In the Name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful. |
1. |
 Alif-Lām-Mīm. [These letters are one of the miracles
of the Qur'ān and none but Allāh (Alone) knows their meanings]. |
2. |
 This is the Book (the Qur'ān), whereof there is no doubt, a
guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqūn [the pious and righteous
persons who fear Allāh much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds
which He has forbidden) and love Allāh much (perform all kinds of good
deeds which He has ordained)]. |
3. |
 Who believe in the Ghaib [] and
perform As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt), []
and spend out of what we have provided for them [i.e. give
Zakāt [], spend on themselves, their
parents, their children, their wives, etc., and also give charity to the
poor and also in Allāh's Cause - Jihād, etc.]. |
4. |
 And who believe
in (the Qur'ān and the Sunnah) [] which has been
sent down (revealed) to you (Muhammad Peace be upon him ) and in [the
Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.] which were sent down before
you and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter. (Resurrection,
recompense of their good and bad deeds, Paradise and Hell, etc.). |
5. |
 They are on (true) guidance from their Lord, and they are
the successful. |
6. |
 Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether
you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) warn them or do not warn them, they
will not believe. |
7. |
 Allāh has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearings,
(i.e. they are closed from accepting Allāh's Guidance), and on their eyes
there is a covering. Theirs will be a great torment. |
8. |
 And of mankind, there are some (hypocrites) who say: "We
believe in Allāh and the Last Day" while in fact they believe not. |
9. |
 They (think to) deceive Allāh and those who believe, while
they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not! |
10. |
 In their
hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) and Allāh has increased their
disease. A painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies. |
11. |
 And when it is
said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only
peacemakers." |
12. |
 Verily! They
are the ones who make mischief, but they perceive not. |
13. |
 And when it is
said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people (followers of Muhammad
Peace be upon him , Al-Ansār and Al-Muhajirūn) have
believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?"
Verily, they are the fools, but they know not. |
14. |
 And when they
meet those who believe, they say: "We believe," but when they are alone
with their Shayātin (devils - polytheists, hypocrites, etc.), they
say: "Truly, we are with you; verily, we were but mocking." |
15. |
 Allāh mocks at
them and gives them increase in their wrong-doings to wander
blindly. |
16. |
 These are they
who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless.
And they were not guided. |
17. |
 Their likeness
is as the likeness of one who kindled a fire; then, when it lighted all
around him, Allāh took away their light and left them in darkness. (So)
they could not see. |
18. |
 They are deaf,
dumb, and blind, so they return not (to the Right Path). |
19. |
 Or like a
rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder, and lightning. They
thrust their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunderclap
for fear of death. But Allāh ever encompasses the disbelievers (i.e. Allāh
will gather them all together). |
20. |
 The lightning
almost snatches away their sight, whenever it flashes for them, they walk
therein, and when darkness covers them, they stand still. And if Allāh
willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Certainly,
Allāh has power over all things. |
21. |
 O mankind!
Worship your Lord (Allāh), Who created you and those who were before you
so that you may become Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). |
22. |
 Who has made
the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down
water (rain) from the sky and brought forth therewith fruits as a
provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allāh (in worship) while
you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshipped).
[] |
23. |
 And if you
(Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt concerning that which We
have sent down (i.e. the Qur'ān) to Our slave (Muhammad Peace be upon him
), then produce a Sūrah (chapter) of the like thereof and call your
witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allāh, if you are
truthful. |
24. |
 But if you do
it not, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is
men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers. |
25. |
 And give glad
tidings to those who believe and do righteous good deeds, that for them
will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). Every time they will
be provided with a fruit therefrom, they will say: "This is what we were
provided with before," and they will be given things in resemblance (i.e.
in the same form but different in taste) and they shall have therein
Azwājun Mutahharatun [] (purified mates or
wives), (having no menses, stools, urine, etc.) and they will abide
therein forever. |
26. |
 Verily, Allāh
is not ashamed to set forth a parable even of a mosquito or so much more
when it is bigger (or less when it is smaller) than it. And as for those
who believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord, but as for
those who disbelieve, they say: "What did Allāh intend by this parable?"
By it He misleads many, and many He guides thereby. And He misleads
thereby only those who are Al-Fāsiqūn (the rebellious, disobedient
to Allāh). [] |
27. |
 Those who
break Allāh's Covenant after ratifying it, and sever what Allāh has
ordered to be joined (as regards Allāh's Religion of Islāmic Monotheism,
and to practise its legal laws on the earth and also as regards keeping
good relations with kith and kin []), and do mischief on
earth, it is they who are the losers. |
28. |
 How can you
disbelieve in Allāh? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then
He will give you death, then again will bring you to life (on the Day of
Resurrection) and then unto Him you will return. |
29. |
 He it is Who
created for you all that is on earth. Then He Istawā (rose over)
towards the heaven and made them seven heavens and He is the All-Knower of
everything. |
30. |
 And (remember)
when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind)
generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place
therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we
glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they
associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allāh) said: "I
know that which you do not know." |
31. |
 And He taught
Adam all the names (of everything) [], then He showed
them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are
truthful." |
32. |
 They (angels)
said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught
us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise." |
33. |
 He said: "O
Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed them of their
names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the Ghaib (unseen)
in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have
been concealing?" |
34. |
 And (remember)
when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.". And they
prostrated except Iblīs (Satan), he refused and was proud and was
one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allāh). |
35. |
 And We said:
"O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and eat both of you
freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will,
but come not near this tree or you both will be of the Zālimūn
(wrong-doers)." |
36. |
 Then the
Shaitān (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got
them out from that in which they were. We said: "Get you down, all, with
enmity between yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and
an enjoyment for a time." |
37. |
 Then Adam
received from his Lord Words []. And his Lord pardoned
him (accepted his repentance). Verily, He is the One Who forgives (accepts
repentance), the Most Merciful. |
38. |
 We said: "Get
down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes
to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be
no fear on them, nor shall they grieve. |
39. |
 But those who
disbelieve and belie Our Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) such are the dwellers of the Fire, they shall
abide therein forever. |
40. |
 O Children of
Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill (your
obligations to) My Covenant (with you) so that I fulfill (My Obligations
to) your covenant (with Me), and fear none but Me. |
41. |
 And believe in
what I have sent down (this Qur'ān), confirming that which is with you,
[the Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], and be not the first to
disbelieve therein, and buy not with My Verses [the Taurāt (Torah) and the
Injeel (Gospel)] a small price (i.e. getting a small gain by selling My
Verses), and fear Me and Me Alone. (Tafsir At-Tabarī, Vol. I, Page
253). |
42. |
 And mix not
truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth [i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon
him is Allāh's Messenger and his qualities are written in your Scriptures,
the Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you know (the truth)
[]. |
43. |
 And perform
As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and give Zakāt, and
Irka' (i.e. bow down or submit yourselves with obedience to Allāh)
along with ArRaki'ūn. [] |
44. |
 Enjoin you
Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of
obedience to Allāh) on the people and you forget (to practise it)
yourselves, [] while you recite the Scripture [the
Taurāt (Torah)]! Have you then no sense? |
45. |
 And seek help
in patience and As-Salāt (the prayer) and truly it is extremely
heavy and hard except for Al-Khāshi'ūn [i.e. the true believers in
Allāh - those who obey Allāh with full submission, fear much from His
Punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise, etc.) and in His
Warnings (Hell, etc.)]. |
46. |
 (They are
those) who are certain that they are going to meet their Lord, and that
unto Him they are going to return. |
47. |
 O Children of
Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred
you to the 'Alamīn (mankind and jinns) (of your time period, in the
past). |
48. |
 And fear a Day
(of Judgement) when a person shall not avail another, nor will
intercession be accepted from him nor will compensation be taken from him
nor will they be helped. |
49. |
 And (remember)
when We delivered you from Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, who were afflicting
you with a horrible torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, and
therein was a mighty trial from your Lord. |
50. |
 And (remember)
when We separated the sea for you and saved you and drowned Fir'aun's
(Pharaoh) people while you were looking (at them, when the sea-water
covered them). |
51. |
 And (remember)
when We appointed for Mūsa (Moses) forty nights, and (in his absence) you
took the calf (for worship), and you were Zālimūn (polytheists and
wrong-doers, etc.). |
52. |
 Then after
that We forgave you so that you might be grateful. |
53. |
 And (remember)
when We gave Mūsa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurāt (Torah)] and the
criterion (of right and wrong) so that you may be guided aright. |
54. |
 And (remember)
when Mūsa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Verily, you have
wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf. So turn in repentance to your
Creator and kill yourselves (the innocent kill the wrongdoers among you),
that will be better for you with your Lord." Then He accepted your
repentance. Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most
Merciful. |
55. |
 And (remember)
when you said: "O Mūsa (Moses)! We shall never believe in you till we see
Allāh plainly." But you were seized with a thunderbolt (lightning) while
you were looking. |
56. |
 Then We raised
you up after your death, so that you might be grateful. |
57. |
 And We shaded
you with clouds and sent down on you Al-Manna
[] and the quails, (saying): "Eat of the good lawful
things We have provided for you," (but they rebelled). And they did not
wrong Us but they wronged themselves. |
58. |
 And (remember)
when We said: "Enter this town (Jerusalem) and eat bountifully therein
with pleasure and delight wherever you wish, and enter the gate in
prostration (or bowing with humility) and say: 'Forgive us,' and We shall
forgive you your sins and shall increase (reward) for the
good-doers." |
59. |
 But those who
did wrong changed the word from that which had been told to them for
another, so We sent upon the wrong-doers Rijzan (a punishment)
[] from the heaven because of their rebelling against
Allāh's Obedience. (Tafsir At-Tabarī, Vol. I, Page 305). |
60. |
 And (remember)
when Mūsa (Moses) asked for water for his people, We said: "Strike the
stone with your stick." Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs. Each
(group of) people knew its own place for water. "Eat and drink of that
which Allāh has provided and do not act corruptly, making mischief on the
earth." |
61. |
 And (remember)
when you said, "O Mūsa (Moses)! We cannot endure one kind of food. So
invoke your Lord for us to bring forth for us of what the earth grows, its
herbs, its cucumbers, its Fūm (wheat or garlic), its lentils and
its onions." He said, "Would you exchange that which is better for that
which is lower? Go you down to any town and you shall find what you want!"
