1. O ye who
believe! fulfill (all) obligations. Lawful unto you (for food) are all
beasts of cattle, with the exceptions named: But animals of the chase
are forbidden while ye are in the sacred precincts or in the state of
pilgrimage: for Allah doth command according to His will and plan.
2. O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity of
the symbols of Allah, nor of the Sacred Month, nor of the animals
brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out such animals, nor
the people resorting to the Sacred House, seeking of the bounty and good
pleasure of their Lord. But when ye are clear of the sacred precincts
and of pilgrim garb, ye may hunt, and let not the hatred of some people
in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to
transgression (and hostility on your part). Help ye one another in
righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancor:
fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment.
3. Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat,
blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name
of other than Allah; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a
violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that
which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to
slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars);
(forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that
is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of
your religion: Yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected
your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for
you Islám as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no
inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
4. They ask thee what is lawful to them (as
food). Say: Lawful unto you are (all) things good and pure: and what ye
have taught your trained hunting animals (to catch) in the manner
directed to you by Allah: eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the
name of Allah over it: and fear Allah; for Allah is swift in taking
account.
5. This day are (all) things good and pure made
lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you
and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not
only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People
of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due
dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues. If any
one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will
be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).
6. O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer,
wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads
(with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state
of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on
a journey, or one of you cometh from privy, 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. Allah doth not wish to
place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his
favor to you, that ye may be grateful.
7. And call in remembrance the favor of Allah
unto you, and His covenant, which He ratified with you, when ye said:
"We hear and we obey": And fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the
secrets of your hearts.
8. O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah,
as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you
make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next
to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye
do.
9. To those who believe and do deeds of
righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward.
10. Those who reject faith and deny our signs
will be companions of Hell-fire.
11. O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the
favor of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch
out their hands against you, but (Allah) held back their hands from you:
so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust.
12. Allah did aforetime take a covenant from the
Children of Israel, and We appointed twelve chieftains among them. And
Allah said: "I am with you: if ye (but) establish regular prayers, give
Zakat (regular charity), believe in my messengers, honor and assist
them, and loan to Allah a beautiful loan, verily I will wipe out from
you your evils, and admit you to Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;
but if any of you, after this, resisteth faith, he hath truly wandered
from the path or rectitude."
13. But because of their breach of their
covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard: they change
the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the
message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them - barring a
few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their
misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind.
14. From those, too, who call themselves
Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the
message that was sent them: so We stirred up enmity and hatred between
the one and the other, to the Day of Judgment. And soon will Allah show
them what it is they have done.
15. O people of the Book! There hath come to you
our Messenger, revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book,
and passing over much (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you
from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book,-
16. Wherewith Allah guideth all who seek His
good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leadeth them out of
darkness, by His will, unto the light,- guideth them to a Path that is
straight.
17. They disbelieved indeed those that say that
Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power
against Allah, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his
mother, and every one that is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the
dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He
createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things."
18. (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We
are sons of Allah, and his beloved." Say: "Why then doth He punish you
for your sins? Nay, ye are but men,- of the men He hath created: He
forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to
Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that
is between: and unto Him is the final goal (of all)"
19. O People of the Book! Now hath come unto
you, making (things) clear unto you, Our Messenger, after the break in
(the series of) our messengers, lest ye should say: "There came unto us
no bringer of glad tidings and no warner (from evil)": But now hath come
unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner (from evil). And Allah
hath power over all things.
20. Remember Moses said to his people: "O my
people! Call in remembrance the favor of Allah unto you, when He
produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had
not given to any other among the peoples.
21. "O my people! Enter the holy land which
Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then
will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin."
22. They said: "O Moses! In this land are a
people of exceeding strength: Never shall we enter it until they leave
it: if (once) they leave, then shall we enter."
23. (But) among (their) God-fearing men were two
on whom Allah had bestowed His grace: They said: "Assault them at the
(proper) Gate: when once ye are in, victory will be yours; But on Allah
put your trust if ye have faith."
24. They said: "O Moses! while they remain
there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and
thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch)."
25. He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over
myself and my brother: so separate us from this rebellious people!"
26. Allah said: "Therefore will the land be out
of their reach for forty years: In distraction will they wander through
the land: But sorrow thou not over these rebellious people.
