of stones from the s& or send ".us a "rie.ous %enalt )ut Allah $as not "oin" to send them a %enalt $hilst thou .33 $ast amon"st them- nor $as He "oin" to send it $hilst the could as& for %ardon )ut $hat %lea ha.e the that Allah should not %unish them .34 $hen the &ee% out 'men( from the sacred Mos*ue and the are not its "uardians4 ;o men can be its "uardians e8ce%t the ri"hteous- but most of them do not understand

#heir %ra er at the house 'of Allah( is nothin" but $histlin" .35 and cla%%in" of hands1 'its onl ans$er can be( 2taste e the ".%enalt because e blas%hemed #he unbelie.ers s%end their $ealth to hinder 'men( from the .36 %ath of Allah and so $ill the continue to s%end- but in the end the $ill ha.e 'onl ( re"rets and si"hs- at len"th the $ill be o.ercome1 and the unbelie.ers $ill be "athered to"ether to Hell In order that Allah ma se%arate the im%ure from the %ure %ut .37 the im%ure one on another hea% them to"ether and cast them into hell+ #he $ill be the ones to ha.e lost (Sa to the unbelie.ers if 'no$( the desist 'from unbelief .38 their %ast $ould be for"i.en them- but if the %ersist the %unishment of those before them is alread 'a matter of $arnin" (for them And fi"ht them on until there is no more tumult or o%%ression .39 and there %re.ail /ustice and faith in Allah alto"ether and e.er $here- but if the cease .eril Allah doth see all that the do If the refuse be sure that Allah is our %rotector the best .40 to %rotect and the best to hel% And &no$ that out of all the boot that e ma ac*uire 'in .41 $ar( a fifth share is assi"ned to Allah and to the a%ostle and to near relati.es or%hans the need and the $a farer if e do belie.e in Allah and in the re.elation We sent do$n to 0ur ser.ant on the da of testin" the da of the meetin" of the t$o forces+ For Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s Remember e $ere on the hither side of the .alle and the on .42 the farther side and the cara.an on lo$er "round than e+ 7.en if

e had made a mutual a%%ointment to meet e $ould certainl ha.e failed in the a%%ointment1 but 'thus e met( that Allah mi"ht accom%lish a matter alread enacted- that those $ho died mi"ht die after a clear si"n 'had been "i.en( and those $ho li.ed mi"ht li.e after a clear si"n 'had been "i.en(+ And .eril Allah is He (Who heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s Remember in th dream Allah sho$ed them to thee as fe$1 if He .43 had sho$n them to thee as man e $ould surel ha.e been

:discoura"ed and e $ould surel ha.e dis%uted in ' our( decision (but Allah sa.ed ' ou(1 for He &no$eth $ell the 'secrets( of 'all hearts

And remember $hen e met He sho$ed them to ou as fe$ in our .44 e es and He made ou a%%ear as contem%tible in their e es1 #hat Allah mi"ht accom%lish a matter alread enacted1 for to Allah do (all *uestions "o bac& 'for decision 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e meet a force be firm and call Allah .45 in remembrance much 'and often(- that e ma %ros%er And obe Allah and His a%ostle- and fall into no dis%utes .46 lest e lose heart and our %o$er de%art- and be %atient and %erse.erin"1 for Allah is $ith those $ho %atientl %erse.ere And be not li&e those $ho started from their homes insolentl .47 :and to be seen of men and to hinder 'men( from the %ath of Allah for Allah com%asseth round about all that the do Remember satan made their 'sinful( acts seem allurin" to them .48 and said1 2;o one amon" men can o.ercome ou this da $hile I am near to ou21 but $hen the t$o forces came in si"ht of each other he turned on his heels and said1 2,o6 I am clear of ou- lo6 I

see $hat e see not- lo6 I fear Allah: for Allah is strict in %unishment ,o6 the h %ocrites sa and those in $hose hearts is a .49 disease1 2these %eo%le their reli"ion has misled them+2 )ut if an trust in Allah behold6 Allah is 78alted in mi"ht Wise If thou couldst see $hen the an"els ta&e the souls of the .50 unbelie.ers 'at death( 'ho$( the smite their faces and their bac&s 'sa in"(1 2#aste the %enalt of the bla3in" fire :)ecause of 'the deeds( $hich our 'o$n( hands sent forth" .51 :for Allah is ne.er un/ust to His ser.ants Deeds( after the manner of the %eo%le of Pharaoh and of)" .52 those before them1 the re/ected the si"ns of Allah and Allah %unished them for their crimes1 for Allah is stron" and strict in :%unishment )ecause Allah $ill ne.er chan"e the "race $hich He hath" .953 (besto$ed on a %eo%le until the chan"e $hat is in their 'o$n souls1 and .eril Allah is He Who heareth and &no$eth 'all ".(thin"s Deeds( after the manner of the %eo%le of Pharaoh and those)" .54 before them21 the treated as false the si"ns of their ,ord- so We destro ed them for their crimes and We dro$ned the %eo%le of Pharaoh1 for the $ere all o%%ressors and $ron"5doers For the $orst of beasts in the si"ht of Allah are those $ho .55 re/ect Him1 #he $ill not belie.e #he are those $ith $hom thou didst ma&e a co.enant but the .56 brea& their co.enant e.er time and the ha.e not the fear 'of (Allah If e "ain the master o.er them in $ar dis%erse $ith them .57

those $ho follo$ them that the ma remember If thou fearest treacher from an "rou% thro$ bac& 'their .58 co.enant( to them 'so as to be( on e*ual terms1 for Allah lo.eth not the treacherous ,et not the unbelie.ers thin& that the can "et the better .59 (of Allah(1 the $ill ne.er frustrate 'them) A"ainst them ma&e read our stren"th to the utmost of our .60

%o$er includin" steeds of $ar to stri&e terror into 'the hearts of( the enemies of Allah and our enemies and others besides $hom e ma not &no$ but $hom Allah doth &no$+ Whate.er e shall s%end in the cause of Allah shall be re%aid unto ou and e shall not be treated un/ustl )ut if the enem incline to$ards %eace do thou 'also( incline .61 to$ards %eace and trust in Allah1 for He is the one that heareth (and &no$eth 'all thin"s Should the intend to decei.e thee .eril Allah sufficeth .62 thee1 He it is that hath stren"thened thee $ith his aid and $ith :the com%an of( the belie.ers) :And 'moreo.er( He hath %ut affection bet$een their hearts .63 not if thou hadst s%ent all that is in the earth couldst thou ha.e %roduced that affection but Allah hath done it1 for He is 78alted in mi"ht Wise 0 A%ostle6 sufficient unto thee is Allah 'unto thee( and unto .64 those $ho follo$ thee amon" the belie.ers 0 a%ostle6 rouse the belie.ers to the fi"ht+ If there are .65 t$ent amon"st ou %atient and %erse.erin" the $ill .an*uish t$o hundred1 if a hundred the $ill .an*uish a thousand of the unbelie.ers1 for these are a %eo%le $ithout understandin"

For the %resent Allah hath li"htened our 'tas&( for He .66 &no$eth that there is a $ea& s%ot in ou1 but 'e.en so( if there are a hundred of ou %atient and %erse.erin" the $ill .an*uish t$o hundred and if a thousand the $ill .an*uish t$o thousand $ith the lea.e of Allah1 for Allah is $ith those $ho %atientl %erse.ere It is not fittin" for an a%ostle that he should ha.e .67 %risoners of $ar until he hath thorou"hl subdued the land+ <e loo& for the tem%oral "oods of this $orld- but Allah loo&eth to the hereafter- and Allah is 78alted in mi"ht Wise Had it not been for a %re.ious ordainment from Allah a se.ere .68 %enalt $ould ha.e reached ou for the 'ransom( that e too& )ut 'no$( en/o $hat e too& in $ar la$ful and "ood1 but fear .69 Allah1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 a%ostle6 sa to those $ho are ca%ti.es in our hands1 2If .70 Allah findeth an "ood in our hearts He $ill "i.e ou somethin" :better than $hat has been ta&en from ou and He $ill for"i.e ou for Allah Is 0ft5 For"i.in" Most Merciful )ut if the ha.e treacherous desi"ns a"ainst thee 'o .71 a%ostle6( the ha.e alread been in treason a"ainst Allah and so hath He "i.en 'thee( %o$er o.er them and Allah is He $ho hath full( &no$led"e and $isdom) #hose $ho belie.ed and ado%ted e8ile and fou"ht for the faith .72 $ith their %ro%ert and their %ersons in the cause of Allah as ($ell as those $ho "a.e 'them( as lum and aid these are 'all friends and %rotectors one of another+ As to those $ho belie.ed but came not into e8ile e o$e no dut of %rotection to them until the see& our aid in reli"ion it is our dut to hel% them

e8ce%t a"ainst a %eo%le $ith $hom e ha.e a treat of mutual alliance1 and 'remember( Allah seeth all that e do #he unbelie.ers are %rotectors one of another1 unless e do .73 this '%rotect each other( there $ould be tumult and o%%ression on earth and "reat mischief #hose $ho belie.e and ado%t e8ile and fi"ht for the faith in .74 the cause of Allah as $ell as those $ho "i.e 'them( as lum and aid these are 'all( in .er truth the belie.ers1 for them is the for"i.eness of sins and a %ro.ision most "enerous And those $ho acce%t faith subse*uentl and ado%t e8ile and .75 fi"ht for the faith in our com%an the are of ou+ )ut &indred b blood ha.e %rior ri"hts a"ainst each other in the )oo& of Allah+ ?eril Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all thin"s

*#auba

*SURAH .#9

A 'declaration( of immunit from Allah and His a%ostle to .1 those of the %a"ans $ith $hom e ha.e contracted mutual alliances (Go e then for four months bac&$ards and for$ards 'as e $ill .2 throu"hout the land but &no$ e that e cannot frustrate Allah b our falsehood( but that Allah $ill co.er $ith shame those)

$ho re/ect him And an announcement from Allah and His a%ostle to the %eo%le .3 assembled( on the da of the Great Pil"rima"e that Allah and His) a%ostle dissol.e 'treat ( obli"ations $ith the %a"ans+ If then e re%ent it $ere best for ou- but if e turn a$a &no$ e that e

cannot frustrate Allah+ And %roclaim a "rie.ous %enalt to those $ho re/ect faith )ut the treaties are( not dissol.ed $ith those %a"ans $ith) .4 $hom <e ha.e entered into alliance and $ho ha.e not subse*uentl failed ou in au"ht nor aided an one a"ainst ou+ So fulfil our en"a"ements $ith them to the end of their term1 for Allah lo.eth the ri"hteous )ut $hen the forbidden months are %ast then fi"ht and sla the .5 %a"ans $here.er e find them and sei3e them belea"uer them and lie in $ait for them in e.er strata"em 'of $ar(- but if the re%ent and establish re"ular %ra ers and %ractice re"ular charit then o%en the $a for them1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful If one amon"st the %a"ans as& thee for as lum "rant it to him .6 so that he ma hear the $ord of Allah and then escort him to $here he can be secure1 that is because the are men $ithout &no$led"e Ho$ can there be a lea"ue before Allah and His a%ostle $ith .7 the %a"ans e8ce%t those $ith $hom e made a treat near the sacred mos*ue4 As lon" as these stand true to ou stand e true to them1 For Allah doth lo.e the ri"hteous Ho$ 'can there be such a lea"ue( seein" that if the "et an .8 ad.anta"e o.er ou the res%ect not in ou the ties either of &inshi% or of co.enant4 With 'fair $ords from( their mouths the entice ou but their hearts are a.erse from ou- and most of them are rebellious and $ic&ed #he si"ns of Allah ha.e the sold for a miserable %rice and .9 man ( ha.e the hindered from His $a 1 e.il indeed are the deeds)

the ha.e done In a belie.er the res%ect not the ties either of &inshi% or .10 of co.enant6 It is the $ho ha.e trans"ressed all bounds )ut 'e.en so( if the re%ent establish re"ular %ra ers and .11 (%ractice re"ular charit the are our brethren in faith1 'thus do We e8%lain si"ns in detail for those $ho understand )ut if the .iolate their oaths after their co.enant and .12 taunt ou for our faith fi"ht e the chiefs of unfaith1 for their oaths are nothin" to them1 that thus the ma be restrained Will e not fi"ht %eo%le $ho .iolated their oaths %lotted to .13 e8%el the a%ostle and too& the a""ressi.e b bein" the first 'to assault( ou4 Do e fear them4 ;a it is Allah $hom e should !more /ustl fear if e belie.e Fi"ht them and Allah $ill %unish them b our hands co.er .14

them $ith shame hel% ou 'to .ictor ( o.er them heal the breasts of belie.ers And still the indi"nation of their hearts+ For Allah $ill .15 turn 'in merc ( #o $hom He $ill- and Allah Is All5>no$in" All5Wise 0r thin& e that e Shall be abandoned as thou"h Allah did .16 not &no$ those amon" ou $ho stri.e $ith mi"ht and main and ta&e none for friends and %rotectors e8ce%t Allah his a%ostle and the (communit of( belie.ers4 )ut Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith 'all) that e do It is not for such as /oin "ods $ith Allah to .isit or .17 maintain the mos*ues of Allah $hile the $itness a"ainst their o$n souls to infidelit + #he $or&s of such bear no fruit1 in fire shall the d$ell

#he mos*ues of Allah shall be .isited and maintained b such .18 as belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da establish re"ular %ra ers .and %ractice re"ular charit and fear none 'at all( e8ce%t Allah It is the $ho are e8%ected to be on true "uidance Do e ma&e the "i.in" of drin& to %il"rims or the maintenance .19 of the Sacred Mos*ue e*ual to 'the %ious ser.ice of( those $ho belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da and stri.e $ith mi"ht and main in the cause of Allah4 #he are not com%arable in the si"ht of Allah1 and Allah "uides not those $ho do $ron" #hose $ho belie.e and suffer e8ile and stri.e $ith mi"ht and .20 main in Allah9s cause $ith their "oods and their %ersons ha.e the hi"hest ran& in the si"ht of Allah1 #he are the %eo%le $ho $ill (achie.e 'sal.ation #heir ,ord doth "i.e them Glad tidin"s of a Merc from .21 Himself of His "ood %leasure and of "ardens for them $herein are deli"hts that endure #he $ill d$ell therein fore.er+ ?eril in Allah9s %resence .22 (is a re$ard the "reatest 'of all 0 e $ho belie.e6 ta&e not for %rotectors our fathers and .23 our brothers if the lo.e infidelit abo.e faith1 if an of ou do so the do $ron" Sa 1 If it be that our fathers our sons our brothers our .24 mates or our &indred- the $ealth that e ha.e "ained- the commerce in $hich e fear a decline- or the d$ellin"s in $hich e deli"ht are dearer to ou than Allah or His a%ostle or the stri.in" in his cause- then $ait until Allah brin"s about His decision1 and Allah "uides not the rebellious Assuredl Allah did hel% ou in man battle5fields and on the .25

da of Hunain1 )ehold6 our "reat numbers elated ou but the a.ailed ou nau"ht the land for all that it is $ide did constrain ou and e turned bac& in retreat )ut Allah did %our His calm on the a%ostle and on the .26 belie.ers and sent do$n forces $hich e sa$ not1 He %unished the unbelie.ers1 thus doth He re$ard those $ithout faith :A"ain $ill Allah after this turn 'in merc ( to $hom He $ill .27 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 trul the %a"ans are unclean- so let them .28 not after this ear of theirs a%%roach the Sacred Mos*ue+ And if e fear %o.ert soon $ill Allah enrich ou if He $ills out of his bount for Allah is All5>no$in" All5Wise Fi"ht those $ho belie.e not in Allah nor the ,ast Da nor .29 hold that forbidden $hich hath been forbidden b Allah and His (a%ostle nor ac&no$led"e the reli"ion of truth 'e.en if the are of the Peo%le of the )oo& until the %a the !i3 a $ith $illin" submission and feel themsel.es subdued #he !e$s call U3air a son of Allah and the Christians call .30 Christ the son of Allah+ #hat is a sa in" from their mouths- 'in .this( the but imitate $hat the unbelie.ers of old used to sa Allah9s curse be on them1 ho$ the are deluded a$a from the !truth #he ta&e their %riests and their anchorites to be their .31 lords in dero"ation of Allah and 'the ta&e as their ,ord( Christ the son of Mar - <et the $ere commanded to $orshi% but one Allah1 there is no "od but He+ Praise and "lor to him1 'far is (He( from ha.in" the %arents the associate '$ith him Fain $ould the e8tin"uish Allah9s li"ht $ith their mouths .32

but Allah $ill not allo$ but that His li"ht should be %erfected (e.en thou"h the unbelie.ers ma detest 'it It is He $ho hath sent His a%ostle $ith "uidance and reli"ion .33 of truth to %roclaim it o.er all reli"ions e.en thou"h the %a"ans .(ma detest 'it 0 e $ho belie.e6 there are indeed man amon" the %riests and .34 anchorites $ho in false hood de.our the substance of men and hinder 'them( from the $a of Allah+ And there are those $ho bur "old and sil.er and s%end it not in the $a of Allah1 announce unto them a most "rie.ous %enalt 0n the da $hen heat $ill be %roduced out of that '$ealth( in .35 the fire of hell and $ith it $ill be branded their foreheads their flan&s and their bac&s 2this is the 'treasure( $hich e "!buried for oursel.es1 taste e then the 'treasures( e buried #he number of months in the si"ht of Allah is t$el.e 'in a .36 ear( so ordained b Him the da He created the hea.ens and the earth- of them four are sacred- that is the strai"ht usa"e+ So $ron" not oursel.es therein and fi"ht the %a"ans all to"ether as the fi"ht ou all to"ether+ )ut &no$ that Allah is $ith those $ho restrain themsel.es ?eril the trans%osin" 'of a %rohibited month( is an addition .37 to unbelief the unbelie.ers are led to $ron" thereb 1 for the ma&e it la$ful one ear and forbidden another ear in order to ad/ust the number of months forbidden b Allah and ma&e such forbidden ones la$ful+ #he e.il of their course seems %leasin" to them+ )ut Allah "uideth not those $ho re/ect faith 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hat is the matter $ith ou then $hen e .38 are as&ed to "o forth in the cause of Allah e clin" hea.il to

?the earth4 Do e %refer the life of this $orld to the hereafter )ut little is the comfort of this life as com%ared $ith the hereafter Unless e "o forth He $ill %unish ou $ith a "rie.ous %enalt .39 and %ut others in our %lace- but Him e $ould not harm in the least+ For Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s If e hel% not ' our ,eader( 'it is no matter(1 for Allah did .40 indeed hel% him1 $hen the unbelie.ers dro.e him out1 he had no more than one com%anion1 the t$o $ere in the ca.e and he said to his com%anion 2ha.e no fear for Allah is $ith us21 then Allah sent do$n his %eace u%on him and stren"thened him $ith forces $hich e sa$ not and humbled to the de%ths the $ord of the unbelie.ers+ )ut the $ord of Allah is e8alted to the hei"hts1 for Allah is 78alted in mi"ht Wise Go e forth '$hether e*ui%%ed( li"htl or hea.il and stri.e .41 and stru""le $ith our "oods and our %ersons in the cause of Allah+ #hat is best for ou if e 'but( &ne$ If there had been immediate "ain 'in si"ht( and the /ourne .42 eas the $ould 'all( $ithout doubt ha.e follo$ed thee but the distance $as lon" 'and $ei"hed( on them+ #he $ould indeed s$ear b Allah 2If $e onl could $e should certainl ha.e come out $ith ou2 the $ould destro their o$n souls- for Allah doth &no$ that .the are certainl l in" Allah "i.e thee "race6 Wh didst thou "rant them e8em%tion .43 until those $ho told the truth $ere seen b thee in a clear li"ht ?and thou hadst %ro.ed the liars #hose $ho belie.e in Allah and the last da as& thee for no .44 e8em%tion from fi"htin" $ith their "oods and %ersons+ And Allah

&no$eth $ell those $ho do their dut 0nl those as& thee for e8em%tion $ho belie.e not in Allah .45 and the ,ast Da 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 ha.e .46 made some %re%aration therefor- but Allah $as a.erse to their bein" sent forth- so He made them la" behind and the $ere told ".(sit e amon" those $ho sit 'inacti.e" If the had come out $ith ou the $ould not ha.e added to .47 our 'stren"th( but onl 'made for( disorder hurr in" to and fro in our midst and so$in" sedition amon" ou and there $ould ha.e been some amon" ou $ho $ould ha.e listened to them+ )ut Allah &no$eth $ell those $ho do $ron" Indeed the had %lotted sedition before and u%set matters for .48 thee until #he #ruth arri.ed and the Decree of Allah became manifest much to their dis"ust Amon" them is 'man ( a man $ho sa s1 2Grant me e8em%tion and .49 ?dra$ me not into trial+2 Ha.e the not fallen into trial alread (And indeed hell surrounds the unbelie.ers 'on all sides If "ood befalls thee it "rie.es them- but if a misfortune .50 "befalls thee the sa 2$e too& indeed our %recautions beforehand and the turn a$a re/oicin" Sa 1 2;othin" $ill ha%%en to us e8ce%t $hat Allah has decreed .51 for us1 He is our %rotector21 and on Allah let the belie.ers %ut their trust Sa 1 2Can ou e8%ect for us 'an fate( other than one of t$o .52 "lorious thin"s 'mart rdom or .ictor (4 )ut $e can e8%ect for ou either that Allah $ill send His %unishment form Himself or b

"our hands+ So $ait 'e8%ectant(- $e too $ill $ait $ith ou Sa 1 2S%end 'for the cause( $illin"l or un$illin"l 1 not .53 from ou $ill it be acce%ted1 for e are indeed a %eo%le ".rebellious and $ic&ed #he onl reasons $h their contributions are not acce%ted .54 are1 that the re/ect Allah and His a%ostle- that the come to %ra er $ithout earnestness- and that the offer contributions un$illin"l ,et not their $ealth nor their 'follo$in" in( sons da33le .55 thee1 in realit Allah9s %lan is to %unish them $ith these thin"s (in this life and that their souls ma %erish in their '.er denial of Allah #he s$ear b Allah that the are indeed of ou- but the are .56 (not of ou et the are afraid 'to a%%ear in their true colors If the could find a %lace to flee to or ca.es or a %lace of .57 concealment the $ould turn strai"ht$a thereto $ith an obstinate rush And amon" them are men $ho slander thee in the matter of 'the .58 distribution of( the alms+ If the are "i.en %art thereof the !are %leased but if not behold6 the are indi"nant If onl the had been content $ith $hat Allah and His a%ostle .59 "a.e them and had said 2sufficient unto us is Allah6 Allah and His a%ostle $ill soon "i.e us of his bount 1 to Allah do $e turn (our ho%es62 'that $ould ha.e been the ri"ht course Alms are for the %oor and the need and those em%lo ed to .60 administer the 'funds(- for those $hose hearts ha.e been recentl ( reconciled 'to truth(- for those in bonda"e and in) (debt- in the cause of Allah- and for the $a farer1 'thus is it

ordained b Allah and Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom Amon" them are men $ho molest the Pro%het and sa 2he is .61 all( ear+2 Sa 2he listens to $hat is best for ou- he belie.es) in Allah has faith in the belie.ers and is a Merc to those of ou $ho belie.e21 but those $ho molest the a%ostle $ill ha.e a "rie.ous %enalt #o ou the s$ear b Allah+ In order to %lease ou1 but it is .62 more fittin" that the should %lease Allah and His a%ostle if the are belie.ers >no$ the not that for those $ho o%%ose Allah and His a%ostle .63 is the fire of Hell4 $herein the shall d$ell+ #hat is the su%reme dis"race #he H %ocrites are afraid lest a Surah should be sent do$n .64 .about them sho$in" them $hat is 'reall %assin"( in their hearts Sa 1 2Moc& e6 but .eril Allah $ill brin" to li"ht all that e ".(fear 'should be re.ealed If thou dost *uestion them the declare '$ith em%hasis(1 2$e .65 $ere onl tal&in" idl and in %la +2 Sa 1 2$as it at Allah and "?His si"ns and His2 a%ostle that e $ere moc&in" Ma&e e no e8cuses1 e ha.e re/ected faith after e had .66 acce%ted it+ If We %ardon some of ou We $ill %unish others amon"st ou for that the are in sin #he H %ocrites men and $omen 'ha.e an understandin"( $ith .67 each other1 the en/oin e.il and forbid $hat in /ust and are close $ith their hands+ #he ha.e for"otten Allah- so He hath for"otten them+ ?eril the H %ocrites are rebellious and %er.erse Allah hath %romised the H %ocrites men and $omen and the .68 :re/ecters of faith the fire of hell1 therein shall the d$ell

sufficient is it for them1 for them is the curse of Allah and an endurin" %unishment As in the case of those before ou1 the $ere mi"htier than .69 ou in %o$er and more flourishin" in $ealth and children+ #he had their en/o ment of their %ortion1 and e ha.e of ours as did !those before ou- and e indul"e in idle tal& as the did+ #he their $or&s are fruitless in this $orld and in the hereafter and (the $ill lose 'all s%iritual "ood Hath not the stor reached them of those before them4 #he .70 %eo%le of ;oah and Ad and #hamud- the %eo%le of Abraham the men of Mad an and the cities o.erthro$n+ #o them came their a%ostles $ith clear si"ns+ It is not Allah $ho $ron"s them but the $ron" their o$n souls :#he belie.ers men and $omen are %rotectors one of another .71 the en/oin $hat is /ust and forbid $hat is e.il1 the obser.e re"ular %ra ers %ractice re"ular charit and obe Allah and His a%ostle+ 0n them $ill Allah %our His merc 1 for Allah is 78alted in %o$er Wise Allah hath %romised to belie.ers men and $omen "ardens under .72 $hich ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein and beautiful mansions in "ardens of e.erlastin" bliss+ )ut the "reatest bliss in the Good Pleasure of Allah1 that is the su%reme felicit 0 Pro%het6 stri.e hard a"ainst the unbelie.ers and the .73 H %ocrites and be firm a"ainst them+ #heir abode is hell an e.il refu"e indeed #he s$ear b Allah that the said nothin" 'e.il( but indeed .74 the uttered blas%hem and the did it after acce%tin" Islam- and the meditated a %lot $hich the $ere enable to carr out1 this

re.en"e of theirs $as 'their( onl return for the bount $ith $hich Allah and His a%ostle had enriched them6 If the re%ent it ($ill be best for them- but if the turn bac& 'to their e.il $a s Allah $ill %unish them $ith a "rie.ous %enalt in this life and in the hereafter1 the shall ha.e none on earth to %rotect or hel% them Amon"st them are men $ho made a co.enant $ith Allah that if .75 He besto$ed on them of His bount the $ould "i.e 'lar"el ( in charit and be trul amon"st those $ho are ri"hteous )ut $hen He did besto$ of His bount the became co.etous and .76 (turned bac& 'from their co.enant( a.erse 'from its fulfillment So He hath %ut as a conse*uence h %ocris into their hearts .77 to last( till the da $hereon the shall meet Him1 because the ) bro&e their co.enant $ith Allah and because the lied 'a"ain and (a"ain (>no$ the not that Allah doth &no$ their secret 'thou"hts .78 and their secret counsels and that Allah &no$eth $ell all thin"s ?unseen #hose $ho slander such of the belie.ers as "i.e themsel.es .79 freel to 'deeds of( charit as $ell as such as can find nothin" to "i.e e8ce%t the fruits of their labor and thro$ ridicule on them Allah $ill thro$ bac& their ridicule on them1 and the shall ha.e a "rie.ous %enalt Whether thou as& for their for"i.eness or not 'their sin is .80 unfor"i.able( if thou as& se.ent times for their for"i.eness Allah $ill not for"i.e them1 because the ha.e re/ected Allah and His a%ostle- and Allah "uideth not those $ho are %er.ersel rebellious

#hose $ho $ere left behind 'in the #abu& e8%edition( re/oiced .81 in their inaction behind the bac& of the a%ostle of Allah1 the hated to stri.e and fi"ht $ith their "oods and their %ersons in the cause of Allah1 the said 2Go not forth in the heat+ Sa 2#he !fire of Hell is fiercer in heat+2 If onl the could understand ,et them lau"h a little1 much $ill the $ee%1 a recom%ense .82 for the 'e.il( that the do If then Allah brin" thee bac& to an of them and the as& th .83 %ermission to come out '$ith thee( sa 1 2;e.er shall e come out $ith me nor fi"ht an enem $ith me1 for e %referred to sit inacti.e on the first occasion then sit e 'no$( $ith those $ho ".la" behind ;or do thou e.er %ra for an of them that dies nor stand at .84 his "ra.e for the re/ected Allah and His a%ostle and died in a .state of %er.erse rebellion ;or let their $ealth nor their 'follo$in" in( sons Da33le .85 thee1 Allah9s %lan is to %unish them $ith these thin"s in this $orld and that their souls ma %erish in their '.er ( denial of Allah When a Surah comes do$n en/oinin" them to belie.e in Allah .86 and to stri.e and fi"ht alon" $ith his a%ostle those $ith $ealth and influence amon" them as& thee for e8em%tion and sa 1 2,ea.e (us 'behind(1 $e $ould be $ith those $ho sit 'at home #he %refer to be $ith 'the $omen( $ho remain behind 'at .87 home(1 their hearts are sealed and so the understand not )ut the a%ostle and those $ho belie.e $ith him stri.e and .88 (fi"ht $ith their $ealth and their %ersons1 for them are 'all "ood thin"s1 and it is the $ho $ill %ros%er

Allah hath %re%ared for them "ardens under $hich ri.ers flo$ .89 to d$ell therein1 that is the su%reme felicit And there $ere amon" the desert Arabs 'also( Men $ho made .90 e8cuses and came to claim e8em%tion- and those $ho $ere false to Allah and His a%ostle 'Merel ( sat inacti.e+ Soon $ill a "rie.ous %enalt sei3e the unbelie.ers amon" them #here is no blame on those $ho are infirm or ill or $ho find .91 no resources to s%end 'on the cause( if the are sincere 'in dut ( to Allah and His a%ostle1 no "round 'of com%laint( can there be a"ainst such as do ri"ht and Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful ;or 'is there blame( on those $ho came to thee to be %ro.ided .92 "$ith mount and $hen thou saidst 2I can find no mounts for ou the turned bac& their e es streamin" $ith tears of "rief that the had no resources $here$ith to %ro.ide the e8%enses #he "round 'of com%laint( is a"ainst such as claim e8em%tion .93 $hile the are rich+ #he %refer to sta $ith the '$omen( $ho remain behind1 Allah hath sealed their hearts- so the &no$ not ($hat the miss) #he $ill %resent their e8cuses to ou $hen e return to .94 :them+ Sa thou1 2Present no e8cuses1 $e shall not belie.e ou Allah hath alread informed us of the true state of matters concernin" ou1 it is our actions that Allah and His a%ostle $ill obser.e1 in the end $ill e be brou"ht bac& to Him $ho &no$eth $hat is hidden and $hat is o%en1 then $ill He sho$ ou the truth of all that e did #he $ill s$ear to ou b Allah $hen e return to them that .95 e ma lea.e them alone+ So lea.e them alone1 For the are an

abomination and Hell is their d$ellin" %lace a fittin" recom%ense for the 'e.il( that the did #he $ill s$ear unto ou that e ma be %leased $ith them but .96 if e are %leased $ith them Allah is not %leased $ith those $ho disobe #he Arabs of the desert are the $orst in unbelief and .97 h %ocris and most fitted to be in i"norance of the command $hich Allah hath sent do$n to his a%ostle1 but Allah is All5>no$in" All5Wise Some of the desert Arabs ,oo& u%on their %a ments as a fine .98 :and $atch for disasters for ou1 on them be the disaster of e.il (for Allah is He that heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s )ut some of the desert Arabs belie.e in Allah and #he ,ast .99 Da and loo& on their %a ments as %ious "ifts brin"in" them nearer to Allah and obtainin" the %ra ers of the a%ostle+ A e indeed the brin" them nearer 'to Him(1 soon $ill Allah admit them to His Merc 1 for Allah is 0ft5 For"i.in" Most Merciful #he .an"uard 'of Islam( the first of those $ho forsoo& .100 their homes( and of those $ho "a.e them aid and 'also( those $ho) follo$ them in 'all( "ood deeds $ell %leased is Allah $ith them as are the $ith him1 for them hath He %re%ared "ardens under $hich ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein for e.er that is the su%reme felicit Certain of the desert Arabs round about ou are h %ocrites .101 as $ell as 'desert Arabs( amon" the Medina fol&1 the are obstinate in h %ocris thou &no$est them not1 We &no$ them1 t$ice shall We %unish them and in addition shall the be sent to a "rie.ous %enalt

:0thers 'there are $ho( ha.e ac&no$led"ed their $ron"5doin"s .102 .the ha.e mi8ed an act that $as "ood $ith another that $as e.il Perha%s Allah $ill turn unto them 'in merc (1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0f their "oods ta&e alms that so thou mi"htest %urif and .103 sanctif them and %ra on their behalf+ ?eril th %ra ers are a source of securit for them1 and Allah is one $ho heareth and &no$eth >no$ the not that Allah doth acce%t re%entance from His .104 .otaries and recei.es their "ifts of charit and that Allah is ?.eril He the 0ft Returnin" Most5Merciful And sa 1 2Wor& 'ri"hteousness(1 soon $ill Allah obser.e our .105 $or& and His a%ostle and the belie.ers1 soon $ill e be brou"ht bac& to the &no$er of $hat is hidden and $hat is o%en1 then $ill ".He sho$ ou the truth of all that e did #here are ' et( others held in sus%ense for the command of .106 Allah $hether He $ill %unish them or turn in merc to them1 and Allah is All5 >no$in" Wise And there are those $ho %ut u% a mos*ue b $a of mischief .107 and infidelit to disunite the belie.ers and in %re%aration for one $ho $arred a"ainst Allah and His a%ostle aforetime+ #he $ill indeed s$ear that their intention is nothin" but "ood- but Allah doth declare that the are certainl liars ;e.er stand thou forth therein+ #here is a mos*ue $hose .108 foundation $as laid from the first da on %iet - it is more $orth of th standin" forth 'for %ra er( therein+ In it are men $ho lo.e to be %urified- and Allah lo.eth those $ho ma&e themsel.es %ure

Which then is best4 he that la eth his foundation on %iet .109 to Allah and His "ood %leasure4 or he that la eth his foundation on an undermined sand5cliff read to crumble to %ieces4 And it doth crumble to %ieces $ith him into the fire of Hell+ And Allah "uideth not %eo%le that do $ron" #he foundation of those $ho so build is ne.er free from .110 sus%icion and sha&iness in their hearts until their hearts are cut to %ieces+ And Allah is All5>no$in" Wise Allah hath %urchased of the belie.ers their %ersons and .111 :(their "ood- for theirs 'in return( is the "arden 'of Paradise the fi"ht in His cause and sla and are slain1 a %romise bindin" on Him in truth throu"h the ,a$ the Gos%el and the =ur9an1 and $ho is more faithful to his co.enant than Allah4 #hen re/oice in the bar"ain $hich e ha.e concluded1 that is the achie.ement su%reme #hose that turn 'to Allah( in re%entance1 that ser.e Him and .112 %raise Him that $ander in de.otion to the Cause of Allah- that bo$ do$n and %rostrate themsel.es in %ra er- that en/oin "ood and forbid e.il- and obser.e the limits set b Allah- 'these do re/oice(+ So %roclaim the "lad tidin"s to the )elie.ers It is not fittin" for the %ro%het and those $ho belie.e that .113 the should %ra for for"i.eness for %a"ans e.en thou"h the be of &in after it is clear to them that the are com%anions of the Fire And Abraham %ra ed for his father9s for"i.eness onl because .114 of a %romise he had made to him+ )ut $hen it became clear to him :that he $as an enem to Allah he dissociated himself from him for Abraham $as most tender5hearted forbearin"

And Allah $ill not mislead a %eo%le after He hath Guided .115 them in order that He ma ma&e clear to them $hat to fear 'and a.oid( for Allah hath &no$led"e of all thin"s Unto Allah belon"eth the dominion of the hea.ens and the .116 earth+ He "i.eth life and He ta&eth it+ 78ce%t for Him e ha.e no %rotector nor hel%er Allah turned $ith fa.or to the %ro%het the Muha/irs and the .117 Ansar $ho follo$ed Him in a time of distress after that the hearts of a %art of them had nearl s$er.ed 'from dut (- but He turned to them 'also(1 for He is unto them Most >ind Most Merciful :He turned in merc also( to the three $ho $ere left )ehind) .118 the felt "uilt ( to such a de"ree that the earth seemed) (constrained to them for all its s%eciousness and their '.er souls seemed straitened to them and the %ercei.ed that there is no fleein" from Allah and no refu"e but to Himself+ #hen He turned to them that the mi"ht re%ent1 for Allah is 0ft5Returnin" Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 fear Allah and be $ith those $ho are true .119 (in $ord and deed) It $as not fittin" for the %eo%le of Medina and the bedouin .120 Arabs of the nei"hborhood to refuse to follo$ Allah9s A%ostle nor to %refer their o$n li.es to his1 because nothin" could the suffer or do but $as rec&oned to their credit as a deed of ri"hteousness $hether the suffered thirst or fati"ue or hun"er in the cause of Allah or trod %aths to raise the ire of the unbelie.ers or recei.ed an in/ur $hate.er from an enem 1 for Allah suffereth not the re$ard to be lost of those $ho do "ood

;or could the s%end an thin" 'for the cause( small or "reat .121 nor cut across a .alle but the deed is inscribed to their credit- that Allah mi"ht re*uite their deed $ith the best (%ossible re$ard) ;or should the belie.ers all "o forth to"ether1 if a .122 contin"ent from e.er e8%edition remained behind the could de.ote themsel.es to studies in reli"ion and admonish the %eo%le $hen the return to them that thus the 'ma learn( to "uard (themsel.es 'a"ainst e.il 0 e $ho belie.e6 fi"ht the unbelie.ers $ho "ird ou about .123 and let them find firmness in ou- and &no$ that Allah is $ith those $ho fear him Whene.er there cometh do$n a Surah some of them sa 1 2$hich .124 of ou has had his faith increased b it4 <ea those $ho belie.e their faith is increased and the do re/oice )ut those in $hose hearts is a disease it $ill add doubt to .125 their doubt and the $ill die in a state of unbelief ?See the not that the are tried e.er ear once or t$ice .126

<et the turn not in re%entance and the ta&e no heed Whene.er there cometh do$n a Surah the loo& at each other .127 sa in"( 2doth an one see ou42 #hen the turn aside1 Allah hath) turned their hearts 'from the li"ht(- for the are a %eo%le that understand not :;o$ hath come unto ou an a%ostle from amon"st oursel.es .128 it "rie.es him that e should %erish1 ardentl an8ious is he o.er ou1 to the belie.ers is he most &ind and merciful )ut if the turn a$a Sa 1 2Allah sufficeth me1 #here is .129 not "od but He1 0n Him is m trust 5 He the ,ord of the #hrone

!0f Glor ( Su%reme)

*<unus

*SURAH .#10

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Alif ,am Ra+ #hese are the A at of the )oo& of Wisdom .1 It is a matter of $onderment to men that We ha.e set 0ur .2 ins%iration to a man from amon" themsel.es4 #hat he should $arn man&ind 'of their dan"er( and "i.e the "ood ne$s to the )elie.ers (that the ha.e before their ,ord the loft ran& of #ruth 'but "!sa the Unbelie.ers1 2#his is indeed an e.ident sorcerer ?eril our ,ord is Allah Who created the hea.ens and the .3

earth in si8 Da s and is firml established on the #hrone 'of authorit ( re"ulatin" and "o.ernin" all thin"s+ ;o intercessor .(can %lead $ith Him( e8ce%t after His lea.e 'hath been obtained) #his is Allah our ,ord- Him therefore ser.e e1 $ill e not ?celebrate His %raises #o Him $ill be our return of all of ou+ #he %romise of Allah .4 is true and sure+ It is He Who be"inneth the %rocess of Creation and re%eateth it that He ma re$ard $ith /ustice those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness but those $ho re/ect Him $ill ha.e :nothin" but drau"hts of boilin" fluids and Penalt "rie.ous because the did re/ect Him It is He Who made the sun to be a shinin" "lor and the moon .5 to be a li"ht 'of beaut ( and measured out sta"es for her1 that e mi"ht &no$ the number of ears and the count 'of time(+ ;o$ise

did Allah create this but in truth and ri"hteousness+ '#hus( doth He e8%lain his Si"ns in detail for those $ho understand ?eril in the alternation of the ;i"ht and the Da and in all .6 that Allah hath created in the hea.ens and the earth are Si"ns for those $ho fear Him #hose $ho rest not their ho%e on their meetin" $ith Us but are .7 %leased and satisfied $ith the life of the %resent and those $ho heed not 0ur Si"ns #heir abode is the Fire because of the 'e.il( the earned .8 #hose $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness their ,ord $ill "uide .9 them because of their faith1 beneath them $ill flo$ ri.ers in Gardens of )liss "!#his $ill be( their cr therein1 2Glor to #hee 0 Allah ) .10 and 2Peace2 $ill be their "reetin" therein6 And the close of their cr $ill be1 2Praise be to Allah the Cherisher and "!Sustainer of the Worlds If Allah $ere to hasten for men the ill 'the ha.e earned( as .11 the $ould fain hasten on the "ood then $ould their res%ite be settled at once+ )ut We lea.e those $ho rest not their ho%e of their meetin" $ith Us in their tres%asses $anderin" in distraction to and fro When trouble toucheth a man he crieth unto Us 'in all .12 %ostures( l in" do$n on his side or sittin" or standin"+ )ut $hen We ha.e sol.ed his trouble he %asseth on his $a as if he had ne.er cried to Us for a trouble that touched him6 #hus do the !deeds of trans"ressors seem fair in their e es :Generations before ou We destro ed $hen the did $ron" .13 their A%ostles came to them $ith Clear Si"ns but the $ould not

!belie.e6 #hus do We re*uite those $ho sin #hen We made ou heirs in the land after them to see ho$ e .14 !$ould beha.e )ut $hen 0ur Clear Si"ns are rehearsed unto them those $ho .15 rest not their ho%e on their meetin" $ith Us sa 1 2)rin" us a Readin" other than this or chan"e this+2 Sa 1 2It is not for me of m o$n accord to chan"e it1 I follo$ nau"ht but $hat is re.ealed unto me1 if I $ere to disobe m ,ord I should m self ".(fear the Penalt of a Great Da 'to come Sa 1 2If Allah had so $illed I should not ha.e rehearsed it .16 to ou nor $ould He ha.e made it &no$n to ou+ A $hole lifetime before this ha.e I tarried amon"st ou1 $ill e not then "?understand Who doth more $ron" than such as for"e a lie a"ainst Allah or .17 den His Si"ns4 )ut ne.er $ill %ros%er those $ho sin #he ser.e besides Allah thin"s that hurt them not nor %rofit .18 :them and the sa 1 2#hese are our intercessors $ith Allah+2 Sa Do e indeed inform Allah of somethin" He &no$s not in the" hea.ens or on earth4 Glor to Him6 and far is He abo.e the "!(%artners the ascribe 'to Him Man&ind $as but one nation but differed 'later(+ Had it not .19 been for a $ord that $ent forth before from th ,ord their differences $ould ha.e been settled bet$een them "?#he sa 1 2Wh is not a Si"n sent do$n to him from his ,ord .20 Sa 1 2#he Unseen is onl for Allah 'to &no$(+ #hen $ait e1 I too ".$ill $ait $ith ou When We ma&e man&ind taste of some merc after ad.ersit hath .21 !touched them )ehold6 the ta&e to %lottin" a"ainst our Si"ns

Sa 1 2S$ifter to %lan is Allah62 ?eril 0ur messen"ers record !all the %lots that e ma&e ;He it is Who enableth ou to tra.erse throu"h land and sea .22 so that e e.en board shi%s the sail $ith them $ith a fa.orable $ind and the re/oice thereat- then comes a storm $ind and the $a.es come to them from all sides and the thin& the are bein" o.er$helmed1 the cr unto Allah sincerel offerin" 'their( dut unto Him sa in" 2If #hou dost deli.er us from this $e shall trul "!sho$ our "ratitude )ut $hen He deli.ereth them )ehold6 the trans"ress .123 !insolentl throu"h the earth in defiance of ri"ht6 0 man&ind our insolence is a"ainst our o$n souls an en/o ment of the life of the Present1 in the end to Us is our return and We shall sho$ ou the truth of all that e did #he li&eness of the life of the %resent is as the rain $hich .24 We send do$n from the s&ies1 b its min"lin" arises the %roduce (of the earth $hich %ro.ides food for men and animals1 'it "ro$s till the earth is clad $ith its "olden ornaments and is dec&ed out 'in beaut (1 the %eo%le to $hom it belon"s thin& the ha.e all %o$ers of dis%osal o.er it1 there reaches it 0ur command b ni"ht or b da and We ma&e it li&e a har.est clean5mo$n as if it had not flourished onl the da before6 #hus do We e8%lain the Si"ns in detail for those $ho reflect )ut Allah doth call to the Home of Peace1 He doth "uide $hom .25 He %leaseth to a $a that is strai"ht #o those $ho do ri"ht is a "oodl 're$ard( ea more 'than in .26 measure(6 ;o dar&ness nor shame shall co.er their faces6 #he are !(Com%anions of the Garden- the $ill abide therein 'for a e

)ut those $ho ha.e earned e.il $ill ha.e a re$ard of li&e .27 e.il1 i"nomin $ill co.er their 'faces(1 no defender $ill the ha.e from 'the $rath of( Allah1 their faces $ill be co.ered as it $ere $ith %ieces from the de%th of the dar&ness of ;i"ht1 the !(are Com%anions of the Fire1 the $ill abide therein 'for a e 0ne Da shall We "ather them all to"ether+ #hen shall We sa .28 to those $ho /oined "ods '$ith Us(1 2#o our %lace6 e and those e /oined as @%artners+92 We shall se%arate them and their "!%artners2 shall sa 1 2It $as not us that e $orshi%%ed " 7nou"h is Allah for a $itness bet$een us and ou1 $e " .29 !certainl &ne$2 nothin" of our $orshi% of us #here $ill e.er soul %ro.e 'the fruits of( the deeds it sent .30 before1 the $ill be brou"ht bac& to Allah their ri"htful ,ord and their in.ented falsehoods $ill lea.e them in the lurch Sa 1 2Who is it that sustains ou 'in life( from the s& and .31 from the earth4 0r $ho is it that has %o$er o.er hearin" and si"ht4 And $ho is it that brin"s out the li.in" from the dead and the dead from the li.in"4 And $ho is it that rules and re"ulates all affairs42 #he $ill soon sa 2Allah+2 Sa 2Will e not then "?(sho$ %iet 'to Him Such is Allah our real Cherisher and Sustainer1 a%art from .32 ?#ruth $hat 'remains( but error4 Ho$ then are e turned a$a #hus is the Word of th ,ord %ro.ed true a"ainst those $ho .33 rebel1 .eril the $ill not belie.e Sa 1 20f our @%artners9 can an ori"inate creation and .34 re%eat it42 Sa 1 2It is Allah Who ori"inates Creation and re%eats "?(it1 then ho$ are e deluded a$a 'from the truth Sa 1 20f our @%artners9 is there an that can "i.e an .35

"uidance to$ards #ruth42 Sa 1 2It is Allah Who "i.es "uidance to$ards #ruth+ Is then He Who "i.es "uidance to #ruth more $orth to be follo$ed or he $ho finds not "uidance 'himself( unless he "?is "uided4 What then is the matter $ith ou4 Ho$ /ud"e e )ut most of them follo$ nothin" but fanc 1 trul fanc can be .36 of no a.ail a"ainst #ruth+ ?eril Allah is $ell a$are of all that the do #his =ur9an is not such as can be %roduced b other than .37 Allah- on the contrar it is a confirmation of 're.elations( that $ent before it and a fuller e8%lanation of the )oo& $herein there is no doubt from the ,ord of the Worlds 0r do the sa 2He for"ed it24 Sa 1 2)rin" then a Surah li&e .38 unto it and call 'to our aid( an one ou can besides Allah if it "!be e s%ea& the truth ;a the char"e $ith falsehood that $hose &no$led"e the .39 cannot com%ass e.en before the elucidation thereof hath reached them1 thus did those before them ma&e char"es of falsehood1 but !see $hat $as the end of those $ho did $ron" 0f them there are some $ho belie.e therein and some $ho do .40 not1 and th ,ord &no$eth best those $ho are out for mischief If the char"e thee $ith falsehood sa 1 2M $or& to me and .41 ours to ou6 <e are free from res%onsibilit for $hat I do and I "!for $hat e do Amon" them are some $ho '%retend to( listen to thee1 but .42 canst thou ma&e the deaf to hear e.en thou"h the are $ithout ?understandin" And amon" them are some $ho loo& at thee1 but canst thou .43 ?"uide the blind e.en thou"h the $ill not see

?eril Allah $ill not deal un/ustl $ith man in au"ht1 it is .44 man that $ron"s his o$n soul 0ne da He $ill "ather them to"ether1 'it $ill be( as if the .45 :had tarried but an hour of a da 1 the $ill reco"ni3e each other assuredl those $ill be lost $ho denied the meetin" $ith Allah and refused to recei.e true "uidance Whether We sho$ thee 'reali3ed in th lifetime( some %art of .46 $hat We %romise them or We ta&e th soul 'to 0ur Merc ( 'before that( in an case to Us is their return1 ultimatel Allah is $itness to all that the do #o e.er %eo%le '$as sent( an A%ostle1 $hen their A%ostle .47 comes 'before them( the matter $ill be /ud"ed bet$een them $ith /ustice and the $ill not be $ron"ed #he sa 1 2When $ill this %romise come to %ass if e s%ea& .48 "?the truth Sa 1 2I ha.e no %o$er o.er an harm or %rofit to m self .49 :e8ce%t as Allah $illeth+ #o e.er Peo%le is a term a%%ointed $hen their term is reached not an hour can the cause dela nor (an hour( can the ad.ance 'it in antici%ation) Sa 1 2Do e see if his %unishment should come to ou b ni"ht .50 ?or b da $hat %ortion of it $ould the Sinners $ish to hasten Would e then belie.e in it at last $hen it actuall cometh" .851 to %ass4 'It $ill then be said(1 @Ah6 no$4 And e $anted "!aforetime( to hasten it on) At len"th $ill be said to the $ron"doers1 2#aste e the" .52 endurin" %unishment6 <e "et but the recom%ense of $hat e "!earned !#he see& to be informed b thee1 2Is that true42 Sa 1 2A e .53

"!b m ,ord6 It is the .er truth6 and e cannot frustrate it 7.er soul that hath sinned if it %ossessed all that is on .54 (earth $ould fain "i.e it in ransom1 the $ould declare 'their re%entance $hen the see the Penalt 1 but the /ud"ment bet$een them $ill be $ith /ustice and no6 $ron" $ill be done unto them Is it not 'the case( that to Allah belon"eth $hate.er is in .55 the hea.ens and on earth4 Is it not 'the case ( that Allah9s %romise is assuredl true4 <et most of them understand not Is it He Who "i.eth life and $ho ta&eth it and to Him shall .56 e all be brou"ht bac& 0 man&ind6 there hath come to ou a direction from our ,ord .57 and a healin" for the 'diseases( in our hearts and for those $ho belie.e a Guidance and a Merc Sa 1 2In the )ount of Allah and in His Merc in that let .58 them re/oice21 that is better than the '$ealth( the hoard Sa 1 2See e $hat thin"s Allah hath sent do$n to ou for .59 sustenance4 <et e hold forbidden some thin"s thereof and 'some thin"s( la$ful+2 Sa 1 2Hath Allah indeed %ermitted ou or do e "?in.ent 'thin"s( to attribute to Allah And $hat thin& those $ho in.ent lies a"ainst Allah of the Da .60 of !ud"ment4 ?eril Allah is full of )ount to man&ind but most of them are un"rateful In $hate.er business thou ma est be and $hate.er %ortion thou .61 (ma est be recitin" from the =ur9an and $hate.er deed e 'man&ind ma be doin" We are Witnesses thereof $hen e are dee%l en"rossed therein+ ;or is hidden from th ,ord 'so much as( the $ei"ht of an atom on the earth or in hea.en+ And not the least and not the "reatest of these thin"s but are recorded in a clear

Record )ehold6 .eril on the friends of Allah there is no fear nor .62 ;shall the "rie.e #hose $ho belie.e and 'constantl ( "uard a"ainst e.il .63 For them are Glad #idin"s in the life of the Present and in .64 the Hereafter1 no chan"e can there be in the Words of Allah+ #his .is indeed the su%reme Felicit ,et not their s%eech "rie.e thee1 for all %o$er and honor .65 (belon" to Allah it is He Who heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s )ehold6 .eril to Allah belon" all creatures in the hea.ens .66 "and on earth+ What do the follo$ $ho $orshi% as His 2%artners other than Allah4 #he follo$ nothin" but fanc and the do nothin" but lie He it is that hath made ou the ni"ht that e ma rest .67 therein and the Da to ma&e thin"s .isible 'to ou(+ ?eril in (this are Si"ns for those $ho listen 'to His Messa"e #he sa 2Allah hath be"otten a son62 Glor be to Him6 He is .68 !self5sufficient6 His are all thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth ?;o $arrant ha.e e for this6 Sa e about Allah $hat e &no$ not

Sa 1 2#hose $ho in.ent a lie a"ainst Allah $ill ne.er .69 ".%ros%er A little en/o ment in this $orld6 and then to Us $ill be .70 their return+ #hen shall We ma&e them taste the se.erest Penalt for their blas%hemies Relate to them the stor of ;oah+ )ehold6 he said to his .71 Peo%le1 20 m Peo%le6 if it be hard on our 'mind( that I should sta '$ith ou( and commemorate the Si"ns of Allah et I %ut m trust in Allah+ Get e then an a"reement about our %lan and

.amon" our Partners so our %lan be not to ou dar& and dubious #hen %ass our sentence on me and "i.e me no res%ite )ut if e turn bac& 'consider(1 no re$ard ha.e I as&ed of " .72 ou1 m re$ard is onl due from Allah and I ha.e been commanded ".(to be of those $ho submit to Allah9s Will 'in Islam #he re/ected him but We deli.ered him and those $ith him in .73 the Ar& and We made them inherit 'the earth( $hile We o.er$helmed in the Flood those $ho re/ected 0ur Si"ns+ #hen see $hat $as the !(end of those $ho $ere $arned 'but heeded not #hen after him We sent 'man ( a%ostles to their Peo%les1 the .74 brou"ht them Clear Si"ns but the $ould not belie.e $hat the had alread re/ected beforehand+ #hus do We seal the hearts of the trans"ressors #hen after them sent We Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his .75 chiefs $ith 0ur Si"ns+ )ut the $ere arro"ant1 the $ere a %eo%le in sin When the #ruth did come to them from Us the said1 2#his is .76 "!indeed e.ident sorcer Said Moses1 2Sa e 'this( about the #ruth $hen it hath .77

actuall ( reached ou4 In sorcer 'li&e( this4 )ut sorcerers) ".$ill not %ros%er #he said1 2Hast thou come to us to turn us a $a from the .78 $a s We found our fathers follo$in" in order that thou and th brother ma ha.e "reatness in the land4 )ut not $e shall belie.e "!in ou ".Said Pharaoh1 2)rin" me e.er sorcerer $ell5.ersed .879 When the sorcerers came Moses said to them1 2#hro$ e $hat e .80 "!$ish( to thro$)

When the had their thro$ Moses said1 2What e ha.e brou"ht .81 is sorcer 1 Allah $ill surel ma&e it of no effect1 for Allah %ros%ereth not the $or& of those $ho ma&e mischief And Allah b His Words doth %ro.e and establish his truth" .82 "!ho$e.er much the Sinners ma hate it )ut none belie.ed in Moses e8ce%t some children of his Peo%le .83 because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs lest the should %ersecute them- and certainl Pharaoh $as mi"ht on the earth and one $ho trans"ressed all bounds Moses said1 20 m Peo%le6 if e do 'reall ( belie.e in Allah .84 ".(then in Him %ut our trust if e submit ' our $ill to His #he said1 2In Allah do $e %ut our trust+ 0ur ,ord6 ma&e us .85 not a trial for those $ho %ractice o%%ression ".(And deli.er us b #h Merc from those $ho re/ect '#hee" .86 We ins%ired Moses and his brother $ith this messa"e1 2Pro.ide .87 d$ellin"s for our Peo%le in 7" %t ma&e our d$ellin"s into %laces of $orshi% and establish re"ular %ra ers1 and "i.e Glad "!#idin"s to those $ho belie.e Moses %ra ed1 20ur ,ord6 #hou hast indeed besto$ed on Pharaoh .88 and his Chiefs s%lendor and $ealth in the life of the Present and so our ,ord the mislead 'men( from #h Path+ Deface our ,ord the features of their $ealth and send hardness to their hearts so ".the $ill not belie.e until the see the "rie.ous Penalt Allah said1 2Acce%ted is our %ra er '0 Moses and Aaron(6 So .89 ".stand e strai"ht and follo$ not the %ath of those $ho &no$ not We too& the Children of Israel across the sea1 Pharaoh and .90 his hosts follo$ed them in insolence and s%ite+ At len"th $hen o.er$helmed $ith the flood he said1 2I belie.e that there is no

"od e8ce%t Him Whom the Children of Israel belie.e in1 I am of "(those $ho submit 'to Allah in Islam It $as said to him(1 2Ah no$6 but a little $hile before $ast ) .91 !(thou in rebellion6 and thou didst mischief 'and .iolence #his da shall We sa.e thee in th bod that thou ma est be" .92 a Si"n to those $ho come after thee6 )ut .eril man amon" "!man&ind are heedless of 0ur Si"ns We settled the Children of Israel in a beautiful .93 d$ellin"5%lace and %ro.ided for them sustenance of the best1 it $as after &no$led"e had been "ranted to them that the fell into schisms+ ?eril Allah $ill /ud"e bet$een them as to the schisms amon"st them on the Da of !ud"ment If thou $ert in doubt as to $hat We ha.e re.ealed unto thee .94 :then as& those $ho ha.e been readin" the )oo& from before thee the #ruth hath indeed come to thee from th ,ord1 so be in no$ise of those in doubt ;or be of those $ho re/ect the Si"ns of Allah or thou shalt .95 .be of those $ho %erish #hose a"ainst $hom the Word of th ,ord hath been .erified .96 $ould not belie.e 7.en if e.er Si"n $as brou"ht unto them until the see 'for .97 themsel.es( the Penalt Grie.ous (Wh $as there not a sin"le to$nshi% 'amon" those We $armed .98 $hich belie.ed so its Faith should ha.e %rofited it e8ce%t the %eo%le of !onah4 When the belie.ed We remo.ed from them the Penalt of I"nomin in the life of the Present and %ermitted them to en/o 'their life( for a $hile If it had been the ,ord9s Will the $ould all ha.e belie.ed .99

all $ho are on earth6 Wilt thou then com%el man&ind a"ainst their !$ill to belie.e ;o soul can belie.e e8ce%t b the Will of Allah and He $ill .100 %lace Doubt 'or obscurit ( on those $ho $ill not understand Sa 1 2)ehold all that is in the hea.ens and on earth2- but .101 neither Si"ns nor Warners %rofit those $ho belie.e not Do the then e8%ect 'an thin"( but '$hat ha%%ened in( the .102 :da s of the men $ho %assed a$a before them4 Sa 1 2Wait e then ".for I too $ill $ait $ith ou :In the end We deli.er 0ur a%ostles and those $ho belie.e .103 thus is it fittin" on 0ur %art that We should deli.er those $ho !belie.e Sa 1 20 e men6 if e are in doubt as to m reli"ion .104 behold6( I $orshi% not $hat e $orshi% other than Allah )ut I) $orshi% Allah Who $ill ta&e our souls 'at death(1 I am commanded to be 'in the ran&s( of the )elie.ers And further 'thus(1 @Set th face to$ards Reli"ion $ith " .105 true %iet and ne.er in an $ise be of the Unbelie.ers ;or call on an other than Allah such $ill neither %rofit " .106 thee nor hurt thee1 if thou dost )ehold6 thou shalt certainl be ".of those $ho do $ron" If Allah do touch thee $ith hurt there is none can remo.e it .107 but He1 if He do desi"n some benefit for thee there is none can &ee% bac& His fa.or1 He causeth it to reach $homsoe.er of His ser.ants He %leaseth+ And He is the 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful !Sa 1 20 e men6 no$ #ruth hath reached ou from our ,ord .108 ;#hose $ho recei.e "uidance do so for the "ood of their o$n souls those $ho stra do so to their o$n loss1 and I am not 'set( o.er

". ou to arran"e our affairs Follo$ thou the ins%iration sent unto thee and be %atient .109 and constant till Allah doth decide1 for He is the )est to decide

*Huud

*SURAH .#11

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Alif ,am Ra+ '#his is( a )oo& $ith .erses basic or fundamental .1 of established meanin"( further e8%lained in detail from 0ne Who) (is Wise and Well5Ac*uainted '$ith all thin"s (:It teacheth( that e should $orshi% none but Allah+ 'Sa ) .2 ?eril I am 'sent( unto ou from Him to $arn and to brin" "lad" tidin"s And to %reach thus( @See& e the for"i.eness of our ,ord") .3 and turn to Him in re%entance- that He ma "rant ou en/o ment "ood 'and true( for a term a%%ointed and besto$ His aboundin" "race on all $ho abound in merit6 )ut if4 e turn a$a then I :fear for ou the Penalt of a Great Da "'#o Allah is our return and He hath %o$er o.er all thin"s`" .4 )ehold6 the fold u% their hearts that the ma lie hid from .5 Him6 Ah6 e.en $hen the co.er themsel.es $ith their "arments He &no$eth $hat the conceal and $hat the re.eal1 for He &no$eth $ell the 'inmost secrets( of the hearts #here is no mo.in" creature on earth but its sustenance .6 de%endeth on Allah He &no$eth the time and %lace of its tem%orar de%osit1 all is in a clear Record

He it is Who created the hea.ens and the earth in si8 Da s and .7 His #hrone $as o.er the Waters that He mi"ht tr ou $hich of ou

is best in conduct+ )ut if thou $ert to sa to them 2<e shall indeed be raised u% after death2 the Unbelie.ers $ould be sure to "!sa 2#his is nothin" but ob.ious sorcer If We dela the Penalt for them for a definite term the are .8 (sure to sa 2What &ee%s it bac&42 Ah6 on the da it 'actuall reaches them nothin" $ill turn it a$a from them and the $ill be !com%letel encircled b that $hich the used to moc& at If We "i.e man a taste of merc from 0ursel.es and then .9 ($ithdra$ it from him behold6 he is in des%air and 'falls into blas%hem )ut if We "i.e him a taste of '0ur( fa.ors after ad.ersit .10 hath touched him He is sure to sa 2All e.il has de%arted from me-2 )ehold6 he falls into e8ultation and %ride ;ot so do those $ho sho$ %atience and constanc and $or& .11 ri"hteousness for them is for"i.eness 'of sins( and a "reat re$ard Perchance thou ma est 'feel the inclination( to "i.e u% a .12 %art of $hat is re.ealed unto thee and th heart feeleth straitened lest the sa 2Wh is not a treasure sent do$n unto him or $h does not an an"el come do$n $ith him4 )ut thou art !there onl to $arn6 It is Allah that arran"eth all affairs 0r the ma sa 2He for"ed it+2 Sa 2)rin" e then ten Surahs .13 for"ed li&e unto it and call 'to our aid( $homsoe.er e can !other than Allah6 if e s%ea& the truth If then the ' our false "ods( ans$er not our 'call( &no$" .14 e that this Re.elation is sent do$n 're%lete( $ith the &no$led"e

of Allah and that there is no "od but He6 Will e e.en then "?(submit 'to Islam #hose $ho desire the life of the Present and its "litter to .15 them We shall %a 'the %rice of( their deeds therein $ithout diminution #he are those for $hom there is nothin" in the Hereafter but .16 the Fire1 .ain are the desi"ns the frame therein and of no !effect are the deeds that the do Can the be 'li&e( those $ho acce%t a Clear 'Si"n( from their .17 ,ord and $hom a $itness from Himself doth teach as did the )oo& of Moses before it a "uide and a merc 4 #he belie.e therein- but those of the Sects that re/ect it the Fire $ill be their %romised meetin" %lace+ )e not then in doubt thereon1 for it is the #ruth !from th ,ord1 et man amon" men do not belie.e Who doth more $ron" than those $ho in.ent a lie a"ainst .18 Allah4 #he $ill be turned bac& to the %resence of their ,ord and the $itnesses $ill sa 2#hese are the ones $ho lied a"ainst their !,ord6 )ehold6 the Curse of Allah is on those $ho do $ron" #hose $ho $ould hinder 'men( from the %ath of Allah and" .19 $ould see& in it somethin" croo&ed1 these $ere the $ho denied !the Hereafter #he $ill in no$ise frustrate 'His desi"n( on earth nor ha.e .20 !the %rotectors besides Allah6 #heir Penalt $ill be doubled !#he lost the %o$er to hear and the did not see #he are the ones $ho ha.e lost their o$n souls1 and the .21 !fancies( the in.ented ha.e left them in the lurch) Without a doubt these are the .er ones $ho $ill lose most in .22 !the Hereafter

)ut those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness and humble .23 themsel.es before their ,ord the $ill be Com%anions of the !Garden to d$ell therein for a e #hese t$o &inds 'of men( ma be com%ared to the blind and .24 deaf and those $ho can see and hear $ell+ Are the e*ual $hen ?com%ared4 Will e not then ta&e heed We sent ;oah to his %eo%le '$ith a mission(1 2I ha.e come to .25 : ou $ith a Clear Warnin" #hat e ser.e none but Allah1 .eril I do fear for ou the" .26 ".Penalt of a Grie.ous Da )ut the Chiefs of the Unbelie.ers amon" his %eo%le said1 2We .27 see 'in( thee nothin" but a man li&e oursel.es1 nor do $e see that an follo$ thee but the meanest amon" us in /ud"ment immature1 nor do $e see in ou 'all( an merit abo.e us1 in fact !$e thin& e are liars He said1 20 m %eo%le6 see e if 'it be that( I ha.e a Clear .228 Si"n from m ,ord and that He hath sent Merc unto me from His o$n Presence but that the Merc hath been obscured from our ?si"ht4 Shall $e com%el ou to acce%t it $hen e are a.erse to it And 0 m Peo%le6 I as& ou for no $ealth in return1 m " .29 re$ard is from none but Allah1 but I $ill not dri.e a$a 'in contem%t( those $ho belie.e1 for .eril the are to meet their !,ord and e I see are the i"norant ones And 0 m Peo%le6 $ho $ould hel% me a"ainst Allah if I dro.e" .30 ?them a$a 4 Will e not then ta&e heed I tell ou not that $ith me are the #reasures of Allah nor" .31 do I &no$ $hat is hidden nor claim I to be an an"el+ ;or et do I sa of those $hom our e es do des%ise that Allah $ill not "rant

them 'all( that is "ood1 Allah &no$eth best $hat is in their ".souls1 I should if I did indeed be a $ron"doer (#he said1 20 ;oah6 thou hast dis%uted $ith us and 'much .32 hast thou %rolon"ed the dis%ute $ith us1 no$ brin" u%on us $hat "!thou threatenest us $ith if thou s%ea&est the truth He said1 2#rul Allah $ill brin" it on ou if He $ills and .33 !then e $ill not be able to frustrate it 0f no %rofit $ill be m counsel to ou much as I desire to" .34 "i.e ou '"ood( counsel if it be that Allah $illeth to lea.e ou "!astra 1 He is our ,ord6 and to Him $ill e return 0r do the sa 2He has for"ed it42 Sa 1 2If I had for"ed it .35 on me $ere m sin6 And I am free of the sins of $hich e are !"uilt It $as re.ealed to ;oah1 2;one of th %eo%le $ill belie.e .36 e8ce%t those $ho ha.e belie.ed alread 6 So "rie.e no lon"er o.er their 'e.il( deeds )ut construct an Ar& under 0ur e es and 0ur ins%iration and" .37 address Me no 'further( on behalf of those $ho are in sin1 for "(the are about to be o.er$helmed 'in the Flood Forth$ith he starts constructin" the Ar&1 e.er time that the .38 .Chiefs of his Peo%le %assed b him the thre$ ridicule on him #he thre$ ridicule on him+ He said1 2If e ridicule us no$ $e !in our turn( can loo& do$n on ou $ith ridicule li&e$ise ) )ut soon $ill e &no$ $ho it is on $hom $ill descend a" .39 Penalt that $ill co.er them $ith shame $ill be unloosed a ".Penalt lastin" At len"th behold6 there came 0ur Command and the fountains of .40 the earth "ushed forth6 We said1 27mbar& therein of each &ind t$o

male and female and our famil e8ce%t those a"ainst $hom the Word has alread "one forth and the )elie.ers+2 )ut onl a fe$ belie.ed $ith him So he said1 27mbar& e on the Ar& in the name of Allah .41 $hether it mo.e or be at rest6 For m ,ord is be sure "!0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful So the Ar& floated $ith them on the $a.es 'to$erin"( li&e .42 mountains and ;oah called out to his son $ho had se%arated himself 'from the rest(1 20 m son6 embar& $ith us and be not "!$ith the Unbelie.ers #he son re%lied1 2I $ill be ta&e m self to some mountain1 it .43 $ill sa.e me from the $ater+2 ;oah said1 2#his da nothin" can sa.e from the Command of Allah an but those on $hom He hath merc 62 and the $a.es came bet$een them and the son $as amon" those o.er $helmed in the Flood When the $ord $ent forth1 20 earth6 s$allo$ u% th $ater and .44 0 s& 6 $ithhold 'th rain(62 and the $ater abated and the matter :$as ended+ #he Ar& rested on Mount !udi and the $ord $ent forth "!A$a $ith those $ho do $ron"" And ;oah called u%on his ,ord and said1 20 m ,ord6 surel m .45 son is of m famil 6 and #h %romise is true and #hou art the "!!ustest of !ud"es He said1 20 ;oah6 he is not of th famil 1 for his conduct is .46 unri"hteous+ So as& not of Me that of $hich thou hast no "!&no$led"e6 I "i.e thee counsel lest thou act li&e the i"norant ;oah said1 20 m ,ord6 I do see& refu"e $ith #hee lest I as& .47 #hee for that of $hich I ha.e no &no$led"e+ And unless #hou "!for"i.e me and ha.e Merc on me I should indeed be lost

#he $ord came1 20 ;oah6 come do$n 'from the Ar&( $ith Peace .48 from Us and )lessin"s on thee and on some of the Peo%les '$ho ($ill s%rin"( from those $ith thee1 but 'there $ill be other Peo%les to $hom We shall "rant their %leasures 'for a time( but ".in the end $ill a "rie.ous Penalt reach them from Us Such are some of the stories of the Unseen $hich We ha.e .49 re.ealed unto thee1 before this neither thou nor th Peo%le &ne$ them+ So %erse.ere %atientl 1 for the 7nd is for those $ho are .ri"hteous #o the @Ad Peo%le 'We sent( Hud one of their o$n brethren+ He .50 .said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% Allah6 e ha.e no other "od but Him !<our other "ods( e do nothin" but in.ent) 0 m %eo%le6 I as& of ou no re$ard for this 'Messa"e(+ M " .51 re$ard is from none but Him Who created me1 $ill e not then ?understand And 0 m %eo%le6 as& for"i.eness of our ,ord and turn to" .52 Him 'in re%entance(1 He $ill send ou the s&ies %ourin" abundant rain and add stren"th to our stren"th1 so turn e not bac& in "!sin #he said1 20 Hud6 no Clear 'Si"n( hast thou brou"ht us and .53 $e are not the ones to desert our "ods on th $ord6 ;or do $e !belie.e in thee We sa nothin" but that '%erha%s( some of our "ods ma ha.e" .54 sei3ed thee $ith imbecilit +2 He said1 2I call Allah to $itness and do e bear $itness that I am free from the sin of ascribin" to Him 0ther "ods as %artners6 So scheme ' our $orst( a"ainst me" .55 all of ou and "i.e me no res%ite

I %ut m trust in Allah m ,ord and our ,ord6 #here is not" .56 a mo.in" creature but He hath "ras% of its foreloc&+ ?eril it is m ,ord that is on a Strai"ht Path If e turn a$a I 'at least( ha.e con.e ed the Messa"e $ith " .57 $hich I $as sent to ou+ M ,ord $ill ma&e another Peo%le to succeed ou and ou $ill not harm Him in the least+ For m ,ord ".hath care and $atch o.er all thin"s So $hen 0ur decree issued We sa.ed Hud and those $ho belie.ed .58 $ith him b 's%ecial( Grace from 0ursel.es1 We sa.ed them from a se.ere Penalt Such $ere the @Ad %eo%le1 the re/ected the Si"ns of their .59 ,ord and Cherisher- disobe ed His A%ostles- and follo$ed the command of e.er %o$erful obstinate trans"ressor And the $ere %ursued b a Curse in this ,ife and on the Da .60 of !ud"ment+ Ah6 behold6 for the @Ad re/ected their ,ord and Cherisher6 Ah6 behold6 remo.ed 'from si"ht( $ere @Ad the %eo%le !of Hud #o the #hamud Peo%le 'We sent( Salih one of their o$n .61 brethren+ He said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% Allah1 e ha.e no other "od but Him+ It is He Who hath %roduced ou from the earth and settled ou therein1 then as& for"i.eness of Him and turn to Him ".in re%entance(1 for m ,ord in 'al$a s( near read to ans$er ) #he said1 20 Salih6 thou hast been of us6 a center of our .62 ho%es hitherto6 Dost thou 'no$( forbid us the $orshi% of $hat our (fathers $orshi%%ed4 )ut $e are reall in sus%icious 'dis*uietin" "doubt as to that to $hich thou in.itest us (He said1 20 m %eo%le6 Do e see4 if I ha.e a Clear 'Si"n .63 from m ,ord and He hath sent Merc unto me from Himself $ho then

can hel% me a"ainst Allah if I $ere to disobe Him4 What then ?$ould e add to m '%ortion( but %erdition :And 0 m %eo%le6 this she5camel of Allah is a s mbol to ou " .64 lea.e her to feed on Allah9s 'free( earth and inflict no harm on !her or a s$ift Penalt $ill sei3e ou )ut the did hamstrin" her+ So he said1 27n/o oursel.es in .65

our homes for three da s1 'then $ill be our ruin(1 there is a "!%romise not to be belied When 0ur Decree issued We sa.ed Saleh and those $ho belie.ed .66 $ith him b 's%ecial( Grace from 0ursel.es and from the I"nomin of that Da + For th ,ord He is the Stron" 0ne and Able to enforce His Will #he 'mi"ht ( )last o.ertoo& the $ron"doers and the la .67 %rostrate in their homes before the mornin" !As if the had ne.er d$elt and flourished there+ Ah6 behold .68 !for the #hamud re/ected their ,ord and Cherisher6 Ah6 behold !remo.ed 'from si"ht( $ere the #hamud #here came 0ur Messen"ers to Abraham $ith "lad tidin"s+ #he .69 said 2Peace62 He ans$ered 2Peace62 and hastened to entertain them $ith a roasted calf )ut $hen he sa$ their hands $ent not to$ards the 'meal( he .70 felt some mistrust of them and concei.ed a fear of them+ #he ".said1 2Fear not1 $e ha.e been sent a"ainst the %eo%le of ,ut And his $ife $as standin" 'there( and she lau"hed1 but We .71 "a.e her "lad tidin"s of Isaac and after him of !acob She said1 2Alas for me6 Shall I bear a child seein" I am an .72 old $oman and m husband here is an old man4 #hat $ould indeed be "!a $onderful thin"

#he said1 2Dost thou $onder at Allah9s decree4 #he "race of .73 Allah and His blessin"s on ou 0 e %eo%le of the house6 for He "!is indeed $orth of all %raise full of all "lor When fear had %assed from 'the mind of( Abraham and the "lad .74 tidin"s had reached him he be"an to %lead $ith Us for ,ut9s %eo%le (For Abraham $as $ithout doubt forbearin" 'of faults .75 com%assionate and "i.en to loo& to Allah 0 Abraham6 see& not this+ #he decree of th ,ord hath "one .76 forth1 for them there cometh a Penalt that cannot be turned !bac& When 0ur Messen"ers came to ,ut he $as "rie.ed on their .77 :account and felt himself %o$erless 'to %rotect( them+ He said ".#his is a distressful da " And his %eo%le came rushin" to$ards him and the had been .78 lon" in the habit of %racticin" abominations+ He said1 20 m %eo%le6 here are m dau"hters1 the are %urer for ou 'if e marr (6 ;o$ fear Allah and co.er me not $ith shame about m "?"uests6 Is there not amon" ou a sin"le ri"ht5minded man #he said1 2Well dost thou &no$ $e ha.e no need of th .79 "!dau"hters1 indeed thou &no$est *uite $ell $hat $e $ant He said1 2Would that I had %o$er to su%%ress ou or that I .80 ".could beta&e m self to some %o$erful su%%ort #he Messen"ers( said 20 ,ut6 $e are Messen"ers from th ) .81 ,ord6 ) no means shall the reach thee6 ;o$ tra.el $ith th famil $hile et a %art of the ni"ht remains and let not an of ou loo& bac&1 but th $ife '$ill remain behind(1 to her $ill ha%%en $hat ha%%ens to the %eo%le+ Mornin" is their time

"?a%%ointed1 is not the mornin" ni"h When 0ur decree issued We turned 'the cities( u%side do$n and .82 rained do$n on them brimstones hard as ba&ed cla s%read la er on la er Mar&ed as from th ,ord1 nor are the e.er far from those $ho .83 !do $ron" #o the Mad an %eo%le 'We sent( Shuaib one of their o$n .84 brethren1 he said1 20 m %eo%le6 $orshi% Allah1 e ha.e no other "od but Him+ And "i.e not short measure or $ei"ht1 I see ou in %ros%erit but I fear for ou the Penalt of a Da that $ill com%ass ' ou( all round And 0 m %eo%le6 "i.e /ust measure and $ei"ht nor $ithhold " .85 from the %eo%le the thin"s that are their due1 commit not e.il in the land $ith intent to do mischief (#hat $hich is left ou b Allah is best for ou if e 'but" .86 "!belie.ed6 )ut I am not set o.er ou to &ee% $atch #he said1 20h Shuaib6 does th 'reli"ion of( %ra er command .87 thee that $e lea.e off the $orshi% $hich our fathers %racticed or that $e lea.e off doin" $hat $e li&e $ith our %ro%ert 4 #rul thou"h art the one that forbeareth $ith faults and is "!ri"ht5minded (He said1 20 m %eo%le6 see e $hether I ha.e a Clear 'Si"n .088 from m ,ord and He hath "i.en me sustenance '%ure and( "ood as from Himself4 I $ish not in o%%osition to ou to do that $hich I forbid ou to do+ I onl desire ' our( betterment to the best of :m %o$er- and m success 'in m tas&( can onl come from Allah in Him I trust and unto Him I loo& And 0 m %eo%le6 let not m dissent 'from ou( cause ou to" .89

sin lest e suffer a fate similar to that of the %eo%le of ;oah !or of Hud or of Salih nor are the %eo%le of ,ut far off from ou )ut as& for"i.eness of ou ,ord and turn unto Him 'in" .90 re%entance(1 for m ,ord is indeed Full of merc and ".lo.in"5&indness #he said1 20 Shuaib6 much of $hat thou sa est $e do not .91 !understand6 In fact amon" us $e see that thou hast no stren"th !Were it not for th famil $e should certainl ha.e stoned thee "!For thou hast amon" us no "reat %osition He said1 20 m %eo%le6 is then m famil of more .92 consideration $ith ou than Allah4 For e cast Him a$a behind our bac&s '$ith contem%t(+ )ut .eril m ,ord encom%asseth on !all sides all that e do :(And 0 m %eo%le6 do $hate.er e can1 I $ill do 'm %art" .93 soon $ill e &no$ $ho it is on $hom descends the Penalt of i"nomin and $ho is a liar6 And $atch e6 for I too am $atchin" "!$ith ou When 0ur decree issued We sa.ed Shuaib and those $ho belie.ed .94 ($ith him b 's%ecial( Merc from 0ursel.es1 but the 'mi"ht )last did sei3e the $ron"doers and the la %rostrate in their homes b the mornin" !As if the had ne.er d$elt and flourished there6 Ah6 behold .95 ho$ the Mad an $ere remo.ed 'from si"ht( as $ere remo.ed the !#hamud And We sent Moses $ith 0ur Clear 'Si"ns( and an authorit .96 manifest Unto Pharaoh and his Chiefs1 but the follo$ed the command of .97 (Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh $as no ri"ht '"uide

He $ill "o before his %eo%le on the Da of !ud"ment and lead .98 them into the Fire 'as cattle are led to $ater(1 but $oeful !indeed $ill be this leadin" 'and( the %lace led to And the are follo$ed b a curse in this 'life( and on the .99 Da of !ud"ment1 and $oeful is the "ift $hich shall be "i.en !(unto them) #hese are some of the stories of communities $hich We relate .100 unto thee of them some are standin" and some ha.e been mo$n do$n (b the sic&le oftime) It $as not We that $ron"ed them1 the $ron"ed their o$n .101 souls1 the deities other than Allah $hom the in.o&ed %rofited them no $hit $hen there issued the decree of th ,ord1 nor did !the add au"ht 'to their lot( but %erdition Such is the chastisement of th ,ord $hen He chastises .102 communities in the midst of their $ron"1 "rie.ous indeed and se.ere is His chastisement In that is a Si"n for those $ho fear the Penalt of the .103 Hereafter1 that is a Da for $hich man&ind $ill be "athered to"ether1 that $ill be a Da of #estimon ;or shall We dela it but for a term a%%ointed .104 #he da it arri.es no soul shall s%ea& e8ce%t His lea.e1 of .105 those '"athered( some $ill be $retched and some $ill be blessed #hose $ho are $retched shall be in the Fire1 there $ill be .106 :for them therein 'nothin" but( the hea.in" of si"hs and sobs #he $ill d$ell therein for all the time that the hea.ens .107 and the earth endure e8ce%t as th ,ord $illeth1 for th ,ord is the 'sure( Accom%lisher of $hat He %lanneth And those $ho are blessed shall be in the Garden1 the $ill .108

d$ell therein for all the time that the hea.ens and the earth endure e8ce%t as th ,ord $illeth1 a "ift $ithout brea& )e not then in doubt as to $hat these men $orshi%+ #he .109 :($orshi% nothin" but $hat their fathers $orshi%%ed before 'them but .eril We shall %a them bac& 'in full( their %ortion $ithout the least( abatement) We certainl "a.e the )oo& to Moses but differences arose .110 therein1 had it not been that a Word had "one forth before from th ,ord the matter $ould ha.e been decided bet$een them1 but the are in sus%icious doubt concernin" it And of a suret to all $ill our ,ord %a bac& 'in full the .111 recom%ense( of their deeds1 for He &no$eth $ell all that the do #herefore stand firm 'in the strai"ht %ath( as thou art .112 commanded thou and those $ho $ith thee turn 'unto Allah(- and trans"ress not 'from the Path(1 for He seeth $ell all that e do And incline not to those $ho do $ron" or the Fire $ill sei3e .113 ou- and e ha.e no %rotectors other than Allah nor shall e be hel%ed And establish re"ular %ra ers at the t$o ends of the da and .114 at the a%%roaches of the ni"ht1 for those thin"s that are "ood remo.e those that are e.il1 be that the $ord of remembrance to (those $ho remember 'their ,ord And be steadfast in %atience- for .eril Allah $ill not .115 suffer the re$ard of the ri"hteous to %erish Wh $ere there not amon" the "enerations before ou %ersons .116 %ossessed of balanced "ood sense %rohibitin" 'men( from mischief in the earth e8ce%t fe$ amon" them $hom We sa.ed 'from harm(4 )ut the $ron"doers %ursued the en/o ment of the "ood thin"s of life

$hich $ere "i.en them and %ersisted in sin ;or $ould th ,ord be the 0ne to destro communities for a .117 sin"le $ron"doin" if its members $ere li&el to mend If th ,ord had so $illed He could ha.e made man&ind one .118 Peo%le1 but the $ill not cease to dis%ute 78ce%t those on $hom He hath besto$ed His Merc 1 and for .119 this did He create them1 and the Word of th ,ord shall be ".fulfilled1 2I $ill fill Hell $ith /inns and men all to"ether All that We relate to thee of the stories of the a%ostles .120 $ith it We ma&e firm th heart1 in them there cometh to thee the #ruth as $ell as an e8hortation and a messa"e of remembrance to those $ho belie.e Sa to those $ho do not belie.e1 2Do $hate.er e can1 $e .121 shall do our %art ".And $ait e6 $e too shall $ait " .122 #o Allah do belon" the unseen 'secrets( of the hea.ens and .123 the earth and to Him "oeth bac& e.er affair 'for decision(1 then $orshi% Him and %ut th trust in Him1 and th ,ord is not unmindful of au"ht that e do

*<usuf

*SURAH .#12

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Alif ,am Ra+ #hese are the S mbols 'or ?erses( of the .1 Pers%icuous )oo& We ha.e sent it do$n as an Arabic =ur9an in order that e ma .2

learn $isdom We do relate unto thee the most beautiful of stories in that .3 We re.eal to thee this '%ortion of the( =ur9an1 before this thou too $ast amon" those $ho &ne$ it not )ehold !ose%h said to his father1 20 m father6 I did see .4 ele.en stars and the sun and the moon1 I sa$ them %rostrate "!themsel.es to me Said 'the father(1 2M 'dear( little son6 relate not th .5 .ision to th brothers lest the concoct a %lot a"ainst thee1 for !Satan is to man an a.o$ed enem #hus $ill th ,ord choose thee and teach thee the" .6 inter%retation of stories 'and e.ents( and %erfect His fa.or to thee and to the %osterit of !acob e.en as He %erfected it to th fathers Abraham and Isaac aforetime6+ For Allah is full of ".&no$led"e and $isdom ?eril in !ose%h and his brethren are Si"ns 'or S mbols( for .7 (See&ers 'after #ruth #he said1 2#rul !ose%h and his brother are lo.ed more b our .8 father than $e1 but $e are a "oodl bod 6 Reall our father is !(ob.iousl $anderin" 'in his mind Sla e !ose%h or cast him out to some 'un&no$n( land that so" .9

the fa.or of our father ma be "i.en to ou alone1 '#here $ill "!be time enou"h( for ou to be ri"hteous after that Said one of them1 2Sla not !ose%h but if e must do .10 somethin" thro$ him do$n to the bottom of the $ell1 he $ill be ".%ic&ed u% b some cara.an of tra.ellers #he said1 20 our father6 $h dost thou not trust us $ith .11 ?!ose%h seein" $e are indeed his sincere $ell5$ishers

Send him $ith us tomorro$ to en/o himself and %la and $e " .12 ".shall ta&e e.er care of him !acob( said1 2Reall it saddens me that e should ta&e him) .13 a$a 1 I fear lest the $olf should de.our him $hile e attend not ".to him #he said1 2If the $olf $ere to de.our him $hile $e are 'so .14 lar"e( a %art then should $e indeed 'first( ha.e %erished "!oursel.es So the did ta&e him a$a and the all a"reed to thro$ him .15 do$n to the bottom of the $ell1 and We %ut into his heart 'this Messa"e(1 20f a suret thou shalt 'one da ( tell them the truth ".of this their affair $hile the &no$ 'thee( not #hen the came to their father in the earl %art of the ni"ht .16 .$ee%in" #he said1 20h our father6 $e $ent racin" $ith one another .17 and left !ose%h $ith our thin"s1 and the $olf de.oured him+ )ut ".thou $ilt ne.er belie.e us e.en thou"h $e tell the truth #he stained his shirt $ith false blood+ He said1 2;a but .18 ( our minds ha.e made u% a tale 'that ma %ass( $ith ou+ 'For me %atience is most fittin"1 a"ainst that $hich e assert it is "Allah 'alone( $hose hel% can be sou"ht #hen there came a cara.an of tra.ellers1 the sent their .19 $ater5 carrier 'for $ater( and he let do$n his buc&et 'into the $ell(+ He said1 2Ah there6 Good ne$s6 Here is a 'fine( oun" man6 So the concealed him as a treasure6 )ut Allah &no$eth $ell !all that the do #he ')rethren( sold him for a miserable %rice for a fe$ .20 !dirhams counted out1 in such lo$ estimation did the hold him