And they were covered with humiliation and misery, and they drew on
themselves the Wrath of Allāh. That was because they used to disbelieve
the Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) of Allāh and killed the Prophets wrongfully. That was because they
disobeyed and used to transgress the bounds (in their disobedience to
Allāh, i.e. commit crimes and sins). |
62. |
 Verily! Those
who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians,
[] whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day and do
righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them
shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve []. |
63. |
 And (O
Children of Israel, remember) when We took your covenant and We raised
above you the Mount (saying): "Hold fast to that which We have given you,
and remember that which is therein so that you may become Al-Muttaqūn
(the pious - see V.2:2). |
64. |
 Then after
that you turned away. Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allāh
upon you, indeed you would have been among the losers. |
65. |
 And indeed you
knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath
(i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and
rejected." |
66. |
 So We made
this punishment an example to their own and to succeeding generations and
a lesson to those who are Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see
V.2:2). |
67. |
 And (remember)
when Mūsa (Moses) said to his people: "Verily, Allāh commands you that you
slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us?" He said, "I take
Allāh's Refuge from being among Al-Jāhilūn (the ignorants or the
foolish)." |
68. |
 They said,
"Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!" He
said, "He says, 'Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but
(it is) between the two conditions', so do what you are commanded." |
69. |
 They said,
"Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us its colour." He said, "He
says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in its colour, pleasing to the
beholders.' " |
70. |
 They said,
"Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily to us
all cows are alike, And surely, if Allāh wills, we will be guided." |
71. |
 He [Mūsa
(Moses)] said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to till the soil nor
water the fields, sound, having no other colour except bright yellow.' "
They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though
they were near to not doing it. |
72. |
 And (remember)
when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the
crime. But Allāh brought forth that which you were hiding. |
73. |
 So We said:
"Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allāh
brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayāt (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may
understand. |
74. |
 Then, after
that, your hearts were hardened and became as stones or even worse in
hardness. And indeed, there are stones out of which rivers gush forth, and
indeed, there are of them (stones) which split asunder so that water flows
from them, and indeed, there are of them (stones) which fall down for fear
of Allāh. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do. |
75. |
 Do you
(faithful believers) covet that they will believe in your religion inspite
of the fact that a party of them (Jewish rabbis) used to hear the Word of
Allāh [the Taurāt (Torah)], then they used to change it knowingly after
they understood it? |
76. |
 And when they
(Jews) meet those who believe (Muslims), they say, "We believe", but when
they meet one another in private, they say, "Shall you (Jews) tell them
(Muslims) what Allāh has revealed to you [Jews, about the description and
the qualities of Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him , that which are
written in the Taurāt (Torah)] [], that they (Muslims)
may argue with you (Jews) about it before your Lord?" Have you (Jews) then
no understanding? |
77. |
 Know they
(Jews) not that Allāh knows what they conceal and what they reveal? |
78. |
 And there are
among them (Jews) unlettered people, who know not the Book, but they trust
upon false desires and they but guess. |
79. |
 Then woe to
those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, "This is from
Allāh," to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them for what their
hands have written and woe to them for that they earn thereby. |
80. |
 And they
(Jews) say, "The Fire (i.e. Hell-fire on the Day of Resurrection) shall
not touch us but for a few numbered days." Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon
him to them): "Have you taken a covenant from Allāh, so that Allāh will
not break His Covenant? Or is it that you say of Allāh what you know
not?" |
81. |
 Yes! Whosoever
earns evil and his sin has surrounded him, they are dwellers of the Fire
(i.e. Hell); they will dwell therein forever. |
82. |
 And those who
believe (in the Oneness of Allāh swt- Islāmic Monotheism) and do
righteous good deeds, they are dwellers of Paradise, they will dwell
therein forever. |
83. |
 And (remember)
when We took a covenant from the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship
none but Allāh (Alone) and be dutiful and good to parents, and to kindred,
and to orphans and Al-Masākīn [] (the poor),
[Tafsir At-Tabarī, Vol. 10, Page 158 (Verse 9:60)] and speak good
to people [i.e. enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, and say the truth
about Muhammad Peace be upon him ], and perform As-Salāt
(Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and give Zakāt. Then you slid back,
except a few of you, while you are backsliders. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubī,
Vol. 2, Page 392). |
84. |
 And (remember)
when We took your covenant (saying): Shed not the blood of your people,
nor turn out your own people from their dwellings. Then, (this) you
ratified and (to this) you bear witness. |
85. |
 After this, it
is you who kill one another and drive out a party of you from their homes,
assist (their enemies) against them, in sin and transgression. And if they
come to you as captives, you ransom them, although their expulsion was
forbidden to you. Then do you believe in a part of the Scripture and
reject the rest? Then what is the recompense of those who do so among you,
except disgrace in the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection
they shall be consigned to the most grievous torment. And Allāh is not
unaware of what you do. |
86. |
 Those are they
who have bought the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter.
Their torment shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped. |
87. |
 And indeed, We
gave Mūsa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of
Messengers. And We gave 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear
signs and supported him with Rūh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)
>>]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger
with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you
disbelieved and some, you killed. |
88. |
 And they say,
"Our hearts are wrapped (i.e. do not hear or understand Allāh's Word)."
Nay, Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is that which
they believe. |
89. |
 And when there
came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Qur'ān) from Allāh confirming what
is with them [the Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], although
aforetime they had invoked Allāh (for coming of Muhammad Peace be upon him
) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there
came to them that which they had recognised, they disbelieved in it. So
let the Curse of Allāh be on the disbelievers. |
90. |
 How bad is
that for which they have sold their ownselves, that they should disbelieve
in that which Allāh has revealed (the Qur'ān), grudging that Allāh should
reveal of His Grace unto whom He will of His slaves. So they have drawn on
themselves wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers, there is disgracing
torment. |
91. |
 And when it is
said to them (the Jews), "Believe in what Allāh has sent down," they say,
"We believe in what was sent down to us." And they disbelieve in that
which came after it, while it is the truth confirming what is with them.
Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him to them): "Why then have you killed the
Prophets of Allāh aforetime, if you indeed have been believers?" |
92. |
 And indeed
Mūsa (Moses) came to you with clear proofs, yet you worshipped the calf
after he left, and you were Zālimūn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
|
93. |
 And (remember)
when We took your covenant and We raised above you the Mount (saying),
"Hold firmly to what We have given you and hear (Our Word). They said, "We
have heard and disobeyed." And their hearts absorbed (the worship of) the
calf because of their disbelief. Say: "Worst indeed is that which your
faith enjoins on you if you are believers." |
94. |
 Say to (them):
"If the home of the Hereafter with Allāh is indeed for you specially and
not for others, of mankind, then long for death if you are
truthful." |
95. |
 But they will
never long for it because of what their hands have sent before them (i.e.
what they have done). And Allāh is All-Aware of the Zālimūn
(polytheists and wrong-doers). |
96. |
 And verily,
you will find them (the Jews) the greediest of mankind for life and (even
greedier) than those who - ascribe partners to Allāh (and do not believe
in Resurrection - Magians, pagans, and idolaters, etc.). Everyone of them
wishes that he could be given a life of a thousand years. But the grant of
such life will not save him even a little from (due) punishment. And Allāh
is All-Seer of what they do. |
97. |
 Say (O
Muhammad Peace be upon him ): "Whoever is an enemy to Jibrael (Gabriel)
(let him die in his fury), for indeed he has brought it (this Qur'ān)
down to your heart by Allāh's Permission, confirming what came before it
[i.e. the Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and guidance and glad
tidings for the believers. |
98. |
 "Whoever is an
enemy to Allāh, His Angels, His Messengers, Jibrael (Gabriel) and
Mikael (Michael), then verily, Allāh is an enemy to the
disbelievers." |
99. |
 And indeed We
have sent down to you manifest Ayāt (these Verses of the Qur'ān
which inform in detail about the news of the Jews and their secret
intentions, etc.), and none disbelieve in them but Fāsiqūn (those
who rebel against Allāh's Command). |
100. |
 Is it not
(the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them
throw it aside? Nay! the truth is most of them believe not. |
101. |
 And when
there came to them a Messenger from Allāh (i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon him
) confirming what was with them, a party of those who were given the
Scripture threw away the Book of Allāh behind their backs as if they did
not know! |
102. |
 They followed
what the Shayātin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the
lifetime of Sulaimān (Solomon). Sulaimān did not disbelieve, but the
Shayātin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things
that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Hārūt and Mārūt,
but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till
they had said, "We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this
magic from us)." And from these (angels) people learn that by which they
cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm
anyone except by Allāh's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and
profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would
have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they
sold their ownselves, if they but knew. |
103. |
 And if they
had believed, and guarded themselves from evil and kept their duty to
Allāh, far better would have been the reward from their Lord, if they but
knew! |
104. |
 O you who
believe! Say not (to the Messenger Peace be upon him )
Rā'ina [] but say Unzurna (Do make
us understand) and hear. And for the disbelievers there is a painful
torment. (See Verse 4:46) |
105. |
 Neither those
who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) nor
Al-Mushrikūn (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allāh, idolaters,
polytheists, pagans, etc.) like that there should be sent down unto you
any good from your Lord. But Allāh chooses for His Mercy whom He wills.
And Allāh is the Owner of Great Bounty. |
106. |
 Whatever a
Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a
better one or similar to it. Know you not that Allāh is able to do all
things? |
107. |
 Know you not
that it is Allāh to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth? And besides Allāh you have neither any Walī (protector or
guardian) nor any helper. |
108. |
 Or do you
want to ask your Messenger (Muhammad Peace be upon him ) as Mūsa (Moses)
was asked before (i.e. show us openly our Lord?) And he who changes Faith
for disbelief, verily, he has gone astray from the right way. |
109. |
 Many of the
people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish that if they could turn
you away as disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from their
ownselves, even, after the truth (that Muhammad Peace be upon him is
Allāh's Messenger) has become manifest unto them. But forgive and
overlook, till Allāh brings His Command. Verily, Allāh is Able to do all
things. |
110. |
 And perform
As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and give Zakāt, and
whatever of good (deeds that Allāh loves) you send forth for yourselves
before you, you shall find it with Allāh. Certainly, Allāh is All-Seer of
what you do. |
111. |
 And they say,
"None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." These are
their own desires. Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ), "Produce your
proof if you are truthful." |
112. |
 Yes, but
whoever submits his face (himself) to Allāh (i.e. follows Allāh's Religion
of Islāmic Monotheism) and he is a Muhsin (good-doer i.e. performs
good deeds totally for Allāh's sake only without any show off or to gain
praise or fame, etc., and in accordance with the Sunnah of Allāh's
Messenger Muhammad Peace be upon him ) then his reward is with his Lord
(Allāh), on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. [See Tafsir
Ibn Kathīr, Vol.1, Page 154]. |
113. |
 The Jews said
that the Christians follow nothing (i.e. are not on the right religion);
and the Christians said that the Jews follow nothing (i.e. are not on the
right religion); though they both recite the Scripture. Like unto their
word, said (the pagans) who know not. Allāh will judge between them on the
Day of Resurrection about that wherein they have been differing. |
114. |
 And who is
more unjust than those who forbid that Allāh's Name be glorified and
mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allāh's Mosques and
strive for their ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves
enter them (Allāh's Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in
this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter. |
115. |
 And to Allāh
belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn yourselves or your
faces there is the Face of Allāh (and He is High above, over His Throne).
Surely! Allāh is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs,
All-Knowing. |
116. |
 And they
(Jews, Christians and pagans) say: Allāh has begotten a son (children or
offspring). [] Glory be to Him (Exalted be He above all
that they associate with Him). Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the
heavens and on earth, and all surrender with obedience (in worship) to
Him. |
117. |
 The
Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only
says to it : "Be!" - and it is. |
118. |
 And those who
have no knowledge say: "Why does not Allāh speak to us (face to face) or
why does not a sign come to us?" So said the people before them words of
similar import. Their hearts are alike, We have indeed made plain the
signs for people who believe with certainty. |
119. |
 Verily, We
have sent you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) with the truth (Islām), a
bringer of glad tidings (for those who believe in what you brought, that
they will enter Paradise) and a warner (for those who disbelieve in what
you brought, they will enter the Hell-fire). [] And you
will not be asked about the dwellers of the blazing Fire. |
120. |
 Never will
the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad Peace be upon
him ) till you follow their religion. Say: "Verily, the Guidance of Allāh
(i.e. Islāmic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O
Muhammad Peace be upon him ) were to follow their (Jews and Christians)
desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Qur'ān), then
you would have against Allāh neither any Walī (protector or
guardian) nor any helper. |
121. |
 Those (who
embraced Islām from Banī Israel) to whom We gave the Book [the Taurāt
(Torah)] [or those (Muhammad's Peace be upon him companions) to whom We
have given the Book (the Qur'ān)] recite it (i.e. obey its orders and
follow its teachings) as it should be recited (i.e. followed), they are
the ones that believe therein. And whoso disbelieves in it (the Qur'ān),
those are they who are the losers. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubī. Vol.
2, Page 95). |
122. |
 O Children of
Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred
you to the 'Alamīn (mankind and jinns) (of your time-period, in the
past). |
123. |
 And fear the
Day (of Judgement) when no person shall avail another, nor shall
compensation be accepted from him, nor shall intercession be of use to
him, nor shall they be helped. |
124. |
 And
(remember) when the Lord of Ibrāhim (Abraham) [i.e., Allāh] tried him with
(certain) Commands, which he fulfilled. He (Allāh) said (to him), "Verily,
I am going to make you a leader (Prophet) of mankind." [Ibrāhim (Abraham)]
said, "And of my offspring (to make leaders)." (Allāh) said, "My Covenant
(Prophethood, etc.) includes not Zālimūn (polytheists and
wrong-doers)." |
125. |
 And
(remember) when We made the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) a place of
resort for mankind and a place of safety. And take you (people) the
Maqām (place) of Ibrāhim (Abraham) [or the stone on which Ibrāhim
(Abraham) >> stood while he was building the Ka'bah]
as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers, e.g. two Rak'at
after the Tawāf of the Ka'bah at Makkah), and We
commanded Ibrāhim (Abraham) and Ismā'il (Ishmael) that they should purify
My House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) for those who are circumambulating
it, or staying (I'tikāf), or bowing or prostrating themselves
(there, in prayer). |
126. |
 And
(remember) when Ibrāhim (Abraham) said, "My Lord, make this city (Makkah)
a place of security and provide its people with fruits, such of them as
believe in Allāh and the Last Day." He (Allāh) answered: "As for him who
disbelieves, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall
compel him to the torment of the Fire, and worst indeed is that
destination!" |
127. |
 And
(remember) when Ibrāhim (Abraham) and (his son) Ismā'il (Ishmael) were
raising the foundations of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah),
(saying), "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the
All-Hearer, the All-Knower." [] |
128. |
 "Our Lord!