27. Recite to them the truth of the story of the
two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It
was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure
I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah doth accept of the
sacrifice of those who are righteous.
28. "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me,
to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay
thee: for I do fear Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds.
29. "For me, I intend to let thee draw on
thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions
of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
30. The (selfish) soul of the other led him to
the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of
the lost ones.
31. Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the
ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!"
said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame
of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
32. On that account: We ordained for the
Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for
murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew
the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he
saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our
messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them
continued to commit excesses in the land.
33. The punishment of those who wage war against
Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief
through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of
hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is
their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the
Hereafter;
34. Except for those who repent before they fall
into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
35. O ye who believe! Do your duty to Allah,
seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive (with might and main) in
His cause: that ye may prosper.
36. As to those who reject Faith,- if they had
everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the
penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them,
theirs would be a grievous penalty.
37. Their wish will be to get out of the Fire,
but never will they get out therefrom: their penalty will be one that
endures.
38. As to the thief, male or female, cut off his
or her hands: a retribution for their deeds, and exemplary punishment
from Allah, and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
39. But if the thief repents after his crime,
and amend his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is
Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
40. Knowest thou not that to Allah (alone)
belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom
He pleaseth, and He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: and Allah hath power
over all things.
41. O Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who
race each other into unbelief: (whether it be) among those who say "We
believe" with their lips but whose hearts have no faith; or it be among
the Jews,- men who will listen to any lie,- will listen even to others
who have never so much as come to thee. They change the words from their
(right) places: they say, "If ye are given this, take it, but if not,
beware!" If any one's trial is intended by Allah, thou hast no authority
in the least for him against Allah. For such - it is not Allah's will to
purify their hearts. For them there is disgrace in this world, and in
the Hereafter a heavy punishment.
42. (They are fond of) listening to falsehood,
of devouring anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge
between them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt
thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For
Allah loveth those who judge in equity.
43. But why do they come to thee for decision,
when they have (their own) Torah before them?- therein is the (plain)
command of Allah; yet even after that, they would turn away. For they
are not (really) People of Faith.
44. It was We who revealed the Torah (to Moses):
therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the
Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islám) to Allah's will, by the
rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection
of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not
men, but fear Me, and sell not My signs for a miserable price. If any do
fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are
unbelievers.
45. We ordained therein for them: "Life for
life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and
wounds equal for equal." But if any one remits the retaliation by way of
charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge
by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are wrong-doers.
46. And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son
of Mary, confirming the Torah that had come before him: We sent him the
Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Torah
that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear
Allah.
47. Let the people of the Gospel judge by what
Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of)
what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.
48. To thee We sent the Scripture in truth,
confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety:
so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their
vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each
among you have we prescribed a Law and an Open Way. If Allah had so
willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to
test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all
virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah; it is He that will show you
the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;
49. And this (He commands): Judge thou between
them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but
beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which
Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be assured that for
some of their crime it is Allah's purpose to punish them. And truly most
men are rebellious.
50. Do they then seek after a judgment of (the
days of) ignorance? But who, for a people whose faith is assured, can
give better judgment than Allah.?
51. O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the
Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and
protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for
friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.
52. Those in whose hearts is a disease - thou
seest how eagerly they run about amongst them, saying: "We do fear lest
a change of fortune bring us disaster." Ah! perhaps Allah will give
(thee) victory, or a decision according to His will. Then will they
repent of the thoughts which they secretly harbored in their hearts.
53. And those who believe will say: "Are these
the men who swore their strongest oaths by Allah, that they were with
you?" All that they do will be in vain, and they will fall into (nothing
but) ruin.
54. O ye who believe! if any from among you turn
back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love
as they will love Him,- lowly with the believers, mighty against the
rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah, and never afraid of the
reproaches of such as find fault. That is the Grace of Allah, which He
will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He
knoweth all things.
55. Your (real) friends are (no less than)
Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- those who
establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly
(in worship).
56. As to those who turn (for friendship) to
Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- it is the
party of Allah that must certainly triumph.
57. O ye who believe! take not for friends and
protectors those who take your religion for a mockery or sport,- whether
among those who received the Scripture before you, or among those who
reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed).
58. When ye proclaim your call to prayer they
take it (but) as mockery and sport; that is because they are a people
without understanding.
