1. O mankind!
fear your Guardian Lord, Who created you from a single soul, created
out of it his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless
men and women; fear Allah, through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights),
and (be heedful of) the wombs (that bore you): for Allah ever watches over
you.
2. To orphans restore their property (when they
reach their age), and substitute not (your) bad things for (their)
good ones; and devour not their substance (by mixing it) with your
own. For this is indeed a great sin.
3. If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal
justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or
four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with
them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that
will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice.
4. And give the women (on marriage) their dower
as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part
of it to you, take it and enjoy it with right good cheer.
5. To those weak of understanding give not your
property which Allah has assigned to you to manage, but feed and clothe
them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
6. Make trial of orphans until they reach the
age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release their
property to them; but consume it not wastefully, nor in haste against
their growing up. If the guardian is well-off, let him claim no
remuneration, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just
and reasonable. When ye release their property to them, take witnesses
in their presence: But all-sufficient is Allah in taking account.
7. From what is left by parents and those
nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether
the property be small or large -- a determinate share.
8. But if at the time of division other
relatives, or orphans or poor, are present, give them out of the
(property), and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
9. Let those (disposing of an estate) have the
same fear in their minds as they would have for their own if they had
left a helpless family behind: Let them fear Allah, and speak words of
appropriate (comfort).
10. Those who unjustly eat up the property of
orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring
a Blazing Fire!
11. Allah (thus) directs you as regards your
children's (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two
females: if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of
the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth
share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no
children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third;
if the deceased left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. (The
distribution in all cases is) after the payment of legacies and debts.
Ye know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in
benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah: and Allah is
All-Knowing, All-wise.
12. In what your wives leave, your share is a
half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, ye get a
fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their
share is a fourth, if ye leave no child; but if ye leave a child, they
get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts. If the man or woman
whose inheritance is in question, has left neither ascendants nor
descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two
gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment
of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused (to any one). Thus is
it ordained by Allah; and Allah is All- Knowing, Most Forbearing.
13. Those are limits set by Allah. those who
obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens with rivers
flowing beneath, to abide therein (for ever) and that will be the
supreme achievement.
14. But those who disobey Allah and His
Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide
therein: And they shall have a humiliating punishment.
15. If any of your women are guilty of lewdness,
take the evidence of four (reliable) witnesses from amongst you against
them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim
them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way.
16. If two among you are guilty of lewdness,
punish them both. If they repent and amend, leave them alone; for Allah
is Oft-returning, Most Merciful.
17. Allah accept the repentance of those who do
evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in
mercy: For Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
18. Of no effect is the repentance of those who
continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now
have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith: for them
have We prepared a punishment most grievous.
19. O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to
inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with
harshness, that ye may take away part of the dower ye have given
them - except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the
contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take
a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings
about through it a great deal of good.
20. But if ye decide to take one wife in place
of another, even if ye had given the latter a whole treasure for dower,
take not the least bit of it back: Would ye take it by slander and
manifest wrong?
21. And how could ye take it when ye have gone
in unto each other, and they have Taken from you a solemn covenant?
22. And marry not women whom your fathers
married, except what is past: It was shameful and odious, an
abominable custom indeed.
23. Prohibited to you (for marriage) are: your
mothers, daughters, sisters, father's sisters, mother's sisters,
brother's daughters, sister's daughters, foster-mothers who gave you
suck, foster-sisters, your wives' mothers, your step-daughters under
your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in, no
prohibition if ye have not gone in; (those who have been) wives of your
sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and
the same time, except for what is past. For Allah is Oft- forgiving,
Most Merciful.
24. Also (prohibited are) women already married,
except those whom your right hands possess: Thus hath Allah ordained
(prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others are lawful,
provided ye seek (them in marriage) with gifts from your property,
desiring chastity, not fornication from them. Give them their dowers (at
least) as prescribed; but if, after a dower is prescribed, agree
Mutually (to vary it), there is no blame on you, and Allah is
All-Knowing, All-wise.
25. If any of you have not the means wherewith
to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among
those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about
your faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their
owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable:
They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are
taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that
for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin;
but it is better for you that ye practice self-restraint. And Allah is
Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
26. Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to
show you the ordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn
to you (In Mercy): And Allah is All-Knowing, All-wise.
27. Allah doth wish to turn to you, but the wish
of those who follow their lusts is that ye should turn away (from Him), far away.