And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive
unto You, and show us our Manāsik [] (all
the ceremonies of pilgrimage - Hajj and 'Umrah, etc.), and
accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the
Most Merciful. |
129. |
 "Our Lord!
Send amongst them a Messenger of their own (and indeed Allāh answered
their invocation by sending Muhammad Peace be upon him ), who shall recite
unto them Your Verses and instruct them in the Book (this Qur'ān) and
Al-Hikmah (full knowledge of the Islāmic laws and jurisprudence or
wisdom or Prophethood, etc.), and sanctify them. Verily! You are the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise." |
130. |
 And who turns
away from the religion of Ibrāhim (Abraham) (i.e. Islāmic Monotheism)
except him who befools himself? Truly, We chose him in this world and
verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous. |
131. |
 When his Lord
said to him, "Submit (i.e. be a Muslim)!" He said, "I have submitted
myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the 'Alamīn (mankind, jinns and
all that exists)." |
132. |
 And this
(submission to Allāh, Islām) was enjoined by Ibrāhim (Abraham) upon his
sons and by Ya'qūb (Jacob), (saying), "O my sons! Allāh has chosen for you
the (true) religion, then die not except in the Faith of Islām (as Muslims
- Islāmic Monotheism)." |
133. |
 Or were you
witnesses when death approached Ya'qūb (Jacob)? When he said unto his
sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We shall worship your
Ilāh [] (God - Allāh), the Ilāh (God) of
your fathers, Ibrāhim (Abraham), Ismā'il (Ishmael), Ishāque (Isaac), One
Ilāh (God), and to Him we submit (in Islām)." |
134. |
 That was a
nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they
earned and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they
used to do. |
135. |
 And they say,
"Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say (to them, O Muhammad
Peace be upon him ), "Nay, (We follow) only the religion of Ibrāhim
(Abraham), Hanifa [Islāmic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but
Allāh (Alone)], and he was not of Al-Mushrikūn (those who
worshipped others along with Allāh - see V.2:105)."
[] |
136. |
 Say (O
Muslims), "We believe in Allāh and that which has been sent down to us and
that which has been sent down to Ibrāhim (Abraham), Ismā'il (Ishmael),
Ishāque (Isaac), Ya'qūb (Jacob), and to Al-Asbāt [the twelve sons
of Ya'qūb (Jacob)], and that which has been given to Mūsa (Moses) and
'Iesa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their
Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have
submitted (in Islām)." |
137. |
 So if they
believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly
guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So Allāh
will suffice you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the
All-Knower. |
138. |
 [Our
Sibghah (religion) is] the Sibghah (Religion) of Allāh
(Islām) and which Sibghah (religion) can be better than Allāh's?
And we are His worshippers. [Tafsir Ibn Kathīr.] |
139. |
 Say (O
Muhammad Peace be upon him to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with
us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? And we are to be
rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds. [] And we
are sincere to Him in worship and obedience (i.e. we worship Him Alone and
none else, and we obey His Orders)." |
140. |
 Or say you
that Ibrāhim (Abraham), Ismā'il (Ishmael), Ishāque (Isaac), Ya'qūb (Jacob)
and Al-Asbāt [the twelve sons of Ya'qūb (Jacob)] were Jews or
Christians? Say, "Do you know better or does Allāh (knows better
that
they all were Muslims)? And who is more unjust than he who conceals the
testimony [i.e. to believe in Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him when he
comes, written in their Books. (See Verse 7:157)] he has from Allāh? And
Allāh is not unaware of what you do." |
141. |
 That was a
nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they
earned, and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they
used to do. |
142. |
 The fools
(pagans, hypocrites, and Jews) among the people will say, "What has turned
them (Muslims) from their Qiblah [prayer direction (towards
Jerusalem)] to which they were used to face in prayer." Say, (O Muhammad
SAW) "To Allāh belong both, east and the west. He guides whom He
wills to a Straight Way." |
143. |
 Thus We have
made you [true Muslims - real believers of Islāmic Monotheism, true
followers of Prophet Muhammad SAW and his Sunnah (legal
ways)], a Wasat (just) (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses
over mankind[] and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)
be a witness over you. And We made the Qiblah (prayer direction
towards Jerusalem) which you used to face, only to test those who followed
the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from those who would turn on their
heels (i.e. disobey the Messenger). Indeed it was great (heavy) except for
those whom Allāh guided. And Allāh would never make your faith (prayers)
to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem). Truly, Allāh is
full of kindness, the Most Merciful towards mankind. |
144. |
 Verily! We
have seen the turning of your (Muhammad's SAW) face towards the
heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qiblah (prayer direction)
that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-
al-Harām (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces
(in prayer) in that direction. Certainly, the people who were given the
Scriptures (i.e. Jews and the Christians) know well that, that (your
turning towards the direction of the Ka'bah at Makkah in prayers)
is the truth from their Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what they
do. |
145. |
 And even if
you were to bring to the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) all
the Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.), they would not follow your Qiblah (prayer direction), nor
are you going to follow their Qiblah (prayer direction). And they
will not follow each other's Qiblah (prayer direction). Verily, if
you follow their desires after that which you have received of knowledge
(from Allāh), then indeed you will be one of the Zālimūn
(polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.). |
146. |
 Those to whom
We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognise him (Muhammad
SAW or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they recongise their sons.
But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [i.e.
the qualities of Muhammad SAW which are written in the Taurāt
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)][]. |
147. |
 (This is) the
truth from your Lord. So be you not one of those who doubt. |
148. |
 For every
nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers). So
hasten towards all that is good. Wheresoever you may be, Allāh will bring
you together (on the Day of Resurrection). Truly, Allāh is Able to do all
things. |
149. |
 And from
wheresoever you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction
of Al-Masjid-al-Harām (at Makkah), that is indeed the truth from
your Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do. |
150. |
 And from
wheresoever you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction
of Al-Masjid-al-Harām (at Makkah), and wheresoever you are, turn
your faces towards, it (when you pray) so that men may have no argument
against you except those of them that are wrong-doers, so fear them not,
but fear Me! - And so that I may complete My Blessings on you and that you
may be guided. |
151. |
 Similarly (to
complete My Blessings on you) We have sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad
SAW) of your own, reciting to you Our Verses (the Qur'ān) and
sanctifying you, and teaching you the Book (the Qur'ān) and the Hikmah
(i.e. Sunnah, Islāmic laws and Fiqh - jurisprudence),
and teaching you that which you used not to know. |
152. |
 Therefore
remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.).[] I will
remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and
never be ungrateful to Me. |
153. |
 O you who
believe! Seek help in patience and As-Salāt (the prayer). Truly!
Allāh is with As-Sābirin (the patient ones, etc.). |
154. |
 And say not
of those who are killed in the Way of Allāh, "They are dead." Nay, they
are living, but you perceive (it) not. |
155. |
 And
certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of
wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sābirin (the
patient ones, etc.). |
156. |
 Who, when
afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allāh we belong and truly, to Him
we shall return." |
157. |
 They are
those on whom are the Salawāt (i.e. blessings, etc.) (i.e. who are
blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who)
receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided-ones. |
158. |
 Verily!
As-Safā and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of
Allāh. So it is not a sin on him who perform Hajj or 'Umrah
(pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) to perform the going
(Tawāf) between them (As-Safā and Al-Marwah).[]
And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allāh is All-Recogniser,
All-Knower. |
159. |
 Verily, those
who conceal the clear proofs, evidences and the guidance, which We have
sent down, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, they
are the ones cursed by Allāh and cursed by the cursers. |
160. |
 Except those
who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which
they concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One
Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. |
161. |
 Verily, those
who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is
the Curse of Allāh and of the angels and of mankind, combined. |
162. |
 They will
abide therein (under the curse in Hell), their punishment will neither be
lightened, nor will they be reprieved. |
163. |
 And your
Ilāh (God) is One Ilāh (God - Allāh), Lā ilāha illa Huwa
(there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He), the Most
Beneficent, the Most Merciful. |
164. |
 Verily! In
the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night
and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of
use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allāh sends down from the sky
and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving
(living) creatures of all kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the
veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth,
are indeed Ayāt (proofs, evidences, signs, etc.) for people of
understanding. |
165. |
 And of
mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allāh as
rivals[] (to Allāh). They love them as they love Allāh.