59. Say: "O people of the Book! Do ye disapprove
of us for no other reason than that we believe in Allah, and the
revelation that hath come to us and that which came before (us), and
(perhaps) that most of you are rebellious and disobedient?"
60. Say: "Shall I point out to you something
much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from
Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of
whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped
evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from
the even path!"
61. When they come to thee, they say: "We
believe": But in fact they enter with a mind against Faith, and they go
out with the same but Allah knoweth fully all that they hide.
62. Many of them dost thou see, racing each
other in sin and transgression, and their eating of things forbidden.
Evil indeed are the things that they do.
63. Why do not the rabbis and the doctors of Law
forbid them from their (habit of) uttering sinful words and eating
things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works.
64. The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be
their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter.
Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of
His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from
Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and
blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of
Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish
it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not
those who do mischief.
65. If only the People of the Book had believed
and been righteous, We should indeed have blotted out their iniquities
and admitted them to Gardens of Bliss.
66. If only they had stood fast by the Torah,
the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their
Lord, they would have (enjoyed) eating both from above them and from
below their feet. There is from among them a party on the right course:
but many of them follow a course that is evil.
67. O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which
hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst
not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend
thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who
reject Faith.
68. Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no
ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Torah, the Gospel, and
all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the
revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of
them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over
(these) people without Faith.
69. Those who believe (in the Qurán), those who
follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians and the Christians,- any
who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness,- on them
shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
70. We took the covenant of the Children of
Israel and sent them messengers, every time, there came to them an a
messenger with what they themselves desired not - some (of these) they
called impostors, and some they (go so far as to) slay.
71. They thought there would be no trial (or
punishment); so they became blind and deaf; yet Allah (in mercy) turned
to them; yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But Allah sees
well all that they do.
72. Certainly they disbelieve who say: "Allah is
Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship
Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,-
Allah will forbid him the Garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There
will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.
73. They disbelieved who say: Allah is one of
three (in a Trinity): for there is no god except One God. If they desist
not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous chastisement will
befall the disbelievers among them.
74. Why turn they not to Allah, and seek His
forgiveness? For Allah is Oft- forgiving, Most Merciful.
75. Christ the son of Mary was no more than a
messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His
mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food.
See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in what ways
they are deluded away from the truth!
76. Say: "Will ye worship, besides Allah,
something which hath no power either to harm or benefit you? But Allah,-
He it is that heareth and knoweth all things."
77. Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in
your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the
truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times
gone by,- who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even way.
78. Curses were pronounced on those among the
Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of
Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.
79. Nor did they forbid one another the
iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they
did.
80. Thou seest many of them turning in
friendship to the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their
souls have sent forward before them (with the result), that Allah's
wrath is on them, and in torment will they abide.
81. If only they had believed in Allah, in the
Prophet, and in what hath been revealed to him, never would they have
taken them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious
wrong-doers.
82. Strongest among men in enmity to the
believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in
love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians":
because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have
renounced the world, and they are not arrogant.
83. And when they listen to the revelation
received by the Messenger, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with
tears, for they recognize the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! we believe;
write us down among the witnesses.
84. "What cause can we have not to believe in
Allah and the truth which has come to us, seeing that we long for our
Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?"
85. And for this their prayer hath Allah
rewarded them with Gardens, with rivers flowing underneath,- their
eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good.
86. But those who reject Faith and belie Our
Signs,- they shall be companions of Hell-fire.
87. O ye who believe! make not unlawful the good
things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for
Allah loveth not those given to excess.
88. Eat of the things which Allah hath provided
for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah, in Whom ye believe.
89. Allah will not call you to account for what
is void in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your
deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale
of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a
slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days.
That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your
oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear to you His signs, that ye may be
grateful.
90. O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling,
(dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,-
of Satan's handwork: Eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.
91. Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and
hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from
the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?
92. Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and
beware (of evil): if ye do turn back, know ye that it is Our Messenger's
duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest manner.
93. On those who believe and do deeds of
righteousness there is no blame for what they ate (in the past), when
they guard themselves from evil, and believe, and do deeds of
righteousness,- then again, guard themselves from evil and believe,-
then again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loveth
those who do good.
94. O ye who believe! Allah doth but make a
trial of you in a little matter of game well within reach of your hands
and your lances, that He may test who feareth Him unseen: any who
transgress thereafter, will have a grievous penalty.