28. Allah doth wish to lighten your
(difficulties): For man was created weak (in resolution).
29. O ye who believe! Eat not up your property
among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you traffic and
trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily
Allah hath been to you Most Merciful!
30. If any do that in rancor and injustice,
soon shall We cast them into the Fire: And easy it is for Allah.
31. If ye (but) eschew the most heinous of the
things which ye are forbidden to do, We shall remit your evil deeds, and
admit you to a Gate of great honor.
32. And in no wise covet those things in which
Allah Hath bestowed His gifts more freely on some of you than on others:
to men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask
Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things.
33. To (benefit) every one, We have appointed
shares and heirs to property left by parents and relatives. To those,
also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion. For
truly Allah is witness to all things.
34. Men are the protectors and maintainers of
women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other,
and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous
women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what
Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear
disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next) refuse to
share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to
obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most
High, Great (above you all).
35. If ye fear a breach between them twain,
appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family, and the other from hers; if
they wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation: For Allah
hath full knowledge, and is acquainted with all things.
36. Serve Allah, and join not any partners with
Him; and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need,
neighbors who are of kin, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by
your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess:
For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious,
37. (Nor) those who are miserly or enjoin
miserliness on others, or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed
on them. For We have prepared for those who resist Faith, a punishment
that steeps them in contempt.
38. And (also not) those who spend of their substance, to
be seen of men, but have no faith in Allah and the Last Day: If any take
the Satan for their intimate, what a dreadful intimate he is!
39. And what burden were it on them if they had
faith in Allah and in the Last Day, and they spent out of what Allah
hath given them for sustenance? For Allah hath full knowledge of them.
40. Allah is never unjust in the least degree:
If there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from His own
self a great reward.
41. How then if We brought from each people a
witness, and We brought thee (Muhammad) as a witness against these
people?
42. On that day those who reject Faith and
disobey the messenger will wish that the earth were made one with them:
But never will they hide a single fact from Allah.
43. O ye who believe! Approach not prayers with
a mind befogged, until ye can understand all that ye say. Nor in a
state of ceremonial impurity except when you are passing by (through the
mosque), until after washing your whole body. If ye are ill, or on a
journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in
contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean
sand (or earth), and rub therewith your faces and hands. For Allah doth
blot out sins and forgive again and again.
44. Hast thou not turned thy thought to those
who were given a portion of the Book? they traffic in error, and wish
that ye should lose the right path.
45. But Allah hath full knowledge of your
enemies: Allah is enough for a protector, and Allah is enough for a
Helper.
46. Of the Jews there are those who displace
words from their contexts, and say: "We hear and we disobey"; and
"Hear, may you not hear"; and "Râ'ina"; with a twist of their tongues and
a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey" and
"Do hear" and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and
more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few
of them will believe.
47. O ye People of the Book! believe in what We
have (now) revealed, confirming what was (already) with you, before We
change the face and fame of some (of you) beyond all recognition, and
turn them hindwards, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers,
for the decision of Allah must be carried out.
48. Allah forgives not that partners should be
set up with Him; but He forgives anything else, to whom He pleases; to
set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed.
49. Hast thou not seen those who praise
themselves for purity? Nay, Allah purifieth whom He will, and they will
not be wronged even (to the extent of) a hair upon a date stone.
50. Behold! how they invent a lie against Allah.
But that by itself is a manifest sin.
51. Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who
were given a portion of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Tagut
(Evil), and say to the Unbelievers that they are better guided in the
(right) way than the believers!
52. They are (men) whom Allah hath cursed: And
those whom Allah hath cursed, thou wilt find, have no one to help.
53. Have they a share in dominion or power?
Behold, they give not a farthing to their fellow men.
54. Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath
given them of his bounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham
the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom.
55. Some of them believed, and some of them
averted their faces from him. And enough is Hell for (their) burning.
56. Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon
cast into the Fire: As often as their skins are roasted through, We
shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for
Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
57. But those who believe and do deeds of
righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing
beneath -- their eternal home: Therein shall they have spouses purified:
We shall admit them to shades, cool and ever deepening.
58. Allah doth command you to render back your
trusts to those to whom they are due; And when ye judge between people,
that ye judge with justice. Verily how excellent is the teaching which
He gives you! For Allah is He Who hears and sees all things.
59. O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the
Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in
anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger if ye do
(indeed) believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is best, and most suitable for
final determination.