But those who believe, love Allāh more (than anything else). If only,
those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all
power belongs to Allāh and that Allāh is Severe in punishment. |
166. |
 When those
who were followed, disown (declare themselves innocent of) those who
followed (them), and they see the torment, then all their relations will
be cut off from them. |
167. |
 And those who
followed will say: "If only we had one more chance to return (to the
worldly life), we would disown (declare ourselves as innocent from) them
as they have disowned (declared themselves as innocent from) us." Thus
Allāh will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will never
get out of the Fire . |
168. |
 O mankind!
Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the
footsteps of Shaitān (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open
enemy. |
169. |
 [Shaitān (Satan)] commands you only what is evil and
Fahshā (sinful), and that you should say against Allāh what you
know not. |
170. |
 When it is
said to them: "Follow what Allāh has sent down." They say: "Nay! We shall
follow what we found our fathers following." (Would they do that!) Even
though their fathers did not understand anything nor were they
guided? |
171. |
 And the
example of those who disbelieve, is as that of him who shouts to the
(flock of sheep) that hears nothing but calls and cries. (They are) deaf,
dumb and blind. So they do not understand. |
172. |
 O you who
believe (in the Oneness of Allāh - Islāmic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful
things that We have provided you[] with, and be grateful
to Allāh, if it is indeed He Whom you worship. |
173. |
 He has
forbidden you only the Maytatah (dead animals), and blood, and the
flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a scrifice for others
than Allāh (or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., on which Allāh's Name
has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by
necessity without wilful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then
there is no sin on him. Truly, Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
|
174. |
 Verily, those
who conceal what Allāh has sent down of the Book, and purchase a small
gain therewith (of worldly things), they eat into their bellies nothing
but fire. Allāh will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor
purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment. |
175. |
 Those are
they who have purchased error at the price of Guidance, and torment at the
price of Forgiveness. So how bold they are (for evil deeds which will push
them) to the Fire. |
176. |
 That is
because Allāh has sent down the Book (the Qur'ān) in truth. And verily,
those who disputed as regards the Book are far away in opposition. |
177. |
 It is not
Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and each and every act of obedience
to Allāh, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in
prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in
Allāh, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the
Prophets[] and gives his wealth, in spite of love for
it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masākin (the poor),
and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free,
performs As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and gives the
Zakāt, and who fulfill their covenant when they make it, and who
are As-Sābirin (the patient ones, etc.) in extreme poverty and
ailment (disease) and at the time of fighting (during the battles). Such
are the people of the truth and they are AlMuttaqūn (pious -
see V.2:2). |
178. |
 O you who
believe! Al-Qisās (the Law of Equality in punishment) is prescribed
for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave,
and the female for the female. But if the killer is forgiven by the
brother (or the relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood money, then
adhering to it with fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir
should be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your
Lord. So after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer
after taking the blood money), he shall have a painful torment. |
179. |
 And there is
(a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisās (the Law of Equality in
punishment), O men of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqūn
(the pious - see V.2:2). |
180. |
 It is
prescribed for you, when death approaches any of you, if he leaves wealth,
that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable
manners. (This is) a duty upon Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see
V.2:2). |
181. |
 Then whoever
changes the bequest after hearing it, the sin shall be on those who make
the change. Truly, Allāh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. |
182. |
 But he who
fears from a testator some unjust act or wrong-doing, and thereupon he
makes peace between the parties concerned, there shall be no sin on him.
Certainly, Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. |
183. |
 O you who
believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting)[] is
prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may
become Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). |
184. |
 [Observing
Saum (fasts)] for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill
or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days. And
as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man, etc.), they
have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskīn (poor person)
(for every day). But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for
him. And that you fast, it is better for you if only you
know.[] |
185. |
 The month of
Ramadān in which was revealed the Qur'ān, a guidance for mankind and clear
proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So
whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of
Ramadān i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Saum (fasts)
that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days
which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other
days. Allāh intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things
difficult for you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of
days), and that you must magnify Allāh [i.e. to say Takbīr
(Allāhu-Akbar; Allāh is the Most Great) on seeing the crescent
of the months of Ramadān and Shawwāl] for having guided you so that you
may be grateful to Him.[] |
186. |
 And when My
slaves ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning Me, then (answer
them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the
invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or
intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be
led aright.[] |
187. |
 It is made
lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of
As-Saum (the fasts). They are Lības [i.e. body cover, or
screen, or Sakan, (i.e. you enjoy the pleasure of living with her -
as in Verse 7:189) Tafsir At-Tabarī], for you and you are the same
for them. Allāh knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to
you (accepted your repentance) and forgave you. So now have sexual
relations with them and seek that which Allāh has ordained for you
(offspring), and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn
appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), then
complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall. And do not have
sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in I'tikāf
(i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations
leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques. These are the limits (set)
by Allāh, so approach them not. Thus does Allāh make clear His Ayāt
(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws, legal
and illegal things, Allāh's set limits, orders, etc.) to mankind that they
may become Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). |
188. |
 And eat up
not one another's property unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing,
robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give bribery to the rulers (judges before
presenting your cases) that you may knowingly eat up a part of the
property of others sinfully. |
189. |
 They ask you
(O Muhammad SAW) about the new moons. Say: These are signs to
mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not
Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, etc.) that you enter the houses from
the back but Al-Birr (is the quality of the one) who fears Allāh.