#he man in 7" %t $ho bou"ht him said to his $ife1 2Ma&e his .21 sta 'amon" us( honorable1 ma be he $ill brin" us much "ood or $e shall ado%t him as a son+2 #hus did $e establish !ose%h in the land that We mi"ht teach him the inter%retation of stories 'and ;e.ents(+ And Allah hath full %o$er and control o.er His affairs but most amon" man&ind &no$ it not When !ose%h attained his full manhood We "a.e him %o$er and .22 &no$led"e1 thus do We re$ard those $ho do ri"ht )ut she in $hose house he $as sou"ht to seduce him from his .23 true( self1 she fastened the doors and said1 2;o$ come thou) dear one(62 He said1 2Allah forbid6 trul 'th husband( is m ) lord6 He made m so/ourn a"reeable6 #rul to no "ood come those "!$ho do $ron" And '$ith %assion( did she desire him and he $ould ha.e .24 desired her but that he sa$ the e.idence of his ,ord1 thus 'did We order( that We mi"ht turn a$a from him 'all( e.il and shameful deeds1 for he $as one of 0ur ser.ants sincere and %urified So the both raced each other to the door and she tore his .25 shirt from the bac&1 the both found her lord near the door+ She said1 2What is the 'fittin"( %unishment for one $ho formed an e.il desi"n a"ainst th $ife but %rison or a "rie.ous "?chastisement (He said1 2It $as she that sou"ht to seduce me from m 'true .26 self+2 And one of her household sa$ 'this( and bore $itness thus( 2If it be that his shirt is rent form the front then is) !her tale true and he is a liar )ut if it be that his shirt is torn from the bac& then is " .27

"!she the liar and he is tellin" the truth So $hen he sa$ his shirt that it $as torn at the bac& 'her .28 husband( said1 2)ehold6 it is a snare of ou $omen6 #rul mi"ht !is our snare 0 !ose%h %ass this o.er6 '0 $ife( as& for"i.eness for th " .29 "!sin for trul thou hast been at fault ,adies said in the Cit 1 2#he $ife of the '"reat( @A3i3 is .30 see&in" to seduce her sla.e from his 'true( self1 trul hath he ins%ired her $ith .iolent lo.e1 $e see she is e.identl "oin" ".astra When 'Aulai&ha( heard of their malicious tal& she sent for .31 them and %re%ared a ban*uet for them1 she "a.e each of them a &nife- and she said 'to !ose%h( 2Come out before them+ When the sa$ him the did e8tol him and 'in their ama3ement( cut their hands1 the said 2Allah %reser.e us6 no mortal is this6 #his is "!none other than a noble an"el She said1 2#here before ou is the man about $hom e did .32 blame me6 I did see& to seduce him from his 'true( self but he did firml sa.e himself "uiltless6+ And no$ if he doth not m (biddin" he shall certainl be cast into %rison and '$hat is more "!be in the com%an of the .ilest He said1 20 m ,ord6 the %rison is more to m li&in" than .33 that to $hich the in.ite me1 unless thou turn a$a their snare from me I should 'in m outhful foll ( feel inclined to$ards

".them and /oin the ran&s of the i"norant So his ,ord heard him 'in his %ra er( and turned a$a from .34 (him their snare1 .eril He heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s #hen it occurred to the men after the had seen the Si"ns .35

that it $as best( to im%rison him for a time) ;o$ $ith him there came into the %rison t$o oun" men+ Said .36 one of them1 2I see m self 'in a dream( %ressin" $ine+2 Said the other1 2I see m self 'in a dream( carr in" bread on m head and birds are eatin" thereof+2 2#ell us2 'the said( 2the truth and meanin" thereof1 for $e see thou art one that doth "ood 'to ".(all He said1 2)efore an food comes 'in due course( to feed .37 either of ou $ill surel re.eal to ou the truth and meanin" of this ere it come to %ass1 that is %art of the 'Dut ( $hich m ,ord hath tau"ht me+ I ha.e 'I assure ou( abandoned the $a s of a %eo%le that belie.e not in Allah and that 'e.en( den the Hereafter ;And I follo$ the $a s of m fathers Abraham Isaac and !acob" .38 and ne.er could $e attribute an %artners $hate.er to Allah1 that comes( of the "race of Allah to us and to man&ind1 et most men) are not "rateful 0 m t$o com%anions of the %rison6 'I as& ou(1 are man " .39 lords differin" amon" themsel.es better or Allah the 0ne Su%reme ?and Irresistible If not Him e $orshi% nothin" but names $hich e ha.e named" .40 : e and our fathers for $hich Allah hath sent ou no authorit the Command is for none but Allah1 He hath commanded that e $orshi% none but Him1 that is the ri"ht reli"ion but Most men understand not 0 m t$o com%anions of the %rison6 as to one of ou he $ill " .41 %our out the $ine for his lord to drin&1 as for the other he $ill .han" from the cross and the birds $ill eat from off his head

".So( hath been decreed that matter $hereof e t$ain do en*uire) And of the t$o to that one $hom he considered about to be .42 sa.ed he said1 2Mention me to th lord+2 )ut Satan made him for"et to mention him to his lord1 and '!ose%h( lin"ered in %rison a fe$ 'more( ears #he &in" 'of 7" %t( said1 2I do see 'in a .ision( se.en fat .43 &ine $hom se.en lean ones de.our and se.en "reen ears of corn and se.en 'others( $ithered+ 0 e chiefs6 e8%ound to me m .ision if ".it be that e can inter%ret .isions #he said1 2A confused medle of dreams1 and $e are not .44 ".s&illed in the inter%retation of dreams )ut the man $ho had been released one of the t$o '$ho had .45 been in %rison( and $ho no$ bethou"ht him after 'so lon"( a s%ace :of time said1 2I $ill tell ou the truth of its inter%retation ".(send e me 'therefor 0 !ose%h62 'he said( 20 man of truth6 e8%ound to us 'the" .46 dream( of se.en fat &ine $hom se.en lean ones de.our and of se.en "reen ears of corn and 'se.en( others $ithered1 that I ma return ".to the %eo%le and that the ma understand !ose%h( said1 2For se.en ears shall e dili"entl so$ as is) .47 our $ont1 and the har.ests that e rea% e shall lea.e them in .the ear e8ce%t a little of $hich e shall eat (#hen $ill come after that '%eriod( se.en dreadful ' ears " .48 $hich $ill de.our $hat e shall ha.e laid b in ad.ance for them all( e8ce%t a little $hich e shall ha.e 's%eciall ( "uarded) #hen $ill come after that '%eriod( a ear in $hich the" .49 %eo%le $ill ha.e abundant $ater and in $hich the $ill %ress ".($ine and oil)

So the &in" said1 2)rin" e him unto me+2 )ut $hen the .50 messen"er came to him '!ose%h( said1 2Go thou bac& to th lord and as& him @What is the state of mind of the ladies $ho cut ".their hands49 for m ,ord is certainl $ell a$are of their snare #he &in"( said 'to the ladies(1 2What $as our affair $hen ) .51 e did see& too seduce !ose%h from his 'true( self42 #he ladies said1 2Allah %reser.e us6 no e.il &no$ $e a"ainst him62 Said the A3i39s $ife1 2;o$ is the truth manifest 'to all(1 it $as I $ho ` sou"ht to seduce him from his 'true( self he is indeed of those ($ho are 'e.er( true 'and .irtuous #his 'sa I( in order that he ma &no$ that I ha.e ne.er" .52 been false to him in his absence and that Allah $ill ne.er "uide the snare of the false ones ;or do I absol.e m o$n self 'of blame(1 the 'human soul( is " .53 certainl %rone to e.il unless m ,ord do besto$ His Merc 1 but ".surel certainl m ,ord is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful So the &in" said1 2)rin" him unto me- I $ill ta&e him .54 s%eciall to ser.e about m o$n %erson+2 #herefore $hen he had s%o&en to him he said1 2)e assured this da thou art before our o$n Presence $ith ran& firml established and fidelit full "!%ro.ed !ose%h( said1 2Set me o.er the storehouses of the land1 I) .55 ".($ill indeed "uard them as one that &no$s 'their im%ortance #hus did We "i.e established %o$er to !ose%h in the land to .56 ta&e %ossession therein as $hen or $here he %leased+ We besto$ of 0ur merc on $hom We %lease and We suffer not to be lost the .re$ard of those $ho do "ood )ut .eril the re$ard of the Hereafter is the best for those .57

$ho belie.e and are constant in ri"hteousness #hen came !ose%h9s brethren1 the entered his %resence and he .58 &ne$ them but the &ne$ him not And $hen he had furnished them forth $ith %ro.isions .59 suitable( for them he said1 2)rin" unto me a brother e ha.e of) the same father as oursel.es 'but a different mother(1 see e not that I %a out full measure and that I do %ro.ide the best ?hos%italit ;o$ if e brin" him not to me e shall ha.e no measure 'of" .60 ".corn( from me nor shall be e 'e.en( come near me #he said1 2We shall certainl see& to "et our $ish about him .61 ".from his father1 indeed $e shall do it And '!ose%h( told his ser.ants to %ut their stoc& in trade .62 $ith $hich the had bartered( into their saddleba"s so the ) should &no$ it onl $hen the returned to their %eo%le in order that the mi"ht come bac& ;o$ $hen the returned to their father the said1 20 our .63 father6 no more measure of "rain shall $e "et 'unless $e ta&e our brother(1 so send our brother $ith us that $e ma "et our ".measure- and $e $ill indeed ta&e e.er care of him He said1 2Shall I trust ou $ith him $ith an result other .64 than $hen I trusted ou $ith his brother aforetime4 )ut Allah is the best to ta&e care 'of him( and He is the Most Merciful of "!those $ho sho$ merc #hen $hen the o%ened their ba""a"e the found their stoc& in .65 trade had been returned to them+ #he said1 20 our father6 $hat more( can $e desire4 #his our stoc& in trade has been returned) to us1 so $e shall "et 'more( food for our famil - $e shall ta&e

care of our brother- and add 'at the same time( a full camel9s ".load 'of "rain to our %ro.isions(1 this is but a small *uantit !acob( said1 2;e.er $ill I send him $ith ou until e s$ear ) .66 a solemn oath to me in Allah9s name that e $ill be sure to brin" him bac& to me unless e are oursel.es hemmed in 'and made :%o$erless(+2 And $hen the had s$orn their solemn oath he said "!0.er all that $e sa be Allah the Witness and Guardian" Further he said- 20 m sons6 enter not all b one "ate1 enter .67 e b different "ates+ ;ot that I can %rofit ou au"ht a"ainst Allah '$ith m ad.ice(1 none can command e8ce%t Allah1 on Him do ".I %ut m trust and let all that trust %ut their trust on Him And $hen the entered in the manner their father had en/oined .68 :it did not %rofit them in the least a"ainst 'the Plan of( Allah it $as but a necessit of !acob9s soul $hich he dischar"ed+ For he $as b 0ur instruction full of &no$led"e 'and e8%erience(1 but most men &no$ not ;o$ $hen the came into !ose%h9s %resence he recei.ed his .69 full( brother to sta $ith him+ He said 'to him(1 2)ehold6 I am) ".th 'o$n( brother- so "rie.e not at au"ht of their doin"s At len"th $hen he had furnished them forth $ith %ro.isions .70 suitable( for them he %ut the drin&in" cu% into his brother9s) !saddleba"+ #hen shouted out a Crier1 20 e 'in( the Cara.an "!)ehold6 e are thie.es $ithout doubt "?#he said turnin" to$ards them1 2What is it that e miss .71 #he said1 2We miss the "reat bea&er of the &in"- for him $ho .72 %roduces it is 'the re$ard of( a camel5load- I $ill be bound b ".it #he brothers( said1 2) Allah6 $ell e &no$ that $e came not) .73

"!to ma&e mischief in the land and $e are no thie.es #he 7" %tians( said1 2What then shall be the %enalt of) .074 "?this if e are '%ro.ed( to ha.e lied #he said1 2#he %enalt should be that he in $hose saddle ba" .75 .(it is found should be held 'as bondman( to atone for the 'crime "!#hus it is $e %unish the $ron"doers So he be"an 'the search( $ith their ba""a"e before 'he came .76 to( the ba""a"e of his brother1 at len"th He brou"ht it out of his brother9s ba""a"e+ #hus did We %lan for !ose%h+ He could not ta&e his brother b the la$ of the &in" e8ce%t that Allah $illed it 'so(+ We raise to de"rees 'of $isdom( $hom We %lease1 but o.er all endued $ith &no$led"e is 0ne the All5>no$in" #he said1 2If he steals there $as a brother of his $ho did .77 steal before 'him(+2 )ut these thin"s did !ose%h &ee% loc&ed in his heart re.ealin" not the secrets to them+ He 'sim%l ( said 'to himself(1 2<e are the $orse situated- and Allah &no$eth best the "!truth of $hat e assert #he said1 20 e8alted one6 )ehold6 he has a father a"ed and .78 .enerable '$ho $ill "rie.e for him(1 so ta&e one of us in his ".%lace1 for $e see that thou2 art '"racious( in doin" "ood He said1 2Allah forbid that $e ta&e other than him $ith $hom .79 $e found our %ro%ert 1 indeed 'if $e did so( $e should be actin" ".$ron"full ;o$ $hen the sa$ no ho%e of his ' ieldin"( the held a .80 conference in %ri.ate+ #he leader amon" them said1 2>no$ e not that our father did ta&e an oath from ou in Allah9s name and ho$ before this e did fail in our dut $ith !ose%h4 #herefore $ill I not lea.e this land until m father %ermits me or Allah

commands me- and He is the best to command !#urn e bac& to our father and sa @0 our father6 behold " .81 th son committed theft1 $e bear $itness onl to $hat $e &no$ and !$e could not2 $ell "uard a"ainst the unseen As& at the to$n $here $e ha.e been and the cara.an in` " .82 $hich $e returned- and ' ou $ill find( $e are indeed tellin" the " '.truth !acob said1 2;a but e ha.e oursel.es contri.ed a stor .83 .("ood enou"h( for ou+ So %atience is most fittin" 'for me) Ma be Allah $ill brin" them 'bac&( all to me 'in the end(1 for He ".is indeed full of &no$led"e and $isdom And he turned a$a from them and said1 2Ho$ "reat is m "rief .84 for !ose%h62 And his e es became $hite $ith sorro$ and he fell into silent melanchol #he said1 2) Allah6 'ne.er( $ilt thou cease to remember .85 !ose%h until thou"h reach the last e8tremit of illness or until "!thou die He said1 2I onl com%lain of m distraction and an"uish to .86 Allah and I &no$ from Allah that $hich e &no$ not 0 m sons6 "o e and en*uire about !ose%h and his brother" .87 and ne.er "i.e u% ho%e of Allah9s Soothin" Merc 1 trul no one des%airs of Allah9s Soothin" Merc e8ce%t those $ho ha.e no ".faith #hen $hen the came 'bac&( into '!ose%h9s( %resence the .88 said1 20 e8alted one6 distress has sei3ed us and our famil - $e ha.e 'no$( brou"ht but scant ca%ital1 So %a us full measure '$e %ra thee( and treat it as charit to us1 for Allah doth re$ard ".the charitable

He said1 2>no$ e ho$ e dealt $ith !ose%h and his brother .89 "?(not &no$in" '$hat e $ere doin" #he said1 2Art thou indeed !ose%h42 He said1 2I am !ose%h .90 and this is m brother1 Allah has indeed been "racious to us all(1 behold he that is ri"hteous and %atient ne.er $ill Allah) ".suffer the re$ard to be lost of those $ho do ri"ht #he said1 2) Allah6 indeed has Allah %referred thee abo.e .91 "!us and $e certainl ha.e been "uilt of sin He said1 2#his da let no re%roach be 'cast( on ou1 Allah .92 $ill for"i.e ou and He is the Most Merciful of those $ho sho$ ?merc Go $ith this m shirt and cast it o.er the face of m " .93 father1 he $ill come to see 'clearl (+ #hen come e 'here( to me ".to"ether $ith all our famil When the cara.an left '7" %t( their father said1 2I do indeed .94 ".scent the %resence of !ose%h1 na thin& me not a dotard #he said1 2) Allah6 trul thou art in thine old $anderin" .95 ".mind #hen $hen the bearer of the "ood ne$s came he cast 'the .96 shirt( o.er his face and he forth$ith re"ained clear si"ht+ He said1 2Did I not sa to ou @>no$ from Allah that $hich e &no$ "'?not #he said1 20 our father6 as& for us for"i.eness for our sins .97 ".for $e $ere trul at fault :He said1 2Soon $ill I as& m ,ord for for"i.eness for ou .98 ".for He is indeed 0ft5For"i.in" Merciful #hen $hen the entered the %resence of !ose%h he %ro.ided a .99 (home for his %arents $ith himself and said1 27nter e 7" %t 'all

".in safet if it %lease Allah (And he raised his %arents hi"h on the throne 'of di"nit .100 and the fell do$n in %rostration 'all( before him+ He said1 20 m father6 this is the fulfillment of m .ision of old6 Allah hath made it come true6 He $as indeed "ood to me $hen He too& me (out of %rison and brou"ht ou 'all here( out of the desert 'e.en after Satan had so$n enmit bet$een me and m brothers+ ?eril m ,ord understandeth best the m steries of all that He %lanneth to do1 for .eril He is full of &no$led"e and $isdom 0 m ,ord6 #hou hast indeed besto$ed on me some %o$er and" .101 tau"ht me somethin" of the inter%retation of dreams and e.ents 0 #hou Creator of the hea.ens and the earth6 #hou art m Protector (in this $orld and in the Hereafter ta&e thou m soul 'at death as one submittin" to #h Will 'as a Muslim( and unite me $ith the ".ri"hteous Such is one of the stories of $hat ha%%ened unseen $hich We .102 re.eal b ins%iration unto thee1 nor $ast thou '%resent( $ith them $hen the concerted their %lans to"ether in the %rocess of $ea.in" their %lots <et no faith $ill the "reater %art of man&ind ha.e ho$e.er .103 ardentl thou dost desire it And no re$ard dost thou as& of them for this1 it is no less .104 than a Messa"e for all creatures And ho$ man Si"ns in the hea.ens and the earth do the %ass .105 !b 4 <et the turn 'their faces( a$a from them And most of them belie.e not in Allah $ithout associatin" .106 !others as %artners( $ith Him) Do the then feel secure from the comin" a"ainst them of the .107

co.erin" .eil of the $rath of Allah or of the comin" a"ainst them ?of the 'final( Hour all of a sudden $hile the %ercei.e not Sa thou1 2#his m $a 1 I do in.ite unto Allah on e.idence .2108 :clear as the seein" $ith one9s e es I and $hoe.er follo$s me "!Glor to Allah6 and ne.er $ill I /oin "ods $ith Allah ;or did We send before thee 'as A%ostles( an but men $hom .109 We did ins%ire 'men( li.in" in human habitations+ Do the not tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the end of those before them4 )ut the home of the Hereafter is best for those $ho do ?ri"ht+ Will e not then understand Res%ite $ill be "ranted( until $hen the a%ostles "i.e u%) .110 ho%e 'of their %eo%le( and 'come to ( thin& that the $ere treated as liars there reaches them 0ur hel%+ And those $hom We $ill are deli.ered into safet + )ut ne.er $ill be $arded off 0ur %unishment from those $ho are in sin #here is in their stories instruction for men endued $ith .111 understandin"+ It is not a tale in.ented but a confirmation of $hat $ent before it a detailed e8%osition of all thin"s and a Guide and a Merc to an such as belie.e

*Ra9d

*SURAH .#13

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful :Alif ,am Mim Ra+ #hese are the Si"ns 'or ?erses( of the )oo& .1 that $hich hath been re.ealed unto thee from th ,ord is the #ruth- but most men belie.e not

Allah is He Who raised the hea.ens $ithout an %illars that e .2 can see is firml established on the throne 'of authorit (- He has sub/ected the sun and the moon 'to His la$(6 each one runs its course( for a term a%%ointed+ He doth re"ulate affairs) e8%lainin" the Si"ns in detail that e ma belie.e $ith certaint in the meetin" $ith our ,ord And it is He Who s%read out the earth and set thereon .3 mountains standin" firm and 'flo$in"( ri.ers1 and fruit of e.er &ind He made in %airs t$o and t$o1 He dra$eth the ;i"ht as a .eil o9er the Da + )ehold .eril in these thin"s there are Si"ns for !those $ho consider And in the earth are tracts 'di.erse thou"h( nei"hborin" and .4 "ardens of .ines and fields so$n $ith corn and %alm trees "ro$in" out of sin"le roots or other$ise1 $atered $ith the same $ater et some of them We ma&e more e8cellent than others to eat+ )ehold !.eril in these thin"s there are Si"ns for those $ho understand If thou dost mar.el 'at their $ant of faith( stran"e is their .5 sa in"1 2When $e are 'actuall ( dust shall $e indeed then be in a creation rene$ed42 #he are those $ho den their ,ord6 #he are those round $hose nec&s $ill be o&es 'of ser.itude(1 the $ill !(be Com%anions of the Fire $ho d$ell therein 'for a e :#he as& thee to hasten on the e.il in %reference to the "ood .6 ! et ha.e come to %ass before them 'man ( e8em%lar %unishments )ut .eril th ,ord is full of for"i.eness for man&ind for their $ron"doin"1 and .eril th ,ord is 'also( strict in %unishment And the Unbelie.ers sa 6 2Wh is not a Si"n sent do$n to him .7 from his ,ord42 )ut thou art trul a $arner and to e.er %eo%le a "uide

Allah doth &no$ $hat e.er female '$omb( doth bear b ho$ much .8 .the $ombs fall short 'of their time or number( or do e8ceed 7.er sin"le thin" is before His si"ht in 'due( %ro%ortion He &no$eth the Unseen and that $hich is o%en1 He is the Great .9 the Most Hi"h It is the same 'to Him( $hether an of ou conceal his s%eech .10 or declare it o%enl - $hether he lie hid b ni"ht or $al& freel b da For each 'such %erson( there are 'an"els( in succession .11 before and behind him1 the "uard him b command of Allah+ ?eril ne.er $ill Allah chan"e the condition of a %eo%le until the (chan"e it themsel.es '$ith their o$n souls(+ )ut $hen 'once Allah $illeth a %eo%le9s %unishment there can be no turnin" it bac& nor $ill the find besides Him an to %rotect It is He Who doth sho$ ou the li"htnin" b $a both of fear .12 and of ho%e1 it is He Who doth raise u% the clouds hea. $ith !fertili3in"( rain) ;a thunder re%eateth His %raises and so do the an"els $ith .13 a$e1 He flin"eth the loud5.oiced thunderbolts and there$ith He stri&eth $homsoe.er He $ill+ <et these 'are the men( $ho 'dare !(to( dis%ute about Allah $ith the stren"th of His %o$er 'su%reme For Him 'alone( is %ra er in #ruth1 an others that the call .14 u%on besides Him hear them no more than if the $ere to stretch forth their hands for $ater to reach their mouth but it reaches them not1 for the %ra er of those $ithout Faith is nothin" but (futile( $anderin" 'in the mind) Whate.er bein"s there are in the hea.ens and the earth do .15 %rostrate themsel.es to Allah 'ac&no$led"in" sub/ection( $ith

"ood $ill or in s%ite of themsel.es1 so do their shado$s in the mornin"s and e.enin"s Sa 1 2Who is the ,ord and Sustainer of the hea.ens and the .16 (earth42 Sa 1 2It is Allah+2 Sa 1 2Do e then ta&e 'for $orshi% %rotectors other than Him such as ha.e no %o$er either for "ood or for harm to themsel.es42 Sa 1 2Are the blind e*ual $ith those $ho see4 0r the de%ths of dar&ness e*ual $ith ,i"ht42 0r do the assi"n to Allah %artners $ho ha.e created 'an thin"( as He has created so that the creation seemed to them similar4 Sa 1 2Allah is the Creator of all thin"s1 He is the 0ne the Su%reme and ".Irresistible He sends do$n $ater from the s&ies and the channels flo$ each .17 accordin" to its measure1 but the torrent bears a$a the foam that mounts u% to the surface+ 7.en so from that 'ore( $hich the heat in the fire to ma&e ornaments or utensils there$ith there is a scum li&e$ise+ #hus doth Allah 'b %arables( sho$ forth #ruth and ?anit 1 for the scum disa%%ears li&e froth cast out- $hile that $hich is for the "ood of man&ind remains on the earth+ #hus doth Allah set forth %arables .For those $ho res%ond to their ,ord are 'all( "ood thin"s .18 )ut those $ho res%ond not to Him e.en if the had all that is in the hea.ens and on earth and as much more 'in .ain( $ould the :offer it for ransom+ For them $ill the rec&onin" be terrible !their abode $ill be Hell $hat a bed of miser Is then one $ho doth &no$ that that $hich hath been re.ealed .19 unto these from th ,ord is the #ruth li&e one $ho is blind4 It is those $ho are endued $ith understandin" that recei.e admonition

#hose $ho fulfil the Co.enant of Allah and fail not in their .20 %li"hted $ord #hose $ho /oin to"ether those thin"s $hich Allah hath .21 commanded to be /oined hold their ,ord in a$e and fear the ;terrible rec&onin" #hose $ho %atientl %erse.ere see&in" the countenance their .22 ,ord- establish re"ular %ra ers- s%end out of 'the "ifts( We ha.e besto$ed for their sustenance secretl and o%enl - and turn off 7.il $ith "ood1 for such there is the final attainment of the 7ternal( Home) Gardens of %er%etual bliss1 the shall enter there as $ell as .23 the ri"hteous amon" their fathers their s%ouses and their offs%rin"1 and an"els shall enter unto them from e.er "ate '$ith :(the salutation Peace unto ou for that e %erse.ered in %atience6 ;o$ ho$" .24 "!e8cellent is the final Home )ut those $ho brea& the Co.enant of Allah after ha.in" .25 %li"hted their $ord thereto and cut asunder those thin"s $hich Allah has commanded to be /oined and $or& mischief in the land on !them is the Curse- for them is the terrible Home Allah doth enlar"e or "rant b 'strict( measure the .26 Sustenance '$hich He "i.eth( to $hom so He %leaseth+ '#he $orldl ( re/oice in the life of this $orld1 but the life of this $orld is but little comfort in the Hereafter #he Unbelie.ers sa 1 2Wh is not a Si"n sent do$n to him from .27 his ,ord42 Sa 1 2#rul Allah lea.eth to stra $hom He $ill- but He "uideth to Himself those $ho turn to Him in %enitence #hose $ho belie.e and $hose hearts find satisfaction in the" .28

remembrance of Allah1 for $ithout doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction (For those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness is 'e.er " .29 ".blessedness and a beautiful %lace of 'final( return #hus ha.e We sent thee amon"st a Peo%le before $hom 'lon" .30 since( ha.e 'other( Peo%les '"one and( %assed a$a - in order that thou mi"htest rehearse unto them $hat We send do$n unto thee b ins%iration- et do the re/ect 'Him( the Most Gracious6 Sa 1 2He is m ,ord6 #here is no "od but He6 0n Him is m trust and to Him "!do I turn If there $ere a =ur9an $ith $hich mountains $ere mo.ed or the .31 earth $ere clo.en asunder or the dead $ere made to s%ea& 'this !$ould be the one6( )ut trul the Command is $ith Allah in thin"s Do not the )elie.ers &no$ that had Allah 'so( $illed He could ha.e "uided all man&ind 'to the Ri"ht(4 )ut the Unbelie.ers ne.er $ill disaster cease to sei3e them for their 'ill( deeds or to settle close to their homes until the Promise of Allah come to %ass for .eril Allah $ill not fail in His %romise Moc&ed $ere 'man ( A%ostles before thee1 but I "ranted .32 res%ite to the Unbelie.ers and finall I %unished them- then ho$ !terrible( $as M re*uital) Is then He Who standeth o.er e.er soul 'and &no$eth( all .33 that it doth 'li&e an others(4 And et the ascribe %artners to Allah+ Sa 1 2)ut name them6 Is it that e $ill inform Him of somethin" He &no$eth not on earth or is it '/ust( a sho$ of $ords42 ;a 6 to those $ho belie.e not their %retence seems %leasin" but the are &e%t bac& 'thereb ( from the Path1 and those $hom Allah lea.es to stra no one can "uide

For them is a Penalt in the life of this $orld but harder .34 trul is the Penalt of the Hereafter- and defender ha.e the none a"ainst Allah !#he %arable of the Garden $hich the ri"hteous are %romised .35 beneath if flo$ ri.ers1 %er%etual is the en/o ment thereof and the shade therein1 such is the 7nd of the Ri"hteous- and the 7nd of Unbelie.ers is the Fire #hose to $hom We ha.e "i.en the )oo& re/oice at $hat hath .36 been re.ealed unto thee1 but there are amon" the clans those $ho re/ect a %art thereof+ Sa 1 2I am commanded to $orshi% Allah and not to /oin %artners $ith Him+ Unto Him do I call and unto Him is ".m return #hus ha.e We re.ealed it to be a /ud"ment of authorit in .37 Arabic+ Wert thou to follo$ their '.ain( desires after the &no$led"e $hich hath reached thee then $ouldst thou find neither %rotector nor defender a"ainst Allah We did send a%ostles before thee and a%%ointed for them $i.es .38 and children1 and it $as ne.er the %art of an a%ostle to brin" a Si"n e8ce%t as Allah %ermitted 'or commanded(+ For each %eriod is (a )oo& 're.ealed Allah doth blot out or confirm $hat He %leaseth1 $ith Him is .39 the Mother of the )oo& Whether We shall sho$ thee '$ithin th lifetime( %art of $hat .40 We %romised them or ta&e to 0ursel.es th soul 'before it is all accom%lished( th dut is to 'ma&e the Messa"e( reach them1 it is 0ur %art to call them to account See the not that We "raduall reduce the land 'in their .41 control( from its outl in" borders4 'Where( Allah commands there

is none to %ut bac& His command1 and He is s$ift in callin" to account #hose before them did 'also( de.ise %lots- but in all thin"s .42 the master %lannin" is Allah9s+ He &no$eth the doin"s of e.er soul1 and soon $ill the Unbelie.ers &no$ $ho "ets home in the 7nd #he Unbelie.ers sa 1 2;o a%ostle art thou+2 Sa 1 27nou"h for .43 a $itness bet$een me and ou is Allah and such as ha.e &no$led"e ".of the )oo&

*Ibrahim

*SURAH .#14

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Alif ,am Ra+ A )oo& $hich We ha.e re.ealed unto thee in order .1 that thou mi"htest lead man&ind out of the de%ths of dar&ness (into li"ht b the lea.e of their ,ord to the Wa of 'Him !78alted in Po$er Worth of all Praise 0f Allah to Whom do belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens and on .2 earth6 )ut alas for the Unbelie.ers for a terrible Penalt 'their !(Unfaith $ill brin" them #hose $ho lo.e the life of this $orld more than the Hereafter .3 $ho hinder 'men( from the Path of Allah and see& therein somethin" croo&ed1 the are astra b a lon" distance We sent an a%ostle e8ce%t 'to teach( in the lan"ua"e of his .4 o$n( %eo%le in order to ma&e 'thin"s( clear to them+ ;o$ Allah) :lea.es stra in" those $hom He %leases and "uides $hom He %leases and He is 78alted in %o$er Full of Wisdom

We sent Moses $ith 0ur Si"ns 'and the command( 2)rin" out th .5 %eo%le from the de%ths of dar&ness into li"ht and teach them to remember the Da s of Allah+2 ?eril in this there are Si"ns for such as are firml %atient and constant "rateful and a%%reciati.e Remember6 Moses said to his %eo%le1 2Call to mind the fa.or of .6 :Allah to ou $hen He deli.ered ou from the %eo%le of Pharaoh #he set ou hard tas&s and %unishments slau"htered our sons and let our $omenfol& li.e1 therein $as a tremendous trial from our ".,ord And remember6 our ,ord caused to be declared '%ublicl (1 2If .7 e are "rateful I $ill add more 'fa.ors( unto ou- but if e sho$ ".in"ratitude trul M %unishment is terrible indeed And Moses said1 2If e sho$ in"ratitude e and all on earth .8 to"ether et is Allah Free of all $ants Worth of all %raise (Has not the stor reached ou '0 %eo%le6( of those $ho '$ent .9 before ou4 of the %eo%le of ;oah and @Ad and #hamud4 and of those $ho 'came( after them4 ;one &no$s them but Allah+ #o them came a%ostles $ith Clear 'Si"ns(- but the %ut their hands u% to their mouths and said1 2We do den 'the mission( on $hich e ha.e been sent and $e are reall in sus%icious 'dis*uietin"( doubt as ".to that to $hich e in.ite us #heir a%ostles said1 2Is there a doubt about Allah the .10 Creator of the hea.ens and the earth4 It is He Who in.ites ou in order that He ma for"i.e ou our sins and "i.e ou res%ite for a term a%%ointed62 #he said1 2Ah6 e are no more than human li&e oursel.es6 <e $ish to turn us a$a from the '"ods( our fathers ".used to $orshi%1 then brin" us some clear authorit #heir a%ostles said to them1 2#rue $e are human li&e .11

oursel.es but Allah doth "rant His "race to such of His ser.ants as He %leases+ It is not for us to brin" ou an authorit e8ce%t as Allah %ermits+ And on Allah let all men of faith %ut their trust .;o reason ha.e $e $h $e should not %ut our trust on Allah " .12 Indeed He has "uided us to the Wa s $e 'follo$(+ We shall certainl bear $ith %atience all the hurt ou ma cause us1 for ".those $ho %ut their trust should %ut their trust on Allah And the Unbelie.ers said to their a%ostles1 2)e sure $e shall .13 ".dri.e ou out of our land or e shall return to our reli"ion )ut their ,ord ins%ired 'this Messa"e( to them1 2?eril We shall !cause the $ron"doers to %erish And .eril We shall cause ou to abide in the land and" .14 succeed them+ #his for such as fear the time $hen the shall ".stand before M tribunal such as fear the %unishment denounced )ut the sou"ht .ictor and decision 'there and then( and .15 frustration $as the lot of e.er %o$erful obstinate trans"ressor In front of such a one is Hell and he is "i.en for drin& .16 boilin" fetid $ater In "ul%s $ill he si% it but ne.er $ell he be near s$allo$in" .17 it do$n his throat1 Death $ill come to him from e.er *uarter et $ill he not die1 and in front of him $ill be a chastisement unrelentin" #he %arable of those $ho re/ect their ,ord is that their .18 $or&s are as ashes on $hich the $ind blo$s furiousl on a tem%estuous da 1 ;o %o$er ha.e the o.er au"ht that the ha.e (earned1 #hat is the stra in" far far 'from the "oal Seest thou not that Allah created the Hea.ens and the earth .19

(in #ruth4 If He so $ill He can remo.e ou and %ut 'in our %lace ?a ne$ Creation ;or is that for Allah an "reat matter .20 #he $ill all be marshalled before Allah to"ether1 then $ill .21 the $ea& sa to those $ho $ere arro"ant 2For us $e but follo$ed "? ou- can e then a.ail us at all a"ainst the $rath of Allah #he $ill re%l 2If $e had recei.ed the "uidance of Allah $e (should ha.e "i.en it to ou1 to us it ma&es no difference 'no$ $hether $e ra"e or bear 'these torments( $ith %atience1 for ".oursel.es there is no $a of esca%e And Satan $ill sa $hen the matter is decided1 2It $as Allah .22 Who "a.e ou a %romise of truth1 I too %romised but I failed in m %romise to ou+ I had no authorit o.er ou e8ce%t to call ou but e listened to me1 then re%roach not me but re%roach our o$n souls+ I cannot listen to our cries nor can e listen to mine+ I re/ect our former act in associatin" me $ith Allah+ For ".$ron"doers there must be a Grie.ous Penalt )ut those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness $ill be admitted .23 to Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein for a e :$ith the lea.e of their ,ord1 their "reetin" therein $ill be "!Peace" Seest thou not ho$ Allah sets forth a %arable4 a "oodl Word .24 li&e a "oodl tree $hose root is firml fi8ed and its branches reach( to the hea.ens) It brin"s forth its fruit at all times b the lea.e of its .25 ,ord+ So Allah sets forth %arables for men in order that the ma recei.e admonition And the %arable of an e.il Word is that of an e.il tree+ It .26

is torn u% b the root from the surface of the earth1 it has no stabilit Allah $ill establish in stren"th those $ho belie.e $ith the .27 Word that stands firm in this $orld and in the Hereafter- but Allah $ill lea.e to stra those $ho do $ron"1 Allah doeth $hat He $illeth Hast thou not turned th .ision to those $ho ha.e chan"ed the .28 fa.or of Allah into blas%hem and caused their %eo%le to descend ?to the House of Perdition !Into Hell4 #he $ill burn therein an e.il %lace to sta in .29 (And the set u% 'idols( as e*ual to Allah to mislead 'men .30 from the Path6 Sa 1 27n/o ' our brief %o$er(6 )ut .eril "!ma&in" strai"ht$a for Hell S%ea& to M ser.ants $ho ha.e belie.ed that the ma .31 establish re"ular %ra ers and s%end 'in charit ( out of the Sustenance We ha.e "i.en them secretl and o%enl before the comin" of a Da in $hich there $ill be neither mutual bar"ainin" nor befriendin" It is Allah Who hath created the hea.ens and the earth and .32 sendeth do$n rain from the s&ies and $ith it brin"eth out fruits $here$ith to feed ou it is He Who hath made the shi%s sub/ect to ou that the ma sail throu"h the sea b His command- and the ri.ers 'also( hath He made sub/ect to ou And He hath made sub/ect to ou the sun and the moon both .33 dili"entl %ursuin" their courses1 and the ;i"ht and the Da hath He 'also( made sub/ect ou And He "i.eth ou of all that e as& for+ )ut if e count the .34 fa.ors of Allah ne.er $ill e be able to number them1 .eril man e are

is "i.en u% to in/ustice and in"ratitude Remember Abraham said1 20 m ,ord6 ma&e this cit one of .35 %eace and securit 1 and %reser.e me and m sons from $orshi%%in" idols :0 m ,ord6 the ha.e indeed led astra man amon" man&ind" .36 he then $ho follo$s m '$a s( is of me and he that disobe s me but thou art indeed 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 our ,ord6 I ha.e made some of m offs%rin" to d$ell in a" .37 .alle $ithout culti.ation b th Sacred House- in order 0 our ,ord that the ma establish re"ular %ra er1 so fill the hearts of some amon" men $ith lo.e to$ards them and feed them $ith Fruits1 so that the ma "i.e than&s 0 our ,ord6 trul #hou dost &no$ $hat $e conceal and $hat $e " .38 re.eal1 for nothin" $hate.er is hidden from Allah $hether on earth or in hea.en Praise be to Allah $ho hath "ranted unto me in old a"e" .39 !Ismail and Isaac1 for trul m ,ord is He the Hearer of Pra er 0 m ,ord6 ma&e me one $ho establishes re"ular Pra er and" .140 also 'raise such( amon" m offs%rin" 0 our ,ord6 and acce%t #hou m Pra er 0 our ,ord6 co.er 'us( $ith #h For"i.eness me m %arents " .41 and 'all( )elie.ers on the Da that the Rec&onin" $ill be "!established #hin& not that Allah doth not heed the deeds of those $ho do .42 $ron"+ He but "i.eth them res%ite a"ainst a Da $hen the e es $ill fi8edl stare in horror #he are runnin" for$ard $ith nec&s outstretched their heads .43 u%lifted their "a3e returnin" not to$ards them and their hearts a

"a%in"( .oid) :So $arn man&ind of the Da $hen the Wrath $ill reach them .44 then $ill the $ron"doers sa 1 20ur ,ord6 res%ite us 'if onl ( for "!a short term1 $e $ill ans$er #h Call and follo$ the a%ostles What6 $ere e not $ont to s$ear aforetime that e should suffer" ?no decline And e d$elt in the d$ellin"s of men $ho $ron"ed their o$n " .545 souls1 e $ere clearl sho$n ho$ We dealt $ith them- and We %ut "!forth man %arables in our behalf Mi"ht indeed $ere the %lots $hich the made but their %lots .46 $ere '$ell( $ithin the si"ht of Allah e.en thou"h the $ere such !as to sha&e the hills ;e.er thin& that Allah $ould fail His a%ostles in His .47 %romise1 for Allah is 78alted in %o$er the ,ord of Retribution 0ne da the 7arth $ill be chan"ed to a different 7arth and so .48 $ill be the Hea.ens and 'men( $ill be marshalled forth before Allah the 0ne the Irresistible And thou $ilt see the Sinners that da bound to"ether in .49 fetters #heir "arments of li*uid %itch and their faces co.ered $ith .50 ;Fire ;#hat Allah ma re*uite each soul accordin" to its deserts .51 and .eril Allah is S$ift in callin" account Here is a Messa"e for man&ind1 let them ta&e $arnin" .52 :therefrom and let them &no$ that He is 'no other than( 0ne Allah let men of understandin" ta&e heed

*Hi/r

*SURAH .#15

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Alif ,am Ra+ #hese are the A ats of Re.elation of a =ur9an .1 that ma&es thin"s clear A"ain and a"ain $ill those $ho disbelie.e $ish that the had .2 bo$ed 'to Allah9s Will( in Islam ,ea.e them alone to en/o 'the "ood thin"s of this life( and .3 to %lease themsel.es1 let 'false( Ho%e amuse them1 soon $ill (&no$led"e 'undecei.e them ;e.er did We destro a %o%ulation that had not a term decreed .4 and assi"ned beforehand ;either can a %eo%le antici%ate its #erm nor dela it .5 #he sa 1 20 thou to $hom the Messa"e is bein" re.ealed6 #rul .6 !(thou art mad 'or %ossessed Wh brin"est thou not an"els to us if it be that thou hast" .7 "?the #ruth We send not the an"els do$n e8ce%t for /ust cause1 if the .8 !came 'to the un"odl ( behold6 no res%ite $ould the ha.e We ha.e $ithout doubt sent do$n the Messa"e- and We $ill .9 (assuredl "uard it 'from corru%tion We did send a%ostles before thee amon"st the reli"ious sects .10 :of old )ut ne.er came an a%ostle to them but the moc&ed him .11 7.en so do We let it cree% into the hearts of the sinners .12 #hat the should not belie.e in the 'Messa"e(- but the $a s .13 of the ancients ha.e %assed a$a

7.en if We o%ened out to them a "ate from hea.en and the .14 $ere to continue 'all da ( ascendin" therein #he $ould onl sa 1 20ur e es ha.e been into8icated1 na $e .15 ".ha.e been be$itched b sorcer It is We $ho ha.e set out the Aodiacal Si"ns in the hea.ens .16 and made them fair5seemin" to 'all( beholders And 'moreo.er( $e ha.e "uarded them from e.er e.il s%irit .17 :accursed )ut an that "ains a hearin" b stealth is %ursued b a .18 (flamin" fire bri"ht 'to see And the earth We ha.e s%read out 'li&e a car%et(- set thereon .19 mountains firm and immo.able- and %roduced therein all &inds of thin"s in due balance And We ha.e %ro.ided therein means of subsistence for ou and .20 for those for $hose sustenance e are not res%onsible And there is not a thin" but its 'sources and( treasures .21 ine8haustible( are $ith Us- but We onl send do$n thereof in due) and ascertainable measures And We send the fecundatin" $inds then cause the rain to .22 descend from the s& there$ith %ro.idin" ou $ith $ater 'in abundance( thou"h e are not the "uardians of its stores And .eril it is We Who "i.e life and $ho "i.e death1 it is .23 "(We Who remain Inheritors 'after all else %asses a$a #o Us are &no$n those of ou $ho hasten for$ard and those $ho .24 la" behind Assuredl it is th ,ord $ho $ill "ather them to"ether1 for .25 He is Perfect in Wisdom and >no$led"e We created man from soundin" cla from mud molded into sha%e .26

And the !inn race We had created before from the fire of a .27 scorchin" $ind )ehold6 th ,ord said to the an"els1 2I am about to create .28 man from soundin" cla from mud molded into sha%e When I ha.e fashioned him 'in due %ro%ortion( and breathed" .29 ".into him of M s%irit fall e do$n in obeisance unto him :So the an"els %rostrated themsel.es all of them to"ether .30 ;ot so Iblis1 he refused to be amon" those $ho %rostrated .31 themsel.es Allah( said1 20 Iblis6 $hat is our reason for not bein") .32 "?amon" those $ho %rostrated themsel.es Iblis( said1 2I am not one to %rostrate m self to man $hom ) .33 ".thou didst create from soundin" cla from mud molded into sha%e Allah( said1 2#hen "et thee out from here- for thou art) .34 re/ected accursed ".And the Curse shall be on thee till the Da of !ud"ment" .35 Iblis( said1 20 m ,ord6 "i.e me then res%ite till the Da ) .36 ".the 'dead( are raised "Allah( said1 2Res%ite is "ranted thee) .37 ".#ill the Da of the #ime A%%ointed" .38 Iblis( said1 20 m ,ord6 because #hou hast %ut me in the) .39 $ron" I $ill ma&e '$ron"( fair5seemin" to them on the earth and I $ill %ut them all in the $ron" 78ce%t #h ser.ants amon" them sincere and %urified 'b #h " .40 ".("race Allah( said1 2#his 'Wa of M sincere ser.ants( is indeed a) .41 Wa that leads strai"ht to Me For o.er M ser.ants no authorit shalt thou ha.e e8ce%t " .42

".such as %ut themsel.es in the $ron" and follo$ thee !And .eril Hell is the %romised abode for them all .43 (#o it are se.en Gates1 for each of those Gates is 's%ecial .44 (class 'of sinners assi"ned #he ri"hteous '$ill be( amid Gardens and fountains 'of .45 (clear5flo$in" $ater #heir "reetin" $ill be(1 27nter e here in Peace and) .46 ".Securit And We shall remo.e from their hearts an lur&in" sense of .47 in/ur 1 'the $ill be( brothers '/o full ( facin" each other on (thrones 'of di"nit #here no sense of fati"ue shall touch them nor shall the .48 e.er( be as&ed to lea.e) #ell M ser.ants that I am indeed the 0ft5For"i.in" Most .49 ;Merciful And that M Penalt $ill be indeed the most "rie.ous Penalt .50 #ell them about the "uests of Abraham .51 When the entered his %resence and said 2Peace62 He said 2We .52 "!feel afraid of ou #he said1 2Fear not6 $e "i.e thee "lad tidin"s of a son .53 ".endo$ed $ith $isdom He said1 2Do e "i.e me "lad tidin"s that old a"e has sei3ed .54 "?me4 0f $hat then is our "ood ne$s #he said1 2We "i.e thee "lad tidin"s in truth1 be not then .55 "!in des%air He said1 2And $ho des%airs of the merc of his ,ord but such .56 "?as "o astra Abraham said1 2What then is the business on $hich e 'ha.e .57

"?(come( 0 e messen"ers 'of Allah .#he said1 2We ha.e been sent to a %eo%le 'dee%( in sin .58 78ce%tin" the adherents of ,ut1 them $e are certainl " .59 char"ed( to sa.e 'from harm( all) 78ce%t his $ife $ho $e ha.e ascertained $ill be amon" those" .60 ".$ho $ill la" behind At len"th $hen the messen"ers arri.ed amon" the adherents of .61 ,ut ".He said1 2<e a%%ear to be uncommon fol& .62 #he said1 2<ea $e ha.e come to thee to accom%lish that of .63 $hich the doubt We ha.e brou"ht to thee that $hich is ine.itabl due and" .64 assuredl $e tell the truth #hen tra.el b ni"ht $ith th household $hen a %ortion of" .65 the ni"ht ' et remains( and do thou brin" u% the rear1 let no one ".amon"st ou loo& bac& but %ass on $hither e are ordered And We made &no$n this decree to him that the last remnants .66 of those 'sinners( should be cut off b the mornin" #he inhabitants of the Cit came in 'mad( /o 'at ne$s of the .67 ( oun" men :,ut said1 2#hese are m "uests1 dis"race me not .468 ".)ut fear Allah and shame me not" .69 #he said1 2Did $e not forbid thee 'to s%ea&( for all and .70 "?sundr He said1 2#here are m dau"hters 'to marr (+ If e must act .71 ".(so) ?eril b th life '0 Pro%het( in their $ild into8ication .72 the $ander in distraction to and fro

)ut the 'mi"ht ( )last o.ertoo& them before mornin" .73 And We turned 'the Cities( u%side do$n and rained do$n on .74 them brimstones hard as ba&ed cla )ehold6 in this are Si"ns for those $ho b to&ens do .75 understand And the 'cities $ere( ri"ht on the hi"hroad .76 !)ehold6 in this is a Si"n for those $ho belie.e .77 ;And the Com%anions of the Wood $ere also $ron"doers .78 So We e8acted retribution from them+ #he $ere both on an .79 o%en hi"h$a %lain to see :#he Com%anions of the Roc& #ract also re/ected the a%ostles .80 We sent them 0ur Si"ns but the %ersisted in turnin" a$a .81 from them 0ut of the mountains did the he$ 'their( edifices 'feelin" .82 themsel.es( secure )ut the 'mi"ht ( )last sei3ed them of a mornin" .83 And of no a.ail to them $as all that the did '$ith such art .84 !(and care We created not the hea.ens the earth and all bet$een them but .85 for /ust ends+ And the Hour is surel comin" '$hen this $ill be manifest(+ So o.erloo& 'an human faults( $ith "racious for"i.eness For .eril it is th ,ord Who is the Master5Creator &no$in" .86 .all thin"s And We ha.e besto$ed u%on thee the Se.en 0ft5Re%eated .87 .erses( and the Grand =ur9an) Strain not thine e es '$istfull ( at $hat We ha.e besto$ed on .88 certain classes of them nor "rie.e o.er them1 but lo$er th $in"

in "entleness( to the )elie.ers)

And sa 1 2I am indeed he that $arneth o%enl and $ithout .89 "ambi"uit 0f /ust such $rath( as We sent do$n on those $ho di.ided ) .90 (Scri%ture into arbitrar %arts) So also on such( as ha.e made the =ur9an into shreds 'as) .91 (the %lease #herefore b th ,ord We $ill of a suret call them to .92 account For all their deeds .93 #herefore e8%ound o%enl $hat thou art commanded and turn .94 a$a from those $ho /oin false "ods $ith Allah For sufficient are We unto thee a"ainst those $ho scoff .95 #hose $ho ado%t $ith Allah another "od1 but soon $ill the .96 come to &no$ We do indeed &no$ ho$ th heart is distressed at $hat the .97 sa )ut celebrate the %raises of th ,ord and be of those $ho .98 %rostrate themsel.es in adoration And ser.e th ,ord until there come unto thee the Hour that .99 .is Certain

*;ahl

*SURAH .#16

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

Ine.itable( cometh 'to %ass( the Command of Allah1 see& e ) .1 not then to hasten it1 "lor to Him and far is He abo.e ha.in" !the %artners the ascribe unto Him He doth send do$n His an"els $ith ins%iration of His Command .2 to such of His ser.ants as He %leaseth 'sa in"(1 2Warn 'Man( that ".there is no "od but I so do our dut unto Me He has created the hea.ens and the earth for /ust ends1 far is .3 !He abo.e ha.in" the %artners the ascribe to Him He has created man from a s%erm dro%- and behold this same .4 !man( becomes an o%en dis%uter) And cattle He has created for ou 'men(1 from them e deri.e .5 $armth and numerous benefits and of their 'meat( e eat And e ha.e a sense of %ride and beaut in them as e dri.e .6 them home in the e.enin" and as e lead them forth to %asture in the mornin" And the carr our hea. loads to lands that e could not .7

other$ise( reach e8ce%t $ith souls distressed1 for our ,ord is) indeed Most >ind Most Merciful And 'He has created( horses mules and don&e s for ou to ride .8 and use for sho$- and He has created 'other( thin"s of $hat e ha.e no &no$led"e And unto Allah leads strai"ht the Wa but there are $a s that .9 turn aside1 if Allah had $illed He could ha.e "uided all of ou It is He Who sends do$n rain from the s& 1 from it e drin& .10 and out of it '"ro$s( the .e"etation on $hich e feed our cattle With it He %roduces for ou corn oli.es date5%alms "ra%es and .11 e.er &ind of fruit1 .eril in this is a Si"n for those $ho "i.e thou"ht

He has made sub/ect to ou the ;i"ht and the Da - the Sun and .12 the Moon and the Stars are in sub/ection b His Command1 .eril in this are Si"ns for men $ho are $ise And the thin"s on this earth $hich He has multi%lied in .13 .ar in" colors 'and *ualities(1 .eril in this is a Si"n for men ($ho celebrate the %raises of Allah 'in "ratitude It is He Who has made the sea sub/ect that e ma eat thereof .14 flesh that is fresh and tender and that e ma e8tract therefrom ornaments to $ear- and thou seest the shi%s therein that %lou"h the $a.es that e ma see& 'thus( of the bount of Allah and that e ma be "rateful And He has set u% on the earth mountains standin" firm lest .15 it should sha&e $ith ou- and ri.ers and roads- that e ma "uide oursel.es And mar&s and si"n%osts- and b the stars 'men( "uide .16 themsel.es Is then He Who creates li&e one that creates not4 Will e not .17 ?recei.e admonition If e $ould count u% the fa.ors of Allah ne.er $ould e be .18 able to number them1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful And Allah doth &no$ $hat e conceal and $hat e re.eal .19 #hose $hom the in.o&e besides Allah create nothin" and are .20 themsel.es created #he are thin"s( dead lifeless1 nor do th &no$ $hen the ) .21 $ill be raised u% <our Allah is 0ne Allah1 as to those $ho belie.e not in the .22 Hereafter their hearts refuse to &no$ and the are arro"ant Undoubtedl Allah doth &no$ $hat the conceal and $hat the .23

re.eal1 .eril He lo.eth not the arro"ant When it is said to them 2What is it that our ,ord has .24 "!re.ealed42 #he sa 2#ales of the ancients ,et them bear on the Da of !ud"ment their o$n burdens in .25 full and also 'somethin"( of the burdens of those $ithout &no$led"e $hom the misled+ Alas ho$ "rie.ous the burdens the !$ill bear #hose before them did also %lot 'a"ainst Allah9s Wa (1 but .26 Allah too& their structures from their foundations and the roof fell do$n on them from abo.e- and the Wrath sei3ed them from directions the did not %ercei.e #hen on the Da of !ud"ment He $ill co.er them $ith shame and .27 sa 1 2Where are M @%artners9 concernin" $hom e used to dis%ute $ith the "odl (42 #hose endued $ith &no$led"e $ill sa 1 2#his) Da indeed are the Unbelie.ers6 co.ered $ith Shame and Miser ;amel ( those $hose li.es the an"els ta&e in a state of)" .28 $ron"doin" to their o$n souls+ #hen $ould the offer submission $ith the %retence( @We did no e.il '&no$in"l (+9 2 '#he an"els ) ;$ill re%l ( 2;a but .eril Allah &no$eth all that e did So enter the "ates of Hell to d$ell therein+ #hus e.il " .29 ".indeed is the abode of the arro"ant #o the ri"hteous '$hen( it is said 2What is it that our ,ord .30 has re.ealed42 the sa 2All that is "ood+2 #o those $ho do "ood there is "ood in this $orld and the Home of the Hereafter is e.en better+ And e8cellent indeed is the Home of the ri"hteous Gardens of 7ternit $hich the $ill enter1 beneath them flo$ .31 :%leasant( ri.ers1 the $ill ha.e therein all that the $ish ) thus doth Allah re$ard the ri"hteous

;amel ( those $hose li.es the an"els ta&e in a state of) .32 %urit sa in" 'to them( 2Peace be on ou- enter e the Garden ".(because of the "ood $hich e did 'in the $orld Do the 'un"odl ( $ait until the an"els come to them or there .33 comes the Command of th ,ord 'for their doom(4 So did those $ho $ent before them+ )ut Allah $ron"ed them not1 na the $ron"ed their o$n souls )ut the e.il results of their deeds o.ertoo& them and that .34 .er 'Wrath( at $hich the had scoffed hemmed them in #he $orshi%%ers of false "ods sa 1 2If Allah had so $illed $e .35 should not ha.e $orshi%%ed au"ht but Him neither $e nor our fathers nor should $e ha.e %rescribed %rohibitions other than His+2 So did those $ho $ent before them+ )ut $hat is the mission ?of a%ostles but to %reach the Clear Messa"e For We assuredl sent amon"st e.er Peo%le an a%ostle '$ith .36 the Command( 2Ser.e Allah and esche$ 7.il21 of the %eo%le $ere some $hom Allah "uided and some on $hom 7rror became ine.itabl established(+ So tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the) (end of those $ho denied 'the #ruth If thou art an8ious for their "uidance et Allah "uideth not .37 such as He lea.es to stra and there is none to hel% them #he s$ear their stron"est oaths b Allah that Allah $ill not .38 raise u% those $ho die1 ;a but it is a %romise 'bindin"( on Him in truth1 but most6 amon" man&ind reali3e it not #he must be raised u%( in order that He ma manifest to) .39 them the truth of that $herein the differ and that the re/ecters (of #ruth ma reali3e that the had indeed 'surrendered to Falsehood

"For to an thin" $hich We ha.e $illed We but sa the Word 2)e .40 and it is #o those $ho lea.e their homes in the cause of Allah after .41 sufferin" o%%ression We $ill assuredl "i.e a "oodl home in this $orld1 but trul the re$ard of the Hereafter $ill be "reater if !(the onl reali3e 'this #he are( those $ho %erse.ere in %atience and %ut their) .42 trust on their ,ord And before thee also the a%ostles We sent $ere but men to .43 $hom We "ranted ins%iration1 if e reali3e this not as& of those $ho %ossess the Messa"e ;We sent them( $ith Clear Si"ns and )oo&s of dar& %ro%hecies) .44 and We ha.e sent do$n unto thee 'also( the Messa"e- that thou ma est e8%lain clearl to men $hat is sent for them and that the ma "i.e thou"ht Do then those $ho de.ise e.il '%lots( feel secure that Allah .45 $ill not cause the earth to s$allo$ them u% or that the Wrath ?$ill not sei3e them from directions the little %ercei.e 0r that He ma not call them to account in the midst of their .46 ?"oin"s to and fro $ithout a chance of their frustratin" Him 0r that He ma not call them to account b a %rocess of slo$ .647 $asta"e for th ,ord is indeed full of &indness and merc (Do the not loo& at Allah9s creation 'e.en( amon" 'inanimate .48 thin"s ho$ their '.er ( shado$s turn round from the ri"ht and the left %rostratin" themsel.es to Allah and that in the humblest ?manner And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the hea.ens and on .49 earth $hether mo.in" 'li.in"( creatures or the an"els1 for none

(are arro"ant 'before their ,ord #he all re.ere their ,ord hi"h abo.e them and the do all .50 that the are commanded Allah has said1 2#a&e not 'for $orshi%( t$o "ods1 for He is .51 ".(/ust 0ne Allah1 then fear Me 'and Me alone #o Him belon"s $hate.er is in the hea.ens and on earth and to .52 ?Him is dut due al$a s1 then $ill e fear other than Allah And e ha.e no "ood thin" but is from Allah1 and moreo.er .53 ;$hen e are touched b distress unto Him e cr $ith "roans <et $hen He remo.es the distress from ou behold6 some of ou .54 turn to other "ods to /oin $ith their ,ord As if( to sho$ their in"ratitude for the fa.ors We ha.e) .55 besto$ed on them #hen en/o ' our brief da (- but soon $ill e !(&no$ ' our foll And the 'e.en assi"n to thin"s the do not &no$ a %ortion .56 out of that $hich $e ha.e besto$ed for their sustenance6 ) Allah e shall certainl be called to account for our false in.entions And the assi"n dau"hters for Allah6 Glor be to Him6 and for .57 !themsel.es 'sons the issue( the desire When ne$s is brou"ht to one of them of 'the birth of( a .58 female 'child( his face dar&ens and he is filled $ith in$ard !"rief With shame does he hide himself from his %eo%le because of .59 (the bad ne$s he has had6 Shall he retain it on 'sufferance and contem%t or bur it in the dust4 Ah6 $hat an e.il 'choice( the !decide on #o those $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter a%%lies the .60 similitude of e.il1 to Allah a%%lies the hi"hest similitude1 for

He is the 78alted in Po$er Full of Wisdom It Allah $ere to %unish men for their $ron"doin" He $ould not .61 lea.e on the 'earth( a sin"le li.in" creature1 but He "i.es them res%ite for a stated term1 $hen their term e8%ires the $ould not be able to dela 'the %unishment( for a sin"le hour /ust as the ($ould not be able to antici%ate it 'for a sin"le hour #he attribute to Allah $hat the hate 'for themsel.es( and .62 their ton"ues assert the falsehood that all "ood thin"s are for themsel.es1 $ithout doubt for them is the fire and the $ill be !the first to be hastened on into it ) Allah We 'also( sent 'our a%ostles( to %eo%les before .63 thee- but Satan made 'to the $ic&ed( their o$n acts seem allurin"1 he is also their %atron toda but the shall ha.e a most "rie.ous Penalt And We sent do$n the )oo& to thee for the e8%ress %ur%ose .64 that thou shouldst ma&e clear to them those thin"s in $hich the differ and that it should be a "uide and a merc to those $ho belie.e And Allah sends do$n rain from the s&ies and "i.es there$ith .65 life to the earth after its death1 .eril in this is a Si"n for those $ho listen .And .eril in cattle 'too( $ill e find an instructi.e Si"n .66 From $hat is $ithin their bodies bet$een e8cretions and blood We %roduce for our drin& mil& %ure and a"reeable to those $ho drin& it And from the fruit of the date5%alm and the .ine e "et out .67 $holesome drin& and food1 behold in this also is a Si"n for those $ho are $ise

And th ,ord tau"ht the )ee to build its cells in hills on .68 ;trees and in 'men9s( habitations #hen to eat of all the %roduce 'of the earth( and find $ith .69 s&ill the s%acious %aths of its ,ord1 there issues from $ithin their bodies a drin& of .ar in" colors $herein is healin" for men1 .eril in this is a Si"n for those $ho "i.e thou"ht ;It is Allah $ho creates ou and ta&es our souls at death .70 and of ou there are some $ho are sent bac& to a feeble a"e so that the &no$ nothin" after ha.in" &no$n 'much(1 for Allah is All5>no$in" All5 Po$erful Allah has besto$ed His "ifts of sustenance more freel on .71 some of ou than on others- those more fa.ored are not "oin" to thro$ bac& their "ifts to those $hom their ri"ht hands %ossess so as to be e*ual in that res%ect+ Will the then den the fa.ors of ?Allah And Allah has made for ou mates 'and com%anions( of our o$n .72 nature+ And made for ou out of them sons and dau"hters and "randchildren and %ro.ided for ou sustenance of the best1 $ill the then belie.e in .ain thin"s and be un"rateful for Allah9s ?fa.ors And $orshi% others than Allah such as ha.e no %o$er of .73 %ro.idin" them for sustenance $ith an thin" in hea.ens or earth ?and cannot %ossibl ha.e such %o$er In.ent not similitudes for Allah1 for Allah &no$eth and e .74 &no$ not Allah sets forth the Parable 'of t$o men1 one( a sla.e under .75 the dominion of another- he has no %o$er of an sort- and 'the other( a man on $hom We ha.e besto$ed "oodl fa.ors from

:oursel.es and he s%ends thereof 'freel ( %ri.atel and %ublicl are the t$o e*ual4 ') no means(- %raise be to Allah+ )ut most of them understand not Allah sets forth 'another( Parable of t$o men1 one of them .76 dumb $ith no %o$er of an sort- a $earisome burden is he to his master- $hiche.er $a he directs him he brin"s no "ood1 is such a ?man e*ual $ith one $ho commands /ustice and is on a strai"ht $a .#o Allah belon"eth the m ster of the hea.ens and the earth .77 And the decision of the Hour 'of !ud"ment( is as the t$in&lin" of an e e or e.en *uic&er1 for Allah hath %o$er o.er all thin"s It is He Who brou"ht ou forth from the $ombs of our mothers .78 $hen e &ne$ nothin"- and He "a.e ou hearin" and si"ht and (intelli"ence and affections1 that e ma "i.e than&s 'to Allah Do the not loo& at the birds held %oised in the midst of .79 (the air and( the s& 4 ;othin" holds them u% but 'the %o$er of) Allah+ ?eril in this are Si"ns for those $ho belie.e It is Allah $ho made our habitations homes of rest and *uiet .80 (for ou- and made for ou out of the s&ins of animals 'tents for d$ellin"s $hich e find so li"ht 'and hand ( $hen e tra.el and $hen e sto% 'in our tra.els(- and out of their $ool and their soft fibers 'bet$een $ool and hair( and their hair rich stuff and articles of con.enience 'to ser.e ou( for a time It is Allah $ho made out of the thin"s He created some thin"s .81 to "i.e ou shade- of the hills He made some for our shelter- He made ou "arments to %rotect ou from heat and coats of mail to %rotect ou from our 'mutual( .iolence+ #hus does He com%lete (his fa.ors on ou that e ma bo$ to His $ill 'in Islam )ut if the turn a$a th dut is onl to %reach the clear .82

messa"e #he reco"ni3e the fa.ors of Allah- then the den them- and .83 most of them are 'creatures( un"rateful 0ne da We shall raise from all %eo%les a $itness1 then $ill .84 no e8cuse be acce%ted from Unbelie.ers nor $ill the recei.e an fa.ors When the $ron"doers 'actuall ( see the Penalt then $ill it .85 in no $a be miti"ated nor $ill the then recei.e res%ite When those $ho "a.e %artners to Allah $ill see their .86 '%artners2 the $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 these are our @%artners" those $hom $e used to in.o&e besides thee+2 )ut the $ill thro$ "!bac& their $ord at them 'and sa (1 2Indeed e are liars #hat da shall the 'o%enl ( sho$ 'their( submission to .87 Allah- and all their in.entions shall lea.e them in the lurch #hose $ho re/ect Allah and hinder 'men( from the %ath of .88 Allah for them $ill We add Penalt to Penalt - for that the used to s%read mischief 0ne da We shall raise from all %eo%les a $itness a"ainst .89 them from amon"st themsel.es1 and We shall brin" thee as a $itness a"ainst these 'th %eo%le(1 and We ha.e sent do$n to thee the )oo& e8%lainin" all thin"s a "uide a Merc and "lad tidin"s to Muslims Allah commands /ustice the doin" of "ood and liberalit to .90 &ith and &in and He forbids all shameful deeds and in/ustice and rebellion1 He instructs ou that e ma recei.e admonition Fulfil the co.enant of Allah $hen e ha.e entered into it and .91 brea& not our oaths after e ha.e confirmed them- indeed e ha.e made Allah our suret - for Allah &no$eth all that e do

And be not li&e a $oman $ho brea&s into unt$isted strands .92 the arn $hich she has s%un after it has become stron"+ ;or ta&e

our oaths to %ractice dece%tion bet$een oursel.es lest one %art should be more numerous than another1 for Allah $ill test ou b this- and on the Da of !ud"ment He $ill certainl ma&e clear to ou 'the truth of( that $herein e disa"ree If Allah so $illed He could ma&e ou all one %eo%le1 but He .93 :lea.es stra in" $hom He %leases and He "uides $hom He %leases but e shall certainl be called to account for all our actions And ta&e not our oaths to %ractice dece%tion bet$een .94 oursel.es $ith the result that someone9s foot ma sli% after it $as firml %lanted- and e ma ha.e to taste the e.il conse*uences( of ha.in" hindered 'men( from the %ath of Allah) and a mi"ht Wrath descend on ou ;or sell the co.enant of Allah for a miserable %rice1 for .95 $ith Allah is 'a %ri3e( far better for ou if e onl &ne$ .What is $ith ou must .anish1 $hat is $ith Allah $ill endure .96 And We $ill certainl besto$ on those $ho %atientl %erse.ere their re$ard accordin" to the best of their actions Whoe.er $or&s ri"hteousness man or $oman and has faith .eril .97 to him $ill We "i.e a ne$ life a life that is "ood and %ure and We $ill besto$ on such their re$ard accordin" to the best of their actions When thou dost read the =ur9an see& Allah9s %rotection from .98 Satan the re/ected one ;o authorit has he o.er those $ho belie.e and %ut their .99 trust in their ,ord His authorit is o.er those onl $ho ta&e him as %atron and .100

$ho /oin %artners $ith Allah When We substitute one re.elation for another and Allah .101 &no$s best $hat He re.eals 'in sta"es( the sa 2#hou art but a for"er21 but most of them understand not Sa the Hol S%irit has brou"ht the re.elation from th ,ord .102 in truth in order to stren"then those $ho belie.e and as a "uide and Glad #idin"s to Muslims ".We &no$ indeed that the sa 2It is a man that teaches him .103 #he ton"ue of him the $ic&edl %oint to is notable forei"n $hile this is Arabic %ure and clear #hose $ho belie.e not in the Si"ns of Allah Allah $ill not .104 "uide them and theirs $ill be a "rie.ous Penalt It is those $ho belie.e not in the Si"ns of Allah that for"e .105 !falsehood1 it is the $ho lie An one $ho after acce%tin" faith in Allah utters unbelief .106 e8ce%t under com%ulsion his heart remainin" firm in faith but such as o%en their breast to unbelief on them is Wrath from Allah and theirs $ill be a dreadful Penalt #his because the lo.e the life of this $orld better than .107 the Hereafter and Allah $ill not "uide those $ho re/ect faith #hose are the $hose hearts ears and e es Allah has sealed .108 u% and the ta&e no heed Without doubt in the hereafter the $ill %erish .109 )ut .eril th ,ord to those $ho lea.e their homes after .110 trials and %ersecutions and $ho thereafter stri.e and fi"ht for the faith and %atientl %erse.ere th ,ord after all this is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0ne da e.er soul $ill come u% stru""lin" for itself and .111

e.er soul $ill be recom%ensed 'full ( for all its actions and none $ill be un/ustl dealt $ith Allah sets forth a %arable1 a cit en/o in" securit and .112 *uiet abundantl su%%lied $ith sustenance from e.er %lace1 et $as it un"rateful for the fa.ors of Allah1 so Allah made it taste of hun"er and terror 'in e8tremes( 'closin" in on it( li&e a "arment 'from e.er side( because of the 'e.il( $hich 'its %eo%le( $rou"ht And there came to them an A%ostle from amon" themsel.es but .113 the falsel re/ected him- so the $rath sei3ed them e.en in the midst of their ini*uities So eat of the sustenance $hich Allah has %ro.ided for ou .114 la$ful and "ood- and be "rateful for the fa.ors of Allah if it is He $hom e ser.e He has onl forbidden ou dead meat and blood and the flesh .115 of s$ine and an 'food( o.er $hich the name of other than Allah has been in.o&ed+ )ut if one is forced b necessit $ithout $illful disobedience nor trans"ressin" due limits then Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful )ut sa not for an false thin" that our ton"ues ma %ut .116 forth 2#his is la$ful and this is forbidden2 so as to ascribe false thin"s to Allah+ For those $ho ascribe false thin"s to Allah $ill ne.er %ros%er In such falsehood( is but a %altr %rofit- but the $ill ) .117 ha.e a most "rie.ous Penalt #o the !e$s We %rohibited such thin"s as We ha.e mentioned .118 to thee before1 We did them no $ron" but the $ere used to doin" $ron" to themsel.es

)ut .eril th ,ord to those $ho do $ron" in i"norance but .119 $ho thereafter re%ent and ma&e amends th ,ord after all this is 0ft5 For"i.in" Most Merciful (Abraham $as indeed a model de.outl obedient to Allah 'and .120 :true in faith and he /oined not "ods $ith Allah He sho$ed his "ratitude for the fa.ors of Allah Who chose .121 him and "uided him to a strai"ht $a And We "a.e him "ood in this $orld and he $ill be in the .122 Hereafter in the ran&s of the ri"hteous So We ha.e tau"ht thee the ins%ired 'messa"e( 2Follo$ the .123 $a s of Abraham1 the true in faith and he /oined not "ods $ith ".Allah #he Sabbath $as onl made 'strict( to those $ho disa"reed .124 as to its obser.ance(- but Allah $ill /ud"e bet$een them on the) Da of !ud"ment as to their differences In.ite 'all( to the $a of th ,ord $ith $isdom and .125 beautiful %reachin" and ar"ue $ith them in $a s that are best and most "racious1 for th ,ord &no$eth best $ho ha.e stra ed from His Path and $ho recei.e "uidance And if e do catch them out catch them out no $orse than .126 the catch ou out1 but if e sho$ %atience that is indeed the best 'course( for those $ho are %atient ;And do thou be %atient for th %atience is but from Allah .127 nor "rie.e o.er them1 and distress not th self because of their %lots For Allah is $ith those $ho restrain themsel.es and those .128 $ho do "ood

*)ani Israel

*SURAH .#17

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Glor to 'Allah( Who did ta&e His Ser.ant for !ourne b ni"ht .1 from the Sacred Mos*ue to the Farthest Mos*ue $hose %recincts We did )less in order that We mi"ht sho$ him some of 0ur Si"ns1 for (He is the one Who heareth and seeth 'all thin"s We "a.e Moses the )oo& and made it a Guide to the Children of .2 Israel 'commandin"(1 2#a&e not other than Me as Dis%oser of ". our( affairs) (0 e that are s%run" from those $hom We carried 'in the Ar& .3 $ith ;oah6 .eril he $as a de.otee most "rateful And We "a.e 'clear( $arnin" to the Children of Israel in the .4 )oo& that t$ice $ould the do mischief on the earth and be elated !($ith mi"ht arro"ance 'and t$ice $ould the be %unished When the first of the $arnin"s came to %ass We sent a"ainst .05 ou 0ur ser.ants "i.en to terrible $arfare1 #he entered the .er (inmost %arts of our homes- and it $as a $arnin" 'com%letel fulfilled #hen did We "rant ou the Return as a"ainst them1 We "a.e ou .6 increase in resources and sons and made ou the more numerous in man%o$er If e did $ell e did $ell for oursel.es- if e did e.il ' e .7 did it( a"ainst oursel.es- so $hen the second of the $arnin"s came to %ass 'We %ermitted our enemies( to disfi"ure our faces and to enter our #em%le as the had entered if before and to

.isit $ith destruction all that fell into their %o$er It ma be that our ,ord ma ' et( sho$ Merc unto ou- but if .8 :( e re.ert 'to our sins( We shall re.ert 'to 0ur %unishments (and We ha.e made Hell a %rison for those $ho re/ect 'all Faith ?eril this =ur9an doth "uide to that $hich is most ri"ht 'or .9 stable( and "i.eth the "lad tidin"s to the )elie.ers $ho $or& ;deeds of ri"hteousness that the shall ha.e a ma"nificent re$ard (And to those $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter 'it announceth .10 (that We ha.e %re%ared for them a Penalt "rie.ous 'indeed :#he %ra er that man should ma&e for "ood he ma&eth for e.il .11 (for man is "i.en to hast 'deeds We ha.e made the ;i"ht and the Da as t$o 'of 0ur( Si"ns1 the .12 Si"n of the ;i"ht ha.e We obscured $hile the Si"n of the da We ha.e made to enli"hten ou- that e ma see& )ount from our ,ord and that e ma &no$ the number and count of the ears1 all thin"s ha.e We e8%lained in detail 7.er man9s fate We ha.e fastened on his o$n nec&1 on the Da .13 of !ud"ment We shall brin" out for him a scroll $hich he $ill see s%read o%en :It $ill be said to him1( 2Read thine 'o$n( record ) .14 sufficient is th soul this da to ma&e out an account a"ainst ".thee Who recei.eth "uidance recei.eth it for his o$n benefit1 $ho .15 "oeth astra doth so tho his o$n loss1 no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another1 nor $ould We .isit $ith 0ur Wrath (until We had sent an a%ostle 'to "i.e $arnin" When We decide to destro a %o%ulation We 'first( send a .16 definite order to those amon" them $ho are "i.en the "ood thin"s

of this life and et trans"ress- so that the $ord is %ro.ed true a"ainst them1 then 'it is( We destro them utterl Ho$ man "enerations ha.e We destro ed after ;oah4 And enou"h .17 is th ,ord to note and see the sins of His ser.ants If an do $ish for the transitor thin"s 'of this life( We .18 readil "rant them such thin"s as We $ill to such %ersons as We $ill1 in the end ha.e We %ro.ided Hell for them1 the $ill burn therein dis"raced and re/ected #hose $ho do $ish for the 'thin"s of( the Hereafter and .19 stri.e therefor $ith all due stri.in" and ha.e Faith the are the (ones $hose stri.in" is acce%table 'to Allah 0f the bounties of th ,ord We besto$ freel on all these as .20 $ell as those1 the bounties of th ,ord are not closed 'to (an one See ho$ We ha.e besto$ed more on some than on others- but .21 .eril the Hereafter is more in ran& and "radation and more in e8cellence #a&e not $ith Allah another ob/ect of $orshi%- or thou '0 .22 man6( $ilt sit in dis"race and destitution #h ,ord hath decreed that e $orshi% none but Him and that .23 e be &ind to %arents+ Whether one or both of them attain old a"e in th life sa not to them a $ord of contem%t nor re%el them but address them in terms of honor And out of &indness lo$er to them the $in" of humilit and .24 sa 1 2M ,ord6 besto$ on them #h Merc e.en as the cherished me ".in childhood <our ,ord &no$eth best $hat is in our hearts1 if e do deeds .25 of ri"hteousness .eril He is Most For"i.in" to those $ho turn to

(Him a"ain and a"ain 'in true %enitence And render to the &indred their due ri"hts as 'also( to those .26 in $ant and to the $a farer1 but s*uander not ' our $ealth( in the manner of a s%endthrift ?eril s%endthrifts are brothers of the 7.il 0nes- and the .27 7.il 0ne is to his ,ord 'Himself( un"rateful And e.en if thou hast to turn a$a from them in %ursuit of .28 the Merc from th ,ord $hich thou dost e8%ect et s%ea& to them a $ord of eas &indness Ma&e not th hand tied 'li&e a ni""ard9s( to th nec& nor .29 stretch it forth to its utmost reach so that thou become blame$orth and destitute ?eril th ,ord doth %ro.ide sustenance in abundance for $hom .30 He %leaseth and He %ro.ideth in a /ust measure1 for He doth &no$ and re"ard all His ser.ants >ill not our children for fear of $ant1 We shall %ro.ide .31 sustenance for them as $ell as for ou1 .eril the &illin" of them is a "reat sin ;or come ni"h to adulter 1 for it is a shameful 'deed( and an .32 (e.il o%enin" the road 'to other e.ils ;or ta&e life $hich Allah has made sacred e8ce%t for /ust .33 cause+ And if an one is slain $ron"full We ha.e "i.en his heir authorit 'to demand =isas or to for"i.e(1 but let him not e8ceed bounds in the matter of ta&in" life1 for he is hel%ed 'b the (,a$ Come not ni"h to the or%han9s %ro%ert e8ce%t to im%ro.e it .34 (until he attains the a"e of full stren"th- and fulfil 'e.er en"a"ement for 'e.er ( en"a"ement $ill be en*uired into 'on the

(Da of Rec&onin" Gi.e full measure $hen e measure and $ei"h $ith a balance .35 that is strai"ht1 that is the most fittin" and the most ad.anta"eous in the final determination And %ursue not that of $hich thou hast no &no$led"e- for .36 e.er act of hearin" or of seein" or of 'feelin" in( the heart ($ill be en*uired into 'on the Da of Rec&onin" ;or $al& on the earth $ith insolence1 for thou canst not rend .37 the earth asunder nor reach the mountains in hei"ht 0f all such thin"s the e.il is hateful in the si"ht of th .38 ,ord #hese are amon" the '%rece%ts of( $isdom $hich th ,ord Has .39 re.ealed to thee+ #a&e not $ith Allah another ob/ect of $orshi% lest thou shouldst be thro$n into Hell blame$orth and re/ected Has then our ,ord '0 Pa"ans6( %referred for ou sons and .40 ta&en for Himself dau"hters amon" the an"els4 #rul most dreadful sa in" We ha.e e8%lained 'thin"s( in .arious '$a s( in this =ur9an .41 in order that the ma recei.e admonition but it onl increases !(their fli"ht 'from the #ruth Sa 1 if there had been 'other( "ods $ith Him as the sa .42 behold the $ould certainl ha.e sou"ht out a $a to the ,ord of !the #hrone Glor to him6 He is hi"h abo.e all that the sa 6 78alted and .43 !(Great 'be ond measure #he se.en hea.ens and the earth and all bein"s therein .44 ;declare His "lor there not a thin" but celebrates His %raise and et e understand not ho$ the declare His "lor 6 ?eril He e utter a

!is 0ft5 Forbearin" Most For"i.in" When thou dost recite the =ur9an We %ut bet$een thee and .45 those $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter a .eil in.isible And We %ut co.erin"s o.er their hearts 'and minds( lest the .46 should understand the =ur9an and deafness into their ears1 $hen thou dost commemorate th ,ord and Him alone in the =ur9an the (turn on their bac&s fleein" 'from the #ruth ;We &no$ best $h it is the listen $hen the listen to thee .47 and $hen the meet in %ri.ate conference )ehold the $ic&ed sa "!<e follo$ none other than a man be$itched" See $hat similes th stri&e for thee- but the ha.e "one .48 astra and ne.er can the find a $a #he sa 1 2What6 $hen $e are reduced to bones and dust should .49 "?$e reall be raised u% 'to be( a ne$ creation Sa 1 2';a 6( be e stones or iron .50 0r created matter $hich in our minds is hardest 'to be " .51 raised u%( ' et shall e be raised u%(62 #hen $ill the sa 1 2Who $ill cause us to return42 Sa 1 2He Who created ou first62 #hen $ill the $a" their heads to$ards thee and sa 2When $ill that !be42 Sa 2Ma be it $ill be *uite soon It $ill be on a Da $hen He $ill call ou and e $ill ans$er " .52 His call( $ith '$ords of( His %raise and e $ill thin& that e ) "!tarried but a little6 $hile Sa to M ser.ants that the should 'onl ( sa those thin"s .53 that are best for Satan doth so$ dissensions amon" them1 for Satan is to man an a.o$ed enem It is our ,ord that &no$eth ou best1 if He %lease He .54 "ranteth ou merc or if He %lease %unishment1 We ha.e not sent

thee to be a dis%oser of their affairs for them And it is our ,ord that &no$eth best all bein"s that are in .55 the hea.ens and on earth1 We did besto$ on some Pro%hets more and other( "ifts than on others1 and We "a.e to Da.id 'the "ift) of( the Psalms Sa 1 2Call on those besides Him $hom e fanc 1 the ha.e .56 neither the %o$er to remo.e our troubles from ou nor to chan"e ".them #hose $hom the call u%on do desire 'for themsel.es( means of .57 access to their ,ord e.en those $ho are nearest1 the ho%e for His Merc and fear His Wrath1 for the Wrath of th ,ord is somethin" to ta&e heed of #here is not a %o%ulation but We shall destro it before the .58 Da of !ud"ment or %unish it $ith a dreadful Penalt 1 that is $ritten in the 'eternal( Record And We refrain from sendin" the Si"ns onl because the men of .59 :former "enerations treated them as false1 We sent the She5camel :to the #hamud to o%en their e es but the treated her $ron"full (We onl send the Si"ns b $a of terror 'and $arnin" from e.il )ehold6 We told thee that th ,ord doth encom%ass man&ind .60 round about1 We "ranted the ?ision $hich We sho$ed thee but as a :trial for men as also the Cursed #ree 'mentioned( in the =ur9an We %ut terror 'and $arnin"( into them but it onl increases their !inordinate trans"ression )ehold6 We said to the an"els1 2)o$ do$n unto Adam21 the .61 bo$ed do$n e8ce%t Iblis1 he said 2Shall I bo$ do$n to one $hom "?#hou didst create from cla He said 2Seest #hou4 #his is the one $hom thou hast honored .62

abo.e me6 If #hou $ilt but res%ite me to the Da of !ud"ment I "!$ill surel brin" his descendants under m s$a all but a fe$ Allah said1 2Go th $a - if an of them follo$ thee .eril .63 Hell $ill be the recom%ense of ou 'all( an am%le recom%ense ,ead to destruction those $hom thou canst amon" them $ith" .64 th 'seducti.e( .oice- ma&e assaults on them $ith th ca.alr and th infantr - mutuall share $ith them $ealth and children- and

ma&e %romises to them+ )ut Satan %romises them nothin" but deceit ".As for M ser.ants no authorit shalt thou ha.e o.er them" .65 7nou"h is th + ,ord for a Dis%oser of affairs <our ,ord is He that ma&eth the Shi% "o smoothl for ou .66 throu"h the sea in order that e ma see& of His )ount 1 for He is unto ou Most Merciful When distress sei3es ou at sea those that e call u%on .67 besides Himself lea.e ou in the lurch6 )ut $hen He brin"s ou bac& safe to land e turn a$a 'from Him(+ Most un"rateful is !man Do e then feel secure that He $ill not cause ou to be .68 s$allo$ed u% beneath the earth $hen e are on land or that He $ill not send a"ainst ou a .iolent tornado '$ith sho$ers of stones( so that e shall find no one to carr out our affairs ?for ou 0r do e feel secure that He $ill not send ou bac& a second .69 time to sea and send a"ainst ou a hea. "ale to dro$n ou because of our in"ratitude so that e find no hel%er therein ?a"ainst Us We ha.e honored the sons of Adam- %ro.ided them $ith .70 trans%ort on land and sea- "i.en them for sustenance thin"s "ood

and %ure- and conferred on them s%ecial fa.ors abo.e a "reat %art of 0ur Creation 0ne da We shall call to"ether all human bein"s $ith their .71 res%ecti.e( Imams1 those $ho are "i.en their record in their) ri"ht hand $ill read it '$ith %leasure( and the $ill not be dealt $ith un/ustl in the least )ut those $ho $ere blind in this $orld $ill be blind in the .72 Hereafter and most astra from the Path And their %ur%ose $as to tem%t thee a$a from that $hich We .73 had re.ealed unto thee to substitute in 0ur name somethin" *uite different1 'in that case( behold6 the $ould certainl ha.e made !thee 'their( friend And had We not "i.en thee stren"th thou $ouldst nearl ha.e .74 inclined to them a little In that case We should ha.e made thee taste an e*ual %ortion .75 of %unishment( in this life and an e*ual %ortion in death1 and) !moreo.er thou $ouldst ha.e found none to hel% thee a"ainst Us #heir %ur%ose $as to scare thee off the land in order to .76 (e8%el thee- but in that case the $ould not ha.e sta ed 'therein after thee e8ce%t for a little $hile :#his $as 0ur( $a $ith the a%ostles We sent before thee) .77 thou $ilt find no chan"e in 0ur $a s 7stablish re"ular %ra ers at the sun9s decline till the .78 dar&ness of the ni"ht and the mornin" %ra er and readin"1 for the %ra er and readin" in the mornin" carr their testimon (And %ra in the small $atches of the mornin"1 'it $ould be .79 an additional %ra er 'or s%iritual %rofit( for thee1 soon $ill !th ,ord raise thee to a station of Praise and Glor

Sa 1 20 m ,ord6 let m entr be b the Gate of #ruth and .80 Honor and li&e$ise m e8it b the Gate of #ruth and Honor- and ".("rant me from #h Presence an authorit to aid 'me And sa 1 2#ruth has 'no$( arri.ed and Falsehood %erished1 for .81 ".Falsehood is 'b its nature( bound to %erish We send do$n 'sta"e b sta"e( in the =ur9an that $hich is a .82 healin" and a merc to those $ho belie.e1 to the un/ust it causes ?nothin" but loss after <et $hen We besto$ 0ur fa.ors on man he turns a$a and .83 becomes remote on his side 'instead of comin" to Us( and $hen !7.il sei3es him he "i.es himself u% to des%air Sa 1 27.er one acts accordin" to his o$n dis%osition1 but .84 our ,ord &no$s best $ho it is that is best "uided on the Wa :#he as& thee concernin" the S%irit 'of ins%iration(+ Sa .85 #he S%irit 'cometh( b command of m ,ord1 of &no$led"e it is" (!onl a little that is communicated to ou '0 men If it $ere 0ur Will We could ta&e a$a that $hich We ha.e .86 sent thee b ins%iration1 then $ould thou find none to %lead th affair in that matter as a"ainst Us 78ce%t for Merc from th ,ord1 for His )ount is to thee .87 indeed( "reat) Sa 1 2If the $hole of man&ind and !inns $ere to "ather .88 to"ether to %roduce the li&e of this =ur9an the could not %roduce the li&e thereof e.en if the bac&ed u% each other $ith hel% and su%%ort And We ha.e e8%lained to man in this =ur9an e.er &ind of .89 (similitude1 et the "rater %art of men refuse 'to recei.e it !e8ce%t $ith in"ratitude