60. Hast thou not seen those who
declare that they believe in the revelations that have come to thee and
to those before thee? Their (real) wish is to resort together for
judgment (in their disputes) to the Tâghût (false deities) though they were
ordered to reject them. But Satan's wish is to lead them astray far away
(from the right).
61. When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah
hath revealed, and to the Messenger.": Thou seest the hypocrites avert
their faces from thee in disgust.
62. How then, when they are seized by
misfortune because of the deeds their hands have sent forth they come to thee swearing by Allah. "We meant no more than good-will
and conciliation!"
63. Those men, Allah knows what is in their
hearts; so keep clear of them, but admonish them, and speak to them a
word to reach their very souls.
64. We sent no messenger, save that he should be
obeyed
in accordance with the leave of Allah. If they had only, when they were
unjust to themselves, come unto thee and asked Allah's forgiveness, and
the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found
Allah indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful.
65. But no, by thy Lord, they can have no (real)
Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find
in their souls no resistance against thy decisions, but accept them with
the fullest conviction.
66. If We had ordered them to sacrifice their
lives or to leave their homes, very few of them would have done it: But
if they had done what they were (actually) told, it would have been best
for them, and would have gone farthest to strengthen their (faith);
67. And We should then have given them from
Ourselves a great reward;
68. And We should have shown them the Straight
Way.
69. All who obey Allah and the messenger are in
the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah, of the prophets
(who teach), the Sincere (lovers of Truth), the martyrs, and the
Righteous (who do good). Ah! How beautiful is their fellowship!
70. Such is the bounty from Allah. And
sufficient is it that Allah knows all.
71. O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and
either go forth in parties or go forth all together.
72. There are certainly among you men who would
tarry behind: If a misfortune befalls you, they say: "Allah did favor us
in that we were not present among them."
73. But if good fortune comes to you from Allah,
they would be sure to say - as if there had never been ties of affection
between you and them - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing
should I then have made of it!"
74. Let those fight in the Cause of Allah who
sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in
the cause of Allah, whether he is slain or gets victory - soon shall We
give him a reward of great (value).
75. And why should ye not fight in the cause of
Allah, and those who being weak are ill-treated (and oppressed)?
Men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this
town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from Thee one who
will protect; and raise for us from Thee one who will help!"
76. Those who believe fight in the cause of
Allah, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of Tâghût (Evil): So
fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of
Satan.
77. Hast thou not seen those who
were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular
prayers and spend in Zakât (regular charity)? When (at length) the order
for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as
- or even more than - they should have feared Allah. They said: "Our
Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not grant us
respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the
enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do
right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!
78. "Wherever ye are death will find you out.
Even if ye are in towers built up strong and high." If some good befalls
them, they say, "This is from Allah"; but if evil, they say, "This is
from thee (O Prophet)". Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath
come to these people that they fail to understand a single fact?
79. (O man!) Whatever good that happens to thee, is
from Allah. but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul.
And We have sent thee (Muhammad) as a messenger to (instruct) mankind. And enough
is Allah for a witness.
80. He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah. But
if any turn away, We have not sent thee to watch over them.
81. They say (it is) "Obedience"; but
when they leave thee, a section of them meditate all night on things
very different from what thou tellest them. But Allah records their
nightly (plots). So keep clear of them and put thy trust in Allah, and
enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs.
82. Do they not consider the Qur'ân (with care)?
Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein
much discrepancy.
83. When there comes to them some matter
touching (public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only
referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among
them, the proper investigators would have known it from them (directly).
Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of
you would have followed Satan.
84. Then fight in Allah's Cause - thou art held
responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that
Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the
strongest in might and in punishment.
85. Whoever interceded in a good cause becomes a
partner therein; and whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares
in its burden. And Allah hath power over all things.
86. When a (courteous) greeting is offered you,
meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal
courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.
87. Allah. There is no god but He: of a surety
He will gather you together on the Day of Judgment, about which
there is no doubt. And whose word can be truer than Allah's?
88. Why should ye be divided into two parties
about the Hypocrites? Allah hath cast them back (to disbelief) because
of what they earned. Would
ye guide those whom Allah hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom
Allah hath thrown out of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way.
89. They but wish that ye should reject Faith,
as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as them): So take not
friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what
is forbidden). But if they turn enemies, seize them and slay them
wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from
their ranks.
90. Except those who join a group between whom
and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with
hearts restraining them from fighting you or fighting their own people.