So enter houses through their proper doors, and fear Allāh that you may be
successful. |
190. |
 And fight in
the Way of Allāh[] those who fight you, but transgress
not the limits. Truly, Allāh likes not the transgressors. [This Verse is
the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihād, but it
was supplemented by another (V.9:36)]. |
191. |
 And kill them
wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you
out. And Al-Fitnah[] is worse than
killing. And fight not with them at Al-Masjid-al-Harām (the
sanctuary at Makkah),[] unless they (first) fight you
there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of
the disbelievers. |
192. |
 But if they
cease, then Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. |
193. |
 And fight
them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of
others along with Allāh) and (all and every kind of) worship is for Allāh
(Alone).[] But if they cease, let there be no
transgression except against Az-Zālimūn (the polytheists, and
wrong-doers, etc.) |
194. |
 The sacred
month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things, there is the
Law of Equality (Qisās). Then whoever transgresses the prohibition
against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allāh, and know
that Allāh is with Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2) . |
195. |
 And spend in
the Cause of Allāh (i.e. Jihād of all kinds, etc.) and do not throw
yourselves into destruction (by not spending your wealth in the Cause of
Allāh), and do good. Truly, Allāh loves
Al-Muhsinūn[] (the good-doers). |
196. |
 And perform
properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according to the ways of Prophet
Muhammad SAW), the Hajj and 'Umrah (i.e. the
pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allāh. But if you are prevented (from completing
them), sacrifice a Hady (animal, i.e. a sheep, a cow, or a camel,
etc.) such as you can afford, and do not shave your heads until the
Hady reaches the place of sacrifice. And whosoever of you is ill or
has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a
Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Saum (fasts) (three
days) or giving Sadaqah (charity - feeding six poor persons) or
offering sacrifice (one sheep). Then if you are in safety and whosoever
performs the 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, before
(performing) the Hajj, (i.e. Hajj-at-Tamattu' and
Al-Qirān), he must slaughter a Hady such as he can afford,
but if he cannot afford it, he should observe Saum (fasts) three
days during the Hajj and seven days after his return (to his home),
making ten days in all. This is for him whose family is not present at
Al-Masjid-al-Harām (i.e. non-resident of Makkah). And fear Allāh
much and know that Allāh is Severe in
punishment.[] |
197. |
 The Hajj
(pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th
month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the
Islāmic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to
perform Hajj[] therein by assuming
Ihrām), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife),
nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj. And whatever
good you do, (be sure) Allāh knows it. And take a provision (with you) for
the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety,
righteousness, etc.). So fear Me, O men of understanding! |
198. |
 There is no
sin on you if you seek the Bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage by
trading, etc.). Then when you leave 'Arafāt[],
remember Allāh (by glorifying His Praises, i.e. prayers and invocations,
etc.) at the Mash'ar-il-Harām.[] And remember Him
(by invoking Allāh for all good, etc.) as He has guided you, and verily,
you were, before, of those who were astray. |
199. |
 Then depart
from the place whence all the people depart and ask Allāh for His
Forgiveness. Truly, Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. |
200. |
 So when you
have accomplished your Manasik [(i.e. Ihrām, Tawāf of the
Ka'bah and As-Safā and Al-Marwah), stay at 'Arafāt,
Muzdalifah and Mina, Ramy of Jamarāt, (stoning of the
specified pillars in Mina) slaughtering of Hady (animal,
etc.)]. Remember Allāh as you remember your forefathers or with a far more
remembrance. But of mankind there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us
(Your Bounties) in this world!" and for such there will be no portion in
the Hereafter. |
201. |
 And of them
there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is
good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment
of the Fire!" |
202. |
 For them
there will be alloted a share for what they have earned. And Allāh is
Swift at reckoning. |
203. |
 And remember
Allāh during the appointed Days.[] But whosoever hastens
to leave in two days, there is no sin on him and whosoever stays on, there
is no sin on him, if his aim is to do good and obey Allāh (fear Him), and
know that you will surely be gathered unto Him. |
204. |
 And of
mankind there is he whose speech may please you (O Muhammad SAW),
in this worldly life, and he calls Allāh to witness as to that which is in
his heart, yet he is the most quarrelsome of the
opponents.[] |
205. |
 And when he
turns away (from you "O Muhammad SAW "), his effort in the land
is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle, and
Allāh likes not mischief. |
206. |
 And when it
is said to him, "Fear Allāh", he is led by arrogance to (more) crime. So
enough for him is Hell, and worst indeed is that place to rest! |
207. |
 And of
mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the Pleasure of Allāh. And
Allāh is full of Kindness to (His) slaves. |
208. |
 O you who
believe! Enter perfectly in Islām (by obeying all the rules and
regulations of the Islāmic religion) and follow not the footsteps of
Shaitān (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy. |
209. |
 Then if you
slide back after the clear signs (Prophet Muhammad SAW and this
Qur'ān, and Islām) have come to you, then know that Allāh is All-Mighty,
All-Wise. |
210. |
 Do they then
wait for anything other than that Allāh should come to them in the shadows
of the clouds and the angels? (Then) the case would be already judged. And
to Allāh return all matters (for decision). |
211. |
 Ask the
Children of Israel how many clear Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) We gave them. And whoever changes
Allāh's Favour after it had come to him, [e.g. renounces the Religion of
Allāh (Islām) and accepts Kufr (disbelief),] then surely, Allāh is
Severe in punishment. |
212. |
 Beautified is
the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those
who believe. But those who obey Allāh's Orders and keep away from what He
has forbidden, will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allāh
gives (of His Bounty, Blessings, Favours, Honours, etc. on the Day of
Resurrection) to whom He wills without limit. |
213. |
 Mankind were
one community and Allāh sent Prophets with glad tidings and warnings, and
with them He sent the Scripture in truth to judge between people in
matters wherein they differed. And only those to whom (the Scripture) was
given differed concerning it after clear proofs had come unto them through
hatred, one to another. Then Allāh by His Leave guided those who believed
to the truth of that wherein they differed. And Allāh guides whom He wills
to a Straight Path. |
214. |
 Or think you
that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who
passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and
ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed
along with him said, "When (will come) the Help of Allāh?" Yes! Certainly,
the Help of Allāh is near! |
215. |
 They ask you
(O Muhammad SAW) what they should spend. Say: Whatever you spend
of good must be for parents and kindred and orphans and
AlMasākin (the poor) and the wayfarers, and whatever you do of
good deeds, truly, Allāh knows it well. |
216. |
 Jihād[] (holy fighting in
Allāh's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it
may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a
thing which is bad for you. Allāh knows but you do not know. |
217. |
 They ask you
concerning fighting in the Sacred Months (i.e. 1st, 7th, 11th and 12th
months of the Islāmic calendar). Say, "Fighting therein is a great
(transgression)[] but a greater (transgression) with
Allāh is to prevent mankind from following the Way of Allāh, to disbelieve
in Him, to prevent access to Al-Masjid-al-Harām (at Makkah), and to
drive out its inhabitants, and Al-Fitnah[]
is worse than killing. And they will never cease fighting you until
they turn you back from your religion (Islāmic Monotheism) if they can.
And whosoever of you turns back from his religion and dies as a
disbeliever, then his deeds will be lost in this life and in the
Hereafter, and they will be the dwellers of the Fire. They will abide
therein forever." |
218. |
 Verily, those
who have believed, and those who have emigrated (for Allāh's Religion) and
have striven hard in the Way of Allāh, all these hope for Allāh's Mercy.
And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. |
219. |
 They ask you
(O Muhammad SAW) concerning alcoholic drink and
gambling.[] Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some)
benefit for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit." And
they ask you what they ought to spend. Say: "That which is beyond your
needs." Thus Allāh makes clear to you His Laws in order that you may give
thought."[] |
220. |
 In (to) this
worldly life and in the Hereafter. And they ask you concerning orphans.
Say: "The best thing is to work honestly in their property, and if you mix
your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allāh knows him
who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from him who means
good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allāh had wished, He could have
put you into difficulties. Truly, Allāh is All-Mighty, All-Wise." |
221. |
 And do not
marry Al-Mushrikāt (idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship
Allāh Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a
(free) Mushrikah (idolatress, etc.), even though she pleases you.
And give not (your daughters) in marriage to
Al-Mushrikūn[] till they believe (in Allāh
Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik
(idolater, etc.), even though he pleases you. Those
(Al-Mushrikūn) invite you to the Fire, but Allāh invites (you) to
Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayāt (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind
that they may remember. |
222. |
 They ask you
concerning menstruation. Say: that is an Adha (a harmful thing for
a husband to have a sexual intercourse with his wife while she is having
her menses), therefore keep away from women during menses and go not unto
them till they have purified (from menses and have taken a bath). And when
they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allāh has ordained
for you (go in unto them in any manner as long as it is in their vagina).