#he sa 1 2We shall not belie.e in thee until thou cause .90 s%rin" to "ush forth for us from the earth 0r 'until( thou ha.e a "arden of date trees and .ines and" .91 cause ri.ers to "ush forth in their midst carr in" abundant ;$ater 0r thou cause the s& to fall in %ieces as thou sa est '$ill " .92 ha%%en( a"ainst us- or thou brin" Allah and the an"els before ;us( face to face) 0r thou ha.e a house adorned $ith "old or thou mount a" .93 ladder ri"ht into the s&ies+ ;o $e shall not e.en belie.e in th ".mountin" until thou send do$n to us a boo& that $e could read "?Sa 1 2Glor to m ,ord6 am I au"ht but a man an a%ostle What &e%t men bac& from )elief $hen Guidance came to them $as .94 nothin" but this1 the said 2Has Allah sent a man li&e us( to be "?His( A%ostle) Sa 2If there $ere settled on earth an"els $al&in" about in .95 %eace and *uiet We should certainl ha.e sent them do$n from the ".hea.ens an an"el for an a%ostle Sa 1 27nou"h is Allah for a $itness bet$een me and ou1 for .96 He is $ell ac*uainted $ith His ser.ants and He sees 'all ".(thin"s It is he $hom Allah "uides that is on true "uidance- but he .97 $hom He lea.es astra for such $ilt thou find no %rotector besides Him+ 0n the Da of !ud"ment We shall "ather them to"ether %rone on their faces blind dumb and deaf1 their abode $ill be Hell1 e.er time it sho$s abatement We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire #hat is their recom%ense because the re/ected 0ur Si"ns and .98

said 2When $e are reduced to bones and bro&en dust should $e "?reall be raised u% 'to be( a ne$ Creation See the not that Allah Who created the hea.ens and the earth .99 has %o$er to create the li&e of them 'ane$(4 0nl He has decreed a term a%%ointed of $hich there is no doubt+ )ut the un/ust refuse 'to recei.e it( e8ce%t $ith in"ratitude Sa 1 2If e had control of the #reasures of the Merc of m .100 :,ord behold e $ould &ee% them bac& for fear of s%endin" them "!for man is 'e.er( ni""ardl #o Moses We did "i.e nine Clear Si"ns1 as& the Children of .101 Israel1 $hen he came to them Pharaoh said to him1 20 Moses6 I "!consider thee indeed to ha.e been $or&ed u%on b sorcer Moses said 2#hou &no$est $ell that these thin"s ha.e been .102 sent do$n b none but the ,ord of the hea.ens and the earth as e e5o%enin" e.idence1 and I consider thee indeed 0 Pharaoh to be "!one doomed to destruction :So he resol.ed to remo.e them from the face of the earth .103 but We did dro$n him and all $ho $ere $ith him And We said thereafter to the Children of Israel 2D$ell .104 securel in the land 'of %romise(21 but $hen the second of the $arnin"s came to %ass We "athered ou to"ether in a min"led cro$d We sent do$n the '=ur9an( in #ruth and in #ruth has it .105 descended1 and We sent thee but to "i.e Glad #idin"s and to $arn (sinners) It is( a =ur9an $hich We ha.e di.ided 'into %arts from time ) .106 to time( in order that thou mi"htest recite it to men at inter.als1 We ha.e re.ealed it b sta"es Sa 1 2Whether e belie.e in it or not it is true that those .107

$ho $ere "i.en &no$led"e beforehand $hen it is recited to them "fall do$n on their faces in humble %rostration And sa 1 2Glor to our ,ord6 trul has the %romise of our .108 "!,ord been fulfilled #he fall do$n on their faces in tears and it increases .109 their 'earnest( humilit Sa 1 2Call u%on Allah or call u%on Rahman1 b $hate.er name .110 e call u%on Him 'it is $ell(1 for to Him belon" the Most )eautiful ;ames+ ;either s%ea& th Pra er aloud nor s%ea& it in a ".lo$ tone but see& a middle course bet$een Sa 1 2Praise be to Allah Who be"ets no son and has no .111 %artner in 'His( dominion1 nor 'needs( He an to %rotect Him from "!humiliation1 <ea ma"nif Him for His "reatness and "lor

*>ahf

*SURAH .#18

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Praise be to Allah Who hath sent to His Ser.ant the )oo& and .1 hath allo$ed therein no Croo&edness He hath made it( Strai"ht 'and Clear( in order that He ma ) .2 $arn 'the "odless( of a terrible Punishment from Him and that He ma "i.e Glad #idin"s to the )elie.ers $ho $or& ri"hteous deeds that the shall ha.e a "oodl Re$ard :Wherein the shall remain fore.er .3 Further that He ma $arn those 'also( $ho sa 2Allah hath .4 "be"otten a son

.;o &no$led"e ha.e the of such a thin" nor had their fathers .5 .It is a "rie.ous thin" that issues from their mouths as a sa in" !What the sa isa nothin" but falsehood #hou $ouldst onl %erchance fret th self to death follo$in" .6 after them in "rief if the belie.e not in this Messa"e #hat $hich is on earth We ha.e made but as a "litterin" sho$ .7 for the earth in order that We ma test them as to $hich of them are best in conduct ?eril $hat is on earth We shall ma&e but as dust and dr soil .8 ($ithout "ro$th or herba"e) 0r dost thou reflect that the Com%anions of the Ca.e and of .9 ?the Inscri%tione $ere $onders amon" 0ur Si"ns )ehold the ouths betoo& themsel.es to the Ca.e1 the said .10 0ur ,ord6 besto$ on us Merc from #h self and dis%ose of our" !affair for us in the ri"ht $a #hen We dre$ 'a .eil( o.er their ears for a number of ears .11 (in the ca.e 'so that the heard not #hen We roused them in order to test $hich of the t$o %arties .12 !$as best at calculatin" the term of ears the had tarried We relate to thee their stor in truth1 the $ere ouths $ho .13 belie.ed in their ,ord and We ad.anced them in "uidance We "a.e stren"th to their hearts1 )ehold the stood u% and .14 :said1 20ur ,ord is the ,ord of the hea.ens and of the earth ne.er shall $e call u%on an "od other than Him1 if $e did- $e "!should indeed ha.e uttered an enormit :#hese our %eo%le ha.e ta&en for $orshi% "ods other than Him" .15 ($h do the not brin" for$ard an authorit clear 'and con.incin" for $hat the do4 Who doth more $ron" than such as in.ent a

?falsehood a"ainst Allah When e turn a$a from them and the thin"s the $orshi% " .16 other than Allah beta&e oursel.es to the Ca.e1 our ,ord $ill sho$er his mercies on ou and dis%ose of our affair to$ards ".comfort and ease #hou $ouldst ha.e seen the sun $hen it rose declinin" to the .17 ri"ht from their Ca.e and $hen it set turnin" a$a from them to the left $hile the la in the o%en s%ace in the midst of the ;Ca.e+ Such are amon" the Si"ns of Allah1 he $hom Allah "uided but he $hom Allah lea.es to stra for him $ilt thou find no %rotector to lead him to the Ri"ht Wa #hou $ouldst ha.e deemed them a$a&e $hilst the $ere aslee% .18 and We turned them on their ri"ht and their left sides1 their do" stretchin" forth his t$o forele"s on the threshold1 if thou hadst come u% on to them thou $ouldst ha.e certainl turned bac& from them in fli"ht and $ouldst certainl ha.e been filled $ith terror of them Such 'bein" their state( We raised them u% 'from slee%( that .19 the mi"ht *uestion each other+ Said one of them 2Ho$ lon" ha.e e sta ed 'here(42 #he said 2We ha.e sta ed '%erha%s( a da or %art of a da +2 'At len"th( the 'all( said 2Allah 'alone( &no$s best ho$ lon" e ha.e sta ed here ;o$ send e then one of ou $ith this mone of ours to the to$n1 let him find out $hich is (the best food 'to be had( and brin" some to ou that ' e ma satisf hun"er here$ith1 and let him beha.e $ith care and courtes and let him not inform an one about ou For if th should come u%on ou the $ould stone ou or" .20 force ou to return to their cult and in that case e $ould ne.er

".attain %ros%erit #hus did We ma&e their case &no$n to the %eo%le that the .21 mi"ht &no$ that the %romise of Allah is true and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of !ud"ment+ )ehold the dis%ute amon" themsel.es as to their affair+ 'Some( said 2Construct a buildin" o.er them21 their ,ord &no$s best about them1 those $ho %re.ailed o.er their affair said 2,et us surel build a %lace of $orshi% ".o.er them Some( sa the $ere three the do" bein" the fourth amon") .22 them- 'others( sa the $ere fi.e the do" bein" the si8th doubtfull "uessin" at the un&no$n- ' et others( sa the $ere se.en the do" bein" the ei"hth+ Sa thou1 2M ,ord &no$eth best their number- it is but fe$ that &no$ their 'real case(+2 7nter not therefore into contro.ersies concernin" them e8ce%t on a matter that is clear nor consult an of them about 'the affair of( the Slee%ers ;or sa of an thin" 2I shall be sure to do so and so .23 "tomorro$ Without addin" 2So %lease Allah62 And call th ,ord to mind .24 $hen thou for"ettest and sa 2I ho%e that m ,ord $ill "uide me ".e.er closer 'e.en( than this to the ri"ht road (So the sta ed in their Ca.e three hundred ears and 'some .25 (add nine 'more Sa 1 2Allah &no$s best ho$ lon" the sta ed1 $ith Him is 'the .26 &no$led"e of( the secrets of the hea.ens and the earth1 ho$ clearl He sees ho$ finel He hears 'e.er thin"(6 #he ha.e no %rotector other than Him- nor does He share His Command $ith an %erson $hatsoe.er

And recite 'and teach( $hat has been re.ealed to thee of the .27 )oo& of th ,ord1 none can chan"e His Words and none $ilt thou find as a refu"e other than Him And &ee% th soul content $ith those $ho call on their ,ord .28 mornin" and e.enin" see&in" his Face- and let not thine e es %ass be ond them see&in" the %om% and "litter of this ,ife- nor obe an $hose heart We ha.e %ermitted to ne"lect the remembrance of Us one $ho follo$s his o$n desires $hose case has "one be ond all bounds Sa 2#he #ruth is from our ,ord21 let him $ho $ill belie.e .29 and let him $ho $ill re/ect 'it(1 for the $ron"doers We ha.e %re%ared a Fire $hose 'smo&e and flames( li&e the $all and roof of a tent $ill hem them in1 if the im%lore relief the $ill be "ranted $ater li&e melted brass that $ill scald their faces+ Ho$ !dreadful the drin&6 Ho$ uncomfortable a couch to recline on As to those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness .eril We .30 (shall not suffer to %erish the re$ard of an $ho do a 'sin"le ri"hteous deed For them $ill be Gardens of 7ternit - beneath them ri.ers .31 $ill flo$- the $ill be adorned therein $ith bracelets of "old ;and the $ill $ear "reen "arments of fine sil& and hea. brocade the $ill recline therein on raised thrones+ Ho$ "ood the !recom%ense6 Ho$ beautiful a couch to recline on Set forth to them the %arable of t$o men1 for one of them We .32 %ro.ided t$o "ardens of "ra%e.ines and surrounded them $ith date5%alms1 in bet$een the t$o We %laced corn5fields 7ach of those "ardens brou"ht forth its %roduce and failed .33 not in the least therein1 in the midst of them We caused a ri.er

to flo$ Abundant( $as the %roduce this man had1 he said to his) .34 com%anion in the course of a mutual ar"ument1 2More $ealth ha.e I ".than ou and more honor and %o$er in 'm follo$in" of( men He $ent into his "arden in a state 'of mind( un/ust to his .35 soul1 He said 2I deem not that this $ill e.er %erish :;or do I deem that the Hour 'of !ud"ment( $ill 'e.er( come " .36 (e.en if I am brou"ht bac& to m ,ord I shall surel find 'there ".somethin" better in e8chan"e His com%anion said to him in the course of the ar"ument $ith .37 him1 2Dost thou den Him Who created thee out of dust then out of ?a s%erm5 dro% then fashioned thee into a man )ut 'I thin&( for m %art that He is Allah m ,ord and none" .38 shall I associate $ith m ,ord :Wh didst thou not as thou $entest into th "arden sa " .39 Allah9s Will 'be done(6 #here is no %o$er but $ith Allah69 If` thou dost see me less than thee in $ealth and sons It ma be that m ,ord $ill "i.e me somethin" better than" .40 th "arden and that He $ill send on th "arden thunderbolts 'b !$a of rec&onin"( from hea.en ma&in" it 'but( sli%%er sand 0r the $ater of the "arden $ill run off under"round so that" .41 ".thou $ilt ne.er be able to find it (So his fruits 'and en/o ment( $ere encom%assed '$ith ruin .42 and he remained t$istin" and turnin" his hands o.er $hat he had s%ent on his %ro%ert $hich had 'no$( tumbled to %ieces to its .er foundations and he could onl sa 2Woe is me6 $ould I had "!ne.er ascribed %artners to m ,ord and Cherisher ;or had he numbers to hel% him a"ainst Allah nor $as he able .43

to deli.er himself #here the 'onl ( %rotection comes from Allah the #rue 0ne+ He .44 is the )est to re$ard and the )est to "i.e success :Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this $orld .45 it is li&e the rain $hich We send do$n from the s&ies1 the earth9s .e"etation absorbs it but soon it becomes dr stubble $hich the $inds do scatter1 it is 'onl ( Allah Who %re.ails o.er all thin"s :Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this $orld .46 but the thin"s that endure Good Deeds are best in the si"ht of th ,ord as re$ards and best as 'the foundation for( ho%es 0ne Da We shall remo.e the mountains and thou $ilt see the .47 earth as a le.el stretch and We shall "ather them all to"ether nor shall We lea.e out an one of them And the $ill be marshalled before th ,ord in ran&s '$ith .48 the announcement( 2;o$ ha.e e come to Us 'bare( as We created ou first1 a e e thou"ht We shall not fulfil the a%%ointment "!(made to ou to meet 'Us And the )oo& 'of Deeds( $ill be %laced 'before ou(- and thou .49 ($ilt see the sinful in "reat terror because of $hat is 'recorded therein- the $ill sa 2Ah6 $oe to us6 $hat a boo& is this6 It "!lea.es out nothin" small or "reat but ta&es account thereof #he $ill find all that the did %laced before them1 and not one $ill th ,ord treat $ith in/ustice )ehold6 We said to the an"els 2)o$ do$n to Adam21 the bo$ed .50 do$n e8ce%t Iblis+ He $as one of the !inns and he bro&e the Command of his ,ord+ Will e then ta&e him and his %ro"en as %rotectors rather than Me4 And the are enemies to ou6 7.il

!$ould be the e8chan"e for the $ron"doers I called them not to $itness the creation of the hea.ens and .51 the earth nor 'e.en( their o$n creation1 nor is it for Me to ta&e !as hel%ers such as lead 'men( astra 0ne Da He $ill sa 2Call on those $hom e thou"ht to be M .52 %artners2 and the $ill call on them but the $ill not listen to .them- and We shall ma&e for them a %lace of common %erdition And the Sinful shall see the Fire and a%%rehend that the .53 ha.e to all therein- no means $ill the find to turn a$a therefrom We ha.e e8%lained in detail in this =ur9an for the benefit of .54 man&ind e.er &ind of similitude1 but man is in most thin"s contentious And $hat is there to &ee% bac& men from belie.in" no$ that .55 Guidance has come to them nor from %ra in" for for"i.eness from their ,ord but that 'the as& that( the $a s of the ancients be ?re%eated $ith them or the Wrath be brou"ht to them face to face We onl send the A%ostles to "i.e "lad tidin"s and to "i.e .56 $arnin"s1 but the Unbelie.ers dis%ute $ith .ain ar"ument in order there$ith to $ea&en the truth and the treat M Si"ns as a /est !as also the fact that the are $arned And $ho doth more $ron" than one $ho is reminded of the Si"ns .57 of his ,ord but turns a$a from them for"ettin" the 'deeds( $hich his hands ha.e sent forth4 ?eril We ha.e set .eils o.er their hearts lest the should understand this and o.er their ears deafness+ If thou callest them to "uidance e.en then $ill the ne.er acce%t "uidance )ut our ,ord is Most For"i.in" Full of Merc + If He $ere to .58

call them 'at once( to account for $hat the ha.e earned then surel He $ould ha.e hastened their Punishment1 but the ha.e their a%%ointed time be ond $hich the $ill find no refu"e Such $ere the %o%ulations We destro ed $hen the committed .59 ini*uities- but We fi8ed an a%%ointed time for their destruction )ehold Moses said to his attendant 2I $ill not "i.e u% until .60 I reach the /unction of the t$o seas or 'until( I s%end ears and ". ears in tra.el )ut $hen the reached the !unction the for"ot 'about( their .61 Fish $hich too& its course throu"h the sea 'strai"ht( as in a tunnel When the had %assed on 'some distance( Moses said to his .62 attendant1 2)rin" us our earl meal- trul $e ha.e suffered much ".fati"ue at this 'sta"e of( our /ourne He re%lied1 2Sa$est thou '$hat ha%%ened( $hen $e betoo& .63 oursel.es to the roc&4 I did indeed for"et 'about( the Fish1 none but Satan made me for"et to tell ' ou( about it1 it too& its "!course throu"h the sea in a mar.elous $a Moses said1 2#hat $as $hat $e $ere see&in" after21 so the .64 ($ent bac& on their footste%s follo$in" 'the %ath the had come So the found one of 0ur ser.ants on $hom We had besto$ed .65 Merc from 0ursel.es and $hom We had tau"ht &no$led"e from 0ur o$n %resence Moses said to him1 2Ma I follo$ thee on the footin" that .66 thou teach me somethin" of the 'Hi"her( #ruth $hich thou hast "?been tau"ht #he other( said1 2?eril thou $ilt not be able to ha.e) .67 !%atience $ith me

And ho$ canst thou ha.e %atience about thin"s about $hich" .68 "?th understandin" is not com%lete (Moses said1 2#hou $ilt find me if Allah so $ill 'trul .69 ".%atient1 nor shall I disobe thee in au"ht #he other said1 2If then thou $ouldst follo$ me as& me no .70 *uestions about an thin" until I m self s%ea& to thee concernin" ".it So the both %roceeded1 until $hen the $ere in the boat he .71 scuttled it+ Said Moses1 2Hast thou scuttled it in order to dro$n "!those in it4 #rul 2stran"e thin" hast thou done

He ans$ered1 2Did I not tell thee that thou canst ha.e no .72 "?%atience $ith me Moses said1 2Rebu&e me not for for"ettin" nor "rie.e me b .73 ".raisin" difficulties in m case #hen the %roceeded1 until $hen the met a oun" man he sle$ .74 him+ Moses said1 2Hast thou slain an innocent %erson $ho had "!slain none4 #rul a foul 'unheard5of( thin" hast thou done He ans$ered1 2Did I not tell thee that thou canst ha.e no .75 "?%atience $ith me Moses( said1 2If e.er I as& thee about an thin" after this) .76 &ee% me not in th com%an 1 then $ouldst thou ha.e recei.ed ".full( e8cuse from m side) #hen the %roceeded1 until $hen the came to the inhabitants .77 of a to$n the as&ed them for food but the refused them hos%italit + #he found there a $all on the %oint of fallin" do$n but he set it u% strai"ht+ 'Moses( said1 2If thou hadst $ished "!surel thou couldst ha.e e8acted some recom%ense for it He ans$ered1 2#his is the %artin" bet$een me and thee1 no$ .78

$ill I tell thee the inter%retation of 'those thin"s( o.er $hich thou $ast unable to hold %atience As for the boat it belon"ed to certain men in dire $ant1 the .79 %lied on the $ater1 I but $ished to render it unser.iceable for there $as after them a certain &in" $ho sei3ed on e.er boat b force As for the outh his %arents $ere %eo%le of Faith and $e " .80 feared that he $ould "rie.e them b obstinate rebellion and (in"ratitude 'to Allah and man So $e desired that their ,ord $ould "i.e them in e8chan"e 'a" .81 son( better in %urit 'of conduct( and closer in affection As for the $all it belon"ed to t$o ouths or%hans in the" .82 #o$n- there $as beneath it a buried treasure to $hich the $ere entitled1 their father had been a ri"hteous man1 so th ,ord desired that the should attain their a"e of full stren"th and "et out their treasure a merc 'and fa.or( from th ,ord+ I did it not of m o$n accord+ Such is the inter%retation of 'those ".thin"s( o.er $hich thou $ast unable to hold %atience #he as& thee concernin" Aul5*arnain+ Sa 2I $ill rehearse to .83 ". ou somethin" of his stor ?eril We established his %o$er on earth and We "a.e him the .84 $a s and the means to all ends 0ne 'such( $a he follo$ed .85 Until $hen he reached the settin" of the sun He found it set .86 :in a s%rin" of mur& $ater1 near it he found a Peo%le1 We said 0 Aul5*arnain6 'thou hast authorit ( either to %unish them or to" ".treat them $ith &indness He said1 2Whoe.er doth $ron" him shall $e %unish- then shall .87

he be sent bac& to his ,ord- and He $ill %unish him $ith a (%unishment unheard5of 'before )ut $hoe.er belie.es and $or&s ri"hteousness he shall ha.e a" .88 "oodl re$ard and eas $ill be his tas& as $e order it b our ".command #hen follo$ed he 'another( $a .89 Until $hen he came to the risin" of the sun he found it .90 risin" on a %eo%le for $hom We had %ro.ided no co.erin" %rotection a"ainst the sun He left them( as the $ere1 We com%letel understood $hat ) .91 ".$as before him #hen follo$ed he 'another( $a .92 Until $hen he reached 'a tract( bet$een t$o mountains he .93 .found beneath them a %eo%le $ho scarcel understood a $ord #he said1 20 Aul5*arnain6 the Go" and Ma"o" '%eo%le( do .94 "reat mischief on earth1 shall $e then render thee tribute in "?order that thou mi"htest erect a barrier bet$een us and them He said1 2'#he %o$er( in $hich m ,ord has established me is .95 better 'than tribute(1 hel% me therefore $ith stren"th 'and :labor(1 I $ill erect a stron" barrier bet$een ou and them )rin" me bloc&s of iron+2 At len"th $hen he had filled u%" .96 the s%ace bet$een the t$o stee% mountain sides he said 2)lo$ $ith our bello$s(+2 #hen $hen he had made it 'red( as fire he) ".said1 2)rin" me that I ma %our o.er it molten lead #hus $ere the made %o$erless to scale it or to di" throu"h .97 it He said1 2#his is a merc from m ,ord1 but $hen the %romise .98 of m ,ord comes to %ass He $ill ma&e it into dust- and the

".%romise of M ,ord is true 0n that da We shall lea.e them to sur"e li&e $a.es on one .99 another- the trum%et $ill be blo$n and We shall collect them all to"ether And We shall %resent Hell that da for Unbelie.ers to see .100 all s%read out Unbelie.ers( $hose e es had been under a .eil from) .101 Remembrance of Me and $ho had been unable e.en to hear Do the Unbelie.ers thin& that the can ta&e m ser.ants as .102 %rotectors besides Me4 ?eril We ha.e %re%ared Hell for the Unbelie.ers for 'their( entertainment Sa 1 2Shall $e tell ou of those $ho lose most in res%ect of .103 ?their deeds #hose $hose efforts ha.e been $asted in this life $hile " .104 "?the thou"ht that the $ere ac*uirin" "ood b their $or&s #he are those $ho den the Si"ns of their ,ord and the fact .105 of their ha.in" to meet Him 'in the Hereafter(1 .ain $ill be their $or&s nor shall We on the Da of !ud"ment "i.e them an Wei"ht #hat is their re$ard Hell- because the re/ected Faith and .106 too& M Si"ns and M Messen"ers b $a of /est As to those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds the ha.e .107 for their entertainment the Gardens of Paradise Wherein the shall d$ell 'for a e(1 no chan"e $ill the $ish .108 for from them Sa 1 2If the ocean $ere in& '$here$ith to $rite out( the .109 $ords of m ,ord sooner $ould the ocean be e8hausted than $ould the $ords of m ,ord e.en if $e added another ocean li&e it for

".its aid Sa 1 2I am but a man li&e oursel.es 'but( the ins%iration .110 has come to me that our Allah is one Allah1 $hoe.er e8%ects to meet his ,ord let him $or& ri"hteousness and in the $orshi% of ".his ,ord admit no one as %artner

*Mar am

*SURAH .#19

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .>af+ Ha+ <a+ Ain+ Sad .1 #his is( a recital of the Merc of th ,ord to His Ser.ant) .2 Aa&ari a )ehold6 he cried to his ,ord in secret .3 Pra in"1 20 m ,ord6 infirm indeed are m bones and the hair .4 of m head doth "listen $ith "re 1 but ne.er am I unblest 0 m !,ord in m %ra er to #hee (;o$ I fear '$hat( m relati.es 'and collea"ues( '$ill do" .5 after me1 but m $ife is barren1 so "i.e me an heir as from #h self 0ne that( $ill 'trul ( re%resent me and re%resent the )" .56 %osterit of !acob and ma&e him 0 m ,ord6 one $ith $hom #hou art "!$ell5%leased His %ra er $as ans$ered(1 20 Aa&ari a6 We "i.e thee "ood ne$s ) .7 of a son1 his name shall be <ah a1 on none b that name ha.e We ".conferred distinction before He said1 20 m ,ord6 ho$ shall I ha.e a son $hen m $ife is .8

"?barren and I ha.e "ro$n *uite decre%it from old a"e He said1 2So 'it $ill be(1 th ,ord saith @#hat is eas for .9 Me1 I did indeed create thee before $hen thou hadst been "'!nothin" Aa&ari a( said 20 m ,ord6 "i.e me a Si"n+2 2#h Si"n2 $as ) .10 the ans$er 2shall be that thou shalt s%ea& to no man for three ".ni"hts althou"h thou art not dumb So Aa&ari a came out to his %eo%le from his chamber1 he told .11 them b si"ns to celebrate Allah9s %raises in the mornin" and in the e.enin" #o his son came the command(1 20 <ah a6 ta&e hold of the) .12 )oo& $ith mi"ht21 and We "a.e him $isdom e.en as a outh And %it 'for all creatures( as from Us and %urit 1 he $as .13 de.out And &ind to his %arents and he $as not o.erbearin" or .14 rebellious So Peace on him the da he $as born the da that he dies and .15 !(the da that he $ill be raised u% to life 'a"ain Relate in the )oo& 'the stor of( Mar $hen she $ithdre$ from .16 her famil to a %lace in the 7ast She %laced a screen 'to screen herself( from them1 then We .17 sent to her 0ur an"el and he a%%eared before her as a man in all res%ects :She said1 2I see& refu"e from thee to 'Allah( Most Gracious .18 ".come not near( if thou dost fear Allah) He said1 2;a I am onl a messen"er from th ,ord 'to .19 ".announce( to thee the "ift of a hol son She said1 2Ho$ shall I ha.e a son seein" that no man has .20

"?touched me and I am not unchaste He said1 2So 'it $ill be(1 th ,ord saith @#hat is eas for .21 Me1 and 'We $ish( to a%%oint him as a Si"n unto men and a Merc ".from Us91 it is a matter 'so( decreed So she concei.ed him and she retired $ith him to a remote .22 .%lace And the %ains of childbirth dro.e her to the trun& of a .23 %alm5tree1 she cried 'in her an"uish(1 2Ah6 $ould that I had died before this6 Would that I had been a thin" for"otten and out of "!si"ht :()ut 'a .oice( cried to her from beneath the '%alm5free .324 ;Grie.e not6 for th ,ord hath %ro.ided a ri.ulet beneath thee" And sha&e to$ards th self the trun& of the %alm5tree1 it " .225 $ill let fall fresh ri%e dates u%on thee So eat and drin& and cool 'thine( e e+ And if thou dost see" .26 an man sa @I ha.e .o$ed a fast to 'Allah( Most Gracious and "'.this da $ill I enter into no tal& $ith an human bein" At len"th she brou"ht the 'babe( to her %eo%le carr in" him .27 in her arms(+ #he said1 20 Mar 6 trul an ama3in" thin" hast) !thou brou"ht 0 sister of Aaron6 th father $as not a man of e.il nor th " .28 "!mother a $oman unchaste )ut she %ointed to the babe+ #he said1 2Ho$ can $e tal& to .29 "?one $ho is a child in the cradle He said1 2I am indeed a ser.ant of Allah1 He hath "i.en me .30 re.elation and made me a %ro%het And He hath made me )lessed $heresoe.er I be and hath" .31 en/oined on me Pra er and Charit as lon" as I li.e

He( hath made me &ind to m mother and not o.erbearin" or)" .32 miserable So Peace is on me the da I $as born the da that I die and" .33 !"(the Da that I shall be raised u% to life 'a"ain Such '$as( !esus the son of Mar 1 'it is( a statement of .34 truth about $hich the '.ainl ( dis%ute It is not befittin" to 'the ma/est of( Allah that He should .35 be"et a son+ Glor be to Him6 When He determines a matter He onl sa s to it 2)e2 and it is ?eril Allah is m ,ord and our ,ord1 Him therefore ser.e .36 e1 this is a Wa that is strai"ht )ut the sects differ amon" themsel.es1 and $oe to the .37 !Unbelie.ers because of the 'comin"( !ud"ment of a momentous Da Ho$ %lainl $ill the see and hear the Da that the $ill .38 !a%%ear before Us6 )ut the un/ust toda are in error manifest )ut $arn them of the Da of Distress $hen the matter $ill be .39 determined1 for 'behold( the are ne"li"ent and the do not !belie.e :It is We Who $ill inherit the earth and all bein"s thereon .40 to Us $ill the all be returned Also mention in the )oo& 'the stor of( Abraham1 he $as a man .41 of #ruth a %ro%het )ehold he said to his father1 20 m father6 $h $orshi% that .42 ?$hich heareth not and seeth not and can %rofit thee nothin" 0 m father6 to me hath come &no$led"e $hich hath not" .43 reached thee1 so follo$ me1 I $ill "uide thee to a Wa that is e.en and strai"ht 0 m father6 ser.e not Satan1 for Satan is a rebel a"ainst " .44

Allah( Most Gracious) (0 m father6 I fear lest a Penalt afflict thee from 'Allah " .45 ".Most Gracious so that thou become to Satan a friend #he father( re%lied1 2Dost thou hate m "ods 0 Abraham4 If) .46 thou forbear not I $ill indeed stone thee1 no$ "et a$a from me "!for a "ood lon" $hile Abraham said1 2Peace be on thee1 I $ill %ra to m ,ord for .47 th for"i.eness1 for He is to me Most Gracious And I $ill turn a$a from ou 'all( and from those $hom e " .48 in.o&e besides Allah1 I $ill call on m ,ord1 Perha%s b m ".%ra er to m ,ord I shall be not unblest When he had turned a$a from them and from those $hom the .49 $orshi%%ed besides Allah We besto$ed on him Isaac and !acob and each one of them We made a %ro%het And We besto$ed of 0ur Merc on them and We "ranted them .50 loft honor on the ton"ue of truth Also mention in the )oo& 'the stor of( Moses1 for he $as .51 s%eciall chosen and he $as an a%ostle 'and( a %ro%het And We called him from the ri"ht side of Mount 'Sinai( and .52 (made him dra$ near to Us for m stic 'con.erse And out of 0ur Merc We "a.e him his brother Aaron 'also( a .53 %ro%het Also mention in the )oo& 'the stor of( Ismail1 He $as .54 strictl ( true to $hat he %romised and he $as an a%ostle 'and( a) %ro%het He used to en/oin on his %eo%le Pra er and Charit and he $as .55 most acce%table in the si"ht of his ,ord Also mention in the )oo& the case of Idris1 he $as a man of .56

:truth 'and sincerit ( 'and( a %ro%het And We raised him to a loft station .57 #hose $ere some of the %ro%hets on $hom Allah did besto$ His .58 Grace of the %osterit of Adam and of those $hom We carried 'in the Ar&( $ith ;oah and of the %osterit of Abraham and Israel of (those $hom We "uided and chose- $hene.er the Si"ns of 'Allah Most Gracious $ere rehearsed to them the $ould fall do$n in %rostrate adoration and in tears )ut after them there follo$ed a %osterit $ho missed %ra ers .59 and follo$ed after lusts1 soon then $ill the face Destruction :78ce%t those $ho re%ent and belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness .60 for these $ill enter the Garden and $ill not be $ron"ed in the least Gardens of 7ternit those $hich 'Allah( Most Gracious has .61 %romised to His ser.ants in the Unseen1 for His %romise must necessaril ( come to %ass) #he $ill not there hear an .ain discourse but onl .62 salutations of %eace and the $ill ha.e therein their sustenance mornin" and e.enin" Such is the Garden $hich We "i.e as an inheritance to those .63 of 0ur Ser.ants $ho "uard a"ainst e.il :#he an"els sa 1( 2We descend not but b command of th ,ord) .64 to Him belon"eth $hat is before us and $hat is behind us and $hat "is bet$een1 and th ,ord ne.er doth for"et ,ord of the hea.ens and of the earth and of all that is" .65 bet$een them1 so $orshi% Him and be constant and %atient in His $orshi%1 &no$est thou of an $ho is $orth of the same ;ame as "?He

Man sa s1 2What6 $hen I am dead shall I then be raised u% .66 "?ali.e )ut does not man call to mind that We created him before out .67 ?of nothin" So b th ,ord $ithout doubt We shall "ather them to"ether .68 and 'also( the 7.il 0nes '$ith them(- then shall We brin" them forth on their &nees round about Hell #hen shall We certainl dra" out from e.er sect all those .69 $ho $ere $orst in obstinate rebellion a"ainst 'Allah( Most Gracious And certainl We &no$ best those $ho are most $orth of bein" .70 burned therein ;ot one of ou but $ill %ass o.er it1 this is $ith th ,ord a .71 Decree $hich must be accom%lished )ut We shall sa.e those $ho "uarded a"ainst e.il and We shall .72 lea.e the $ron"doers therein 'humbled( to their &nees When 0ur Clear Si"ns are rehearsed to them the Unbelie.ers .73 sa to those $ho belie.e 2Which of the t$o sides is best in %oint "?of %osition4 Which ma&es the best sho$ in council )ut ho$ man 'countless( "enerations before them ha.e We .74 destro ed $ho $ere e.en better in e*ui%ment and in "litter to the ?e e Sa 1 2If an men "o astra 'Allah( Most Gracious e8tends 'the .75 ro%e( to them+ Until $hen the see the $arnin" of Allah 'bein" fulfilled( either in %unishment or in 'the a%%roach of( the Hour (the $ill at len"th reali3e $ho is $orst in %osition and '$ho $ea&est in forces ;And Allah doth ad.ance in "uidance those $ho see& "uidance" .76

and the thin"s that endure+ Good Deeds are best in the si"ht of th ,ord as re$ards and best in res%ect of 'their( e.entual ".returns Hast thou then seen the 'sort of( man $ho re/ects 0ur Si"ns .77 ?" et sa s1 2I shall certainl be "i.en $ealth and children Has he %enetrated to the Unseen or has he ta&en a contract .78 ?$ith 'Allah( Most Gracious ;a 6 We shall record $hat he sa s and We Shall add and add to .79 his %unishment #o Us shall return all that he tal&s of and he shall a%%ear .80 before Us bare and alone And the ha.e ta&en 'for $orshi%( "ods other than Allah to .81 !"i.e them %o$er and "lor Instead the shall re/ect their $orshi% and become .82 ad.ersaries a"ainst them Seest thou not that We ha.e set the 7.il 0nes on a"ainst the .83 ?Unbelie.ers to incite them $ith fur So ma&e no haste a"ainst them for We but count out to them a .84 (limited( number 'of da s) #he da We shall "ather the ri"hteous to 'Allah( Most .85 Gracious li&e a band %resented before a &in" for honors And We shall dri.e the sinners to Hell li&e thirst cattle .86 dri.en do$n to $ater ;one shall ha.e the %o$er of intercession but such a one as .87 has recei.ed %ermission 'or %romise( from 'Allah( Most Gracious "!#he sa 1 2'Allah( Most Gracious has be"otten a son .88 !Indeed e ha.e %ut forth a thin" most monstrous .89 At if the s&ies are read to burst the earth to s%lit asunder .90

and the mountains to fall do$n in utter ruin #hat the should in.o&e a son for 'Allah( Most Gracious .91 For it is not consonant $ith the ma/est of 'Allah( Most .92 Gracious that He should be"et a son ;ot one of the bein"s in the hea.ens and the earth but must .93 come to 'Allah( Most Gracious as a ser.ant He does ta&e and account of them 'all( and hath numbered them .94 all( e8actl ) And e.er one of them $ill come to him sin"l on the Da of .95 !ud"ment 0n those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of ri"hteousness $ill .96 Allah( Most Gracious besto$ ,o.e) So ha.e We made the '=ur9an( eas in thine o$n ton"ue that .97 $ith it thou ma est "i.e Glad #idin"s to the ri"hteous and $arnin"s to %eo%le "i.en to contention )ut ho$ man 'countless( "eneration before them ha.e We .98 destro ed4 Canst thou find a sin"le one of them 'no$( or hear 'so ?much as( a $his%er ofthem

*#a5ha

*SURAH .#20

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .#a Ha .1 (We ha.e not sent do$n the =ur9an to thee to be 'an occasion .2 for th distress ()ut onl as an admonition to those $ho fear 'Allah .3

A re.elation from Him Who created the earth and the hea.ens on .4 hi"h Allah( Most Gracious is firml established on the throne 'of) .5 (authorit #o Him belon"s $hat is in the hea.ens and on earth and all .6 bet$een them and all beneath the soil If thou %ronounce the $ord aloud 'it is no matter(1 for .eril .7 He &no$eth $hat is secret and $hat is et more hidden Allah6 there is no "od but He6 #o Him belon" the Most .8 )eautiful ;ames ?Has the stor of Moses reached thee .9 )ehold he sa$ a fire1 so he said to his famil 2#arr e- I .10

%ercei.e a fire- %erha%s I can brin" ou some burnin" brand ".therefrom or find some "uidance at the fire !)ut $hen he came to the fire a .oice $as heard1 20 Moses .11 ?eril I am th ,ord6 #herefore 'in M %resence( %ut off th " .12 shoes1 thou art in the sacred .alle #u$a I ha.e chosen thee1 listen then to the ins%iration 'sent to" .13 (thee ?eril I am Allah1 there is no "od but I1 so ser.e thou me" .14 onl ( and establish re"ular %ra er for celebratin" M %raise) ?eril the Hour is comin" M desi"n is to &ee% it hidden for" .15 e.er soul to recei.e its re$ard b the measure of its endea.or #herefore let not such as belie.e not therein but follo$" .16 "!their o$n lusts di.ert thee therefrom lest thou %erish "?And $hat is that in th ri"ht hand 0 Moses .17 He said 2It is m rod1 on it I lean- $ith it I beat do$n .18 ".fodder for m floc&s- and in it I find other uses

"!Allah( said 2#hro$ it 0 Moses) .19 He thre$ it and behold6 it $as a sna&e acti.e in motion .20 Allah( said 2Sei3e it and fear not1 We shall return it at) .21 "once to its former condition ;o$ dra$ th hand close to th side1 it shall come forth .22 $hite 'and shinin"( $ithout harm 'or stain( as another Si"n .In order that We ma sho$ thee 't$o( of 0ur Greater Si"ns " .23 Go thou to Pharaoh for he had indeed trans"ressed all" .24 ".bounds ";Moses( said1 20 m ,ord6 e8%and me m breast) .25 7ase m tas& for me" .26 And remo.e the im%ediment from m s%eech" .27 :So the ma understand $hat I sa " .28 And "i.e me a Minister from m famil " .29 Aaron m brother" .30 Add to m stren"th throu"h him" .31 "And ma&e him share m tas&" .32 #hat $e ma celebrate #h %raise $ithout stint " .33 And remember #hee $ithout stint " .34 ".For #hou art He that 'e.er( re"ardeth us .35 "!Allah( said1 2Granted is th %ra er 0 Moses) .36 And indeed We conferred a fa.or on thee another time" .37 (before) :)ehold6 We sent to th mother b ins%iration the messa"e" .38 (#hro$ 'the child( into the chest and thro$ 'the chest` " .39 into the ri.er1 the ri.er $ill cast him u% on the ban& and he $ill be ta&en u% b one $ho is an enem to Me and an enem to him91 but I cast 'the "arment of( lo.e o.er thee from Me1 and

.this( in order that thou ma est be reared under Mine e e) )ehold6 th sister "oeth forth and saith @Shall I sho$ ou " .40 one $ho $ill nurse and rear the 'child(49 So We brou"ht thee bac& to th mother that her e e mi"ht be cooled and she should not "rie.e+ #hen thou didst sla a man but We sa.ed thee from trouble and We tired thee in .arious $a s+ #hen didst thou tarr a number of ears $ith the %eo%le of Midian+ #hen didst thou come hither !as ordained 0 Moses "(And I ha.e %re%ared thee for M self 'for ser.ice" .41 Go thou and th brother $ith M Si"ns and slac&en not either " .42 of ou in &ee%in" Me in remembrance Go both of ou to Pharaoh for he has indeed trans"ressed all" .43 ;bounds )ut s%ea& to him mildl - %erchance he ma ta&e $arnin" or " .44 ".(fear 'Allah #he 'Moses and Aaron( said1 20ur ,ord6 $e fear lest He .45 hasten $ith insolence a"ainst us or lest he trans"ress all ".bounds He said1 2Fear not1 for I am $ith ou1 I hear and see .46 (e.er thin") So "o e both to him and sa @?eril $e are a%ostles sent b " .47 th ,ord1 send forth therefore the Children of Israel $ith us and !afflict them not1 $ith a Si"n indeed ha.e $e come from th ,ord !And %eace to all $ho follo$ "uidance ?eril it has been re.ealed to us that the Penalt ` " .48 "'.a$aits( those $ho re/ect and turn a$a ) When this messa"e $as deli.ered( 'Pharaoh( said1 2Who then 0) .49 "?Moses is the ,ord of ou t$o

He said1 20ur ,ord is He Who "a.e to each 'created( thin" its .50 ".form and nature and further "a.e 'it( "uidance Pharaoh( said1 2What then is the condition of %re.ious) .51 "?"enerations He re%lied1 2#he &no$led"e of that is $ith m ,ord dul .52 recorded1 m ,ord ne.er errs nor for"ets ;He Who has made for ou the earth li&e a car%et s%read out" .53 has enabled ou to "o about therein b roads 'and channels(- and has sent do$n $ater from the s& +2 With it ha.e We %roduced di.ers %airs of %lants each se%arate from the others 7at 'for oursel.es( and %asture our cattle1 .eril in this .54 are Si"ns for men endued $ith understandin" From the 'earth( did We create ou and into it shall We .55 return ou and from it shall We brin" ou out once a"ain And We sho$ed Pharaoh all 0ur Si"ns but he did re/ect and .56 refuse He said1 2Hast thou come to dri.e us out of our land $ith th .57 ?ma"ic 0 Moses )ut $e can surel %roduce ma"ic to match thine6 So ma&e a" .58 tr st bet$een us and thee $hich $e shall not fail to &ee% neither ".$e nor thou in a %lace $here both shall ha.e e.en chances Moses said1 2<our tr st is the Da of the Festi.al and let .59 ".the %eo%le be assembled $hen the sun is $ell u% So Pharaoh $ithdre$1 he concerted his %lan and then came .60 .(bac&) Moses said to him1 2Woe to ou6 for"e not e a lie a"ainst .61 Allah lest He destro ou 'at once( utterl b chastisement1 the

"!for"er must suffer frustration

So the dis%uted one $ith another o.er their affair but the .62 &e%t their tal& secret #he said1 2#hese t$o are certainl 'e8%ert( ma"icians1 their .63 ob/ect is to& dri.e ou out from our land $ith their ma"ic and to do a$a $ith our Most cherished institutions (#herefore concert our %lan+ And then assemble in 'serried" .64 ".ran&s1 he $ins 'all alon"( toda $ho "ains the u%%er hand #he said1 20 Moses6 $hether $ilt thou that thou thro$ .65 "?first( or that $e be the first to thro$) He said 2;a thro$ e first62 #hen behold their ro%es and .66 their rods so it seemed to him on account of their ma"ic be"an to !be in li.el motion So Moses concei.ed in his mind a 'sort of( fear .67 We said1 2Fear not6 for thou hast indeed the u%%er hand .68 #hro$ that $hich is in th ri"ht hand1 *uic&l $ill it " .69 s$allo$ u% that $hich the ha.e fa&ed+ What the ha.e fa&ed is (but a ma"ician9s tric&1 and the ma"ician thri.es not 'no matter ".$here he "oes So the ma"icians $ere thro$n do$n to %rostration1 the said .70 ".We belie.e in the ,ord of Aaron and Moses" Pharaoh( said1 2)elie.e e in Him before I "i.e ou ) .71 %ermission4 Surel this must be our leader $ho has tau"ht ou ma"ic6 )e sure I $ill cut off our hands and feet on o%%osite sides and I $ill ha.e ou crucified on trun&s of %alm5trees1 So shall e &no$ for certain $hich of us can "i.e the more se.ere "!and the more lastin" Punishment #he said1 2;e.er shall $e re"ard thee as more than the Clear .72 Si"ns that ha.e come to us or than Him Who created us6 So decree

$hate.er thou desirest to decree1 for thou canst onl decree touchin"( the life of thist $orld) For us $e ha.e belie.ed in our ,ord1 ma He for"i.e us our .73 faults and the ma"ic to $hich thou didst com%el us1 for Allah is ".)est and Most Abidin" ?eril he $ho comes to his ,ord as a sinner 'at /ud"ment( for .74 him is Hell therein shall he neither die nor li.e )ut such as comes to Him as )elie.ers $ho ha.e $or&ed .75 ri"hteous deeds for them are ran&s e8alted Gardens of 7ternit beneath $hich flo$ ri.ers1 the $ill .76 d$ell therein for a e1 such is the re$ard of those $ho %urif (themsel.es 'from e.il We sent an ins%iration to Moses1 2#ra.el b ni"ht $ith m .77 ser.ants and stri&e a dr %ath for them throu"h the sea $ithout (fear of bein" o.erta&en 'b Pharaoh( and $ithout 'an other ".fear #hen Pharaoh %ursued them $ith his forces but the $aters .78 com%letel o.er$helmed them and co.ered them u% Pharaoh led his %eo%le astra instead of leadin" them ari"ht .79 0 e Children of Israel6 We deli.ered ou from our enem and .80 We made a Co.enant $ith ou on the side of Mount 'Sinai( and We :sent do$n to ou Manna and *uails Sa in"(1 27at of the "ood thin"s We ha.e %ro.ided for our) .81 sustenance but commit no e8cess therein lest M Wrath should /ustl descend on ou1 and those on $hom descends M Wrath do !%erish indeed )ut $ithout doubt I am 'also( He that for"i.es a"ain and" .82 a"ain to those $ho re%ent belie.e and do ri"ht $ho in fine are

".read to recei.e true "uidance When Moses $as u% on the mount Allah said1( 2What made thee) .83 "?hasten in ad.ance of th %eo%le 0 Moses He re%lied1 2)ehold the are close on m footste%s1 I .84 ".hastened to #hee o m ,ord to %lease #hee Allah( said1 2We ha.e tested th %eo%le in th absence1 the) .85 ".Samiri has led them astra So Moses returned to his %eo%le in state of indi"nation and .86 sorro$+ He said1 20 m %eo%le6 did not our ,ord ma&e a handsome %romise to ou4 Did then the %romise seem to ou lon" 'in comin"(4 0r did e desire that Wrath should descend from our "?,ord on ou and so e bro&e our %romise to me #he said1 2We bro&e not the %romise to thee as far as la in .87 our %o$er1 but $e $ere made to carr the $ei"ht of the ornaments of the '$hole( %eo%le and $e thre$ them 'into the fire( and that $as $hat the Samiri su""ested #hen he brou"ht out 'of the fire( before the '%eo%le( the" .88 ima"e of a calf1 it seemed to lo$1 so the said1 @#his is our " '!"od and the "od of Moses but 'Moses( has for"otten Could the not see that it could not return them a $ord 'for .89 ans$er( and that it had no %o$er either to harm them or to do ?them "ood Aaron had alread before this said to them1 20 m %eo%le6 e .90 are bein" tested in this1 for .eril our ,ord is 'Allah( Most

".Gracious1 so follo$ me and obe m command #he had said1 2We $ill not abandon this cult but $e $ill .91 de.ote oursel.es to it until Moses returns to us Moses( said1 2 0 Aaron6 $hat &e%t thee bac& $hen thou sa$est) .92

them "oin" $ron" "?From follo$in" me4 Didst thou then disobe m order " .93 Aaron re%lied1 20 son of m mother6 sei3e 'me not( b m ) .94 beard nor b 'the hair of( m head6 #rul I feared lest thou shouldst sa @#hou hast caused a di.ision amon" the Children of "'!Israel and thou didst not res%ect m $ord "?Moses( said1 2What then is th case 0 Samiri) .95 He re%lied1 2I sa$ $hat the sa$ not1 so I too& a handful 'of .96 dust( from the foot%rint of the A%ostle and thre$ it 'into the ".calf(1 thus did m soul su""est to me Moses( said1 2Get thee "one6 but th '%unishment( in this) .97 life $ill be that thou $ilt sa @#ouch me not9- and moreo.er 'for a future %enalt ( thou hast a %romise that $ill not fail1 no$ loo& at th "od of $hom thou hast become a de.oted $orshi%%er1 $e $ill certainl 'melt( it in a bla3in" fire and scatter it "!broadcast in the sea )ut the "od of ou all is the 0ne Allah1 there is no "od but .98 He1 all thin"s He com%rehends in His &no$led"e #hus do We relate to thee some stories of $hat ha%%ened .99 before1 for We ha.e sent thee a Messa"e from 0ur o$n Presence If an do turn a$a therefrom .eril the $ill bear a burden .100 on the Da of !ud"ement #he $ill abide in this 'state(1 and "rie.ous $ill the .101 burden be to them on that Da #he Da $hen the #rum%et $ill be sounded1 that Da We shall .102 ("ather the sinful blear5e ed '$ith terror In $his%ers $ill the consult each other1 2<e tarried not .103 "(lon"er than ten 'Da s

We &no$ best $hat the $ill sa $hen their leader most .104 "!eminent in Conduct $ill sa 1 2<e tarried not lon"er than a da #he as& thee concernin" the mountains1 sa 2M ,ord $ill .105 ";u%root them and scatter them as dust ";He $ill lea.e them as %lains smooth and le.el" .106 ".;othin" croo&ed or cur.ed $ilt thou see in their %lace .107 0n that Da $ill the follo$ the Caller 'strai"ht(1 no .108 croo&edness 'can the sho$( him1 all sounds shall humble themsel.es in the %resence of 'Allah( Most Gracious1 nothin" (shalt thou hear but the tram% of their feet 'as the march 0n that Da shall no intercession a.ail e8ce%t for those for .109 $hom %ermission has been "ranted b 'Allah( Most Gracious and $hose $ord is acce%table to Him He &no$s $hat 'a%%ears to His creatures as( before or after .110 or behind them1 but the shall not com%ass it $ith their &no$led"e All( faces shall be humbled before 'Him( the ,i.in" the) .111 Self5 Subsistin" 7ternal1 ho%eless indeed $ill be the man that (carries ini*uit 'on his bac& )ut he $ho $or&s deeds of ri"hteousness and has faith $ill .112 (ha.e no fear of harm nor of an curtailment 'of $hat is his due #hus ha.e $e sent this do$n an Arabic =ur9an and e8%lained .113 therein in detail some of the $arnin"s in order that the ma (fear Allah or that it ma cause their remembrance 'of Him Hi"h abo.e all is Allah the >in" the #ruth6 )e not in haste .114 $ith the =ur9an before its re.elation to thee is com%leted but ".sa 20 m ,ord6 ad.ance me in &no$led"e We had alread beforehand ta&en the co.enant of Adam but he .115

for"ot1 and We found on his %art no firm resol.e "When We said to the an"els 2Prostrate oursel.es to Adam .116 the %rostrated themsel.es but not Iblis1 he refused #hen We said1 20 Adam6 .eril this is an enem to thee and .117 th $ife1 so let him not "et ou both out of the Garden so that thou art landed in miser #here is therein 'enou"h %ro.ision( for thee not to "o" .118 "hun"r nor to "o na&ed ".;or to suffer from thirst nor from the sun9s heat " .119 )ut Satan $his%ered e.il to him1 he said 20 Adam6 shall I .120 lead thee to #ree of 7ternit and to a &in"dom that ne.er "?deca s In the result the both ate of the tree and so their .121 na&edness a%%eared to them1 the be"an to se$ to"ether for their co.erin" lea.es from the Garden1 thus did Adam disobe His ,ord and allo$ himself to be seduced )ut his ,ord chose him 'for His Grace(1 He turned to him and .122 "a.e him "uidance He said1 2Get e do$n both of ou all to"ether from the .123 Garden $ith enmit one to another- but if as is sure there comes to ou "uidance from Me $hosoe.er follo$s M "uidance $ill not lose his $a nor fall into miser )ut $hosoe.er turns a$a from M Messa"e .eril for him is " .124 a life narro$ed do$n and We shall raise him u% blind on the Da ".of !ud"ment He $ill sa 1 20 m ,ord6 $h hast thou raised me u% blind .125 "?($hile I had si"ht 'before Allah( $ill sa 1 2#hus didst thou $hen 0ur Si"ns came unto) .126

".thee disre"ard them1 so $ilt thou this da be disre"arded And thus do We recom%ense him $ho trans"resses be ond bounds .127 and belie.es not in the Si"ns of his ,ord1 and the Penalt of the Hereafter is far more "rie.ous and more endurin" It is not a $arnin" to such men 'to call to mind( ho$ man .128 ("enerations before them We destro ed in $hose haunts the 'no$ mo.e4 ?eril in this are Si"ns for men endued $ith understandin" Had it not been for a Word that $ent forth before from th .129 ,ord 'their %unishment( must necessaril ha.e come- but there is (a term a%%ointed 'for res%ite #herefore be %atient $ith $hat the sa and celebrate .130 constantl ( the %raises of th ,ord before the risin" of the sun) and before its settin"- ea celebrate them for %art of the hours of the ni"ht and at the sides of the da 1 that thou ma est ha.e s%iritual( /o ) ;or strain thine e es in lon"in" for the thin"s We ha.e .131 "i.en for en/o ment to %arties of them the s%lendor of the life of this $orld throu"h $hich We test them1 but the %ro.ision of th ,ord is better and more endurin" 7n/oin %ra er on th %eo%le and be constant therein+ We as& .132 thee not to %ro.ide sustenance1 We %ro.ide it for thee+ )ut the fruit of( the Hereafter is for Ri"hteousness) "?#he sa 1 2Wh does he not brin" us a Si"n from His ,ord .133 Has not a clear Si"n come to them of all that $as in the former ?)oo&s of re.elation And if We had inflicted on them a Penalt before this the .134 $ould ha.e said1 20ur ,ord6 if onl #hou hadst sent us an a%ostle $e should certainl ha.e follo$ed #h Si"ns before $e $ere

".humbled and %ut to shame Sa 1 27ach one 'of us( is $aitin"1 $ait e therefore and .135 soon shall e &no$ $ho it is that is on the strai"ht and e.en $a ".and $ho it is that has recei.ed "uidance

*Anbi aa

*SURAH .#21

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Closer and closer to man&ind comes their Rec&onin"1 et the .1 heed not and the turn a$a ;e.er comes 'au"ht( to them of a rene$ed Messa"e from their .2 ,ord but the listen to it as in /est #heir hearts to in" as $ith trifles+ #he $ron"doers conceal .3 their %ri.ate counsels 'sa in"( 2Is this 'one( more than a man "?li&e oursel.es4 Will e "o to $itchcraft $ith our e es o%en Sa 1 2M ,ord &no$eth 'e.er ( $ord 's%o&en( in the hea.ens and .4 ".(the earth He is the 0ne that heareth and &no$eth 'all thin"s ;a 2 the sa 2'these are( medle s of dreams6 na he for"ed " .5 it65 5na he is 'but( a %oet6 ,et him then brin" us a Si"n li&e "!the ones that $ere sent to '%ro%hets( of old As to those( before them not one of the %o%ulations $hich We) .6 ?destro ed belie.ed1 $ill these belie.e )efore thee also the a%ostles $e sent $ere but men to $hom We .7 "ranted ins%iration1 if e reali3e this not as& of those $ho %ossess the Messa"e ;or did We "i.e them bodies that ate no food nor $ere the .8

e8em%t from death In the end We fulfilled to them 0ur %romise and We sa.ed them .9 and those I $hom We %leased but We destro ed those $ho

trans"ressed be ond bounds We ha.e re.ealed for ou '0 men6( a boo& in $hich is a .10 ?Messa"e for ou $ill e not then understand Ho$ man $ere the %o%ulations $e utterl destro ed because of .11 !their ini*uities settin" u% in their %laces other %eo%les <et $hen the felt 0ur Punishment 'comin"( behold the 'tried .12 to( flee from it Flee not but return to the "ood thin"s of this life $hich .13 $ere "i.en ou and to our homes in order that e ma be called to account "!#he said1 2Ah6 $oe to us6 We $ere indeed $ron"doers .14 And that cr of theirs ceased not till We made them as a .15 field that is mo$n as ashes silent and *uenched ;ot for 'idle( s%ort did We create the hea.ens and the earth .16 !and all that is bet$een If it had been 0ur $ish to ta&e '/ust( a %astime We should .17 surel ha.e ta&en it from the thin"s nearest to Us if We $ould do !(such a thin") ;a We hurl the #ruth a"ainst falsehood and it &noc&s out its .18 brain and behold falsehood doth %erish6 Ah6 $oe be to ou for the (false( thin"s e ascribe 'to Us) :#o Him belon" all 'creatures( in the hea.ens and on earth .19 e.en those $ho are in His '.er ( Presence are not too %roud to :(ser.e Him nor are the 'e.er( $ear 'of His ser.ice #he celebrate His %raises ni"ht and da nor do the e.er .20

fla" or intermit 0r ha.e the ta&en 'for $orshi%( "ods from the earth $ho can .21 ?(raise 'the dead If there $ere in the hea.ens and the earth other "ods besides .22 Allah there $ould ha.e been confusion in both6 )ut "lor to Allah the ,ord of the #hrone1 'hi"h is He( abo.e $hat the attribute to !Him He cannot be *uestioned for His acts but the $ill be .23 (*uestioned 'for theirs 0r ha.e the ta&en for $orshi% 'other( "ods besides Him4 Sa .24 )rin" our con.incin" %roof1 this is the Messa"e of those $ith" me and the Messa"e of those before me+2 )ut most of them &no$ not the #ruth and so turn a$a ;ot an a%ostle did We send before thee $ithout this .25 ins%iration sent b Us to him1 that there is no "od but I therefore $orshi% and ser.e Me ".And the sa 1 2'Allah( Most Gracious has be"otten offs%rin" .26 Glor to Him6 the are 'but( ser.ants raised to honor (#he s%ea& not before He s%ea&s and the act 'in all thin"s .27 b His command He &no$s $hat is before them and $hat is behind them and the .28 offer no intercession e8ce%t for those $ho are acce%table and (the stand in a$e and re.erence of His '"lor If an of them should sa 2I am a "od besides Him2 such a "od .29 We should re$ard $ith Hell1 thus do We re$ard those $ho do $ron" Do not the Unbelie.ers see that the hea.ens and the earth .30 $ere /oined to"ether 'as one unit of Creation( before We clo.e them asunder4 We made from $ater e.er li.in" thin"+ Will the

?not then belie.e And We ha.e set on the earth mountains standin" firm lest it .31 should sha&e $ith them and We ha.e made therein broad hi"h$a s bet$een mountains( for them to %ass throu"h1 that the ma ) recei.e "uidance And We ha.e made the hea.ens as a cano% $ell5"uarded1 <et do .32 !(the turn a$a from the Si"ns $hich these thin"s '%oint to It is He Who created the ;i"ht and the Da and the sun and .33 the moon1 all 'the celestial bodies( s$im alon" each in its rounded course :(We "ranted not to an man before thee %ermanent life 'here .34 ?if then thou shouldst die $ould the li.e %ermanentl 7.er soul shall ha.e a taste of death1 and We test ou b .35 e.il and b "ood b $a of trial1 to Us must e return When the Unbelie.ers see thee the treat thee not e8ce%t $ith .36 "?ridicule+ 2Is this2 'the sa ( 2the one $ho tal&s of our "ods !And the blas%heme at the mention of 'Allah( Most Gracious Man is a creature of haste1 soon 'enou"h( $ill I sho$ ou M .37 !Si"ns1 then e $ill not as& Me to hasten them #he sa 1 2When $ill this %romise come to %ass if e are .38 "?tellin" the truth If onl the Unbelie.ers &ne$ 'the time( $hen the $ill not be .39 able to $ard off the Fire from their faces nor et from their !bac&s and '$hen( no hel% can reach them ;a it ma come to them all of a sudden and confound them1 no .40 %o$er $ill the ha.e then to a.ert it nor $ill the 'then( "et res%ite Moc&ed $ere 'man ( a%ostles before thee- but their scoffers .41

$ere hemmed in b the thin" that the moc&ed Sa 2Who can &ee% ou safe b ni"ht and b da from 'the .42 Wrath of( 'Allah( Most Gracious42 <et the turn a$a from the mention of their ,ord 0r ha.e the "ods that can "uard them from Us4 #he ha.e no .43 %o$er to aid themsel.es nor can the be defended from Us ;a We "a.e the "ood thin"s of this life to these men and .44 their fathers until the %eriod "re$ lon" for them- see the not that $e "raduall reduce the land 'in their control( from its ?outl in" borders4 Is it then the $ho $ill $in Sa 2I do but $arn ou accordin" to re.elation21 but the .45 !deaf $ill not hear the call 'e.en( $hen the are $arned If but a breath of the Wrath of th ,ord do touch them the .46 "!$ill then sa 2Woe to us6 $e did $ron" indeed We shall set u% scales of /ustice for the Da of !ud"ment so .47 that not a soul $ill be dealt $ith un/ustl in the least+ And if there be 'no more than( the $ei"ht of a mustard seed We $ill brin" it 'to account(1 and enou"h are We to ta&e account In the %ast We "ranted to Moses and Aaron the Criterion 'for .48 /ud"ment( and a ,i"ht and a Messa"e for those $ho $ould do ri"ht #hose $ho fear their ,ord in their most secret thou"hts and .49 $ho hold the Hour 'of !ud"ment( in a$e And this is a blessed Messa"e $hich We ha.e sent do$n1 $ill .50 ? e then re/ect it We besto$ed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct and .51 $ell $ere We ac*uainted $ith him )ehold6 he said to his father and his %eo%le 2What are these .52 "?ima"es to $hich e are 'so assiduousl ( de.oted

".#he said 2We found our father $orshi%%in" them .53 He said 2Indeed e ha.e been in manifest error5 e and our .54 ".fathers #he said 2Ha.e ou brou"ht us the #ruth or are ou one of .55 "?those $ho /est He said 2;a our ,ord is the ,ord of the hea.ens and the .56

earth He Who created them 'from nothin"(1 and I am a $itness to (this 'truth And b Allah I ha.e a %lan for our idols after e "o a$a .57 "and turn our bac&s So he bro&e them to %ieces 'all( but the bi""est of them that .58 the mi"ht turn 'and address themsel.es( to it #he said 2Who has done this to our "ods4 He must indeed be .59 "!some man of im%iet #he said 2We heard a outh tal& of them1 he is called .60 ".Abraham #he said 2#hen brin" him before the e es of the %eo%le that .61 ":the ma bear $itness #he said 2Art thou the one that did this $ith our "ods 0 .62 "?Abraham He said1 2;a this $as done b this is their is their bi""est .63 "!one6 As& them if the can s%ea& intelli"entl So the turned to themsel.es and said 2Surel "!in the $ron" #hen $ere the confounded $ith shame1 'the said( 2#hou .65 "!&no$est full $ell that these 'idols( do not s%ea& Abraham( said 2Do e then $orshi% besides Allah thin"s that) .66 ?can neither be of an "ood to ou nor do ou harm e are the ones .64

Fie u%on ou and u%on the thin"s that e $orshi% besides " .67 "?Allah6 ha.e e no sense #he said 2)urn him and %rotect our "ods if e do 'an thin" .68 "!(at all We said 20 fire6 be thou cool and 'a means of(( safet for .69 "!Abraham #hen the sou"ht a strata"em a"ainst him1 but We made them .70 !the ones that lost most ()ut We deli.ered him and 'his ne%he$( ,ut 'and directed them .71 to the land $hich We ha.e blessed for the nations And We besto$ed on him Isaac and as an additional "ift 'a .72 ("randson( !acob and We made ri"hteous men of e.er one 'of them And We made them leaders "uidin" 'men( b 0ur Command and We .73 sent them ins%iration to do "ood deeds to establish re"ular %ra ers and to %ractice re"ular charit - and the constantl (ser.ed Us 'and Us onl And to ,ut too $e "a.e !ud"ment and >no$led"e and We sa.ed .74 him from the to$n $hich %racticed abominations1 trul the $ere a %eo%le "i.en to 7.il a rebellious %eo%le And We admitted him to 0ur Merc 1 for he $as one of the .75 Ri"hteous Remember( ;oah $hen he cried 'to Us( aforetime1 We listened ) .76 to his '%ra er( and deli.ered him and his famil from "reat distress We hel%ed him a"ainst %eo%le $ho re/ected 0ur Si"ns1 trul .77 the $ere a %eo%le "i.en to 7.il1 so We dro$ned them 'in the Flood( all to"ether And remember Da.id and Solomon $hen the "a.e /ud"ment in the .78

matter of the field into $hich the shee% of certain %eo%le had stra ed b ni"ht1 We did $itness their /ud"ment #o Solomon We ins%ired the 'ri"ht( understandin" of the .79 matter1 to each 'of them( We "a.e !ud"ment and >no$led"e- it $as 0ur %o$er that made the hills and the birds celebrate 0ur %raises ($ith Da.id1 it $as We Who did 'these thin"s It $as We Who tau"ht him the ma&in" of coats of mail for our .80 benefit to "uard ou from each others .iolence1 $ill e then be ?"rateful It $as 0ur %o$er that made( the .iolent 'unrul ( $ind flo$) .81 tamel ( for Solomon to his order to the land $hich We had) blessed1 for We do &no$ all thin"s And of the e.il ones $ere some $ho di.ed for him and did .82 other $or& besides- and lit $as We Who "uarded them And 'remember( !ob $hen he cried to his ,ord 2#rul distress .83 has sei3ed me4 but #hou art the Most Merciful of those that are ".merciful So We listened to him1 We remo.ed the distress that $as on .84 him and We restored his %eo%le to him and doubled their number as a Grace from 0ursel.es and a thin" for commemoration for all $ho ser.e Us And 'remember( Ismail Idris and Aul5&ifl all 'men( of .85 constanc and %atience We admitted them to 0ur Merc 1 for the $ere of the Ri"hteous .86 ones And remember Aun5nun $hen he de%arted in $rath1 he ima"ined .87 that We had no %o$er o.er him6 )ut he cried throu"h the de%ths of dar&ness 2#here is no "od but #hou1 Glor to #hee1 I $as indeed

"!$ron" So We listened to him1 and deli.ered him from distress1 and .88 thus do We deli.er those $ho ha.e faith And 'remember( Aa&ari a $hen he cried to his ,ord1 20 m .89 ,ord6 lea.e me not $ithout offs%rin" thou"h #hou art the best of inheritors So We listened to him1 and We "ranted him <ah a1 We cured his .90 $ife9s 'barrenness( for him+ #hese three $ere e.er *uic& in emulation in "ood $or&s1 the used to call on Us $ith lo.e and re.erence and humble themsel.es before Us And 'remember( her $ho "uarded her chastit 1 We breathed into .91 her of 0ur S%irit and We made her and her son a Si"n for all %eo%les ?eril this )rotherhood of ours is a sin"le )rotherhood and .92 (I am our ,ord and Cherisher1 therefore ser.e Me 'and no other )ut 'later "enerations( cut off their affair 'of unit ( one .93 from another ' et( $ill the all return to Us Whoe.er $or&s an act of ri"hteousness and has Faith his .94 endea.or $ill not be re/ected1 We shall record it in his fa.or :)ut there is a ban on an %o%ulation $hich We ha.e destro ed .95 that the shall not return Until the Go" and Ma"o" '%eo%le( are let throu"h 'their .96 barrier( and the s$iftl s$arm from e.er hill #hen $ill the #rue Promise dra$ ni"h 'of fulfillment(1 then .97 :behold6 the e es of the Unbelie.ers $ill fi8edl stare in horror Ah6 $oe to us6 $e $ere indeed heedless of this- na $e trul did" "!$ron" ?eril e 'Unbelie.ers( and the 'false( "ods that e $orshi% .98

(besides Allah are 'but( fuel for Hell6 #o it $ill e 'surel !come If these had been "ods the $ould not ha.e "ot there6 )ut .99 each one $ill abide therein #here sobbin" $ill be their lot nor $ill the there hear .100 (au"ht else) #hose for $hom the Good 'Record( from Us has "one before .101 $ill be remo.ed far therefrom ;ot the sli"htest sound $ill the hear of Hell1 $hat their .102 souls desired in that $ill the d$ell #he Great #error $ill brin" them no "rief1 but the an"els .103 $ill meet them '$ith mutual "reetin"s(1 2#his is our Da 'the ".Da ( that e $ere %romised #he Da that $e roll u% the hea.ens li&e a scroll rolled u% .104 for boo&s 'com%leted( e.en as We %roduced the first Creation so shall We %roduce a ne$ one1 a %romise We ha.e underta&en1 trul shall We fulfil it )efore this We $rote in the Psalms after the Messa"e '"i.en .105 ".to Moses(1 M ser.ants the ri"hteous shall inherit the earth ?eril in the '=ur9an( is a Messa"e for %eo%le $ho $ould .106 trul ( $orshi% Allah) We sent thee not but as a merc for all creatures .107 Sa 1 2What has come to me b ins%iration is that our Allah .108 "?(is 0ne Allah1 $ill e therefore bo$ to His Will 'in Islam )ut if the turn bac& sa 1 2I ha.e %roclaimed the Messa"e to .109 ou all ali&e and in truth- but I &no$ not $hether that $hich e are %romised is near or far It is He Who &no$s $hat is o%en in s%eech and $hat e hide" .110

"(in our hearts) I &no$ not but that it ma be a trial for ou and a "rant" .111 of '$orldl (2 li.elihood 'to ou( for a time Sa 1 20 m ,ord6 /ud"e #hou in truth62 20ur ,ord Most .112 Gracious is the 0ne Whose assistance should be sou"ht a"ainst the "!blas%hemies e utter

*Ha//

*SURAH .#22

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 0 man&ind6 fear our ,ord6 For the con.ulsion of the Hour 'of .1 !!ud"ment( $ill be a thin" terrible #he Da e shall see it e.er mother "i.in" suc& shall for"et .2

her suc&lin"5babe and e.er %re"nant female shall dro% her load unformed( thou shalt see man&ind as in a drun&en riot et not) drun&1 but dreadful $ill be the Wrath of Allah And et amon" men there are such as dis%ute about Allah .3 $ithout &no$led"e and follo$ e.er e.il one obstinate in !rebellion About the '7.il 0ne( it is decreed that $hoe.er turns to him .4 for friendshi% him $ill he lead astra and he $ill "uide him to the Penalt of the Fire 0 man&ind6 if e ha.e a doubt about the Resurrection .5 consider( that We created ou out of dust then out of s%erm then) out of a leech li&e clot then out a morsel of flesh %artl formed and %artl unformed in order that We ma manifest '0ur Po$er( to

ou- and We cause $hom We $ill to rest in the $ombs for an a%%ointed term then do We brin" ou out as babes then 'foster ou( that e ma reach our a"e of full stren"th- and some of ou are called to die and some are sent bac& to the feeblest old a"e so that the &no$ nothin" after ha.in" &no$n 'much(+ And further( thou seest the earth barren and lifeless but $hen We) %our do$n rain on it it is stirred 'to life( it s$ells and it (%uts forth e.er &ind of beautiful "ro$th 'in %airs #his is so because Allah is the Realit 1 it is He Who "i.es .6 life to the dead and it is He Who has %o$er o.er all thin"s And .eril the Hour $ill come1 there can be no doubt about it .7 or about 'the fact( that Allah $ill raise u% all $ho are in the "ra.es <et there is amon" men such a one as dis%utes about Allah .8 $ithout &no$led"e $ithout "uidance and $ithout a )oo& of 7nli"htenment Disdainfull ( bendin" his side in order to 'lead men( astra ) .9 from the Path of Allah- for him there is dis"race in this life and on the Da of !ud"ment: $e shall ma&e him taste the Penalt (of burnin" 'Fire It $ill be said(1 2#his is because of the deeds $hich th ) .10 hands sent forth for .eril Allah is not un/ust to His ser.ants #here are amon" men some $ho ser.e Allah as it $ere on the .11 .er"e1 if "ood befalls them the are there$ith $ell content- but if a trial comes to them+ the turn on their faces1 the lose !both this $orld and the Hereafter that is loss for all to see #he call on such deities besides Allah as can neither hurt .12 !(nor %rofit them1 that is stra in" far indeed 'from the Wa

Perha%s( the call on one $hose hurt is nearer than his) .13 %rofit1 e.il indeed is the %atron and e.il the com%anion 'for !(hel% ?eril Allah $ill admit those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous .14 deeds to Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$1 for Allah carries out all that He %lans If an thin& that Allah $ill not hel% him 'His A%ostle( in .15 this $orld and the Hereafter let him stretch out a ro%e to the ceilin" and cut 'himself( off1 then let him see $hether his %lan !($ill remo.e that $hich enra"es 'him #hus ha.e We sent do$n Clear Si"ns- and .eril Allah doth .16 !"uide $hom He $ill #hose $ho belie.e 'in the =ur9an( those $ho follo$ the !e$ish .17 scri%tures( and the Sabians Christians Ma"ians and Pol theists) Allah $ill /ud"e bet$een them on the Da of !ud"ment1 for Allah is $itness of all thin"s Seest thou not that to Allah bo$ do$n in $orshi% all thin"s .18 ;that are in the hea.ens and on earth the sun the moon the stars the hills the trees the animals- and a "reat number amon" man&ind4 )ut a "reat number are 'also( such as are fit for Punishment1 and such as Allah shall dis"race none can rise to honor1 for Allah carries out all that He $ills #hese t$o anta"onists dis%ute $ith each other about their .19 ,ord1 but those $ho den 'their ,ord( for them $ill be cut out a "arment of Fire1 o.er their heads $ill be %oured out boilin" $ater With it $ill be scalded $hat is $ithin their bodies as $ell .20 as 'their( s&ins

In addition there $ill be maces of iron 'to %unish( them .21 7.er time the $ish to "et a$a therefrom from an"uish the .22 $ill be forced bac& therein and 'it $ill be said( 2#aste e the "!Penalt of )urnin" Allah $ill admit those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds .23 to Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$1 the shall be adorned therein $ith bracelets of "old and %earls- and their "arments there $ill be of sil& For the ha.e been "uided 'in this life( to the %urest of .24 s%eeches- the ha.e been "uided to the Path of Him Who is $orth of 'all( %raise As to those $ho ha.e re/ected 'Allah( and $ould &ee% bac& .25 men( from the Wa of Allah and from the Sacred Mos*ue $hich We) ha.e made 'o%en( to 'all( men e*ual is the d$eller there and the .isitor from the countr and an $hose %ur%ose therein is %rofanit or $ron"5doin" them $ill We cause to taste of a most "rie.ous Penalt )ehold6 We "a.e the site to Abraham of the 'Sacred( House .26 sa in"(1 2Associate not an thin" 'in $orshi%( $ith Me- and) sanctif M House for those $ho com%ass it round or stand u% or (bo$ or %rostrate themsel.es 'therein in %ra er And %roclaim the Pil"rima"e amon" men1 the $ill come to" .27 thee on foot and 'mounted( on e.er &ind of camel lean on account ;of /ourne s throu"h dee%2 and distant mountain hi"h$a s #hat the ma $itness the benefits '%ro.ided( for them and" .28 celebrate the name of Allah throu"h the Da s a%%ointed o.er the cattle $hich He has %ro.ided for them 'for sacrifice(1 then eat e thereof and feed the distressed ones in $ant

#hen let them com%lete the rites %rescribed for them %erform" .29 ".their .o$s and 'a"ain( circumambulate the Ancient House Such 'is the Pil"rima"e(1 $hoe.er honors the sacred rites of .30 Allah for him it is "ood in the si"ht of his ,ord+ ,a$ful to ou for food in %il"rima"e( are cattle e8ce%t those mentioned to ou) as e8ce%tions(1 but shun the abomination of idols and shun the) $ord that is false )ein" true in faith to Allah and ne.er assi"nin" %artners to .31 Him1 if an one assi"ns %artners to Allah he is as if he had fallen from hea.en and been snatched u% b birds or the $ind had s$oo%ed 'li&e a bird on its %re ( and thro$n him into a far5distant %lace Such 'is his state(1 and $hoe.er holds in honor the S mbols .32 of Allah 'in the sacrifice of animals( such 'honor( should come trul from %iet of heart In them e ha.e benefits for a term a%%ointed1 in the end .33 their %lace of sacrifice is near the Ancient House #o e.er %eo%le did We a%%oint rites 'of sacrifice( that the .34 mi"ht celebrate the name of Allah o.er the sustenance He "a.e :them from animals 'fit for food( but our Allah is one Allah submit then our $ills to Him 'in Islam( and "i.e thou the Good ;e$s to those $ho humble themsel.es #o those $hose hearts $hen Allah is mentioned are filled $ith .35 fear $ho sho$ %atient %erse.erance o.er their afflictions &ee% u% re"ular %ra er and s%end 'in charit ( out of $hat $e ha.e besto$ed u%on them #he sacrificial camels $e ha.e made for ou as amon" the .36 S mbols from Allah1 in them is 'much( "ood for ou1 then

%ronounce the name of Allah o.er them as the line u% 'for (sacrifice(1 $hen the are do$n on their sides 'after slau"hter eat e thereof and feed such as 'be" not but( li.e in contentment and such as be" $ith due humilit 1 thus ha.e $e made animals sub/ect to ou that e ma be "rateful It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah1 it .37 is our %iet that reaches Him1 He has thus made them sub/ect to ou that e ma "lorif Allah for His "uidance to ou1 and %roclaim the Good ;e$s to all $ho do ri"ht ?eril Allah $ill defend 'from ill( those $ho belie.e1 .eril .38 Allah lo.eth not an that is a traitor to faith or sho$s in"ratitude #o those a"ainst $hom $ar is made %ermission is "i.en 'to .39 fi"ht( because the are $ron"ed and .eril Allah is Most %o$erful for their aid #he are( those $ho ha.e been e8%elled from their homes in) .40 defiance of ri"ht 'for no cause( e8ce%t that the sa 20ur ,ord is Allah+2 Did not Allah chec& one set of %eo%le b means of another there $ould surel ha.e been %ulled do$n monasteries churches s na"o"ues and mos*ues in $hich the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure+ Allah $ill certainl aid those $ho aid His 'cause(- for .eril Allah is Full of Stren"th 78alted (in Mi"ht 'Able to enforce His Will #he are( those $ho if We establish them in the land) .41 establish re"ular %ra er and "i.e re"ular charit en/oin the (ri"ht and forbid $ron"1 $ith Allah rests the end 'and decision of 'all( affairs If the treat th 'mission( as false so did the Peo%les .42

before them '$ith their %ro%hets( the Peo%le of ;oah and @Ad and ;#hamud ;#hose of Abraham and ,ut .43 And the Com%anions of the Mad an %eo%le1 and Moses $as .44 re/ected 'in the same $a (+ )ut I "ranted res%ite to the Unbelie.ers and 'onl ( after that did I %unish them1 but ho$ !(terrible( $as M re/ection 'of them) Ho$ man %o%ulations ha.e We destro ed $hich $ere "i.en to .45 $ron"5 doin"6 #he tumbled do$n on their roofs+ And ho$ man $ells are l in" idle and ne"lected and castles loft and !$ell5built Do the not tra.el throu"h the land so that their hearts 'and .46 mind( ma thus learn $isdom and their ears ma thus learn to hear4 #rul it is not their e es that are blind but their hearts $hich are in their breasts <et the as& thee to hasten on the Punishment6 )ut Allah $ill .47 not fail in His %romise+ ?eril a da in the si"ht of th ,ord is li&e a thousand ears of our rec&onin" And to ho$ man %o%ulations did I "i.e res%ite $hich $ere .48 "i.en to $ron"5doin"4 In the end I %unished them+ #o Me is the (destination 'of all "Sa 1 20 men6 I am 'sent( to ou onl to "i.e a clear $arnin" .49 #hose $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness for them is" .50 for"i.eness and a sustenance most "enerous )ut those $ho stri.e a"ainst 0ur Si"ns to frustrate them " .51 ".the $ill be Com%anions of the Fire ;e.er did We send an a%ostle or a %ro%het before thee but .52 $hen he framed a desire Satan thre$ some '.anit ( into his

desire1 but Allah $ill cancel an thin" '.ain( that Satan thro$s in and Allah $ill confirm 'and establish( His Si"ns1 for Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom #hat He ma ma&e the su""estions thro$n in b Satan but a .53 trial for those in $hose hearts is a disease and $ho are hardened of heart1 .eril the the #ruth(1 B $ron"doers are in a schism far 'from <I

And that those on $hom &no$led"e has been besto$ed ma learn .454 that the '=ur9an( is the #ruth from th ,ord and that the ma (belie.e therein and their hearts ma be ma be made humbl 'o%en to it1 for .eril Allah is the Guide of those $ho belie.e to the Strai"ht Wa #hose $ho re/ect Faith $ill not cease to be in doubt .55 concernin" 'Re.elation( until the Hour 'of !ud"ment( comes suddenl u%on them or there comes to them the Penalt of a Da of Disaster 0n that Da the Dominion $ill be that of Allah1 He $ill /ud"e .56 bet$een them1 so those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds $ill be in Gardens of Deli"ht And for those $ho re/ect Faith and den 0ur Si"ns there $ill .57 be a humiliatin" Punishment #hose $ho lea.e their homes in the cause of Allah and are .58 then slain or die on them $ill Allah besto$ .eril a "oodl Pro.ision1 trul Allah is He Who besto$s the best Pro.ision ?eril He $ill admit them to a %lace $ith $hich the shall be .59 $ell %leased1 for Allah is All5>no$in" Most Forbearin" #hat 'is so(+ And if one has retaliated to no "reater e8tent .60 than the in/ur he recei.ed and is a"ain set u%on inordinatel

Allah $ill hel% him for Allah is 0ne that blots out 'sins( and (for"i.es 'a"ain and a"ain #hat is because Allah mer"es ;i"ht into Da and He mer"es Da .61 (into ;i"ht and .eril it is Allah Who hears and sees 'all thin"s #hat is because Allah He is the Realit 1 and those besides .62 Him $hom the in.o&e the are but .ain Falsehood1 .eril Allah is He Most Hi"h Most Great Seest thou not that Allah sends do$n rain from the s& and .63 forth$ith the earth becomes clothed $ith "reen4 For Allah is He Who understands the finest m steries and is $ell5ac*uainted '$ith (them #o Him belon"s all that is in the hea.ens and on earth1 for .64 .eril Allah He is Free of all $ants Worth of all %raise Seest thou not that Allah has made sub/ect to ou 'men( all .65 that is on the earth and the shi%s that sail throu"h the sea b His command4 He $ithholds the s& 'rain( from fallin" on the earth e8ce%t b His lea.e1 for Allah is Most >ind and Most Merciful to man It is He Who "a.e ou life $ill cause ou to die and $ill .66 !a"ain "i.e ou life1 trul man is a most un"rateful creature #o e.er Peo%le ha.e $e a%%ointed rites and ceremonies $hich .67 the must follo$ let them not then dis%ute $ith thee on the matter but do thou in.ite 'them( to th ,ord1 for thou art assuredl on the Ri"ht Wa If the do $ran"le $ith thee sa 2Allah &no$s best $hat it is .68 ". e are doin" Allah $ill /ud"e bet$een ou on the Da of !ud"ment" .69 ".concernin" the matters in $hich e differ

>no$est thou not that Allah &no$s all that is in hea.en and .70 on earth4 Indeed it is all in a record and that is eas for Allah <et the $orshi% besides Allah thin"s for $hich no authorit .71 has been sent do$n to them and of $hich the ha.e 'reall ( no &no$led"e1 for those that do $ron" there is no hel%er When 0ur Clear Si"ns are rehearsed to them thou $ilt notice a .72 denial on the faces of the Unbelie.ers6 #he nearl attac& $ith .iolence those $ho rehearse 0ur Si"ns to them+ Sa 2Shall I tell ou of somethin" 'far( $orse than these Si"ns4 It is the fire 'of Hell(6 Allah has %romised it to& the Unbelie.ers6 And e.il is "!that destination 0 men6 Here is a %arable set forth6 ,isten to it6 #hose on .73 $hom besides Allah e call cannot create 'e.en( a fl if the all met to"ether for the %ur%ose6 And if the fl should snatch a$a an thin" from them the $ould ha.e no %o$er to release it from the fl 1 feeble are those $ho %etition and those $hom the !%etition ;o /ust estimate ha.e the made of Allah1 for Allah is He Who .74 is stron" and able to carr out His Will Allah chooses Messen"ers from an"els and from men1 for Allah .75 (is He Who hears and sees 'all thin"s He &no$s $hat is before them and $hat is behind them1 and to .76 (Allah "o bac&o6 all *uestions 'for decision 0 e $ho belie.e6 bo$ do$n %rostrate oursel.es and adore .77 our ,ord- and do "ood- that e ma %ros%er And stri.e in His cause as e ou"ht to stri.e '$ith sincerit .78 and under disci%line(1 He has chosen ou and has im%osed no difficulties on ou in reli"ion- it is the cult of our father

Abraham+ It is He Who has named ou Muslims both before and in this 'Re.elation(- that the A%ostle ma be a $itness for ou and e be $itnesses for man&ind6 So establish re"ular Pra er "i.e re"ular Charit and hold fast to Allah6 He is our Protector the !)est to %rotect and the )est to hel%

*Mumineen

*SURAH .#23

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #he )elie.ers must 'e.entuall ( $in throu"h .1 #hose $ho humble themsel.es in their %ra ers .2 Who a.oid .ain tal& .3 Who are acti.e in deeds of charit .4 Who abstain from se8 .5 78ce%t $ith those /oined to them in the marria"e bond or 'the .6 ca%ti.es( $hom their ri"ht hands %ossess for 'in their case( the are free from blame8 )ut those $hose desires e8ceed those limits are trans"ressors .7 #hose $ho faithfull obser.e their trust and their co.enants .8 And $ho 'strictl ( "uard their %ra ers .9 #hose $ill be the heirs .10 (Who $ill inherit Paradise1 the $ill d$ell therein 'fore.er .11 (Man We did create from a *uintessence 'of cla .12 #hen We %laced him as 'a dro% of( s%erm in a %lace of rest .13 ;firml fi8ed #hen We made the s%erm into a clot of con"ealed blood- then .14

of that clot We made a 'foetus( lum%- then We made out of that lum% bones and clothed the bones $ith flesh- then We de.elo%ed out of it another creature1 so blessed be Allah the )est to !create After that at len"th e $ill die .15 A"ain on the Da of !ud"ment $ill e be raised u% .16 And We ha.e made abo.e ou se.en tracts- and We are ne.er .17 unmindful of '0ur( Creation (And We send do$n $ater from the s& accordin" to 'due .18 measure and We cause it to soa& in the soil- and We certainl are (able to drain it off '$ith ease With it We "ro$ for ou "ardens of date5%alms and .ines1 in .19 them ha.e e abundant fruits1 and of them e eat 'and ha.e (en/o ment Also a tree s%rin"in" out of Mount Sinai $hich %roduces oil .20 and relish for those $ho use it for food And in cattle 'too( e ha.e an instructi.e e8am%le1 from .21 $ithin their bodies We %roduce 'mil&( for ou to drin&- there are in them 'besides( numerous 'other( benefits for ou- and of their meat( e eat) And on them as $ell as in shi%s e ride .22 Further We sent a lon" line of %ro%hets for our ) .23 !instruction+( We sent ;oah to his %eo%le1 he said 20 m %eo%le $orshi% Allah6 <e ha.e no other "od but Him1 $ill e not fear "?(Him) #he chiefs of the Unbelie.ers amon" his %eo%le said1 2He is .24 no more than man li&e oursel.es1 his $ish is to assert his su%eriorit o.er ou1 if Allah had $ished 'to send messen"ers( He

could ha.e sent do$n an"els ne.er did $e hear such a thin" 'as he ".sa s( amon" our ancestors of old And some said1( 2He is onl a man %ossessed1 $ait 'and ha.e) .25 ".%atience( $ith him for a time ;oah( said1 20 m ,ord6 hel% me1 for that the accuse me of) .26 "!falsehood So We ins%ired him '$ith this messa"e(1 2Construct the Ar& .27 $ithin 0ur si"ht and under 0ur "uidance1 then $hen comes 0ur command and the fountains of the earth "ush forth ta&e thou on board %airs of e.er s%ecies male and female and th famil e8ce%t those of them a"ainst $hom the Word has alread "one forth1 and address Me not in fa.or of the $ron"doers- for the (shall be dro$ned 'in the Flood And $hen thou hast embar&ed on the Ar& thou and those $ith .28 thee sa 2Praise be to Allah Who has sa.ed us from the %eo%le ".$ho do $ron" And sa 1 20 m ,ord6 enable me to disembar& $ith #h .29 ".blessin"1 for #hou art the )est to enable 'us( to disembar& ;(?eril in this there are Si"ns 'for men to understand .30 (thus( do We tr 'men) ;#hen We raised after them another "eneration .31 (And We sent to them an a%ostle from amon" themsel.es 'sa in" .32 Worshi% Allah6 e ha.e no other "od but Him+ Will e not fear" "?(Him) And the chiefs of his %eo%le $ho disbelie.ed and denied the .33 Meetin" in the Hereafter and on $hom We had besto$ed the "ood thin"s of this life said1 2He is no more than a man li&e oursel.es- he eats of that of $hich e eat and drin&s of $hat e

drin& If e obe a man li&e oursel.es behold it is certain e " .34 $ill be lost Does he %romise that $hen e die and become dust and bones" .35 ?( e shall be brou"ht forth 'a"ain !Far .er far is that $hich e are %romised " .36 #here is nothin" but our life in this $orld6 We shall die" .37 !and $e li.e6 )ut $e shall ne.er be raised u% a"ain He is onl a man $ho in.ents a lie a"ainst Allah but $e are" .38 "!not the ones to belie.e in him #he %ro%het( said1 20 m ,ord6 hel% me1 for that the accuse) .39 ".me of falsehood Allah( said1 2In but a little $hile the are sure to be) .40 "!sorr #hen the )last o.ertoo& them $ith /ustice and We made them as .41 rubbish of dead lea.es 'floatin" on the stream of #ime(6 So a$a !$ith the %eo%le $ho do $ron" #hen We raised after them other "enerations .42 (;o %eo%le can hasten their term nor can the dela 'it .43 #hen sent We 0ur a%ostles in succession1 e.er time there .44 came to a %eo%le their a%ostle the accused him of falsehood so We made them follo$ each other 'in %unishment(1 We made them as a !tale 'that is told(1 so a$a $ith a %eo%le that $ill not belie.e #hen We sent Moses and his brother Aaron $ith 0ur Si"ns and .45 authorit manifest #o Pharaoh and his Chiefs1 but these beha.ed insolentl 1 the .46 $ere arro"ant %eo%le #he said1 2Shall $e belie.e in t$o men li&e oursel.es4 And .47