95. O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the
sacred precincts or in state of pilgrimage. If any of you doth so
intentionally, the compensation is an offering, brought to the Kàba, of
a domestic animal equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two
just men among you; or by way of atonement, the feeding of the indigent;
or its equivalent in fasts: that he may taste of the penalty of his
deed. Allah forgives what is past: for repetition Allah will punish him.
For Allah is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution.
96. Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game
and its use for food,- for the benefit of yourselves and those who
travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of land-game;- as long as ye are in
the sacred precincts or in state of pilgrimage. And fear Allah, to Whom
ye shall be gathered back.
97. Allah made the Kàba, the Sacred House, an
asylum of security for men, as also the Sacred Months, the animals for
offerings, and the garlands that mark them: That ye may know that Allah
hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and that Allah is
well acquainted with all things.
98. Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment
and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
99. The Messenger's duty is but to proclaim (the
message). But Allah knoweth all that ye reveal and ye conceal.
100. Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and
things that are good, even though the abundance of the bad may dazzle
thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that (so) ye may prosper."
101. O ye who believe! Ask not questions about
things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask
about things when the Qurán is being revealed, they will be made plain
to you, Allah will forgive those: for Allah is Oft- forgiving, Most
Forbearing.
102. Some people before you did ask such
questions, and on that account lost their faith.
103. It was not Allah who instituted
(superstitions like those of) a slit-ear she- camel, or a she-camel let
loose for free pasture, or idol sacrifices for twin-births in animals,
or stallion-camels freed from work: It is the disbelievers who invent a
lie against Allah. but most of them lack wisdom.
104. When it is said to them: "Come to what
Allah hath revealed; come to the Messenger.": They say: "Enough for us
are the ways we found our fathers following." What! even though their
fathers were void of knowledge and guidance?
105. O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If
ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who
stray. the return of you all is to Allah; it is He that will inform you
of all that ye do.
106. O ye who believe! When death approaches any
of you, (take) witnesses among yourselves when making bequests,- two
just men of your own (brotherhood) or others from outside if ye are
journeying through the earth, and the chance of death befalls you
(thus). If ye doubt (their truth), detain them both after prayer, and
let them both swear by Allah "We wish not in this for any worldly gain,
even though the (beneficiary) be our near relation: We shall hide not
the evidence before Allah. If we do, then behold! we shall be sinners!"
107. But if it gets known that these two were
guilty of the sin (of perjury), let two others stand forth in their
places,- nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful right: let
them swear by Allah. "We affirm that our witness is truer than that of
those two, and that we have not trespassed (beyond the truth): if we
did, behold! we will be wrong-doers!"
108. That is most suitable: that they may give
the evidence in its true nature and shape, or else they would fear that
other oaths would be taken after their oaths. But fear Allah, and listen
(to His counsel): for Allah guideth not a rebellious people:
109. On the day when Allah will gather the
messengers together, and ask: "What was the response ye received (from
men to your teaching)?" They will sa df2 y: "We have no knowledge: it is
Thou Who knowest in full all that is hidden."
110. Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of
Mary! Recount My favor to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened
thee with the Holy Spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in
childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom,
the Torah and the Gospel. And behold! thou makest out of clay, as it
were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and
it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and
the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My
leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence
to) thee when thou didst show them the Clear Signs, and the unbelievers
among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.'
111. "And behold! I inspired the Disciples to
have faith in Me and Mine Messenger. They said, 'We have faith, and do
thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims' ".
112. Behold! the Disciples, said: "O Jesus the
son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a Table set (with viands) from
heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith!"
113. They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and
satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth;
and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle."
114. Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our
Lord! Send us from heaven a Table set (with viands), that there may be
for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign
from Thee; and provide for our sustenance, for Thou art the best
Sustainer (of our needs)."
115. Allah said: "I will send it down unto you:
But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a
penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples."
116. And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the
son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, take me and my mother for two gods
beside Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I
had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, Thou wouldst indeed have
known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in
Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.
117. "Never said I to them aught except what
Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your
Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when
Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a
witness to all things.
118. "If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy
servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the
Wise."
119. Allah will say: "This is a day on which the
truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens, with rivers
flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and
they with Allah. That is the great salvation, (the fulfillment of all
desires).
120. To Allah doth belong the dominion of the
heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath
power over all things.
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