If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they
would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you
not, and (instead) send you (guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath
opened no way for you (to war against them).
91. Others you will find that wish to gain your
confidence as well as that of their people: Every time they are sent
back to temptation, they succumb thereto: if they withdraw not from you
nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands,
seize them and slay them wherever ye get them: In their case We have
provided you with a clear argument against them.
92. Never should a believer kill a believer,
except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake, it is
ordained that he should free a believing slave, and pay compensation to
the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If the deceased
belonged to a people at war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing
of a believing slave (is enough). If he belonged to a people with whom
ye have treaty of mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his
family, and a believing slave be freed. For those who find this beyond
their means, (is prescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of
repentance to Allah. for Allah hath All knowledge and All wisdom.
93. If a man kills a believer intentionally, his
recompense is Hell, to abide therein (for ever): And the wrath and the
curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him.
94. O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the
cause of Allah, investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers
you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!" coveting the perishable
goods of this life: with Allah are profits and spoils abundant. Even
thus were ye yourselves before, till Allah conferred on you His favors:
Therefore carefully investigate. For Allah is well aware of all that ye
do.
95. Not equal are those believers who sit,
except those who are disabled, and those who strive and fight in the
cause of Allah with their goods and their persons. Allah hath granted a
grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons
than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in faith) Hath Allah promised
good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished above those
who sit (at home) by a great reward.
96. Ranks specially bestowed by Him, and
Forgiveness and Mercy. For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
97. When angels take the souls of those who die
in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) were ye?" They
reply: "Weak and oppressed were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the
earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (from
evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -
98. Except those who are (really) weak and
oppressed - men, women, and children - who have no means in their power,
nor can they find a way (to escape).
99. For these, there is hope that Allah will
forgive: For Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgives again and again.
100. He who forsakes his home in the cause of
Allah, finds in the earth many a refuge -- wide and spacious. Should he
die as a refugee from home for Allah and His Messenger, his reward
becomes due and sure with Allah. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
101. When ye travel through the earth, there is
no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, for fear the unbelievers may
attack you: For the unbelievers are unto you open enemies.
102. When thou (O Messenger) art with them, and
standest to lead them in prayer, let one party of them stand up (in
prayer) with thee, taking their arms with them: When they finish their
prostrations, let them take their position in the rear, and let the
other party come up which hath not yet prayed - and let them pray with
thee, taking all precaution, and bearing arms: the unbelievers wish, if
ye were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to assault you in a
single rush. But there is no blame on you if ye put away your arms
because of the inconvenience of rain or because ye are ill; but take
(every) precaution for yourselves. For the unbelievers Allah hath
prepared a humiliating punishment.
103. When ye have performed the prayers,
celebrate Allah's praises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your
sides; but when ye are free from danger, set up regular prayers: For
such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times.
104. And slacken not in following up the enemy:
If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but
you have hope from Allah, while they have not. And Allah is full of
knowledge and wisdom.
105. We have sent down to thee the Book in
truth, that thou mightest judge between people by that which Allah has
shown thee; so be not an advocate by those who betray their trust;
106. But seek the forgiveness of Allah. for
Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
107. Contend not on behalf of such as betray
their own souls; for Allah loveth not one given to perfidy and sin:
108. They seek to hide them selves from people,
but they cannot hide from Allah, while He is with them when they plot by
night, in words that He cannot approve: And Allah Doth compass round all
that they do.
109. Ah! These are the sort of men on whose
behalf ye may contend in this world; but who will contend with Allah on
their behalf on the Day of Judgment, or who will carry their affairs
through?
110. If any one does evil or wrongs his own soul
but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah
Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
111. And if anyone earns sin. he earns it
against his own soul: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
112. But if any one earns a fault or a sin and
throws it on to one that is innocent, he carries (on himself) (both) a
falsehood and a flagrant sin.
113. But for the Grace of Allah to thee and his
Mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray.
But (in fact) they will only lead their own souls astray, and to thee
they can do no harm in the least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the
Book and wisdom and taught thee what thou knewest not (before): And
great is the Grace of Allah unto thee.
114. In most of their secret talks there is no
good: But if one exhorts to a deed of charity or goodness or
conciliation between people, (secrecy is permissible): To him who does
this, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall soon give a reward of
the highest (value).
115. If anyone contends with the Messenger even
after guidance has been plainly conveyed to him, and follows a path
other than that becoming to men of Faith, We shall leave him in the path
he has chosen, and land him in Hell,- what an evil refuge!