"!their %eo%le are sub/ect to us So the accused them of falsehood and the became of those .48 $ho $ere destro ed And We "a.e Moses the )oo& in order that the mi"ht recei.e .49 "uidance And We made the son of Mar and his mother as a Si"n1 We "a.e .50 them both shelter on hi"h "round affordin" rest and securit and furnished $ith s%rin"s 0 e a%ostles6 en/o 'all( thin"s "ood and %ure and $or& .51 ri"hteousness for I am $ell5ac*uainted $ith 'all( that e do And .eril this )rotherhood of ours is a sin"le )rotherhood .52 and I am our ,ord and Cherisher1 therefore fear Me 'and no (other )ut %eo%le ha.e cut off their affair 'of unit ( bet$een them .53 into sects each %art re/oices in that $hich is $ith itself )ut lea.e them in their confused i"norance for a time .54 Do the thin& that because We ha.e "ranted them abundance of .55 $ealth and sons We $ould hasten them on in e.er "ood4 ;a the do not .56 understand ?eril those $ho li.e in a$e for fear of their ,ord .57 #hose $ho belie.e in the Si"ns of their ,ord .58 #hose $ho /oin not 'in $orshi%( %artners $ith their ,ord .59 And those $ho dis%ense their charit $ith their hearts full .60 of fear because the $ill return to their ,ord It is these $ho hasten in e.er "ood $or& and these $ho are .61 foremost in them :0n no soul do We %lace a burden "reater than it can bear .62

before Us is a record $hich clearl sho$s the truth1 the $ill ne.er be $ron"ed )ut their hearts are in confused i"norance of this- and there .63 are besides that deeds of theirs $hich the $ill 'continue( to do Until $hen We sei3e in Punishment those of them $ho recei.ed .64 the "ood thin"s of this $orld behold the $ill "roan in su%%lication It $ill be said1 2Groan not in su%%lication this da - for e .65 shall certainl not be hel%ed b Us M Si"ns used to be rehearsed to ou but e used to turn" .66 bac& on our heels In arro"ance1 tal&in" nonsense about the '=ur9an( li&e one" .67 ".tellin" fables b ni"ht Do the not %onder o.er the Word 'of Allah( or has an thin" .68 ?ne$( come to them that did not come to their fathers of old) ?0r do the not reco"ni3e their A%ostle that the den him .69 0r do the sa 2He is %ossessed24 ;a he has brou"ht them the .70 #ruth but most of them hate the #ruth If the #ruth had been in accord $ith their desires trul the .71 hea.ens and the earth and all bein"s therein $ould ha.e been in confusion and corru%tion6 ;a We ha.e sent them their admonition but the turn a$a from their admonition 0r is it that thou as&est them for some recom%ense4 )ut the .72 recom%ense of th ,ord is best1 He is the )est of those $ho "i.e sustenance )ut .eril thou callest them to the Strai"ht Wa .73 And .eril those $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter are .74 de.iatin" from that Wa

If We had merc on them and remo.ed the distress $hich is on .75 them the $ould obstinatel %ersist in their trans"ression $anderin" in distraction to and fro We inflicted Punishment on them but the humbled not .76 !(themsel.es to their ,ord nor do the submissi.el entreat 'Him :Until We o%en on them a "ate leadin" to a se.ere Punishment .77 !then ,o6 the $ill be %lun"ed in des%air therein It is He Who has created for ou 'the faculties of( hearin" .78 !si"ht feelin" and understandin"1 little than&s it is e "i.e And He has multi%lied ou throu"h the earth and to Him shall .79 e be "athered bac& It is He Who "i.es life and death and to Him 'is due( the .80 ?alternation of ;i"ht and Da 1 $ill e not then understand 0n the contrar the sa thin"s similar to $hat the ancients .81 said #he sa 1 2What6 $hen $e die and become dust and bones could .82 ?$e reall be raised u% a"ain Such thin"s ha.e been %romised to us and to our fathers" .83 "!before6 #he are nothin" but tales of the ancients (Sa 1 2#o $hom belon" the earth and all bein"s therein4 'Sa .84 "!if e &no$ #he $ill sa 2#o Allah62 Sa 1 2<et $ill e not recei.e .85 "?admonition Sa 1 2Who is the ,ord of the se.en hea.ens and the ,ord of .86 "?the #hrone 'of Glor ( Su%reme #he $ill sa 2'#he belon"( to Allah+2 Sa 1 2Will e not .87 "?then be filled $ith a$e Sa 1 2Who is it in $hose hands is the "o.ernance of all .88

thin"s $ho %rotects 'all( but is not %rotected 'of an (4 'Sa ( if ". e &no$ #he $ill sa 2'It belon"s( to Allah+2 Sa 1 2#hen ho$ are e .89 "?deluded We ha.e sent them the #ruth1 but the indeed %ractice .90 !Falsehood :;o son did Allah be"et nor is there an "od alon" $ith Him .91 if there $ere man "ods( behold each "od $ould ha.e ta&en a$a ) !$hat be had created and some $ould ha.e lorded it o.er others Glor to Allah 'He is free( from the 'sort of( thin"s the !attribute to Him He &no$s $hat is hidden and $hat is o%en1 too hi"h is He for .92 !the %artners the attribute to Him Sa 1 20 m ,ord6 if #hou $ilt sho$ me 'in m lifetime( that .93 $hich the are $arned a"ainst "!#hen 0 m ,ord6 %ut me not amon"st the %eo%le $ho do $ron" " .94 And We are certainl able to sho$ thee 'in fulfillment( that .95 a"ainst $hich the are $arned Re%el e.il $ith that $hich is best1 We are $ell5ac*uainted .96 $ith the thin"s the sa And sa 1 20 m ,ord6 I see& refu"e $ith #hee from the .97 su""estions of the 7.il 0nes And I see& refu"e $ith #hee 0 m ,ord6 lest the should come" .98 ".near me In Falsehood $ill the be( until $hen death comes to one of) .99 (them he sa s1 20 m ,ord6 send me bac& 'to life In order that I ma $or& ri"hteousness in the thin"s I" .100 ne"lected+2 ) no means6 it is but a $ord he sa s before them is

a Partition till the Da the are raised u% #hen $hen the #rum%et is blo$n there $ill be no more .101 relationshi%s bet$een them that da nor $ill one as& after !another #hen those $hose balance 'of "ood deeds( is hea. the $ill .102 attain sal.ation )ut those $hose balance is li"ht $ill be those $ho ha.e lost .103 their souls in Hell $ill the abide #he Fire $ill burn their faces and the $ill therein "rin .104 $ith their li%s dis%laced Were not M Si"ns rehearsed to ou and e did but treat" .105 "?them as falsehoods #he $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 our misfortune o.er$helmed us and .106 !$e became a %eo%le astra (0ur ,ord6 brin" us out of this1 if e.er $e return 'to e.il " .107 "!then shall $e be $ron"doers indeed He $ill sa 1 2)e e dri.en into it '$ith i"nomin (6 and .108 !s%ea& e not to Me !A %art of M ser.ants there $as $ho used to %ra @0ur ,ord" .109 $e belie.e then do #hou for"i.e us and ha.e merc u%on us1 for !#hou art the best of those Who sho$ merc )ut e treated them $ith ridicule so much so that 'ridicule " .110 of( them made ou for"et M Messa"e $hile e $ere lau"hin" at !them I ha.e re$arded them this da for their %atience and" .111 "constanc 1 the are indeed the ones that ha.e achie.ed )liss "?He $ill sa 1 2What number of ears did e sta on earth .112 #he $ill sa 1 2We sta ed a da or %art of a da 1 but as& .113

".those $ho &ee% account He $ill sa 1 2<e sta ed not but a little if e had onl .114 !&no$n Did e then thin& that We had created ou in /est and that" .115 "?( e $ould not be brou"ht bac& to Us 'for account #herefore e8alted be Allah the >in" the Realit - there is no .116 !"od but He the ,ord of the #hrone of Honor If an one in.o&es besides Allah an other "od he has no .117 !authorit therefor- and his rec&onin" $ill be onl $ith his ,ord !And .eril the Unbelie.ers $ill fail to $in throu"h So sa 1 20 m ,ord6 "rant thou for"i.eness and merc 6 for .118 "!#hou art the )est of those $ho sho$ merc

*;oor

*SURAH .#24

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful A Surah $hich We ha.e sent do$n and $hich We ha.e ordained1 in .1 it ha.e We sent do$n Clear Si"ns in order that e ma recei.e admonition #he $oman and the man "uilt of adulter or fornication flo" .2 each of them $ith a hundred stri%es1 let not com%assion mo.e ou in their case in a matter %rescribed b Allah if e belie.e in Allah and the ,ast Da 1 and let a %art of the )elie.ers $itness their %unishment ,et no man "uilt of adulter or fornication marr an but a .3 $oman similarl "uilt or an Unbelie.er nor let an but such a

man or an Unbelie.er marr such a $oman1 to the )elie.ers such a thin" is forbidden And those $ho launch a char"e a"ainst chaste $omen and %roduce .4 not four $itnesses 'to su%%ort their alle"ation( flo" them $ith ei"ht stri%es1 and re/ect their e.idence e.er after1 for such men are $ic&ed trans"ressors Unless the re%ent thereafter and mend 'their conduct(1 for .5 Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful And for those $ho launch a char"e a"ainst their s%ouses and .6 ha.e 'in su%%ort( no e.idence but their o$n their solitar e.idence 'can be recei.ed( if the bear $itness four times '$ith an oath( b Allah that the 2 are solemnl tellin" the truth And the fifth 'oath( 'should be( that the solemnl in.o&e the .7 curse of Allah on themsel.es if the tell a lie )ut it $ould a.ert the %unishment from the $ife if she bears .8 $itness four times '$ith an oath( b Allah that 'her husband( is tellin" a lie And the fifth 'oath( should be that she solemnl in.o&es the .9 $rath of Allah on herself if 'her accuser( is tellin" the truth If it $ere not for Allah9s "race and merc on ou and that .10 (Allah is 0ft Returnin" Full of Wisdom ' e $ould be ruined indeed #hose $ho brou"ht for$ard the lie are a bod amon" .11 oursel.es1 thin& it not to be an e.il to ou1 on the contrar it is "ood for ou1 to e.er man amon" them '$ill come the %unishment( of the sin that he earned and to him $ho too& on himself the lead amon" them $ill be a Penalt "rie.ous Wh did not )elie.ers men and $omen $hen e heard of the .12 affair %ut the best construction on it in their o$n minds and

?"sa 2#his 'char"e( is an ob.ious lie Wh did the not brin" four $itnesses to %ro.e it4 When the .13 ha.e not brou"ht the $itnesses such men in the si"ht of Allah !stand forth( themsel.es as liars) Were it not for the "race and merc of Allah on ou in this .14 $orld and the Hereafter a "rie.ous %enalt $ould ha.e sei3ed ou in that e rushed "libl into this affair )ehold e recei.ed it on our ton"ues and said out of our .15 mouths thin"s of $hich e had no &no$led"e- and e thou"ht it to be a li"ht matter $hile+ it $as most serious in the si"ht of Allah And $h did e not $hen e heard it sa 2It is not ri"ht of .16 us to s%ea& of this1 Glor to Allah6 this is a most serious "!slander Allah doth admonish ou that e ma ne.er re%eat such .17 conduct( if e are 'true( )elie.ers) And Allah ma&es the Si"ns %lain to ou1 for Allah is full of .18 &no$led"e and $isdom #hose $ho lo.e 'to see( scandal %ublished broadcast amon" the .19 )elie.ers $ill ha.e a "rie.ous Penalt in this life and in the Hereafter1 Allah &no$s and e &no$ not Were it not for the "race and merc of Allah on ou and that .20 (Allah is full of &indness and merc ' e $ould be ruined indeed 0 e $ho belie.e6 follo$ not Satan9s footste%s1 if an $ill .21 follo$ the footste%s of Satan he $ill 'but( command $hat is shameful and $ron"1 and $ere it not for the "race and merc of Allah on ou not one of ou $ould e.er ha.e been %ure1 but Allah doth %urif $hom He %leases1 and Allah is 0ne Who hears and &no$s

(all thin"s) ,et not those amon" ou $ho are endued $ith "race and .22 am%litude of means resol.e b oath a"ainst hel%in" their &insmen those in $ant and those $ho ha.e left their homes in Allah9s cause1 let them for"i.e and o.erloo&1 do ou not $ish that Allah should for"i.e ou4 For Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #hose $ho slander chaste $omen indiscreet but belie.in" are .23 cursed in this life and in the Hereafter1 for them is a "rie.ous Penalt 0n the Da $hen their ton"ues their hands and their feet $ill .24 bear $itness a"ainst them as to their actions 0n that Da Allah $ill %a them bac& 'all( their /ust dues .25 and the $ill reali3e that Allah is the '.er ( #ruth that ma&es all thin"s manifest Women im%ure are for men im%ure and men im%ure are for $omen .26 im%ure- and $omen of %urit are for men of %urit and men of %urit are for $omen of %urit 1 these are not affected b $hat %eo%le sa 1 for them there is for"i.eness and a %ro.ision honorable 0 e $ho belie.e6 enter not houses other than our o$n until .27 e ha.e as&ed %ermission and saluted those in them1 that is best (for ou in order that e ma heed '$hat is seeml If e find no one in the house enter not until %ermission is .28 "i.en to ou if e are as&ed to "o bac& "o bac&1 that ma&es for "reater %urit for oursel.es1 and Allah &no$s $ell all that e do It is no fault on our %art to enter houses not used for .29 li.in" in $hich ser.e some 'other( use for ou1 and Allah has

&no$led"e of $hat e re.eal and $hat e conceal Sa to the belie.in" men that the should lo$er their "a3e .30 and "uard their modest 1 that $ill ma&e for "reater %urit for them1 and Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all that the do And sa to the belie.in" $omen that the should lo$er their .31 "a3e and "uard their modest - that the should not dis%la their beaut and ornaments e8ce%t $hat 'must ordinaril ( a%%ear thereof- that the should dra$ their .eils o.er their bosoms and not dis%la their beaut e8ce%t to their husbands their fathers their husbands9 fathers their sons their husbands9 sons their brothers or their brothers9 sons or their sisters9 sons or their $omen or the sla.es $hom their ri"ht hands %ossess or male ser.ants free of %h sical needs or small children $ho ha.e no sense of the shame of se8- and that the should not stri&e their feet in order to dra$ attention to their hidden ornaments+ And 0 e )elie.ers6 turn e all to"ether to$ards Allah that e ma attain )liss Marr those amon" ou $ho are sin"le or the .irtuous ones .32 amon" our sla.es male or female1 if the are in %o.ert Allah $ill "i.e them means out of His "race1 for Allah encom%asseth all and He &no$eth all thin"s ,et those $ho find not the $here$ithal for marria"e &ee% .33 .themsel.es chaste until Allah "i.es them means out of His "race And if an of our sla.es as& for a deed in $ritin" 'to enable them to earn their freedom for a certain sum( "i.e them such a deed if e &no$ an "ood in them- ea "i.e them somethin" oursel.es out of the means $hich Allah has "i.en to ou+ )ut force not our maids to %rostitution $hen the desire chastit in

order that e ma ma&e a "ain in the "oods of this life+ )ut if an one com%els them et after such com%ulsion is Allah (0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 'to them We ha.e alread sent do$n to ou .erses ma&in" thin"s clear .34 an illustration from 'the stor of( %eo%le $ho %assed a$a before ( ou and an admonition for those $ho fear 'Allah Allah is the ,i"ht of the hea.ens and the earth+ #he %arable .35 :of His ,i"ht is as if there $ere a ;iche and $ithin it a lam% the ,am% enclosed in Glass1 the "lass as it $ere a brilliant star1 lit from a blessed #ree an 0li.e neither of the 7ast nor of the West $hose 0il is $ell5ni"h luminous thou"h fire scarce touched it1 ,i"ht u%on ,i"ht6 Allah doth "uide $hom He $ill to His ,i"ht+ Allah doth set forth Parables for men1 and Allah doth &no$ all thin"s ,it is such a li"ht( in houses $hich Allah hath %ermitted to) .36 be raised to honor- for the celebration in them of His name1 in them is He "lorified in the mornin"s and in the e.enin"s 'a"ain (and a"ain ) men $hom neither traffic nor merchandise can di.ert from .37 the Remembrance of Allah nor from re"ular Pra er nor from the %ractice of re"ular Charit 1 their 'onl ( fear is for the Da ($hen hearts and e es $ill be transformed 'in a $orld $holl ne$ #hat Allah ma re$ard them accordin" to the best of their .38 deeds and add e.en more for them out of His Grace1 for Allah doth %ro.ide for those $hom He $ill $ithout measure )ut the Unbelie.ers their deeds are li&e a mira"e in sand .39 ;deserts $hich the man %arched $ith thirst mista&es for $ater until $hen he comes u% to it he finds it to be nothin"1 but he

:finds Allah 'e.er( $ith him and Allah $ill %a him his account and Allah is s$ift in ta&in" account 0r 'the Unbelie.ers9 state( is li&e the de%ths of dar&ness in .40 a .ast dee% ocean o.er$helmed $ith billo$ to%%ed b billo$ to%%ed b 'dar&( clouds de%ths of dar&ness one abo.e another1 if a man stretches out his hand he can hardl see it6 for an to $hom !Allah "i.eth not li"ht there is no li"ht Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose %raises all bein"s in .41 (the hea.ens and on earth do celebrate and the birds 'of the air $ith $in"s outs%read4 7ach one &no$s its o$n 'mode of( %ra er and %raise+ And Allah &no$s $ell all that the do <ea to Allah belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the .42 (earth- and to Allah is the final "oal 'of all Seest thou not that Allah ma&es the clouds mo.e "entl then .43 /oins them to"ether then ma&es them into a hea%4 then $ilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst+ And He sends do$n from the s& mountain masses 'of clouds( $herein is hail1 He stri&es there$ith $hom He %leases and He turns it a$a fro $hom He %leases+ #he .i.id flash of His li"htnin" $ell5ni"h blinds the si"ht It is Allah Who alternates the ;i"ht and the Da 1 .eril in .44 !these thin"s is an instructi.e e8am%le for those $ho ha.e .ision And Allah has created e.er animal from $ater1 of them there .45 ;are some that cree% on their bellies- some that $al& on t$o le"s and some that $al& on four+ Allah creates $hat He $ills1 for .eril Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s We ha.e indeed sent do$n Si"ns that ma&e thin"s manifest1 and .46 Allah "uides $hom He $ills to a $a that is strai"ht

#he sa 2We belie.e in Allah and in the A%ostle and $e .47 obe 21 but e.en after that some of them turn a$a 1 the are not reall ( )elie.ers) When the are summoned to Allah and His A%ostle in order that .48 (He ma /ud"e bet$een them behold some of them decline 'to come )ut if the ri"ht is on their side the come to him $ith all .49 submission Is it that there is a disease in their hearts4 0r do the .50 doubt or are the in fear that Allah and His A%ostle $ill deal un/ustl $ith them4 ;a it is the themsel.es $ho do $ron" #he ans$er of the )elie.ers $hen summoned to Allah and His .51 A%ostle in order that He ma /ud"e bet$een them is no other than this1 the sa 2We hear and $e obe 21 it is such as these that $ill attain felicit It is such as obe Allah and His A%ostle and fear Allah and .52 (do ri"ht that $ill $in 'in the end #he s$ear their stron"est oaths b Allah that if onl thou .53 $ouldst command them the $ould lea.e 'their homes(+ Sa 1 2S$ear e not- obedience is 'more( reasonable1 .eril Allah is ".$ell5ac*uainted $ith all hat e do Sa 1 20be Allah and obe the A%ostle1 but if e turn a$a he .54 is onl res%onsible for the dut %laced on him and e for that %laced on ou+ If e obe him e shall be on ri"ht "uidance+ #he ".(A%ostle9s dut is onl to %reach the clear 'Messa"e Allah has %romised to those amon" ou $ho belie.e and $or& .55 ri"hteous deeds that He $ill of a suret "rant them in the land ;inheritance 'of %o$er( as He "ranted it to those before them that He $ill establish in authorit their reli"ion the one $hich

(He has chosen for them- and that He $ill chan"e 'their state after the fear in $hich the 'li.ed( to one of securit and %eace1 @#he $ill $orshi% Me 'alone( and not associate au"ht $ith Me+9 If an do re/ect faith after this the are rebellious and $ic&ed So establish re"ular Pra er and "i.e re"ular Charit 1 and .56 obe the A%ostle- that e ma recei.e merc ;e.er thin& thou that the Unbelie.ers are "oin" to frustrate .57 Allah9s Plan( on earth1 their abode is the Fire and it is indeed) !an e.il refu"e 0 e $ho belie.e6 let those $hom our ri"ht hands %ossess and .58 the 'children( amon" ou $ho ha.e not come of a"e as& our %ermission 'before the come to our %resence( on three occasions before mornin" %ra er- the $hile e doff our clothes for the noonda heat- and after the late5ni"ht %ra er1 these are our three times of undress1 outside those times it is not $ron" for ou or for them to mo.e about attendin" to each other1 thus does Allah ma&e clear the Si"ns to ou1 for Allah is full of &no$led"e ".and6 $isdom ()ut $hen the children amon" ou come of a"e let them 'also .59 as& for %ermission as do those senior to them 'in a"e(1 thus does Allah ma&e clear+ His Si"ns to ou1 for Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom Such elderl $omen as are %ast the %ros%ect of marria"e there .60 is no blame on them if the la aside their 'outer( "arments %ro.ided the ma&e not a $anton dis%la of their beaut 1 but it is best for them to be modest1 and Allah is 0ne Who sees and &no$s all thin"s

it is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame nor in one .61 afflicted $ith illness nor in oursel.es that e should eat in our o$n houses or those of our fathers or our mothers or our brothers or our sisters or our father9s brothers or our father9s sisters or our mother9s brothers or our mother9s sisters or in houses of $hich the &e s are in our %ossession or in the house of a sincere friend of ours1 there is no blame on ou $hether e eat in com%an or se%aratel + )ut id e enter houses salute each other a "reetin" or blessin" and %urit as from Allah+ #hus does Allah ma&e clear the Si"ns to ou1 that e ma understand 0nl those are )elie.ers $ho belie.e in Allah and His .62 A%ostle1 $hen the are $ith him on a matter re*uirin" collecti.e :action the do not de%art until the ha.e as&ed for his lea.e those $ho as& for th lea.e are those $ho belie.e in Allah and His A%ostle- so $hen the as& for th lea.e for some business of theirs "i.e lea.e to those of them $hom thou $ilt and as Allah for their for"i.eness1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful Deem not the summons of the A%ostle amon" oursel.es li&e the .63 summons of one of ou to another1 Allah doth &no$ those of ou $ho sli% a$a under shelter of some e8cuse1 then let those be$are $ho $ithstand the A%ostle9s order lest some trial befall them or a "rie.ous Penalt be inflicted on them )e *uite sure that to Allah doth belon" $hate.er is in the .64 :hea.ens and on earth+ Well doth He &no$ $hat e are intent u%on and one da the $ill be brou"ht bac& to Him and He $ill tell them the truth of $hat the did1 for Allah doth &no$ all thin"s

*Fur*aan

*SURAH .#25

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful )lessed is He Who sent do$n the Criterion to His ser.ant that .1 it ma be an admonition to all creatures :He to Whom belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth .2 no son has He be"otten nor has He a %artner in His dominion1 it is He Who created all thin"s and ordered them in due %ro%ortions <et ha.e the ta&en besides Him "ods that can create nothin" .3 but are themsel.es created- that ha.e no control of hurt or "ood to themsel.es- nor can the control Death nor ,ife nor Resurrection )ut the Misbelie.ers sa 1 2;au"ht is this but a lie $hich he .4 has for"ed and others ha.e hel%ed him at it+2 In truth it is the $ho ha.e %ut for$ard an ini*uit and a falsehood And the sa 1 2#ales of the ancients $hich he has caused to be .5 ".$ritten1 and the are dictated before him mornin" and e.enin" Sa 1 2#he '=ur9an( $as sent do$n b Him Who &no$s the M ster .6 that is( in the hea.ens and the earth1 .eril He is) ".0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful And the sa 1 2What sort of an a%ostle is this $ho eats food .7 and $al&s throu"h the streets4 Wh has not an an"el been sent ?do$n to him to "i.e admonition $ith him 0r '$h ( has not a treasure been besto$ed on him or $h has " .8 he 'not( a "arden for en/o ment42 #he $ic&ed sa 1 2<e follo$ none ".other than a man be$itched

See $hat &inds of com%anions the ma&e for thee6 )ut the .09 !ha.e "one astra and ne.er a $a $ill the be able to find )lessed is He Who if that $ere His $ill could "i.e thee .10 better 'thin"s( than those Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$- and (He could "i.e thee Palaces 'secure to d$ell in ;a the den the Hour 'of the !ud"ment to come(1 but We ha.e .11 %re%ared a )la3in" Fire for such as den the Hour When it sees them from a %lace far off the $ill hear its .12 fur and its ra"in" si"h And $hen the are cast bound to"ether into a constricted .13 !%lace therein the $ill %lead for destruction there and then #his da %lead not for a sin"le destruction1 %lead for" .14 "!destruction oft5re%eated Sa 1 2Is that best or the eternal Garden %romised to the .15 ri"hteous4 For them that is a re$ard as $ell as a "oal 'of (attainment For them there $ill be therein all that the $ish for1 the " .16 $ill d$ell 'there( for a e1 a %romise to be %ra ed for from th ".,ord #he Da He $ill "ather them to"ether as $ell as those $hom .17 the $orshi% besides Allah He $ill as&1 2Was it e $ho led these "?m ser.ants astra or did the stra from the Path themsel.es #he $ill sa 1 2Glor to #hee6 not meet $as it for us that $e .18 should ta&e for %rotectors others besides #hee1 but #hou didst besto$ on them and their fathers "ood thin"s 'in life( until the for"ot the Messa"e1 for the $ere a %eo%le '$orthless and( lost Allah $ill sa (1 2;o$ ha.e the %ro.ed ou liars in $hat e ) .19 sa 1 so e cannot a.ert ' our %enalt ( nor '"et( hel%+2 And

$hoe.er amon" ou does $ron" him shall We cause to taste of a "rie.ous Penalt And the a%ostles $hom We sent before thee $ere all 'men( $ho .20 ate food and $al&ed throu"h the streets1 We ha.e made some of ou as a trial for others1 $ill e ha.e %atience4 For Allah is 0ne (Who sees 'all thin"s

Such as fear not the meetin" $ith Us 'for !ud"ment( sa 1 2Wh .21 are not the an"els sent do$n to us or '$h ( do $e not see our ,ord42 Indeed the ha.e an arro"ant conceit of themsel.es and !mi"ht is the insolence of their im%iet #he Da the see the an"els no /o $ill there be to the .22 sinners that Da 1 the 'an"els( $ill sa 1 2#here is a barrier "!forbidden 'to ou( alto"ether (And We shall turn to $hate.er deeds the did 'in this life .23 and We shall ma&e such deeds as floatin" dust scattered about #he Com%anions of the Garden $ill be $ell that Da in their .24 abode and ha.e the fairest of %laces for re%ose #he Da the hea.en shall be rent asunder $ith clouds and .25 (an"els shall be sent do$n descendin" 'in ran&s (#hat Da the dominion as of ri"ht and truth shall be '$holl .26 for 'Allah( Most Merciful1 it $ill be a da of dire difficult for the Misbelie.ers #he Da that the $ron"doer $ill bite at his hands He $ill sa .27 !0h6 $ould that I had ta&en a 'strai"ht( %ath $ith the A%ostle" Ah6 $oe is me6 $ould that I had ne.er ta&en such a one for a" .28 !friend He did lead me astra from the Messa"e 'of Allah( after it " .29

!had come to me6 Ah6 the 7.il 0ne is but a traitor to man #hen the A%ostle $ill sa 1 20 m ,ord6 trul m %eo%le too& .30 ".this =ur9an for /ust foolish nonsense #hus ha.e We made for e.er %ro%het an enem amon" the .31 sinners1 but enou"h is th ,ord to "uide and to hel% #hose $ho re/ect Faith sa 1 2Wh is not the =ur9an re.ealed .32 to him all at once42 #hus 'is it re.ealed( that We ma stren"then th heart thereb and We ha.e rehearsed it to thee in slo$ $ell5arran"ed sta"es "raduall And no *uestion do the brin" to thee but We re.eal to thee .33 (the truth and the best e8%lanation 'thereof #hose $ho $ill be "athered to Hell '%rone( on their faces .34 the $ill be in an e.il %li"ht and as to Path most astra )efore this We sent Moses the )oo& and a%%ointed his brother .35 Aaron $ith him as Minister And We commanded1 2Go e both to the %eo%le $ho ha.e re/ected .36 0ur Si"ns21 and those '%eo%le( We destro ed $ith utter destruction And the %eo%le of ;oah $hen the re/ected the a%ostles We .37 dro$ned them and We made them as a Si"n for man&ind- and We ha.e %re%ared for 'all( $ron"doers a "rie.ous Penalt As also @Ad and #hamud and the Com%anions of the Rass and .38 man a "eneration bet$een them #o teach one We set forth %arables and e8am%les- and each one .39 (We bro&e to utter annihilation 'for their sins And the 'Unbelie.ers( must indeed ha.e %assed b the to$n on .40 $hich $as rained a sho$er of e.il1 did the not then see it '$ith their o$n e es(4 )ut the fear not the Resurrection

When the see thee the treat thee no other$ise than in .41 "?moc&er 1 2Is this the one $hom Allah has sent as an a%ostle He indeed $ould $ell5ni"h ha.e misled us from our "ods had" .42 it not been that $e $ere constant to them62 Soon $ill the &no$ !$hen the see the Penalt $ho it is that is most misled in Path Seest thou such a one as ta&eth for his "od his o$n %assion .43 ?or im%ulse(4 Couldst thou be a dis%oser of affairs for him) 0r thin&est thou that most of them listen or understand4 #he .44 are onl li&e cattle- na the are $orse astra in Path Hast thou not turned th .ision to th ,ord4 ho$ He doth .45 !%rolon" the Shado$6 If He $illed He could ma&e it stationar :#hen do We ma&e the sun its "uide #hen We dra$ it in to$ards 0ursel.es a contraction b eas .46 sta"es And He it is Who ma&es the ;i"ht as a Robe for ou- and Slee% .47 as Re%ose and ma&es the Da 'as it $ere( a Resurrection And He it is Who sends the Winds as heralds of "lad tidin"s .48 "oin" before His Merc and We send do$n %urif in" $ater from the s& #hat $ith it We ma "i.e life to a dead land and sla&e the .49 thirst of thin"s We ha.e created cattle and men in "reat numbers And We ha.e distributed the '$ater( amon"st them in order .50 that the ma celebrate '0ur( %raises but most men are a.erse 'to au"ht( but 'ran&( in"ratitude Had it been 0ur Will We could ha.e sent a $arner to e.er .51 center of %o%ulation #herefore listen not to the Unbelie.ers but stri.e a"ainst .52 (them $ith the utmost strenuousness $ith the '=ur9an

:It is He Who has let free the t$o bodies of flo$in" $ater .53 one %alatable and s$eet and the other salt and bitter- et has He made a barrier bet$een them a %artition that is forbidden to be %assed It is He Who has created man from $ater1 then has He .54 established relationshi%s of linea"e and marria"e1 for th ,ord (has %o$er 'o.er all thin"s <et do the $orshi% besides Allah thin"s that can neither .55 %rofit them nor harm them1 and the Misbelie.er is a hel%er 'of !7.il( a"ainst his o$n ,ord .)ut thee We onl sent to "i.e "lad tidin"s and admonition .56 Sa 1 2;o re$ard do I as& of ou for it but this1 that each .57 ".one $ho $ill ma ta&e a 'strai"ht( Path to his ,ord And %ut th trust in Him Who li.es and dies not- and .58 celebrate His %raise and enou"h is He to be ac*uainted $ith the faults of His ser.ants He Who created the hea.ens and the earth and all that is .59 bet$een in si8 da s and is firml established on the #hrone 'of authorit (1 Allah Most Gracious1 as& thou then about Him of an (ac*uainted '$ith such thin"s "!When it is said to them 2Adore e 'Allah( Most Gracious .60 the sa 2And $hat is 'Allah( Most Gracious4 Shall $e adore that $hich thou commandest us42 and it increases their fli"ht 'from (the #ruth )lessed is He Who made Constellations in the s&ies and %laced .61 therein a ,am% and a Moon "i.in" li"ht And it is He Who made the ;i"ht and the Da to follo$ each .62 other1 for such as ha.e the $ill to celebrate His %raises or to

sho$ their "ratitude And the ser.ants of 'Allah( Most Gracious are those $ho $al& .63 on the earth in humilit and $hen the i"norant address them the "!sa 2Peace #hose $ho s%end the ni"ht in adoration of their ,ord .64 %rostrate and standin" #hose $ho sa 20ur ,ord6 a.ert from us the Wrath of Hell for .65 its Wrath is indeed an affliction "rie.ous "7.il indeed is it as an abode and as a %lace to rest in" .66 #hose $ho $hen the s%end are not e8tra.a"ant and not .67 (ni""ardl but hold /ust 'balance( bet$een those 'e8tremes #hose $ho in.o&e not $ith Allah an other "od nor sla such .68 life as Allah has made sacred e8ce%t for /ust cause not commit fornication and an that does this 'not onl ( meets %unishment )ut( the Penalt on the Da of !ud"ment $ill be doubled to) .69 him and he $ill d$ell therein in i"nomin Unless he re%ents belie.es and $or&s ri"hteous deeds for .70 Allah $ill chan"e the e.il of such %ersons into "ood and Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful And $hoe.er re%ents and does "ood has trul turned to Allah .71 $ith an 'acce%table( con.ersion #hose $ho $itness no falsehood and if the %ass b futilit .72 (the %ass b it $ith honorable 'a.oidance #hose $ho $hen the are admonished $ith the Si"ns of their .73 :,ord droo% not do$n at them as if the $ere deaf or blind And those $ho %ra 20ur ,ord6 "rant unto us $i.es and .74 offs%rin" $ho $ill be the comfort of our e es and "i.e us 'the "."race( to lead the ri"hteous

#hose are the ones $ho $ill be re$arded $ith the hi"hest .75 %lace in hea.en because of their %atient constanc - therein shall the be met $ith salutations and %eace !D$ellin" therein ho$ beautiful an abode and %lace of rest .76 Sa 'to the re/ecters(1 2M ,ord is not uneas because of ou .77 if e call not on Him but e ha.e indeed re/ected 'Him( and soon "!($ill come the ine.itable '%unishment

*Shuaraa

*SURAH .#26

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .#a Sin Mim .1 #hese are ?erses of the )oo& that ma&es 'thin"s( clear .2 It ma be thou frettest th soul $ith "rief that the do not .3 become )elie.ers If 'such( $ere 0ur Will We could send do$n to them from the .4 s& a Si"n to $hich the $ould bend their nec&s in humilit )ut there comes not to them a ne$l 5re.ealed messa"e from .5 Allah( Most Gracious but the turn a$a therefrom) #he ha.e indeed re/ected 'the Messa"e(1 so the $ill &no$ .6 !soon 'enou"h( the truth of $hat the moc&ed at Do the not loo& at the earth ho$ man noble thin"s of all .7 ?&inds $e ha.e %roduced therein ?eril in this is a Si"n1 but most of them do not belie.e .8 And .eril th ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .9 )ehold th ,ord called Moses1 2Go to the %eo%le of ini*uit .10

"?#he %eo%le of Pharaoh1 $ill the not fear Allah " .11 He said1 20 m ,ord6 I do fear that the $ill char"e me $ith .12 :falsehood M breast $ill be straitened and m s%eech ma not "o" .13 smoothl (1 so send unto Aaron) And 'further( the ha.e a char"e of crime a"ainst me- and I" .14 ".fear the ma sla me Allah said1 2) no means6 %roceed then both of ou $ith 0ur .15 (Si"ns- We are $ith ou and $ill listen 'to our call So "o forth both of ou to Pharaoh and sa 1 @We ha.e been " .16 sent b the ,ord and Cherisher of the Worlds "'.Send thou $ith us the Children of Israel` " .17 Pharaoh( said1 2Did $e not cherish thee as a child amon" us) .18 ?and did thou not sta in our midst man ears of th life

And thou didst a deed of thine $hich 'thou &no$est( thou" .19 "!(didst and thou art an un"rateful '$retch "Moses1 2I did it then $hen I $as in error .20 So I fled from ou 'all( $hen I feared ou- but m ,ord has " .21 since( in.ested me $ith /ud"ment 'and $isdom( and a%%ointed me) as one of the a%ostles And this is the fa.or $ith $hich thou dost re%roach me that" .22 "thou hast ensla.ed the Children of Israel Pharaoh said1 2And $hat is the @,ord and Cherisher of the .23 "'?Worlds Moses( said1 2#he ,ord and Cherisher of the hea.ens and the) .24 ".earth and all( bet$een if e $ant to be *uite sure Pharaoh( said to those around1 2Do e not listen 'to $hat he) .25 "?(sa s

Moses( said1 2<our ,ord and the ,ord of our fathers from) .26 "!the be"innin" Pharaoh( said1 2#rul our a%ostle $ho has been sent to ou) .27

"!is a .eritable madman !Moses( said1 2,ord of the 7ast and the West and all bet$een ) .28 "!If e onl had sense Pharaoh( said1 2If thou dost %ut for$ard an "od other than) .29 "!me I $ill certainl %ut thee in %rison (Moses( said1 27.en if I sho$ed ou somethin" clear 'and) .30 "?con.incin" "!Pharaoh( said1 2Sho$ it then if thou tellest the truth) .31 So 'Moses( thre$ his rod and behold it $as a ser%ent %lain .32 !(for all to see) And he dre$ out his hand and behold it $as $hite to all .33 !beholders Pharaoh( said to the Chiefs around him1 2#his is indeed a) .34 sorcerer $ell5.ersed His %lan is to "et ou out of our land b his sorcer - then " .35 "?$hat is it e counsel #he said1 2>ee% him and his brother in sus%ense 'for a .36 $hile( and dis%atch to the Cities heralds to collect ".And brin" u% to thee all 'our( sorcerers $ell5.ersed" .37 So the sorcerers $ere "ot to"ether for the a%%ointment of a .38 da $ell5&no$n ?And the %eo%le $ere told1 2Are e 'no$( assembled .39 "?#hat $e ma follo$ the sorcerers 'in reli"ion( if the $in " .40 So $hen the sorcerers arri.ed the said to Pharaoh1 20f .41 "?course shall $e ha.e a 'suitable( re$ard if $e $in

He said1 2<ea 'and more( for e shall in that case be 'raised .42 ".(to %osts( nearest 'to m %erson Moses said to them1 2#hro$ e that $hich e are about to .43 "!thro$ So the thre$ their ro%es and their rods and said1 2) the .44 "!mi"ht of Pharaoh it is $e $ho $ill certainl $in #hen Moses thre$ his rod $hen behold it strai"ht$a s$allo$s .45 !u% all the falsehoods $hich the fa&e #hen did the sorcerers fall do$n %rostrate in adoration .46 "Sa in"1 2We belie.e in the ,ord of the Worlds .47 ".#he ,ord of Moses and Aaron" .48 Said 'Pharaoh(1 2)elie.e e in him before I "i.e ou .49 !%ermission4 Surel he is our leader $ho has tau"ht ou sorcer )ut soon shall e &no$6 2)ut sure I $ill cut off our hands and our feet on o%%osite sides and I $ill cause ou all to die on "!the cross #he said1 2;o matter6 for us $e shall but return to our .50 !,ord 0nl our desire is that our ,ord $ill for"i.e us our faults " .51 "!that $e ma become foremost amon" the )elie.ers ) ins%iration We told Moses1 2#ra.el b ni"ht $ith M .52 ".ser.ants- for surel e shall be %ursued

#hen Pharaoh sent heralds to 'all( the Cities .53 Sa in"(1 2#hese 'Israelites( are but a small band) .654 And the are ra"in" furiousl a"ainst us" .55 ".)ut $e are a multitude am%l fore5$arned " .56 So We e8%elled them from "ardens s%rin"s .57 #reasures and e.er &ind of honorable %osition .58

#hus it $as but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of .59 such thin"s So the %ursued them at sunrise .60 And $hen the t$o bodies sa$ each other the %eo%le of Moses .61 ".said1 2We are sure to be o.erta&en Moses said1 2) no means6 m ,ord is $ith me6 Soon $ill He) .62 !"uide me #hen We told Moses b ins%iration1 2Stri&e the sea $ith th .63 rod+2 So it di.ided and each se%arate %art become li&e the hu"e firm mass of a mountain And We made the other %art a%%roach thither .64 We deli.ered Moses and all $ho $ere $ith him .65 )ut We dro$ned the others .66 ?eril in this is a Si"n1 but most of them do not belie.e .67 And .eril th ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .68 And rehearse to them 'somethin" of( Abraham9s stor .69 )ehold he said to his father and his %eo%le1 2What $orshi% .70 "? e #he said1 2We $orshi% idols and $e remain constantl in .71 ".attendance on them (He said1 2Do the listen to ou $hen e call 'on them .72 "?0r do ou "ood or harm" .73 #he said1 2;a but $e found our fathers doin" thus '$hat $e .74 ".(do "He said1 2Do e then see $hom e ha.e been $orshi%%in" .75 "?<e and our fathers before ou" .76 For the are enemies to me- not so the ,ord and Cherisher of " .77 "the Worlds

"Who created me and it is He Who "uides me" .78 "Who "i.es me food and drin&" .79 "And $hen I am ill it is He Who cures me" .80 "(Who $ill cause me to die and then to li.e 'a"ain" .81 And Who I ho%e $ill for"i.e me m faults on the Da of " .82 !ud"ment 0 m ,ord6 besto$ $isdom on me and /oin me $ith the ri"hteous .83 Grant me honorable mention on the ton"ue of truth amon" the" .84 (latest '"enerations Ma&e me one of the inheritors of the Garden of )liss " .85 For"i.e m father for that he is amon" those astra " .86 And let me not be in dis"race on the Da $hen 'men( $ill be" .87 raised u% #he Da $hereon neither $ealth nor sons $ill a.ail .88 )ut onl he '$ill %ros%er( that brin"s to Allah a sound" .89 heart #o the ri"hteous the Garden $ill be brou"ht near" .90 And to those stra in" in 7.il the Fire $ill be %laced in" .91 ;full .ie$ And it shall be said to them1 @Where are the '"ods( e " .92 $orshi%%ed '?)esides Allah4 Can the hel% ou or hel% themsel.es` " .93 #hen the $ill be thro$n headlon" into the 'Fire( the and" .94 those stra in" in 7.il And the $hole hosts of Iblis to"ether" .95 #he $ill sa there in their mutual bic&erin"s " .96 ) Allah $e $ere trul in an error manifest` " .97 When $e held ou as e*uals $ith the ,ord of the Worlds` " .98

And our seducers $ere onl those $ho $ere stee%ed in` " .99 ."uilt (;o$ then $e ha.e none to intercede 'for us` " .100 (;or a sin"le friend to feel 'for us` " .101 ;o$ if $e onl had a chance of return $e shall trul be` " .102 " '!of those $ho belie.e ?eril in this is a Si"n but most of them do not belie.e .103 And .eril the ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .104 #he %eo%le of ;oah re/ected the a%ostles .105 )ehold their brother ;oah said to them1 2Will e not fear .106 ?(Allah) :I am to ou an a%ostle $orth of all trust " .107 So fear Allah and obe me" .108 ;o re$ard do I as& of ou for it1 m re$ard is onl from " .109 the ,ord of the Worlds ".So fear Allah and obe me" .110 #he said1 2Shall $e belie.e in thee $hen it is the meanest .111 "?that follo$ thee ?He said1 2And $hat do I &no$ as to $hat the do .112 (#heir account is onl $ith m ,ord if e could 'but" .113 understand I am not one to dri.e a$a those $ho belie.e " .114 ".I am sent onl to $arn %lainl in %ublic " .115 #he said1 2If thou desist not 0 ;oah6 thou shalt be stoned .116 ".(to death) He said1 20 m ,ord6 trul m %eo%le ha.e re/ected me .117 !ud"e thou then bet$een me and them o%enl and deli.er me" .118 ".and those of the )elie.ers $ho are $ith me

So $e deli.ered him and those $ith him in the Ar& filled .119 ($ith all creatures) #hereafter We dro$ned those $ho remained behind .120 ?eril in this is a Si"n1 but most of them do not belie.e .121 And .eril th ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .122 #he @Ad '%eo%le( re/ected the a%ostles .123 )ehold their brother Hud said to them1 2Will e not fear .124 ?(Allah) I am to ou an a%ostle $orth of all trust" .125 So fear Allah and obe me" .126 ;o re$ard do I as& of ou for it1 m re$ard is onl from " .127 the ,ord of the Worlds Do e build a landmar& on e.er hi"h %lace to amuse" .128 ? oursel.es And do e "et for oursel.es fine buildin"s in the ho%e of " .129 ?(li.in" therein 'fore.er And $hen e e8ert our stron" hand do e do it li&e men of " .130 ?absolute %o$er ;o$ fear Allah and obe me" .131 <ea fear Him Who has besto$ed on ou freel all that e " .132 &no$ Freel has He besto$ed on ou cattle and sons" .133 And Gardens and S%rin"s .134 ".#rul I fear for ou the Penalt of a Great Da " .135 #he said1 2It is the same to us $hether thou admonish us or .136 !be not amon" 'our( Admonishers #his is no other than a customar de.ice of the ancients" .137 "!And $e are not the ones to recei.e Pains and Penalties" .138

So the re/ected him and We destro ed them .eril in this is .139 .a Si"n1 but 6 most of them do not belie.e

And .eril th ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .140 .#he #hamud '%eo%le( re/ected the a%ostles .141 )ehold their brother Salih said to them1 2Will ou fear .142 ?(Allah) I am to ou an a%ostle $orth of all trust" .143 So fear Allah and obe me" .144 ;o re$ard do I as& of ou for it1 m re$ard is onl from " .145 the ,ord of the Worlds Will e be left secure in 'the en/o ment of( all that e " .146 ?ha.e here Gardens and S%rin"s" .147 And corn5fields and date5%alms $ith s%athes near brea&in" " .148 ?($ith the $ei"ht of fruit And e car.e house out of 'roc& ( mountains $ith "reat" .149 s&ill )ut fear Allah and obe me" .150 ?And follo$ not the biddin" of those $ho are e8tra.a"ant " .151 ".(Who ma&e mischief in the land and mend not 'their $a s " .152 !#he said1 2#hou art onl the of those be$itched .153 #hou art no more than a mortal li&e us1 then brin" us a" .154 "!Si"n if thou tellest the truth He said1 2Here is a she5camel1 she has a ri"ht of $aterin" .155 and e ha.e a ri"ht of $aterin" 'se.erall ( on a da a%%ointed #ouch her not $ith harm lest the Penalt of a Great Da " .156 ".sei3e ou )ut the hamstrun" her1 then did the become full of re"rets .157

)ut the Penalt sei3ed them+ ?eril in this is a Si"n1 but .158 most of them do not belie.e And .eril th ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .159 #he %eo%le of ,ut re/ected the a%ostles .160 )ehold their brother ,ut said to them1 2Will e not fear .161 ?(Allah) I am to ou an a%ostle $orth of all trust" .162 So fear Allah and obe me" .163 ;o re$ard do I as& of ou for it1 m re$ard is onl from " .164 the ,ord of the Worlds 0f all the creatures in the $orld $ill e a%%roach males " .165 And lea.e those $hom Allah has created for ou to be our " .166 "!(mates4 ;a e are a %eo%le trans"ressin" 'all limits

#he said1 2If thou desist not 0 ,ut6 thou $ilt assuredl be .167 "!cast out ".He said1 2I do detest our doin"s .168 0 m ,ord6 deli.er me and m famil from such thin"s as " .169 "!the do So We deli.ered him and his famil all .170 78ce%t an old $oman $ho lin"ered behind .171 )ut the rest We destro ed utterl .172 We rained do$n on them a sho$er 'of brimstone(1 and e.il $as .173 "?!(the sho$er on those $ho $ere admonished 'but heeded not ?eril in this is a Si"n1 but most of them do not belie.e .174 And .eril th ,ord is He the 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful .175 #he Com%anions of the Wood re/ected the a%ostles .176 ?()ehold Shuaib said to them1 2Will e not fear 'Allah .177 I am to ou an a%ostle $orth of all trust" .178

So fear Allah and obe me" .179 ;o re$ard do I as& of ou for it1 m re$ard is onl from " .180 the ,ord of the Worlds (Gi.e /ust measure and cause no loss 'to others b fraud" .181 And $ei"h $ith scales true and u%ri"ht" .182 And $ithhold not thin"s /ustl due to men nor do e.il in " .183 the land $or&in" mischief And fear Him Who created ou and 'Who created( the" .184 ("enerations before ' ou !#he said1 2#hou art onl one of those be$itched .185 #hou art no more than a mortal li&e us and indeed $e thin&" .186 !thou art a liar ;o$ cause a %iece of the s& to fall on us if thou art" .187 "!truthful ".He said1 2M ,ord &no$s best $hat e do .188 )ut the re/ected him+ #hen the %unishment of a da of .189 o.ershado$in" "loom sei3ed them and that $as the Penalt of a Great Da ?eril in that is a Si"n1 but most of them do not belie.e .190 And .eril th ,ord is He+ #he 78alted in Mi"ht Most .191 Merciful ?eril this is a Re.elation from the ,ord of the Worlds .192 With it came do$n the S%irit of Faith and #ruth .193 #o th heart and mind that thou ma est admonish .194 In the %ers%icuous Arabic ton"ue .195 Without doubt it is 'announced( in the m stic )oo&s of .196 former %eo%les Is it not a Si"n to them that the learned of the Children of .197

?(Israel &ne$ it 'as true Had We re.ealed it to an of the non5Arabs .198 And had he recited it to them the $ould not ha.e belie.ed .199 in it #hus ha.e We caused it to enter the hearts of the Sinners .200 #he $ill not belie.e in it until the see the "rie.ous .201 ;Penalt )ut the 'Penalt ( $ill come to them of a sudden $hile the .202 ;%ercei.e it not "?#hen the $ill sa 1 2Shall $e be res%ited .203 ?Do the then as& for 0ur Penalt to be hastened on .204 Seest thou4 If We do let them en/o 'this life( for a fe$ .205 ears <et there comes to them at len"th the 'Punishment( $hich .206 !the $ere %romised !(It $ill %rofit them not that the en/o ed 'this life .207 ;e.er did We destro a %o%ulation but had its $arners .208 ) $a of reminder- and We ne.er are un/ust .209 :(;o e.il ones ha.e brou"ht do$n this 'Re.elation .210 It $ould neither suit them nor $ould the be able 'to .211 (%roduce it (Indeed the ha.e been remo.ed far from e.en 'a chance of .212 hearin" it So call not on an other "od $ith Allah or thou $ilt be .213 amon" those underthe Penalt And admonish th nearest &insmen .214 And lo$er th $in" to the )elie.ers $ho follo$ thee .215 #hen if the disobe thee sa 1 2I am free 'of .216

"!res%onsibilit ( for $hat e do And %ut th trust on the 78alted in Mi"ht the Merciful .217 (Who seeth thee standin" forth 'in %ra er .218 And th mo.ements amon" those $ho %rostrate themsel.es .219 For it is He Who heareth and &no$eth all thin"s .220 Shall I inform ou '0 %eo%le6( on $hom it is that the e.il .221 ?ones descend #he descend on e.er l in" $ic&ed %erson .222 Into $hose ears( the %our hearsa .anities and most of) .223 them are liars :And the Poets it is those stra in" in 7.il $ho follo$ them .224 ?Seest thou not that the $ander distracted in e.er .alle .225 ?And that the sa $hat the %ractice not .226 78ce%t those $ho belie.e $or& ri"hteousness en"a"e much in .227 the remembrance of Allah and defend themsel.es onl after the are un/ustl attac&ed+ And soon $ill the un/ust assailants &no$ !$hat .icissitudes their affairs $ill ta&e

*;aml

*SURAH .#27

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #a Sin+ #hese are .erses of the =ur9an a )oo& that ma&es .1 .thin"s( clear) A Guide- and Glad #idin"s for the )elie.ers .2 #hose $ho establish re"ular %ra ers and "i.e in re"ular .3 charit and also ha.e 'full( assurance of the Hereafter

As to those $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter We ha.e made .4 their deeds %leasin" in their e es- and so the $ander about in distraction Such are the for $hom a "rie.ous Penalt is '$aitin"(1 and in .5 the Hereafter theirs $ill be the "reatest loss As to thee the =ur9an is besto$ed u%on thee from the %resence .6 of 0ne Who is Wise and All5>no$in" )ehold6 Moses said to his famil 1 2I %ercei.e a fire- soon .7 $ill I brin" ou from there some information or I $ill brin" ou ".a burnin" brand to li"ht our fuel that e ma $arm oursel.es )ut $hen he came to the 'Fire( a .oice $as heard1 2)lessed are .8 those in the Fire and those around1 and Glor to Allah the ,ord !of the Worlds !0 Moses6 .eril I am Allah the 78alted in Mi"ht the Wise" .9 ;o$ do thou thro$ th rod62 )ut $hen he sa$ it mo.in" 'of " .10 its o$n accord as if it had been a sna&e he turned bac& in retreat and retraced not his ste%s1 20 Moses 'it $as said( 2fear not1 trul in M %resence those calleda as a%ostles ha.e no fear )ut if an ha.e done $ron" and ha.e thereafter substituted" .11 "ood to ta&e the %lace of e.il trul I am 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful ;o$ %ut th hand into th bosom and it $ill come forth $hite " .12 $ithout stain 'or harm(1 'these are( amon" the nine Si"ns 'thou $ilt ta&e( to Pharaoh and his %eo%le1 for the are a %eo%le rebellious in trans"ression )ut $hen our Si"ns came to them that should ha.e o%ened their .13 "!e es the said1 2#his is sorcer manifest And the re/ected those Si"ns in ini*uit and arro"ance .14

thou"h their souls $ere con.inced thereof1 so see $hat $as the !end of those $ho acted corru%tl We "a.e 'in the %ast( &no$led"e to Da.id and Solomon1 and .15 the both said1 2Praise be to Allah Who has fa.ored us abo.e man "!of His ser.ants $ho belie.e And Solomon $as Da.id9s heir+ He said1 20 e %eo%le6 $e ha.e .16 been tau"ht the s%eech of )irds and on us has been besto$ed 'a little( of all thin"s1this is indeed Grace manifest 'from ".(Allah And before Solomon $ere marshalled his hosts of !inns and men .17 .and birds and the $ere all &e%t in order and ran&s At len"th $hen the came to a 'lo$l ( .alle of ants one of .18 the ants said1 20 e ants "et into our habitations lest Solomon ". and his hosts crush ou 'under foot( $ithout &no$in" it !So he smiled amused at her s%eech- and he said1 20 m ,ord .19 so order me that I ma be "rateful for #h fa.ors $hich #hou hast besto$ed on me and on m %arents and that I ma $or& the ri"hteousness that $ill %lease #hee1 and admit me b #h Grace to ".the ran&s of #h ri"hteous Ser.ants And he too& a muster of the )irds- and he said1 2Wh is it I .20 ?see not the Hoo%oe4 0r is he amon" the absentees I $ill certainl %unish him $ith a se.ere Penalt or e8ecute " .21 ".(him unless he brin" me a clear reason 'for absence ()ut the Hoo%oe tarried not far1 he com%assed 'territor .22 $hich thou hast not com%assed and I ha.e come to thee from Saba $ith tidin"s true I found 'there( a $oman rulin" o.er them and %ro.ided $ith " .23 e.er re*uisite- and she has a ma"nificent throne

I found her and her %eo%le $orshi%%in" the sun besides" .24 Allah1 Satan has made their deeds seem %leasin" in their e es and has &e%t them a$a from the Path so the recei.e no "uidance >e%t them a$a from the Path( that the should not $orshi%)" .25 Allah Who brin"s to li"ht $hat is hidden in the hea.ens and the earth and &no$s $hat e hide and $hat e re.eal "!Allah6 there is no "od but He6 ,ord of the #hrone Su%reme" .26 Solomon( said1 2Soon shall $e see $hether thou hast told the) .27 !truth or lied :Go thou $ith this letter of mine and deli.er it to them " .28 then dra$ bac& from them and '$ait to( see $hat ans$er the "return #he =ueen( said1 2<e chiefs6 here is deli.ered to me a) .29 letter $orth of res%ect It is from Solomon and is 'as follo$s(1 @In the name of" .30 Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful )e e not arro"ant a"ainst me but come to me in submission` " .31 " '.to the true Reli"ion She said1 2<e chiefs6 ad.ise me in 'this( m affair1 no .32 ".affair ha.e I decided e8ce%t in our %resence #he said1 2We are endued $ith stren"th and "i.en to .ehement .33 $ar1 but the command is $ith thee- so consider $hat thou $ilt ".command She said1 2>in"s $hen the enter a countr des%oil it and .34 ma&e the noblest of its %eo%le its meanest1 thus do the beha.e )ut I am "oin" to send him a %resent and '$ait( to see $ith " .35 ".$hat 'ans$er( return 'm ( ambassadors Ho$ $hen 'the embass ( came to Solomon he said1 2Will e "i.e .36

me abundance in $ealth4 )ut that $hich Allah has "i.en me is better than that $hich He has "i.en ou6 ;a it is e $ho re/oice !in our "ift Go bac& to them and be sure $e shall come to them $ith such " .37 hosts as the $ill ne.er be able to meet1 $e shall e8%el them ".(from there in dis"race and the $ill feel humbled 'indeed He said 'to his o$n men(1 2<e Chiefs6 $hich of ou can brin" .38 "?me her throne before the come to me in submission Said an Ifrit of the !inns1 2I $ill brin" it to thee before .39 thou rise from th Council1 indeed I ha.e full stren"th for the ".%ur%ose and ma be trusted Said one $ho had &no$led"e of the )oo&1 2I $ill brin" it to .40 thee $ithin the t$in&lin" of an e e62 #hen $hen 'Solomon( sa$ it %laced firml before him he said1 2#his is b the "race of m ,ord6 to test me $hether I am "rateful or un"rateful6 And if an is "rateful trul his "ratitude is 'a "ain( for his o$n soul- but if an is un"rateful trul m ,ord is Free of All ;eeds Su%reme "!in Honor :He said1 2#ransform her throne out of all reco"nition b her .41 let us see $hether she is "uided 'to the truth( or is one of ".those $ho recei.e no "uidance So $hen she arri.ed she $as as&ed 2Is this th throne42 She .42 said 2It $as /ust li&e this- and &no$led"e $as besto$ed on us in ".(ad.ance of this and $e ha.e submitted to Allah 'in Islam :And he di.erted her from the $orshi% of others besides Allah .43 for she $as 's%run"( of a %eo%le that had no faith She $as as&ed to enter that loft Palace1 but $hen she sa$ it .44 (she thou"ht it $as a la&e of $ater and she 'tuc&ed u% her s&irts

unco.erin" her le"s+ He said+ 2#his is but a %alace %a.ed smooth $ith slabs of "lass+2 She said1 20 m ,ord6 I ha.e indeed $ron"ed m soul1 I do 'no$( submit 'in Islam( $ith Solomon to the ,ord of ".the Worlds We sent 'aforetime( to the #hamud their brother Salih sa in" .45 Ser.e Allah21 but behold the became t$o factions *uarrellin" " $ith each other He said1 20 m %eo%le6 $h as& e to hasten on the e.il in .46 %reference to the "ood4 If onl ".ma ho%e to recei.e merc #he said1 2I9ll omen do $e au"ur from thee and those that .47 are $ith thee+2 He said1 2<our ill omen is $ith Allah- ea e are ".a %eo%le under trial #here $ere in the Cit nine men of a famil $ho made mischief .48 in the land and $ould not reform #he said1 2S$ear a mutual oath b Allah that $e shall ma&e a .49 secret ni"ht attac& on him and his %eo%le and that $e shall then sa to his heir '$hen he see&s .en"eance(1 @We $ere not %resent at the slau"hter of his %eo%le and $e are %ositi.el tellin" the " '.truth #he %lotted and %lanned but We too %lanned e.en $hile the .50 %ercei.ed it not #hen see $hat $as the end of their %lot6 this that $e .51 (destro ed them and their %eo%le all 'of them ;o$ such $ere their houses in utter ruin because the .52 %racticed $ron" doin" ?eril in this is a Si"n for %eo%le of &no$led"e And We sa.ed those $ho belie.ed and %racticed ri"hteousness .53 e as& Allah for for"i.eness e

We also sent ,ut 'as an a%ostle(1 behold he said to his .54 ?(%eo%le 2Do e do $hat is shameful thou"h e see 'its ini*uit Would e reall a%%roach men in our lusts rather than" .55 "!$omen4 ;a e are a %eo%le '"rossl ( i"norant

)ut his %eo%le "a.e no other ans$er but this1 the said .56 Dri.e out the follo$ers of ,ut from our cit 1 these are indeed" "!men $ho $ant to be clean and %ure )ut We sa.ed him and his famil e8ce%t his $ife1 her We .57 destined to be of those $ho la""ed behind And We rained do$n on them a sho$er 'of brimstone(1 and e.il .58 !($as the sho$er on those $ho $ere admonished 'but heeded not Sa 1 Praise be to Allah and Peace on His ser.ants $hom He has .59 chosen 'for his Messa"e(+ 'Who( is better4 Allah or the false ?"ods the associate $ith Him 0r $ho has created the hea.en and the earth and $ho sends ou .60 do$n rain from the s& 4 <ea $ith it We cause to "ro$ $ell5%lanted orchards full of beaut and deli"ht1 it is not in our %o$er to cause the "ro$th of the trees in them+ 'Can there be another( "od besides Allah4 ;a the are a %eo%le $ho s$er.e from /ustice 0r $ho has made the earth firm to li.e in- made ri.ers in its .61 midst- set thereon mountains immo.able- and made a se%aratin" bar (bet$een the t$o bodies of flo$in" $ater4 'Can there be another "od besides Allah4 ;a most of them &no$ not 0r $ho listens to the 'soul( distressed $hen it calls on Him .62 and $ho relie.es its sufferin" and ma&es ou 'man&ind( inheritors of the earth4 'Can there be another( "od besides Allah4 ,ittle it !is that e heed 0r $ho "uides ou throu"h the de%ths of dar&ness on land and .63

sea and $ho sends the $inds as heralds of "lad tidin"s "oin" before His merc 4 'Can there be another( "od besides Allah4 hi"h !is Allah abo.e $hat the associate $ith Him 0r $ho ori"inates Creation then re%eats it and $ho "i.es ou .64 sustenance from hea.en and earth4 'Can there be another( "od besides Allah4 Sa 2)rin" forth our ar"ument if e are tellin" "!the truth Sa 1 ;one in the hea.ens or on earth e8ce%t Allah &no$s $hat .65 is hidden1 nor can the %ercei.e $hen the shall be raised u% (for !ud"ment) Still less can their &no$led"e com%rehend the Hereafter1 na .66 the are in doubt and uncertaint thereanent- na the are blind !thereunto #he Unbelie.ers sa 1 2What6 $hen $e become dust $e and our .67 ?(fathers5 5shall $e reall be raised 'from the dead It is true $e $ere %romised this $e and our fathers before" .68 ".us(1 these are nothin" but tales of the ancients) Sa 1 2Go e throu"h the earth and see $hat has been the end .69 ".(of those "uilt 'of sin )ut "rie.e not o.er them nor distress th self because of .70 their %lots (#he also sa 1 2When $ill this %romise 'come to %ass(4 'Sa .71 ".if e are truthful Sa 1 2It ma be that some of the e.ents $hich e $ish to .72 "!hasten on ma be 'close( in our %ursuit )ut .eril th ,ord is full of "race to man&ind1 et most of .73 them are un"rateful And .eril th ,ord &no$eth all that their hearts do hide as .74

$ell as all that the re.eal ;or is there au"ht of the Unseen in hea.en or earth but is .75 recorded( in a clear record) ?eril this =ur9an doth e8%lain to the Children of Israel .76 most of the matters in $hich the disa"ree And it certainl is a Guide and Merc to those $ho belie.e .77 ?eril th ,ord $ill decide bet$een them b His Decree1 and .78 He is 78alted in Mi"ht All5>no$in" (So %ut th trust in Allah1 for thou art on 'the Path of .79 manifest #ruth #rul thou canst not cause the Dead to listen nor canst thou .80 cause the Deaf to hear the call 'es%eciall ( $hen the turn bac& in retreat ;or canst thou be a "uide to the )lind 'to %re.ent them( from .81 stra in"- onl those $ilt thou "et to listen $ho belie.e in 0ur Si"ns and the $ill bo$ in Islam And $hen the Word is fulfilled a"ainst them 'the un/ust( We .82 shall %roduce from the earth a beast to 'face( them1 he $ill s%ea& to them for that man&ind did not belie.e $ith assurance in our Si"ns 0ne Da We shall "ather to"ether from e.er %eo%le a troo% of .83 those $ho re/ect 0ur Si"ns and the shall be &e%t in ran&s Until $hen the come 'before the !ud"ment5Seat( Allah $ill .84 sa 1 2Did e re/ect M Si"ns thou"h e com%rehended them not in "?&no$led"e or $hat $as it e did And the Word $ill be fulfilled a"ainst them because of their .85 ($ron"doin" and the $ill be unable to s%ea& 'in %lea See the not that We ha.e made the ;i"ht for them to rest in .86

and the Da to "i.e them li"ht4 ?eril in this are Si"ns for an !%eo%le that belie.e And the Da that the #rum%et $ill be sounded then $ill be .87 smitten $ith terror those $ho are in the hea.ens and those $ho are on earth e8ce%t such as Allah $ill %lease 'to e8em%t(1 and all shall come to His 'Presence( as bein"s conscious of their lo$liness #hou seest the mountains and thin&est them firml fi8ed1 but .88 the shall %ass a$a as the clouds %ass a$a 1 'such is( the :artistr of Allah Who dis%oses of all thin"s in %erfect order for He is $ell5 ac*uainted $ith all that e do If an do "ood "ood $ill 'accrue( to them therefrom- and the .89 $ill be secure from terror that Da And if an do e.il their faces $ill be thro$n headlon" into .90 the Fire1 2Do e recei.e a re$ard other than that $hich e ha.e "?earned b our deeds

For me I ha.e been commanded to ser.e the ,ord of this Cit .91 Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom 'belon"( all thin"s1 and I am commanded to be of those $ho bo$ in Islam to Allah9s Will And to rehearse the =ur9an1 and if an acce%t "uidance the .92 do it for the "ood of their o$n souls and if an stra sa 1 2I am ".onl a Warner And sa 1 2Praise be to Allah Who $ill soon sho$ ou His Si"ns .93 so that e shall &no$ them2- and th ,ord is not unmindful of all that e do

*=asa

*SURAH .#28

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .#a Sin Mim .1 #hese are ?erses of the )oo& that ma&es 'thin"s( clear .2 We rehearse to thee some of the stor of Moses and Pharaoh in .3 #ruth for %eo%le $ho belie.e #rul Pharaoh elated himself in the land and bro&e u% its .4 %eo%le into sections de%ressin" a small "rou% amon" them1 their sons he sle$ but he &e%t ali.e their females1 for he $as indeed a ma&er of mischief And We $ished to be "racious to those $ho $ere bein" de%ressed .5 in the land to ma&e them leaders 'in faith( and ma&e them heirs #o establish a firm %lace for them in the land and to sho$ .6 Pharaoh Haman and their hosts at their hands the .er thin"s a"ainst $hich the $ere ta&in" %recautions So We sent this ins%iration to the mother of Moses1 2Suc&le .7 th child( but $hen thou hast fears about him cast him into the) ri.er but fear not nor "rie.e1 for We shall restore him to thee ".and We shall ma&e him one of 0ur a%ostles #hen the %eo%le of Pharaoh %ic&ed him u% 'from the ri.er(1 'it .8 $as intended that 'Moses( should be to them an ad.ersar and a cause of sorro$1 for Pharaoh and Haman and 'all( their hosts $ere men of sin #he $ife of Pharaoh said1 2'Here is( a /o of the e e for me .9 and for thee1sla him not+ It ma be that he $ill be of use to us or $e ma ado%t him as a son+2 And the %ercei.ed not '$hat the !($ere doin"

)ut there came to be a .oid in the heart of the mother of .10 Moses1 she $as "oin" almost to disclose his 'case( had We not stren"thened her heart '$ith faith( so that she mi"ht remain a firm( belie.er) And she said to the sister of 'Moses( 2Follo$ him+2 So she .11 the sister( $atched him in the character of a stran"er and the ) &ne$ not And We ordained that he refused suc& at first until 'his .12 sister came u% and( said1 2Shall I %oint out to ou the %eo%le of a house that $ill nourish and brin" him u% for ou and be "?sincerel attached to him #hus did We restore him to his mother that her e e mi"ht be .13 comforted that she mi"ht not "rie.e and that she mi"ht &no$ that the %romise of Allah is true1 but most of them do not understand (When he reached full a"e and $as firml established 'in life .14 We besto$ed on him $isdom and &no$led"e1 for thus do We re$ard those $ho do "ood And he entered the Cit at a time $hen its %eo%le $ere not .15 $atchin"1 and he found there t$o men fi"htin" one of his o$n reli"ion and the other of his foes+ ;o$ the man of his o$n reli"ion a%%ealed to him a"ainst his foe and Moses struc& him $ith his fist and made an end of him+ He said1 2#his is a $or& of "!7.il 'Satan(1 for he is an enem that manifestl misleads He %ra ed1 20 m ,ord6 I ha.e indeed $ron"ed m soul6 Do #hou .16 then for"i.e me62 So 'Allah( for"a.e him1 for He is the .0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful He said1 20 m ,ord6 for that #hou hast besto$ed #h Grace on .17 "!me ne.er shall I be a hel% to those $ho sin

So he sa$ the mornin" in the Cit loo&in" about in a state of .18 fear $hen behold the man $ho had the da before sou"ht his hel% called aloud for his hel% 'a"ain(+ Moses said to him1 2#hou art "!trul it is clear a *uarrelsome fello$ #hen $hen he decided to la hold of the man $ho $as an enem .19 to both of them that man said1 20 Moses6 is it th intention to sla me as thou sle$est a man esterda 4 #h intention is none other than to become a %o$erful .iolent man in the land and not "!to be one $ho sets thin"s ri"ht And there came a man runnin" from the furthest end of the .20 Cit + He said1 20 Moses6 the Chiefs are ta&in" counsel to"ether about thee to sla thee1 so "et thee a$a for I do "i.e thee ".sincere ad.ice He therefore "ot a$a therefrom loo&in" about in a state of .21 fear+ He %ra ed1 20 m ,ord6 sa.e me from %eo%le "i.en to ".$ron"doin" #hen $hen he turned his face to$ards 'the land of( Mad an he .22 said1 2I do ho%e that m ,ord $ill sho$ me the smooth and ".strai"ht Path And $hen he arri.ed at the $aterin" '%lace( in Mad an he .23 found there a "rou% of men $aterin" 'their floc&s( and besides them he found t$o $omen $ho $ere &ee%in" bac& 'their floc&s(+ He said1 2What is the matter $ith ou42 #he said1 2We cannot $ater our floc&s( until the she%herds ta&e bac& 'their floc&s(1 and) ".our father is a .er old man So he $atered 'their floc&s( for them- then he turned bac& to .24 the shade and said1 20 m ,ord6 trul am I in 'des%erate( need of "!an "ood that thou dost send me

After$ards one of the 'damsels( came 'bac&( to him $al&in" .25 bashfull + She said1 2M father in.ites thee that he ma re$ard thee for ha.in" $atered 'our floc&s( for us+2 So $hen he came to him and narrated the stor he said1 2Fear thou not1 '$ell( hast ".thou esca%ed from un/ust %eo%le Said one of the 'damsels(1 20 m 'dear( father6 en"a"e him on .26 $a"es1 trul the best of men for thee to em%lo is the 'man( $ho "is stron" and trust He said1 2I intended to $ed one of these m dau"hters to thee .27 on condition that thou ser.e me for ei"ht ears- but if thou com%lete ten ears it $ill be '"race( from thee+ )ut I intend not to %lace thee under a difficult 1 thou $ilt find me indeed if ".Allah $ills one of the ri"hteous :He said1 2)e that 'the a"reement( bet$een me and thee .28 $hiche.er of the t$o terms I fulfil let there be no ill5$ill to ".me+ )e Allah a $itness to $hat $e sa ;o$ $hen Moses had fulfilled the term and $as tra.ellin" $ith .29 his famil he %ercei.ed a fire in the direction of Mount #ur+ He said to his famil 12#arr e- I %ercei.e a fire- I ho%e to brin"

ou from there some information or a burnin" firebrand that e ".ma $arm oursel.es )ut $hen he came to the 'Fire( a .oice $as heard from the .30 ri"ht ban& of the .alle from a tree in hallo$ed "round1 20 Moses6 .eril I am Allah the ,ord of the Worlds ;o$ do thou thro$ th rod62 )ut $hen he sa$ it mo.in" 'of " .31 its o$n accord as if it had been a sna&e He turned bac& in (retreat and retraced not his ste%s1 20 Moses62 'It $as said dra$ near and fear not1 for thou art of those $ho are secure"

Mo.e th hand into th bosom and it $ill come forth $hite " .32 $ithout stain 'or harm( and dra$ th hand close to th side 'to "uard( a"ainst fear+ #hose are the t$o credentials from th ,ord to Pharaoh and his Chiefs1 for trul the are a %eo%le rebellious ".and $ic&ed He said1 20 m ,ord6 I ha.e slain a man amon" them and I fear .33 lest the sla me :And m brother Aaron he is more elo*uent in s%eech than I" .34 ;so send him $ith me as a hel%er to confirm 'and stren"then( me ".for I fear that the ma accuse me of falsehood He said1 2We $ill certainl stren"then th arm throu"h th .35 brother and in.est ou both $ith authorit so the shall not be able to touch ou1 $ith 0ur Si"ns shall e trium%h ou t$o as ".$ell as those $ho follo$ ou When Moses came to them $ith 0ur Clear Si"ns the said1 2#his .36 is nothin" but sorcer fa&ed u%1 ne.er did $e hear the li&e amon" "!our fathers of old Moses said1 2M ,ord &no$s best $ho it is that comes $ith .37 :"uidance from Him and $hose 7nd $ill be best in the Hereafter ".certain it is that the $ron"doers $ill not %ros%er :Pharaoh said1 20 Chiefs6 no "od do I &no$ for ou but m self .38 therefore Haman6 li"ht me a '&iln to ba&e bric&s( out of cla and :build me a loft %alace that I ma mount u% to the "od of Moses "!but as far as I am concerned I thin& 'Moses( is a liar And he $as arro"ant and insolent in the land be ond reason he .39 and his hosts1 the thou"ht that the $ould not ha.e to return to !Us So We sei3ed him and his hosts and We flun" them into the .40

!sea1 no$ behold $hat $as the 7nd of those $ho did $ron" And We made them 'but( leaders in.itin" to the Fire- and on .41 the Da of !ud"ment no hel% shall the find In this $orld We made a Curse to follo$ them1 and on the Da .42 (of !ud"ment the $ill be amon" the loathed 'and des%ised We did re.eal to Moses the )oo& after We had destro ed the .43 earlier "enerations 'to "i.e( Insi"ht to men and Guidance and Merc that the mi"ht recei.e admonition #hou $ast not on the Western Side $hen We decreed the .44 (commission to Moses nor $ast thou a $itness 'of those e.ents )ut We raised u% 'ne$( "enerations and lon" $ere the a"es .45 that %assed o.er them- but thou $ast not a d$eller amon" the %eo%le of Mad an rehearsin" 0ur Si"ns to them- but it is We Who (send a%ostles '$ith ins%iration ;or $ast thou at the side of 'the Mountain of( #ur $hen We .46 called 'to Moses( <et 'art thou sent( as a Merc from th ,ord to :"i.e $arnin" to a %eo%le to $hom no $arner had come before thee in order that the ma recei.e admonition If 'We had( not 'sent thee to the =uraish( in case a calamit .47 should sei3e them for 'the deeds( that their hands ha.e sent forth the mi"ht sa 1 20ur ,ord6 $h didst #hou not send us an a%ostle4 We should then ha.e follo$ed the Si"ns and been amon"st "!those $ho belie.e )ut 'no$( $hen the #ruth has come to them from 0ursel.es the .48 sa 2Wh are not 'Si"ns( sent to him li&e those $hich $ere sent to Moses42 Do the not then re/ect 'the Si"ns( $hich $ere formerl sent to Moses4 #he sa 1 2#$o &inds of sorcer each assistin" the other62 And the sa 1 2For us $e re/ect all 'such

"!(thin"s Sa 1 2#hen brin" e a )oo& from Allah $hich is a better Guide .49 than either of them that I ma follo$ it6 'Do( if e are "!truthful )ut if the hear&en not to thee &no$ that the onl follo$ .50 their o$n lusts1 and $ho is more astra than one $ho follo$s his o$n lusts de.oid of "uidance from Allah4 For Allah "uides not %eo%le "i.en to $ron"doin" ;o$ ha.e We caused the $ord to reach them themsel.es in order .51 that the ma recei.e admonition #hose to $hom We sent the )oo& before this the do belie.e in .52 (this 'Re.elation And $hen it is recited to them the sa 1 2We belie.e therein .53 for it is the #ruth from our ,ord1 indeed $e ha.e been Muslims ".bo$in" to Allah9s Will( from before this) #$ice $ill the be "i.en their re$ard for that the ha.e .54 %erse.ered that the a.ert 7.il $ith Good and that the s%end 'in charit ( out of $hat We ha.e "i.en them And $hen the hear .ain tal& the turn a$a therefrom and .55 sa 1 2#o us our deeds and to ou ours- %eace be to ou1 $e see& ".not the i"norant It is true thou $ilt not be able to "uide e.er one $hom thou .56 lo.est1 but Allah "uides those $hom He $ill and He &no$s best those $ho recei.e "uidance #he sa 1 2If $e $ere to follo$ the "uidance $ith thee $e .57 should be snatched a$a from our land+2 Ha.e We not established for them a secure Sanctuar to $hich are brou"ht as tribute fruits of all &inds4 a %ro.ision from 0ursel.es4 )ut most of them

understand not And ho$ man %o%ulations We destro ed $hich e8ulted in their .58 life 'of ease and %lent (6 ;o$ those habitations of theirs after them are deserted all but a 'miserable( fe$6 and We are their !heirs ;or $as th ,ord the one to destro a %o%ulation until He had .59 sent to its Center an a%ostle rehearsin" to them 0ur Si"ns1 nor are We "oin" to destro a %o%ulation e8ce%t $hen its members %ractice ini*uit #he 'material( thin"s $hich e are "i.en are but the .60 con.eniences of this life and the "litter thereof- but that $hich is $ith Allah is better and more endurin"1 $ill e not then be ?$ise Are 'these t$o( ali&e4 one to $hom We ha.e made a "oodl .61 %romise and $ho is "oin" to reach its 'fulfillment( and one to $hom $e ha.e "i.en the "ood thin"s of this life but $ho on the ?(Da of !ud"ment is to be amon" those brou"ht u% 'for %unishment #hat Da Allah $ill call to them and sa 1 2Where are m .62 "?(%artners9 $hom e ima"ined 'to be such` #hose a"ainst $hom the char"e $ill be %ro.ed $ill sa 1 20ur .63 ,ord6 these are the ones $hom $e led astra 1 $e led them astra as $e $ere astra oursel.es1 $e free oursel.es 'from them( in #h ".%resence6 It $as not us the $orshi%%ed It $ill be said 'to them(1 2Call u%on our @%artners9 'for .64 hel%(21 the $ill call u%on them but the $ill not listen to them- and the $ill see the Penalt 'before them(- 'ho$ the $ill '!$ish( @If onl the had been o%en to "uidance #hat Da 'Allah( $ill call to them and sa 1 2What $as the .65

"?ans$er e "a.e to the a%ostles #hen the '$hole( stor that da $ill seem obscure to them .66 li&e li"ht to the blind( and the $ill not be able 'e.en( to) *uestion each other )ut an that 'in this life( had re%ented belie.ed and $or&ed .67 ri"hteousness $ill ha.e ho%es to be amon" those $ho achie.e sal.ation #h ,ord does create and choose as He %leases1 no choice ha.e .68 the 'in the matter(1 Glor to Allah6 and far is He abo.e the !(%artners the ascribe 'to Him And th ,ord &no$s all that their hearts conceal and all that .69 the re.eal And He is Allah1 there is no "od but He+ #o him be %raise at .70 the first and at the last1 for Him is the Command and to Him shall e 'all( be brou"ht bac& Sa 1 see e4 If Allah $ere to ma&e the ;i"ht %er%etual o.er .71 ou to the Da of !ud"ment $hat "od is there other than Allah $ho ?can "i.e ou enli"htenment4 Will e not then hear&en Sa 1 see e4 If Allah $ere to ma&e the Da %er%etual o.er ou .72 to the Da of !ud"ment $hat "od is there other than Allah $ho can ?"i.e ou a ;i"ht in: $hich e can rest4 Will e not then see It is out of His Merc that He has made for ou ;i"ht and Da .73 that e ma rest therein and that e ma see& of His Grace and in order that e ma be "rateful; #he Da that He $ill call on them He $ill sa 1 2Where are M .74 "?(%artners9 $hom e ima"ined 'to be such` And from each %eo%le shall We dra$ a $itness and We shall .75 sa 1 2Produce our Proof21 then shall the &no$ that the #ruth is

in Allah 'alone( and the 'lies( $hich the in.ented $ill lea.e ".them in the lurch =arun $as doubtless of the %eo%le of Moses- but he acted .76 insolentl to$ards them1 such $ere the treasures We had besto$ed on him that their .er &e s $ould ha.e been a burden to a bod of stron" men1 )ehold his %eo%le said to him1 278ult not for Allah (lo.eth not those $ho e8ult 'in riches )ut see& $ith the '$ealth( $hich Allah has besto$ed on thee" .77 :the Home of the Hereafter nor for"et th %ortion in this $orld but do thou "ood as Allah has been "ood to thee and see& not occasions for( mischief in the land1 for Allah lo.es not those) ".$ho do mischief He said1 2#his has been "i.en to me because of a certain .78 &no$led"e $hich ha.e+2 Did he not &no$ that Allah had destro ed before him '$hole( "enerations $hich $ere su%erior to him in ?stren"th and "reater in amount 'of riches( the had collected )ut the $ic&ed are not called 'immediatel ( to account for their sins So he $ent forth amon" his %eo%le in the '%ride of his .79 :$orldl ( "litter+ Said those $hose aim is the ,ife of this World 0h that $e had the li&e of $hat =arun has "ot6 For he is trul a" ".lord of mi"ht "ood fortune )ut those $ho had been "ranted 'true( &no$led"e said1 2Alas .80 for ou6 the re$ard of Allah 'in the Hereafter( is best for those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteousness1 but this none shall attain ".(sa.e those $ho steadfastl %erse.ere 'in "ood #hen We caused the earth to s$allo$ him u% and his house- and .81 he had not 'the least little( %art to hel% him a"ainst Allah nor

could he defend himself And those $ho had en.ied his %osition the da before be"an to .82 sa on the morro$1 2Ah6 it is indeed Allah Who enlar"es the %ro.ision or restricts it to an of His ser.ants He %leases6 Had it not been that Allah $as "racious to us He could ha.e caused the earth to s$allo$ us u%6 Ah6 those $ho re/ect Allah $ill ".assuredl ne.er %ros%er #hat House of the Hereafter We shall "i.e to those $ho intend .83 (not hi"h5handedness or mischief on earth1 and the 7nd is 'best for the ri"hteous ;If an does "ood the re$ard to him is better than his deed .84 but if an does e.il the doers of e.il are onl %unished 'to the e8tent( of their deeds ?eril He Who ordained the =ur9an for thee $ill brin" thee .85 bac& to the Place of Return+ Sa 1 2M ,ord &no$s best $ho it is ".that brin"s true "uidance and $ho is in manifest error And thou hadst not e8%ected that the )oo& $ould be sent to .86 thee e8ce%t as a Merc from th ,ord1 therefore lend not thou (su%%ort in an $a to those6 $ho re/ect 'Allah9s Messa"e And let nothin" &ee% thee bac& from the Si"ns of Allah after .87 the ha.e been re.ealed to thee1 and in.ite 'men( to th ,ord and be not of the com%an of those $ho /oin "ods $ith Allah And call not besides Allah on another "od+ #here is no "od .88 .but He+ 7.er thin" 'that e8ists( $ill %erish e8ce%t His o$n Face #o him belon"s the Command and to him $ill e 'all( be brou"ht bac&

*An&aboot

*SURAH .#29

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Alif ,am Mim .1 Do men thin& that the $ill be left alone on sa in" 2We .2 ?belie.e2 and that the $ill not be tested We did test those before them and Allah $ill certainl &no$ .3 those $ho are true from those $ho are false Do those $ho %ractice e.il thin& that the $ill "et the better .4 !of us4 7.il is their /ud"ment For those $hose ho%es are in the meetin" $ith Allah 'in the .5 Hereafter let them stri.e(- for the #erm 'a%%ointed( b Allah is (surel comin"1 and He hears and &no$s 'all thin"s And if an stri.e '$ith mi"ht and main( the do so for their .6 o$n souls1 for Allah is free of all needs from all creation #hose $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds from them shall We .7 blot out all e.il 'that ma be( in them and We shall re$ard them accordin" to the best of their deeds We ha.e en/oined on man &indness to %arents1 but if the .8 either of them( stri.e 'to force( thee to /oin $ith Me 'in) .$orshi%( an thin" of $hich thou hast no &no$led"e obe them not <e ha.e 'all( to return to Me and I $ill tell ou 'the truth( of all that e did And those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds them shall We .9 admit to the com%an of the Ri"hteous ;"#hen there are amon" men such as sa 2We belie.e in Allah .10 but $hen the suffer affliction in 'the cause of( Allah the

treat men9s o%%ression as if it $ere the Wrath of Allah6 and if hel% comes 'to thee( from th ,ord the are sure to sa 2We ha.e al$a s( been $ith ou62 Does not Allah &no$ best all that is in) ?the hearts of all Creation And Allah most certainl &no$s those $ho belie.e and as .11 certainl those $ho are H %ocrites And the Unbelie.ers sa to those $ho belie.e1 2Follo$ our .12 %ath and $e $ill bear 'the conse*uences( of our faults+2 ;e.er in the least $ill the bear( their faults1 in fact the are !liars #he $ill bear their o$n burdens and 'other( burdens alon" .13 $ith their o$n and on the Da of !ud"ement the $ill be called to account for their falsehoods We 'once( sent ;oah to his %eo%le and he tarried amon" them a .14 thousand ears less fift 1 but the Delu"e o.er$helmed them $hile the '%ersisted in( sin )ut We sa.ed him and the Com%anions of the Ar& and We made .15 !the 'Ar&( a Si"n for all Peo%les And 'We also sa.ed( Abraham1 )ehold he said to his %eo%le .16 Ser.e Allah and fear Him1 that $ill be best for ou if e " !understand For e do $orshi% idols besides Allah and e in.ent" .17 falsehood+ #he thin"s that e $orshi% besides Allah ha.e no %o$er to "i.e ou sustenance1 then see& e sustenance from Allah ser.e Him and be "rateful to Him1 to Him $ill be our return And if e re/ect 'the Messa"e( so did "enerations before" .18 ou1 and the dut of the a%ostle is onl to %reach %ublicl 'and ".(clearl