Truly, Allāh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those
who purify themselves (by taking a bath and cleaning and washing
thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their prayers, etc.). |
223. |
 Your wives
are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth (have sexual relations with your
wives in any manner as long as it is in the vagina and not in the anus),
when or how you will, and send (good deeds, or ask Allāh to bestow upon
you pious offspring) before you for your ownselves. And fear Allāh, and
know that you are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give good tidings to
the believers (O Muhammad SAW). |
224. |
 And make not
Allāh's (Name) an excuse in your oaths against your doing good and acting
piously, and making peace among mankind. And Allāh is All-Hearer,
All-Knower (i.e. do not swear much and if you have sworn against doing
something good then give an expiation for the oath and do
good).[] |
225. |
 Allāh will
not call you to account for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but
He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned. And
Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing. |
226. |
 Those who
take an oath[] not to have sexual relation with their
wives must wait four months, then if they return (change their idea in
this period), verily, Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. |
227. |
 And if they
decide upon divorce, then Allāh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. |
228. |
 And divorced
women shall wait (as regards their marriage) for three menstrual periods,
and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allāh has created in their
wombs, if they believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And their husbands have
the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for
reconciliation. And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as
regards living expenses, etc.) similar (to those of their husbands) over
them (as regards obedience and respect, etc.) to what is reasonable, but
men have a degree (of responsibility) over them. And Allāh is All-Mighty,
All-Wise. |
229. |
 The divorce
is twice, after that, either you retain her on reasonable terms or release
her with kindness. And it is not lawful for you (men) to take back (from
your wives) any of your Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to
his wife at the time of marriage) which you have given them, except when
both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by
Allāh (e.g. to deal with each other on a fair basis). Then if you fear
that they would not be able to keep the limits ordained by Allāh, then
there is no sin on either of them if she gives back (the Mahr or a
part of it) for her Al-Khul' (divorce)[]. These
are the limits ordained by Allāh, so do not transgress them. And whoever
transgresses the limits ordained by Allāh, then such are the Zālimūn
(wrong-doers, etc.). |
230. |
 And if he has
divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter
until she has married another husband. Then, if the other husband divorces
her, it is no sin on both of them that they reunite, provided they feel
that they can keep the limits ordained by Allāh. These are the limits of
Allāh, which He makes plain for the people who have knowledge. |
231. |
 And when you
have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed
period, either take them back on reasonable basis or set them free on
reasonable basis. But do not take them back to hurt them, and whoever does
that, then he has wronged himself. And treat not the Verses (Laws) of
Allāh as a jest, but remember Allāh's Favours on you (i.e. Islām), and
that which He has sent down to you of the Book (i.e. the Qur'ān) and
Al-Hikmah (the Prophet's Sunnah - legal ways - Islāmic
jurisprudence, etc.) whereby He instructs you. And fear Allāh, and know
that Allāh is All-Aware of everything. |
232. |
 And when you
have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed
period, do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they
mutually agree on reasonable basis. This (instruction) is an admonition
for him among you who believes in Allāh and the Last Day. That is more
virtuous and purer for you. Allāh knows and you know not. |
233. |
 The mothers
shall give suck to their children for two whole years, (that is) for those
(parents) who desire to complete the term of suckling, but the father of
the child shall bear the cost of the mother's food and clothing on a
reasonable basis. No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than
he can bear. No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her child,
nor father on account of his child. And on the (father's) heir is
incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father). If they
both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation,
there is no sin on them. And if you decide on a foster suckling-mother for
your children, there is no sin on you, provided you pay (the mother) what
you agreed (to give her) on reasonable basis. And fear Allāh and know that
Allāh is All-Seer of what you do. |
234. |
 And those of
you who die and leave wives behind them, they (the wives) shall wait (as
regards their marriage) for four months and ten days, then when they have
fulfilled their term, there is no sin on you if they (the wives) dispose
of themselves in a just and honourable manner (i.e. they can marry). And
Allāh is Well-Acquainted with what you do. |
235. |
 And there is
no sin on you if you make a hint of betrothal or conceal it in yourself,
Allāh knows that you will remember them, but do not make a promise of
contract with them in secret except that you speak an honourable saying
according to the Islāmic law (e.g. you can say to her, "If one finds a
wife like you, he will be happy"). And do not consummate the marriage
until the term prescribed is fulfilled. And know that Allāh knows what is
in your minds, so fear Him. And know that Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Forbearing. |
236. |
 There is no
sin on you, if you divorce women while yet you have not touched (had
sexual relation with) them, nor appointed unto them their Mahr
(bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of
marriage). But bestow on them ( a suitable gif>t), the rich according
to his means, and the poor according to his means, a gif>t of
reasonable amount is a duty on the doers of good. |
237. |
 And if you
divorce them before you have touched (had a sexual relation with) them,
and you have appointed unto them the Mahr (bridal money given by
the husbands to his wife at the time of marriage), then pay half of that
(Mahr), unless they (the women) agree to forego it, or he (the
husband), in whose hands is the marriage tie, agrees to forego and give
her full appointed Mahr. And to forego and give (her the full
Mahr) is nearer to At-Taqwa (piety, right-eousness, etc.).
And do not forget liberality between yourselves. Truly, Allāh is All-Seer
of what you do. |
238. |
 Guard
strictly (five obligatory) AsSalawāt (the prayers) especially
the middle Salāt (i.e. the best prayer
'Asr).[] And stand before Allāh with obedience
[and do not speak to others during the Salāt (prayers)]. |
239. |
 And if you
fear (an enemy), perfrom Salāt (pray) on foot or
riding[]. And when you are in safety, offer the
Salāt (prayer) in the manner He has taught you, which you knew not
(before). |
240. |
 And those of
you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a
year's maintenance and residence without turning them out, but if they
(wives) leave, there is no sin on you for that which they do of
themselves, provided it is honourable (e.g. lawful marriage). And Allāh is
All-Mighty, All-Wise. [The order of this Verse has been cancelled
(abrogated) by Verse 4:12]. |
241. |
 And for
divorced women, maintenance (should be provided) on reasonable (scale).
This is a duty on Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). |
242. |
 Thus Allāh
makes clear His Ayāt (Laws) to you, in order that you may
understand. |
243. |
 Did you (O
Muhammad SAW) not think of those who went forth from their homes
in thousands, fearing death? Allāh said to them, "Die". And then He
restored them to life. Truly, Allāh is full of Bounty to mankind, but most
men thank not. |
244. |
 And fight in
the Way of Allāh and know that Allāh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. |
245. |
 Who is he
that will lend to Allāh a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him
many times? And it is Allāh that decreases or increases (your provisions),
and unto Him you shall return. |
246. |
 Have you not
thought about the group of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Musā
(Moses)? When they said to a Prophet of theirs, "Appoint for us a king and
we will fight in Allāh's Way." He said, "Would you then refrain from
fighting, if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "Why should we
not fight in Allāh's Way while we have been driven out of our homes and
our children (families have been taken as captives)?" But when fighting
was ordered for them, they turned away, all except a few of them. And
Allāh is All-Aware of the Zālimūn (polytheists and
wrong-doers). |
247. |
 And their
Prophet (Samuel >>) said to them, "Indeed Allāh has
appointed Talūt (Saul) as a king over you." They said, "How can he
be a king over us when we are better fitted than him for the kingdom, and
he has not been given enough wealth." He said: "Verily, Allāh has chosen
him above you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature.
And Allāh grants His Kingdom to whom He wills. And Allāh is All-Sufficient
for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." |
248. |
 And their
Prophet (Samuel >>) said to them: Verily! The sign of
His Kingdom is that there shall come to you At-Tābūt (a wooden
box), wherein is Sakinah[] (peace and
reassurance) from your Lord and a remnant of that which Musā (Moses) and
Hārūn (Aaron) left behind, carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a
sign for you if you are indeed believers. |
249. |
 Then when
Talūt (Saul) set out with the army, he said: "Verily! Allāh will
try you by a river. So whoever drinks thereof, he is not of me, and
whoever tastes it not, he is of me, except him who takes (thereof) in the
hollow of his hand." Yet, they drank thereof, all, except a few of them.
So when he had crossed it (the river), he and those who believed with him,
they said: "We have no power this day against Jalūt (Goliath) and his
hosts." But those who knew with certainty that they were to meet their
Lord, said: "How often a small group overcame a mighty host by Allāh's
Leave?" And Allāh is with As-Sābirin (the patient ones,
etc.). |
250. |
 And when they
advanced to meet Jalūt (Goliath) and his forces, they invoked: "Our Lord!
Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving
people." |
251. |
 So they
routed them by Allāh's Leave and Dawūd (David) killed Jalūt (Goliath), and
Allāh gave him [Dawūd (David)] the kingdom [after the death of Talūt
(Saul) and Samuel] and AlHikmah
(Prophethood)[], and taught him of that which He willed.
And if Allāh did not check one set of people by means of another, the
earth would indeed be full of mischief. But Allāh is full of Bounty to the
'Alamīn (mankind, jinns and all that exists). |
252. |
 These are the
Verses of Allāh, We recite them to you (O Muhammad SAW) in truth,
and surely, you are one of the Messengers (of
Allāh)[]. |
253. |
 Those
Messengers! We preferred some to others; to some of them Allāh spoke
(directly); others He raised to degrees (of honour); and to 'Iesa (Jesus),
the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and
supported him with Rūh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. If Allāh had
willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other,
after clear Verses of Allāh had come to them, but they differed - some of
them believed and others disbelieved. If Allāh had willed, they would not
have fought against one another, but Allāh does what He likes. |
254. |
 O you who
believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day
comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession.
And it is the disbelievers who are the Zālimūn (wrong-doers,
etc.). |
255. |
 Allāh! Lā
ilāha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever
Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither
slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens
and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except
with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this
world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter . And they will never
compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His
Kursī[] extends over the heavens and the
earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is
the Most High, the Most Great. [This Verse 2:255 is called
Ayat-ul-Kursī.] |
256. |
 There is no
compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from
the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in
Tāghūt[] and believes in Allāh, then he
has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allāh
is All-Hearer, All-Knower. |
257. |
 Allāh is the
Walī (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them
out from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their
Auliyā (supporters and helpers) are Tāghūt [false deities
and false leaders, etc.], they bring them out from light into darkness.
Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide therein
forever. |
258. |
 Have you not
looked at him who disputed with Ibrāhim (Abraham) about his Lord (Allāh),
because Allāh had given him the kingdom? When Ibrāhim (Abraham) said (to
him): "My Lord (Allāh) is He Who gives life and causes death." He said, "I
give life and cause death." Ibrāhim (Abraham) said, "Verily! Allāh causes
the sun to rise from the east; then cause it you to rise from the west."
So the disbeliever was utterly defeated. And Allāh guides not the people,
who are Zālimūn (wrong-doers, etc.). |
259. |
 Or like the
one who passed by a town and it had tumbled over its roofs. He said: "Oh!
How will Allāh ever bring it to life after its death?" So Allāh caused him
to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long
did you remain (dead)?" He (the man) said: "(Perhaps) I remained (dead) a
day or part of a day". He said: "Nay, you have remained (dead) for a
hundred years, look at your food and your drink, they show no change; and
look at your donkey! And thus We have made of you a sign for the people.
Look at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh".
When this was clearly shown to him, he said, "I know (now) that Allāh is
Able to do all things." |
260. |
 And
(remember) when Ibrāhim (Abraham) said, "My Lord! Show me how You give
life to the dead." He (Allāh) said: "Do you not believe?" He [Ibrāhim
(Abraham)] said: "Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith." He said:
"Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter
them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill,
and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allāh is
All-Mighty, All-Wise." |
261. |
 The likeness
of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allāh, is as the likeness of
a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains.
Allāh gives manifold increase to whom He pleases. And Allāh is
All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower. |
262. |
 Those who
spend their wealth in the Cause of Allāh, and do not follow up their
gif>ts with reminders of their generosity or with injury, their reward
is with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. |
263. |
 Kind words
and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed
by injury. And Allāh is Rich (Free of all wants) and He is
Most-Forbearing. |
264. |
 O you who
believe! Do not render in vain your Sadaqah (charity) by reminders
of your generosity or by injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen
of men, and he does not believe in Allāh, nor in the Last Day. His
likeness is the likeness of a smooth rock on which is a little dust; on it
falls heavy rain which leaves it bare. They are not able to do anything
with what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving
people. |
265. |
 And the
likeness of those who spend their wealth seeking Allāh's Pleasure while
they in their ownselves are sure and certain that Allāh will reward them
(for their spending in His Cause), is the likeness of a garden on a
height; heavy rain falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest. And if
it does not receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it. And Allāh is
All-Seer of (knows well) what you do. |
266. |
 Would any of
you wish to have a garden with date-palms and vines, with rivers flowing
underneath, and all kinds of fruits for him therein, while he is striken
with old age, and his children are weak (not able to look after
themselves), then it is struck with a fiery whirlwind, so that it is
burnt? Thus does Allāh make clear His Ayāt (proofs, evidences,
verses) to you that you may give thought[]. |
267. |
 O you who
believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally) earned, and of
that which We have produced from the earth for you, and do not aim at that
which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would not accept it save if
you close your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allāh is Rich
(Free of all wants), and Worthy of all praise. |
268. |
 Shaitān (Satan) threatens you with poverty and orders
you to commit Fahshā (evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse, sins
etc.); whereas Allāh promises you Forgiveness from Himself and Bounty, and
Allāh is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower. |
269. |
 He grants
Hikmah[] to whom He pleases, and he, to
whom Hikmah is granted, is indeed granted abundant good. But none
remember (will receive admonition) except men of understanding. |
270. |
 And whatever
you spend for spendings (e.g., in Sadaqah - charity, etc. for
Allāh's Cause) or whatever vow you make, be sure Allāh knows it all. And
for the Zālimūn (wrong-doers, etc.) there are no helpers. |
271. |
 If you
disclose your Sadaqāt (alms-giving), it is well, but if you conceal
it, and give it to the poor, that is better for you. (Allāh) will forgive
you some of your sins. And Allāh is Well-Acquainted with what you do.
|
272. |
 Not upon you
(Muhammad SAW) is their guidance, but Allāh guides whom He wills.
And whatever you spend in good, it is for yourselves, when you spend not
except seeking Allāh's Countenance. And whatever you spend in good, it
will be repaid to you in full, and you shall not be wronged. |
273. |
 (Charity is)
for Fuqarā (the poor), who in Allāh's Cause are restricted (from
travel), and cannot move about in the land (for trade or work). The one
who knows them not, thinks that they are rich because of their modesty.
You may know them by their mark, they do not beg of people at
all.[] And whatever you spend in good, surely Allāh
knows it well. |
274. |
 Those who
spend their wealth (in Allāh's Cause) by night and day, in secret and in
public, they shall have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no
fear, nor shall they grieve.[] |
275. |
 Those who eat
Ribā[] (usury) will not stand (on the Day of
Resurrection) except like the standing of a person beaten by
Shaitān (Satan) leading him to insanity. That is because they say:
"Trading is only like Ribā (usury)," whereas Allāh has permitted
trading and forbidden Ribā (usury). So whosoever receives an
admonition from his Lord and stops eating Ribā (usury) shall not be
punished for the past; his case is for Allāh (to judge); but whoever
returns [to Ribā (usury)], such are the dwellers of the Fire - they
will abide therein. |
276. |
 Allāh will
destroy Ribā (usury) and will give increase for Sadaqāt
(deeds of charity, alms, etc.) And Allāh likes not the disbelievers,
sinners. |
277. |
 Truly those
who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and perform As-Salāt
(Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and give Zakāt, they will have their
reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
|
278. |
 O you who
believe! Be afraid of Allāh and give up what remains (due to you) from
Ribā (usury) (from now onward), if you are (really)
believers[]. |
279. |
 And if you do
not do it, then take a notice of war from Allāh and His
Messenger[] but if you repent, you shall have your
capital sums. Deal not unjustly (by asking more than your capital sums),
and you shall not be dealt with unjustly (by receiving less than your
capital sums). |
280. |
 And if the
debtor is in a hard time (has no money), then grant him time till it is
easy for him to repay, but if you remit it by way of charity, that is
better for you if you did but know.[] |
281. |
 And be afraid
of the Day when you shall be brought back to Allāh. Then every person
shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.
|
282. |

 O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed
period, write it down. Let a scribe write it down in justice between you.
Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allāh has taught him, so let him
write. Let him (the debtor) who incurs the liability dictate, and he must
fear Allāh, his Lord, and diminish not anything of what he owes. But if
the debtor is of poor understanding, or weak, or is unable himself to
dictate, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And get two witnesses
out of your own men. And if there are not two men (available), then a man
and two women, such as you agree for witnesses, so that if one of them
(two women) errs, the other can remind her. And the witnesses should not
refuse when they are called on (for evidence). You should not become weary
to write it (your contract), whether it be small or big, for its fixed
term, that is more just with Allāh; more solid as evidence, and more
convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves, save when it is a present
trade which you carry out on the spot among yourselves, then there is no
sin on you if you do not write it down. But take witnesses whenever you
make a commercial contract. Let neither scribe nor witness suffer any
harm, but if you do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So be
afraid of Allāh; and Allāh teaches you. And Allāh is the All-Knower of
each and everything. |
283. |
 And if you
are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then let there be a pledge
taken (mortgaging)[]; then if one of you entrust the
other, let the one who is entrusted discharge his trust (faithfully), and
let him be afraid of Allāh, his Lord. And conceal not the evidence for he,
who hides it, surely his heart is sinful. And Allāh is All-Knower of what
you do. |
284. |
 To Allāh
belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and
whether you disclose what is in your ownselves or conceal it, Allāh will
call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes
whom He wills. And Allāh is Able to do all things. |
285. |
 . The
Messenger (Muhammad SAW) believes in what has been sent down to
him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allāh,
His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, "We make no
distinction between one another of His Messengers" - and they say, "We
hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the
return (of all)." |
286. |
 Allāh burdens
not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has
earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. "Our Lord!
Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a
burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and
Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have
strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us.
You are our Maulā (Patron, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and give
us victory over the disbelieving
people.[]" |