116. Allah forgiveth not (the sin of) joining
other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than
this: one who joins other gods with Allah, hath strayed far, far away
(from the right).
117. (The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon
female deities: They call but upon Satan the persistent rebel!
118. Allah did curse him, but he said: "I will
take of Thy servants a portion marked off;
119. "I will mislead them, and I will create in
them false desires; I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and to
deface the (fair) nature created by Allah." Whoever, forsaking Allah,
takes Satan for a friend, hath of a surety suffered a loss that is
manifest.
120. Satan makes them promises, and creates in
them false hopes; but Satan's promises are nothing but deception.
121. They (his dupes) will have their dwelling
in Hell, and from it they will find no way of escape.
122. But those who believe and do deeds of
righteousness,- We shall soon admit them to Gardens, with rivers flowing
beneath,-to dwell therein for ever. Allah's promise is the truth, and
whose word can be truer than Allah's?
123. Not your desires, nor those of the People
of the Book (can prevail): whoever works evil, will be requited
accordingly. Nor will he find, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
124. If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they
male or female - and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the
least injustice will be done to them.
125. Who can be better in religion than one who
submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of
Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah did take Abraham for a friend.
126. But to Allah belong all things in the
heavens and on earth: And He it is that Encompasseth all things.
127. They ask thy instruction concerning the
women: Say: Allah doth instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath
been rehearsed unto you in the Book, concerning the orphans of women to
whom ye give not the portions prescribed, and yet whom ye desire to
marry, as also concerning the children who are weak and oppressed: that
ye stand firm for justice to orphans. There is not a good deed which ye
do, but Allah is well-acquainted therewith.
128. If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her
husband's part, there is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable
settlement between themselves; and such settlement is best; even though
men's souls are swayed by greed. But if ye do good and practice
self-restraint, Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
129. Ye are never able to be fair and just as
between women, even if it is your ardent desire: But turn not away (from
a woman) altogether, so as to leave her (as it were) hanging (in the
air). If ye come to a friendly understanding, and practice self-
restraint, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
130. But if they disagree (and must part), Allah
will provide abundance for each of them from His all-reaching bounty:
for Allah is He that careth for all and is Wise.
131. To Allah belong all things in the heavens
and on earth. Verily We have directed the People of the Book before you,
and you (O Muslims) to fear Allah. But if ye deny Him, lo! unto Allah
belong all things in the heavens and on earth, and Allah is free of all
wants, worthy of all praise.
132. Yea, unto Allah belong all things in the
heavens and on earth, and enough is Allah to carry through all affairs.
133. If it were His will, He could destroy you,
O mankind, and create another race; for He hath power this to do.
134. If anyone desires a reward in this life, in
Allah's (gift) is the reward (both) of this life and of the hereafter:
for Allah is He that heareth and seeth (all things).
135. O ye who believe! stand out firmly for
justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your
parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for
Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest
ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily
Allah is well- acquainted with all that ye do.
136. O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His
Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the
scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah,
His angels, His Books, His Messenger, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone
far, far astray.
137. Those who believe, then reject faith, then
believe (again) and (again) reject faith, and go on increasing in
unbelief,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them on the Way.
138. To the hypocrites give the glad tidings
that there is for them a grievous penalty;-
139. Those who take for friends unbelievers
rather than believers: is it honor they seek among them? Nay,- All honor
is with Allah.
140. Already has He sent you in the Book, that
when ye hear the message of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are
not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did,
ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those
who defy faith - all in Hell:-
141. (These are) the ones who wait and watch
about you: if ye do gain a victory from Allah, they say: "Were we not
with you?"- but if the unbelievers gain a success, they say (to them):
"Did we not gain an advantage over you, and did we not guard you from
the believers?" But Allah will judge betwixt you on the Day of Judgment.
And never will Allah grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumph) over
the believers.
142. The Hypocrites - they think they are
over-reaching Allah, but He will over- reach them: When they stand up to
prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do
they hold Allah in remembrance;
143. (They are) distracted in mind even in the
midst of it,- being (sincerely) for neither one group nor for another
whom Allah leaves straying,- never wilt thou find for him the way.
144. O ye who believe! Take not for friends
unbelievers rather than believers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open
proof against yourselves?
145. The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths
of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them;-
146. Except for those who repent, mend (their
lives) hold fast to Allah, and make their religious devotion sincere to
Allah: if so they will be (numbered) with the believers. And soon will
Allah grant to the believers a reward of immense value.