:See the not ho$ Allah ori"inates creation then re%eats it .19 trul that is eas for Allah Sa 1 2#ra.el throu"h the earth and see ho$ Allah did .20 ori"inate creation1 so $ill Allah %roduce a later creation1 for Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s He %unishes $hom He %leases and He "rants merc to $hom He" .21 %leases and to$ards Him are e turned ;ot on earth nor in hea.en $ill e be able 'fleein"( to" .22 frustrate 'His %lan( nor ha.e e besides Allah an %rotector or ".hel%er #hose $ho re/ect the Si"ns of Allah and the Meetin" $ith Him .23 in the Hereafter( it is the $ho shall des%air of M merc 1 it) is the $ho $ill 'suffer( a most "rie.ous Penalt So nau"ht $as the ans$er of 'Abraham9s( %eo%le e8ce%t that .24 the said1 2Sla him or burn him+2 )ut Allah did sa.e him from the fire1 .eril in this are Si"ns for %eo%le $ho belie.e And He said1 2For ou e ha.e ta&en 'for $orshi%( idols .25 besides Allah out of mutual lo.e and re"ard bet$een oursel.es in this life- but on the Da of !ud"ement e shall diso$n each other and curse each other1 and our abode $ill be the Fire and e shall ha.e none to hel% )ut ,ut had faith in Him1 he said1 2I $ill lea.e home for the .26 ".sa&e of m ,ord1 for He is 78alted in Mi"ht and Wise And We "a.e 'Abraham( Isaac and !acob and ordained amon" his .27 %ro"en Pro%hethood and Re.elation and We "ranted him his re$ard in this life- and he $as in the Hereafter 'of the com%an ( of the Ri"hteous And 'remember( ,ut- behold he said to his %eo%le1 2<e do .28

commit le$dness such as no %eo%le in Creation 'e.er( committed before ou Do e indeed a%%roach men and cut off the hi"h$a 4 And" .29 %ractice $ic&edness 'e.en( in our councils42 )ut his %eo%le "a.e no ans$er but this1 the said1 2)rin" us the Wrath of Allah ".if thou tellest the truth He said1 20 m ,ord6 Hel% #hou me a"ainst %eo%le $ho do .30 "!mischief When 0ur Messen"ers came to Abraham $ith the "ood ne$s the .31 said1 2We are indeed "oin" to destro the %eo%le of this ".to$nshi%1 for trul the are 'addicted to( crime He said1 2)ut there is ,ut there+2 #he said1 2Well do $e .32 &no$ $ho is there1 $e $ill certainl sa.e him and his follo$in" "!e8ce%t his $ife1 she is of those $ho la" behind And $hen 0ur Messen"ers came to ,ut he $as "rie.ed on their .33 account and felt himself %o$erless 'to %rotect( them1 but the said 2Fear thou not nor "rie.e1 $e are 'here( to sa.e thee and th follo$in" e8ce%t th $ife1 she is of those $ho la" behind For $e are "oin" to brin" do$n on the %eo%le of this" .34 to$nshi% a Punishment from hea.en because the ha.e been $ic&edl ".rebellious And We ha.e left thereof an e.ident Si"n for an %eo%le $ho .35 care to( understand) #o the Mad an '%eo%le( 'We sent( their brother Shu@aib+ #hen .36 he said1 20 m %eo%le6 ser.e Allah and fear the ,ast Da 1 nor ".commit e.il on the earth $ith intent to do mischief )ut the re/ected him1 then the mi"ht )last sei3ed them and .37 the la %rostrate in their homes b the mornin"

Remember also the @Ad and the #hamud '%eo%le(1 clearl $ill .38 :(a%%ear to ou from 'the traces( of their buildin"s 'their fate the 7.il 0ne made their deeds allurin" to them and &e%t them bac& from the Path thou"h the $ere "ifted $ith Intelli"ence and S&ill Remember also( =arun Pharaoh and Haman1 there came to them) .39 Moses $ith Clear Si"ns but the beha.ed $ith insolence on the (earth- et the could not o.erreach 'Us 7ach one of them We sei3ed for his crime1 of them a"ainst .40 some We sent a .iolent tornado '$ith sho$ers of stones(- some $ere cau"ht b a 'mi"ht ( )last- some We caused the earth to s$allo$ u%- and some We dro$ned 'in the $aters(1 it $as not Allah (Who in/ured 'or o%%ressed( them1 the in/ured 'and o%%ressed their o$n souls #he %arable of those $ho ta&e %rotectors other than Allah is .41 that of the S%ider $ho builds 'to itself( a house- but trul the flimsiest of houses is the S%ider9s house if the but &ne$ ?eril Allah doth &no$ of 'e.er thin"( $hate.er that the .42 call u%on besides Him1 and He is 78alted 'in %o$er( Wise And such are the Parables We set for man&ind but onl those .43 understand them $ho ha.e >no$led"e Allah created the hea.ens and the earth in true .44 %ro%ortions(1 .eril in that is a Si"n for those $ho belie.e) Recite $hat is sent of the )oo& b ins%iration to thee and .45 establish Re"ular Pra er1 for Pra er restrains from shameful and un/ust deeds- and remembrance of Allah is the "reatest 'thin" in life( $ithout doubt+ And Allah &no$s the 'deeds( that e do And dis%ute e not $ith the Peo%le of the )oo& e8ce%t $ith .46 means better 'than mere dis%utation( unless it be $ith those of

them $ho inflict $ron" 'and in/ur (1 but sa 2We belie.e in the Re.elation $hich has come do$n to us and in that $hich came do$n to ou- 0ur Allah and our Allah is one- and it is to Him $e bo$ ".(in Islam) And thus 'it is( that We ha.e sent do$n the )oo& to thee+ So .47 the Peo%le of the )oo& belie.e therein as also do some of these %a"an Arabs(1 and none but Unbelie.ers re/ect 0ur Si"ns) And thou $ast not 'able( to recite a )oo& before this ')oo& .48 :came( nor art thou 'able( to transcribe it $ith th ri"ht hand in that case indeed $ould the tal&ers of .anities ha.e doubted ;a here are Si"ns self5e.ident in the hearts of those .49 endo$ed $ith &no$led"e1 and none but the un/ust re/ect 0ur Si"ns <et the sa 1 2Wh are not Si"ns sent do$n to him from his .50 ,ord42 Sa 1 2#he Si"ns are indeed $ith Allah1 and I am indeed a ".clear Warner And is it not enou"h for them that We ha.e sent do$n to thee .51 the )oo& $hich is rehearsed to them4 ?eril in it is Merc and Reminder to those $ho belie.e Sa 1 27nou"h is Allah for a Witness bet$een me and ou1 He .52 &no$s $hat is in the hea.ens and on earth+ And it is those $ho belie.e in .anities and re/ect Allah that $ill %erish 'in the ".(end #he as& thee to hasten on the Punishment 'for them(1 had it .53 not been for a term 'of res%ite( a%%ointed the Punishment $ould certainl ha.e come to them1 and it $ill certainl reach them of !a sudden $hile the %ercei.e not #he as& thee to hasten on the Punishment but of a suret .54 !Hell $ill encom%ass the re/ecters of Faith

0n the Da that the Punishment shall co.er them from abo.e .55 them and from belo$ them and 'a ?oice( shall sa 1 2#aste e 'the "!fruits( of our deeds :0 M ser.ants $ho belie.e6 trul s%acious is M 7arth .56 !(therefore ser.e e Me 'and Me alone 7.er soul shall ha.e a taste of death1 in the end to Us .57 shall e be brou"ht bac& )ut those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of ri"hteousness to them .58 shall We "i.e a Home in Hea.en loft mansions beneath $hich flo$ ri.ers to d$ell therein for a e- an e8cellent re$ard for those !($ho do '"ood #hose $ho %erse.ere in %atience and %ut their trust in their .59 ,ord and Cherisher Ho$ man are the creatures that carr not their o$n .60 sustenance4 It is Allah Who feeds 'both( them and ou1 for He (hears and &no$s 'all thin"s If indeed thou as& them $ho has created the hea.ens and the .61 earth and sub/ected the sun and the moon 'to His ,a$(- the $ill certainl re%l 2Allah+2 Ho$ are the then deluded a$a 'from the ?(truth Allah enlar"es the sustenance '$hich He "i.es( to $hiche.er .62 (of His ser.ants He %leases- and He 'similarl ( "rants b 'strict measure 'as He %leases(1 for Allah has full &no$led"e of all thin"s And if indeed thou as& them $ho it is that sends do$n rain .63 from the s& and "i.es life there$ith to the earth after its death the $ill certainl re%l 2Allah62 Sa 2Praise be to Allah62 )ut most of them understand not

What is the life of this $orld but amusement and %la 4 )ut .64 .eril the Home in the Hereafter that is life indeed if the but &ne$ ;o$ if the embar& on a boat the call on Allah ma&in" their .65 de.otion sincerel 'and e8clusi.el ( to Him- but $hen He had deli.ered them safel to 'dr ( land )ehold the "i.e a share 'of !(their $orshi% to others Disdainin" un"ratefull 0ur "ifts and "i.in" themsel.es u% to .66 $orldl ( en/o ment6 )ut soon $ill the &no$) Do the not then see that We ha.e made a Sanctuar secure and .67 that men are bein" snatched a$a from all around them4 #hen do ?the belie.e in that $hich is .ain and re/ect the Grace of Allah And $ho does more $ron" than he $ho in.ents a lie a"ainst .68 Allah or re/ects the #ruth $hen it reaches Him4 Is there not a ?home in Hell for those $ho re/ect Faith And those $ho stri.e in 0ur 'Cause( We $ill certainl "uide .69 .them to 0ur Paths1 for .eril Allah is $ith those $ho do ri"ht

*Rum

*SURAH .#30

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Alif ,am Mim .1 #he Roman 7m%ire has been defeated .2 In a land close b - but the 'e.en( after 'this( defeat of .3 theirs $ill soon be .ictorious Within a fe$ ears+ With Allah is the Decision in the Past and .4

in the Future1 on that Da shall the )elie.ers re/oice With the hel% of Allah+ He hel%s $hom He $ill and He is .5 78alted in Mi"ht Most Merciful It is( the %romise of Allah+ ;e.er does Allah de%art from His) .6 %romise1 but most men understand not :#he &no$ but the outer 'thin"s( in the life of this $orld .7 but of the 7nd of thin"s the are heedless Do the not reflect in their o$n minds4 ;ot but for /ust ends .8 and for a term a%%ointed did Allah create the hea.ens and the earth and all bet$een them1 et are there trul man amon" men !($ho den the meetin" $ith their ,ord 'at the Resurrection Do the not tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the 7nd .9 :of those before them4 #he $ere su%erior to them in stren"th the tilled the soil and %o%ulated it in "reater numbers than these ha.e done1 there came to them their a%ostles $ith Clear Si"ns( '$hich the re/ected to their o$n destruction(1 it $as ) not Allah Who $ron"ed them but the $ron"ed their o$n souls In the lon" run e.il in the e8treme $ill be the 7nd of those .10 $ho do e.il for that the re/ected the Si"ns of Allah and held them u% to ridicule It is Allah Who be"ins 'the %rocess of( creation- then .11 re%eats it- then shall e be brou"ht bac& to Him 0n the Da that the Hour $ill be established the "uilt $ill .12 be struc& dumb $ith des%air ;o intercessor $ill the ha.e amon" their 2Partners2 and the .13 ".$ill 'themsel.es( re/ect their 2Partners 0n the Da that the Hour $ill be established that Da shall .14 all men( be sorted out)

#hen those $ho ha.e belie.ed and $or&ed ri"hteous deeds shall .15 be made ha%% in a Mead of Deli"ht And those $ho ha.e re/ected Faith and falsel denied 0ur .16 Si"ns and the meetin" of the Hereafter such shall be brou"ht forth to Punishment So '"i.e( "lor to Allah $hen e reach e.entide and $hen e .17 rise in the mornin" <ea #o Him be %raise in the hea.ens and on earth- and in the .18 late afternoon and $hen the da be"ins to decline It is He Who brin"s out the li.in" from the dead and brin"s .19 out the dead from the li.in" and Who "i.es life to the earth after it is dead1 and thus: shall e be brou"ht out 'from the (dead Amon" His Si"ns is this that He created ou from dust- and .20 !(then )ehold e are men scattered 'far and $ide And amon" His Si"ns is this that He created for ou mates .21 from amon" oursel.es that e ma d$ell in tran*uillit $ith them and He has %ut lo.e and merc bet$een our 'hearts(- .eril in that are Si"ns for those $ho reflect And amon" His Si"ns is the creation of the hea.ens and the .22 :earth and the .ariations in our lan"ua"es and our colors .eril in that are Si"ns for" those $ho &no$ And amon" His Si"ns is the slee% that e ta&e b ni"ht and b .23 da and the *uest that e 'ma&e for li.elihood( out of His )ount 1 .eril in that are Si"ns for those $ho hear&en And amon" His Si"ns He sho$s ou the li"htnin" b $a both of .24 fear and of ho%e and He sends do$n rain from the s& and $ith it "i.es life to the earth after it is dead1 .eril in that are

Si"ns for those $ho are $ise And amon" His Si"ns is this that hea.en and earth stand b .25 His Command then $hen He calls ou b a sin"le call from the earth behold e 'strai"ht$a ( come forth #o Him belon"s e.er bein" that is in the hea.ens and on .26 earth1 all are de.outl obedient to Him It is He Who be"ins 'the %rocess of( creation- then re%eats .27 it- and for Him it is most eas + #o Him belon"s the loftiest similitude 'We can thin& of( in the hea.ens and the earth1 for He is 78alted in Mi"ht Full of Wisdom He does %ro%ound to ou a similitude from our o$n .28 e8%erience(1 do e ha.e %artners amon" those $hom our ri"ht) hands %ossess to share as e*uals in the $ealth We ha.e besto$ed on ou4 Do e fear them as e fear each other4 #hus do We e8%lain the Si"ns in detail to a %eo%le that understand ;a the $ron"5doers 'merel ( fello$ their o$n lusts bein" .29 de.oid of &no$led"e+ )ut $ho $ill "uide those $hom Allah lea.es astra 4 #o them there $ill be no hel%ers :So set thou th face steadil and trul to the Faith .30 7stablish( Allah9s handi$or& accordin" to the %attern on $hich) He has made man&ind1 no chan"e 'let there be( in the $or& $rou"ht( b Allah1 that is the standard Reli"ion1 but most amon") man&ind understand not #urn e bac& in re%entance to Him and fear Him1 establish .31 re"ular %ra ers and be not e amon" those $ho /oin "ods $ith ,Allah #hose $ho s%lit u% their Reli"ion and become 'mere( Sects .32 !each %art re/oicin" in that $hich is $ith itself

When trouble touches men the cr to their ,ord turnin" bac& .33 to Him in re%entance1 but $hen He "i.es them a taste of Merc as from Himself behold some of them %a %art5$orshi% to other "ods besides their ,ord As if( to sho$ their in"ratitude for the 'fa.ors( We ha.e) .34 besto$ed on them6 #hen en/o ' our brief da (- but soon $ill e (&no$ ' our foll 0r ha.e We sent do$n authorit to them $hich %oints out to .35 ?them the thin"s to $hich the %a %art5$orshi% When We "i.e men a taste of Merc the e8ult thereat1 and .36 $hen some e.il afflicts them because of $hat their 'o$n( hands !ha.e sent forth behold the are in des%air See the not that Allah enlar"es the %ro.ision and restricts .37 it to $homsoe.er He %leases4 ?eril in that are Si"ns for those $ho belie.e .So "i.e $hat is due to &indred the need and the $a farer .38 #hat is best for those $ho see& the Countenance of Allah and it is the $ho $ill %ros%er #hat $hich e la out for increase throu"h the %ro%ert of .39 other( %eo%le $ill ha.e no increase $ith Allah1 but that $hich) e la out for charit see&in" the Countenance of Allah '$ill increase(1 it is these $ho $ill "et a recom%ense multi%lied It is Allah Who has created ou1 further He has %ro.ided for .40 our sustenance- then He $ill cause ou to die- and a"ain He $ill "i.e ou life+ Are there an of our 'false( 2Partners2 $ho can do an sin"le one of these thin"s4 Glor to Him6 and Hi"h is He !(abo.e the %artners the attribute 'to Him (Mischief has a%%eared on land and sea because of 'the meed .41

that the hands of men ha.e earned that 'Allah( ma "i.e them a taste of some of their deeds1 in order that the ma turn bac& (from 7.il) Sa 1 2#ra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the 7nd of .42 those before ' ou(1 most of them $orshi%%ed others besides ".Allah )ut set thou th face to the ri"ht Reli"ion before there come .43 from Allah the Da $hich there is no chance of a.ertin"1 on that (Da shall men be di.ided 'in t$o #hose $ho re/ect Faith $ill suffer from that re/ection1 and .44 (those $ho $or& ri"hteousness $ill s%read their couch 'of re%ose :(for themsel.es 'in hea.en #hat He ma re$ard those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds .45 out of His )ount 1 for He lo.es not those $ho re/ect Faith Amon" His Si"ns is this that He sends the Winds as heralds of .46 Glad #idin" "i.in" ou a taste of His 'Grace and( Merc that the shi%s ma sail 'ma/esticall ( b His Command and that e ma see& of His )ount 1 in order that e ma be "rateful (We did indeed send before thee a%ostles to their 'res%ecti.e .47 %eo%les and the came to them $ith Clear Si"ns1 then to those $ho trans"ressed We meted out Retribution1 and it $as due from us to aid those $ho belie.ed :It is Allah Who sends the Winds and the raise the Clouds .48 then does He s%read them in the s& as He $ills and brea& them into fra"ments until thou seest rain5dro%s issue from the midst thereof1 then $hen He has made them reach such of his ser.ants as !He $ills behold the do re/oice 7.en thou"h before the recei.ed 'the rain( /ust before this .49

!the $ere dumb $ith des%air #hen contem%late '0 man6( the memorials of Allah9s Merc 6 Ho$ .50 He "i.es life to the earth after its death1 .eril the Same $ill "i.e life to the men $ho are dead1 for He has %o$er o.er all thin"s (And if We 'but( send a Wind from $hich the see 'their tilth .51 turn ello$ behold the become thereafter un"rateful !(Unbelie.ers) So .eril thou canst not ma&e the dead to hear nor canst thou .52 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 in"1 onl .53 those $ilt thou ma&e to hear $ho belie.e in 0ur Si"ns and submit (their $ills in Islam) It is Allah Who created ou in a state of 'hel%less( $ea&ness .54 then "a.e ' ou( stren"th after $ea&ness then after stren"th "i.e ou( $ea&ness and a hoar head1 He creates as He $ills and it is) He Who has all &no$led"e and %o$er 0n the Da that the Hour 'of rec&onin"( $ill be established .55 :the trans"ressors $ill s$ear that the tarried not but an hour !thus $ere the used to bein" deluded )ut those endued $ith &no$led"e and faith $ill sa 1 2Indeed .56 e did tarr $ithin Allah9s Decree to the Da of Resurrection and "!this is the Da of Resurrection1 but e e $ere not a$are So on that Da no e8cuse of theirs $ill a.ail the .57 #rans"ressors nor $ill the be in.ited 'then( to see& "race 'b (re%entance ?eril We ha.e %ro%ounded for men in this =ur9an e.er &ind .58

of Parable- but if thou brin" to them an Si"n the Unbelie.ers ".are sure to sa 2<e do nothin" but tal& .anities #hus does Allah seal u% the hearts of those $ho understand .59 not So %atientl %erse.ere1 for .eril the %romise of Allah is .60 true1 nor let those sha&e th firmness $ho ha.e 'themsel.es( no certaint of faith

*,u&maan

*SURAH .#31

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Alif ,am Mim .1 ,#hese are ?erses of the Wise )oo& .2 ,A Guide and a Merc to the Doers of Good .3 #hose $ho establish re"ular Pra er and "i.e re"ular Charit .4 and ha.e 'in their hearts( the assurance of the Hereafter #hese are on 'true( "uidance from their ,ord- and these are .5 the ones $ho $ill %ros%er )ut there are amon" men those $ho %urchase idle tales $ithout .6 &no$led"e 'or meanin"( to mislead 'men( from the Path of Allah and thro$ ridicule 'on the Path(1 for such there $ill be a humiliatin" Penalt When 0ur Si"ns are rehearsed to such a one he turns a$a in .7 arro"ance as if he heard them not as if there $ere deafness in both his ears1 announce to him a "rie.ous Penalt For those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds there $ill be .8

Gardens of )liss #o d$ell therein+ #he %romise of Allah is true1 and He is .9 78alted in %o$er Wise ;He created the hea.ens $ithout an %illars that e can see .10 He set on the earth mountains standin" firm lest it should sha&e $ith ou- and He scattered throu"h it beasts of all &inds+ We send do$n rain from the s& and %roduce on the earth e.er &ind of noble creature in %airs Such is the Creation of Allah1 no$ sho$ Me $hat is there that .11 others besides Him ha.e created1 na but the #rans"ressors are in manifest error (We besto$ed 'in the %ast( $isdom on ,u*man1 2Sho$ 'th .12 "ratitude to Allah+2 An $ho is 'so( "rateful does so to the %rofit of his o$n soul1 but if an is un"rateful .eril Allah is free of all $ants $orth of all %raise )ehold ,u*man said to his son b $a of instruction1 20 m .13 son6 !oin not in $orshi% 'others( $ith Allah1 for false $orshi% ".is indeed the hi"hest $ron"5doin" And We ha.e en/oined on man 'to be "ood( to his %arents1 in .14 tra.ail u%on tra.ail did his mother bear him and in ears t$ain $as his $eanin"1 'hear the command( 2Sho$ "ratitude to Me and to th %arents1 to Me is 'th final( Goal )ut if the stri.e to ma&e the /oin in $orshi% $ith Me " .15 thin"s of $hich thou hast no &no$led"e obe them not- <et bear them com%an in this life $ith /ustice 'and consideration( and follo$ the $a of those $ho turn to Me 'in lo.e(1 in the 7nd the return of ou all is to Me and I $ill tell ou the truth 'and ".meanin"( of all that e did

0 m son62 'said ,u*man( 2If there be 'but( the $ei"ht of a" .16 mustard5 seed and it $ere 'hidden( in a roc& or 'an $here( in the hea.ens or on earth Allah $ill brin" it forth1 for Allah understands the finest m steries 'and( is $ell5ac*uainted '$ith (them 0 m son6 establish re"ular %ra er en/oin $hat is /ust and" .17 forbid $hat is $ron"1 and bear $ith %atient constanc $hate.er betide thee- for this is firmness 'of %ur%ose( in 'the conduct of( affairs And s$ell not th chee& 'for %ride( at men nor $al& in " .18 insolence throu"h the earth- for Allah lo.eth not an arro"ant boaster And be moderate in th %ace and lo$er th .oice- for the" .19 ".harshest of sounds $ithout doubt is the bra in" of the ass Do e not see that Allah has sub/ected to our 'use( all .20 thin"s in the hea.ens and on earth and has made His bounties flo$ to ou in e8ceedin" measure 'both( seen and unseen4 <et there are amon" men those $ho dis%ute about Allah $ithout &no$led"e and !$ithout "uidance and $ithout a )oo& to enli"hten them When the are told to follo$ the 're.elation( that Allah has .21 sent do$n the sa 1 2;a $e shall follo$ the $a s that $e found our fathers 'follo$in"(+2 What6 e.en if it is Satan bec&onin" !them to the Penalt of the ')la3in"( Fire Whoe.er submits his $hole self to Allah and is a doer of "ood .22 has "ras%ed indeed the most trust$orth hand5hold1 and $ith Allah rests the 7nd and Decision of 'all( affairs )ut if an re/ect Faith let not his re/ection "rie.e thee1 to .23 Us is their return and We shall tell them the truth of their

deeds1 for Allah &no$s $ell all that is in 'men9s( hearts We "rant them their %leasure for a little $hile1 in the end .24 shall We dri.e them to a chastisement unrelentin" If thou as& them $ho it is that created the hea.ens and the .25 "!earth the $ill certainl sa 2Allah+2 Sa 1 2Praise be to Allah )ut most of them understand not #o Allah belon" all thin"s in hea.en and earth1 .eril Allah .26 is He 'that is( free of all $ants $orth of all %raise And if all the trees on earth $ere %ens and the 0cean '$ere .27 in&( $ith se.en 0ceans behind it to add to its 'su%%l ( et $ould not the Words of Allah be e8hausted 'in the $ritin"(1 for Allah is 78alted in %o$er Full of Wisdom And our creation or our resurrection is in no $ise but as .28 an indi.idual soul1 for Allah is He Who hears and sees 'all (thin"s Seest thou not that Allah mer"es ;i"ht into Da and He mer"es .29 Da into ;i"ht- that He has sub/ected the sun and the moon 'to His ,a$( each runnin" its course for a term a%%ointed1 and that ?Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all that e do #hat is because Allah is the 'onl ( Realit and because .30 $hate.er else the in.o&e besides Him is Falsehood- and because Allah He is the Most Hi"h Most Great Seest thou not that the shi%s sail throu"h the 0cean b the .31 "race of Allah4 #hat He ma sho$ ou of His Si"ns4 ?eril in this are Si"ns for all $ho constantl %erse.ere and "i.e than&s When a $a.e co.ers them li&e the cano% 'of clouds( the call .32 to Allah offerin" Him sincere de.otion+ )ut $hen He has deli.ered them safel to land there are amon" them those that halt bet$een

ri"ht and $ron"(+ )ut none re/ect 0ur Si"ns e8ce%t onl a) !(%erfidious un"rateful '$retch (0 man&ind6 do our dut to our ,ord and fear 'the comin" of .33 a Da $hen no father can a.ail au"ht for his son nor a son a.ail au"ht for his father+ ?eril the %romise of Allah is true1 let not then this %resent life decei.e ou nor let the Chief Decei.er decei.e ou about Allah ?eril the &no$led"e of the Hour is $ith Allah 'alone(+ It is .34 He Who sends do$n rain and He Who &no$s $hat is in the $ombs+ ;or does an one &no$ $hat it is that he $ill earn on the morro$1 nor does an one &no$ in $hat land he is to die+ ?eril $ith Allah is (full &no$led"e and He is ac*uainted '$ith all thin"s

*Sa/da

*SURAH .#32

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Alif ,am Mim .1 #his is( the re.elation of the )oo& in $hich there is no) .2 doubt from the ,ord of the Worlds

0r do the sa 2He has for"ed it24 ;a it is the #ruth from .3 the ,ord that thou ma est admonish a %eo%le to $hom no $arner has come before thee1 in order that the ma recei.e "uidance It is Allah Who has created the hea.ens and the earth and all .4 bet$een them in si8 Da s and is firml established on the #hrone of authorit (1 e ha.e none besides Him to %rotect or intercede)

?for ou(1 $ill e not then recei.e admonition) He rules 'all( affairs from the hea.ens to the earth1 in the .5 end $ill 'all affairs( "o u% to Him on a Da the s%ace $hereof $ill be 'as( a thousand ears of our rec&onin" Such as He the &no$er of all thin"s hidden and o%en the .6 ;78alted 'in %o$er( the Merciful He Who has made e.er thin" $hich He has created most Good+ He .7 be"an the creation of man $ith 'nothin" more than( cla And made his %ro"en from a *uintessence of the nature of a .8 fluid des%ised )ut He fashioned him in due %ro%ortion and breathed into him .9 (somethin" of His s%irit+ And He "a.e ou 'the faculties of hearin" and si"ht and feelin" 'and understandin"(1 little than&s !do e "i.e And the sa 1 2What6 $hen $e lie hidden and lost in the earth .10 shall $e indeed be in a creation rene$ed42 ;a the den the !meetin" $ith their ,ord (Sa 1 2#he An"el of Death %ut in char"e of ou $ill 'dul .11 ".ta&e our souls then shall e be brou"ht bac& to our ,ord If onl thou couldst see $hen the "uilt ones $ill bend lo$ .12 their heads before their ,ord 'sa in"1( 20ur ,ord6 We ha.e seen and $e ha.e heard1 no$ then send us bac& 'to the $orld(1 $e $ill ".$or& ri"hteousness1 for $e do indeed 'no$( belie.e If We had so $illed We could certainl ha.e brou"ht e.er .13 soul its true "uidance1 but the Word from Me $ill come true+ 2I ".$ill fill Hell $ith !inns and men all to"ether #aste e then for e for"ot the meetin" of this da of ours " .14 and We too $ill for"et ou taste e the Penalt of 7ternit for

"! our 'e.il( deeds 0nl those belie.e in 0ur Si"ns $ho $hen the are recited to .15 them fall do$n in adoration and celebrate the %raises of their ,ord nor are the 'e.er( %uffed u% $ith %ride #heir limbs do forsa&e their beds of slee% the $hile the .16 (call on their ,ord in Fear and Ho%e1 and the s%end 'in charit out of the sustenance $hich We ha.e besto$ed on them ;o$ no %erson &no$s $hat deli"hts of the e e are &e%t hidden .17 in reser.e( for them as a re$ard for their '"ood( Deeds ) Is then the man $ho belie.es no better than the man $ho is .18 rebellious and $ic&ed4 ;o e*ual are the For those $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds are Gardens as .19 hos%itable homes for their '"ood( deeds As to those $ho are rebellious and $ic&ed their abode $ill be .20 the Fire e.er time the $ish to "et a$a therefrom the $ill be forced thereinto and it $ill be said to them1 2taste e the Penalt of the Fire the $hich e $ere $ont to re/ect as false And indeed We $ill ma&e them taste of the Penalt of this .21 life( %rior to the su%reme Penalt in order that the ma ) re%ent and( return) And $ho does more $ron" than one to $hom are recited the .22 Si"ns of his ,ord and $ho then turns a$a therefrom4 ?eril from those $ho trans"ress We shall e8act 'Due( Retribution We did indeed aforetime "i.e the )oo& to Moses1 be not then .23 in doubt of its reachin" 'thee(1 and We made it a "uide to the Children of Israel And We a%%ointed from amon" them ,eaders "i.in" "uidance .24 under 0ur command so lon" as the %erse.ered $ith %atience and

continued to ha.e faith in 0ur Si"ns ?eril th ,ord $ill /ud"e bet$een them on the Da of .25 (!ud"ement in the matters $herein the differ 'amon" themsel.es Does it not teach them a lesson ho$ man "enerations We .26 destro ed before them in $hose d$ellin"s the 'no$( "o to and ?fro4 ?eril in that are Si"ns1 do the not then listen And do the not see that We do dri.e Rain to %arched soil .27 bare of herba"e( and %roduce there$ith cro%s %ro.idin" food for) ?their cattle and themsel.es4 Ha.e the not the .ision #he sa 1 2When $ill this decision be if e are tellin" the .28 "?truth Sa 1 20n the Da of Decision no %rofit $ill it be to .29 Unbelie.ers if the 'then( belie.e6 ;or $ill the be "ranted a ".res%ite So turn a$a from them and $ait1 the too are $aitin" .30

*Ah3ab

*SURAH .#33

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 0 Pro%het6 Fear Allah and hear&en not to the Unbelie.ers and .1 the H %ocrites1 .eril Allah is full of &no$led"e and $isdom )ut follo$ that $hich comes to thee b ins%iration from th .2 ,ord1 for Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith 'all( that e do And %ut th trust in Allah and enou"h is Allah as a Dis%oser .3 of affairs :Allah has not made for an man t$o hearts in his 'one( bod .4

:nor has He made our $i.es $hom e di.orce b Aihar our mothers nor has He made our ado%ted sons our sons+ Such is 'onl ( our manner of( s%eech b our mouths+ )ut Allah tells ' ou( the)

.#ruth and He sho$s the 'ri"ht( Wa Call them b 'the names( of their fathers1 that is /uster in .5 the si"ht of Allah but if e &no$ not their father9s 'names call them( our )rothers in faith or our Maulas+ )ut there is no blame on ou if e ma&e a mista&e therein1 '$hat counts is( the intention of our hearts1 and Allah is 0ft5Returnin" Most Merciful #he Pro%het is closer to the )elie.ers than their o$n sel.es .6 and his $i.es are their mothers+ )lood5relations amon" each other ha.e closer %ersonal ties in the Decree of Allah than 'the )rotherhood of( )elie.ers and Muha/irs1 ne.ertheless do e $hat is /ust to our closest friends1 such is the $ritin" in the (Decree 'of Allah And remember We too& from the Pro%hets their Co.enant as 'We .7 did( from thee1 from ;oah Abraham Moses and !esus the son of Mar 1 We too& from them a solemn Co.enant #hat 'Allah( ma *uestion the 'Custodians( of #ruth concernin" .8 the #ruth the '$ere char"ed $ith(1 and He has %re%ared for the Unbelie.ers a "rie.ous Penalt 0 e $ho belie.e6 Remember the Grace of Allah 'besto$ed( on .9 ou $hen there came do$n on ou hosts 'to o.er$helm ou(1 but We sent a"ainst them a hurricane and force that e sa$ not+ )ut Allah sees 'clearl ( all that e do )ehold6 the came on ou from abo.e ou and from belo$ ou .10 and behold the e es became dim and the hearts "a%ed u% to the

!throats and e ima"ined .arious '.ain( thou"hts about Allah In that situation $ere the )elie.ers tried1 the $ere sha&en .11 as b a tremendous sha&in" And behold6 the H %ocrites and those in $hose hearts is a .12 disease 'e.en( sa 1 2Allah and His A%ostle %romised us nothin" "!but delusion )ehold6 a %art amon" them said1 2<e men of <athrib6 <e .13 cannot stand 'the attac&(6 #herefore "o bac&62 and a band of them as& for lea.e of the Pro%het sa in" 2#rul our houses are bare and e8%osed2 thou"h the $ere not e8%osed1 the intended nothin" but to run a$a And if an entr had been effected to them from the sides of .14 the 'Cit ( and the had been incited to sedition the $ould !certainl ha.e brou"ht it to %ass $ith none but a brief dela And et the had alread co.enanted $ith Allah not to turn .15 their bac&s and a co.enant $ith Allah must 'surel ( be ans$ered for Sa 1 2Runnin" a$a $ill not %rofit ou if e are runnin" a$a .16 from death or slau"hter- and e.en if ' e do esca%e( no more than "!a brief 'res%ite( $ill e be allo$ed to en/o Sa 1 2Who is it that can screen ou from Allah if it be His .17 $ish to "i.e ou Punishment or to "i.e ou Merc 42 ;or $ill the find for themsel.es besides Allah an %rotector or hel%er ?eril Allah &no$s those amon" ou $ho &ee% bac& 'men( and .18 those $ho sa to their brethren 2Come alon" to us2 but come not to the fi"ht e8ce%t for /ust a little $hile Co.etous o.er ou+ #hen $hen fear comes thou $ilt see them .19 loo&in" to thee their e es re.ol.in" li&e 'those of( one o.er

$hom ho.ers death1 but $hen the fear is %ast the $ill smite ou $ith shar% ton"ues co.etous of "oods+ Such men ha.e no faith and so Allah has made their deeds of none effect1 and that is eas for Allah #he thin& that the Confederates ha.e not $ithdra$n- and if .20 the Confederates should come 'a"ain( the $ould $ish the $ere in the deserts '$anderin"( amon" the )edouins and see&in" ne$s about ou 'from a safe distance(- and if the $ere in our midst the $ould fi"ht but little <e ha.e indeed in the A%ostle of Allah a beautiful %attern of .21 conduct( for an one $hose ho%e is in Allah and the Final Da and) $ho en"a"es much in the %raise of Allah :When the )elie.ers sa$ the Confederate forces the said .22 #his is $hat Allah and His A%ostle had %romised us and Allah and" his A%ostle told us $hat $as true+2 And it onl added to their faith and their 3eal in obedience Amon" the )elie.ers are men $ho ha.e been true to their .23 Co.enant $ith Allah1 of them some ha.e com%leted their .o$ to the e8treme( and some 'still( $ait1 but the ha.e ne.er chan"ed) :their determination( in the least) #hat Allah ma re$ard the men of #ruth for their #ruth and .24 %unish the H %ocrites if that be His Will or turn to them in Merc 1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful :And Allah turned bac& the Unbelie.ers for 'all( their fur .25 no ad.anta"e did the "ain and enou"h is Allah for the )elie.ers in their fi"ht+ And Allah is full of Stren"th Able to enforce His Will And those of the %eo%le of the )oo& $ho aided them Allah did .26

ta&e them do$n from their stron"holds and cast terror into their hearts 'so that(: some e sle$ and some e made %risoners And He made ou heirs of their lands their houses and their .27 "oods and of a land $hich e had not fre*uented 'before(+ And Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s 0 Pro%het6 sa to th Consorts1 2If it be that e desire the .28 life of this $orld and its "litter then come6 I $ill %ro.ide for " our en/o ment and set ou free in a handsome manner )ut if e see& Allah and His A%ostle and the Home of the .29 Hereafter .eril Allah has %re%ared for the $ell5doers amon"st ou a "reat re$ard 0 Consorts of the Pro%het6 if an of ou $ere "uilt of .30 e.ident unseeml conduct the Punishment $ould be doubled to her and that is eas for Allah )ut an of ou that is de.out in the ser.ice of Allah and His .31 A%ostle and $or&s ri"hteousness to her shall We "rant her re$ard t$ice1 and We ha.e %re%ared for her a "enerous Sustenance (0 Consorts of the Pro%het6 e are not li&e an of the 'other .32 $omen1 if e do fear 'Allah( be not too com%laisant of s%eech :lest one in $hose heart is a disease should be mo.ed $ith desire but s%ea& e a s%eech 'that is( /ust And sta *uietl in our houses and ma&e not a da33lin" .33 dis%la li&e that of the former #imes of I"norance- and establish re"ular Pra er and "i.e re"ular Charit - and obe Allah and His A%ostle+ And Allah onl $ishes to remo.e all abomination from ou e Members of the Famil and to ma&e ou %ure and s%otless And recite $hat is rehearsed to ou in our homes of the .34 Si"ns of Allah and His $isdom1 for Allah understands the finest

(m steries and is $ell5ac*uainted '$ith them For Muslim men and $omen for belie.in" men and $omen for .35 de.out men and $omen for true men and $omen for men and $omen $ho are %atient and constant for men and $omen $ho humble themsel.es for men and $omen $ho "i.e in charit for men and $omen $ho fast and den themsel.es( for men and $omen $ho "uard their chastit ) and for men and $omen $ho en"a"e much in Allah9s %raise for them has Allah %re%ared for"i.eness and "reat re$ard It is not fittin" for a )elie.er man or $oman $hen a matter .36 has been decided b Allah and His A%ostle to ha.e an o%tion about their decision if an one disobe s Allah and His A%ostle he is indeed on a clearl $ron" Path )ehold6 thou didst sa to one $ho had recei.ed the "race of .37 Allah and th fa.or1 2Retain thou 'in $edloc&( th $ife and fear Allah+2 )ut thou didst hide in th heart that $hich Allah $as about to ma&e manifest1 thou didst fear the %eo%le but it is more fittin" that thou shouldst fear Allah+ #hen $hen Aaid had (dissol.ed 'his marria"e( $ith her $ith the necessar 'formalit (We /oined her in marria"e to thee1 in order that 'in future (there ma be no difficult to the )elie.ers in 'the matter of marria"e $ith the $i.es of their ado%ted sons $hen the latter (ha.e dissol.ed $ith the necessar 'formalit ( 'their marria"e $ith them1 and Allah9s command must be fulfilled #here can be no difficult to the Pro%het in $hat Allah has .38 indicated to him as a dut +It $as the %ractice 'a%%ro.ed( of Allah amon"st those of old that ha.e %assed a$a and the command of Allah is a decree determined It is the %ractice of those( $ho %reach the Messa"es of) .39

Allah and fear Him and fear none but Allah1 and enou"h is Allah to call 'men( to account Muhammad is not the father of an of our men but 'he is( the .40 A%ostle of Allah and the Seal of the Pro%hets1 and Allah has full &no$led"e of all thin"s 0 e $ho belie.e6 celebrate the %raises of Allah and do this .41 ;often And "lorif Him mornin" and e.enin" .42 He it is Who sends blessin"s on ou as do His an"els that He .43 ma brin" ou out from the de%ths of Dar&ness into ,i"ht1 and He is Full of Merc to the )elie.ers :"!#heir salutation on the Da the meet Him $ill be 2%eace .44 and He has %re%ared for them a "enerous Re$ard 0 Pro%het6 #rul We ha.e sent thee as a Witness a )earer of .45 Glad #idin"s and a Warner And as one $ho in.ites to Allah9s 'Grace( b His lea.e and as .46 a ,am% s%readin" ,i"ht #hen "i.e the "lad tidin"s to the )elie.ers that the shall .47 ha.e from Allah a .er "reat )ount And obe not 'the behests( of the Unbelie.ers and the .48 H %ocrites and heed not their anno ances but %ut th trust in Allah for enou"h is Allah as a Dis%oser of affairs 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e marr belie.in" $omen and then .49 di.orce them before e ha.e touched them no %eriod of Iddah ha.e e to count in res%ect of them1 so "i.e them a %resent and set them free in a handsome manner 0 %ro%het6 We ha.e made la$ful to thee th $i.es to $hom thou .50 hast %aid their do$ers- and those $hom th ri"ht hand %ossesses

out of the %risoners of $ar $hom Allah has assi"ned to thee- and dau"hters of th %aternal uncles and aunts and dau"hters of th ;maternal uncles and aunts $ho mi"rated 'from Mecca( $ith thee and an belie.in" $oman $ho dedicates her soul to the Pro%het if the Pro%het $ishes to $ed her this onl for thee and not for the )elie.ers 'at lar"e(- We &no$ $hat We ha.e a%%ointed for them as to their $i.es and the ca%ti.es $hom their ri"ht hands %ossess in order that there should be no difficult for #hee+ And Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #hou ma est defer 'the turn of( an of them that thou .51 %leasest and thou ma est recei.e an thou %leasest1 and there is no blame on thee if thou in.ite one $hose 'turn( thou hadst set aside+ #his $ere ni"her to the coolin" of their e es the %re.ention of their "rief and their satisfaction that of all of them $ith that $hich thou hast to "i.e them1 and Allah &no$s all( that is in our hearts1 and Allah is All5>no$in" Most) Forbearin" It is not la$ful for thee 'to marr more( $omen after this .52 nor to chan"e them for 'other( $i.es e.en thou"ht their beaut attract thee e8ce%t an th ri"ht hand should %ossess 'as handmaidens(1 and Allah doth $atch o.er all thin"s 0 e $ho )elie.e6 enter not the Pro%het9s houses until lea.e .53 is "i.en ou for a meal 'and then( not 'so earl as( to $ait for its %re%aration1 but $hen e are in.ited enter- and $hen e ha.e ta&en our meal dis%erse $ithout see&in" familiar tal&+ Such beha.ior( anno s the Pro%het1 He is ashamed to dismiss ou but) Allah is not ashamed 'to tell ou( the truth+ And $hen e as& :his ladies( for an thin" e $ant as& them from before a screen)

that ma&es for "reater %urit for our hearts and for theirs+ ;or is it ri"ht for ou that e should anno Allah9s A%ostle or that e should marr his $ido$s after him at an time+ #rul such a thin" is in Allah9s si"ht an enormit Whether e re.eal an thin" or conceal it .eril Allah has .54 full &no$led"e of all thin"s #here is no blame 'on these ladies if the a%%ear( before .55 'their fathers or their sons their brothers or their brothers sons or their sisters9 sons or their $omen or the 'sla.es( $hom their ri"ht hands %ossess+ And 'ladies( fear Allah1 for Allah is Witness to all thin"s Allah and His an"els send blessin"s on the Pro%het1 0 e that .56 belie.e6 send e blessin"s on him and salute him $ith all res%ect #hose $ho anno Allah and his A%ostle Allah has cursed them .57 in this $orld and in the Hereafter and has %re%ared for them a humiliatin" Punishment And those $ho anno belie.in" men and $omen undeser.edl bear .58 on themsel.es( a calumn and a "larin" sin) 0 %ro%het6 tell th $i.es and dau"hters and the belie.in" .59 $omen that the should cast their outer "arments o.er their %ersons '$hen abroad(1 that is most con.enient that the should be &no$n 'as such( and not molested1 and Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful #rul if the H %ocrites and those in $hose hearts is a .60 disease and those $ho stir u% sedition in the Cit desist not We shall certainl stir thee u% a"ainst them1 then $ill the not be able to sta in it as th nei"hbors for an len"th of time #he shall ha.e a curse on them1 $here.er the are found the .61

(shall be sei3ed and slain '$ithout merc Such $as( the %ractice 'a%%ro.ed( of Allah amon" those $ho ) .62 li.ed aforetime1 no chan"e $ilt thou find in the %ractice a%%ro.ed( of Allah) Men as& thee concernin" the Hour1 sa 2#he &no$led"e thereof .63 ?is $ith Allah 'alone(21 and $hat $ill ma&e thee understand !Perchance the Hour is ni"h ?eril Allah has cursed the Unbelie.ers and %re%ared for them .64 a )la3in" Fire #o d$ell therein fore.er1 no %rotector $ill the find nor .65 hel%er #he Da that their faces $ill be turned u%side do$n in the .66 Fire the $ill sa 1 2Woe to us6 $ould that $e had obe ed Allah "!and obe ed the A%ostle And the $ould sa 1 20ur ,ord6 $e obe ed our chiefs and our .67 "reat ones and the misled us as to the 'ri"ht( %ath 0ur ,ord6 "i.e them Double Penalt and curse them $ith a" .68 "!.er "reat Curse 0 e $ho belie.e6 be e not li&e those $ho .e8ed and insulted .69 :Moses but Allah cleared him of the 'calumnies( the had uttered and he $as honorable in Allah9s si"ht 0 e $ho belie.e6 fear Allah and 'al$a s( sa a $ord directed .70 to the Ri"ht #hat He ma ma&e our conduct $hole and sound and for"i.e ou .71 our sins1 he that obe s Allah and His A%ostle has alread attained the hi"hest Achie.ement We did indeed offer the #rust to the Hea.ens and the 7arth .72 and the Mountains1 but the refused to underta&e it bein" afraid

thereof1 but man undertoo& it he $as indeed un/ust and foolish With the result( that Allah has to %unish the H %ocrites men) .73 and $omen and the Unbelie.ers men and $omen and Allah turns in Merc to the )elie.ers men and $omen1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful

*Sabaa

*SURAH .#34

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Praise be to Allah to Whom belon" all thin"s in the hea.ens .1 and on earth1 to Him be Praise in the Hereafter1 and He is Full of Wisdom ac*uainted $ith all thin"s He &no$s all that "oes into the earth and all that comes out .2 thereof- all that comes do$n from the s& and all that ascends thereto1 and He is the Most Merciful the 0ft5For"i.in" #he Unbelie.ers sa 2;e.er to us $ill come the hour21 sa .3 ;a 6 but most surel b m ,ord it $ill come u%on ou b Him Who" &no$s the unseen from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the Hea.ens or on earth1 nor is there an thin" less than that or "reater but is in the Record Pers%icuous #hat He ma re$ard those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of .4 ri"hteousness1 for such is For"i.eness and a Sustenance Most ".Generous )ut those $ho stri.e a"ainst 0ur Si"ns to frustrate them for .5 such $ill be a Penalt a Punishment most humiliatin" (And those to $hom &no$led"e has come see that the 'Re.elation .6

sent do$n to thee from th ,ord that is the #ruth and that it "uides to the Path of the 78alted 'in Mi"ht( Worth of all %raise #he Unbelie.ers sa 'in ridicule(1 2Shall $e %oint out to ou .7 a man that $ill tell ou $hen e are all scattered to %ieces in ?disinte"ration that e shall 'then be raised( in a ;e$ Creation Has he in.ented a falsehood a"ainst Allah or has a s%irit" .8 sei3ed( him42 ;a it is those $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter) that are in 'real( Penalt and in farthest 7rror See the not $hat is before them and behind them of the s& .9 and the earth4 If We $ished We could cause the earth to s$allo$ them u% or cause a %iece of the s& to fall u%on them+ ?eril in this is a Si"n for e.er de.otee that turns to Allah 'in (re%entance We besto$ed Grace aforetime on Da.id from 0ursel.es1 20 e .10 Mountains6 sin" e bac& the Praises of Allah $ith him6 and e birds 'also(6 and We made the iron soft for Him Commandin"( 2Ma&e thou coats of mail balancin" $ell the) .11 rin"s of chain armor and $or& e ri"hteousness- for be sure I see ".clearl ( all that e do) And to Solomon 'We made( the Wind 'obedient(1 its earl .12 (mornin" 'stride( $as a month9s '/ourne ( and its e.enin" 'stride $as a month9s '/ourne (- and We made a Font of molten brass to flo$ for him- and there $ere !inns that $or&ed in front of him b the lea.e of his ,ord and if an of them turned aside from 0ur command We made Him taste of the Penalt of the )la3in" Fire #he $or&ed for him as he desired 'ma&in"( Arches Ima"es .13 )asins as lar"e as Reser.oirs and 'coo&in"( Cauldrons fi8ed 'in their %laces(1 2Wor& e sons of Da.id $ith than&s6 )ut fe$ of M

"!ser.ants are "rateful #hen $hen We decreed 'Solomon9s( death nothin" sho$ed them .14 (his death e8ce%t a little $orm of the earth $hich &e%t 'slo$l "na$in" a$a at his staff1 so $hen he fell do$n the !inns sa$ %lainl that if the had &no$n the unseen the $ould not ha.e (tarried in the humiliatin" Penalt 'of their #as& #here $as for Saba9 aforetime a Si"n in their homeland t$o .15 Gardens to the ri"ht and to the left+ 7at of the Sustenance %ro.ided( b our ,ord and be "rateful to Him1 a territor fair)

!and ha%% and a ,ord 0ft5For"i.in" )ut the turned a$a 'from Allah( and We sent a"ainst them .16 the flood 'released( from the Dams and We con.erted their t$o Garden 'ro$s( into 2"ardens2 %roducin" bitter fruit and tamaris&s and some fe$ 'stunted( ,ote trees #hat $as the Re*uital We "a.e them because the un"ratefull .17 re/ected Faith1 and ne.er do We "i.e 'such( re*uital e8ce%t to such as are un"rateful re/ecters )et$een them and the Cities on $hich We had %oured 0ur .18 blessin"s We had %laced Cities in %rominent %ositions and bet$een :them We had a%%ointed sta"es of /ourne in due %ro%ortion ".#ra.el therein secure b ni"ht and b da " )ut the said1 20ur ,ord6 %lace lon"er distances bet$een our .19 /ourne sta"es+2 )ut the $ron"ed themsel.es 'therein(+ At len"th We made them as a tale 'that is told( and We dis%ersed them all in scattered fra"ments+ ?eril in this are Si"ns for e.er 'soul that is( %atientl constant and "rateful And on them did Satan %ro.e true his idea and the follo$ed .20 him all but a Part that belie.ed

)ut he had no authorit o.er them e8ce%t that We mi"ht test .21 the man $ho belie.es in the Hereafter from him $ho is in doubt concernin" it1 and th ,ord doth $atch o.er all thin"s :Sa 1 2Call u%on other '"ods( $hom e fanc besides Allah .22 the ha.e no %o$er not the $ei"ht of an atom in the hea.ens or on earth- no 'sort of( share ha.e the therein nor is an of them a hel%er to Allah ;o intercession can a.ail in His Presence e8ce%t for those" .23 (for $hom He has "ranted %ermission+ So far 'is this the case that $hen terror is remo.ed from their hearts 'at the Da of !ud"ement then( $ill the sa @What is it that our ,ord commanded49 #he $ill sa @#hat $hich is true and /ust- and He is "'.the Most Hi"h Most Great Sa 1 2Who "i.es ou sustenance from the hea.ens and the .24 earth42 Sa 1 2It is Allah and certain it is that either $e or e "!are on ri"ht "uidance or in manifest error Sa 1 2<e shall not be *uestioned as to our sins nor shall $e .25 ".be *uestioned as to $hat e do Sa 1 20ur ,ord $ill "ather us to"ether and $ill in the end .26 decide the matter bet$een us 'and ou( in truth and /ustice1 and ".He is the 0ne to decide the 0ne Who &no$s all :Sa 1 2Sho$ me those $hom e ha.e /oined $ith Him as %artners .27 b no means 'can e(+ ;a He is Allah the 78alted in Po$er the ".Wise We ha.e not sent thee but as a uni.ersal 'Messen"er( to men .28 "i.in" them "lad tidin"s and $arnin" them 'a"ainst sin( but most men understand not #he sa 1 2When $ill this %romise 'come to %ass( if e are .29

"?tellin" the truth Sa 1 2#he a%%ointment to ou is for a da $hich e cannot %ut .30 ".bac& for an hour nor %ut for$ard #he Unbelie.ers sa 1 2We shall neither belie.e in this .31 scri%ture nor in 'an ( that 'came( before it+2 Couldst thou but see $hen the $ron"5 doers $ill be made to stand before their ,ord thro$in" bac& the $ord 'of blame( on one another6 #hose $ho had been des%ised $ill sa to the arro"ant ones1 2Had it not been for "! ou $e should certainl ha.e been belie.ers :#he arro"ant ones $ill sa to those $ho had been des%ised .32 ?Was it $e $ho &e%t ou bac& from Guidance after it reached ou " ".;a rather it $as e $ho trans"ressed :#hose $ho had been des%ised $ill sa to the arro"ant ones .33 ;a 6 it $as a %lot 'of ours( b da and b ni"ht+ )ehold6 e " constantl ( ordered us to be un"rateful to Allah and to) attribute e*uals to Him62 #he $ill declare 'their( re%entance $hen the see the Penalt 1 We shall %ut o&es on the nec&s of the Unbelie.ers1 it $ould onl be a re*uital for their 'ill( deeds ;e.er did We send a Warner to a %o%ulation but the $ealth .34 ones amon" them said1 2We belie.e not in the 'messa"e( $ith $hich ". e ha.e been sent #he said1 2We ha.e more in $ealth and in sons and $e cannot .35 ".be %unished Sa 1 2?eril m ,ord enlar"es and restricts the %ro.ision to .36 ".$hom He %leases but most men understand not It is not our $ealth nor our sons that $ill brin" ou .37 nearer to Us in de"ree1 but onl those $ho belie.e and $or& Ri"hteousness these are the ones for $hom there is a multi%lied

Re$ard for their deeds $hile secure the 'reside( in the !d$ellin"s on hi"h #hose $ho stri.e a"ainst 0ur Si"ns to frustrate them $ill be .38 "i.en o.er into Punishment Sa 1 2?eril m ,ord enlar"es and restricts the Sustenance to .39 such of His ser.ants as He %leases1 and nothin" do e s%end in the least 'in his cause( but He re%laces it1 for He is the )est of those Who "rant Sustenance 0ne da He $ill "ather them all to"ether and sa to the .40 "?an"els 2Was it ou that these men used to $orshi% #he $ill sa 2Glor to thee6 0ur 'tie( is $ith thee as .41 Protector not $ith them+ ;a but the $orshi%%ed the !inns1 most ".of them belie.ed in them So on that da no %o$er shall the ha.e o.er each other for .42 %rofit or harm1 and We shall sa to the $ron"5doers 2#aste e the "!%enalt of the Fire the $hich e $ere $ont to den When 0ur Clear Si"ns are rehearsed to them the sa 2#his is .43 onl a man $ho $ishes to hinder ou from the '$orshi%( $hich our fathers %racticed+2 And the sa 2#his is onl a falsehood in.ented62 And the Unbelie.ers sa of the #ruth $hen it comes to "!them 2#his is nothin" but e.ident ma"ic )ut We had not "i.en them )oo&s $hich the could stud nor .44 sent a%ostles to them before thee as Warners And their %redecessors re/ected 'the #ruth(- these ha.e not .45 recei.ed a tenth of $hat We had "ranted to those1 et $hen the !(re/ected M a%ostles ho$ 'terrible( $as M re/ection 'of them Sa 1 2I do admonish ou on one %oint1 that e do stand u% .46 before Allah 'it ma be( in %airs or 'it ma be( sin"l and

reflect '$ithin oursel.es(1 our Com%anion is not %ossessed1 he ".is no less than a Warner to ou in face of a terrible Penalt Sa 1 2;o re$ard do I as& of ou1 it is 'all( in our .47 interest1 m re$ard is onl due from Allah1 and He is Witness to ".all thin"s Sa 1 2?eril m ,ord doth cast the 'mantle of( #ruth 'o.er .48 "His ser.ants( He that has full &no$led"e of 'all( that is hidden Sa 1 2#he #ruth has arri.ed and Falsehood neither creates .49 ".an thin" ne$ nor restores an thin" :Sa 1 2If I am astra I onl stra to the loss of m o$n soul .50 but if I recei.e "uidance it is because of the ins%iration of m ".,ord to me1 it is He Who hears all thin"s and is 'e.er( near If thou couldst but see $hen the $ill *ua&e $ith terror1 but .51 then there $ill be no esca%e 'for them( and the $ill be sei3ed from a %osition '*uite( near And the $ill sa 2We do belie.e 'no$( in the 'truth(21 but .52 ho$ could the recei.e 'faith( from a %osition 'so( far off Seein" that the did re/ect faith 'entirel ( before and that .53 the 'continuall ( cast 'slanders( on the Unseen from a %osition ?far off And bet$een them and their desires is %laced a barrier as $as .54 done in the %ast $ith their %artisans1 for the $ere indeed in sus%icious 'dis*uietin"( doubt

*Faatir

*SURAH .#35

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Praise be to Allah Who created 'out of nothin"( the hea.ens .1 and the earth Who made the an"els messen"ers $ith $in"s t$o or three or four 'Pairs(1 He adds to Creation as He %leases1 for Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s What Allah out of His Merc doth besto$ on man&ind there is .2 none can $ithhold1 $hat He doth $ithhold there is none can "rant a%art from Him1 and He is the 78alted in Po$er Full of Wisdom 0 men6 call to mind the "race of Allah unto ou6 Is there a .3 Creator other than Allah to "i.e ou Sustenance from hea.en or earth4 #here is no "od but He1 ho$ then are e deluded a$a from ?the #ruth :And if the re/ect thee so $ere a%ostles re/ected before thee .4 to Allah "o bac& for decision all affairs 0 men6 certainl the %romise of Allah is true+ ,et not then .5 this %resent life decei.e ou nor let the Chief Decei.er decei.e . ou about Allah ?eril Satan is an enem to ou1 so treat him as an enem + He .6 onl in.ites his adherents that the ma become Com%anions of the )la3in" Fire For those $ho re/ect Allah is a terrible Penalt 1 but for .7 those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds is For"i.eness and a ma"nificent Re$ard Is he then to $hom the e.il of his conduct is made allurin" so .8 that he loo&s u%on it as "ood 'e*ual to one $ho is ri"htl "uided(4 For Allah lea.es to stra $hom He $ills and "uides $hom He $ills+ So let not th soul "o out in '.ainl ( si"hin" after !them1 for Allah &no$s $ell all that the do

It is Allah Who sends forth the Winds so that the raise u% .9 the Clouds and We dri.e them to a ,and that is dead and re.i.e the earth there$ith after its death1 e.en so '$ill be( the !Resurrection If an do see& for "lor and %o$er to Allah belon" all "lor .10 and %o$er+ #o Him mount u% 'all( Words of Purit 1 it is He Who e8alts each Deed of Ri"hteousness+ #hose that la Plots of 7.il for them is a Penalt terrible- and the %lottin" of such $ill be (.oid 'of result ;And Allah did create ou from dust- then from a s%erm5dro% .11 then He made ou in %airs+ And no female concei.es or la s do$n her load( but $ith His &no$led"e+ ;or is a man lon"5li.ed) "ranted len"th of da s nor is a %art cut off from his life but is in a Decree 'ordained(+ All this is eas for Allah ;or are the t$o bodies of flo$in" $ater ali&e the one .12 %alatable s$eet and %leasant to drin& and the other salt and bitter+ <et from each '&ind of $ater( do e eat flesh fresh and tender and e e8tract ornaments to $ear- and thou seest the shi%s therein that %lou"h the $a.es that e ma see& 'thus( of the )ount of Allah that e ma be "rateful He mer"es ;i"ht into Da and He mer"es Da into ;i"ht and He .13 has sub/ected the sun and the moon 'to His ,a$(1 each one runs its course for a term a%%ointed+ Such is Allah our ,ord1 to Him belon"s all Dominion+ And those $hom e in.o&e besides Him ha.e not the least %o$er If e in.o&e them the $ill not listen to our call and if .14 the $ere to listen the cannot ans$er our '%ra er(+ 0n the Da of !ud"ement the $ill re/ect our 2Partnershi%+2 And none '0

man6( can tell thee 'the #ruth( li&e the 0ne Who is ac*uainted $ith all thin"s 0 e men6 it is e that ha.e need of Allah1 but Allah is the .15 0ne Free of all $ants Worth of all %raise If He so %leased He could blot ou out and brin" in a ;e$ .16 :Creation ;or is that 'at all( difficult for Allah .17 ;or can a bearer of burdens bear another9s burden+ If one .18 hea.il laden should call another to 'bear( his load not the least %ortion of it can be carried 'b the other( e.en thou"h he be nearl related+ #hou canst but admonish such as fear their ,ord unseen and establish re"ular Pra er and $hoe.er %urifies himself does so for the benefit of his o$n soul- and the destination 'of all( is to Allah #he blind and the seein" are not ali&e .19 ;or are the de%ths of Dar&ness and the ,i"ht .20 ;or are the 'chill ( shade and the '"enial( heat of the sun .21 .;or are ali&e those that are li.in" and those that are dead .22 Allah can ma&e an that He $ills to hear- but thou canst not ma&e those to hear $ho are 'buried( in "ra.es #hou art no other than a $arner .23 ?eril We ha.e sent thee in truth as a bearer of "lad tidin"s .24 and as a $arner1 and there ne.er $as a %eo%le $ithout a $arner (ha.in" li.ed amon" them 'in the %ast And if the re/ect thee so did their %redecessors to $hom .25 came their a%ostles $ith Clear Si"ns )oo&s of Dar& Pro%hecies and the )oo& of 7nli"htenment In the end did I %unish those $ho re/ected Faith1 and ho$ .26

!(terrible( $as M re/ection 'of them) Seest thou not that Allah sends do$n rain from the s& 4 With .27 it We then brin" out %roduce of .arious colors+ And in the mountains are tracts $hite and red of .arious shades of color and blac& intense in hue And so amon"st men and cra$lin" creatures and cattle are the .28 of .arious colors+ #hose trul fear Allah amon" His Ser.ants $ho ha.e &no$led"e1 forh Allah is 78alted in Mi"ht 0ft5For"i.in" #hose $ho rehearse the )oo& of Allah establish re"ular Pra er .29 and s%end 'in Charit ( out of $hat We ha.e %ro.ided for them secretl and o%enl ho%e for a Commerce that $ill ne.er fail (For He $ill %a them their meed na He $ill "i.e them 'e.en .30 more out of His )ount - for He is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Read to (a%%reciate 'ser.ice #hat $hich We ha.e re.ealed to thee of the )oo& is the #ruth .31 confirmin" $hat $as 're.ealed( before it1 for Allah is assuredl $ith res%ect to his ser.ants $ell ac*uainted and full 50bser.ant #hen We ha.e "i.en the )oo& for inheritance to such of 0ur .32 ser.ants as We ha.e chosen1 but there are amon" them some $ho $ron" their o$n souls- some $ho follo$ a middle course- and some $ho are b Allah9s lea.e foremost in "ood deeds- that is the hi"hest Grace Gardens of 7ternit $ill the enter1 therein $ill the be .33 adorned $ith bracelets of "old and %earls- and their "arments there $ill be of sil& And the $ill sa 1 2Praise be to Allah Who has remo.ed from .34 us 'all( sorro$1 for 0ur ,ord is indeed 0ft5For"i.in" Read to (a%%reciate 'ser.ice

Who has out of His bount settled us in a Home that $ill " .35 ".last1 no toil nor sense of $eariness shall touch us therein )ut those $ho re/ect 'Allah( for them $ill be the Fire of .36 Hell1 no term shall be determined for them so the should die nor shall its Penalt be li"htened for them1 thus do We re$ard e.er !un"rateful one !#herein $ill the cr aloud 'for assistance(1 20ur ,ord .37 brin" us out1 $e shall $or& ri"hteousness not the 'deeds( $e used to do62 Did $e not "i.e ou lon" enou"h life so that he that $ould should recei.e admonition4 And 'moreo.er( the $arner came to ou+ So taste e 'the fruit of our deeds( for the Wron"doers ".there is no hel%er ?eril Allah &no$s 'all( the hidden thin"s of the hea.ens and .38 (the earth1 .eril He has full &no$led"e of all that is in 'men9s hearts He it is that has made ou inheritors in the earth1 if then .39 :an do re/ect 'Allah( their re/ection '$or&s( a"ainst themsel.es their re/ection but adds to the odium for the Unbelie.ers in the (si"ht of their ,ord1 their re/ection but adds to 'their o$n undoin" Sa 1 2Ha.e e seen 'these( @%artners9 of ours $hom e call .40 u%on besides Allah42 Sho$ me $hat it is the ha.e created in the $ide( earth+ 0r ha.e the a share in the hea.ens4 0r ha.e We) ?("i.en them a )oo& from $hich the 'can deri.e( clear 'e.idence ;a the $ron"doers %romise each other nothin" but delusions It is Allah Who sustains the hea.ens and the earth lest the .41 cease 'to function(1 and if the should fail there is none not one can sustain them thereafter1 .eril He is Most Forbearin"

0ft5For"i.in" #he s$ore their stron"est oaths b Allah that if a $arner .42 came to them the $ould follo$ his "uidance better than an other( of the Peo%les1 but $hen a $arner came to them it has) (onl increased their fli"ht 'from ri"hteousness 0n account of their arro"ance in the land and their %lottin" .43 of 7.il+ )ut the %lottin" of 7.il $ill hem in onl the authors thereof+ ;o$ are the but loo&in" for the $a the ancients $ere dealt $ith4 )ut no chan"e $ilt thou find in Allah9s $a 'of dealin"(1 no turnin" off $ilt thou find in Allah9s $a 'of (dealin" Do the not tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the end .44 of those before them thou"h the $ere su%erior to them in stren"th4 ;or is Allah to be frustrated b an thin" $hate.er in the hea.ens or on earth1 for He is All5>no$in" All5Po$erful If Allah $ere to %unish men accordin" to $hat the deser.e He .45 $ould not lea.e on the bac& of the 'earth( a sin"le li.in" creature1 but He "i.es them res%ite for a stated #erm1 $hen their #erm e8%ires .eril Allah has in his si"ht all His ser.ants

*<aasin

*SURAH .#36

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .<a Sin .1 ) the =ur9an full of Wisdom .2 #hou art indeed one of the a%ostles .3

0n a Strai"ht Wa .4 It is a Re.elation sent do$n b 'Him( the 78alted in Mi"ht .5 Most Merciful In order that thou ma est admonish a %eo%le $hose fathers had .6 recei.ed no admonition and $ho therefore remain heedless 'of the (Si"ns of Allah #he Word is %ro.ed true a"ainst the "reater %art of them- for .7 the do not belie.e We ha.e %ut o&es round their nec&s ri"ht u% to their chins so .8 (that their heads are forced u% 'and the cannot see And We ha.e %ut a bar in front of them and a bar behind them .9 and further We ha.e co.ered them u%- so that the cannot see #he same is it to them $hether thou admonish them or thou do .10 not admonish them1 the $ill not belie.e #hou canst but admonish1 such a one as follo$s the Messa"e .11 and fears the ',ord( Most Gracious unseen1 "i.e such a one therefore "ood tidin"s of For"i.eness and a Re$ard most "enerous ?eril We shall "i.e life to the dead and We record that .12 $hich the sent before and that $hich the lea.e behind and of (all thin"s ha.e We ta&en account in a clear )oo& 'of e.idence Set forth to them b $a of a %arable the 'stor of( the .13 Com%anions of the Cit + )ehold there came a%ostles to it :When We 'first( sent to them t$o a%ostles the re/ected them .14 but We stren"thened them $ith a third1 the said 2#rul $e ha.e ".been sent on a mission to ou #he '%eo%le( said1 2<e are onl men li&e oursel.es- and .15 Allah( Most Gracious sends no sort of re.elation1 <e do nothin") ".but lie

#he said1 20ur ,ord doth &no$ that $e ha.e been sent on a .16 mission to ou ".And 0ur dut is onl to %roclaim the clear Messa"e " .17 #he '%eo%le( said1 2for us We au"ur an e.il omen from ou1 if .18 e desist not $e $ill certainl stone ou and a "rie.ous ".%unishment indeed $ill be inflicted on ou b us #he said1 2<our e.il omens are $ith oursel.es1 'deem e .19 this an e.il omen( if e are admonished4 ;a but e are a %eo%le "!trans"ressin" all bounds #hen there came runnin" from the farthest %art of the Cit a .20 "man sa in" 206 m %eo%le6 obe the a%ostles 0be those $ho as& no re$ard of ou 'for themsel.es( and $ho " .21 ha.e themsel.es recei.ed Guidance It $ould not be reasonable in me if I did not ser.e Him Who" .22 created me and to Whom e shall 'all( be brou"ht bac& Shall I ta&e 'other( "ods besides Him4 If 'Allah( Most " .23 Gracious should intend some ad.ersit for me of no use $hate.er $ill be their intercession for me nor can the deli.er me "I $ould indeed if I $ere to do so be in manifest 7rror" .24 For me I ha.e faith in the ,ord of ou 'all(1 listen then to" .25 "!me It $as said1 27nter thou the Garden+2 He said 2Ah me6 $ould .26 !(that m Peo%le &ne$ '$hat I &no$ For that m ,ord has "ranted me For"i.eness and has enrolled" .27 "!me amon" those held in honor And We sent not do$n a"ainst his Peo%le after Him an hosts .28 from hea.en nor $as it needful for Us so to do It $as no more than a sin"le mi"ht )last and behold6 the .29

$ere 'li&e ashes( *uenched and silent Ah6 alas for 'M ( ser.ants6 #here comes not an a%ostle to .30 !them but the moc& Him ?See the not ho$ man "enerations before them We destro ed .31 ;ot to them $ill the return )ut each one of them all $ill be brou"ht before Us 'for .32 (/ud"ment A Si"n for them is the earth that is dead- We do "i.e it life .33 and %roduce "rain therefrom of $hich e do eat And We %roduce therein orchards $ith date5%alms and ?ines and .34 We cause s%rin"s to "ush forth therein #hat the ma en/o the fruits of this 'artistr (1 it $as not .35 ?their hands that made this1 $ill the not then "i.e than&s Glor to Allah Who created in %airs all thin"s that the earth .36 %roduces as $ell as their o$n 'human( &ind and 'other( thin"s of $hich the ha.e no &no$led"e And a Si"n for them is the ;i"ht1 We $ithdra$ therefrom the .37 Da and behold the are %lun"ed in dar&ness :And the Sun runs his course for a %eriod determined for him .38 that is the decree of 'Him( the e8alted in Mi"ht the All5>no$in" (And the Moon We ha.e measured for her mansions 'to tra.erse .39 till she returns li&e the old 'and $ithered( lo$er %art of date5stal& It is not %ermitted to the Sun to catch u% the Moon nor can .40 (the ;i"ht outstri% the Da 1 each '/ust( s$ims alon" in 'its o$n (orbit 'accordin" to ,a$ And a Si"n for them is that We bore their race 'throu"h the .41 flood( in the loaded Ar&

And We ha.e created for them similar '.essels( on $hich the .42 ride If it $ere 0ur Will We could dro$n them- then $ould there be .43 no hel%er 'to hear their cr ( nor could the be deli.ered (78ce%t b $a of Merc from Us and b $a of '$orldl .44 con.enience 'to ser.e them( for a time When the are told 2Fear e that $hich is before ou and that .45 $hich $ill be after ou in order that e ma recei.e Merc 2 'the (turn bac& ;ot a Si"n comes to them from amon" the Si"ns of their ,ord .46 but the turn a$a therefrom And $hen the are told 2S%end e of 'the bounties( $ith $hich .47 Allah has %ro.ided ou+2 <ou Unbelie.ers sa to those $ho belie.e1 2Shall $e then feed those $hom if Allah had so $illed He ".$ould ha.e fed 'himself(4 <e are in nothin" but manifest error Further the sa 2When $ill this %romise 'come to %ass( if .48 "?$hat e sa is true #he $ill not 'ha.e to( $ait for au"ht but a sin"le )last1 it .49 !$ill sei3e them $hile the are et dis%utin" amon" themsel.es ;o 'chance( $ill the then ha.e b $ill to dis%ose 'of their .50 !affairs( nor to return to their o$n %eo%le #he trum%et shall be sounded $hen behold6 from the se%ulchers .51 !men( $ill rush forth to their ,ord) #he $ill sa 1 2Ah6 $oe unto us6 Who hath raised us u% from .52 (our beds of re%ose4 'A .oice $ill sa 1( 2#his is $hat 'Allah Most Gracious had %romised and true $as the $ord of the "!a%ostles It $ill be no more than a sin"le )last $hen lo6 the $ill .453

!all be brou"ht u% before Us #hen on that Da not a soul $ill be $ron"ed in the least and .54 e shall but be re%aid the meeds of our %ast Deeds ?eril the Com%anions of the Garden shall that Da ha.e /o .55 in all that the do #he and their associates $ill be in "ro.es of 'cool( shade .56 (reclinin" on thrones 'of di"nit 7.er ( fruit 'en/o ment( $ill be there for them- the shall) .57 ha.e $hate.er the call for !Peace6 a Word 'of salutation( from a ,ord Most Merciful " .58 And 0 e in sin6 "et e a%art this Da .59 Did I not en/oin on ou 0 e children of Adam that e should " .60 ?not $orshi% Satan- for that he $as to ou an enem a.o$ed And that e should $orshi% Me 'for that( this $as the" .61 ?Strai"ht Wa )ut he did lead astra a "reat multitude of ou+ Did e not" .62 ?then understand !#his is the Hell of $hich e $ere 're%eatedl ( $arned " .63 (7mbrace e the 'Fire( this Da for that e '%ersistentl " .64 ".(re/ected '#ruth #hat Da shall We set a seal on their mouths+ )ut their hands .65 $ill s%ea& to Us and their feet bear $itness to all that the did If it had been 0ur Will We could surel ha.e blotted out .66 their e es- then should the ha.e run about "ro%in" for the Path ?but ho$ could the ha.e seen And if it had been 0ur Will We could ha.e transformed them .67 to remain( in their %laces1 then should the ha.e been unable to) (mo.e about nor could the ha.e returned 'after error

If We "rant lon" life to an We cause him to be re.ersed in .68 ?nature1 $ill the not then understand We ha.e not instructed the 'Pro%het( in Poetr nor is it meet .69 for Him this is no less than a Messa"e and a =ur9an ma&in" thin"s clear #hat it ma "i.e admonition to an '$ho are( ali.e and that .70 (the char"e ma be %ro.ed a"ainst those $ho re/ect '#ruth See the not that it is We Who ha.e created for them amon" .71 the thin"s $hich 0ur hands ha.e fashioned cattle $hich are under ?their dominion And that We ha.e sub/ected them to their 'use(4 0f them some .72 do carr them and some the eat And the ha.e 'other( %rofits from them 'besides( and the .73 ?"et 'mil&( to drin&+ Will the not then be "rateful (<et the ta&e 'for $orshi%( "ods other than Allah 'ho%in" .74 !that the mi"ht be hel%ed #he ha.e not the %o$er to hel% them1 but the $ill be .75

brou"ht u% 'before 0ur !ud"ment5Seat( as a troo% 'to be (condemned ,et not their s%eech then "rie.e thee+ ?eril We &no$ $hat .76 the hide as $ell as $hat the disclose ?Doth not man see that it is We Who created Him from s%erm .77 !<et behold6 He 'stands forth( as an o%en ad.ersar And he ma&es com%arisons for us and for"ets his o$n '0ri"in .78 and( Creation+ He sa s 2Who can "i.e life to 'dr ( bones and "?(decom%osed ones 'at that Sa 2He $ill "i.e them life Who created them for the first .79 !time6 For He is $ell5.ersed in e.er &ind of creation

#he same Who %roduces for ou fire out of the "reen tree" .80 !($hen behold6 <e &indle there$ith ' our o$n fires Is not He Who created the hea.ens and the earth able to" .81 create the li&e thereof42 <ea indeed6 for He is the Creator !(Su%reme of s&ill and &no$led"e 'infinite !?eril $hen He intends a thin" His command is 2)e2 and it is .82 ;So "lor to Him in Whose hands is the dominion of all thin"s .83 and to Him $ill e be all brou"ht bac&

*Saaffat

*SURAH .#37

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .) those $ho ran"e themsel.es in ran&s .1 (And so are stron" in re%ellin" 'e.il .2 !(And thus %roclaim the messa"e 'of Allah .3 !?eril .eril our Allah is 0ne .4

,ord of the hea.ens and of the earth and all bet$een them and .5 !,ord of e.er %oint at the risin" of the sun We ha.e indeed dec&ed the lo$er hea.en $ith beaut 'in( the .6 stars For beaut ( and for "uard a"ainst all obstinate rebellious ) .7 e.il s%irits So( the should not strain their ears in the direction of the) .8 78alted Assembl but be cast a$a from e.er side Re%ulsed for the are under a %er%etual %enalt .39 78ce%t such as snatch a$a somethin" b stealth and the are .10

%ursued b a flamin" fire of %iercin" bri"htness !ust as& their o%inion1 are the the more difficult to create .11 or the 'other( bein"s We ha.e created4 #hem ha.e We created out !of a stic& cla #rul dost thou mar.el $hile the ridicule .12 And $hen the are admonished %a no heed .13 And $hen the see a Si"n turn it to moc&er .14 !And sa 2#his is nothin" but e.ident sorcer .15 (What6 $hen $e die and become dust and bones shall $e 'then" .16 "?(be raised u% 'a"ain "?And also our fathers of old" .17 Sa thou1 2<ea and e shall then be humiliated 'on account of .18 ".( our e.il #hen it $ill be a sin"le 'com%ellin"( cr - and behold the .19 !$ill be"in to see "!#he $ill sa 2Ah6 $oe to us6 #his is the Da of !ud"ement .20 A .oice $ill sa ( 2#his is the Da of Sortin" 0ut $hose ) .21 "!truth e 'once( denied )rin" e u%2 it shall be said 2#he $ron"doers and their- .22 $i.es and the thin"s the $orshi%%ed ()esides Allah and lead them to the Wa to the 'Fierce" .23 "!Fire ")ut sto% them for the must be as&ed" .24 "'?What is the matter $ith ou that e hel% not each other` " .25 (;a but that da the shall submit 'to !ud"ment .26 And the $ill turn to one another and *uestion one another .27 #he $ill sa 1 2It $as e $ho used to come to us from the .28 "!(ri"ht hand 'of %o$er and authorit

!#he $ill re%l 1 2;a

e oursel.es had no faith .29

;or had $e an authorit o.er ou+ ;a it $as e $ho $ere a " .30 !%eo%le in obstinate rebellion So no$ has been %ro.ed true a"ainst us the Word of our ,ord" .31 that $e shall indeed 'ha.e to( taste 'the %unishment of our :(sins ".We led ou astra 1 for trul $e $ere oursel.es astra " .32 #rul that da the $ill 'all( share in the Penalt .33 ?eril that is ho$ We shall deal $ith Sinners .34 For the $hen the $ere told that there is no "od e8ce%t .35 Allah $ould %uff themsel.es u% $ith Pride And sa 1 2What6 shall $e "i.e u% our "ods for the sa&e of a .36 "?Poet %ossessed ;a 6 He has come $ith the '.er ( #ruth and he confirms 'the .37 (Messa"e of( the a%ostles 'before Him <e shall indeed taste of the Grie.ous Penalt .38 ()ut it $ill be no more than the retribution of 'the 7.il .39 that e ha.e $rou"ht )ut the sincere 'and de.oted( ser.ants of Allah .40 For them is a Sustenance Determined .41 Fruits 'Deli"hts( and the 'shall en/o ( honor and di"nit .42 In Gardens of Felicit .43 (Facin" each other on #hrones 'of di"nit .44 Round $ill be %assed to them a Cu% from a clear5flo$in" .45 fountain Cr stal5$hite of a taste delicious to those $ho drin& .46 (thereof) Free from headiness- nor $ill the suffer into8ication .47

therefrom And beside them $ill be chaste $omen- restrainin" their .48 ("lances $ith bi" e es 'of $onder and beaut As if the $ere 'delicate( e""s closel "uarded .49 #hen the $ill turn to one another and *uestion one another .50 0ne of them $ill start the tal& and sa 1 2I had an intimate .51 (com%anion 'on the earth Who used to sa @What6 art thou amon"st those $ho bear" .52 ?($itness to the truth 'of the Messa"e When $e die and become dust and bones shall $e indeed` " .53 "'?recei.e re$ards and %unishments "?A .oice( said1 2Would e li&e to loo& do$n ) .54 He loo&ed do$n and sa$ him in the midst of the Fire .55 He said1 2) Allah6 thou $ast little short of brin"in" me to .56 !%erdition Had it not been for the Grace of m ,ord I should certainl " .57 !(ha.e been amon" those brou"ht 'there Is it 'the case( that $e shall not die " .58 "?78ce%t our first death and that $e shall not be %unished " .59 !?eril this is the su%reme achie.ement .60 For the li&e of this let all stri.e $ho $ish to stri.e .61 ?Is that the better entertainment or the #ree of Aa**um .62 For We ha.e trul made it 'as( a trial for the $ron"doers .63 :For it is a tree that s%rin"s out of the bottom of Hell Fire .64 #he shoots of its fruit5stal&s are li&e the heads of de.ils .65 #rul the $ill eat thereof and fill their bellies there$ith .66 #hen on to% of that the $ill be "i.en a mi8ture made of .67 boilin" $ater

#hen shall their return be to the ')la3in"( Fire .68 #rul the found their fathers on the $ron" Path .69 !So the 'too( $ere rushed do$n on their footste%s .70 And trul before them man of the ancients $ent astra .71 )ut We sent aforetime amon" them 'a%ostles( to admonish them .72 #hen see $hat $as the end of those $ho $ere admonished 'but .73 (heeded not 78ce%t the sincere 'and de.oted( ser.ants of Allah .74 In the da s of old( ;oah cried to Us and We are the )est to) .75 hear %ra er And We deli.ered him and his %eo%le from the Great Calamit .76 (And made his %ro"en to endure 'on this earth .77 And We left 'this blessin"( for him amon" "enerations to come .78 in later times "!Peace and salutation to ;oah amon" the nations" .79 #hus indeed do We re$ard those $ho do ri"ht .80 For he $as one of 0ur belie.in" Ser.ants .81 #hen the rest We o.er$helmed in the Flood .82 ?eril amon" those $ho follo$ed his Wa $as Abraham .83 )ehold He a%%roached his ,ord $ith a sound heart .84 )ehold he said to his father and to his %eo%le 2What is that .85 ?$hich e $orshi% ?Is it a Falsehood "ods other than Allah that e desire" .86 "?#hen $hat is our idea about the ,ord of the Worlds" .87 #hen did he cast a "lance at the stars .88 "!(And he said 2I am indeed sic& 'at heart .89 So the turned a$a from him and de%arted .90 #hen did he turn to their "ods and said 2Will e not eat 'of .91

?(the offerin"s before ou What is the matter $ith ou that e s%ea& not " .92 "?(intelli"entl ) #hen did he turn u%on them stri&in" 'them( $ith the ri"ht .93 hand #hen came 'the $orshi%%ers( $ith hurried ste%s and faced .94 (him) ?He said1 2Worshi% e that $hich e ha.e ' oursel.es( car.ed .95 "!)ut Allah has created ou and our handi$or& " .96 #he said1 2)uild him a furnace and thro$ him into the .97 "!bla3in" fire #his failin"( the then sou"ht a strata"em a"ainst him but) .98 !We made them the ones most humiliated !He said1 2I $ill "o to m ,ord6 He $ill surel "uide me .99 "!(0 m ,ord6 "rant me a ri"hteous 'son" .100 So We "a.e him the "ood ne$s of a bo read to suffer and .101 forbear #hen $hen 'the son( reached 'the a"e of( 'serious( $or& $ith .102 him he said1 20 m son6 I see in .ision that I offer thee in sacrifice1 no$ see $hat is th .ie$62 '#he son( said1 20 m father6 do as thou art commanded thou $ill find me if Allah so "!$ills one %racticin" Patience and Constanc So $hen the had both submitted their $ills 'to Allah( and .103 (He had laid Him %rostrate on his forehead 'for sacrifice "!We called out to him 20 Abraham .104 #hou hast alread fulfilled the .ision62 thus indeed do We" .105 re$ard those $ho do ri"ht For this $as ob.iousl a trial .106

And We ransomed him $ith a momentous sacrifice .107 And We left 'this blessin"( for him amon" "enerations 'to .108 :come( in later times "!Peace and salutation to Abraham" .109 #hus indeed do We re$ard those $ho do ri"ht .110 For he $as one of 0ur belie.in" Ser.ants .111 And We "a.e him the "ood ne$s of Isaac a %ro%het one of the .112 Ri"hteous (We blessed him and Isaac1 but of their %ro"en are 'some .113 that do ri"ht and 'some( that ob.iousl do $ron" to their o$n souls A"ain 'of old( We besto$ed 0ur fa.or on Moses and Aaron .114 And We deli.ered them and their %eo%le from 'their( Great .115 Calamit (And We hel%ed them so the o.ercame 'their troubles .116 And We "a.e them the )oo& $hich hel%s to ma&e thin"s clear .117 And We "uided them to the Strai"ht Wa .118 And We left 'this blessin"( for them amon" "enerations 'to .119 come( in later times "!Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron" .120 #hus indeed do We re$ard those $ho do ri"ht .121 For the $ere t$o of 0ur belie.in" Ser.ants .122 (So also $as 7lias amon" those sent 'b us .123 ?()ehold he said to his %eo%le 2Will e not fear 'Allah .124 "Will e call u%on )aal and forsa&e the )est of Creators" .125 Allah our ,ord and Cherisher and the ,ord and Cherisher of" .126 "? our fathers of old )ut the re/ected him and the $ill certainl be called u% .127

(for %unishment) 78ce%t the sincere and de.oted Ser.ants of Allah 'amon" .128 (them And We left 'this blessin"( for him amon" "enerations 'to .129 come( in later times "!Peace and salutation to such as 7lias" .130 #hus indeed do We re$ard those $ho do ri"ht .131 For He $as one of 0ur belie.in" Ser.ants .132 (So also $as ,ut amon" those sent 'b us .133 )ehold We deli.ered him and his adherents all .134 78ce%t an old $oman $ho $as amon" those $ho la""ed behind .135 #hen We destro ed the rest .136 ?eril e %ass b their 'sites( b da .137

?And b ni"ht1 $ill e not understand .138 (So also $as !onah amon" those sent 'b us .139 When he ran a$a 'li&e sla.e from ca%ti.it ( to the shi% .140 full ( laden) He 'a"reed to( cast lots and he $as condemned .141 #hen the bi" Fish did s$allo$ him and he had done acts .142 $orth of blame Had it not been that he 're%ented and( "lorified Allah .143 He $ould certainl ha.e remained inside the Fish till the .144 Da of Resurrection )ut We cast him forth on the na&ed shore in a state of .145 sic&ness And We caused to "ro$ o.er him a s%readin" %lant of the .146 Gourd &ind (And We sent him 'on a mission( to a hundred thousand 'men .147

or more And the belie.ed- so We %ermitted them to en/o 'their .148 life( for a $hile (;o$ as& them their o%inion1 is it that th ,ord has 'onl .149 ?dau"hters and a the ha.e sons 0r that We created the an"els female and the are $itnesses .150 ?(thereto) Is it not that the sa from their o$n in.ention .151 !Allah has be"otten children24 )ut the are liars" .152 ?Did He 'then( choose dau"hters rather than sons .153 ?What is the matter $ith ou4 Ho$ /ud"e e .154 ?Will e not then recei.e admonition .155 ?0r ha.e e an authorit manifest .156 !#hen brin" e our )oo& 'of authorit ( if e be truthful .157 And the ha.e in.ented a blood5relationshi% bet$een Him and .158 the !inns- but the !inns &no$ '*uite $ell( that the ha.e indeed !(to a%%ear 'before His /ud"ment5seat Glor to Allah6 'He is free( from the thin"s the ascribe .159 !(to Him) ;ot 'so do( the ser.ants of Allah sincere and de.oted .160 For .eril neither e nor those e $orshi% .161 ?Can lead 'an ( into tem%tation concernin" Allah .162 !78ce%t such as are 'themsel.es( "oin" to the bla3in" Fire .163 #hose ran"ed in ran&s sa (1 2;ot one of us but has a %lace) .164 a%%ointed (And $e are .eril ran"ed in ran&s 'for ser.ice" .165 "!And $e are .eril those $ho declare 'Allah9s( "lor " .166 And there $ere those $ho said .167

If onl $e had had before us a messa"e from those of old " .168 We should certainl ha.e been ser.ants of Allah sincere" .169 "!(and de.oted) )ut 'no$ that the =ur9an has come( the re/ect it1 but soon .170 !$ill the &no$ Alread has 0ur Word been %assed before 'this( to 0ur .171 (Ser.ants sent 'b Us #hat the $ould certainl be assisted .172 And that 0ur forces the surel must con*uer .173 So turn thou a$a from them for a little $hile .174 And $atch them 'ho$ the fare( and the soon shall see 'ho$ .175 !(thou farest ?Do the $ish 'indeed( to hurr on 0ur Punishment .176 )ut $hen it descends into the o%en s%ace before them e.il .177 !($ill be the mornin" for those $ho $ere $arned 'and heeded not So turn thou a$a from them for a little $hile .178 And $atch 'ho$ the fare( and the soon shall see 'ho$ thou .179 !(farest (Glor to th ,ord the ,ord of Honor and Po$er6 'He is free .180 !(from $hat the ascribe 'to Him !And Peace on the A%ostles .181 And %raise to Allah the ,ord and Cherisher of the Worlds .182

*Saad

*SURAH .#38

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

(Sad+ ) the =ur9an full of Admonition1 'this is the #ruth .1 )ut the Unbelie.ers 'are stee%ed( in Self5"lor and Se%aratism .2 Ho$ man "enerations before them did We destro 4 In the end .3 the cried 'for merc ( $hen there $as no lon"er time for bein" !sa.ed So the $onder that a Warner has come to them from amon" .4 themsel.es6 And the Unbelie.ers sa 2#his is a sorcerer tellin" !lies Has he made the "ods 'all( into one Allah4 #rul this is a" .5 "!$onderful thin" (And the leaders amon" them "o a$a 'im%atientl ( 'sa in" .6 Wal& e a$a and remain constant to our "ods6 For this is trul " !(a thin" desi"ned 'a"ainst ou We ne.er heard 'the li&e( of this amon" the %eo%le of these" .7 !latter da s1 this is nothin" but a made5u% tale What6 Has the Messa"e been sent to him 'of all %ersons( amon"" .8 us42 )ut the are in doubt concernin" M 'o$n( Messa"e6 ;a the !ha.e not et tasted M Punishment 0r ha.e the the #reasures of the Merc of th ,ord the .9 !78alted in Po$er the Grantor of )ounties $ithout measure 0r ha.e the the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth and .10 all bet$een4 If so let them mount u% $ith the ro%es and means 'to !(reach that end )ut there $ill be %ut to fli"ht e.en a host of confederates .11 )efore them '$ere man $ho( re/ected a%ostles the Peo%le of .12 ;oah and @Ad and Pharaoh the ,ord of Sta&es And #hamud and the Peo%le of ,ut and the Com%anions of the .13 Wood- such $ere the Confederates

;ot one 'of them( but re/ected the a%ostles but M Punishment .14 (came /ustl and ine.itabl 'on them #hese 'to5da ( onl $ait for a sin"le mi"ht )last $hich .15 $hen it comes( $ill broo& no dela ) #he sa 1 20ur ,ord6 Hasten to us our sentence 'e.en( before .16 "!the Da of Account Ha.e %atience at $hat the sa and remember 0ur Ser.ant Da.id .17 (the man of stren"th1 for he e.er turned 'to Allah It $as We that made the hills declare in unison $ith him 0ur .18 Praises at e.entide and at brea& of da And the birds "athered 'in assemblies(1 all $ith him did turn .19 (to Allah) We stren"thened his &in"dom and "a.e him $isdom and sound .20 /ud"ment in s%eech and decision Has the Stor of the Dis%utants reached thee4 )ehold the .21 climbed o.er the $all of the %ri.ate chamber When the entered the %resence of Da.id and he $as terrified .22 of them the said1 2Fear not1 We are t$o dis%utants one of $hom has $ron"ed the other decide no$ bet$een us $ith truth and treat us not $ith in/ustice but "uide us to the e.en Path #his man is m brother- he has nine and ninet e$es and I" .23 ha.e 'but( one <et he sa s @Commit her to m care9 and is "moreo.er( harsh to me in s%eech) Da.id( said1 2He has undoubtedl $ron"ed thee in demandin") .24 th 'sin"le( e$e to be added to his 'floc& of( e$es1 trul man are the Partners 'in business( $ho $ron" each other1 not so do those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of ri"hteousness and ho$ fe$ are the 42+ And Da.id "athered that We had tried him1 he as&ed

for"i.eness of his ,ord fell do$n bo$in" 'in %rostration( and (turned 'to Allah in re%entance So We for"a.e him this 'la%se(1 he en/o ed indeed a ;ear .25 A%%roach to Us and a beautiful %lace of 'final( Return 0 Da.id6 We did indeed ma&e thee a .ice"erent on earth1 so .26 /ud"e thou bet$een men in truth 'and /ustice(1 nor follo$ thou the lusts 'of th heart( for the $ill mislead thee from the Path of Allah1 for those $ho $ander astra from the Path of Allah is a Penalt Grie.ous for that the for"et the Da of Account ;ot $ithout %ur%ose did We create hea.en and earth and all .27 bet$een6 #hat $ere the thou"ht of Unbelie.ers6 )ut $oe to the !(Unbelie.ers because of the Fire 'of Hell Shall We treat those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of .28 ri"hteousness the same as those $ho do mischief on earth4 Shall We treat those $ho "uard a"ainst e.il the same as those $ho turn ?aside from the ri"ht Here is( a )oo& $hich We ha.e sent do$n unto thee full of) .29 blessin"s that the ma meditate on its Si"ns and that men of understandin" ma recei.e admonition #o Da.id We "a.e Solomon 'for a son( ho$ e8cellent in 0ur .30 !(ser.ice6 7.er did he turn 'to Us )ehold there $ere brou"ht before him at e.entide coursers of .31 the hi"hest breedin"- and s$ift of foot And he said 2#rul do I lo.e the lo.e of Good $ith a .ie$ to .32 the "lor of m ,ord2 until 'the sun( $as hidden in the .eil 'of (;i"ht )rin" them bac& to me+2 #hen be"an he to %ass his hand o.er" .33 their( le"s and their nec&s)

And We did tr Solomon1 We %laced on his throne a bod .34 ($ithout life(1 but he did turn 'to Us in true de.otion) He said 20 m ,ord6 For"i.e me and "rant me a >in"dom $hich .35 it ma be( suits not another after me1 for #hou art the Grantor) ".(of )ounties '$ithout measure #hen We sub/ected the Wind to his %o$er to flo$ "entl to his .36 order $hithersoe.er he $illed As also the e.il ones 'includin"( e.er &ind of builder and .37 di.er As also others bound to"ether in fetters .38 (Such are 0ur )ounties1 $hether thou besto$ them 'on others" .39 ".or $ithhold them no account $ill be as&ed And he en/o ed indeed a ;ear A%%roach to Us and a beautiful .40 Place of 'final( Return Commemorate 0ur ser.ant !ob behold he cried to his ,ord1 2#he .41 !"7.il 0ne has afflicted me $ith distress and sufferin" #he command $as "i.en1( 2Stri&e $ith th foot1 here is) .42 $ater( $herein to $ash cool and refreshin" and '$ater( to) ".drin& And We "a.e him 'bac&( his %eo%le and doubled their number as .43 a Grace from 0ursel.es and a thin" for commemoration for all $ho ha.e Understandin" :And ta&e in th hand a little "rass and stri&e there$ith " .44 and brea& not 'th oath(+2 #rul We found him full of %atience and constanc 1 ho$ e8cellent in 0ur ser.ice6 7.er did he turn 'to !(Us And commemorate 0ur ser.ants Abraham Isaac and !acob .45 %ossessors of Po$er and ?ision

?eril We did chose them for a s%ecial '%ur%ose( %roclaimin" .46 the Messa"e of the Hereafter #he $ere in 0ur si"ht trul of the com%an of the 7lect and .47 the Good And commemorate Ismail 7lisha and Aul5>ifl1 each of them $as .48 of the com%an of the Good #his is a messa"e 'of admonition(1 and .eril for the .49 Ri"hteous is a beautiful %lace of 'final( Return Gardens of 7ternit $hose doors $ill 'e.er( be o%en to them .50 #herein $ill the recline 'at ease(- therein can the call .51 at %leasure( for fruit in abundance and 'delicious( drin&) And beside them $ill be chaste $omen restrainin" their .52 "lances 'com%anions( of e*ual a"e !Such is the %romise made to ou for the Da of Account .53 #rul such $ill be 0ur )ount 'to ou(- it $ill ne.er fail .54 <ea such6 )ut for the $ron"doers $ill be an e.il %lace of .55 !final( Return) !(Hell6 #he $ill burn therein an e.il bed 'indeed to lie on .56 <ea such6 #hen shall the taste it a boilin" fluid and a .57 fluid dar& mur& intensel cold !And other Penalties of a similar &ind to match them .58 Here is a troo% rushin" headlon" $ith ou6 ;o $elcome for .59 !them6 #rul the shall burn in the Fire !(#he follo$ers shall cr to the misleaders1( 2;a e 'too ) .60

;o $elcome for ou6 It is e $ho ha.e brou"ht this u%on us6 ;o$ "!e.il is 'this( %lace to sta in #he $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 Whoe.er brou"ht this u%on us add to .61 "!him a double Penalt in the fire

And the $ill sa 1 2What has ha%%ened to us that $e see not .62 ?men $hom $e used to number amon" the bad ones Did $e treat them 'as such( in ridicule or ha.e 'our( e es " .63 "?failed to %ercei.e them #rul that is /ust and fittin" the mutual recriminations of .64 !the Peo%le of the Fire Sa 1 2#rul am I a Warner1 no "od is there but the 0ne Allah .65 Su%reme and Irresistible #he ,ord of the hea.ens and the earth and all bet$een" .66 78alted in Mi"ht Able to enforce His $ill for"i.in" a"ain and ".a"ain (Sa 1 2#hat is a messa"e su%reme 'abo.e all .67 "From $hich e do turn a$a " .68 ;o &no$led"e ha.e I of the Chiefs on hi"h $hen the discuss" .69 matters( amon" themsel.es) 0nl this has been re.ealed to me1 that I am to "i.e $arnin" " .70 ".%lainl and %ublicl )ehold th ,ord said to the an"els1 2I am about to create man .71 "from cla When I ha.e fashioned him 'in due %ro%ortion( and breathed" .72 ".into him of M s%irit fall e do$n in obeisance unto him So the an"els %rostrated themsel.es all of them to"ether .73 ;ot so Iblis1 he $as hau"ht and became one of those $ho .74 re/ect Faith Allah( said1 20 Iblis6 $hat %re.ents thee from %rostratin") .75 th self to one $hom I ha.e created $ith M hands4 Art thou "?hau"ht 4 0r art thou one of the hi"h 'and mi"ht ( ones Iblis( said1 2I am better than he1 #hou createdst me from) .76

".fire and him #hou createdst from cla Allah( said1 2#hen "et thee out from here1 for thou art) .77 re/ected accursed ".And M Curse shall be on thee till the Da of !ud"ement " .78 Iblis( said1 20 m ,ord6 "i.e me then res%ite till the Da ) .79 ".the 'dead( are raised Allah( said1 2Res%ite then is "ranted thee) .80 ".#ill the da of the #ime A%%ointed " .81 Iblis( said1 2#hen b #h %o$er I $ill %ut them all in the) .82 $ron" 78ce%t #h Ser.ants amon"st them sincere and %urified 'b " .83 ".(#h "race Allah( said1 2#hen it is /ust and fittin" and I sa $hat is) .84 /ust and fittin" #hat I $ill certainl fill Hell $ith thee and those that " .85 ".follo$ thee e.er one Sa 1 2;o re$ard do I as& of ou for this '=ur9an( nor am I a .86 %retender #his is no less than a Messa"e to 'all( the Worlds" .87 And e shall certainl &no$ the truth of it 'all( after a " .88 ".$hile

*Aumar

*SURAH .#39

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #he re.elation of this )oo& is from Allah the 78alted in Po$er .1

Full of Wisdom :?eril it is We Who ha.e re.ealed the )oo& to thee in #ruth .2 so ser.e Allah offerin" Him sincere de.otion Is it not to Allah that sincere de.otion is due4 )ut those $ho .3 ta&e for %rotectors other than Allah 'sa (1 2We onl ser.e them in order that the ma brin" us nearer to Allah+2 #rul Allah $ill /ud"e bet$een them in that $herein the differ+ )ut Allah "uides not such as are false and un"rateful Had Allah $ished to ta&e to Himself a son He could ha.e chosen .4 $hom He %leased out of those $hom He doth create1 but Glor be to Him6 'He is abo.e such thin"s+ He is Allah the 0ne the Irresistible He created the hea.ens and the earth in true '%ro%ortions(1 He .5 ma&es the ;i"ht o.erla% the Da and the Da o.erla% the ;i"ht1 He has sub/ected the sun and the moon 'to His la$( each one follo$s a course for a time a%%ointed+ Is not He the 78alted in Po$er He ?Who for"i.es a"ain and a"ain He created ou 'all( from a sin"le %erson1 then created of .6 li&e nature his mate- and He sent do$n for ou ei"ht head of cattle in %airs1 He ma&es ou in the $ombs of our mothers in sta"es one after another in three .eils of dar&ness+ Such is .Allah our ,ord and Cherisher1 to Him belon"s 'all( dominion #here is no "od but He1 then ho$ are e turned a$a 'from our (true Center It e re/ect 'Allah( trul Allah has no need of ou- but He .7 li&eth not in"ratitude from His ser.ants1 if e are "rateful He is %leased $ith ou+ ;o bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another+ In the end to our ,ord is our return $hen He $ill tell

ou the truth of all that e did 'in ) this life(+ For He &no$eth $ell all that is in 'men9s( hearts When some trouble toucheth man he crieth unto his ,ord turnin" .8 to Him in re%entance1 but $hen He besto$eth a fa.or u%on him as from Himself 'man( doth for"et $hat he cried and %ra ed for before and he doth set u% ri.als unto Allah thus misleadin" others from Allah9s Path+ Sa 27n/o th blas%hem for a little "!$hile1 .eril thou art 'one( of the Com%anions of the Fire Is one $ho $orshi%s de.outl durin" the hours of the ni"ht .9 %rostratin" himself or standin" 'in adoration( $ho ta&es heed of the Hereafter and $ho %laces his ho%e in the Merc of his ,ord li&e one $ho does not(4 Sa 1 2Are those e*ual those $ho &no$ and) those $ho do not &no$4 It is those $ho are endued $ith ".understandin" that recei.e admonition Sa 1 20 e m ser.ants $ho belie.e6 Fear our ,ord1 "ood is .10 the re$ard( for those $ho do "ood in this $orld+ S%acious is) Allah9s earth6 #hose $ho %atientl %erse.ere $ill trul recei.e a "!re$ard $ithout measure Sa 1 2?eril I am commanded to ser.e Allah $ith sincere .11 de.otion And I am commanded to be the first of those $ho bo$ to Allah " .12 ".in Islam Sa 1 2I $ould if I disobe ed m ,ord indeed ha.e fear of the .13 ".Penalt of a Mi"ht Da (Sa 1 2It is Allah I ser.e $ith m sincere 'and e8clusi.e .14 "de.otion Ser.e e $hat e $ill besides Him+2 Sa 1 2#rul those in " .15 loss are those $ho lose their o$n souls and their Peo%le on the

Da of !ud"ement1 Ah6 that is indeed the 'real and( e.ident "!,oss #he shall ha.e la ers of fire abo.e them and la ers 'of .16 fire( belo$ them $ith this doth Allah $arn off His ser.ants1 20 "!m ser.ants6 #hen fear e Me #hose $ho esche$ e.il and fall not into its $orshi% and turn .17 to Allah 'in re%entance( for them is Good ;e$s1 so announce the Good ;e$s to M Ser.ants #hose $ho listen to the Word and follo$ the best 'meanin"( in .18 it1 those are the ones $hom Allah has "uided and those are the ones endued $ith understandin" Is then one a"ainst $hom the decree of Punishment is /ustl .19 due 'e*ual to one $ho esche$s e.il(4 Wouldst thou then deli.er ?one '$ho is( in the fire )ut it is for those $ho fear their ,ord that loft mansions .20 one abo.e another ha.e been built1 beneath them flo$ ri.ers 'of deli"ht(1 'such is( the %romise of Allah1 ne.er doth Allah fail in 'His( %romise Seest thou not that Allah sends do$n rain from the s& and .21 leads it throu"h s%rin"s in the earth4 #hen He causes to "ro$ there$ith %roduce of .arious colors1 then it $ithers- thou $ilt .see it "ro$ ello$- then He ma&es it dr u% and crumble a$a #rul in this is a Messa"e of remembrance to men of understandin" Is one $hose heart Allah has o%ened to Islam so that he has .22 recei.ed enli"htenment from Allah 'no better than one hard5hearted(4 Woe to those $hose hearts are hardened a"ainst celebratin" the %raises of Allah6 #he are manifestl $anderin" !(in error)

Allah has re.ealed 'from time to time( the most beautiful .23 (messa"e in the form of a )oo& consistent $ith itself '<et re%eatin" 'its teachin" in .arious as%ects(1 the s&ins of those $ho fear their ,ord tremble thereat- then their s&ins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah9s %raises+ Such is the "uidance of Allah1 He "uides there$ith $hom He %leases but such as Allah lea.es to stra can ha.e none to "uide Is then one $ho has to fear the brunt of the Penalt on the .24 Da of !ud"ement 'and recei.e it( on his face 'li&e one "uarded therefrom(4 It $ill be said to the $ron"doers1 2#aste e 'the "!fruits of( $hat e earned #hose before them 'also( re/ected 're.elation( and so the .25 Punishment came to them from directions the did not %ercei.e So Allah "a.e them a taste of humiliation in the %resent life .26 !but "reater is the Punishment of the Hereafter if the onl &ne$ We ha.e %ut forth for men in this =ur9an e.er &ind of .27 Parable in order that the ma recei.e admonition :(It is( a =ur9an in Arabic $ithout an croo&edness 'therein ) .28 in order that the ma "uard a"ainst 7.il Allah %uts forth a Parable a man belon"in" to man %artners .29 at .ariance $ith each other and a man belon"in" entirel to one !master1 are those t$o e*ual in com%arison4 Praise be to Allah )ut most of them ha.e no &no$led"e #rul thou $ilt die 'one da ( and trul the 'too( $ill die .30 (one da ) In the end $ill e 'all( on the Da of !ud"ement settle our .31 dis%utes in the %resence of our ,ord Who then doth more $ron" than one $ho utters a lie concernin" .32

Allah and re/ects the truth $hen it comes to him4 Is there not in ?Hell an abode for blas%hemers And he $ho brin"s the #ruth and he $ho confirms 'and .33 su%%orts( it such are the men $ho do ri"ht #he shall ha.e all that the $ish for in the %resence of .34 their ,ord1 such is the re$ard of those $ho do "ood So that Allah $ill turn off from them 'e.en( the $orst in .35 their deeds and "i.e them their re$ard accordin" to the best of $hat the ha.e done Is not Allah enou"h for His ser.ant4 )ut the tr to fri"hten .36 thee $ith other '"ods( besides him6 For such as Allah lea.es to stra there can be no "uide And such as Allah doth "uide there can be none to lead astra .37 is not Allah 78alted in Po$er 'able to enforce His Will( ,ord of ?Retribution If indeed thou as& them $ho it is that created the hea.ens .38 and the earth the $ould be sure to sa 2Allah+2 Sa 1 2See e then4 #he thin"s that e in.o&e besides Allah can the if Allah $ills some Penalt for me remo.e His Penalt 4 0r if He $ills some Grace for me can the &ee% bac& His Grace42 Sa 1 2Sufficient is ".Allah for me6 In Him trust those $ho %ut their trust :(Sa 1 20 m %eo%le6 Do $hate.er e can1 I $ill do 'm %art .39 but soon $ill e &no$ Who it is to $hom come a Penalt of i"nomin and on $hom " .40 ".descends a Penalt that abides ?eril We ha.e re.ealed the )oo& to thee in #ruth for .41 instructin"( man&ind+ He then that recei.es "uidance benefits) his o$n soul1 but he that stra s in/ures his o$n soul+ ;or art

thou set o.er them to dis%ose of their affairs It is Allah that ta&es the souls 'of men( at death1 and those .42 that die not 'He ta&es( durin" their slee%1 those on $hom He has (%assed the decree of death He &ee%s bac& 'from returnin" to life .but the rest He sends 'to their bodies( for a term a%%ointed ?eril in this are Si"ns for those $ho reflect ?What6 Do the ta&e for intercessors others besides Allah .43 "?Sa 1 27.en if the ha.e no %o$er $hate.er and no intelli"ence (Sa 1 2#o Allah belon"s e8clusi.el 'the ri"ht to "rant .44 Intercession1 to Him belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the ".earth1 in the 7nd it is to Him that e shall be brou"ht bac& When Allah the 0ne and 0nl is mentioned the hearts of those .45 $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter are filled $ith dis"ust and horror- but $hen '"ods( other than He are mentioned behold the !are filled $ith /o Sa 1 20 Allah6 Creator of the hea.ens and the earth6 >no$er .46 of all that is hidden and o%en6 It is #hou that $ilt /ud"e bet$een #h Ser.ants in those matters about $hich the ha.e ".differed 7.en if the $ron"doers had all that there is on earth and as .47 much more 'in .ain( $ould the offer it for ransom from the %ain of the Penalt on the Da of !ud"ement1 but somethin" $ill confront them from Allah $hich the could ne.er ha.e counted !u%on For the e.ils of their Deeds $ill confront them and the $ill .48 !be 'com%letel ( encircled b that $hich the used to moc& at ;o$ $hen trouble touches man he cries to Us- but $hen We .49 besto$ a fa.or u%on him as from 0ursel.es he sa s 2#his has been

"i.en to me because of a certain &no$led"e 'I ha.e(62 ;a but !this is but a trial but most of them understand not #hus did the '"enerations( before them sa 6 )ut all that the .50 did $as of no %rofit to them ;a the e.il results of their deeds o.ertoo& them+ And the .51 $ron"doers of this '"eneration( the e.il results of their deeds $ill soon o.erta&e them 'too( and the $ill ne.er be able to !(frustrate '0ur Plan >no$ the not that Allah enlar"es the %ro.ision or restricts .52 it for an He %leases4 ?eril in this are si"ns for those $ho !belie.e Sa 1 20 m Ser.ants $ho ha.e trans"ressed a"ainst their .53 souls6 Des%air not of the Merc of Allah1 for Allah for"i.es all sins1 for He is 0ft For"i.in" Most Merciful (#urn e to our ,ord 'in re%entance( and bo$ to His 'Will" .54 before the Penalt comes on ou1 after that e shall not be hel%ed And follo$ the )est of 'the courses( re.ealed to ou from " .55 our ,ord before the Penalt comes on ou of a sudden $hile e !%ercei.e not ,est the soul should 'then( sa 1 Ah6 $oe is me6 In that I" .56 ne"lected 'm dut ( to$ards Allah and $as but amon" those $ho !moc&ed 0r 'lest( it should sa 1 @If onl Allah had "uided me I" .57 !should certainl ha.e been amon" the ri"hteous :0r 'lest( it should sa $hen it 'actuall ( sees the Penalt " .58 If onl I had another chance I should certainl be amon" those` '!$ho do "ood

#he re%l $ill be( @;a but there came to thee M si"ns and)" .59 thou didst re/ect them1 thou $ast hau"ht and became one of those "'!$ho re/ect Faith 0n the Da of !ud"ement $ilt thou see those $ho told lies .60 a"ainst Allah their faces $ill be turned blac&- is there not in ?Hell an abode for the Hau"ht )ut Allah $ill deli.er the ri"hteous to their %lace of .61 sal.ation1 no e.il shall touch them nor shall the "rie.e Allah is the Creator of all thin"s and He is the Guardian and .62 Dis%oser of all affairs #o Him belon" the &e s of the hea.ens and the earth1 and .63 those $ho re/ect the Si"ns of Allah it is the $ho $ill be in loss Sa 1 2Is it someone other than Allah that e order me to .64 "?$orshi% 0 e i"norant ones )ut it has alread been re.ealed to thee as it $as to those .65 before thee 2If thou $ert to /oin '"ods $ith Allah( trul fruitless $ill be th $or& 'in life( and thou $ilt surel be in ".(the ran&s of those $ho lose 'all s%iritual "ood ;a but $orshi% Allah and be of those $ho "i.e than&s .66 ;o /ust estimate ha.e the made of Allah such as is due to .67 Him1 on the Da of !ud"ement the $hole of the earth $ill be but :His handful and the hea.ens $ill be rolled u% in His ri"ht hand Glor to Him6 Hi"h is He abo.e the Partners the attribute to !Him #he #rum%et $ill '/ust( be sounded $hen all that are in the .68 hea.ens and on earth $ill s$oon e8ce%t such as it $ill %lease Allah 'to e8em%t(+ #hen $ill a second one be sounded $hen behold

!the $ill be standin" and loo&in" on And the 7arth $ill shine $ith the "lor of its ,ord1 the .69 Record 'of Deeds( $ill be %laced 'o%en(- the %ro%hets and the $itnesses $ill be brou"ht for$ard1 and a /ust decision %ronounced (bet$een them- and the $ill not be $ron"ed 'in the least And to e.er soul $ill be %aid in full 'the fruit( of its .70 deeds- and 'Allah( &no$eth best all that the do #he Unbelie.ers $ill be led to Hell in cro$ds- until $hen .71 the arri.e there its "ates $ill be o%ened and its >ee%ers $ill sa 2Did not a%ostles come to ou from amon" oursel.es rehearsin" to ou the Si"ns of our ,ord and $arnin" ou of the meetin" of this Da of ours42 #he ans$er $ill be1 2#rue1 but the Decree of Punishment has been %ro.ed true a"ainst the "!Unbelie.ers #o them( $ill be said1 27nter e the "ates of Hell to d$ell ) .72 "!therein1 and e.il is 'this( abode of the arro"ant And those $ho feared their ,ord $ill be led to the Garden in .73 :cro$ds1 until behold the arri.e there- its "ates $ill be o%ened !and its >ee%ers $ill sa 1 2Peace be u%on ou6 Well ha.e e done ".7nter e here to d$ell therein #he $ill sa 1 2Praise be to Allah Who has trul fulfilled .74 His %romise to us and has "i.en us 'this( land in herita"e1 $e can d$ell in the Garden as $e $ill1 ho$ e8cellent a re$ard for "!(those $ho $or& 'ri"hteousness (And thou $ilt see the an"els surroundin" the #hrone 'Di.ine .75 on all sides sin"in" Glor and Praise to their ,ord+ #he Decision bet$een them 'at !ud"ment( $ill be in '%erfect( /ustice+ And the cr 'on all sides( $ill be 2Praise be to Allah the ,ord of the

"!Worlds

*Mumin

*SURAH .#40

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Ha Mim .1 #he re.elation of this )oo& is from Allah 78alted in Po$er .2 Full of >no$led"e Who for"i.eth Sin acce%teth Re%entance is strict in Punishment .3 and hath a ,on" Reach 'in all thin"s(+ #here is no "od but He1 to Him is the Final Goal .;one can dis%ute about the Si"ns of Allah but the Unbelie.ers .4 !,et not then their struttin" about throu"h the land decei.e thee )ut 'there $ere %eo%le( before them $ho denied 'the Si"ns( the .5 Peo%le of ;oah and the confederates 'of 7.il( after them- and e.er Peo%le %lotted a"ainst their %ro%het to sei3e him and dis%uted b means of .anities there$ith to condemn the truth- but !it $as I that sei3ed them6 And ho$ 'terrible( $as M Re*uital #hus $as the Decree of th ,ord %ro.ed true a"ainst the .6 !Unbelie.ers- that trul the are Com%anions of Fire #hose $ho sustain the #hrone 'of Allah( and those around it .7 sin" Glor and Praise to their ,ord- belie.e in Him- and im%lore for"i.eness for those $ho belie.e1 20ur ,ord6 #h reach is o.er all thin"s in Merc and >no$led"e+ For"i.e then those $ho turn in re%entance and follo$ #h Path1 and %reser.e them from the !Penalt of the )la3in" Fire

And "rant our ,ord6 #hat the enter the Gardens of 7ternit " .8 $hich #hou hast %romised to them and to the ri"hteous amon" their fathers their $i.es and their %osterit 6 For #hou art 'He( the 78alted in Mi"ht Full of Wisdom And %reser.e them from 'all( ills- and an $hom thou dost" .9 %reser.e from ills that Da on them $ilt #hou ha.e besto$ed Merc indeed1 and that $ill be trul 'for them( the hi"hest Achie.ement #he Unbelie.ers $ill be addressed1 2Greater $as the a.ersion .10 of Allah to ou than 'is( our a.ersion to oursel.es seein" that ". e $ere called to the Faith and e used to refuse #he $ill sa 12 0ur ,ord6 t$ice hast #hou made us $ithout .11 life and t$ice hast #hou "i.en us ,ife6 ;o$ ha.e $e reco"ni3ed "?(our sins1 is there an $a out 'of this #he ans$er $ill be1( 2#his is because $hen Allah $as in.o&ed) .12 as the onl 'ob/ect of $orshi%( e did re/ect Faith but $hen %artners $ere /oined to Him e belie.ed6 #he command is $ith "!Allah Most Hi"h Most Great He it is Who sho$eth ou His Si"ns and sendeth do$n .13 sustenance for ou from the s& 1 but onl those recei.e (admonition $ho turn 'to Allah Call e then u%on Allah $ith sincere de.otion to Him e.en .14 thou"h the Unbelie.ers ma detest it Raised hi"h abo.e ran&s 'or de"rees( 'He is( the ,ord of the .15 #hrone 'of authorit (1 b his command doth He send the s%irit 'of ins%iration( to an of His ser.ants He %leases that it ma $arn men( of the Da of Mutual Meetin") #he Da $hereon the $ill 'all( come forth1 ;ot a sin"le .16 thin" concernin" them is hidden from Allah+ Whose $ill be the

!dominion that Da 4 #hat of Allah the 0ne the Irresistible #hat Da $ill e.er soul be re*uited for $hat it earned- no .17 in/ustice $ill there be that Da for Allah is S$ift in ta&in" account Warn them of the Da that is 'e.er( dra$in" near $hen the .18 Hearts $ill 'come( ri"ht u% to the #hroats to cho&e 'them(- no intimate friend nor intercessor $ill the $ron"doers ha.e $ho could be listened to Allah( &no$s of 'the tric&s( that decei.e $ith the e es and) .19 all that hearts 'of men( conceal And Allah $ill /ud"e $ith '!ustice and( #ruth1 but those $hom .20 men( in.o&e besides Him $ill not 'be in a %osition( to /ud"e at) (all+ ?eril it is Allah 'alone( Who hears and sees 'all thin"s Do the not tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the 7nd .21 of those before them4 #he $ere e.en su%erior to them in stren"th and in the traces1 'the ha.e left( in the land1 but Allah did call them to account for their sins and none had the to defend them a"ainst Allah #hat $as because there came to them their a%ostles $ith Clear .22 :Si"ns( but the re/ected them1 So Allah called them to account) for He is full of Stren"th Strict in Punishment 0f old We sent Moses $ith 0ur Si"ns and Authorit manifest .23 #o Pharaoh Haman and =arun- but the called 'him( 2a sorcerer .24 "!tellin" lies ;o$ $hen he came to them in #ruth from Us the said 2Sla the .25 "sons of those $ho belie.e $ith him and &ee% ali.e their females but the %lots of Unbelie.ers 'end( in nothin" but errors 'and "!(delusions

Said Pharaoh1 2,ea.e me to sla Moses- and let him Call on .26 his ,ord6 What I fear is lest he should chan"e our reli"ion or "!lest he should cause mischief to a%%ear in the land Moses said1 2I ha.e indeed called u%on m ,ord and our ,ord .27 for %rotection( from e.er arro"ant one $ho belie.es not in the) "!Da of Account A belie.er a man from amon" the %eo%le of Pharaoh $ho had .28 concealed his faith said1 2Will e sla a man because he sa s @M (,ord is Allah94 When he has indeed come to ou $ith Clear 'Si"ns from our ,ord4 And if he be a liar on him is 'the sin of( his lie1 but if he is tellin" the #ruth then $ill fall on ou somethin" of the 'calamit ( of $hich he $arns ou1 trul Allah !"uides not one $ho trans"resses and lies 0 m %eo%le6 ours is the dominion this da 1 e ha.e the" .29 u%%er hand in the land1 but $ho $ill hel% us from the Punishment of Allah should it befall us42 Pharaoh said1 2I but %oint out to ou that $hich I see 'm self(- nor do I "uide ou but to the Path "!of Ri"ht #hen said the man $ho belie.ed1 20 m Peo%le6 trul I do fear .30 for ou somethin" li&e the Da 'of disaster( of the Confederates !(in sin) Somethin" li&e the fate of the %eo%le of ;oah the @Ad and" .31 the #hamud and those $ho came after them1 but Allah ne.er $ishes in/ustice to His Ser.ants And 0 m Peo%le6 I fear for ou a Da $hen there $ill be " .32 (mutual callin" 'and $ailin" A da $hen e shall turn our bac&s and flee1 no defender .33 shall e ha.e from Allah1 an $hom Allah lea.es to stra there is

none to "uide And to ou there came !ose%h in times "one b $ith Clear " .34 Si"ns but e ceased not to doubt of the 'mission( for $hich he had come1 at len"th $hen he died e said1 @;o a%ostle $ill Allah send after him+ #hus doth Allah lea.e to stra such as trans"ress and li.e in doubt Such( as dis%ute about the Si"ns of Allah $ithout an )" .35 authorit that hath reached them+ Grie.ous and odious 'is such conduct( in the si"ht of Allah and of the )elie.ers+ #hus doth Allah seal u% e.er heart of arro"ant and obstinate ".trans"ressors Pharaoh said1 20 Haman6 )uild me a loft %alace that I ma .36 attain the $a s and means #he $a s and means of 'reachin"( the hea.ens and that I ma " .37 mount u% to the Allah of Moses- but as far as I am concerned I thin& 'Moses( is a liar62 #hus $as made allurin" in Pharaoh9s e es the e.il of his deeds and he $as hindered from the Path- and (the %lot of Pharaoh led to nothin" but %erdition 'for him #he man $ho belie.ed said further1 20 m Peo%le6 follo$ me1 I .38 $ill lead ou to the Path of Ri"ht 0 m %eo%le6 #his life of the %resent is nothin" but " .39 tem%orar ( con.enience1 it is the Hereafter that is the Home) that $ill last He that $or&s e.il $ill not be re*uited but b the li&e " .40 thereof1 and he that $or&s a ri"hteous deed $hether man or $oman and is a belie.er such $ill enter the Garden 'of )liss(1 therein $ill the ha.e abundance $ithout measure And 0 m Peo%le6 ho$ 'stran"e( it is for me to call ou to " .41

!Sal.ation $hile e call me to the Fire <e do call u%on me to blas%heme a"ainst Allah and to /oin" .42 $ith Him Partners of $hom I ha.e no &no$led"e- and I call ou to "!the 78alted in Po$er Who for"i.es a"ain and a"ain Without doubt e do call me to one $ho is not fit to be" .43 called to $hether in this $orld or in the Hereafter- our Return $ill be to Allah- and the #rans"ressors $ill be Com%anions of the !Fire (Soon $ill e remember $hat I sa to ou 'no$( m 'o$n " .44 affair I commit to Allah1 for Allah 'e.er( $atches o.er His ".Ser.ants #hen Allah sa.ed him from 'e.er ( ill that the %lotted .45 a"ainst him( but the brunt of the Penalt encom%assed on all) sides the Peo%le of Pharaoh In front of the Fire $ill the be brou"ht mornin" and .46 e.enin"1 and 'the Sentence $ill be( on the Da that !ud"ment $ill be established1 2Cast e the Peo%le of Pharaoh into the se.erest "!Penalt )ehold the $ill dis%ute $ith each other in the Fire6 #he .47 $ea& ones '$ho follo$ed( $ill sa to those $ho had been arro"ant We but follo$ed ou can e then ta&e 'on oursel.es( from us" "?some share of the Fire #hose $ho had been arro"ant $ill sa 1 2We are all in this .48 "!Fire(6 #rul Allah has /ud"ed bet$een 'His( Ser.ants) #hose in the Fire $ill sa to the >ee%ers of Hell1 2Pra to .49 "!( our ,ord to li"hten us the Penalt for a Da 'at least #he $ill sa 1 2Did there not come to ou our a%ostles $ith .150 Clear Si"ns42 #he $ill sa 2<es+2 #he $ill re%l 2#hen %ra 'as

e li&e( but the Pra er of those $ithout Faith is nothin" but "!futile $anderin"( in 'ma3es of( error) We $ill $ithout doubt hel% 0ur a%ostles and those $ho belie.e .51 both( in this $orld9s life and on the Da $hen the Witnesses) $ill stand forth #he Da $hen no %rofit $ill it be to Wron"doers to %resent .52 their e8cuses but the $ill 'onl ( ha.e the Curse and the Home of Miser We did aforetime "i.e Moses the ')oo& of( Guidance and We .53 "a.e the )oo& in inheritance to the Children of Israel A Guide and a Messa"e to men of understandin" .54 :Patientl then %erse.ere1 for the Promise of Allah is true .55 and as& for"i.eness for th fault and celebrate the Praises of th ,ord in the e.enin" and in the mornin" #hose $ho dis%ute about the Si"ns of Allah $ithout an .56 authorit besto$ed on them there is nothin" in their breasts but the *uest of( "reatness $hich the shall ne.er attain to1 see&) (refu"e then in Allah1 it is He Who hears and sees 'all thin"s Assuredl the creation of the hea.ens and the earth is a .57 "reater 'matter( than the creation of men1 <et most men understand not ;ot e*ual are the blind and those $ho 'clearl ( see1 nor are .58 e*ual( those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of ri"hteousness and) !those $ho do e.il+ ,ittle do e learn b admonition #he Hour $ill certainl come1 therein is no doubt1 et most .59 men belie.e not :(And our ,ord sa s1 2Call on Me- I $ill ans$er our 'Pra er .60 )ut those $ho are too arro"ant to ser.e Me $ill surel find

"!themsel.es in Hell in humiliation It is Allah Who has made the ;i"ht for ou that e ma rest .61 therein and the Da as that $hich hel%s ' ou( to see+ ?eril Allah is Full of Grace and )ount to men1 et most men "i.e no than&s Such is Allah our ,ord the Creator of all thin"s there is no .62 !"od but He then ho$ e are deluded a$a from the #ruth #hus are deluded those $ho are $ont to re/ect the Si"ns of .63 Allah It is Allah Who has made for ou the earth as a restin" %lace .64 and the s& as a cano% and has "i.en ou sha%es and made our sha%es beautiful and has %ro.ided for ou Sustenance of thin"s %ure and "ood such is Allah our ,ord+ So Glor to Allah the ,ord !of the Worlds He is the li.in" '0ne(1 #here is no "od but He1 Call u%on Him .65 "i.in" Him sincere de.otion+ Praise be to Allah ,ord of the !Worlds Sa 1 2I ha.e been forbidden to in.o&e those $hom e in.o&e .66 besides Allah seein" that the Clear Si"ns ha.e come to me from m ,ord1 and I ha.e been commanded to bo$ 'in Islam( to the ,ord of ".the Worlds It is He Who has created ou from dust then from a s%erm5dro% .67 then from a leech5li&e clot- then does He "et ou out 'into the li"ht( as a child then lets ou '"ro$ and( reach our a"e of full stren"th- then lets ou become old thou"h of ou there are some $ho die before- and lets ou reach a #erm a%%ointed1 in order that e ma learn $isdom It is He Who "i.es ,ife and Death- and $hen He decides u%on .68

an affair He sa s to it 2)e2 and it is Seest thou not those that dis%ute concernin" the si"ns of .69 ?(Allah4 Ho$ are the turned a$a 'from Realit #hose $ho re/ect the )oo& and the 're.elations( $ith $hich We .70 sent 0ur a%ostles1 )ut soon shall the &no$ ;When the o&es 'shall be( round their nec&s and the chains .71 the shall be dra""ed alon" In the boilin" fetid fluid then in the Fire shall the be .72 burned #hen shall it be said to them1 2Where are the 'deities( to .73 $hich e "a.e %art5$orshi% In dero"ation of Allah42 #he $ill re%l 1 2#he ha.e left us " .74 in the lurch1 na $e in.o&ed not of old an thin" 'that had real ?e8istence(+2 #hus does Allah lea.e the Unbelie.ers to stra #hat $as because e $ere $ont to re/oice on the earth in" .75 thin"s other than the #ruth and that e $ere $ont to be insolent 7nter e the "ates of Hell to d$ell therein1 and e.il is " .76 "!this( abode of the arro"ant) :So %erse.ere in %atience6 For the Promise of Allah is true .77 and $hether We sho$ thee 'in this life( some %art of $hat We %romise them or We ta&e th soul 'to 0ur Merc ( ')efore that( 'in an case( it is to Us that the shall 'all( return We did aforetime send a%ostles before thee1 of them there are .78 some $hose stor We ha.e related to thee and some $hose stor We ha.e not related to thee+ It $as not '%ossible( for an a%ostle to brin" a Si"n e8ce%t b thes lea.e of Allah1 but $hen the Command of Allah issued the matter $as decided in truth and /ustice and there %erished there and then those $ho stood on

Falsehoods It is Allah Who made cattle for ou that e ma use some for .79 ridin" and some for food ;(And there are 'other( ad.anta"es in them for ou 'besides .80 that e ma throu"h them attain to an need 'there ma be( in our hearts- and on them and on shi%s e are carried And He sho$s ou al$a s His Si"ns- then $hich of the Si"ns of .81 ?Allah $ill e den Do the not tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the end .82 of those before them4 #he $ere more numerous than these and su%erior in stren"th and in the traces 'the ha.e left( in the land1 et all that the accom%lished $as of no %rofit to them For $hen their a%ostles came to them $ith Clear Si"ns the .83 e8ulted in such &no$led"e 'and s&ill( as the had- but that .er Wrath( at $hich the $ere $ont to scoff hemmed them in ) )ut $hen the sa$ 0ur %unishment the said1 2We belie.e in .84 Allah the 0ne Allah and $e re/ect the %artners $e used to /oin ".$ith Him )ut their %rofessin" the Faith $hen the 'actuall ( sa$ 0ur .85 Punishment $as not "oin" to %rofit them+ 'Such has been( Allah9s .($a of dealin" $ith His ser.ants 'from the most ancient times !(And e.en thus did the re/ecters of Allah %erish 'utterl

*Ha5Mim

*SURAH .#41

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

.Ha Mim .1 A re.elation from 'Allah( Most Gracious Most Merciful .2 A )oo& $hereof the .erses are e8%lained in detail a =ur9an in .3 Arabic for%eo%le $ho understand Gi.in" Good ;e$s and Admonition1 et most of them turn a$a .4 and so the hear not #he sa 1 20ur hearts are under .eils 'concealed( from that to .5 $hich thou dost in.ite us and in ours ears in a deafness and bet$een us and thee is a screen1 so do thou '$hat thou $ilt(- for ".(!us $e shall do '$hat $e $ill Sa thou1 2I am but a man li&e ou1 it is re.ealed to me b .6 ins%iration that our Allah is 0ne Allah1 so stand true to Him and as& for His for"i.eness+2 And $oe to those $ho /oin "ods $ith Allah #hose $ho %ractice not Re"ular Charit and $ho e.en den the .7 .Hereafter For those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of ri"hteousness is a .8 .re$ard that $ill ne.er fail ?Sa 1 Is it that e Den Him Who created the earth in t$o Da s .9 And do e /oin e*uals $ith Him4 He is the ,ord of 'all( the .Worlds He set on the 'earth( Mountains standin" firm hi"h abo.e it .10 and besto$ed blessin"s on the earth and measured therein all thin"s to "i.e them nourishment in due %ro%ortion in four Da s in .(accordance $ith 'the needs of( those $ho see& 'sustenance Moreo.er He Com%rehended in His desi"n the s& and it had .11 been 'as( smo&e He said to it and to the earth1 2Come e to"ether $illin"l or un$illin"l +2 #he said1 2We do come 'to"ether( in

".$illin" obedience So He com%leted them as se.en firmaments in t$o Da s and He .12 assi"ned to each hea.en its dut and command+ And We adorned the lo$er hea.en $ith li"hts and '%ro.ided it( $ith "uard+ Such is .the Decree of 'Him( the 78alted in Mi"ht Full of &no$led"e )ut if the turn a$a sa thou1 2I ha.e $arned ou of a .13 stunnin" Punishment 'as of thunder and li"htnin"( li&e that $hich "!o.ertoo&( the @Ad and the #hamud) )ehold the a%ostles came to them from before them and behind .14 them '%reachin"(1 2Ser.e none but Allah+2 #he said 2If our ,ord had so %leased He $ould certainl ha.e sent do$n an"els 'to ".(%reach(1 no$ $e re/ect our mission 'alto"ether (;o$ the @Ad beha.ed arro"antl throu"h the land a"ainst 'all .15 "?truth and reason and said1 2Who is su%erior to us in stren"th What6 did the not see that Allah Who created them $as su%erior !to them in stren"th4 )ut the 2 continued to re/ect 0ur Si"ns So We sent a"ainst them a furious Wind throu"h da s of .16 disaster that We mi"ht "i.e them a taste of a Penalt of humiliation in this ,ife- but the Penalt of the Hereafter $ill .be more humiliatin" still1 and the $ill find no hel% As to the #hamud We "a.e them "uidance but the %referred .17 blindness 'of heart( to Guidance- so the stunnin" Punishment of .humiliation sei3ed them because of $hat the had earned )ut We deli.ered those $ho belie.ed and %racticed .18 .ri"hteousness 0n the Da that the enemies of Allah $ill be "athered .19 .to"ether to the Fire2the $ill be marched in ran&s At len"th $hen the reach the 'Fire( their hearin" their .20

(si"ht and their s&ins $ill bear $itness a"ainst them as to 'all .their deeds #he $ill sa to their s&ins1 2Wh bear e $itness a"ainst .21 us42 #he $ill a 1 2Allah hath "i.en us s%eech 'He( Who "i.eth s%eech to e.er thin"1 He created ou for the first time and unto .Him $ere e to return <e did not see& to hide oursel.es lest our hearin" our " .22 si"ht and our s&ins should bear $itness a"ainst ou6 )ut e did .thin& that Allah &ne$ )ut this thou"ht of ours $hich e did entertain concernin"" .23 our ,ord hath brou"ht ou to destruction and 'no$( ha.e e "!become of those utterl lost !If then the ha.e %atience the Fire $ill be a Home for them .24 And if the be" to be recei.ed into fa.or into fa.or $ill the .not 'then( be recei.ed And We ha.e destined for them intimate com%anions 'of li&e .25 nature( Who made allurin" to them $hat $as before them and behind them- and the sentence amon" the %re.ious "enerations of !inns and men $ho ha.e %assed a$a is %ro.ed a"ainst them- for the are .utterl lost #he Unbelie.ers sa 1 2,isten not to this =ur9an but tal& at .26 random in the midst of its 'readin"( that e ma "ain the u%%er !hand )ut We $ill certainl "i.e the Unbelie.ers a taste of a .27 se.ere Penalt and We $ill re*uite them for the $orst of their .deeds :Such is the re*uital of the enemies of Allah the Fire .28 therein $ill be for them the 7ternal Home1 a 'fit( re*uital for

.that the $ere $ont to re/ect 0ur Si"ns And the Unbelie.ers $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 sho$ us those amon" .29 !inns and men $ho misled us1 $e shall crush them beneath our feet ".(so that the become the .ilest 'before all In the case of those $ho sa 20ur ,ord is Allah2 and further .30 stand strai"ht and steadfast the an"els descend on them 'from time to time( 2Fear e not62 'the su""est( 2nor "rie.e6 but recei.e the Glad #idin"s of the Garden 'of )liss( the $hich e !$ere %romised :We are our %rotectors in this life and in the Hereafter" .31 therein shall e ha.e all that our souls shall desire- therein !shall e ha.e all that e as& for A hos%itable "ift from 0ne 0ft5For"i.in" Most " .32 Who is better in s%eech than one $ho calls 'men( to Allah .33 ?"$or&s ri"hteousness and sa s 2I am of those $ho bo$ in Islam ;or can Goodness and 7.il be e*ual+ Re%el '7.il( $ith $hat is .34 better then $ill he bet$een $hom and thee $as hatred become as it .$ere th friend and intimade And no one $ill be "ranted such "oodness e8ce%t those $ho .35 e8ercise %atience and self5restraint none but %ersons of the ."reatest "ood fortune And if 'at an time( an incitement to discord is made to thee .36 b the 7.il 0ne see& refu"e in Allah+ He is the 0ne Who hears and .&no$s all thin"s Amon" His Si"ns are the ;i"ht and the Da and the sun and .37 moon+ Adore not the Sun and the Moon but adore Allah Who created .them if it is Him e $ish to ser.e )ut if the 'Unbelie.ers( are arro"ant 'no matter( for in the .38

%resence of th ,ord are those $ho celebrate His %raises b ni"ht .(and b da + And the ne.er fla" 'nor feel themsel.es abo.e it And amon" His Si"ns is this1 thou seest the earth barren and .39 desolate- but $hen We send do$n rain to it it is stirred to life and ields increase+ #rul He Who "i.es life to the 'dead( earth can surel "i.e life to 'men( $ho are dead+ For He has %o$er o.er .all thin"s #hose $ho %er.ert the #ruth in 0ur Si"ns are not hidden from .40 Us+ Which is better4 He that is cast into the Fire or he that comes safe throu"h on the Da of !ud"ement4 Do $hat e $ill .?eril He seeth 'clearl ( all that e do #hose $ho re/ect the Messa"e $hen it comes to them 'are not .41 .hidden from Us(- and indeed it is a )oo& of e8alted %o$er ;o falsehood can a%%roach it from before or behind it1 it is .42 .sent do$n b 0ne Full of Wisdom Worth of all Praise ;othin" is said to thee that $as not said to the a%ostles .43 before thee #hat th ,ord has at His command 'all( For"i.eness as .$ell as a most Grie.ous Penalt Had We sent this as a =ur9an 'in a lan"ua"e( other than .44 Arabic the $ould ; ha.e said1 2Wh are not its .erses

e8%lained in detail4 What6 'a )oo&( not in Arabic and 'a Messen"er( an Arab42 Sa 1 2It is a "uide and a healin" to those $ho belie.e- and for those $ho belie.e not there is a deafness in their ears and it is blindness in their 'e es(- the "!are 'as it $ere( bein" called from a %lace far distant We certainl "a.e Moses the )oo& aforetime1 but dis%ute arose .45 therein+ Had it not been for a $ord that $ent forth before from th ,ord 'their differences( $ould ha.e been settled bet$een

.them1 but the remained in (sus%icious dis*uietin" doubt thereon Whoe.er $or&s ri"hteousness benefits his o$n soul- $hoe.er .46 $or&s e.il it is a"ainst his o$n soul1 nor is th ,ord e.er .un/ust 'in the least( to His ser.ants #o Him is referred the >no$led"e of the Hour 'of !ud"ment1 He .47 &no$s all( no date5fruit comes out of its sheath nor does a female concei.e '$ithin her $omb( nor brin" forth ' oun"( but b His >no$led"e+ #he Da that 'Allah( $ill %ro%ound to them the *uestion( 2Where are the %artners ' e attributed( to Me42 #he ) ."!$ill sa 2We do assure thee not one of us can bear $itness #he 'deities( the used to in.o&e aforetime $ill lea.e them .48 in the lurch and the $ill %ercei.e that the ha.e no $a of .esca%e Man does not $ear of as&in" for "ood 'thin"s( but if ill .49 .touches him he "i.es u% all ho%e 'and( is lost in des%air When We "i.e him a taste of some merc from 0ursel.es after .50 some ad.ersit has touched him he is sure to sa 2#his is due to m 'merit( thin& not that the Hour 'of !ud"ment( $ill 'e.er( be (established- but if I am brou"ht bac& to m ,ord I ha.e 'much "ood 'stored( in His si"ht62 )ut We $ill sho$ the Unbelie.ers the truth of all that the did and We shall "i.e them the taste of a .se.ere Penalt When We besto$ fa.ors on man he turns a$a and "ets himself .51 remote on his side 'instead of comin" to Us(- and $hen 7.il !sei3es him 'he comes( full of %rolon"ed %ra er Sa 1 2See e if the 'Re.elation( is 'reall ( from Allah and .52 et do e re/ect it4 Who is more astra than one $ho is in schism "?(far 'from an %ur%ose

Soon $ill We sho$ them 0ur Si"ns in the 'furthest( re"ions .53 of the earth( and in their o$n souls until it becomes manifest) to them that this is the #ruth+ Is it not enou"h that th ,ord ?doth $itness all thin"s Ah indeed6 are the in doubt concernin" the Meetin" $ith .54 !their ,ord4 Ah indeed6 it is He that doth encom%ass all thin"s

*Shura

*SURAH .#42

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Ha Mim .1 .Ain Sin =af' .2 #hus doth 'He( send Ins%iration to thee as 'He did( to those .3 before thee Allah 78alted in Po$er full of Wisdom #o Him belon"s all that is in the hea.ens and on earth1 and He .4 is Most Hi"h Most Great #he hea.ens are almost rent asunder from abo.e them 'b His .5 Glor (1 and the an"els celebrate the Praises of their ,ord and %ra for for"i.eness for 'all( bein"s on earth1 )ehold6 ?eril Allah is He the 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful And those $ho ta&e as %rotectors others besides Him Allah doth .6 .$atch o.er them- and thou art not the dis%oser of their affairs :#hus ha.e We sent b ins%iration to thee an Arabic =ur9an .7 that thou ma est $arn the Mother of Cities and all around her and :$arn 'them( of the Da of Assembl of $hich there is no doubt $hen( some $ill be in the Garden and some in the )la3in" Fire)

If Allah had so $illed He could ha.e made them a sin"le .8 %eo%le- but He admits $hom He $ill to His Merc - and the $ron"doers $ill ha.e no %rotector nor hel%er ?What6 Ha.e the ta&en 'for $orshi%( %rotectors besides Him .9 )ut it is Allah He is the Protector and it is He Who "i.es life to the dead1 it is He Who has %o$er o.er all thin"s Whate.er it be $herein e differ the decision thereof is $ith .10 Allah1 Such is Allah m ,ord1 in Him I trust and to Him I turn He is( the Creator of the hea.ens and the earth1 He has made) .11 for ou %airs from amon" oursel.es and %airs amon" cattle1 b this means does He multi%l ou1 there is nothin" $hate.er li&e

(unto Him and He is the 0ne that hears and sees 'all thin"s #o Him belon" the &e s of the hea.ens and the earth1 He .12 enlar"es and restricts the Sustenance to $hom He $ill1 for He &no$s full $ell all thin"s #he same reli"ion has He established for ou as that $hich He .13 en/oined on ;oah5the $hich We ha.e sent b ins%iration to :thee5and that $hich We en/oined on Abraham Moses and !esus ;amel that e should remain steadfast in Reli"ion and ma&e no di.isions therein1 to those $ho $orshi% other thin"s than Allah hard is the '$a ( to $hich thou callest them+ Allah chooses to Himself those $hom He %leases and "uides to Himself those $ho (turn 'to Him And the became di.ided onl after &no$led"e reached them .14 throu"h selfish en. as bet$een themsel.es+ Had it not been for a Word that $ent forth before from th ,ord 'tendin"( to a #erm a%%ointed the matter $ould ha.e been settled bet$een them1 but trul those $ho ha.e inherited the )oo& after them are in

sus%icious 'dis*uietin"( doubt concernin" it ;o$ then for that 'reason( call 'them to the Faith( and stand .15 steadfast as thou art commanded nor follo$ thou their .ain desires- but sa 1 2I belie.e in the )oo& $hich Allah has sent do$n- and I am commanded to /ud"e /ustl bet$een ou+ Allah is 0ur ,ord and our ,ord+ For us 'is the res%onsibilit for( 0ur deeds and for ou for our deeds+ #here is no contention bet$een (us and ou+ Allah $ill brin" us to"ether and to Him is '0ur final "oal )ut those $ho dis%ute concernin" Allah after He has been .16 acce%ted futile is their dis%ute in the si"ht of their ,ord1 on them is Wrath and for them $ill be a Penalt #errible It is Allah Who has sent do$n the )oo& in truth and the .17 )alance 'b $hich to $ei"h conduct(+ And $hat $ill ma&e thee ?reali3e that %erha%s the Houris close at hand 0nl those $ish to hasten it $ho belie.e not in it1 those $ho .18 belie.e hold it in a$e and &no$ that it is the #ruth+ )ehold .eril those that dis%ute concernin" the Hour are far astra Gracious is Allah to His ser.ants1 He "i.es Sustenance to .19 $hom He %leases1 and He has Po$er and can carr out His Will #o an that desires the tilth of the Hereafter We "i.e .20 increase in his tilth- and to an that desires the tilth of this $orld We "rant some$hat thereof but he has no share or lot in the Hereafter What6 ha.e the %artners 'in "odhead( $ho ha.e established .21 for them some reli"ion $ithout the %ermission of Allah4 Had it not been for the Decree of !ud"ement the matter $ould ha.e been decided bet$een them 'at once( but .eril the $ron"doers $ill

ha.e a "rie.ous Penalt #hou $ilt see the $ron"doers in fear on account of $hat the .22 ha.e earned and 'the burden of( that must 'necessaril ( fall on them+ )ut those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds $ill be in the lu8uriant meads of the Gardens1 the shall ha.e before their ,ord all that the $ish for1 that $ill indeed be the ma"nificent .()ount 'of Allah #hat is 'the )ount ( $hereof Allah "i.es Glad #idin"s to His .23 Ser.ants $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds+ Sa 1 2;o re$ard do I as& of ou for this e8ce%t the lo.e of those near of &in+2 And if an one earns an "ood We shall "i.e Him an increase of "ood in res%ect thereof1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Read to .(a%%reciate 'ser.ice ?"What6 do the sa 2He has for"ed a falsehood a"ainst Allah .24 )ut if Allah $illed He could seal u% th heart+ And Allah blots out ?anit and %ro.es the #ruth b His Words+ For He &no$s $ell the secrets of all hearts He is the 0ne that acce%ts re%entance from His Ser.ants and .25 for"i.es sins and He &no$s all that e do And He listens to those $ho belie.e and do deeds of .26 ri"hteousness and "i.es them increase of His )ount 1 but for the Unbelie.ers there is a terrible Penalt If Allah $ere to enlar"e the %ro.ision for His Ser.ants the .27 $ould indeed trans"ress be ond all bounds throu"h the earth- but He sends 'it( do$n in due measure as He %leases1 for He is $ith His Ser.ants $ell5ac*uainted Watchfu He is the 0ne that sends do$n rain 'e.en( after 'men( ha.e .28 "i.en u% all ho%e and scatters His Merc 'far and $ide(+ And He

is the Protector Worth 0f all Praise And amon" His Si"ns is the creation of the hea.ens and the .29 earth and the li.in" creatures that He has scattered throu"h them1 and He has %o$er to "ather them to"ether $hen He $ills Whate.er misfortune ha%%ens to ou is because of the thin"s .30 our hands ha.e $rou"ht and for man 'of them( He "rants for"i.eness ;or can e frustrate 'au"ht( 'fleein"( throu"h the earth- nor .31 ha.e e besides Allah an one to %rotect or to hel% And amon" His Si"ns are the shi%s smooth5runnin" throu"h the .32 ocean 'tall( as mountains If it be His Will He can still the Wind1 then $ould the .33 become motionless on the bac& of the 'ocean(+ ?eril in this are Si"ns for e.er one $ho %atientl %erse.eres and is "rateful 0r He can cause them to %erish because of the 'e.il( $hich .34 the men( ha.e earned1 but much doth He for"i.e) )ut let those &no$ $ho dis%ute about 0ur Si"ns that there is .35 for them no $a of esca%e Whate.er e are "i.en 'here( is 'but( a con.enience of this .36 :,ife1 but that $hich is $ith Allah is better and more lastin" it is( for those $ho belie.e and %ut their trust in their ,ord) #hose $ho a.oid the "reater crimes and shameful deeds and .37 $hen the are an"r e.en then for"i.e ;#hose $ho hear&en to their ,ord and establish re"ular %ra er .38 $ho 'conduct( their affairs b mutual Consultation- $ho s%end out of $hat We besto$ on them for Sustenance And those $ho $hen an o%%ressi.e $ron" is inflicted on them .39 are not co$ed but( hel% and defend themsel.es)

#he recom%ense for an in/ur is an in/ur e*ual thereto 'in .40 de"ree(1 but if a %erson for"i.es and ma&es reconciliation His re$ard is due from Allah1 for 'Allah( lo.eth not those $ho do .$ron" )ut indeed if an do hel% and defend themsel.es after a $ron" .41 .done( to them a"ainst such there is no cause of blame) #he blame is onl a"ainst those $ho o%%ress men $ith .42 $ron"5doin" and insolentl trans"ress be ond bounds throu"h the land def in" ri"ht and /ustice1 for such there $ill be a Penalt ."rie.ous )ut indeed if an sho$ %atience and for"i.e that $ould trul .43 be an e8ercise of coura"eous $ill and resolution in the conduct of affairs For an $hom Allah lea.es astra there is no %rotector .44 thereafter and thou $ilt see the $ron"doers $hen in si"ht of the ?Penalt Sa 1 2Is there an $a 'to effect( a return And thou $ilt see them brou"ht for$ard to the 'Penalt ( in a .45 humble frame of mind because of 'their( dis"race 'and( loo&in" $ith a stealth "lance+ And the )elie.ers $ill sa 1 2#hose are indeed in loss $ho ha.e "i.en the %erdition their o$n sel.es and those belon"in" to them on the Da of !ud"ement+ )ehold6 trul "!the $ron"doers are in a lastin" Penalt :And no %rotectors ha.e the to hel% them other than Allah .46 and for an $hom Allah lea.es to stra there is no $a 'to the (Goal Hear&en e to our ,ord before there come a Da $hich there .47 !$ill be no %uttin" bac& because of 'the ordainment of( Allah #hat Da there $ill be for ou no %lace of refu"e nor $ill there

!(be for ou an room for denial 'of our sins If then the turn a$a We ha.e not sent thee as a "uard o.er .48 them+ #h dut is but to con.e 'the Messa"e(+ And trul $hen We "i.e man a taste of Merc from 0ursel.es He doth e8ult thereat but $hen some ill ha%%ens to him on account of the deeds $hich !His hands ha.e sent forth trul then is man un"rateful .#o Allah belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth .49 He creates $hat He $ills 'and %lans(+ He besto$s 'children( male (or female accordin" to His Will 'and Plan 0r He besto$s both males and females and He lea.es barren .50 $hom He $ill for He is Full of &no$led"e and %o$er It is not fittin" for a man that Allah should s%ea& to him .51 e8ce%t b ins%iration of from behind a .eil or b the sendin" of :a Messen"er to re.eal $ith Allah9s %ermission $hat Allah $ills for He is Most Hi"h Most Wise :And thus ha.e We b 0ur command sent ins%iration to thee .52 ;thou &no$est not 'before( $hat $as Re.elation and $hat $as Faith but We ha.e made the '=ur9an( a ,i"ht $here$ith We "uide such of 0ur ser.ants as We $ill- and .eril thou dost "uide 'men( to the Strai"ht Wa #he Wa of Allah to $hom belon"s $hate.er is in the hea.ens .53 and $hate.er is on earth1 )ehold 'ho$( all affairs tend to$ards !Allah

*Au&hruuf

*SURAH .#43

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Ha Mim .1 ) the )oo& that ma&es thin"s clear .2 We ha.e made it a =ur9an in Arabic that e ma be able to .3 (understand 'and learn $isdom And .eril it is in the Mother of the )oo& in 0ur Presence .4 hi"h 'in di"nit ( full of $isdom (Shall We then ta&e a$a the Messa"e from ou and re%el ' ou .5 ?for that e are a %eo%le trans"ressin" be ond bounds )ut ho$ man $ere the %ro%hets We sent amon"st the %eo%les of .6 ?old And ne.er came there a %ro%het to them but the moc&ed him .7 (So We destro ed 'them( stron"er in %o$er than these and 'thus .8 has %assed on the Parable of the %eo%les of old If thou $ert to *uestion them @Who created the hea.ens and the .9 (earth49 #he $ould be sure to re%l @#he $ere created b 'Him the 78alted in Po$er Full of &no$led"e <ea the same that( has made for ou the earth 'li&e a) .10 (car%et( s%read out and has made for ou roads 'and channels (therein in order that e ma find "uidance 'on the $a #hat sends do$n 'from time to time rain from the s& in due .11 measure- and We raise to life there$ith a land that is dead- e.en (so $ill e be raised 'from the dead #hat has created %airs in all thin"s and has made for ou .12 shi%s and cattle on $hich e ride In order that e ma sit firm and s*uare on their bac&s and .13 $hen so seated e ma celebrate the '&ind( fa.or of our ,ord and sa 2Glor to Him Who has sub/ected these to 0ur 'use( for We

(could ne.er ha.e accom%lished this 'b oursel.es "!And to 0ur ,ord surel Must We turn bac&" .14 <et the attribute to some of His ser.ants a share $ith Him .15 !in His "odhead(6 #rul is man a blas%hemous in"rate a.o$ed) What6 Has He ta&en Dau"hters out of $hat He Himself creates .16 ?and "ranted to ou sons for choice When ne$s is brou"ht to one of them of 'the birth of( $hat he .17 sets u% as li&eness to 'Allah( Most Gracious his face dar&ens and !he is filled $ith in$ard "rief Is then one brou"ht u% amon" trin&ets and unable to "i.e a .18 ?(clear account in a dis%ute 'to be associated $ith Allah .And the ma&e into females an"els $ho themsel.es ser.e Allah .19 Did the $itness their creation4 #heir e.idence $ill be recorded !and the $ill be called to account Ah62( the sa 2If it had been the $ill of 'Allah( Most ") .20 Gracious We should not ha.e $orshi%%ed such 'deities(62 of that !the ha.e no &no$led"e6 #he Do nothin" but lie What6 ha.e We "i.en them a )oo& before this to $hich the are .21 ?holdin" fast ;a 6 the sa 1 2We found 0ur fathers follo$in" a certain .22 ".reli"ion and We do "uide oursel.es b their footste%s !ust in the same $a $hene.er We sent a Warner before thee to .23 an %eo%le the $ealth ones amon" them said1 2We found 0ur fathers follo$in" a certain reli"ion and We $ill certainl follo$ ".in their footste%s He said1 2What6 e.en if I brou"ht ou better "uidance than .24 that $hich e found our fathers follo$in"42 #he said1 2For us ".(We den that e '%ro%hets( are sent 'on a mission at all

So We e8acted retribution from them1 no$ see $hat $as the end .25 !(of those $ho re/ected '#ruth )ehold6 Abraham said to his father and his %eo%le1 2I do .26 :indeed clear m self of $hat e $orshi% I $orshi%( onl Him Who made me and He $ill certainl "uide )" .27 ".me And he left it as a Word to endure amon" those $ho came after .28 (him that the ma turn bac& 'to Allah (<ea I ha.e "i.en the "ood thin"s of this life to these 'men .29 and their fathers until the #ruth has come to them and an A%ostle ma&in" thin"s clear )ut $hen the #ruth came to them the said1 2#his is sorcer .30 ".and We do re/ect it Also the sa 1 2Wh is not this =ur9an sent do$n to some .31 "?leadin" man in either of the t$o 'Chief( cities Is it the $ho $ould %ortion out the Merc of th ,ord4 It is .32 We Who %ortion out bet$een them their li.elihood in the life of this $orld1 and We raise some of them abo.e 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 And $ere it not that 'all( men mi"ht become of one 'e.il( $a .33 of life We $ould %ro.ide for e.er one that blas%hemes a"ainst (Allah( Most Gracious sil.er roofs for their houses and 'sil.er) stair5$a s on $hich to "o u% And 'sil.er( doors to their houses and thrones 'of sil.er( on .34 $hich the could recline And also adornments of "old+ )ut all this $ere nothin" but .35 con.eniences of the %resent life1 the Hereafter in the si"ht of

th ,ord is for the Ri"hteous If an one $ithdra$s himself from remembrance of 'Allah( Most .36 Gracious We a%%oint for him an e.il one to be an intimate com%anion to him Such 'e.il ones( reall hinder them from the Path but the .37 !thin& that the are bein" "uided ari"ht -At len"th $hen 'such a one( comes to Us he sa s 'to his e.il .38 com%anion(1 2Would that bet$een me and thee $ere the distance of !(7ast and West62 Ah6 7.il is the com%anion 'indeed When e ha.e done $ron" it $ill a.ail ou nothin" that da .39 !that e shall be %artners in %unishment Canst thou then ma&e the deaf to hear or "i.e direction to .40 ?the blind or to such as '$ander( in manifest error 7.en if We ta&e thee a$a We shall be sure to e8act .41 retribution from them 0r We shall sho$ thee that 'accom%lished( $hich We ha.e .42 %romised them1 for .eril We shall %re.ail o.er them So hold thou fast to the Re.elation sent do$n to thee1 .eril .43 thou art on Strai"ht Wa #he '=ur9an( is indeed the Messa"e for thee and for th .44 %eo%le- and soon shall e 'all( be brou"ht to account And *uestion thou 0ur a%ostles $hom We sent before thee- did .45 We a%%oint an deities other than 'Allah( Most Gracious to be ?$orshi%%ed We did send Moses aforetime $ith 0ur Si"ns to Pharaoh and his .46 ".Chiefs1 he said 2I am an a%ostle of the ,ord of the Worlds )ut $hen he came to them $ith 0ur Si"ns behold the ridiculed .47 them

We sho$ed them Si"n after Si"n each "rater then its fello$ .48 and We sei3ed them $ith Punishment in order that the mi"ht turn (to Us) And the said 20 thou Sorcerer6 in.o&e th ,ord for us .49 accordin" to His co.enant $ith thee- for We shall trul acce%t "."uidance )ut $hen We remo.ed the Penalt from them behold the bro&e .50 their $ord !And Pharaoh %roclaimed amon" his %eo%le sa in"1 20 m %eo%le .51 does not the dominion of 7" %t belon" to me '$itness( these ?streams flo$in" underneath m '%alace(4 What6 see e not then Am I not better than this 'Moses( $ho is a contem%tible " .52 ?$retch and can scarcel e8%ress himself clearl (#hen $h are not "old bracelets besto$ed on him or '$h " .53 "?come 'not( $ith him an"els accom%an in" him in %rocession :#hus did he ma&e fools of his %eo%le and the obe ed him .54 (#rul $ere the a %eo%le rebellious 'a"ainst Allah When at len"th the %ro.o&ed Us We e8acted retribution from .55 them and We dro$ned them all And We made them 'a %eo%le( of the Past and an 78am%le to .56 later a"es When '!esus( the son of Mar is held u% as an e8am%le behold .57 !(th %eo%le raise a clamor thereat 'in ridicule And the sa 2 Are 0ur "ods best or He42 #his the set forth .58 to thee onl b $a of dis%utation1 ea the are a contentious %eo%le He $as no more than a ser.ant1 We "ranted 0ur fa.or to him .59 and We made him an e8am%le to the Children of Israel

And if it $ere 0ur Will We could ma&e an"els from amon"st ou .60 succeedin" each other on the earth And '!esus( shall be a Si"n 'for the comin" of( the Hour 'of .61 !ud"ment(1 therefore ha.e no doubt about the 'Hour( but follo$ e Me1 this is a Strai"ht Wa ,et not the 7.il 0ne hinder ou1 for he is to ou an enem .62 a.o$ed When !esus came $ith Clear Si"ns he said1 2;o$ ha.e I come to .63 ou $ith Wisdom and in order to ma&e clear to ou some of the %oints( on $hich e dis%ute1 therefore fear Allah and obe me) :For Allah- He is m ,ord and our ,ord1 so $orshi% e Him " .64 "this is a Strai"ht Wa )ut sects from amon" themsel.es fell into disa"reement1 then .65 !$oe to the $ron"doers from the Penalt of a Grie.ous Da Do the onl $ait for the Hour that it should come on them .66 ?all of a sudden $hile the %ercei.e not Friends on that Da $ill be foes one to another e8ce%t the .67 Ri"hteous M de.otees6 no fear shall be on ou that Da nor shall e .68 "rie.e )ein"( those $ho ha.e belie.ed in 0ur Si"ns and bo$ed 'their) .69 $ills to 0urs( in Islam (7nter e the Garden e and our $i.es in 'beaut and .70 re/oicin" :#o them $ill be %assed round dishes and "oblets of "old .71 there $ill be there all that the souls could desire all that the (e es could deli"ht in1 and e shall abide therein 'for a e Such $ill be the Garden of $hich e are made heirs for our .72

("ood( deeds 'in life) <e shall ha.e therein abundance of fruit from $hich e shall .73 ha.e satisfaction #he Sinners $ill be in the Punishment of Hell to d$ell .74 :(therein 'for a e ;o$ise $ill the '%unishment( be li"htened for them and in .75 .des%air $ill the be there o.er$helmed ;o$ise shall We be un/ust to them1 but it is the $ho ha.e .76 .been un/ust themsel.es #he $ill cr 1 20 Mali&6 $ould that th ,ord %ut and end to .77 "!us62 He $ill6 sa 2;a but e shall abide ?eril We ha.e brou"ht the truth to ou1 but most of ou ha.e .78 .a hatred for #ruth What6 ha.e the settled some Plan 'amon" themsel.es(4 )ut it .79 .is We Who settle thin"s 0r do the thin& that We hear not their secrets and their .80 %ri.ate counsels4 Indeed 'We do( and 0ur Messen"ers are b them .to record Sa 1 2If 'Allah( Most Gracious had a son I $ould be the first .81 ".to $orshi% Glor to the ,ord of the hea.ens and the earth the ,ord of .82 the #hrone 'of Authorit (6 'He is free( from the thin"s the !(attribute 'to Him So lea.e them to babble and %la '$ith .anities( until the .83 .meet that Da : of theirs $hich the ha.e been %romised It is He Who is Allah in hea.en and Allah on earth- and He is .84 .full of Wisdom and >no$led"e And blessed is He to Whom belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens .85

and the earth and all bet$een them $ith Him is the &no$led"e of .the Hour 'of !ud"ment( And to Him shall e be brou"ht bac& And those $hom the in.o&e besides Allah ha.e no %o$er of .86 intercession onl he $ho bears $itness to the #ruth and the &no$ (him) If thou as& them Who Created them the $ill certainl sa .87 ?(Allah ho$ then are the deluded a$a 'from the #ruth !Allah has &no$led"e( of the 'Pro%het9s( cr 20 m ,ord) .88 "!trul these are %eo%le $ho $ill not belie.e )ut turn a$a from them and sa 2Peace62 but soon shall the .89 &no$

*Du&haan

*SURAH .#44

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Ha Mim .1 ) the )oo& that ma&es thin"s clear .2 We sent it do$n durin" a blessed ni"ht1 for We 'e.er( $ish to .3 ($arn 'a"ainst 7.il In that 'ni"ht( is made distinct e.er affair of $isdom .4 () command from 0ur %resence+ For We 'e.er( send 're.elations .5 (As a Merc from th ,ord1 for He hears and &no$s 'all thin"s .6 #he ,ord of the hea.ens and the earth and all bet$een them if .7 e 'but( ha.e an assured faith #here is no "od but He1 it is He Who "i.es life and "i.es .8 .death the ,ord and Cherisher to ou and our earliest ancestors

<et the %la about in doubt .9 #hen $atch thou for the Da that the s& $ill brin" forth a .10 &ind of smo&e 'or mist( %lainl .isible 7n.elo%in" the %eo%le1 this $ill be a Penalt Grie.ous .11 #he $ill sa 1( 20ur ,ord6 remo.e the Penalt from us for We) .12 "!do reall belie.e Ho$ shall the Messa"e be 'effectual( for them seein" that an .13 A%ostle e8%lainin" thin"s clearl has 'alread ( come to them <et the turn a$a from him and sa 1 2#utored 'b others( a .14 "!man %ossessed We shall indeed remo.e the Penalt for a $hile 'but( trul ($ill re.ert 'to our $a s 0ne da We shall sei3e ou $ith a mi"ht onslau"ht We $ill .16 !indeed 'then( e8act Retribution We did before them tr the %eo%le of Pharaoh1 there came to .17 .them and a%ostle most honorable Sa in"1 2Restore to me the ser.ants of Allah1 I am to ou an .18 "a%ostle $orth of all trust And be not arro"ant as a"ainst Allah for I come to ou $ith " .19 'authorit manifest For me I ha.e sou"ht Safet $ith m ,ord and our ,ord" .20 "a"ainst our in/urin" me "If e belie.e me not at least &ee% oursel.es a$a from me" .21 )ut the $ere a""ressi.e(1 then he cried to his ,ord 2#hese) .22 ".are indeed a %eo%le "i.en to sin #he re%l came(1 2March forth $ith M ser.ants b ni"ht for ) .23 " e are sure to be %ursued And lea.e the sea as a furro$ 'di.ided(+ For the are a host" .24 e .15

".destined( to be dro$ned) Ho$ man $ere the "ardens and s%rin"s the left behind .25 And corn5fields and noble buildin"s .26 And $ealth 'and con.eniences of life( $herein the had ta&en .27 !such deli"ht #hus '$as their end( And We made other %eo%le inherit 'those .28 (thin"s And neither hea.en nor earth shed a tear o.er them nor $ere .29 (the "i.en a res%ite 'a"ain We did deli.er aforetime the Children of Israel from .30 .humiliatin" Punishment Inflicted b Pharaoh for he $as arro"ant 'e.en( amon" .31 inordinate trans"ressors And We chose them aforetime abo.e the nations &no$in"l .32 And "ranted them Si"ns in $hich there $as a manifest trial .33 As to these '=uraish( the sa forsooth .34 #here is nothin" be ond our first death and $e shall not be" .35 raised a"ain "!#hen brin" 'bac&( our forefathers if $hat e sa is true " .36 What6 are the better than the %eo%le of #ubba and those $ho .37 $ere before them4 We destro ed them because the $ere "uilt of sin We created not the hea.ens the earth and all bet$een them .38 merel in 'idle( s%ort We created them not e8ce%t for /ust ends but most of them do .39 not understand ?eril the Da of Sortin" 0ut is the time a%%ointed for all .40 of them

#he Da $hen no %rotector can a.ail his client in au"ht and .41 no hel% can the recei.e 78ce%t such as recei.e Allah9s Merc for He is e8alted in .42 Mi"ht Most Merciful ?eril the tree of Aa**um .43 Will be the food of the Sinful .44 ,i&e molten brass- it $ill boil in their insides .45 ,i&e the boilin" of scaldin" $ater .46 A .oice $ill cr 1( 2Sei3e e him and dra" him into the midst) .47 "!of the )la3in" Fire "#hen %our o.er his head the Penalt of )oilin" Water" .48 "!#aste thou 'this(6 #rul $ast thou Mi"ht full of honor " .49 "!#rul this is $hat e used to doubt" .50 As to the Ri"hteous 'the $ill be( in a %osition of Securit .51 Amon" Gardens and S%rin"s .52 Dressed in fine sil& and in rich brocade the $ill face each .53 other So- and We shall !oin them to Com%anions $ith beautiful bi" .54 and lustrous e es #here can the call for e.er &ind of fruit in %eace and .55 securit ;or $ill the there taste Death e8ce%t the first Death- and .56 He $ill %reser.e them from the Penalt of the )la3in" Fire As a )ount from th ,ord6 #hat $ill be the su%reme .57 !achie.ement ?eril We ha.e made this '=ur9an( eas in th ton"ue in order .58 that the ma "i.e heed So $ait thou and $atch- for the 'too( are $aitin" .59

*!aathi a

*SURAH .#45

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Ha Mim .1 #he re.elation of the )oo& is from Allah the 78alted in %o$er .2 Full of Wisdom ?eril in the hea.ens and the earth are Si"ns for those $ho .3 belie.e And in the creation of oursel.es and the fact that animals .4 are scattered 'throu"h the earth( are Si"ns for those of assured Faith And in the alternation of ;i"ht and Da and the fact that .5 Allah sends do$n Sustenance from the s& and re.i.es there$ith the earth after its death and the chan"e of the $inds are Si"ns for those that are $ise Such are the Si"ns of Allah $hich We rehearse to thee in .6 truth1 then in $hat e8%osition $ill the belie.e after ?re/ectin"( Allah and His Si"ns) :Woe to each sinful Dealer in Falsehoods .7 He hears the Si"ns of Allah rehearsed to him et is obstinate .8 and loft as if he had not heard them1 then announce to him a !Penalt Grie.ous And $hen he learns somethin" of 0ur Si"ns he ta&es them in .9 /est1 for such there $ill be a humiliatin" Penalt In front of them is Hell1 and of no %rofit to them is .10

an thin" the ma ha.e earned nor an %rotectors the ma ha.e ta&en to themsel.es besides Allah1 for them is a tremendous Penalt #his is 'true( Guidance1 and for those $ho re/ect the Si"ns .11 of their ,ord is a "rie.ous Penalt of abomination It is Allah Who has sub/ected the sea to ou that shi%s ma .12 sail throu"h it b His command that e ma see& of His )ount and that e ma be "rateful And He has sub/ected to ou as from Him all that is in the .13 hea.ens and on earth1 behold in that are Si"ns indeed for those $ho reflect #ell those $ho belie.e to for"i.e those $ho do not loo& .14 for$ard to the Da s of Allah1 it is for Him to recom%ense 'for "ood or ill( each Peo%le accordin" to $hat the ha.e earned If an one does a ri"hteous deed it enures to the benefit of .15 his o$n soul if he does e.il it $or&s a"ainst 'His o$n soul(+ In the end $ill e 'all( be brou"ht bac& to our ,ord We did aforetime "rant to the Children of Israel the )oo& the .16 Po$er of Command and Pro%hethood- We "a.e them for Sustenance thin"s "ood and %ure and We fa.ored them abo.e the nations And We "ranted them clear Si"ns in affairs 'of Reli"ion(1 it .17 $as onl after &no$led"e had been "ranted to them that the fell into schisms throu"h insolent en. amon" themsel.es+ ?eril th ,ord $ill /ud"e bet$een them on the Da of !ud"ement as to those matters in $hich the set u% differences #hen We %ut thee on the 'ri"ht( Wa of Reli"ion1 so follo$ .18 .thou that 'Wa ( and follo$ not the desires of those $ho &no$ not #he $ill be of no use to thee in the si"ht of Allah1 it is .19

onl Wron"doers 'that stand as( %rotectors one to another1 but Allah is the Protector of the Ri"hteous #hese are clear e.idences to men and a Guidance and Merc to .20 those of assured Faith What6 do those $ho see& after e.il $a s thin& that We shall .21 hold them e*ual $ith those $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds that e*ual $ill be their ,ife and their death4 Ill is the /ud"ment that the ma&e Allah created the hea.ens and the earth for /ust ends and in .22 order that each soul ma find the recom%ense of $hat it has earned and none of them be $ron"ed #hen seest thou such a one as ta&es as his "od his o$n .ain .23 desire4 Allah has &no$in" 'him as such( left him astra and sealed His hearin" and his heart 'and understandin"( and %ut a co.er on his si"ht+ Who then $ill "uide him after Allah 'has ?$ithdra$n Guidance(4 Will e not then recei.e admonition And the sa 1 2What is there but our life in this $orld4 We .24 shall die and $e li.e and nothin" but #ime can destro us+2 )ut of that the ha.e no &no$led"e1 the merel con/ecture And $hen 0ur Clear Si"ns are rehearsed to them their ar"ument .25 is nothin" but this1 the sa 2)rin" 'bac&( our forefathers if "!$hat e sa is true ;Sa 1 2It is Allah Who "i.es ou life then "i.es ou death .26 then He $ill "ather ou to"ether for the Da of !ud"ement about $hich there is no doubt21 but most men do not understand #o Allah belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth .27 and the Da that the Hour of !ud"ment is established that Da !$ill the dealers in Falsehood %erish

And thou $ilt see e.er sect bo$in" the &nee1 e.er sect $ill .28 be called to its Record1 2#his Da shall e be recom%ensed for !all that e did #his 0ur Record s%ea&s about ou $ith truth1 for We $ere " .29 ".$ont to %ut on record all that e did #hen as to those $ho belie.ed and did ri"hteous deeds their .30 ,ord $ill admit them to His Merc 1 that $ill be the Achie.ement for all to see :()ut as to those $ho re/ect Allah 'to them $ill be said .31 Were not 0ur Si"ns rehearsed to ou4 )ut e $ere arro"ant and" !$ere a %eo%le "i.en to sin And $hen it $as said that the %romise of Allah $as true and " .32 that the Hour there $as no doubt about its 'comin"( e used to sa @We &no$ not $hat is the Hour1 $e onl thin& it is an idea "'.and $e ha.e no firm assurance #hen $ill a%%ear to them the e.il 'fruits( of $hat the did .33 and the $ill be com%letel encircled b that $hich the used to !moc& at It $ill also be said1 2#his Da We $ill for"et ou as e .34 for"ot the meetin" of this Da of ours6 And our abode is the !Fire and no hel%ers ha.e e #his because e used to ta&e the Si"ns of Allah in /est and" .35 the life of the $orld decei.ed ou+2 'From( the Da therefore the shall not be ta&en out thence nor shall the be recei.ed into Grace #hen Praise be to Allah ,ord of the hea.ens and ,ord of the .36 !earth ,ord and Cherisher of all the $orlds #o Him be Glor throu"hout the hea.ens and the earth1 and He .37

!is 78alted in Po$er Full of Wisdom

*Ah*aaf

*SURAH .#46

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful .Ha Mim .1 #he re.elation of the )oo& is from Allah the 78alted in Po$er .2 Full of Wisdom We created not the hea.ens and the earth and all bet$een them .3 but for /ust ends and for a term a%%ointed1 but those $ho re/ect Faith turn a$a from that $hereof the are $arned Sa 1 2Do e see $hat it is e in.o&e besides Allah4 Sho$ me .4 $hat it is the ha.e created on earth or ha.e the a share in the hea.ens4 )rin" me a )oo& 're.ealed( before this or an remnant of "!&no$led"e ' e ma ha.e( if e are tellin" the truth And $ho is more astra than one $ho in.o&es besides Allah such .5 (as $ill not ans$er him to the Da of !ud"ement and $ho 'in fact ?(are unconscious of their call 'to them (And $hen man&ind are "athered to"ether 'at the Resurrection .6 the $ill be hostile to them and re/ect their $orshi% !(alto"ether) When 0ur Clear Si"ns are rehearsed to them the Unbelie.ers sa .7 "!of the #ruth $hen it comes to them1 2#his is e.ident sorcer 0r do the sa 2He has for"ed it24 Sa 1 2Had I for"ed it then .8 can e obtain no sin"le 'blessin"( for me from Allah+ He &no$s best of that $hereof e tal& 'so "libl (6 7nou"h is He for a