147. What can Allah gain by your punishment, if
ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all
good), and knoweth all things.
148. Allah loveth not that evil should be noised
abroad in public speech, except from one who had being treated unjustly;
for Allah is He who heareth and knoweth all things.
149. Whether ye publish a good deed or conceal
it or cover evil with pardon, verily Allah doth blot out (sins) and hath
power (in the judgment of values).
150. Those who deny Allah and His messengers,
and (those who) wish to separate between Allah and His messengers,
saying: "We believe in some but reject others": And (those who) wish to
take a course midway,-
151. They are in truth unbelievers; and We have
prepared for unbelievers a humiliating punishment.
152. To those who believe in Allah and His messengers
and make no distinction between any of the messengers, we shall soon
give their (due) rewards: for Allah is Oft- forgiving, Most Merciful.
153. The people of the Book ask thee to cause a
book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even
greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public!," But they
were seized for their presumption, by thunder and lightning. Yet they
worshipped the calf even after clear signs had come to them; even so We
forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority.
154. And for their covenant We raised over them
the Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate
with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in
the matter of the Sabbath." And We took from them a solemn covenant.
155. (They have incurred divine displeasure): In
that they broke their covenant; that they rejected the Signs of Allah;
that they slew the Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, "Our
hearts are the Wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no
more)";- Nay, Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their
blasphemy, and little is it they believe;-
156. That they rejected Faith; that they uttered
against Mary a grave false charge;
157. That they said (in boast), "We killed
Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.";- But they killed
him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and
those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain)
knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed
him not:-
158. Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and
Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;-
159. And there is none of the People of the Book
but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he
will be a witness against them;-
160. For the iniquity of the Jews We made
unlawful for them certain (foods) good and wholesome which had been
lawful for them;- in that they hindered many from Allah's Way;-
161. That they took usury, though they were
forbidden; and that they devoured men's substance wrongfully;- We have
prepared for those among them who reject faith a grievous punishment.
162. But those among them who are well-grounded
in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what hath been revealed to
thee and what was revealed before thee: And (especially) those who
establish regular prayer and pay Zakat (regular charity) and believe in
Allah and in the Last Day: To them shall We soon give a great reward.
163. We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent
it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham,
Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and
Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.
164. Of some messengers We have already told
thee the story; of others We have not;- and to Moses Allah spoke
direct;-
165. Messengers who gave good news as well as
warning, that mankind, after (the coming) of the messengers, should have
no plea against Allah. For Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
166. But Allah beareth witness that what He hath
sent unto thee He hath sent from His (own) knowledge, and the angels
bear witness: But enough is Allah for a witness.
167. Those who reject Faith and keep off (men)
from the way of Allah, have verily strayed far, far away from the Path.
168. Those who reject Faith and do wrong,- Allah
will not forgive them nor guide them to any way-
169. Except the way of Hell, to dwell therein
for ever. And this to Allah is easy.
170. O Mankind! The Messenger hath come to you
in truth from Allah. believe in him: It is best for you. But if ye
reject Faith, to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth:
And Allah is All-Knowing, All- 8ff wise.
171. O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in
your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the
son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which
He bestowed on Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in
Allah and His messengers. Say not "Three (Trinity)" : desist: it will be
better for you: for Allah is One God. Glory be to Him: (far exalted is
He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on
earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
172. Christ disdaineth not to serve and worship
Allah, nor do the angels, those nearest (to Allah): those who disdain
His worship and are arrogant,-He will gather them all together unto
Himself to (answer).
173. But to those who believe and do deeds of
righteousness, He will give their (due) rewards,- and more, out of His
bounty: But those who are disdainful and arrogant, He will punish with a
grievous chastisement; Nor will they find, besides Allah, any to protect
or help them.
174. O mankind! Verily there hath come to you a
convincing proof from your Lord: For We have sent unto you a light (that
is) manifest.
175. Then those who believe in Allah, and hold
fast to Him,- soon will He admit them to Mercy and Grace from Himself,
and guide them to Himself by a straight way.
176. They ask thee for a legal decision. Say:
Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants
as heirs. If it is a man that dies, leaving a sister but no child, she
shall have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) a woman, who
left no child, her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two
sisters, they shall have two-thirds of the inheritance (between them):
if there are brothers and sisters, (they share), the male having twice
the share of the female. Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His law),
lest ye err. And Allah hath knowledge of all things.
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