$itness bet$een me and ou6 And He is 0ft5For"i.in" Most ".Merciful Sa 1 2I am no brin"er of ne$5fan"led doctrine amon" the .9 a%ostles nor do I &no$ $hat $ill be done $ith me or $ith ou+ I follo$ but that $hich is re.ealed to me b ins%iration1 I am but ".a Warner o%en and clear Sa 1 2See e4 If 'this teachin"( be from Allah and e re/ect .10 it and a $itness from amon" the Children of Israel testifies to its similarit '$ith earlier scri%tures( and has belie.ed $hile e are arro"ant 'ho$ un/ust e are6( trul Allah "uides not a ".%eo%le un/ust (#he Unbelie.ers sa of those $ho belie.e1 2If 'this Messa"e .11 $ere a "ood thin" 'such men( $ould not ha.e "one to it first before us62 and seein" that the "uide not themsel.es thereb "!the $ill sa 2#his is an 'old( old falsehood ;And before this $as the )oo& of Moses as a "uide and a merc .12 and this )oo& confirms 'it( in the Arabic ton"ue- to admonish the un/ust and as Glad #idin"s to those $ho do ri"ht ?eril those $ho sa 20ur ,ord is Allah2 and remain firm 'on .13 .that Path( on them shall be no fear nor shall the "rie.e Such shall be Com%anions of the Garden d$ellin" #herein 'for .14 a e(1 a recom%ense for their '"ood( deeds We ha.e en/oined on man >indness to his %arents1 in %ain did .15 his mother bear him and in %ain did she "i.e him birth+ #he carr in" of the 'child( to his $eanin" is 'a %eriod of( thirt months+ At len"th $hen he reaches the a"e of full stren"th and attains fort ears he sa s 20 m ,ord6 "rant me that I ma be

"rateful for #h fa.or $hich #hou hast besto$ed u%on me and u%on

both m %arents and that I ma $or& ri"hteousness such as #hou ma est a%%ro.e- and be "racious to me in m issue+ #rul ha.e I ".turned to #hee and trul do I bo$ 'to #hee( in Islam Such are the from $hom We shall acce%t the best of their .16 deeds and %ass b their ill deeds1 'the shall be( amon" the Com%anions of the Garden1 a %romise of truth $hich $as made to (them 'in this life )ut 'there is one( $ho sa s to his %arents 2Fie on ou6 Do e .17 hold out the %romise to me that I shall be raised u% e.en thou"h "enerations ha.e %assed before me '$ithout risin" a"ain(4 2 And !the t$o see& Allah9s aid 'and rebu&e the son(1 2Woe to thee ha.e Faith6 For the %romise of Allah is true+2 )ut he sa s 2#his "!is nothin" but tales of the ancients Such are the a"ainst $hom is %ro.ed the Sentence amon" the .18 %re.ious "enerations of !inns and men that ha.e %assed a$a - for the $ill be 'utterl ( lost And to all are 'assi"ned( de"rees accordin" to the deeds .19 $hich the 'ha.e done( and in order that 'Allah( ma recom%ense their deeds and no in/ustice be done to them And on the Da that the Unbelie.ers $ill be %laced before the .20 Fire 'it $ill be said to them(1 2<e recei.ed our "ood thin"s in the life of the $orld and e too& our %leasure out of them1 but toda shall e be recom%ensed $ith a Penalt of humiliation1 for that e $ere arro"ant on earth $ithout /ust cause and that e ".e.er( trans"ressed) Mention 'Hud( one of @Ad9s 'o$n( brethren1 behold he $arned .21 his %eo%le about the $indin" Sand5tracts1 but there ha.e been Warners before him and after him1 2Worshi% e none other than

".Allah1 trul I fear for ou the Penalt of a Mi"ht Da #he said1 2Hast thou come in order to turn us aside from 0ur .22 "ods4 #hen brin" u%on us the 'calamit ( $ith $hich thou dost "!threaten us if thou art tellin" the truth He said1 2#he >no$led"e 'of $hen it $ill come( is onl $ith .23 :Allah1 I %roclaim to ou the mission on $hich I ha.e been sent "!but I see that e are a %eo%le in i"norance #hen $hen the sa$ the 'Penalt in the sha%e of ( a cloud .24 tra.ersin" the s& comin" to meet their .alle s the said 2#his cloud $ill "i.e us rain62 2;a it is the 'calamit ( e $ere !as&in" to be hastened6 a $ind $herein is a Grie.ous Penalt 7.er thin" $ill it destro b the command of its ,ord62 #hen" .25 (b the mornin" the nothin" $as to be seen but 'the ruins of !their houses6 #hus do We recom%ense those "i.en to sin (And We had firml established them in a '%ros%erit and .26 %o$er $hich We ha.e not "i.en to ou ' e =uraish6( and We had endo$ed them $ith 'faculties of( hearin" seein" heart and (intellect1 but of no %rofit to them $ere their 'faculties of hearin" si"ht and heart and intellect $hen the $ent on re/ectin" the Si"ns of Allah- and the $ere 'com%letel ( encircled b that !$hich the used to moc& at We destro ed aforetime %o%ulations round about ou- and We .27 (ha.e sho$n the Si"ns in .arious $a s that the ma turn 'to Us Wh then $as no hel% forthcomin" to them from those $hom the .28 ?($orshi%%ed as "ods besides Allah as a means of access 'to Allah ;a the left them in the lurch1 but that $as their Falsehood and their in.ention ()ehold We turned to$ards thee a com%an of !inns '*uietl .29

listenin" to the =ur9an1 $hen the stood in the %resence thereof the said 2,isten in silence62 When the 'readin"( $as finished (the returned to their %eo%le to $arn 'them of their sins #he said 20 our %eo%le6 We ha.e heard a )oo& re.ealed after .30 Moses confirmin" $hat came before it1 it "uides 'men( to the #ruth and to a Strai"ht Path 0 our %eo%le hear&en to the one $ho in.ites ' ou( to Allah " .31 and belie.e in him1 He $ill for"i.e ou our faults and deli.er ou from a Penalt Grie.ous If an does not hear&en to the one $ho in.ites 'Us( to Allah " .32 he cannot frustrate 'Allah9s Plan( on earth and no %rotectors can ".he ha.e besides Allah such men '$ander( in manifest error See the not that Allah Who created the hea.ens and the earth .33 and ne.er $earied $ith their creation is able to "i.e life to the dead4 <ea .eril He has %o$er o.er all thin"s And on the Da that the Unbelie.ers $ill be %laced before the .34 Fire 'the $ill be as&ed( 2Is this not the #ruth4 2 #he $ill sa <ea b our ,ord62 '0ne $ill sa 1( 2#hen taste e the Penalt for" "!(that e $ere $ont to den '#ruth #herefore %atientl %erse.ere as did 'all( a%ostles of .35 infle8ible %ur%ose and be in no haste about the 'Unbelie.ers(+ 0n the Da that the see the 'Punishment( %romised them 'it $ill be .as if the had not tarried more than an hour in a sin"le da ( #hine but( to %roclaim the Messa"e1 but shall an be destro ed) ?e8ce%t those $ho trans"ress

*Muhammed

*SURAH .#47

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #hose $ho re/ect Allah and hinder 'men( from the Path of Allah .1 (their deeds $ill Allah render astra 'From their mar& )ut those $ho belie.e and $or& deeds of ri"hteousness and .2 belie.e in the 'Re.elation( sent do$n to Muhammad5for it is the #ruth from their ,ord He $ill remo.e from them their ills and im%ro.e their condition #his because those $ho re/ect Allah follo$ .anities $hile .3 those $ho belie.e follo$ the #ruth from their ,ord1 #hus does Allah set forth for men their lessons b similitudes #herefore $hen e meet the Unbelie.ers 'in fi"ht( smite at .4 their nec&s- at len"th $hen e ha.e thorou"hl subdued them bind a bond firml 'on them(1 thereafter 'is the time for( either "enerosit or ransom1 Until the $ar la s do$n its burdens+ #hus are e commanded(1 but if it had been Allah9s Will He could) certainl ha.e e8acted retribution from them 'Himself(- but 'He lets ou fi"ht( in order to test ou some $ith others+ )ut those $ho are slain in the $a of Allah He $ill ne.er let their deeds be lost Soon $ill He "uide them and im%ro.e their condition .5 And admit them to the Garden $hich He has announced for them .6 0 e $ho belie.e6 if e $ill aid 'the cause of( Allah He $ill .7 aid ou and %lant our feet firml )ut those $ho re/ect 'Allah( for them is destruction and .8 (Allah( $ill render their deeds astra 'from their mar&) #hat is because the hate the Re.elation of Allah- so He has .9

made their deeds fruitless Do the not tra.el throu"h the earth and see $hat $as the 7nd .10 of those before them '$ho did e.il(4 Allah brou"ht utter destruction on them and similar 'fates a$ait( those $ho re/ect .Allah #hat is because Allah is the Protector of those $ho belie.e .11 but those $ho re/ect Allah ha.e no %rotector ?eril Allah $ill admit those $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous .12 deeds to Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$- $hile those $ho re/ect Allah $ill en/o 'this $orld( and eat as cattle eat- and the Fire $ill be their abode And ho$ man cities $ith more %o$er than th cit $hich has .13 dri.en thee out ha.e We destro ed 'for their sins(4 And there $as none to aid them Is then one $ho is on a clear 'Path( from his ,ord no better .14 than one to $hom the e.il of his conduct seems %leasin" and such ?as follo$ their o$n lusts Here is( a Parable of the Garden $hich the ri"hteous are) .15 %romised1 in it are ri.ers of $ater incorru%tible1 ri.ers of mil& of $hich the taste ne.er chan"es- ri.ers of $ine a /o to those $ho drin&- and ri.ers of hone %ure and clear+ In it there are for them all &inds of fruits and Grace from their ,ord+ 'Can those in such )liss( be com%ared to such as shall d$ell for e.er in the Fire and be "i.en to drin& boilin" $ater so that it cuts ?(u% their bo$els 'to %ieces And amon" them are men $ho listen to thee but in the end $hen .16 the "o out from thee the sa to those $ho ha.e recei.ed >no$led"e1 2What is it he said /ust then42 Such are men $hose

hearts Allah has sealed and $ho follo$ their o$n lusts ()ut to those $ho recei.e Guidance He increases 'the li"ht of .17 Guidance and besto$s on them their Piet and Restraint 'from (e.il Do the then onl $ait for the Hour that it should come on .18 them of a sudden4 )ut alread ha.e come some to&ens thereof and $hen it 'actuall ( is on them ho$ can the benefit then b their ?admonition >no$ therefore that there is no "od but Allah and as& .19 :for"i.eness for the fault and for the men and $omen $ho belie.e for Allah &no$s ho$ e mo.e about and ho$ e d$ell in our homes #hose $ho belie.e sa 2Wh is not a Surah sent do$n 'for .20 us(42 )ut $hen a Surah of basic or cate"orical meanin" is re.ealed and fi"htin" is mentioned therein thou $ilt see those in $hose hearts is a disease loo&in" at thee $ith a loo& of one in s$oon at the a%%roach of death1 but more fittin" for them Were it to obe and sa $hat is /ust and $hen a matter is .21 resol.ed on it $ere best for them if the $ere true to Allah #hen is it to be e8%ected of ou if e $ill do no mischief in .22 ?the land and brea& our ties of &ith and &in Such are the men $hom Allah has cursed for He has made them .23 deaf and blinded their si"ht Do the not then earnestl see& to understand the =ur9an or .24 ?are their hearts loc&ed u% b them #hose $ho turn bac& as a%ostates after Guidance $as clearl .25 sho$n to them the 7.il 0ne has insti"ated them and buo ed them u% $ith false ho%es #his because the said to those $ho hate $hat Allah has .26

re.ealed 2We $ill obe

ou in %art of 'this( matter2- but Allah

.&no$s their 'inner( secrets )ut ho$ '$ill it be( $hen the an"els ta&e their souls at .27 ?death and smite their faces and their bac&s #his because the follo$ed that $hich called forth the Wrath .28 of Allah and the hated Allah9s "ood %leasure- so He made their deeds of no effect 0r do those in $hose hearts is a disease thin& that Allah .29 ?$ill not brin" to li"ht all their rancor Had We so $illed We could ha.e sho$n them u% to thee and thou .30 shouldst ha.e &no$n them b their mar&s1 but surel thou $ilt &no$ them b the tone of their s%eech6 And Allah &no$s All that . e do And We shall tr ou until We test those amon" ou $ho stri.e .31 our

their utmost and %erse.ere in %atience- and We shall tr (re%orted 'mettle

#hose $ho re/ect Allah hinder 'men( from the Path of Allah .32 and resist the A%ostle after Guidance has been clearl sho$n to them $ill not in/ure Allah in the least but He $ill ma&e their deeds of no effect 0 e $ho belie.e6 obe Allah and obe the A%ostle and ma&e .33 !not .ain our deeds #hose $ho re/ect Allah and hinder 'men( from the Path of .34 Allah then die re/ectin" Allah Allah $ill not for"i.e them )e not $ear and faint5hearted cr in" for %eace+ When e .35 should be U%%ermost1 for Allah is $ith ou and $ill ne.er %ut ou in loss for our '"ood( deeds #he life of this $orld is but %la and amusement1 and if e .36

belie.e land "uard a"ainst e.il He $ill "rant ou our recom%ense and $ill not as& ou 'to "i.e u%( our %ossessions If He $ere to as& ou for all of them and %ress ou e $ould .37 co.etousl $ithhold and He $ould brin" out all our ill5feelin" )ehold e are those in.ited to s%end 'of our substance( in .38 the $a of Allah1 but amon" ou are some that are ni""ardl + )ut .an $ho are ni""ardl are so at the e8%ense of their o$n souls )ut Allah is free of all $ants and it is e that are need + If e turn bac& 'from the Path( He $ill substitute in our stead !another %eo%le- then the $ould not be li&e ou

*Fat5h

*SURAH .#48

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ?eril We ha.e "ranted thee a manifest ?ictor .1 #hat Allah ma for"i.e thee th faults of the %ast and those .2 to follo$ fulfil His fa.or to thee- and "uide thee on the Strai"ht Wa And that Allah ma hel% thee $ith %o$erful hel% .3 It is He $ho sent do$n #ran*uillit into the hearts of the .4 )elie.ers that the ma Add Faith to their Faith- for to Allah belon" the Forces of the hea.ens and the earth- and Allah is full of >no$led"e and Wisdom #hat He ma admit the men and $omen $ho belie.e to Gardens .5 beneath $hich ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein for a e and remo.e their ills from them- and that is in the si"ht of Allah the

(hi"hest achie.ement 'For man And that He ma %unish the H %ocrites men and $omen and the .6 .Pol theists men and $omen $ho ima"ine an e.il o%inion of Allah 0n them is a round of 7.il1 the Wrath of Allah is on them1 He has cursed them and "ot Hell read for them1 and e.il is it for a destination ;For to Allah belon" the Forces of the hea.ens and the earth .7 and Allah is 78alted in Po$er Full of Wisdom We ha.e trul sent thee as a $itness as a brin"er of Glad .8 #idin"s and as a Warner In order that e 'o men( ma belie.e in Allah and His A%ostle .9 that e ma assist and honor Him and celebrate his %raises mornin" and e.enin" ?eril those $ho %li"ht their fealt to thee do no less than .10 %li"ht their fealt to Allah1 the Hand of Allah is o.er their hands1 #hen an one $ho .iolates His oath does so to the harm of his o$n soul and an one $ho fulfills $hat he has co.enanted $ith Allah Allah $ill soon "rant him a "reat Re$ard #he desert Arabs $ho la""ed behind $ill sa to thee1 2We $ere .11 ;en"a"ed in 'loo&in" after( our floc&s and herds and our families do thou then as& for"i.eness for us+2 #he sa $ith their ton"ues $hat is not in their hearts+ Sa 1 2Who then has an %o$er at all to inter.ene( on our behalf $ith Allah if His $ill is to "i.e) ou some loss or to "i.e ou some %rofit4 but Allah is $ell ac*uainted $ith all that e do ;a e thou"ht that the A%ostle and the )elie.ers $ould " .12

ne.er return to their families- this seemed %leasin" in our hearts and e concei.ed an e.il thou"ht for e are a %eo%le lost

".(in $ic&edness) And if an belie.e not in Allah and His A%ostle We ha.e .13 !%re%ared for those $ho re/ect Allah a )la3in" Fire :#o Allah belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth .14 He for"i.es $hom He $ills and He %unishes $hom He $ills1 but Allah is 0ft5 For"i.in" Most Merciful (#hose $ho la""ed behind '$ill sa ( $hen e 'are free to .15 march and ta&e boot 'in $ar(1 2Permit us to follo$ ou+2 #he :$ish to chan"e Allah9s decree1 Sa 1 2;ot thus $ill e follo$ us Allah has alread declared 'this( beforehand21 then the $ill sa but e are /ealous of us+2 ;a but: little do the understand" (such thin"s) Sa to the desert Arabs $ho la""ed behind1 2<e shall be .16 summoned 'to fi"ht( a"ainst a %eo%le "i.en to .ehement $ar1 then shall e fi"ht or the shall submit+ #hen if e sho$ obedience Allah $ill "rant ou a "oodl re$ard but if e turn bac& as e ".did before He $ill %unish ou $ith a "rie.ous Penalt ;o blame is there on the blind nor is there blame on the lame .17 nor on one ill 'if he /oins not the $ar(1 but he that obe s Allah and His A%ostle 'Allah( $ill admit him to Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$- and he $ho turns bac& 'Allah( $ill %unish him $ith a "rie.ous Penalt Allah9s Good Pleasure $as on the belie.ers $hen the s$ore .18 Fealt to thee under the #ree1 He &ne$ $hat $as in their hearts and He sent do$n tran*uillit to them and He re$arded them $ith a s%eed ?ictor And man "ains $ill the ac*uire 'besides(1 and Allah is .19 78alted in Po$er Full of Wisdom

Allah has %romised ou man "ains that e shall ac*uire and .20 He has "i.en ou these beforehand- and He has restrained the hands of men from ou that it ma be a Si"n for the )elie.ers and that He ma "uide ou to a Strai"ht Path And other "ains 'there are( $hich are not $ithin our %o$er .21 but $hich Allah has com%assed1 and Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s If the Unbelie.ers should fi"ht ou the $ould certainl turn .22 .their bac&s then $ould the find neither %rotector nor hel%er Such has been( the %ractice 'A%%ro.ed( of Allah alread in) .23 the %ast1 no chan"e $ilt thou find in the %ractice 'a%%ro.ed( of Allah And it is He $ho has restrained their hands from ou and our .24 hand from them in the midst of Mecca after that He "a.e ou the .ictor o.er them+ And Allah sees $ell all that e do #he are the ones $ho denied re.elation and hindered ou from .25 the Sacred Mos*ue and the sacrificial animals detained from reachin" their %lace of sacrifice+ Had there not been belie.in" men and belie.in" $omen $hom e did not &no$ that e $ere tram%lin" do$n and on $hose account a crime $ould ha.e accrued to ou $ithout ' our( &no$led"e+ 'Allah $ould ha.e allo$ed ou to force our $a but He held bac& our hands( that He ma admit to His merc $hom He $ill+ If the had been a%art We should certainl ha.e %unished the Unbelie.ers amon" them $ith a "rie.ous %unishment While the Unbelie.ers "ot u% in their hearts heat and .26 cant5the heat and cant of I"norance Allah sent do$n His tran*uillit to His A%ostle and to the )elie.ers and made them

stic& close to the command of self5restraint and $ell $ere the entitled to it and $orth of it+ And Allah has full &no$led"e of all thin"s #rul did Allah fulfil the .ision for His A%ostle1 <e shall .27 enter the Sacred Mos*ue if Allah $ills $ith minds secure heads sha.ed hair cut short and $ithout fear+ For He &ne$ $hat e &ne$ not and He "ranted besides this a s%eed .ictor It is He $ho has sent His A%ostle $ith Guidance and the .28 Reli"ion of #ruth to %roclaim it o.er all reli"ion1 and enou"h is Allah for a Witness Muhammad is the A%ostle of Allah- and those $ho are $ith him .29 are stron" a"ainst Unbelie.ers 'but( com%assionate amon"st each other+ #hou $ilt see them bo$ and %rostrate themsel.es 'in %ra er( see&in" Grace from Allah and 'His( Good Pleasure+ 0n their faces are their mar&s 'bein"( the traces of their %rostration+ #his is their similitude in the #orah- and their similitude in the Gos%el is1 li&e a seed $hich sends forth its blade then ma&es it stron"- it then becomes thic& and it stands on its o$n stem 'fillin"( the so$ers $ith $onder and deli"ht+ As a result it fills the Unbelie.ers $ith ra"e at him+ Allah has %romised those amon" them $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds For"i.eness and a "reat Re$ard

*Hu/uraath

*SURAH .#49

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

0 e $ho belie.e6 %ut not oursel.es for$ard before Allah and .1 His A%ostle1 )ut fear Allah1 for Allah is He $ho hears and &no$s all thin"s 0 e $ho belie.e6 raise not our .oices abo.e the .oice of the .2 Pro%het nor s%ea& aloud to him in tal& as e ma s%ea& aloud to one another lest our deeds become .ain and e %ercei.e not #hose that lo$er their .oice in the %resence of Allah9s .3 A%ostle their hearts has Allah tested for %iet 1 for them is For"i.eness and a "reat Re$ard #hose $ho shout out to thee from $ithout the Inner A%artments .4 most of them lac& understandin" If onl the had %atience until thou couldst come out to them .5 it $ould be best for them1 but Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 if a $ic&ed %erson comes to ou $ith an .6 ne$s ascertain the truth lest e harm %eo%le un$ittin"l and after$ards become full of re%entance for $hat e ha.e done And &no$ that amon" ou is Allah9s A%ostle1 $ere he in man .7 matters to follo$ our '$ishes( e $ould certainl fall into misfortune1 but Allah has endeared the Faith to ou and has made it beautiful in our hearts and He has made hateful to ou unbelief $ic&edness and rebellion1 such indeed are those $ho $al& in ri"hteousness A "race and fa.or from Allah- and Allah is full of >no$led"e .8 and Wisdom If t$o %arties amon" the )elie.ers fall into a *uarrel ma&e e .9 %eace bet$een them1 but if one of them trans"resses be ond bounds a"ainst the other then fi"ht e 'all( a"ainst the one that

trans"resses until it com%lies $ith the command of Allah- but if it com%lies then ma&e %eace bet$een them $ith /ustice and be (fair1 for Allah lo.es those $ho are fair 'and /ust #he belie.ers are but a sin"le )rotherhood1 So ma&e %eace and .10 reconciliation bet$een our t$o 'contendin"( brothers1 And fear Allah that e ma recei.e Merc :0 e $ho belie.e6 let not some men amon" ou lau"h at others .11 it ma be that the 'latter( are better than the 'former(1 ;or let some $omen lau"h at others1 it ma be that the 'latter( are better than the 'former(1 nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other nor call each other b 'offensi.e( nic&names1 Ill5seemin" is a name connotin" $ic&edness 'to be used of one( after he has belie.ed1 And those $ho do not desist are 'Indeed( doin" $ron" 0 e $ho belie.e6 a.oid sus%icion as much 'as %ossible(1 for .12 sus%icion in some cases is a sin1 and s% not on each other nor s%ea& ill of each other behind their bac&s+ Would an of ou li&e to eat the flesh of his dead brother4 ;a e $ould abhor it but

fear Allah1 for Allah is 0ft5Returnin" Most Merciful 0 man&ind6 We created ou from a sin"le '%air( of a male and .13 a female and made ou into nations and tribes that e ma &no$ each other 'not that e ma des%ise each other(+ ?eril the most honored of ou in the si"ht of Allah is 'he $ho is( the most ri"hteous of ou+ And Allah has full &no$led"e and is $ell .(ac*uainted '$ith all thin"s #he desert Arabs sa 2We belie.e+2 Sa 2<e ha.e no faith- but .14 e 'onl ( sa @We ha.e submitted our $ills to Allah+9 For not et has Faith entered our hearts+ )ut if e obe Allah and His A%ostle He $ill not belittle au"ht of our deeds1 for Allah is

".0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0nl those are )elie.ers $ho ha.e belie.ed in Allah and His .15 A%ostle and ha.e ne.er since doubted but ha.e stri.en $ith their belon"in"s and their %ersons in the Cause of Allah1 Such are the sincere ones Sa 1 2$hat6 Will e instruct Allah about our Reli"ion42 but .16 Allah &no$s all that is in the hea.ens and on earth1 He has full &no$led"e of all thin"s .#he im%ress on thee as fa.or that the ha.e embraced Islam .17 Sa 2Count not our Islam as a fa.or u%on me1 ;a Allah has conferred a fa.or u%on ou that He has "uided ou to the Faith if e be true and sincere :?eril Allah &no$s the secrets of the hea.ens and the earth" .18 ".and Allah sees $ell all that e do

*=aaf

*SURAH .#50

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful (=af+ ) the Glorious =ur9an '#hou art Allah9s A%ostle .1 )ut the $onder that there has come to them a Warner from .2 amon" themsel.es+ So the Unbelie.ers sa 1 2#his is a $onderful !thin" .(?What6 $hen $e die and become dust 'shall $e li.e a"ain " .3 "(#hat is a 'sort of( Return far 'from our understandin" We alread &no$ ho$ much of them the earth ta&es a$a 1 $ith Us .4 (is a Record "uardin" 'the full account

)ut the den the truth $hen it comes to them1 So the are in .5 a confused state Do the not loo& at the s& abo.e them4 Ho$ We ha.e made it .6 ?and adorned it and there are no fla$s in it And the earth5We ha.e s%read it out and set thereon mountains .7 standin" firm and %roduced therein e.er &ind of beautiful "ro$th (in %airs) #o be obser.ed and commemorated b e.er de.otee turnin" 'to .8 (Allah And We send do$n from the s& Rain char"ed $ith blessin" and .9 We %roduce there$ith Gardens and Grain for har.ests And tall 'and statel ( %alm5trees $ith shoots of fruit5stal&s .10 %iled one o.er another As sustenance for 'Allah9s( Ser.ants- and We "i.e 'ne$( life .11 there$ith to land that is dead1 #hus $ill be the Resurrection )efore them $as denied 'the Hereafter( b the %eo%le of ;oah .12 the Com%anions of the Rass the #hamud #he @Ad Pharaoh the )rethren of ,ut .13 #he com%anions of the Wood and the %eo%le of #ubba- each one .14 of them( re/ected the a%ostles and M $arnin" $as dul fulfilled) (in them) Were We then $ear $ith the first Creation that the should .15 ?be in confused doubt about a ne$ Creation It $as We $ho created man and We &no$ $hat dar& su""estions .16 (his soul ma&es to him1 for We are nearer to him than 'his /u"ular .ein ()ehold t$o '"uardian an"els( a%%ointed to learn 'his doin"s .17 learn 'and not them( one sittin" on the ri"ht and one on the left

;ot a $ord does he utter but there is a sentinel b him read .18 (to note it) :(And the stu%or of death $ill brin" truth 'before his e es .19 "!#his $as the thin" $hich thou $ast tr in" to esca%e" And the #rum%et shall be blo$n1 that $ill be the Da $hereof .20 ($arnin" 'had been "i.en And there $ill come forth e.er soul1 $ith each $ill be an .21 an"el( to dri.e and an 'an"el( to bear $itness) It $ill be said1( 2#hou $ast heedless of this- no$ ha.e We) .22 "!remo.ed th .eil and shar% is th si"ht this Da And his com%anion $ill sa 1 2Here is 'his record( read $ith .23 "!me #he sentence $ill be1( 2#hro$ thro$ into Hell e.er ) .24 !(contumacious Re/ector 'of Allah Who forbade $hat $as "ood trans"ressed all bounds cast " .25 doubts and sus%icions Who set u% another "od besides Allah1 thro$ him into a" .26 ".se.ere Penalt His com%anion $ill sa 1 20ur ,ord6 I did not ma&e him .27 ".trans"ress but he $as 'himself( far astra He $ill sa 1 2Dis%ute not $ith each other in M Presence1 I .28 .had alread in ad.ance sent ou Warnin" #he Word chan"es not before Me and I do not the least " .29 ".in/ustice to M Ser.ants 0ne Da We $ill as& Hell 2art thou filled to the full42 It .30 "?($ill sa 2are there an more 'to come And the Garden $ill be brou"ht ni"h to the ri"hteous no more .31 .a thin" distant

A .oice $ill sa 1( 2#his is $hat $as %romised for ou for) .32 e.er one $ho turned 'to Allah( in sincere re%entance $ho &e%t .(his la$) Who feared 'Allah( Most Gracious unseen and brou"ht a heart " .33 (turned in de.otion 'to Him 7nter e therein in Peace and Securit - this is a Da of " .34 "!7ternal ,ife #here $ill be for them therein all that the $ish and more .35 .besides in 0ur Presence )ut ho$ man "enerations before them did We destro 'for .36 their Sins( stron"er in %o$er than the 4 #hen did the $ander ?(throu"h the land1 Was there an %lace of esca%e 'for them ?eril in this is a Messa"e for an that has a heart and .37 understandin" or $ho "i.es ear and earnestl $itnesses 'the (truth We created the hea.ens and the earth and all bet$een them in .38 Si8 Da s nor did an sense of $eariness touch Us )ear then $ith %atience all that the sa and celebrate the .39 (%raises of th ,ord before the risin" of the sun and before 'its settin" And durin" %art of the ni"ht 'also( celebrate His %raises and .40 so li&e$ise( after the %ostures of adoration) And listen for the Da $hen the Caller $ill call out from a .41 %lace *uite near (#he da $hen the $ill hear a 'mi"ht ( )last in '.er .42 truth(1 that $ill be the da of Resurrection ?eril it is We Who "i.e ,ife and Death- and to Us is the .43 Final Goal

(#he Da $hen the 7arth $ill be rent asunder from 'men .44 hurr in" out1 that $ill be a "atherin" to"ether *uite eas for .Us We &no$ best $hat the sa - and thou art not one to e.er a$e .45 them b force+ So admonish $ith the =ur9an such as fear M !Warnin"

*Aaari aat

*SURAH .#51

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ) the 'Winds( that scatter broadcast .1 And those that lift and bear a$a hea. $ei"hts .2 And those that flo$ $ith ease and "entleness .3 And those that distribute and a%%ortion b command .4 ?eril that $hich e are %romised is true .5 And .eril !ud"ment and !ustice must indeed come to %ass .6 ) the S& $ith 'its( numerous Paths .7 #rul e are in a doctrine discordant .8

#hrou"h $hich are deluded 'a$a from the #ruth( such as $ould .9 be deluded Woe to the falsehood5mon"ers .10 #hose $ho 'flounder( heedless in a flood of confusion .11 "?#he as& 2$hen $ill be the Da of !ud"ment and !ustice .12 It $ill be( a Da $hen the $ill be tried 'and tested( o.er) .13 !the Fire #aste e our trial6 this is $hat e used to as& to be" .14

"!hastened As to the Ri"hteous the $ill be in the midst of Gardens and .15 S%rin"s #a&in" /o in the thin"s $hich their ,ord "i.es them because .16 before then the li.ed a "ood life #he $ere in the habit of slee%in" but little b ni"ht .17 And in the hours of earl da$n #he '$ere found( %ra in" for .18 For"i.eness And in their $ealth and %ossessions '$as remembered( the .19 (ri"ht of the 'need ( him $ho as&ed and him $ho 'for some reason ($as %re.ented 'from as&in" 0n the earth are Si"ns for those of assured Faith .20 ?As also in our o$n sel.es1 $ill e not then see .21 And in hea.en is our Sustenance as 'also( that $hich e are .22 %romised #hen b the ,ord of hea.en and earth this is the .er #ruth .23 as much as the fact that e can s%ea& intelli"entl to each .other ?Has the stor reached thee of the honored "uests of Abraham .24 )ehold the entered His %resence and said1 2Peace62 He said .25 ".Peace62 'and( thou"ht 2these seem( unusual %eo%le" #hen he turned *uic&l to his household brou"ht out a fatted .26 calf "?And %laced it before them+ He said 2Will e not eat .27 When the did not eat( He concei.ed a fear of them+ #he ) .28 said 2Fear not2 and the "a.e him "lad tidin"s of a son endo$ed $ith &no$led"e )ut his $ife came for$ard 'lau"hin"( aloud1 she smote her .29

"!forehead and said1 2a barren old $oman #he said 27.en so has th ,ord s%o&en1 and He is full of .30 ".Wisdom and >no$led"e Abraham( said1 2And $hat o e Messen"ers is our errand) .31 "?(no$) #he said 2We ha.e been sent to a %eo%le 'dee%( in sin .32 (#o brin" on on them 'a sho$er of( stones of cla 'brimstone" .33 Mar&ed as from th ,ord for those $ho tres%ass be ond " .34 ".bounds #hen We e.acuated those of the )elie.ers $ho $ere there .35 )ut We found not there an /ust 'Muslim( %ersons e8ce%t in .36 one house And We left there a Si"ns for such as fear the Grie.ous .37 Penalt And in Moses '$as another Si"n(1 )ehold We sent him to .38 Pharaoh $ith authorit manifest )ut 'Pharaoh( turned bac& $ith his Chiefs and said 2A .39 "!sorcerer or one %ossessed :So We too& him and his forces and thre$ them into the sea .40 and his $as the blame And in the @Ad '%eo%le( '$as another Si"n(1 )ehold We sent .41 a"ainst them the de.astatin" Wind It left nothin" $hate.er that it came u% a"ainst but reduced .42 it to ruin and rottenness And in the #hamud '$as another Si"n(1 )ehold the $ere told .43 "!7n/o ' our brief da ( for a little $hile " )ut the insolentl defied the command of their ,ord1 so the .44 stunnin" noise 'of an earth*ua&e( sei3ed them e.en $hile the

$ere loo&in" on #hen the could not e.en stand 'on their feet( nor could the .45 .hel% themsel.es So $ere the %eo%le of ;oah before them1 for the $ic&edl .46 trans"ressed With the %o$er and s&ill did We construct the Firmament1 for .47 it is We Who create the .astness of S%ace And We ha.e s%read out the 's%acious( earth1 ho$ e8cellentl .48 !We do s%read out And of e.er thin" We ha.e created %airs1 that e ma recei.e .49 instruction Hasten e then 'at once( to Allah1 I am from Him a $arner to .50 ! ou clear and o%en And ma&e not another an ob/ect of $orshi% $ith Allah1 I am .51 !from Him a Warner to ou clear and o%en Similarl no a%ostle came to the Peo%les before them but the .52 !"said 'of him( in li&e manner 2A sorcerer or one %ossessed Is this the le"ac the ha.e transmitted one to another4 ;a .53 !the are themsel.es a %eo%le trans"ressin" be ond bounds So turn a$a from them1 not thine is the blame .54 )ut teach 'th Messa"e(1 for teachin" benefits the )elie.ers .55 I ha.e onl created /inns and men that the ma ser.e Me .56 ;o sustenance do I re*uire of them nor do I re*uire that the .57 should feed Me For Allah is He Who "i.es 'all( Sustenance ,ord of Po$er .58 (Steadfast 'for e.er For the $ron"doers their %ortion is li&e unto the %ortion of .59 their fello$s 'of earlier "enerations(1 then let them not as& Me

!(to hasten 'that %ortion Woe then to the Unbelie.ers on account of that da of theirs .60 !$hich the ha.e been %romised

*#uur

*SURAH .#52

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;() the Mount 'of Re.elation .1 ) a Decree Inscribed .2 ;In a Scroll unfolded .3 ;) the much5fre*uented Fane .4 ;) the Cano% Raised Hi"h .5 And b the 0cean filled $ith S$ell .6 ?eril the Doom of th ,ord $ill indeed come to %ass .7 #here is none can a.ert it .8 0n the da $hen the firmament $ill be in dreadful commotion .9 And the mountain $ill fl hither and thither .10 #hen $oe that Da to those that treat 'truth( as Falsehood .11 #hat %la 'and %addle( in shallo$ trifles .12 #hat Da shall the be thrust do$n to the Fire of Hell .13 irresistibl #his2 it $ill be said 2is the Fire $hich e $ere $ont to" .14 !den ?Is this then a fa&e or is it e that do not see" .15 )urn e therein1 the same is it to ou $hether e bear it" .16 ($ith %atience or not1 <e but recei.e the recom%ense of our 'o$n

".deeds As to the Ri"hteous the $ill be in Gardens and in Ha%%iness .17 7n/o in" the ')liss( $hich their ,ord hath besto$ed on them .18 .and their ,ord shall deli.er them from the Penalt of the Fire #o them $ill be said1( 27at and drin& e $ith %rofit and ) .19 ".health because of our '"ood( deeds (#he $ill recline '$ith ease( on #hrones 'of di"nit .20 arran"ed in ran&s and We shall /oin them to Com%anions $ith beautiful bi" and lustrous e es And those $ho belie.e and $hose families follo$ them in Faith .21 to them shall We /oin their families1 nor shall We de%ri.e them of the fruit( of au"ht of their $or&s1 '<et( is each indi.idual) in %led"e for his deeds And We shall besto$ on them of fruit and meat an thin" the .22 shall desire #he shall there e8chan"e one $ith another a 'lo.in"( cu% .23 free of fri.olit free of all taint of ill Round about them $ill ser.e 'de.oted( to them ouths .24 handsome( as Pearls $ell5"uarded) #he $ill ad.ance to each other en"a"in" in mutual en*uir .25 #he $ill sa 1 2Aforetime We $ere not $ithout fear for the .26 sa&e of our %eo%le )ut Allah has been "ood to us and has deli.ered us from the" .27 Penalt of the Scorchin" Wind #rul $e did call unto Him from of old1 trul it is He the " .28 ")eneficent the Merciful #herefore %roclaim thou the %raises 'of th ,ord(1 For b the .29 Grace of th ,ord thou art no '.ul"ar( soothsa er nor art thou

one %ossessed 0r do the sa 2A Poet6 $e a$ait for him some calamit .30 "!hatched( b #ime) "!Sa thou1 2A$ait e6 I too $ill $ait alon" $ith ou .31 Is it that their faculties of understandin" ur"e them to this .32 ?or are the but a %eo%le trans"ressin" be ond bounds 0r do the sa 2He fabricated the 'Messa"e(24 ;a the ha.e .33 !no faith ,et them then %roduce a recital li&e unto it if 'it be( the .34 !s%ea& the #ruth Were the created of nothin" or $ere the themsel.es the .35 ?creators 0r did the create the hea.ens and the earth4 ;a the ha.e .36 no firm belief 0r are the #reasures of th ,ord $ith them or are the the .37 ?(mana"ers 'of affairs 0r ha.e the a ladder b $hich the can 'climb u% to hea.en .38 and( listen 'to its secrets(4 #hen let 'such a( listener of theirs %roduce a manifest %roof ?0r has He onl dau"hters and e ha.e sons .39 0r is it that thou dost as& for a re$ard so that the are .40 ?burdened $ith a load of debt ?0r that the Unseen is in their hands and the $rite it do$n .41 0r do the intend a %lot 'a"ainst thee(4 )ut those $ho def .42 !Allah are themsel.es in.ol.ed in a Plot 0r ha.e the a "od other then Allah4 e8alted is Allah far .43 !abo.e the thin"s the associate $ith Him Were the to see a %iece of the s& fallin" 'on them( the .44

"!$ould 'onl ( sa 1 2clouds "athered in hea%s So lea.e them alone until the encounter that Da of theirs .45 ($herein the shall '%erforce( s$oon '$ith terror #he Da $hen their %lottin" $ill a.ail them nothin" and no .46 hel% shall be Gi.en them And .eril for those $ho do $ron" there is another %unishment .47 besides this1 but most of them understand not ;o$ a$ait in %atience the command of th ,ord1 for .eril .48 thou art in our e es1 and celebrate the %raises of th ,ord the $hile thou standest forth And for %art of the ni"ht also %raise thou Him and at the .49 !retreat of the stars

*;a/m

*SURAH .#53

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ) the Star $hen it "oes do$n .1 <our Com%anion is neither astra nor bein" misled .2 ;or does he sa 'au"ht( of 'his o$n( Desire .3 It is no less than ins%iration sent do$n to him .4 He $as tau"ht b one mi"ht in Po$er .5 (7ndued $ith Wisdom1 For he a%%eared 'in statel form .6 While he $as in the hi"hest %art of the hori3on .7 #hen he a%%roached and came closer .8 And $as at a distance of but t$o bo$5len"ths or 'e.en( nearer .9 So did 'Allah( con.e the ins%iration to His Ser.ant .10

con.e ed( $hat He 'meant( to con.e ) #he 'Pro%het9s( 'mind and( heart in no $a falsified that .11 $hich he sa$ ?Will e then dis%ute $ith him concernin" $hat he sa$ .12 For indeed he sa$ him at a second descent .13 ;ear the ,ote5tree be ond $hich none ma %ass .14 ;ear it is the Garden of Abode .15 (!)ehold the ,ote5tree $as shrouded 'in m ster uns%ea&able .16 !His( si"ht ne.er s$er.ed nor did it "o $ron" ) .17 !For trul did he see of the Si"ns of his ,ord the Greatest .18 Ha.e e seen ,at an U33a .19 ?And another the third '"oddess( Manat .20 ?What6 for ou the male se8 and for Him the female .21 !)ehold such $ould be indeed a di.ision most unfair .22 #hese are nothin" but names $hich e ha.e de.ised our fathers for $hich Allah has sent do$n no authorit $hate.er(+ #he follo$ nothin" but con/ecture and $hat their o$n) souls desire6 7.en thou"h there has alread come to them Guidance from their ,ord ?;a shall man ha.e '/ust( an thin" he han&ers after .24 )ut it is to Allah that the 7nd and the )e"innin" 'of all .25 thin"s( belon" Ho$ man so e.er be the an"els in the hea.ens their .26 intercession $ill a.ail nothin" e8ce%t after Allah has "i.en lea.e for $hom He %leases and that he is acce%table to Him #hose $ho belie.e not in the Hereafter name the an"els $ith .27 female names )ut the ha.e no &no$led"e therein+ #he follo$ nothin" but .28 e and .23

con/ecture and con/ecture a.ails nothin" a"ainst #ruth #herefore shun those $ho turn a$a from 0ur Messa"e and .29 desire nothin" but the life of this $orld #hat is as far as &no$led"e $ill reach them+ ?eril th ,ord .30 &no$eth best those $ho stra from His %ath and He &no$eth best those $ho recei.e "uidance ;<ea to Allah belon"s all that is in the hea.ens and on earth .31 so that He re$ards those $ho do e.il accordin" to their deeds and He re$ards those $ho do "ood $ith $hat is best #hose $ho a.oid "reat sins and shameful deeds+ 0nl 'fallin" .32 into( small faults .eril th ,ord is am%le in for"i.eness+ He &no$s ou $ell $hen He brin"s ou out of the earth and $hen e are hidden in our mother9s $ombs therefore /ustif not oursel.es+ He &no$s best $ho it is that "uards a"ainst e.il Seest thou one $ho turns bac& .33 ?(Gi.es a little then hardens 'his heart .34 ?What6 has he &no$led"e of the Unseen so that he can see .35 ;a is he not ac*uainted $ith $hat is in the boo&s of Moses .36 ?And of Abraham $ho fulfilled his en"a"ements .37 ;amel that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of .38 ;another #hat man can ha.e nothin" but $hat he stri.es for .39 #hat 'the fruit of( his stri.in" $ill soon come in si"ht .40 #hen $ill he be re$arded $ith a re$ard com%lete .41 #hat to th ,ord is the final Goal .42 #hat it is He $ho Granteth ,au"hter and #ears .43 #hat it is He $ho Granteth Death and ,ife .44 #hat He did create in %airs male and female .45

(From a seed $hen lod"ed 'in its %lace .46 (#hat He hath %romised a Second Creation 'raisin" of the Dead .47 #hat it is He Who "i.eth $ealth and satisfaction .48 (#hat He is the ,ord of Sirius 'the Mi"ht Star .49 And that it is He Who destro ed the '%o$erful( ancient @Ad .50 (%eo%le) And the #hamud nor "a.e them a lease of %er%etual life .51 (And before them the %eo%le of ;oah for that the $ere 'all .52 Most un/ust and most insolent trans"ressors And He destro ed the 0.erthro$n Cities 'of Sodom and .53 (Gomorrah So that 'ruins un&no$n( ha.e co.ered them u% .54 #hen $hich of the "ifts of th ,ord '0 man( $ilt thou dis%ute .55 ?about !#his is a Warner of the 'series of( Warners of old .56 #he '!ud"ment( e.er a%%roachin" dra$s ni"h .57 ;o 'soul( but Allah can la it bare .58 ?Do e then $onder at this recital .59 And $ill e lau"h and not $ee% .60 ?Wastin" our time in .anities .61 !()ut fall e do$n in %rostration to Allah and adore 'Him .62

*=amar

*SURAH .#54

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #he hour 'of !ud"ment( is ni"h and the moon is cleft asunder .1

()ut if the see a Si"n the turn a$a and sa 2#his is 'but .2 ".transient ma"ic #he re/ect 'the $arnin"( and follo$ their 'o$n( lusts but .3 e.er matter has its a%%ointed time #here ha.e alread come to them Recitals $herein there is .4 (enou"h( to chec& 'them) Mature $isdom but 'the %reachin" of( Warners %rofits them not .5 #herefore '0 Pro%het( turn a$a from them+ #he da that the .6 Caller $illcall 'them( to a terrible affair #he $ill come forth their e es humbled from 'their( "ra.es .7 tor%id( li&e locusts scattered abroad) Hastenin" $ith e es transfi8ed to$ards the Caller6 2Hard is .8 this Da 62 the Unbelie.ers $ill sa )efore them the Peo%le of ;oah re/ected 'their a%ostle(1 the .9 re/ected 0ur ser.ant and said 2Here is one %ossessed62 and he $as dri.en out #hen he called on his ,ord1 2I am one o.ercome1 do thou then .10 "!(hel% 'me So We o%ened the "ates of hea.en $ith $ater %ourin" forth .11 And We caused the earth to "ush forth $ith s%rin"s so the .12 $aters met 'and rose( to the e8tent decreed )ut We bore him on an 'Ar&( made of broad %lan&s and caul&ed .13 $ith %alm5fibre She floats under 0ur e es 'and care(1 a recom%ense to one $ho .14 !(had been re/ected '$ith scorn And We ha.e left this as a Si"n 'for all time(1 then is there .15 ?an that $ill recei.e admonition ?)ut ho$ 'terrible( $as M Penalt and M Warnin" .16

And We ha.e indeed made the =ur9an eas to understand and .17 ?remember1 then is there an that $ill recei.e admonition #he @Ad '%eo%le( 'too( re/ected '#ruth(1 then ho$ terrible .18 !$as m Penalt and m Warnin" For We sent a"ainst them a furious $ind on a Da of .iolent .19 Disaster Pluc&in" out men as if the $ere roots of %alm5trees torn u% .20 (from the "round) !<ea ho$ 'terrible( $as m Penalt and m Warnin" .21 )ut We ha.e indeed made the =ur9an eas to understand and .22 ?remember1 then is there an that $ill recei.e admonition #he #hamud 'also( re/ected 'their( Warners .23 For the said1 2$hat6 a man6 a solitar one from amon" .24 oursel.es6 shall $e follo$ such a one4 #rul should $e then be !stra in" in mind and mad Is It that the Messa"e is sent to him of all %eo%le amon"st" .25 "!us4 ;a he is a liar an insolent one Ah6 the $ill &no$ on the morro$ $hich is the liar the .26 !insolent one For We $ill send the she camel b $a of trial for them+ So .27 !$atch them 'o Saleh( and %ossess th self in %atience :And tell them that the $ater is to be di.ided bet$een them .28 each one9s ri"ht to drin& bein" brou"ht for$ard 'b suitable (turns )ut the called to their com%anion and he too& a s$ord in .29 (hand and hamstrun" 'her !Ah6 ho$ 'terrible( $as M Penalt and M Warnin" .30 For We sent a"ainst them a sin"le Mi"ht )last and the .31

became li&e the dr stubble used b one $ho %ens cattle And We ha.e indeed made the =ur9an eas to understand and .32 ?remember1 then is there an that $ill recei.e admonition #he Peo%le of ,ut re/ected 'his( Warnin" .33 We sent a"ainst them a .iolent tornado $ith sho$ers of stones .34 $hich destro ed them( e8ce%t ,ut9s household1 them We deli.ered) b earl Da$n As a Grace from Us1 #hus do We re$ard those $ho "i.e than&s .35 And ',ut( did $arn them of 0ur Punishment but the dis%uted .36 about the Warnin" And the e.en sou"ht to snatch a$a his "uests from him but .37 We blinded their e es+ '#he heard1( 2no$ taste e M Wrath and ".M Warnin" :7arl on the morro$ an abidin" Punishment sei3ed them .38 ".So taste e M Wrath and M Warnin"" .39 And We ha.e indeed made the =ur9an eas to understand and .40 ?remember1 then: is there an that $ill recei.e admonition #o the %eo%le of Pharaoh too aforetime came Warners 'from .41 (Allah #he '%eo%le( re/ected all 0ur Si"ns- but We sei3ed them $ith .42 such Penalt 'as comes( from 0ne 78alted in Po$er able to carr out His Will Are our Unbelie.ers '0 =uraish( better than the 4 or ha.e e .43 ?an immunit in the Sacred )oo&s ?"0r do the sa 1 2We actin" to"ether can defend oursel.es .44 Soon $ill their multitude be %ut to fli"ht and the $ill sho$ .45 their bac&s ;a the Hour 'of !ud"ment( is the time %romised them 'for .46

their full recom%ense(1 And that Hour $ill be Most "rie.ous and most bitter #rul those in sin are the ones stra in" in mind and mad .47 #he da the $ill be dra""ed throu"h the Fire on their faces .48 "!the $ill hear1( 2#astes e the touch of Hell) ?eril all thin"s ha.e We created in %ro%ortion and measure .49 And 0ur command is but a sin"le 'Act( li&e the t$in&lin" of .50 an e e :And 'oft( in the %ast ha.e We destro ed "an"s li&e unto ou .51 :"?#hen is there6 an that $ill recei.e admonition :(All that the do is noted in 'their( )oo&s 'of Deeds .52 7.er matter small and "reat is on record .53 As to the Ri"hteous the $ill be in the midst of Gardens and .54 Ri.ers In an Assembl of #ruth in the Presence of a So.erei"n .55 0mni%otent

*Rahman

*SURAH .#55

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful !Allah( Most Gracious) .1 It is He Who has tau"ht the =ur9an .2 He has created man .3 (He has tau"ht him s%eech 'and Intelli"ence .4 #he sun and the moon follo$ courses 'e8actl ( com%uted .5 And the herbs and the trees5both 'ali&e( bo$ in adoration .6

And the Firmament has He raised hi"h and He has set u% the .7 (balance 'of !ustice In order that e ma not trans"ress 'due( balance .8 So establish $ei"ht $ith /ustice and fall not short in the .9 balance It is He Who has s%read out the earth for 'His( creatures .10 #herein is fruit and date5%alms %roducin" s%athes 'enclosin" .11 :(dates Also corn $ith 'its( lea.es and stal& for fodder and .12 s$eet5smellin" %lants ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .13 He created man from soundin" cla li&e unto %otter .14 And He created !inns from fire free of smo&e .15 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .16 He is( ,ord of the t$o 7asts and ,ord of the t$o Wests) .17 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .18 He has let free the t$o bodies of flo$in" $ater meetin" .19 :to"ether )et$een them is a )arrier $hich the do not trans"ress .20 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .21 0ut of them come Pearls and Coral .22 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .23 And His are the Shi%s sailin" smoothl throu"h the seas loft .24 as mountains ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .25 ;All that is on earth $ill %erish .26 )ut $ill abide 'fore.er( the Face of th ,ord full of Ma/est .27 )ount and Honor

?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .28 0f Him see&s 'its needs( e.er creature in the hea.ens and on .29 !(earth1 e.er da in 'ne$( S%lendor doth He 'shine ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .30 !Soon shall We settle our affairs o both e $orlds .31 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .32 0 e assembl of !inns and men6 if it be e can %ass be ond .33 the 3ones of the hea.ens and the earth %ass e6 not $ithout !authorit shall e be able to %ass ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .34 0n ou $ill be sent '0 e e.il ones t$ain6( a flame of fire .35 to burn( and a smo&e 'to cho&e(1 ;o defence $ill e ha.e) ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .36 When the s& is rent asunder and it becomes red li&e ointment .37 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .38 0n that da no *uestion $ill be as&ed of man or !inn as to .39 his sin ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .40 For( the sinners $ill be &no$n b their Mar&s1 and the $ill ) .41 be sei3ed b their foreloc&s and their feet ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .42 #his is the Hell $hich the Sinners den .43 In its midst and in the midst of boilin" hot $ater $ill the .44 !$ander round ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .45 )ut for such as fear the time $hen the $ill stand before .46 the !ud"ment Seat of( their ,ord there $ill be t$o Gardens) ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .47

(Containin" all &inds 'of trees and deli"hts .48 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .49 ;(In them 'each( $ill be t$o S%rin"s flo$in" 'free .50 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .51 In them $ill be Fruits of e.er &ind t$o and t$o .52 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .53 #he $ill recline on Car%ets $hose inner linin"s $ill be of .54 rich brocade1 the Fruit of the Gardens $ill be ;ear 'and eas of (reach ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .55 In them $ill be 'Maidens( Chaste restrainin" their "lances .56 $hom no man or !inn before them has touched ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .57 ,i&e unto rubies and coral .58 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .59 ?Is there an Re$ard for Good other than Good .60 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .61 And besides these t$o there are t$o other Gardens .62 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .63 (Dar& "reen in color 'from %lentiful $aterin" .64 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .65 In them 'each( $ill be t$o s%rin"s %ourin" forth $ater in .66 continuous abundance ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .67 In them $ill be Fruits and dates and %ome"ranates .68 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .69 In them $ill be fair 'com%anions( "ood beautiful .70 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .71

(Com%anions restrained 'as to their "lances( in '"oodl .72 %a.ilions ?#hen $hich of the fa.or of our ,ord $ill e den .73 Whom no man or !inn before them has touched .74 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .75 Reclinin" on "reen Cushions and rich Car%ets of beaut .76 ?#hen $hich of the fa.ors of our ,ord $ill e den .77 )lessed be the name of th ,ord full of Ma/est )ount and .78 Honor

*Waa*ia

*SURAH .#56

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful When the e.ent ine.itable cometh to %ass .1 #hen $ill no 'soul( entertain falsehood concernin" its comin" .2 Man ( $ill it brin" lo$ 'man ( $ill it e8alt ) .3 When the earth shall be sha&en to its de%ths .4 And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms .5 )ecomin" dust scattered abroad .6 And e shall be sorted out into three classes .7 #hen 'there $ill be( the Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand $hat .8 ?$ill be the Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand And the Com%anions of the left hand $hat $ill be the .9 ?Com%anions of the ,eft Hand And those Foremost 'in Faith( $ill be Foremost 'in the .10 (Hereafter

#hese $ill be those ;earest to Allah .11 In Gardens of )liss .12 A number of %eo%le from those of old .13 And a fe$ from those of later times .14 #he $ill be( on #hrones encrusted '$ith "old and %recious) .15 (stones Reclinin" on them facin" each other .16 (Round about them $ill 'ser.e( ouths of %er%etual 'freshness .17 With "oblets 'shinin"( bea&ers and cu%s 'filled( out of .18 :clear5 flo$in" fountains ;o after5ache $ill the recei.e therefrom nor $ill the .19 suffer into8ication And $ith fruits an that the ma select .20 And the flesh of fo$ls an that the ma desire .21 And 'there $ill be( Com%anions $ith beautiful bi" and .22 "lustrous e es ,i&e unto Pearls $ell5"uarded .23 (A Re$ard for the Deeds of their %ast ',ife .24 ;o fri.olit $ill the hear therein nor an taint of ill .25 ".0nl the sa in" 2Peace6 Peace .26 #he Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand $hat $ill be the Com%anions .27 ?of the Ri"ht Hand #he $ill be( amon" lote trees $ithout thorns) .28 Amon" #alh trees $ith flo$ers 'or fruits( %iled one abo.e .29 another In shade lon"5e8tended .30 ) $ater flo$in" constantl .31 And fruit in abundance .32

Whose season is not limited nor 'su%%l ( forbidden .33 And on #hrones 'of Di"nit ( raised hi"h .34 We ha.e created 'their Com%anions( of s%ecial creation .35 (And made them .ir"in5%ure 'and undefiled .36 )elo.ed 'b nature( e*ual in a"e .37 For the com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand .38 A '"oodl ( number from those of old .39 And a '"oodl ( number from those of later times .40 #he Com%anions of the ,eft Hand5$hat $ill be the Com%anions .41 ?of the ,eft Hand #he $ill be( in the midst of a fierce )last of Fire and in) .42 )oilin" Water And in the shades of )lac& Smo&e .43 ;othin" '$ill there be( to refresh nor to %lease .44 For that the $ere $ont to be indul"ed before that in $ealth .45 (and lu8ur ) !And %ersisted obstinatel in $ic&edness su%reme .46 And the used to sa 2$hat6 $hen $e die and become dust and .47 "?bones shall $e then indeed be raised u% a"ain "?We( and our fathers of old)" .48 Sa 1 2<ea those of old and those of later times .49 All $ill certainl be "athered to"ether for the meetin"" .50 a%%ointed for a Da Well5&no$n #hen $ill e trul o e that "o $ron" and treat '#ruth( as " .51 !Falsehood "<e $ill surel taste of the #ree of Aa**um " .52 "#hen $ill e fill our insides there$ith " .53 "And drin& )oilin" Water on to% of it" .54

Indeed e shall drin& li&e diseased camels ra"in" $ith " .55 !thirst !Such $ill be their entertainment on the Da of Re*uital .56 It is We Who ha.e created ou1 $h $ill e not $itness the .57 ?#ruth Do e then see4 #he 'human seed( that e thro$ out .58 ?Is it e $ho create it or are We the Creators .59 We ha.e decreed Death to be our common lot and We are not to .60 be frustrated (From chan"in" our Forms and creatin" ou 'a"ain( in 'Forms .61 that e &no$ not And e certainl &no$ alread the first form of creation1 $h .62 ?then do e not celebrate His %raises ?See e the seed that e so$ in the "round .63 ?Is it e that cause it to "ro$ or are We the Cause .64 Were it 0ur Will $e could crumble it to dr %o$der and e .65 $ould be left in $onderment "(Sa in"( 2We are indeed left $ith debts 'for nothin") .66 "(Indeed are $e shut out 'of the fruits of our labor " .67 ?See e the $ater $hich e drin& .68 ?Do e brin" it Do$n 'in rain( from the Cloud or do We .69 :(Were it 0ur Will We could ma&e it salt 'and un%alatable .70 ?then $h do e not "i.e than&s ?See e the Fire $hich e &indle .71 Is it e $ho "ro$ the tree $hich feeds the fire or do We "ro$ .72 ?it We ha.e made it a memorial 'of our handi$or&( and an article .73 of comfort and con.enience for the deni3ens of deserts

#hen celebrate $ith %raises the name of the ,ord the Su%reme .74 Furthermore I call to $itness the settin" of the Stars .75 And that is indeed a mi"ht ad/uration if e but &ne$ .76 #hat this is indeed a =ur9an most honorable .77 In a )oo& $ell5"uarded .78 Which none shall touch but those $ho are clean .79 A Re.elation from the ,ord of the Worlds .80 ?Is it such a Messa"e that e $ould hold in li"ht esteem .81 And ha.e e made it our li.elihood that e should declare it .82 ?false #hen $h do e not 'inter.ene( $hen 'the soul of the d in" .83 man( reaches the throat And e the $hile 'sit( loo&in" on .84 )ut We are nearer to him than e and et see not .85 #hen $h do ou not if ou are e8em%t from 'future( account .86 Call bac& the soul if e are true 'in our claim of .87 ?(Inde%endence #hus then if he be of those ;earest to Allah .88 #here is for him( Rest and Satisfaction and a Garden of) .89 Deli"hts And if he be of the Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand .90 For him is the salutation( 2Peace be unto thee2 from the) .91 Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand And if he be of those $ho treat 'truth( as Falsehood $ho "o .92 $ron" For him is 7ntertainment $ith )oilin" Water .93 And burnin" in Hell5Fire .94 ?eril this is the ?er #ruth and Certaint .95

So celebrate $ith %raises the name of th ,ord the Su%reme .96

*Hadiid

*SURAH .#57

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Whate.er is in the hea.ens and on earth let it declare the .1 Praises and Glor of Allah1 for He is the 78alted in Mi"ht the Wise #o Him belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth- it .2 is He Who "i.es life and Death- and He has Po$er o.er all thin"s He is the First and the ,ast the 7.ident and the immanent1 and .3 He has full &no$led"e of all thin"s He it is Who created the hea.ens and the earth in si8 Da s and .4 is moreo.er firml established on the #hrone 'of authorit (+ He &no$s $hat enters $ithin the earth and $hat comes forth out of it $hat comes do$n from hea.en and $hat mounts u% to it+ And He is $ith ou $heresoe.er e ma be+ And Allah sees $ell all that e do #o Him belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth1 and .5 all affairs are referred bac& to Allah He mer"es ;i"ht into Da and He mer"es Da into ;i"ht- and He .6 has full &no$led"e of the secrets of 'all( hearts )elie.e in Allah and His A%ostle and s%end 'in charit ( out of .7 the 'substance( $hereof He has made ou heirs+ For those of ou .$ho belie.e and s%end 'in charit ( for them is a "reat Re$ard What cause ha.e e $h e should not belie.e in Allah4 And the .8

A%ostle in.ites ou to belie.e in our ,ord and has indeed ta&en our Co.enant if e are men of faith He is the 0ne Who Sends to His Ser.ants manifest Si"ns that He .9 ma lead ou from the de%ths of Dar&ness into the ,i"ht+ And .eril Allah is to ou Most >ind and Merciful And $hat cause ha.e e $h e should not s%end in the cause .10

of Allah4 For to Allah belon"s the herita"e of the hea.ens and the earth+ ;ot e*ual amon" ou are those $ho s%ent 'freel ( and fou"ht before the ?ictor '$ith those $ho did so later(+ #hose are hi"her in ran& than those $ho s%ent 'freel ( and fou"ht after$ards+ )ut to all has Allah %romised a "oodl 're$ard( and Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all that e do Who is he that $ill loan to Allah a beautiful ,oan4 For .11 Allah( $ill increase it manifold to his credit and he $ill ha.e) besides( a liberal re$ard) 0ne Da shalt thou see the belie.in" men and the belie.in" .12 $omen ho$ their ,i"ht runs for$ard before them and b their ri"ht !hands1 'their "reetin" $ill be(1 2Good ;e$s for ou this Da Gardens beneath $hich flo$ ri.ers6 #o d$ell therein for a e6 this "!is indeed the hi"hest Achie.ement 0ne da $ill the H %ocrites men and $omen sa to the .13 )elie.ers1 2Wait for us6 let us borro$ 'a li"ht( from our ,i"ht62 It $ill be said1 2turn e bac& to our rear6 then see& a li"ht '$here e can(62 So a $all $ill be %ut u% bet$i8t them $ith a "ate therein+ Within it $ill be Merc throu"hout and $ithout it !all alon"side $ill be '$rath and( Punishment #hose $ithout( $ill call out 2$ere $e not $ith ou42 '#he) .14 ;others( $ill re%l 2#rue6 but e led oursel.es into tem%tation

;( e loo&ed for$ard 'to our ruin(- e doubted 'Allah9s %romise and ' our false( desires decei.ed ou- until there issued the Command of Allah+ And the Decei.er decei.ed ou in res%ect of Allah #his Da shall no ransom be acce%ted of ou nor of those $ho " .15 re/ected Allah+ <our abode is the fire1 #hat is the %ro%er %lace "! to claim ou1 and an e.il refu"e it is Has not the time arri.ed for the )elie.ers that their hearts .16 in all humilit should en"a"e in the remembrance of Allah and of the truth $hich has been re.ealed 'to them( and that the should not become li&e those to $hom $as "i.en Re.elation aforetime but lon" a"es %assed o.er them and their hearts "re$ hard4 For man amon" them are rebellious trans"ressors >no$ e 'all( that Allah "i.eth life to the earth after its .17 death6 alread ha.e We sho$n the Si"ns %lainl to ou that e ma learn $isdom For those $ho "i.e in Charit men and $omen and loan to Allah .18 (a )eautiful ,oan it shall be increased manifold 'to their credit and the shall ha.e 'besides( a liberal re$ard And those $ho belie.e in Allah and His a%ostles the are the .19 Sincere ',o.ers of truth( and the $itnesses '$ho testif ( in the e es of their ,ord1 the shall ha.e their Re$ard and their ,i"ht but those $ho re/ect Allah and den 0ur Si"ns the are the Com%anions of Hell5 Fire >no$ e 'all( that the life of this $orld is but %la and .20 (amusement %om% and mutual boastin" and multi%l in" 'in ri.alr amon" oursel.es riches and children1 Here is a similitude1 Ho$ (rain and the "ro$th $hich it brin"s forth deli"ht 'the hearts of

the tillers- soon it $ithers- thou $ilt see it "ro$ ello$- then it becomes dr and crumbles a$a + )ut in the Hereafter is a Penalt se.ere 'for the de.otees of $ron"( and For"i.eness from Allah and 'His( Good Pleasure 'for the de.otees of Allah(+ And $hat is the life of this $orld but "oods and chattels of ?dece%tion )e e foremost 'in see&in"( for"i.eness from our ,ord and a .21 Garden 'of )liss( the $idth $hereof is as the $idth of hea.en and :earth %re%ared for those $ho belie.e in Allah and His a%ostles :that is the Grace of Allah $hich He besto$s on $hom He %leases and Allah is the ,ord of Grace aboundin" ;o misfortune can ha%%en on earth or in our souls but is .22 recorded in a decree before We brin" it into e8istence1 that is trul eas for Allah In order that e ma not des%air o.er matters that %ass ou .23 b nor e8ult o.er fa.ors besto$ed u%on ou+ For Allah lo.eth not an .ain"lorious boaster .Such %ersons as are co.etous and commend co.etousness to men .24 And if an turn bac& 'from Allah9s Wa ( .eril Allah is free of all needs $orth of all %raise We sent aforetime our a%ostles $ith Clear Si"ns and sent do$n .25 $ith them the )oo& and the )alance 'of Ri"ht and Wron"( that men ma stand forth in /ustice- and We sent do$n Iron in $hich is material for( mi"ht $ar as $ell as man benefits for man&ind) that Allah ma test $ho it is that $ill hel% unseen Him and His a%ostles- for Allah is Full of Stren"th e8alted in( Mi"ht 'and (able to enforce His $ill And We sent ;oah and Abraham and established in their line .26

Pro%hethood and Re.elation1 and some of them $ere on ri"ht "uidance but man of them became rebellious trans"ressors #hen in their $a&e We follo$ed them u% $ith 'others of( 0ur .27 a%ostles1 We sent after them !esus the son of Mar and besto$ed on him the Gos%el- and We ordained in the hearts of those $ho follo$ed him Com%assion and Merc + )ut the monasticism $hich the in.ented for themsel.es We did not %rescribe for them1 'We commanded( onl the see&in" for the Good %leasure of Allah- but that the did not foster as the should ha.e done+ <et We besto$ed on those amon" them $ho belie.ed their 'due( re$ard but man of them are rebellious trans"ressors 0 e that belie.e6 fear Allah and belie.e in His a%ostle and .28 He $ill besto$ on ou a double %ortion of His Merc 1 He $ill %ro.ide for ou a li"ht b $hich e shall $al& 'strai"ht in our %ath( and He $ill for"i.e ou ' our %ast(1 For Allah is 0ft5For"i.in"+ Most Merciful #hat the Peo%le of the )oo& ma &no$ that the ha.e no %o$er .29 ($hate.er o.er the Grace of Allah that 'His( Grace is 'entirel in his hand to besto$ it on $homsoe.er He $ills+ For Allah is the .,ord of Grace aboundin"

*Mu/adila

*SURAH .#58

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Allah has indeed heard 'and acce%ted( the statement of the .1 $oman $ho %leads $ith thee concernin" her husband and carries her

com%laint 'in %ra er( to Allah1 and Allah 'al$a s( hears the ar"uments bet$een both sides amon" ou for Allah hears and sees (all thin"s) If an men amon" ou di.orce their $i.es b Aihar 'callin" .2 them mothers( the cannot be their mothers1 none can be their mothers e8ce%t those $ho "a.e them birth+ And in fact the use $ords 'both( ini*uitous and false but trul Allah is one that (blots out 'sins( and for"i.es 'a"ain and a"ain )ut those $ho di.orce their $i.es b Aihar then $ish to "o .3 (bac& on the $ords the uttered 'it is ordained that such a one should free a sla.e before the touch each other1 this are e (admonished to %erform1 and Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith 'all that e do And if an has not 'the $here$ithal( he should fast for t$o .4 months consecuti.el before the touch each other+ )ut if an is unable to do so he should feed si8t indi"ent ones+ #his that e ma sho$ our faith in Allah and His A%ostle+ #hose are limits set b ( Allah+ For those $ho Re/ect 'Him( there is a "rie.ous) Penalt #hose $ho resist Allah and His A%ostle $ill be humbled to dust .5 as $ere those before them1 for We ha.e alread sent do$n clear .Si"ns+ And the Unbelie.ers '$ill ha.e( a humiliatin" Penalt 0n the Da that Allah $ill raise them all u% 'a"ain( and sho$ .6 them the truth 'and meanin"( of their conduct+ Allah has rec&oned its '.alue( thou"h the ma ha.e for"otten it1 for Allah is Witness to all thin"s Seest thou not that Allah doth &no$ 'all( that is in the .7 hea.ens and on earth4 #here is not a secret consultation bet$een

three but He ma&es the fourth amon" them nor bet$een fi.e but He ma&es the si8th nor bet$een fe$er nor more but He is in their midst $heresoe.er the be in the end $ill He tell them the truth of their conduct on the Da of !ud"ment for Allah has full &no$led"e of all thin"s #urnest thou not th si"ht to$ards those $ho $ere forbidden .8 secret counsels et re.ert to that $hich the $ere forbidden 'to do(4 And the hold secret counsels amon" themsel.es for ini*uit and hostilit and disobedience to the A%ostle+ And $hen the come to thee the salute thee not as Allah salutes thee 'but in croo&ed $a s(1 and the sa to themsel.es 2Wh does not Allah %unish us for our $ords42 7nou"h for them is Hell1 in it $ill !the burn and e.il is that destination 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen e hold secret counsel do it not for .9 ini*uit and hostilit and disobedience to the Pro%het- but do it for ri"hteousness and self5restraint- and fear Allah to $hom e shall be brou"ht bac& Secret counsels are onl 'ins%ired( b the 7.il 0ne in order .10 that he ma cause "rief to the )elie.ers- but he cannot harm them in the least e8ce%t as Allah %ermits- and on Allah let the )elie.ers %ut their trust 0 e $ho belie.e6 When e are told to ma&e room in the .11 assemblies 's%read out and( ma&e room1 'Am%le( room $ill Allah %ro.ide for ou+ And $hen e are told to rise u% rise u%1 Allah $ill raise u% to 'suitable( ran&s 'and de"rees( those of ou $ho belie.e and $ho ha.e been "ranted >no$led"e1 and: Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all e do 0 e $ho belie.e6 W hen e consult the A%ostle in %ri.ate .12

s%end somethin" in charit before our %ri.ate consultation+ #hat .($ill be best for ou and most conduci.e to %urit 'of conduct )ut if e find not 'the $here$ithal( Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most .Merciful Is it that e are afraid of s%endin" sums in charit before .13 our %ri.ate consultation '$ith him(4 If then e do not so and ;Allah for"i.es ou then 'at least( establish re"ular %ra er %ractice re"ular charit - and obe Allah and His A%ostle1 and .Allah is $ell5 ac*uainted $ill all that e do #urnest thou not th attention to those $ho turn 'in .14 friendshi%( to such as ha.e the Wrath of Allah u%on them4 #he are neither of ou nor of them and the s$ear to falsehood &no$in"l Allah has %re%ared for them a se.ere Penalt 1 e.il indeed are .15 their deeds :(#he ha.e made their oaths a screen 'for their misdeeds .16 #hus the obstruct 'men( from the Path of Allah1 therefore shall the ha.e a humiliatin" Penalt 0f no %rofit $hate.er to them a"ainst Allah $ill be their .17 riches nor their sons1 #he $ill be Com%anions of the Fire to !(d$ell therein 'for a e 0ne da $ill Allah raise them all u% 'for !ud"ment(1 then .18 $ill the s$ear to Him as the s$ear to ou1 and the thin& that the ha.e somethin" 'to stand u%on(1 ;o indeed6 the are but !liars #he 7.il 0ne has "ot the better of them1 So he has made them .19 lose the remembrance of Allah+ #he are the Part of the 7.il !0ne+ #rul it is the Part of the 7.il 0ne that $ill %erish

#hose $ho resist Allah and His A%ostle $ill be amon" those .20 most humiliated :"Allah has decreed1 2It is I and M A%ostle $ho must %re.ail .21 .For Allah is 0ne full of stren"th able to enforce His Will #hou $ilt not find an %eo%le $ho belie.e in Allah and the .22 ,ast Da lo.in" those $ho resist Allah and His A%ostle e.en thou"h the $ere their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their &indred+ For such He has $ritten Faith in their hearts and stren"thened them $ith a s%irit from Himself+ And He $ill admit them to Gardens beneath $hich Ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein 'for .e.er(+ Allah $ill be $ell %leased $ith them and the $ith Him #he are the Part of Allah+ #rul it is the Part of Allah that $ill achie.e Felicit

*Hashr

*SURAH .#59

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Whate.er is in the hea.ens and on earth let it declare the .1 Praises and Glor of Allah1 for He is the 78alted in Mi"ht the Wise It is He $ho "ot out the Unbelie.ers amon" the Peo%le of the .2 .()oo& from their homes at the first "atherin" 'of the forces ,ittle did e thin& that the $ould "et out1 and the thou"ht that their fortresses $ould defend them from Allah6 but the $rath of( Allah came to them from *uarters from $hich the ) little e8%ected 'it( and cast terror into their hearts so that

the destro ed their d$ellin"s b their o$n hands and the hands !(of the )elie.ers+ #a&e $arnin" then o e $ith e es 'to see And had it not been that Allah has decreed banishment for them .3 He $ould certainl ha.e %unished them in this $orld1 and in the Hereafter the shall 'certainl ( ha.e the Punishment of the Fire #hat is because the resisted Allah and His A%ostle1 and if .4 an one resists+ Allah .eril Allah is se.ere in Punishment Whether e cut do$n 'o e Muslims6( the tender %alm5trees or .5 e left them standin" on their roots it $as b lea.e of Allah and in order that He mi"ht co.er $ith shame the rebellious .trans"ressors What Allah has besto$ed on His A%ostle 'and ta&en a$a ( from .6 them for this e made no e8%edition $ith either ca.alr or camelr 1 but Allah "i.es %o$er to His a%ostles o.er an He .%leases1 and Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s What Allah has besto$ed on His A%ostle 'and ta&en a$a ( from .7 the %eo%le of the to$nshi%s belon"s to Allah to His A%ostle and to &indred and or%hans the need and the $a farer- in order that .it ma not 'Merel ( ma&e a circuit bet$een the $ealth amon" ou So ta&e $hat the A%ostle assi"ns to ou and den oursel.es that

$hich he $ithholds from ou+ And fear Allah- for Allah is strict in Punishment Some %art is due( to the indi"ent Muha/irs those $ho $ere) .8 e8%elled from their homes and their %ro%ert $hile see&in" Grace from Allah and 'His( Good %leasure and aidin" Allah and His A%ostle1 such are indeed the sincere ones )ut those $ho before them had homes 'in Medina( and had .9 ado%ted the Faith sho$ their affection to such as came to them

for refu"e and entertain no desire in their hearts for thin"s "i.en to the 'latter( but "i.e them %reference o.er themsel.es e.en thou"h %o.ert $as their 'o$n lot(+ And those sa.ed from the co.etousness of their o$n souls the are the ones that achie.e %ros%erit And those $ho came after them sa 1 20ur ,ord6 For"i.e us and .10 our brethren $ho came before us into the Faith and lea.e not in our hearts rancor 'or sense of in/ur ( a"ainst those $ho ha.e belie.ed our ,ord6 #hou art indeed Full of >indness Most ".Merciful Hast thou not obser.ed the H %ocrites sa to their .11 misbelie.in" brethren amon" the Peo%le of the )oo&4 2If e are e8%elled We too $ill "o out $ith ou and $e $ill ne.er hear&en to an one in our affair- and if e are attac&ed 'in fi"ht( $e $ill hel% ou+2 )ut Allah is $itness that the are indeed liars If the are e8%elled ne.er $ill the "o out $ith them- and if .12 the are attac&ed 'in fi"ht( the $ill ne.er hel% them- and if the do hel% them the $ill turn their bac&s- so the $ill recei.e no hel% 0f a truth e are stron"er 'than the ( because of the terror .13 in their hearts 'sent( b Allah+ #his is because the are men de.oid of understandin" #he $ill not fi"ht ou 'e.en( to"ether e8ce%t in fortified .14 (to$nshi%s or from behind $alls+ Stron" is their fi"htin" 's%irit amon"st themsel.es thou $ouldst thin& the $ere united but their hearts are di.ided1 that is because the are a %eo%le de.oid of $isdom ,i&e those $ho latel %receded them the ha.e tasted the e.il .15

result of their conduct and 'in the Hereafter there is( for them a "rie.ous Penalt #heir allies decei.ed them( li&e the 7.il 0ne $hen he sa s) .16 (to man 2Den Allah2- but $hen 'man( denies Allah 'the 7.il 0ne "!sa s 2I am free of thee1 I do fear Allah the ,ord of the Worlds #he end of both $ill be that the $ill "o into the Fire .17 d$ellin" therein for e.er+ Such is the re$ard of $ron"5doers 0 e $ho belie.e6 Fear Allah and let e.er soul loo& to $hat .18 %ro.ision( he has sent forth for the morro$+ <ea fear Allah1 for) Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith 'all( the e do

And be e not li&e those $ho for"et Allah- and He made them .19 !for"et their o$n souls6 such are the rebellious trans"ressors ;ot e*ual are the Com%anions of the Fire and the Com%anions .20 of the Garden it is the Com%anions of the Garden that $ill achie.e Felicit Had We sent do$n this =ur9an on a mountain .eril thou $ould .21 ha.e seen it humble itself and clea.e asunder for fear of Allah such are the similitudes $hich We %ro%ound to men that the ma reflect Allah is He than $hom there is no other "od Who &no$s 'all .22 .thin"s( both secret and o%en- He Most Gracious Most Merciful Allah is He than $hom there is no other "od the so.erei"n the .23 Hol 0ne the Source of Peace 'and Perfection(+ #he Guardian of Faith the Preser.er of Safet the 78alted in Mi"ht the Irresistible the Su%reme1 Glor to Allah6 'hi"h is He( abo.e the %artners the attribute to Him He is Allah the Creator the 7.ol.er the )esto$er of Forms 'or .24 colors(+ #o Him belon" the Most )eautiful ;ames1 Whate.er is in

the hea.ens and on earth doth declare His Praises and Glor 1 and He is the e8alted in Mi"ht the Wise

*Mumtahana

*SURAH .#60

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful C+ 0 e $ho (belie.e6 ta&e not M enemies and ours as friends 'or %rotectors offerin" them ' our( lo.e e.en thou"h the ha.e re/ected the #ruth that has come to ou and ha.e 'on the contrar ( dri.en out the Pro%het and oursel.es 'from our homes( 'sim%l ( because e belie.e in Allah our ,ord6 If e ha.e come out to stri.e in M (Wa and to see& M Good Pleasure 'ta&e them not as friends holdin" secret con.erse of lo.e 'and friendshi%( $ith them1 for I &no$ full $ell all that e conceal and all that e re.eal+ And an of ou that does this has stra ed from the Strai"ht Path If the $ere to "et the better of ou the $ould beha.e to ou .2 as enemies and stretch forth their hands and their ton"ues a"ainst ou for e.il- and the desire that e should re/ect the #ruth 0f no %rofit to ou $ill be our relati.es and our children .3 on the Da of !ud"ment1 He $ill /ud"e bet$een ou1 for Allah sees ".$ell and that e do #here is for ou an e8cellent e8am%le 'to follo$( in Abraham .4 and those $ith him $hen the said to their %eo%le1 2We are clear of ou and of $hate.er e $orshi% besides Allah1 $e ha.e re/ected ou and there has arisen bet$een us and ou enmit and hatred

fore.er unless e belie.e in Allah and Him alone21 )ut not $hen Abraham said to his father1 2I $ill %ra for for"i.eness for thee ". thou"h I ha.e no %o$er 'to "et( au"ht on th behalf from Allah #he %ra ed(1 20ur ,ord6 in #hee do $e trust and to #hee do2 $e ) .turn in re%entance1 to #hee is 'our( final Goal 0ur ,ord6 Ma&e us not a 'test and( trial for the Unbelie.ers " .5 but for"i.e us our ,ord6 For #hou art the 78alted in Mi"ht the ".Wise #here $as indeed in them an e8cellent e8am%le for ou to .6 follo$ for those $hose ho%e is in Allah and in the ,ast Da + )ut if an turn a$a trul Allah is Free of all Wants Worth of all .Praise It ma be that Allah $ill "rant lo.e 'and friendshi%( bet$een .7 ou and those $hom e 'no$( hold as enemies1 for Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s(- and Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful) Allah forbids ou not $ith re"ard to those $ho fi"ht ou not .8 for ' our( Faith nor dri.e ou out of our homes from dealin" &indl and /ustl $ith them1 for Allah lo.eth those $ho are /ust Allah onl forbids ou $ith re"ard to those $ho fi"ht ou for .9 ( our( Faith and dri.e ou out of our homes and su%%ort 'others) in dri.in" ou out from turnin" to them 'for friendshi% and (%rotection(+ It is such as turn to them 'in these circumstances that do $ron" 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen there come to ou belie.in" $omen .10 refu"ees e8amine 'and test( them1 Allah &no$s best as to their Faith1 if e ascertain that the are )elie.ers then send them not bac& to the Unbelie.ers+ #he are not la$ful '$i.es( for the .Unbelie.ers nor are the 'Unbelie.ers( la$ful 'husbands( for them

.()ut %a the Unbelie.ers $hat the ha.e s%ent 'on their do$er And there $ill be no blame on ou if e marr them on %a ment of their do$er to them+ )ut hold not to the "uardianshi% of unbelie.in" $omen1 as& for $hat e ha.e s%ent on their do$ers and let the 'Unbelie.ers( as& for $hat the ha.e s%ent 'on the do$ers of $omen $ho come o.er to ou(+ Such is the command of Allah1 He /ud"es '$ith /ustice( bet$een ou1 and Allah is Full of >no$led"e and Wisdom And if an of our $i.es deserts ou to the Unbelie.ers and .11 e ha.e an accession 'b the comin" o.er of a $oman from the other side( then %a to those $hose $i.es ha.e deserted the e*ui.alent of $hat the had s%ent 'on their do$er(1 and fear .Allah in Whom e belie.e 0 Pro%het6 $hen belie.in" $omen come to thee to ta&e the oath .12 of fealt to thee that the $ill not associate in $orshi% an other thin" $hate.er $ith Allah 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 for"in" falsehood and that the $ill not disobe thee in an /ust matter then do thou recei.e their fealt and %ra to Allah for the for"i.eness 'of their sins(1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful 0 e $ho belie.e6 turn not 'for friendshi%( to %eo%le on $hom .13 is the Wrath of Allah+ 0f the Hereafter the are alread in des%air /ust as the Unbelie.ers are in des%air about those buried( in "ra.es)

*Saaf

*SURAH .#61

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Whate.er is in the hea.ens and on earth let it declare the .1 Praises and Glor of Allah1 for He is the 78alted in Mi"ht the Wise ?0 e $ho belie.e6 $h sa e that $hich e do not .2

Grie.ousl odious is it in the si"ht of Allah that e sa that .3 $hich e do not #rul Allah lo.es those $ho fi"ht in His Cause in battle arra .4 as if the $ere a solid cemented structure And remember Moses said to his %eo%le1 20 m %eo%le6 $h do e .5 .e8 and insult me thou"h e &no$ that I am the a%ostle of Allah sent( to ou42 #hen $hen the $ent $ron" Allah let their hearts) "o $ron"1 for Allah "uides not those $ho are rebellious trans"ressors And remember !esus the son of Mar said1 20 Children of .6 Israel6 I am the a%ostle of Allah 'sent( to ou confirmin" the ,a$ '$hich came( before me and "i.in" "lad #idin"s of an A%ostle to come after me $hose name shall be Ahmad+2 )ut $hen he came to "!them $ith Clear Si"ns the said 2#his is e.ident sorcer Who doth "reater $ron" than one $ho in.ents falsehood a"ainst .7 Allah e.en as he is bein" in.ited to Islam4 And Allah "uides not .those $ho do $ron" (#heir intention is to e8tin"uish Allah9s ,i"ht 'b blo$in" .8 ($ith their mouths1 but Allah $ill com%lete 'the re.elation of .(His ,i"ht e.en thou"h the Unbelie.ers ma detest 'it

It is He Who has sent His A%ostle $ith Guidance and the .9 Reli"ion of #ruth that he ma %roclaim it o.er all reli"ion e.en .(thou"h the Pa"ans ma detest 'it 0 e $ho belie.e6 shall I lead ou to a bar"ain that $ill .10 ?sa.e ou from a "rie.ous Penalt #hat e belie.e in Allah and His A%ostle and that e stri.e .11 our utmost( in the Cause of Allah $ith our %ro%ert and our) !%ersons1 that $ill be best for ou if e but &ne$ He $ill for"i.e ou our sins and admit ou to Gardens .12 beneath $hich ri.ers flo$ and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of .7ternit 1 that is indeed the su%reme Achie.ement And another 'fa.or $ill He besto$( $hich e do lo.e hel% from .13 Allah and a s%eed .ictor 1 so "i.e the Glad #idin"s to the .)elie.ers 0 e $ho belie.e6 be e hel%ers of Allah1 as said !esus the .14 son of Mar to the Disci%les 2Who $ill be m hel%ers to 'the $or& of( Allah42 Said the Disci%les 2We are Allah9s hel%ers62 #hen a %ortion of the Children of Israel belie.ed and a %ortion disbelie.ed1 but We "a.e %o$er to those $ho belie.ed a"ainst their enemies and the became the ones that %re.ailed

*!amu9a

*SURAH .#62

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Whate.er is in the hea.ens and on earth doth declare the .1 Praises and Glor of Allah the So.erei"n the Hol 0ne the 78alted

in Mi"ht the Wise It is He Who has sent amon"st the Unlettered an a%ostle from .2 amon" themsel.es to rehearse to them His Si"ns to sanctif them and to instruct them in Scri%ture and Wisdom althou"h the had been before in manifest error As $ell as 'to confer all these benefits u%on( others of them .3 $ho ha.e not alread /oined them1 and He is 78alted in Mi"ht .Wise :Such is the )ount of Allah $hich He besto$s on $hom He $ill .4 and Allah is the ,ord of the hi"hest bount #he similitude of those $ho $ere char"ed $ith the 'obli"ations .5 of the( Mosaic ,a$ but $ho subse*uentl failed in those obli"ations( is that of a don&e $hich carries hu"e tomes 'but) understands them not(+ 7.il is the similitude of %eo%le $ho falsif the Si"ns of Allah1 and Allah "uides not %eo%le $ho do $ron" Sa 1 20 e that stand on !udaism6 if e thin& that e are .6 friends to Allah to the e8clusion of 'other( men then e8%ress "! our desire for Death if e are truthful )ut ne.er $ill the e8%ress their desire 'for Death( because .7 of the 'deeds( their hands ha.e sent on before them6 And Allah !&no$s $ell those that do $ron" :Sa 2 #he Death from $hich e flee $ill trul o.erta&e ou .8 then $ill e be sent bac& to the >no$er of thin"s secret and o%en1 and He $ill tell ou 'the truth of( the thin"s that e "!did 0 e $ho belie.e6 $hen the call is %roclaimed to %ra er on .9 Frida 'the Da of Assembl ( hasten earnestl to the Remembrance

of Allah and lea.e off business 'and traffic(1 that is best for ! ou if e but &ne$ And $hen the Pra er is finished then ma e dis%erse throu"h .10

the land and see& of the )ount of Allah1 and celebrate the Praises of Allah often 'and $ithout stint(1 that e ma %ros%er )ut $hen the see some bar"ain or some amusement the .11 dis%erse headlon" to it and lea.e thee standin"+ Sa 1 2#he blessin"( from the Presence of Allah is better than an ) amusement or bar"ain6 And Allah is the )est to %ro.ide 'for all ".(needs

*Munafi*oon

*SURAH .#63

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful When the H %ocrites come to thee the sa 2We bear $itness .1 that thou art indeed the A%ostle of Allah+2 <ea Allah &no$eth that thou art indeed His A%ostle and Allah beareth $itness that the H %ocrites are indeed liars #he ha.e made their oaths a screen 'for their misdeeds(1 thus .2 the obstruct 'men( from the Path of Allah1 trul e.il are their deeds #hat is because the belie.ed then the re/ected Faith1 so a .3 seal $as set on their hearts1 therefore the understand not When thou loo&est at them their e8teriors %lease thee- and .4 $hen the s%ea& thou listenest to their $ords+ #he are as $orthless as hollo$( %ieces of timber %ro%%ed u% 'unable to)

.stand on their o$n(+ #he thin& that e.er cr is a"ainst them #he are the enemies- so be$are of them+ #he curse of Allah be on !(them6 Ho$ are the deluded 'a$a from the #ruth And $hen it is said to them 2Come the A%ostle of Allah $ill .5 %ra for our for"i.eness2 the turn aside their heads and thou $ouldst see them turnin" a$a their faces in arro"ance It is e*ual to them $hether thou %ra for their for"i.eness or .6 not+ Allah $ill not for"i.e them+ #rul Allah "uides not rebellious trans"ressors #he are the ones $ho sa 2S%end nothin" on those $ho are $ith .7 Allah9s A%ostle to the end that the ma dis%erse 'and *uit Madinah(+ )ut to Allah belon" the treasures of the hea.ens and the earth- but the H %ocrites understand not #he sa 2If $e return to Madinah surel the more honorable .8 element( $ill e8%el there from the meaner+2 )ut honor belon"s to) Allah and His A%ostle and to the )elie.ers- but the H %ocrites .&no$ not 0 e $ho belie.e6 let not our riches or our children di.ert .9 ou from the remembrance of Allah+ If an act thus the loss is their o$n And s%end somethin" 'in charit ( out of the substance $hich .10 We ha.e besto$ed on ou before death should come to an of ou and he should sa 20 m ,ord6 $h didst thou not "i.e me res%ite for a little $hile4 I should then ha.e "i.en 'lar"el ( in charit ".and I should ha.e been one of the doers of "ood )ut to no soul $ill Allah "rant res%ite $hen the time .11 a%%ointed 'for it( has come1 and Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all( that e do)

*#a"aaboon

*SURAH .#64

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Whate.er is in the hea.ens and on earth doth declare the .1 Praises and Glor of Allah1 to Him belon"s Dominion and to Him belon"s Praise1 and He has %o$er o.er all thin"s It is He Who has created ou- and of ou are some that are .2 Unbelie.ers and some that are )elie.ers1 and Allah sees $ell all that e do He has created the hea.ens and the earth in /ust %ro%ortions .3 and has "i.en ou sha%e and made our sha%es beautiful1 and to Him is the final Goal He &no$s $hat is in the hea.ens and on earth1 and He &no$s .4 $hat e conceal and $hat e re.eal1 es Allah &no$s $ell the secrets( of 'all( hearts) Has not the stor reached ou of those $ho re/ected Faith .5 aforetime4 So the tasted the e.il result of their conduct- and the had a "rie.ous Penalt #hat $as because there came to them a%ostles $ith Clear Si"ns .6 but the said1 2Shall 'mere( human bein"s direct us42 So the re/ected 'the Messa"e( and turned a$a + )ut Allah can do $ithout them(1 and Allah is free of all needs $orth of all %raise) #he Unbelie.ers thin& that the $ill not be raised u% 'for .7 :!ud"ment(+ Sa 1 2<ea b m ,ord e shall surel be raised u% then shall e be told 'the truth( of all that e did+ And that is

".eas for Allah )elie.e therefore in Allah and His A%ostle and in the ,i"ht .8 $hich We ha.e sent do$n+ And Allah is $ell5ac*uainted $ith all that e do #he Da that He assembles ou 'all( for a da of Assembl that .9 $ill be a da of mutual loss and "ain 'amon" ou(+ And those $ho belie.e in Allah and $or& ri"hteousness He $ill remo.e from them their ills and He $ill admit them to "ardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein fore.er that $ill be the Su%reme Achie.ement )ut those $ho re/ect Faith and treat 0ur Si"ns as falsehoods .10 the $ill be Com%anions of the Fire to d$ell therein for a e1 and e.il is that Goal :;o &ind of calamit can occur e8ce%t b the lea.e of Allah .11 and if an one belie.es in Allah 'Allah( "uides his heart ari"ht(1 for Allah &no$s all thin"s) So obe Allah and obe His A%ostle- but if e turn bac& the .12 dut of 0ur A%ostle is but to %roclaim 'the Messa"e( clearl and o%enl Allah6 there is no "od but He1 and on Allah therefore let the .13 )elie.ers %ut their trust 0 e $ho belie.e6 trul amon" our $i.es and our children .14 are 'some that are( enemies to oursel.es1 so be$are of them6 )ut if e for"i.e and o.erloo& and co.er u% 'their faults( .eril Allah is 0ft5 For"i.in" Most Merciful <our riches and our children ma be but a trial1 but in the .15 Presence of Allah is the hi"hest Re$ard So fear Allah as much as e can- listen and obe - and s%end .16

in charit for the benefit of our o$n souls1 and those sa.ed from the co.etousness of their o$n souls the are the ones that achie.e %ros%erit If e loan to Allah a beautiful loan He $ill double it to .17 our 'credit( and He $ill "rant ou For"i.eness1 for Allah is most Read to a%%reciate 'ser.ice( Most Forbearin" >no$er of $hat is hidden and $hat is o%en e8alted in Mi"ht .18 Full of Wisdom

*#alaa*

*SURAH .#65

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 0 Pro%het6 $hen e do di.orce $omen di.orce them at their .1 %rescribed %eriods and count 'accuratel ( their %rescribed %eriods1 and fear Allah our ,ord1 and turn them not out of their houses nor shall the 'themsel.es( lea.e e8ce%t in case the are "uilt of some o%en le$dness+ #hose are limits set b Allah1 and an $ho trans"resses the limits of Allah does .eril $ron" his o$n( soul1 thou &no$est not if %erchance Allah $ill brin" about) thereafter some ne$ situation #hus $hen the fulfil their term a%%ointed either ta&e them .2 bac& on e*uitable terms or %art $ith them on e*uitable terms- and ta&e for $itness t$o %ersons from amon" ou endued $ith /ustice and establish the e.idence 'as( before Allah+ Such is the .admonition "i.en to him $ho belie.es in Allah and the ,ast Da And for those $ho fear Allah He 'e.er( %re%ares a $a out

.And He %ro.ides for him from 'sources( he ne.er could ima"ine .3 And if an one %uts his trust in Allah sufficient is 'Allah( for him+ For Allah $ill surel accom%lish His %ur%ose1 .eril for all thin"s has Allah a%%ointed a due %ro%ortion Such of our $omen as ha.e %assed the a"e of monthl courses .4 for them the %rescribed %eriod if e ha.e an doubt is three months and for those $ho ha.e no courses 'it is the same(1 for those $ho carr 'life $ithin their $ombs( their %eriod is until the deli.er their burdens1 and for those $ho fear Allah He $ill ma&e their %ath eas :#hat is the Command of Allah $hich He has sent do$n to ou .5 and if an one fears Allah He $ill remo.e his ills from him and $ill enlar"e His re$ard ,et the $omen li.e 'in 9iddah( in the same st le as e li.e .6 .accordin" to our means1 anno them not so as to restrict them And if the carr 'life in their $ombs( then s%end ' our substance( on them until the deli.er their burden1 and if the suc&le our 'offs%rin"( "i.e them their recom%ense1 and ta&e .mutual counsel to"ether accordin" to $hat is /ust and reasonable And if e find oursel.es in difficulties let another $oman suc&le 'the child( on the 'father9s( behalf ,et the man of means s%end accordin" to his means1 and the man .7 $hose resources are restricted let him s%end accordin" to $hat Allah has "i.en him+ Allah %uts no burden on an %erson be ond $hat He has "i.en him+ After a difficult Allah $ill soon "rant .relief Ho$ man %o%ulations that insolentl o%%osed the command of .8 their ,ord and of His a%ostles did We not then call to account to

se.ere account4 And We im%osed on them an e8em%lar Punishment #hen did the taste the e.il result of their conduct and the .9 7nd of their conduct $as Perdition Allah has %re%ared for them a se.ere Punishment 'in the .10 Hereafter(+ #herefore fear Allah 0 e men of understandin" $ho ha.e belie.ed6 for Allah hath indeed sent do$n to ou a Messa"e An A%ostle $ho rehearses to ou the Si"ns of Allah containin" .11 clear e8%lanations that he ma lead forth those $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds from the de%ths of Dar&ness into ,i"ht+ And those $ho belie.e in Allah and $or& ri"hteousness He $ill admit :to Gardens beneath $hich ri.ers flo$ to d$ell therein fore.er Allah has indeed "ranted for them a most e8cellent %ro.ision Allah is He Who created se.en Firmaments and of the earth a .12 similar number+ #hrou"h the midst of them 'all( descends His Command1 that e ma &no$ that Allah has %o$er o.er all thin"s and that Allah com%rehends all thin"s in 'His( >no$led"e

*#ahreem

*SURAH .#66

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful 0 Pro%het6 $h holdest thou to be forbidden that $hich Allah .1 has made la$ful to thee4 #hou see&est to %lease th consorts+ )ut Allah is 0ft For"i.in" Most Merciful Allah has alread ordained for ou '0 men( the dissolution of .2 our oaths 'in some cases(1 and Allah is our Protector and He is Full of >no$led"e and Wisdom

When the Pro%het disclosed a matter in confidence to one of .3 his consorts and she then di.ul"ed it 'to another( and Allah made .it &no$n to him he confirmed %art thereof and re%udiated a %art #hen $hen he told her thereof she said 2Who told thee this42 He said 2He told me $ho &no$s and is $ell5ac*uainted '$ith all ".(thin"s If e t$o turn in re%entance to Him our hearts are indeed so .4 inclined- but if e bac& u% each other a"ainst him trul Allah is his Protector and Gabriel and 'e.er ( ri"hteous one amon" those $ho belie.e and furthermore the an"els $ill bac& 'him( u% It ma be if he di.orced ou 'all( that Allah $ill "i.e him in .5 e8chan"e Consorts better than ou $ho submit 'their $ills( $ho belie.e $ho are de.out $ho turn to Allah in re%entance $ho $orshi% 'in humilit ( $ho tra.el 'for faith( and fast %re.iousl .married or .ir"ins 0 e $ho belie.e6 sa.e oursel.es and our families from a .6 (Fire $hose fuel is Men and Stones o.er $hich are 'a%%ointed an"els stern 'and( se.ere $ho flinch not 'from e8ecutin"( the Commands the recei.e from Allah but do '%recisel ( $hat the are commanded !#he $ill sa ( 20 e Unbelie.ers6 ma&e no e8cuses this da ) .7 "!<e are bein" but re*uited for all that e did 0 e $ho belie.e6 turn to Allah $ith sincere re%entance1 in .8 the ho%e that our ,ord $ill remo.e from ou our ills and admit ou to Gardens beneath $hich Ri.ers flo$ the Da that Allah $ill not %ermit to be humiliated the Pro%het and those $ho belie.e $ith him+ #heir ,i"ht $ill run for$ard before them and b their ri"ht hands $hile the sa 20ur ,ord6 %erfect our ,i"ht for us

".and "rant us For"i.eness- for #hou has %o$er o.er all thin"s 0 Pro%het6 stri.e hard a"ainst the Unbelie.ers and the .9 H %ocrites and be firm a"ainst them+ #heir abode is Hell an e.il (refu"e 'indeed Allah sets forth for an e8am%le to the Unbelie.ers the $ife .10 of ;oah and the $ife of ,ut1 the $ere 'res%ecti.el ( under t$o (of 0ur ri"hteous ser.ants but the $ere false to their 'husbands and the %rofited nothin" before Allah on their account but $ere "!told1 27nter e the fire alon" $ith$ 'others( that enter And Allah sets forth as an e8am%le to those $ho belie.e the .11 $ife of Pharaoh1 )ehold she said1 20 m ,ord6 build for me in nearness to #hee a mansion in the Garden and sa.e me from Pharaoh "and his doin"s and sa.e me from those that do $ron" And Mar the dau"hter of @Imran $ho "uarded her chastit - and .12 We breathed into her 'bod ( of 0ur s%irit- and she testified to the truth of the $ords of her ,ord and of His Re.elations and $as (one of the de.out 'Ser.ants

*Mul&

*SURAH .#67

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful )lessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion1 and He o.er all .1 thin"s Hath Po$er He Who created Death and ,ife that He ma tr $hich of ou is .2 best in deed and He is the 78alted in Mi"ht 0ft5For"i.in" He Who created the se.en hea.ens one abo.e another- no $ant of .3

%ro%ortion $ilt thou see in the Creation of 'Allah( Most Gracious ?so turn th .ision a"ain1 Seest thou an fla$ A"ain turn th .ision a second time- 'th ( .ision $ill come .4 bac& to thee dull and discomfited in a state $orn out And We ha.e 'from of old( adorned the lo$est hea.en $ith ,am%s .5 and We ha.e made such ',am%s( 'as( missiles to dri.e a$a the 7.il 0nes and ha.e %re%ared for them the Penalt of the )la3in" .Fire For those $ho re/ect their ,ord 'and Cherisher( is the Penalt .6 of Hell1 and e.il is 'such( destination (When the are cast therein the $ill hear the 'terrible .7 dra$in" in of its breath e.en as it bla3es forth Almost burstin" $ith fur 1 e.er time a Grou% is cast therein .8 "?its >ee%ers $ill as& 2Did no Warner come to ou #he $ill sa 1 2<es indeed1 a Warner did come to us but $e .9 re/ected him and said @Allah ne.er sent do$n an 'Messa"e(1 e "'!are in nothin" but an e"re"ious delusion #he $ill further sa 1 2Had $e but listened or used our .10 intelli"ence $e should not 'no$( be amon" the Com%anions of the "!)la3in" Fire #he $ill then confess their sins1 but far $ill be .11 !For"i.eness( from the Com%anions of the )la3in" Fire) As for those $ho fear their ,ord unseen for them is .12 For"i.eness and a "reat Re$ard And $hether e hide our $ord or %ublish it He certainl has .13 full( &no$led"e of the secrets of 'all( hearts) Should He not &no$ He that created4 And He is the 0ne that .14 understands the finest m steries 'and( is $ell5ac*uainted '$ith

(them It is He Who has made the earth mana"eable for ou so .15 tra.erse e throu"h its tracts and en/o of the Sustenance $hich He furnishes1 but unto Him is the Resurrection Do e feel secure that He Who is in hea.en $ill not cause ou .16 to be s$allo$ed u% b the earth $hen it sha&es 'as in an ?(earth*ua&e 0r do e feel secure that He Who is in Hea.en $ill not send .17 a"ainst ou a .iolent tornado '$ith sho$ers of stones( so that e ?shall &no$ ho$ 'terrible( $as M $arnin" )ut indeed men before them re/ected 'M $arnin"(1 then ho$ .18 ?(terrible( $as M re/ection 'of them) Do the not obser.e the birds abo.e them s%readin" their .19 ($in"s and foldin" them in4 ;one can u%hold them e8ce%t 'Allah Most Gracious1 trul it is He6 that $atches o.er all thin"s ;a $ho is there that can hel% ou 'e.en as( an arm besides .20 Allah( Most Merciful4 In nothin" but delusion are the) Unbelie.ers 0r $ho is there that can %ro.ide ou $ith Sustenance if He .21 $ere to $ithhold His %ro.ision4 ;a the obstinatel %ersist in (insolent im%iet and fli"ht 'from the #ruth Is then one $ho $al&s headlon" $ith his face "ro.ellin" .22 ?better "uided or one $ho $al&s e.enl on a Strai"ht Wa Sa 1 2It is He Who has created ou 'and made ou "ro$( and .23 made for ou the faculties of hearin" seein" feelin" and ".understandin"1 little than&s it is e "i.e Sa 1 2It is He Who has multi%lied ou throu"h the earth and .24 ".to Him shall e be "athered to"ether

#he as&1 When $ill this %romise be 'fulfilled(4 If e are .25 .tellin" the truth :Sa 1 2As to the &no$led"e of the time it is $ith Allah alone .26 ".I am 'sent( onl to $arn %lainl in %ublic At len"th $hen the see it close at hand "rie.ed $ill be the .27 faces of the Unbelie.ers and it $ill be said 'to them(1 2#his is "!the %romise fulfilled( $hich e $ere callin" for) Sa 1 2See e4 If Allah $ere to destro me and those $ith me .28 or if He besto$s His Merc on us et $ho can deli.er the "?Unbelie.ers from a "rie.ous Penalt Sa 1 2He is 'Allah( Most Gracious1 $e ha.e belie.ed in Him .29 and on Him ha.e $e %ut our trust1 so soon $ill e &no$ $hich 'of ".us( it is that is in manifest error Sa 1 2See e4 If our stream be some mornin" lost 'in the .30 under"round earth( $ho then can su%%l "?$ater ou $ith clear5flo$in"

*=alam

*SURAH .#68

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;un+ ) the Pen and b the 'Record( $hich 'men( $rite .1 #hou art not b the "race of th ,ord mad or %ossessed .2 :;a .eril for thee is a Re$ard unfailin" .3 And thou 'standest( on an e8alted standard of character .4 Soon $ilt thou see and the $ill see .5 Which of ou is afflicted $ith madness .6

?eril it is th ,ord that &no$eth best $hich 'amon" men( hath .7 stra ed from His Path1 and He &no$eth best those $ho recei.e #rue( Guidance) (So hear&en not to those $ho den 'the #ruth .8 #heir desire is that thou shouldst be %liant- so $ould th be .9 %liant ;eed not the t %e of des%icable man read $ith oaths .10 A slanderer "oin" about $ith calumnies .11 Habituall ( hinderin" 'all( "ood trans"ressin" be ond bounds) .12 dee% in sin ?iolent 'and cruel( $ith all that base5born .13 )ecause he %ossesses $ealth and 'numerous( sons .14 "When to him are rehearsed 0ur Si"ns 2#ales of the Ancients .15 he cries !Soon shall We brand 'the beast( on the snout .16 ?eril We ha.e tried them as We tried the %eo%le of the .17 Garden $hen the resol.ed to "ather the fruits of the '"arden( in the mornin" (")ut made no reser.ation '2If it be Allah9s Will .18 So there came on the '"arden( a .isitation from th from th .19 .,ord '$hich s$e%t a$a ( all around $hile the $ere aslee% So the '"arden( became b the mornin" li&e a dar& and .20 (desolate s%ot '$hose fruit had been "athered As the mornin" bro&e the called out one to another .21 Go e to our tilth 'betimes( in mornin" if e $ould "ather " .22 ".the fruits (So the de%arted con.ersin" in secret lo$ tones 'sa in" .23 ,et not a sin"le indi"ent %erson brea& in u%on ou into the" .24

"."arden( this da ) And the o%ened the mornin" stron" in an 'un/ust( resol.e .25 )ut $hen the sa$ the '"arden( the said1 2We ha.e surel .26 :lost our $a "!(Indeed $e are shut out 'of the fruits of our labor" .27 Said one of them more /ust 'than the rest(1 2Did I not sa to .28 "'?( ou @Wh not "lorif 'Allah #he said1 2Glor to our ,ord6 ?eril $e ha.e been doin" .29 "!$ron" #hen the turned one a"ainst another in re%roach .30 !#he said1 2Alas for us6 We ha.e indeed trans"ressed .31 It ma be that our ,ord $ill "i.e us in e8chan"e a better" .32 "!("arden( than this1 for $e do turn to Him 'in re%entance) Such is the Punishment 'in this life(- but "reater is the .33 !Punishment in the Hereafter if onl the &ne$ ?eril for the ri"hteous are Gardens of Deli"ht in the .34 Presence of their ,ord Shall We then treat the Peo%le of Faith li&e the Peo%le of .35 ?Sin ?What is the matter $ith ou4 Ho$ /ud"e e .36 0r ha.e e a )oo& throu"h $hich e learn .37 ?#hat e shall ha.e throu"h it $hate.er e choose .38 0r ha.e e Co.enants $ith Us on oath reachin" to the Da of .39 ?!ud"ment '%ro.idin"( that e shall ha.e $hate.er e shall demand !As& thou of them $hich of them $ill stand suret of that .40 0r ha.e the some 2Partners2 'in Allah(4 #hen let them .41 !%roduce their 2%artners2 if the are truthful #he Da that the shin shall be laid bare and the shall be .42

summoned to bo$ in adoration but the shall not be able #heir e es $ill be cast do$n i"nomin $ill co.er them- seein" .43 that the had been summoned aforetime to bo$ in adoration $hile (the $ere $hole 'and had refused #hen lea.e Me alone $ith such as re/ect this messa"e1 b .44 .de"rees shall We %unish them from directions the %ercei.e not A 'lon"( res%ite $ill I "rant them1 trul %o$erful is M %lan .45 0r is it that thou dost as& them for a re$ard so that the .46 ?are burdened $ith a load of debt 0r that the Unseen is in their hands so that the can $rite .47 ?it do$n So $ait $ith %atience for the command of th ,ord and be not .48 .li&e the Com%anion of the Fish $hen he cried out in a"on Had not Grace from His ,ord reached him he $ould indeed ha.e .49 been cast off on the na&ed shore in dis"race #hus did his ,ord choose him and ma&e him of the com%an of .50 the Ri"hteous And the Unbelie.ers $ould almost tri% thee u% $ith their e es .51 $hen the hear the messa"e- and the sa 1 2Surel he is "!%ossessed )ut it is nothin" less than a Messa"e to all the $orlds .52

*Ha**a

*SURAH .#69

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful !#he Sure Realit .1

?What is the Sure Realit .2 ?And $hat $ill ma&e thee reali3e $hat the Sure Realit is .3 #he #hamud and the @Ad %eo%le 'branded( as false the Stunnin" .4 !Calamit )ut the #hamud the $ere destro ed b a terrible storm of .5 !thunder and li"htnin" And the @Ad the $ere destro ed b a furious $ind e8ceedin"l .6 .iolent He made it ra"e a"ainst them se.en ni"hts and ei"ht da s in .7 succession1 So that thou couldst see the '$hole( %eo%le l in" -%rostrate in its '%ath( as if the had been roots of hollo$ %alm !trees tumbled do$n ?#hen seest thou an of them left sur.i.in" .8 And Pharaoh and those before him and the Cities 0.erthro$n .9 committed habitual Sin And disobe ed 'each( the a%ostle of their ,ord- so He .10 %unished them $ith an abundant Penalt We $hen the $ater 'of ;oah9s flood( o.erflo$ed be ond its .11 (limits carried ou 'man&ind( in the floatin" 'Ar& #hat We mi"ht ma&e it a messa"e unto ou and that ears 'that .12 should hear the tale and( retain its memor should bear its lessons( in remembrance) #hen $hen one )last is sounded on the #rum%et .13 And the earth is mo.ed and its mountains and the are crushed .14 to %o$der at one stro&e 0n that Da shall the 'Great( 7.ent come to %ass .15 And the s& $ill be rent asunder for it $ill that Da be .16 flims

And the an"els $ill be on its sides and ei"ht $ill that Da .17 bear the #hrone of th ,ord abo.e them #hat Da shall e be brou"ht to !ud"ment1 not an act of ours .18 that e hide $ill be hidden #hen He that $ill be "i.en his Record in his ri"ht hand $ill .19 "!sa 1 2Ah here6 read e m Record (I did reall understand that m Account $ould 'one Da " .20 "!reach me And he $ill be in a life of )liss .21 In a Garden on hi"h .22 #he Fruits $hereof '$ill han" in bunches( lo$ and near .23 7at e and drin& e $ith full satisfaction- because of the" .24 "!"ood( that e sent before ou in the da s that are "one) And he that $ill be "i.en his Record in his left hand $ill .25 "!sa 1 2Ah6 $ould: that m record had not been "i.en to me !(And that I had ne.er reali3ed ho$ m account 'stood" .26 "!Ah6 $ould that 'Death( had made an end of me" .27 "!0f no %rofit to me has been m $ealth " .28 "!M %o$er has %erished from me" .29 #he stern command $ill sa (1 2Sei3e e him and bind e him) .30 "And burn e him in the )la3in" Fire" .31 Further ma&e him march in a chain $hereof the len"th is " .32 "!se.ent cubits "#his $as he that $ould not belie.e in Allah Most Hi"h" .33 "!And $ould not encoura"e the feedin" of the indi"ent" .34 "So no friend hath he here this Da " .35 ;or hath he an food e8ce%t the corru%tion from the $ashin" " .36 "of $ounds

"Which none do eat but those in sin" .37 So I do call to $itness $hat e see .38 And $hat e see not .39 #hat this is .eril the $ord of an honored a%ostle .40 !It is not the $ord of a %oet1 little it is e belie.e .41 ;or is it the $ord of a soothsa er1 little admonition it is .42 e recei.e #his is( a Messa"e sent do$n from the ,ord of the Worlds) .43 And if the a%ostle $ere to in.ent an sa in"s in 0ur name .44 We should certainl sei3e him b his ri"ht hand .45 And We should certainl then cut off the arter of his heart .46 (;or could an of ou $ithhold him 'from 0ur $rath .47 )ut .eril this is a Messa"e for the Allah5fearin" .48 And We certainl &no$ that there are amon"st ou those that .49 (re/ect 'it )ut trul 'Re.elation( is a cause of sorro$ for the .50 Unbelie.ers )ut .eril it is #ruth of assured certaint .51 So "lorif the name of th ,ord Most Hi"h .52

*Ma9ri/

*SURAH .#70

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful A *uestioner as&ed about a Penalt to befall .1 #he Unbelie.ers the $hich there is none to $ard off .2 A Penalt ( from Allah ,ord of the Wa s of Ascent) .3

#he an"els and the S%irit ascend unto Him in a Da the measure .4 $hereof is 'as( fift thousand ears #herefore do thou hold Patience a Patience of beautiful .5 (contentment) (#he see the 'Da ( indeed as a far5off 'e.ent .6 )ut We see it '*uite( near .7 #he Da that the s& $ill be li&e molten brass .8 And the mountains $ill be li&e $ool .9 And no friend $ill as& after a friend .10 #hou"h the $ill be %ut in si"ht of each other the sinner9s .11 desire $ill be1 $ould that he could redeem himself from the Penalt of that Da b 'sacrificin"( his children His $ife and his brother .12 His &indred $ho sheltered him .13 And all all that is on earth so it could deli.er him .14 !) no means6 For it $ould be the Fire of Hell .15 !Pluc&in" out 'his bein"( ri"ht to the s&ull .16 In.itin" 'all( such as turn their bac&s and turn a$a their .17 (faces 'from the Ri"ht !(And collect '$ealth( and hide it 'from use .18 #rul man $as created .er im%atient .19 ;Fretful $hen e.il touches him .20 And ni""ardl $hen "ood reaches him .21 ;ot so those de.oted to Pra er .22 #hose $ho remain steadfast to their %ra er .23 And those in $hose $ealth is a reco"ni3ed ri"ht .24 For the 'need ( $ho as&s and him $ho is %re.ented 'for some .25 (reason from as&in"

And those $ho hold to the truth of the Da of !ud"ment .26 And those $ho fear the dis%leasure of their ,ord .27 For their ,ord9s dis%leasure is the o%%osite of Peace and .28 #ran*uillit And those $ho "uard their chastit .29 78ce%t $ith their $i.es and the 'ca%ti.es( $hom their ri"ht .30 hands %ossess for 'then( the are not to be blamed )ut those $ho tres%ass be ond this are trans"ressors .31 ;And those $ho res%ect their trusts and co.enants .32 ;And those $ho stand firm in their testimonies .33 And those $ho "uard 'the sacredness( of their $orshi% .34 (Such $ill be the honored ones in the Gardens of ')liss .35 ;o$ $hat is the matter $ith the Unbelie.ers that the rush .36 madl before thee ?From the ri"ht and from the left in cro$ds .37 ?Does e.er man of them lon" to enter the Garden of )liss .38 ) no means6 For We ha.e created them out of the 'base .39 !matter( the &no$ ;o$ I do call to $itness the ,ord of all %oints in the 7ast .40 and the West that We can certainl Substitute for them better 'men( than the - and We are not to .41 (be defeated 'in 0ur Plan So lea.e them to %lun"e in .ain tal& and %la about until .42 !the encounter that Da of theirs $hich the ha.e been %romised #he Da $hereon the $ill issue from their se%ulchers in .43 sudden hast as if the $ere rushin" to a "oal5%ost 'fi8ed for (them #heir e es lo$ered in de/ection i"nomin co.erin" them 'all .44

!o.er(6 Such is the Da the $hich the are %romised

*;ooh

*SURAH .#71

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful We sent ;oah to his Peo%le '$ith the Command(1 2Do thou $arn .1 ".th %eo%le before there comes to them a "rie.ous Penalt :He said1 20 m Peo%le6 I am to ou a Warner clear and o%en .2 :#hat e should $orshi% Allah fear Him and obe me" .3 So He ma for"i.e ou our sins and "i.e ou res%ite for a " .4 stated #erm1 For $hen the #erm "i.en b Allah is accom%lished it "cannot be %ut for$ard if e onl &ne$ He said1 20 m ,ord6 I ha.e called to m Peo%le ni"ht and da .5 ".()ut m call onl increases 'their( fli"ht 'from the Ri"ht " .6 And e.er time I ha.e called to them that thou mi"htest" .7 for"i.e them the ha.e 'onl ( thrust their fin"ers into their ears co.ered themsel.es u% $ith their "arments "ro$n obstinate .and "i.en themsel.es u% to arro"ance "So I ha.e called to them aloud" .8 Further I ha.e s%o&en to them in %ublic and secretl in" .9 "%ri.ate Sa in" @As& for"i.eness from our ,ord- for He is" .10 :0ft5For"i.in" "He $ill send rain to ou in abundance`" .11 Gi.e ou increase in $ealth and sons- and besto$ on ou `" .12 .(Gardens and besto$ on ou Ri.ers 'of flo$in" $ater

What is the matter $ith ou that e %lace not our ho%e for`" .13 &indness and lon"5sufferin" in Allah Seein" that it is He that has created ou in di.erse`" .14 ?sta"es See e not ho$ Allah has created the se.en hea.ens one`" .15 "abo.e another And made the moon a li"ht in their midst and made the sun`" .16 "?as a 'Glorious( ,am% And Allah has %roduced ou from the earth "ro$in"`" .17 "("raduall ) And in the 7nd He $ill return ou into the 'earth( and`" .18 "?(raise ou forth 'a"ain at the Resurrection And Allah has made the earth for ou as a car%et 's%read`" .19 (out "'.#hat e ma "o about therein in s%acious roads`" .20 ;oah said1 20 m ,ord6 the ha.e disobe ed me but the follo$ .21 men( $hose $ealth and children "i.e them no Increase but onl ) ,oss "And the ha.e de.ised a tremendous Plot" .22 ;And the ha.e said 'to each other( abandon not our "ods" .23 abandon neither Wadd nor Su$a neither <a"uth nor <au* nor ;asr #he ha.e alread misled man - and "rant #hou no increase to" .24 ".(the $ron"doers but in stra in" 'from their mar& )ecause of their sins the $ere dro$ned 'in the flood( and .25 $ere made to enter the Fire 'of Punishment(1 and the found in lieu of Allah none to hel% them And ;oah said1 20 m ,ord6 ,ea.e not of the Unbelie.ers a .26 !sin"le one on earth

For if #hou dost lea.e 'an of( them the $ill but mislead" .27 .th de.otees and the $ill breed none but $ic&ed un"rateful ones 0 m ,ord6 For"i.e me m %arents all $ho enter m house in" .28 Faith and 'all( belie.in" men and belie.in" $omen1 and to the "!$ron"doers "rant #hou no increase but in Perdition

*!inn

*SURAH .#72

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Sa 1 It has been re.ealed to me that a com%an of !inns .1 listened 'to the =ur9an(+ #he sa @We ha.e reall heard a !$onderful Recital :It "i.es "uidance to the Ri"ht and $e ha.e belie.ed therein .2 We shall not /oin 'in $orshi%( an '"ods( $ith our ,ord And e8alted is the Ma/est of our ,ord1 He has ta&en neither` .3 a $ife nor a son #here $ere some foolish ones amon" us $ho used to utter` .4 ;e8tra.a"ant lies a"ainst Allah )ut $e do thin& that no man or s%irit should sa au"ht that` .5 is untrue a"ainst Allah #rue there $ere %ersons amon" man&ind $ho too& shelter $ith ` .6 %ersons amon" the !inns but the increased them in foll And the 'came to( thin& as e thou"ht that Allah $ould not` .7 (raise u% an one 'to !ud"ment And $e %ried into the secrets of hea.en- but $e found it` .8 filled $ith stern "uards and flamin" fires

We used indeed to sit there in 'hidden( stations to 'steal( a` .9 hearin"- but an $ho listens no$ $ill find a flamin" fire $atchin" him in ambush And $e understand not $hether ill is intended to those on` .10 earth or $hether their ,ord 'reall ( intends to "uide them to ri"ht conduct #here are amon" us some that are ri"hteous and some the` .11 contrar 1 $e follo$ di.er"ent %aths )ut $e thin& that $e can b no means frustrate Allah` .12 throu"hout the earth nor can $e frustrate Him b fli"ht And as for us since $e ha.e listened to the Guidance $e ha.e` .13 acce%ted it and an $ho belie.es in his ,ord has no fear either of a short 'account( or of an in/ustice Amon"st us are some that submit their $ills 'to Allah( and` .14 some that s$er.e from /ustice+ ;o$ those $ho submit their $ills the ha.e sou"ht out 'the %ath( of ri"ht conduct ' )ut those $ho s$er.e the are 'but( fuel for Hell Fire` .15 (And Allah9s Messa"e is(1 2If the 'the %a"ans( had 'onl ) .16 remained on the 'ri"ht( Wa We should certainl ha.e besto$ed on them Rain in abundance #hat We mi"ht tr them b that 'means( but if an turns a$a " .17 from the remembrance of his ,ord He $ill cause him to under"o a se.ere Penalt And the %laces of $orshi% are for Allah 'alone(1 so in.o&e " .18 "not an one alon" $ith Allah <et $hen the De.otee of Allah stands forth to in.o&e Him" .19 ".the /ust ma&e round him a dense cro$d Sa 1 2I do no more than in.o&e m ,ord and I /oin not $ith .20

".(Him an 'false "od Sa 1 2It is not in m %o$er to cause ou harm or to brin" ou .21 ".to ri"ht conduct Sa 1 2;o one can deli.er me from Allah 'if I $ere to disobe .22 Him( nor should I find refu"e e8ce%t in Him Unless I %roclaim $hat I recei.e from Allah and His" .23 :Messa"es1 for an that disobe and His A%ostle for them is Hell ".the shall d$ell therein fore.er At len"th $hen the see '$ith their o$n e es( that $hich the .24 are %romised then $ill the &no$ $ho it is that is $ea&est in his( hel%er and least im%ortant in %oint of numbers) Sa 1 2I &no$ not $hether the '%unishment( $hich e are .25 %romised is near or $hether m ,ord $ill a%%oint for it a distant .term He 'alone( &no$s the Unseen nor does He ma&e an one" .26 ac*uainted $ith His a M steries 78ce%t an a%ostle $hom He has chosen1 and then He ma&es a" .27 band of $atchers march before him and behind him #hat he ma &no$ that the ha.e 'trul ( brou"ht and" .28 deli.ered the Messa"es of their ,ord1 and He surrounds 'all the m steries( that are $ith them and ta&es account of e.er sin"le ".thin"

*Mu3ammil

*SURAH .#73

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

!0 thou folded in "arments .1 Stand 'to %ra ( b ni"ht but not all ni"ht .2 Half of it or a little less .3 0r a little more- and recite the =ur9an in slo$ measured .4 rh thmic tones Soon shall We send do$n to thee a $ei"ht Messa"e .5 #rul the risin" b ni"ht is most %otent for "o.ernin" 'the .6 soul( and most suitable for 'framin"( the Word 'of Pra er and (Praise #rue there is for thee b da %rolon"ed occu%ation $ith .7 ordinar duties )ut &ee% in remembrance the name of the ,ord and de.ote .8 th self to Him $holeheartedl :He is( ,ord of the 7ast and the West1 there is no "od but He) .9 ta&e Him therefore for 'th ( Dis%oser of Affairs And ha.e %atience $ith $hat the sa and lea.e them $ith .10 (noble 'di"nit And lea.e Me 'alone to deal $ith( those in %ossession of the .11 "ood thin"s of life $ho ' et( den the #ruth- and bear $ith them for a little $hile (With Us are Fetters 'to bind them( and a Fire 'to burn them .12 And Food that cho&es and a Penalt Grie.ous .13 0ne Da the earth and the mountains $ill be in .iolent .14 commotion and the mountains $ill be as a hea% of sand %oured out and flo$in" do$n We ha.e sent to ou '0 men6( an a%ostle to be a $itness .15 concernin" ou e.en as We sent an a%ostle to Pharaoh )ut Pharaoh disobe ed the a%ostle- so We sei3ed him $ith a .16

hea. Punishment #hen ho$ shall e if e den 'Allah( "uard oursel.es a"ainst .17 ?a Da that $ill ma&e children hoar 5headed Whereon the s& $ill be cleft asunder4 His Promise needs must .18 be accom%lished ?eril this is an Admonition1 #herefore $hoso $ill let him .19 !ta&e a 'strai"ht( %ath to his ,ord #he ,ord doth &no$ that thou standest forth 'to %ra er( ni"h .20 t$o5thirds of the ni"ht or half the ni"ht or a third of the ni"ht and so doth a %art of those $ith thee+ )ut Allah doth a%%oint ;i"ht and Da in due measure+ He &no$eth that e are unable to &ee% count thereof+ So He hath turned to ou 'in merc (1 read e therefore of the =ur9an as much as ma be eas for ou+ He &no$eth that there ma be 'some( amon" ou in ill5health- others tra.ellin" throu"h the land see&in" of Allah9s bount - et others fi"htin" in Allah9s Cause+ Read e therefore as much of the =ur9an as ma be eas 'for ou(- and establish re"ular Pra er and "i.e re"ular Charit - and loan to Allah a )eautiful ,oan+ And $hate.er "ood e send forth for our souls <e shall find it in Allah9s %resence ea better and "reater in Re$ard+ And see& e the Grace of Allah1 for Allah is 0ft5For"i.in" Most Merciful

*Mudatthir

*SURAH .#74

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful !(0 thou $ra%%ed u% 'in a mantle .1

!Arise and deli.er th $arnin" .2 !And th ,ord do thou ma"nif .3 !And th "arments &ee% free from stain .4 !And all abomination shun .5 !(;or e8%ect in "i.in" an increase 'for th self .6 !)ut for th ,ord9s 'Cause( be %atient and constant .7 Finall $hen the #rum%et is sounded .8 #hat $ill be that Da a Da of Distress .9 Far from eas for those $ithout Faith .10 ,ea.e Me alone 'to deal( $ith the 'creature( $hom I created .11 !bare and( alone) #o $hom I "ranted resources in abundance .12 !And sons to be b his side .13 !#o $hom I made 'life( smooth and comfortable .14 (<et is he "reed that I should add ' et more .15 !) no means6 For to 0ur Si"ns he has been refractor .16 !Soon $ill I .isit him $ith a mount of calamities .17 For he thou"ht and he %lotted .18 !And $oe to him6 ho$ he %lotted .19 !<ea $oe to him6 ho$ he %lotted .20 ;#hen he loo&ed round .21 ;#hen he fro$ned and he sco$led .22 ;#hen he turned bac& and $as hau"ht .23 #hen said he1 2#his is nothin" but ma"ic deri.ed from of .24 ";old "!#his is nothin" but the $ord of a mortal" .25 !Soon $ill cast him into Hell5Fire .26 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat Hell5Fire is .27

;au"ht doth it %ermit to endure and nau"ht doth it lea.e .28 !alone !Dar&enin" and chan"in" the color of man .29 0.er it are ;ineteen .30 And We ha.e set none but an"els as "uardians of the Fire- and .31 We ha.e fi8ed their number onl as a trial for Unbelie.ers in order that the %eo%le of the )oo& ma arri.e at certaint and the )elie.ers ma increase in Faith and that no doubts ma be left for the Peo%le of the )oo& and the )elie.ers and that those in $hose hearts is a disease and the Unbelie.ers ma sa 2What s mbol doth Allah intend b this42 #hus doth Allah lea.e to stra $hom He %leaseth and "uide $hom He %leaseth- and none can &no$ the forces of the ,ord e8ce%t He and this is no other than a $arnin" to man&ind ;a .eril 1 b the Moon .32 And b the ;i"ht as it retreateth .33 And b the Da$n as it shineth forth .34 (#his is but one of the mi"ht 'Portents .35 A $arnin" to man&ind .36 #o an of ou that chooses to %ress for$ard or to follo$ .37 behind 7.er soul $ill be 'held( in %led"e for its deeds .38 78ce%t the Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand .39 #he $ill be( in Gardens 'of Deli"ht(- the $ill *uestion ) .40 each other :And 'as&( of the Sinners .41 "?What led ou into Hell5Fire" .42 ";#he $ill sa 1 2We $ere not of those $ho %ra ed .43

";;or $ere $e of those $ho fed the indi"ent " .44 ";)ut $e used to tal& .anities $ith .ain tal&ers" .45 "And $e used to den the Da of !ud"ment" .46 ".Until there came to us 'the Hour( that is certain" .47 #hen $ill no intercession of 'an ( intercessors %rofit them .48 #hen $hat is the matter $ith them that the turn a$a from .49 ?admonition As if the $ere affri"hted asses .50 !Fleein" from a lion .51 Forsooth each one of them $ants to be "i.en scrolls 'of .52 !re.elation( s%read out ) no means6 )ut the fear not the Hereafter .53 :;a this surel is an admonition .54 !,et an $ho $ill &ee% it in remembrance .55 :)ut none $ill &ee% it in remembrance e8ce%t as Allah $ills .56 He is the ,ord of Ri"hteousness and the ,ord of For"i.eness

*=i aamat

*SURAH .#75

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;I do call to $itness the Resurrection Da .1 And I do call to $itness the self5re%roachin" s%irit- 'esche$ .2 (7.il ?Does man thin& that We cannot assemble his bones .3 ;a We are able to %ut to"ether in %erfect order the .er ti%s .4 of his fin"ers

)ut man $ishes to do $ron" 'e.en( in the time in front of him .5 "?He *uestions1 2When is the Da of Resurrection .6 At len"th $hen the Si"ht is da3ed .7 And the moon is buried in dar&ness .8 And the sun and moon are /oined to"ether .9 "?#hat Da $ill Man sa 2Where is the refu"e .10 !) no means6 ;o %lace of safet .11 )efore th ,ord 'alone( that Da $ill be the %lace of rest .12 #hat Da $ill man be told 'all( that he %ut for$ard and all .13 that he %ut bac& ;a man $ill be e.idence a"ainst himself .14 7.en thou"h he $ere to %ut u% his e8cuses .15 Mo.e not th ton"ue concernin" the '=ur9an( to ma&e haste .16 there$ith It is for Us to collect it and to %romul"ate it .17 )ut $hen We ha.e %romul"ated it follo$ thou its recital 'as .18 :(%romul"ated (;a more it is for Us to e8%lain it 'and ma&e it clear .19 ;a ' e men6( but e lo.e the fleetin" life .20 And lea.e alone the Hereafter .21 (Some faces that Da $ill beam 'in bri"htness and beaut .22 ,oo&in" to$ards their ,ord .23 And some faces that Da $ill be sad and dismal .24 In the thou"ht that some bac&5brea&in" calamit $as about to .25 be inflicted on them (<ea $hen 'the soul( reaches to the collar5bone 'in its e8it .26 "?(And there $ill be a cr 2Who is a ma"ician 'to restore him .27 And he $ill conclude that it $as 'the #ime( of Partin" .28

And one le" $ill be /oined $ith another .29 !#hat Da the Dri.e $ill be 'all( to th ,ord .30 !So he "a.e nothin" in charit nor did he %ra .31 !)ut on the contrar He re/ected #ruth and turned a$a .32 !#hen did he stal& to his famil in full conceit .33 !Woe to thee '0 man6( ea $oe .34 !A"ain $oe to thee '0 man6( ea $oe .35 Does Man thin& that he $ill be left uncontrolled '$ithout .36 ?(%ur%ose ?(Was he not a dro% of s%erm emitted 'in lo$l form .37 #hen did he become a leech5li&e clot- then did 'Allah( ma&e .38 and fashion 'him( in due %ro%ortion And of him He made t$o se8es male and female .39 ?Has not He 'the same( the %o$er to "i.e life to the dead .40

*Dahr

*SURAH .#76

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Has there not been o.er Man a lon" %eriod of #ime $hen he $as .1 ?nothin" 'not e.en( mentioned ?eril We created Man from a dro% of min"led s%erm in order to .2 .tr him1 so We "a.e him 'the "ifts( of Hearin" and Si"ht We sho$ed him the Wa 1 $hether he be "rateful or un"rateful .3 (rests on his $ill) For the Re/ecters We ha.e %re%ared Chains <o&es and a )la3in" .4 Fire

As to the Ri"hteous the shall drin& of a Cu% 'of Wine( mi8ed .5 $ith >afur A Fountain $here the De.otees of Allah do drin& ma&in" it flo$ .6 in unstinted abundance #he %erform 'their( .o$s and the fear a Da $hose e.il flies .7 far and $ide And the feed for the lo.e of Allah the indi"ent the or%han .8 and the ca%ti.e Sa in"( 2We feed ou for the sa&e of Allah alone1 ;o re$ard ) .9 do $e desire from ou nor than&s We onl fear a Da of distressful Wrath from the side of our " .10 ".,ord )ut Allah $ill deli.er them from the e.il of that Da and .11 .$ill shed o.er them a li"ht of )eaut and a 'blissful( !o And because the $ere %atient and constant He $ill re$ard .12 them $ith a Garden and '"arments of( sil& Reclinin" in the 'Garden( on raised thrones the $ill see .13 (there neither the sun9s 'e8cessi.e heat( nor 'the moon9s e8cessi.e cold And the shades of the 'Garden( $ill come lo$ o.er them and .14 the bunches 'of fruit( there $ill han" lo$ in humilit And amon"st them $ill be %assed round .essels of sil.er and .15 "oblets of cr stal Cr stal5clear made of sil.er1 the $ill determine the measure .16 (thereof 'accordin" to their $ishes (And the $ill be "i.en to drin& there of a Cu% 'of Wine .17 mi8ed $ith Aan/abil A fountain there called Salsabil .18

And round about them $ill 'ser.e( ouths of %er%etual .19 freshness(1 if thou seest them thou $ouldst thin& them scattered) .Pearls And $hen thou loo&est it is there thou $ilt see a )liss and a .20 Realm Ma"nificent U%on them $ill be "reen Garments of fine sil& and hea. .21 brocade and the $ill be adorned $ith )racelets of sil.er- and their ,ord $ill "i.e to them to drin& of a Wine Pure and Hol ?eril this is a Re$ard for ou and our 7ndea.or is " .22 ".acce%ted and reco"ni3ed It is We Who ha.e sent do$n the =ur9an to thee b sta"es .23 #herefore be %atient $ith constanc to the Command of th .24 .,ord and hear&en not to the sinner or the in"rate amon" them And celebrate the name of th ,ord mornin" and e.enin" .25

And %art of the ni"ht %rostrate th self to Him- and "lorif .26 Him a lon" ni"ht throu"h As to these the lo.e the fleetin" life and %ut a$a behind .27 them a Da 'that $ill be( hard It is We Who created them and We ha.e made their /oints .28 stron"- but $hen We $ill We can substitute the li&e of them b a com%lete chan"e #his is an admonition1 $hosoe.er $ill let him ta&e a .29 strai"ht( Path to his ,ord) )ut e $ill not e8ce%t as Allah $ills- for Allah is full of .30 >no$led"e and Wisdom He $ill admit to His Merc Whom He $ill- but the $ron"doers .31 for them has He %re%ared a "rie.ous Penalt

*Mursalaat

*SURAH .#77

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful () the 'Winds( Sent Forth one after another 'to man9s %rofit .1 Which then blo$ .iolentl in tem%estuous Gusts .2 ;And scatter 'thin"s( far and $ide .3 #hen se%arate them one from another .4 #hen s%read abroad a Messa"e .5 Whether of !ustification or of Warnin" .6 Assuredl $hat e are %romised must come to %ass .7 ;#hen $hen the stars become dim .8 ;When the hea.en is cleft asunder .9 ;When the mountains are scattered 'to the $inds( as dust .10 (And $hen the a%ostles are 'all( a%%ointed a time 'to collect .11 ?For $hat Da are these 'Portents( deferred .12 For the Da of Sortin" out .13 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat is the Da of Sortin" out .14 !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .15 ?(Did We not destro the men of old 'for their e.il .16 So shall We ma&e later '"enerations( follo$ them .17 #hus do We deal $ith men of sin .18 !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .19 ?Ha.e We not created ou from a fluid 'held( des%icable .20 #he $hich We %laced in a %lace of rest firml fi8ed .21 ?(For a %eriod 'of "estation( determined 'accordin" to need .22

For We do determine 'accordin" to need(- for We are the )est .23 !(to determine 'thin"s !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .24 Ha.e We not made the earth 'as a %lace( to dra$ to"ether .25 #he li.in" and the dead .26 ;(And made therein mountains standin" firm loft 'in stature .27 ?(and %ro.ided for ou $ater s$eet 'and $holesome !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .28 It $ill be said1( 2De%art e to that $hich e used to re/ect) .29 !as false "De%art e to a Shado$ 'of smo&e ascendin"( in three columns" .30 Which ields( no shade of coolness and is of no use a"ainst)" .31 the fierce )la3e Indeed it thro$s about s%ar&s 'hu"e( as Forts" .32 As if there $ere 'a strin" of( ello$ camels 'marchin" " .33 "(s$iftl

!Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .34 #hat $ill be a Da $hen the shall not be able to s%ea& .35 ;or $ill it be o%en to them to %ut forth %leas .36 !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .37 #hat $ill be a Da of Sortin" out6 We shall Gather ou .38 !(to"ether and those before ' ou !;o$ if e ha.e a tric& 'or %lot( use it a"ainst Me .39 !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .40 As to the Ri"hteous the shall be amidst 'cool( shades and .41 (s%rin"s 'of $ater And 'the shall ha.e( fruits all the desire .42

7at e and drin& e to our heart9s content1 for that e " .43 ".($or&ed 'Ri"hteousness #hus do We certainl re$ard the Doers of Good .44 !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .45 0 e Un/ust6( 7at e and en/o $hile for that e are Sinners !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of #ruth .47 And $hen it is said to them 2Prostrate oursel.es62 #he do .48 not so !Ah $oe that Da to the Re/ecters of truth .49 ?#hen $hat Messa"e after that $ill the belie.e in .50 oursel.es 'but( a little) .46

*;abaa

*SURAH .#78

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ?Concernin" $hat are the dis%utin" .1 Concernin" the Great ;e$s .2 About $hich the cannot a"ree .3 !?eril the shall soon 'come to( &no$ .4 !?eril .eril the shall soon 'come to( &no$ .5 Ha.e We not made the earth as a $ide e8%anse .6 ?And the mountains as %e"s .7 And 'ha.e We not( created ou in %airs .8 And made our slee% for rest .9 And made the ni"ht as a co.erin" .10 ?And made the da as means of subsistence .11

And 'ha.e We not( built o.er ou the se.en firmaments .12 ?And %laced 'therein( a ,i"ht of S%lendor .13 And do We not send do$n from the clouds $ater in abundance .14 #hat We ma %roduce there$ith corn and .e"etables .15 ?And "ardens of lu8urious "ro$th .16 ?eril the Da of Sortin" 0ut is a thin" a%%ointed .17 #he Da that the #rum%et shall be sounded and e shall come .18 ;forth in cro$ds And the hea.ens shall be o%ened as if there $ere doors .19 And the mountains shall .anish as if the $ere a mira"e .20 #rul Hell is as a %lace of ambush .21 For the trans"ressors a %lace of destination .22 #he $ill d$ell therein for a"es .23 ;othin" cool shall the tastes therein nor an drin& .24 Sa.e a boilin" fluid and a fluid dar& mur& intensel cold .25 (A fittin" recom%ense 'for them .26 (For that the used not to fear an account 'for their deeds .27 )ut the 'im%udentl ( treated 0ur Si"ns as false .28 And all thin"s ha.e We %reser.ed on record .29 So taste e 'the fruits of our deeds(- for no increase" .30 ".shall We "rant ou e8ce%t in Punishment ?eril for the ri"hteous there $ill be a fulfillment of 'the .31 ;Heart9s( desires ;Gardens enclosed and Gra%e5.ines .32 ;Com%anions of 7*ual A"e .33 (And a Cu% full 'to the )rim .34 ;o ?anit shall the hear therein nor Untruth .35 Recom%ense from th ,ord a Gift 'am%l ( sufficient .36

From( the ,ord of the hea.ens and the earth and all bet$een) .37 .Allah( Most Gracious1 none shall ha.e %o$er to ar"ue $ith Him) #he Da that the S%irit and the an"els $ill stand forth in .38 (ran&s none shall s%ea& e8ce%t an $ho is %ermitted b 'Allah Most Gracious and he $ill sa $hat is ri"ht #hat Da $ill be the sure Realit 1 therefore $hoso $ill let .39 !him ta&e a 'strai"ht( Return to his ,ord ?eril We ha.e $arned ou of a Penalt near the Da $hen man .40 $ill see 'the Deeds( $hich his hands ha.e sent forth and the "!Unbelie.er $ill sa 2Woe unto me6 Would that I $ere 'mere( dust

*;aseehat

*SURAH .#79

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ) the 'an"els( $ho tear out 'the souls of the $ic&ed( $ith .1 ;.iolence ;() those $ho "entl dra$ out 'the souls of the blessed .2 (And b those $ho "lide alon" 'on errands of merc .3 #hen %ress for$ard as in a race .4 (#hen arran"e to do 'the commands of their ,ord .5 0ne Da e.er thin" that can be in commotion $ill be in .iolent .6 commotion :(Follo$ed b oft5re%eated 'commotions .7 Hearts that Da $ill be in a"itation .8 Cast do$n $ill be 'their o$ners9( e es .9 (#he sa 'no$(1 2What6 shall $e indeed be returned to 'our .10

"?former state "?What6 When $e shall ha.e become rotten bones " .311 "!#he sa 1 2It $ould in that case be a return $ith loss .12 )ut .eril it $ill be but a sin"le 'com%ellin"( Cr .13 When behold the $ill be in the 'full( a$a&enin" 'to .14 (!ud"ment ?Has the stor of Moses reached thee .15 )ehold th ,ord did call to him in the sacred .alle to #u$a .16 Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed trans"ressed all bounds" .17 And sa to him @Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be %urified" .18 ?(from sin) And that I "uide thee to th ,ord so thou shouldst fear`" .19 " '?Him #hen did 'Moses( sho$ him the Great Si"n .20 ;()ut 'Pharaoh( re/ected it and disobe ed '"uidance .21 (Further he turned his bac& stri.in" hard 'a"ainst Allah .22 #hen he collected 'his men( and made a %roclamation .23 ".Sa in" 2I am our ,ord Most Hi"h .24 )ut Allah did %unish him 'and made an( e8am%le of him in the .25 Hereafter as in this life ?eril in this is an instructi.e $arnin" for $hosoe.er .26 (feareth 'Allah What6 are e the more difficult to create of the hea.en .27 :abo.e(4 'Allah( hath constructed it) 0n hi"h hath He raised its cano% and He hath "i.en it order .28 and %erfection Its ni"ht doth He endo$ $ith dar&ness and its s%lendor doth .29 (He brin" out '$ith li"ht

:(And the earth moreo.er- hath He e8tended 'to a $ide e8%anse .30 ;He dra$eth out therefrom its moisture and its %asture .31 And the mountains hath He firml fi8ed .32 For use and con.enience to ou and our cattle .33 (#herefore $hen there comes the "reat o.er$helmin" '7.ent .34 #he Da $hen Man shall remember 'all( that he stro.e for .35 And Half5Fire shall be %laced in full .ie$ for 'all( to see .36 #hen for such as had trans"ressed all bounds .37 And had %referred the life of this $orld .38 #he Abode $ill be Hell5Fire .39 And for such as had entertained the fear of standin" before .40 their ,ord9s 'tribunal( and had restrained 'their( soul from lo$er Desires #heir abode $ill be the Garden .41 #he as& thee about the Hour @When $ill be its a%%ointed .42 '?time ?Wherein art thou 'concerned( $ith the declaration thereof .43 With the ,ord is the ,imit fi8ed therefor .44 #hou art but a Warner for such as fear it .45 #he Da the see it 'it $ill be( as if the had tarried but a .46 !sin"le e.enin" or 'at most till( the follo$in" morn

*Abasa

*SURAH .#80

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #he 'Pro%het( fro$ned and turned a$a .1

()ecause there came to him the blind man 'interru%tin" .2 )ut $hat could tell thee but that %erchance he mi"ht Gro$ 'in .3 ?(s%iritual understandin" 0r that he mi"ht recei.e admonition and the teachin" mi"ht .4 ?%rofit him As to one $ho re"ards himself as self5sufficient .5 ;#o him dost thou attend .6 #hou"h it is no blame to thee if he "ro$ not 'in s%iritual .7 (understandin" )ut as to him $ho came to thee stri.in" earnestl .8 (And $ith fear 'in his heart .9 0f him $ast thou unmindful .10 ) no means 'should it be so(6 For it is indeed a Messa"e of .11 :instruction #herefore let $ho $ill &ee% it in remembrance .12 It is( in )oo&s held '"reatl ( in honor) .13 78alted 'in di"nit ( &e%t %ure and hol .14 Written( b the hands of scribes) .15 Honorable and Pious and !ust .16 ?Woe to man6 $hat hath made him re/ect Allah .17 ?From $hat stuff Hath He created him .18 From a s%erm5dro%1 He hath created him and then mouldeth him .19 in due %ro%ortions #hen doth He ma&e His %ath smooth for him .20 #hen He causeth him to die and %utteth him in his Gra.e .21 (#hen $hen it is His $ill He $ill raise him u% 'a"ain .22 ) no means hath he fulfilled $hat Allah Hath commanded him .23 :(#hen let man loo& at his Food 'and ho$ We %ro.ide it .24

For that We %our forth $ater in abundance .25 And We s%lit the earth in fra"ments .26 And %roduce therein Corn .27 And Gra%es and nutritious Plants .28 And 0li.es and Dates .29 And enclosed Gardens dense $ith loft trees .30 And Fruits and Fodder .31 For use and con.enience to ou and our cattle .32 At len"th $hen there comes the Deafenin" ;oise .33 #hat Da shall a man flee from his o$n brother .34 And from his mother and his father .35 And from his $ife and his children .36 7ach one of them that Da $ill ha.e enou"h concern 'of his .37 o$n( to ma&e him indifferent to the others Some Faces that Da $ill be beamin" .38 ,au"hin" re/oicin" .39 ;And other faces that Da $ill be dust5stained .40 )lac&ness $ill co.er them .41 Such $ill be the Re/ecters of Allah the Doers of Ini*uit .42

*#a&$eer

*SURAH .#81

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;When the sun '$ith its s%acious li"ht( is folded u% .1 ;When the stars fall losin" their luster .2 ;(When the mountains .anish 'li&e a mira"e .3

;When the she5camels ten months $ith oun" are left untended .4 When the $ild beasts are herded to"ether 'in human .5 ;(habitations ;When the oceans boil o.er $ith a s$ell .6 ;(When the souls are sorted out ')ein" /oined li&e $ith li&e .7 When the female 'infant( )uried ali.e is *uestioned .8 ;For $hat crime she $as &illed .9 ;When the Scrolls are laid o%en .10 :When the World on Hi"h is un.eiled .11 When the )la3in" Fire is &indled to fierce heat .12 And $hen the Garden is brou"ht near .13 #hen( shall each soul &no$ $hat it has %ut for$ard) .14 So .eril I call to $itness the %lanets that recede .15 ;Go strai"ht or hide .16 And the ;i"ht as it dissi%ates .17 And the Da$n as it breathes a$a the dar&ness .18 ?eril this is the $ord of a most honorable Messen"er .19 7ndued $ith Po$er $ith ran& before the ,ord of the #hrone .20 With authorit there 'and( faithful of his trust .21 ;And '0 %eo%le6( our com%anion is not one %ossessed .22 And $ithout doubt he sa$ him in the clear hori3on .23

;either doth he $ithhold Grud"in"l a &no$led"e of the Unseen .24 ;or is it the $ord of an e.il s%irit accursed .25 ?#hen $hither "o e .26 :?eril this is no less than a Messa"e to 'all( the Worlds .27 With %rofit( to $hoe.er amon" ou $ills to "o strai"ht) .28 )ut e shall not $ill 78ce%t as Allah $ills #he Cherisher of .29

.the Worlds

*Infitaar

*SURAH .#82

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;When the S& is cleft asunder .1 ;When the Stars are scattered .2 ;When the 0ceans are suffered to burst forth .3 And $hen the Gra.es are turned u%side do$n .4 #hen( shall each soul &no$ $hat it hath sent for$ard and) .5 $hat it hath( &e%t bac&) ?0 man6 $hat has seduced thee from th ,ord Most )eneficent .6 Him Who created thee+ Fashioned thee in due %ro%ortion and .7 ;"a.e thee a /ust bias In $hate.er Form He $ills does He %ut thee to"ether .8 !;a 6 but e do Re/ect Ri"ht and !ud"ment .9 )ut .eril o.er ou 'are a%%ointed an"els( to %rotect ou .10 (>ind and honorable $ritin" do$n ' our deeds .11 #he &no$ 'and understand( all that e do .12 ;As for the Ri"hteous the $ill be in )liss .13 And the Wic&ed the $ill be in the Fire .14 Which the $ill enter on the Da of !ud"ment .15 And the $ill not be Able to &ee% a$a therefrom .16 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat the Da of !ud"ment is .17 ?A"ain $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat the Da of !ud"ment is .18 (It $ill be( the Da $hen no soul shall ha.e %o$er 'to do) .19

au"ht for another1 for the Command that Da $ill be '$holl ( $ith Allah

*#atfeef

*SURAH .#83

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Woe to those that deal in fraud .1 #hose $ho $hen the ha.e to recei.e b measure from men e8act .2 full measure )ut $hen the ha.e to "i.e b measure or $ei"ht to men "i.e .3 less than due ?Do the not thin& that the $ill be called to account .4 0n a Mi"ht Da .5 A Da $hen 'all( man&ind $ill stand before the ,ord of the .6 ?Worlds ;a 6 Surel the Record of the Wic&ed is '%reser.ed( in Si//in .7 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat Si//in is .8 #here is( a Re"ister 'full ( inscribed) .9 Woe that Da to those that den .10 #hose that den the Da of !ud"ment .11 And none can den it but the #rans"ressor be ond bounds the .12 !Sinner When 0ur Si"ns are rehearsed to him he sa s 2#ales of the .13 "!Ancients () no means6 but on their hearts is the stain of the 'ill .14 !$hich the do

?eril from 'the ,i"ht of( their ,ord that Da $ill the be .15 .eiled Further the $ill enter the Fire of Hell .16 Further it $ill be said to them1 2#his is the 'realit ( $hich .17 "! e re/ected as false ;a .eril the Record of the Ri"hteous is '%reser.ed( in .18 Illi in` ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $het @Illi in is .19 #here is( a Re"ister 'full ( inscribed) .20 (#o $hich bear $itness those ;earest 'to Allah .21 :#rul the Ri"hteous $ill be in )liss .22 0n #hrones 'of Di"nit ( $ill the command a si"ht 'of all .23 :(thin"s #hou $ilt reco"ni3e in their Faces the beamin" bri"htness of .24 )liss #heir thirst $ill be sla&ed $ith Pure Wine sealed .25 #he seal thereof $ill be Mus&1 and for this let those as%ire .26 :$ho ha.e as%irations :With it $ill be '"i.en( a mi8ture of #asnim .27 A s%rin" from 'the $aters( $hereof drin& those ;earest to .28 Allah #hose in sin used to lau"h at those $ho belie.ed .29 And $hene.er the %assed b them used to $in& at each other .30 ;(in moc&er ) And $hen the returned to their o$n %eo%le the $ould return .31 ;/estin" And $hene.er the sa$ them the $ould sa 2)ehold6 these are .32 "!the %eo%le trul astra

!)ut the had not been sent as >ee%ers o.er them .33 )ut on this Da the )elie.ers $ill lau"h at the Unbelie.ers .34 0n #hrones 'of Di"nit ( #he $ill command 'a si"ht( 'of all .35 (thin"s Will not the Unbelie.ers ha.e been %aid bac& for $hat the .36 ?did

*Inshi*a*

*SURAH .#84

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful When the S& is rent asunder .1 And hear&ens to 'the Command of( its ,ord and it must needs .2 (do so) And $hen the 7arth is flattened out .3 And casts forth $hat is $ithin it and becomes 'clean( em%t .4 And hear&ens to 'the Command of( its ,ord and it must needs .5 do so( then $ill come Home the full Realit ) 0 thou man6 .eril thou art e.er toilin" on to$ards the ,ord .6 %ainfull toilin" but thou shalt meet Him #hen he $ho is "i.en his Record in his Ri"ht hand .7 Soon $ill his account be ta&en b an eas rec&onin" .8 !And he $ill turn to his %eo%le re/oicin" .9 )ut he $ho is "i.en his Record behind his bac& .10 Soon $ill he cr for Perdition .11 And he $ill enter a )la3in" Fire .12 !#rul did he "o about amon" his %eo%le re/oicin" .13

!(#rul did he thin& that he $ould not ha.e to return 'to Us .14 !;a na 6 for his ,ord $as 'e.er( $atchful of him .15 ;So I do call to $itness the rudd "lo$ of Sunset .16 #he ;i"ht and its Homin" .17 And the Moon in her Fullness .18 <e shall surel tra.el from sta"e to sta"e .19 ?What then is the matter $ith them that the belie.e not .20 And $hen the =ur9an is read to them the fall not %rostrate .21 ()ut on the contrar the Unbelie.ers re/ect 'it .22 )ut Allah has full >no$led"e of $hat the secrete 'in their .23 (breasts So announce to them a Penalt Grie.ous .24 78ce%t to those $ho belie.e and $or& ri"hteous deeds1 for .25 them is a Re$ard that $ill ne.er fail

*)uroof

*SURAH .#85

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;) the S& 'dis%la in"( the Aodiacal Si"ns .1 ;() the %romised Da 'of !ud"ment .2 ) one that $itnesses and the sub/ect of the $itness .3 (Woe to the ma&ers of the %it 'of Fire .4 :Fire su%%lied 'abundantl ( $ith Fuel .5 ()ehold6 the sat o.er a"ainst the 'fire .6 And the $itnessed 'all( that the $ere doin" a"ainst the .7 )elie.ers

And the ill5treated them for no other reason than that the .8 !belie.ed in Allah 78alted in Po$er $orth of all Praise !Him to Whom belon"s the dominion of the hea.ens and the earth .9 and Allah is Witness to all thin"s #hose $ho %ersecute 'or dra$ into tem%tation( the )elie.ers .10 men and $omen and do not turn in re%entance $ill ha.e the Penalt of Hell1 the $ill ha.e the Penalt of the )urnin" Fire For those $ho belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds $ill be Gardens .11 )eneath $hich Ri.ers flo$1 that is the "reat Sal.ation 'the .(fulfillment of all desires #rul stron" is the Gri% 'and Po$er( of th ,ord .12 It is He Who creates from the .er be"innin" and He can .13 (restore 'life And He is the 0ft5For"i.in" Full of lo.in"5&indness .14 ,ord of the #hrone of Glor .15 Doer '$ithout let( of all that He intends .16 Has the stor reached thee of the Forces .17 ?0f Pharaoh and the #hamud .18 !(And et the Unbelie.ers '%ersist( in re/ectin" 'the #ruth .19 !)ut Allah doth encom%ass them from behind .20 ;a this is a Glorious =ur9an .21 !Inscribed( in a #ablet Preser.ed) .22

*#ari*

*SURAH .#86

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

() the S& and the ;i"ht5?isitant 'therein .1 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat the ;i"ht5?isitant is .2 It is( the Star of %iercin" bri"htness) .3 #here is no soul but has a %rotector o.er it .4 !;o$ let man but thin& from $hat he is created .5 He is created from a dro% emitted .6 :Proceedin" from bet$een the bac&bone and the ribs .7 !(Surel 'Allah( is able to brin" him bac& 'to life .8 #he Da that 'all( thin"s secret $ill be tested .9 Man( $ill ha.e no %o$er and no hel%er) .10 () the Firmament $hich returns 'in its round .11 And b the 7arth $hich o%ens out 'for the "ushin" of s%rin"s .12 (or the s%routin" of .e"etation :()ehold this is the Word that distin"uishes 'Good from 7.il .13 It is not a thin" for amusement .14 As for them the are but %lottin" a scheme .15 And I am %lannin" a scheme .16 #herefore "rant a dela to the unbelie.ers1 Gi.e res%ite to .17 (them "entl 'for a $hile

*A9la

*SURAH .#87

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Glorif the name of th Guardian5,ord Most Hi"h .1 ;Who hath created and further "i.en order and %ro%ortion .2 ;Who hath ordained la$s+ And "ranted "uidance .3

And Who brin"eth out the '"reen and luscious( %asture .4 And then doth ma&e it 'but( s$arth stubble .5 ) de"rees shall We teach thee to declare 'the Messa"e( so .6 thou shalt not for"et 78ce%t as Allah $ills1 For He &no$eth $hat is manifest and .7 $hat is hidden And We $ill ma&e it eas for thee 'to follo$( the sim%le .8 (Path) #herefore "i.e admonition in case the admonition %rofits 'the .9 (hearer :(#he admonition $ill be recei.ed b those $ho fear 'Allah .10 )ut it $ill be a.oided b those most unfortunate ones .11 Who $ill enter the Great Fire .12 In $hich the $ill then neither die nor li.e .13 )ut those $ill %ros%er $ho %urif themsel.es .14 And "lorif the name of their Guardian5,ord and 'lift their .15 hearts( in Pra er ;;a 'behold( e %refer the life of this $orld .16 )ut the Hereafter is better and more endurin" .17 (And this is in the )oo&s of the earliest 'Re.elations .18 #he )oo&s of Abraham and Moses .19

*Gaashi a

*SURAH .#88

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ?(Has the stor reached thee of the 0.er$helmin" '7.ent .1

Some faces that Da $ill be humiliated .2 ,aborin" 'hard( $ear .3 #he $hile the enter the )la3in" Fire .4 #he $hile the are "i.en to drin& of a boilin" hot s%rin" .5 ;o food $ill there be for them but a bitter Dhari .6 Which $ill neither nourish nor satisf hun"er .7 0ther( faces that Da $ill be /o ful .8

Pleased $ith their Stri.in" .9 In a Garden on hi"h .10 :Where the shall hear no '$ord( of .anit .11 :#herein $ill be a bubblin" s%rin" .12 #herein $ill be #hrones 'of di"nit ( raised on hi"h .13 (Goblets %laced 'read .14 And Cushions set in ro$s .15 And rich car%ets 'All( s%read out .16 ?Do the not loo& at the Camels ho$ the are made .17 ?And at the S& ho$ it is raised hi"h .18 ?And at the Mountains Ho$ the are fi8ed firm .19 ?And at the 7arth ho$ it is s%read out .20 #herefore do thou "i.e admonition for thou art one to .21 admonish #hou art not one to mana"e 'men9s( affairs .22 )ut if an turn a$a and re/ect Allah .23 Allah $ill %unish him $ith a mi"ht Punishment .24 ;For to Us $ill be their Return .25 #hen it $ill be for Us to call them to account .26

*Fa/r

*SURAH .#89

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ) the )rea& of Da .1 ;) the ;i"hts t$ice fi.e .2 ;() the 7.en and 0dd 'contrasted .3 And b the ;i"ht $hen it %asseth a$a .4 Is there 'not( in these and ad/uration 'or e.idence( for those .5 ?$ho understand (Seest thou not ho$ th ,ord dealt $ith the @Ad '%eo%le .6 0f the 'cit of( Iram $ith loft %illars .7 ?#he li&e of $hich $ere not %roduced in 'all( the land .8 And $ith the #hamud '%eo%le( $ho cut out 'hu"e( roc&s in the .9 ?.alle ?And $ith Pharaoh ,ord of Sta&es .10 All( these trans"ressed )e ond bounds in the lands) .11 (And hea%ed therein Mischief 'on mischief .12 #herefore did th ,ord %our on them a scour"e of di.erse .13 :chastisement For th ,ord is 'As a Guardian( on a $atch5to$er .14 ;o$ as for man $hen his ,ord trieth him "i.in" him honor and .15 "."ifts then saith he '%uffed u%( 2M ,ord hath honored me )ut $hen He trieth him restrictin" his subsistence for him .16 "!then saith he 'in des%air( 2M ,ord hath humiliated me !;a na 6 but e honor not the or%hans .17 !;or do e encoura"e one another to feed the %oor .18

And e de.our inheritance all $ith "reed .19 !And e lo.e $ealth $ith inordinate lo.e .20 ;a 6 $hen the earth is %ounded to %o$der .21 And th ,ord cometh and His an"els ran& u%on ran& .22 And Hell that Da is brou"ht 'face to face( on that Da $ill .23 ?man remember but ho$ $ill that remembrance %rofit him (He $ill sa 1 2Ah6 $ould that I had sent forth 'Good Deeds .24 ".for 'this( m 'Future( ,ife For that Da His Chastisement $ill be such as none 'else( can .25 inflict And His bonds $ill be such as none 'other( can bind .26 #o the ri"hteous soul $ill be said1( 20 'thou( soul in) .27 !com%lete( rest and satisfaction) Come bac& thou to th ,ord $ell %leased 'th self( and" .28 !$ell5%leasin" unto Him !7nter thou then amon" m De.otees" .29 !"<ea enter thou m Hea.en" .30

*)alad

*SURAH .#90

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful I do call to $itness this Cit .1 And thou art a freeman of this Cit .2 And 'the m stic ties of( Parent and Child .3 ?eril We ha.e created Man into toil and stru""le .4 ?#hin&eth he that none hath %o$er o.er him .5

He ma sa 'boastfull (1 2Wealth ha.e I s*uandered in .6 "!abundance ?#hin&eth he that none beholdeth him .7 ?Ha.e We not made for him a %air of e es .8 ?And a ton"ue and a %air of li%s .9 ?And sho$n him the t$o hi"h$a s .10 )ut he hath made no haste on the %ath that is stee% .11 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee the %ath that is stee% .12 ;It is1( freein" the bondman) .13 0r the "i.in" of food in a da of %ri.ation .14 #o the or%han $ith claims of relationshi% .15 0r to the indi"ent 'do$n( in the dust .16 #hen $ill he be of those $ho belie.e and en/oin %atience .17 constanc and self5restraint( and en/oin deeds of &indness and) com%assion Such are the Com%anions of the Ri"ht Hand .18 ()ut those $ho re/ect 0ur Si"ns the are the 'unha%% .19 com%anions of the ,eft Hand (0n them $ill be Fire ?aulted o.er 'all round .20

*Shams

*SURAH .#91

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;) the Sun and his '"lorious( s%lendor .1 ;) the Moon as she follo$ him .2 ;) the Da as it sho$s u% 'the Sun9s( "lor .3

;) the ;i"ht as it conceals it .4 ;) the Firmament and its '$onderful( structure .5 ;) the 7arth and its '$ide( e8%anse .6 ;) the Soul and the %ro%ortion and order Gi.en to it .7 ;And its enli"htenment as to its $ron" and its ri"ht .8 #rul he succeeds that %urifies it .9 !And he fails that corru%ts it .10 #he #hamud '%eo%le( re/ected 'their %ro%het( throu"h their .11 inordinate $ron" 5 doin" )ehold the most $ic&ed Man amon" them $as de%uted 'for .12 (im%iet )ut the a%ostle of Allah said to them1 2It is a She5camel of .13 "!Allah6 and 'bar her not from( ha.in" her drin& #hen the re/ected him 'as a false %ro%het( and the .14 hamstrun" her+ So their ,ord on account of their crime obliterated their traces and made them e*ual 'in destruction Hi"h !(and lo$ And for Him is no fear of its conse*uences .15

*,ail

*SURAH .#92

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;() the ;i"ht as it conceals 'the li"ht .1 ;) the Da as it a%%ears in "lor .2 ) 'the m ster of( the creation of male and female .3 ?eril 'the ends( e stri.e for are di.erse .4

(So he $ho "i.es 'in charit ( and fears 'Allah .5 And 'in all sincerit ( testifies to the )est .6 We $ill indeed ma&e smooth for him the %ath to )liss .7 )ut he $ho is a "reed miser and thin&s himself .8 self5sufficient And "i.es the lie to the )est .9 ;We $ill indeed ma&e smooth for him the Path to Miser .10 ;or $ill his $ealth %rofit him $hen he falls headlon" 'into .11 (the Pit ?eril We ta&e u%on 0ursel.es to "uide .12 And .eril unto Us 'belon"( the 7nd and the )e"innin" .13 ;#herefore do I $arn ou of a Fire bla3in" fiercel .14 ;one shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones .15 Who "i.e the lie to #ruth and turn their bac&s .16 )ut those most de.oted to Allah shall be remo.ed far from it .17 #hose $ho s%end their $ealth for increase in .18 self5%urification And ha.e in their minds no fa.or from an one for $hich a .19 re$ard is e8%ected in return )ut onl the desire to see& for the countenance of their ,ord .20 Most Hi"h And soon $ill the attain 'com%lete( satisfaction .21

*Dhuhaa

*SURAH .#93

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

) the Glorious Mornin" ,i"ht .1 And b the ;i"ht $hen it is still .2 #he "uardian5,ord Hath not forsa&en thee ;or is He dis%leased .3 And .eril the hereafter $ill be better for thee than the .4 %resent (And soon $ill th Guardian5,ord "i.e thee 'that $here$ith .5 thou shalt be $ell5%leased Did He not find thee an or%han and "i.e thee shelter 'and .6 ?(care And He found thee $anderin" and He "a.e thee "uidance .7 And He found thee in need and made thee inde%endent .8 #herefore treat not the or%han $ith harshness .9 ;(;or re%ulse the %etitioner 'Unheard .10 !)ut the )ount of th ,ord Rehearse and %roclaim .11

*Inshiraah

*SURAH .#94

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ?Ha.e We not e8%anded thee th breast .1 And remo.ed from thee th burden .2 ?#he $hich did "all th bac& .3 ?(And raised hi"h the esteem 'in $hich( thou 'art held .4 :So .eril $ith e.er difficult there is relief .5 ?eril $ith e.er difficult there is relief .6 #herefore $hen thou art free 'from thine immediate tas&( still .7 labor hard

And to th ,ord turn 'all( th attention .8

*#iin

*SURAH .#95

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ) the Fi" and the 0li.e .1 And the Mount of Sinai .2 And this Cit of securit .3 We ha.e indeed created man in the best of molds .4 #hen do We abase him 'to be( the lo$est of the lo$ .5 78ce%t such as belie.e and do ri"hteous deeds1 for the shall .6 ha.e a re$ard unfailin" #hen $hat can after this contradict thee- as to the !ud"ment .7 ?(to come) ?Is not Allah the $isest of !ud"es .8

*I*raa

*SURAH .#96

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Proclaim6 'or Read6( in the name of th ,ord and Cherisher Who .1 created :Created man out of a 'mere( clot of con"ealed blood .2 Proclaim6 And th ,ord is Most )ountiful .3 He Who tau"ht 'the use of( the Pen .4

#au"ht man that $hich he &ne$ not .5 ;a but man doth trans"ress all bounds .6 In that he loo&eth u%on himself as self5sufficient .7 (?eril to th ,ord is the return 'of all .8 Seest thou one $ho forbids .9 ?A .otar $hen he 'turns( to %ra .10 ?Seest thou if He is on 'the road of( Guidance .11 ?0r en/oins Ri"hteousness .12 ?Seest thou if he denies '#ruth( and turns a$a .13 ?>no$eth he not that Allah doth see .14 ,et him be$are6 If he desist not We $ill dra" him b the .15 foreloc& !A l in" sinful foreloc& .16 :(#hen let him call 'for hel%( to his council 'of comrades .17 !(We $ill call on the an"els of %unishment 'to deal $ith him .18 ;a heed him not1 but bo$ do$n in adoration and brin" th self .19 !(the closer 'to Allah

*=adr

*SURAH .#97

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful :We ha.e indeed re.ealed this 'Messa"e( in the ni"ht of Po$er .1 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat the ;i"ht of Po$er is .2 #he ;i"ht of Po$er is better than a thousand Months .3 #herein come do$n the an"els and the S%irit b Allah9s .4 :%ermission on e.er errand

!Peace6+ #his until the rise of Morn .5

*)ai ina

*SURAH .#98

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #hose $ho re/ect '#ruth( amon" the Peo%le of the )oo& and .1 (amon" the Pol theists $ere not "oin" to de%art 'from their $a s until there should come to them Clear 7.idence An a%ostle from Allah rehearsin" scri%tures &e%t %ure and .2 :hol Wherein are la$s 'or decrees( ri"ht and strai"ht .3 ;or did the %eo%le of the )oo& ma&e schisms until after there .4 came to them Clear 7.idence And the ha.e been commanded no more than this1 to $orshi% .5 Allah offerin" Him sincere de.otion bein" #rue 'in faith(- to establish re"ular Pra er- and to %ractice re"ular Charit - and that is the Reli"ion Ri"ht and Strai"ht #hose $ho re/ect '#ruth( amon" the Peo%le of the )oo& and .6 amon" the Pol theists $ill be in hell5fire to d$ell therein 'for a e(+ #he are the $orst of creatures #hose $ho ha.e faith and do ri"hteous deeds the are the best .7 of creatures #heir re$ard is $ith Allah1 Gardens of 7ternit )eneath $hich .8 ri.ers flo$- #he $ill d$ell therein for e.er- Allah $ell %leased $ith them and the $ith Him1 all this for such as fear their ,ord and Cherisher

*Ail3aal

*SURAH .#99

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful When the 7arth is sha&en to her 'utmost( con.ulsion .1 (And the 7arth thro$s u% her burden 'from $ithin .2 '?And man cries 'distressed(1 @What is the matter $ith her .3 :0n that Da $ill she declare her tidin"s .4 For that th ,ord $ill ha.e "i.en her ins%iration .5 0n that Da $ill men %roceed in com%anies sorted out to be .6 (sho$n the Deeds that the 'had done #hen shall an one $ho has done an atom9s $ei"ht of "ood see .7 !it And an one $ho has done an atom9s $ei"ht of e.il shall see it .8

*Aadi aat

*SURAH .#100

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful () the 'Steeds( that run $ith %antin" 'breath .1 And stri&e s%ar&s of Fire .2 And %ush home the char"e in the mornin" .3 And raise the dust in clouds the $hile .4 And %enetrate forth$ith into the midst 'of the foe( en masse .5 ;#rul Man is to his ,ord un"rateful .6

;(And to that 'fact( he bears $itness 'b his deeds .7 And .iolent is he in his lo.e of $ealth .8 Does he not &no$ $hen that $hich is in the "ra.es is Scattered .9 abroad And that $hich is 'loc&ed u%( in 'human( breasts is made .10 manifest (#hat their ,ord had been $ell5ac*uainted $ith them '7.en to .11 ?that Da

*Al5=ari a

*SURAH .#101

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful :#he 'Da ( of ;oise and Clamor .1 ?What is the 'Da ( of ;oise and Clamor .2 And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat the 'Da ( of ;oise and .3 ?Clamor is It is( a Da $hereon Men $ill be li&e moths Scattered about) .4 And the mountains $ill be li&e carded $ool .5 #hen he $hose balance 'of "ood deeds( $ill be 'found( hea. .6 Will be in a life of "ood %leasure and satisfaction .7 )ut he $hose balance 'of "ood deeds( $ill be 'found( li"ht .8 Will ha.e his home in a 'bottomless( %it .9 ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee $hat this is .10 !It is( a Fire )la3in" fiercel ) .11

*#a&athur

*SURAH .#102

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful #he mutual ri.alr for %ilin" u% 'the "ood thin"s of this .1 ($orld( di.erts ou 'from the more serious thin"s Until e .isit the "ra.es .2 ()ut na e soon shall &no$ 'the realit .3

!A"ain: e soon shall &no$ .4 (!;a $ere e to &no$ $ith certaint of mind '<e $ould be$are .5 !<e shall certainl see Hell Fire .6 !A"ain e shall see it $ith certaint of si"ht .7 #hen shall e be =uestioned that Da about the /o ' e .8 !(indul"ed in

*Asr

*SURAH .#103

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful () 'the #o&en of( time 'throu"h the A"es .1 ?eril Man is in loss .2 78ce%t such as ha.e Faith and do ri"hteous deeds and '/oin .3 to"ether( in the mutual teachin" of #ruth and of Patience and Constanc

*Huma3a

*SURAH .#104

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Woe to e.er '&ind of( scandal5mon"er and bac&biter .1 Who %ileth u% $ealth and la eth it b .2 !#hin&in" that his $ealth $ould ma&e him last for e.er .3 ) no means6 He $ill be sure to be thro$n into that $hich .4 brea&s to %ieces ?And $hat $ill e8%lain to thee #hat $hich )rea&s to Pieces .5 (It is( the Fire of 'the Wrath of( Allah &indled 'to a bla3e) .6 :#he $hich doth mount 'Ri"ht( to the Hearts .7 It shall be made into a .ault o.er them .8 In columns outstretched .9

*Feel

*SURAH .#105

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Seest thou not ho$ th ,ord dealt $ith the Com%anions of the .1 ?7le%hant ?Did He not ma&e their treacherous %lan "o astra .2 And He sent a"ainst them fli"hts of )irds .3 Stri&in" them $ith stones of ba&ed cla .4 #hen did He ma&e them li&e an em%t field of stal&s and stra$ .5 of $hich the corn( has been eaten u%)

*=uraish

*SURAH .#106

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful For the co.enants 'of securit and safe"uard en/o ed( b the .1 =uraish #heir co.enants 'co.erin"(( /ourne s b $inter and summer .2 ,et them adore the ,ord of this House .3 Who %ro.ides them $ith food a"ainst hun"er and $ith securit .4 .(a"ainst fear 'of dan"er

*Ma9uun

*SURAH .#107

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ?(Seest thou one $ho denies the !ud"ment 'to come .1 #hen such is the 'man( $ho re%ulses the or%han '$ith .2 (harshness And encoura"es not the feedin" of the indi"ent .3 So $oe to the $orshi%%ers .4 Who are ne"lectful of their Pra ers .5 (#hose $ho '$ant but( to be seen 'of men .6 )ut refuse 'to su%%l ( '7.en( nei"hborl needs .7

*>authar

*SURAH .#108

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful (#o thee ha.e We "ranted the Fount '0f Abundance .1 #herefore to th ,ord turn in Pra er and Sacrifice .2 (For he $ho hateth thee he $ill be cut off 'from Future Ho%e .3

*>aafiroon

*SURAH .#109

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful !Sa 1 0 e that re/ect Faith .1 I $orshi% not that $hich e $orshi% .2 ;or $ill e $orshi% that $hich I $orshi% .3 And I $ill not $orshi% that $hich e ha.e been $ont to $orshi% .4 ;or $ill e $orshi% that $hich I $orshi% .5 #o ou be our Wa and to me mine .6

*;asr

*SURAH .#110

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful When comes the Hel% of Allah and ?ictor .1 And thou dost see the Peo%le enter Allah9s Reli"ion in cro$ds .2 Celebrate the Praises of th ,ord and %ra for His .3 (For"i.eness1 for He is 0ft5Returnin" 'in Grace and Merc

*,ahab

*SURAH .#111

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful !Perish the hands of the Father of Flame6 Perish he .1 !;o %rofit to him from all his $ealth and all his "ains .2 !)urnt soon $ill he be in a Fire of bla3in" Flame .3 !His $ife shall carr the 'crac&lin"( $ood as fuel .4 !A t$isted ro%e of %alm5leaf fibre round her 'o$n( nec& .5

*I&hlaas

*SURAH .#112

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful ;Sa 1 He is Allah the 0ne and 0nl .1 ;Allah the 7ternal Absolute .2 ;He be"etteth not nor is He be"otten .3 And there is none li&e unto Him .4

*Fala*

*SURAH .#113

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Sa 1 I see& refu"e $ith the ,ord of the Da$n .1 ;From the mischief of created thin"s .2

;From the mischief of Dar&ness as it o.ers%reads .3 ;From the mischief of those $ho %ractice Secret Arts .4 And from the mischief of the en.ious one as he %ractices en. .5

*;aas

*SURAH .#114

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Sa 1 I see& refu"e $ith the ,ord and Cherisher of Man&ind .1 #he >in" 'or Ruler( of Man&ind .2 #he Allah 'or !ud"e( of Man&ind .3 From the mischief of the Whis%erer 'of 7.il( $ho $ithdra$s .4 (after his $his%er) #he same( $ho $his%ers into the hearts of man&ind) .5 Amon" !inns and amon" Men .6