1. Praise be
Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the Darkness and
the Light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal, with their
Guardian-Lord.
2. He it is Who created you from clay, and then
decreed a stated term (for you). And there is with Him another
determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves!
3. And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth.
He knoweth what ye hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the
(recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds).
4. But never did a single one of the Signs of
their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom.
5. And now they reject the truth when it reaches
them: but soon shall come to them the news of what they used to mock at.
6. See they not how many of those before them We
did destroy?- generations We had established on the earth, in strength
such as We have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the
skies in abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their
(feet): yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake
fresh generations (to succeed them).
7. If We had sent unto thee a written (message)
on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the
Unbelievers would have been sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious
magic!"
8. They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to
him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once,
and no respite would be granted them.
9. If We had made it an angel, We should have
sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in
a matter which they have already covered with confusion.
10. Mocked were (many) messengers before thee;
but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
11. Say: "Travel through the earth and see what
was the end of those who rejected Truth."
12. Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the
heavens and on earth?" Say: "To Allah." He hath inscribed for Himself
(the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of
Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own
souls, that will not believe.
13. To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or
lurketh) in the night and the day. For He is the One who heareth and
knoweth all things."
14. Say: "Shall I take for my protector any
other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is
that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the
first of those who bow to Allah (in Islám), and be not thou of the
company of those who join gods with Allah."
15. Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord,
indeed have fear of the Chastisement of a Mighty Day.
16. "On that day, if the penalty is averted from
any, it is due to Allah's Mercy; And that would be a Mighty Triumph.
17. "If Allah touch thee with affliction, none
can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power
over all things.
18. "He is the Irresistibly Supreme over His
servants; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things."
19. Say: "What thing is most weighty in
evidence?" Say: "Allah is witness between me and you; This Qurán hath
been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it
reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there are other
gods?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the
One God, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others
with Him."
20. Those to whom We have given the Book know
this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls
refuse therefore to believe.
21. Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a
lie against Allah or rejecteth His Sings? But verily the wrong-doers
never shall prosper.
22. One day shall We gather them all together:
We shall say to those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the
partners whom ye (invented and) talked about?"
23. There will then be (left) no subterfuge for
them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods
with Allah."
24. Behold! how they lie against themselves! But
the (lie) which they invented will leave them in the lurch.
25. Of them there are some who (pretend to)
listen to thee; but We have thrown veils on their hearts, So they
understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of
the Signs, they will not believe in them; in so much that when they come
to thee, they (but) dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are
nothing but tales of the ancients."
26. Others they keep away from it, and
themselves they keep away; but they only destroy themselves, and they
perceive it not.
27. If thou couldst but see when they shall be
made to stand by the Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent
back! Then would we not reject the Signs of our Lord, but would be
amongst those who believe!"
28. Yea, in their own (eyes) will become
manifest what before they concealed. But if they were returned, they
would certainly relapse to the things they were forbidden, for they are
indeed liars.
29. And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing
except our life on this earth, and never shall we be raised up again."
30. If thou couldst but see when they shall be
made to stand before their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?"
They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the
chastisement, because ye rejected Faith."
31. Lost indeed are they who treat it as a
falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on
them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we neglected"; for they bear
their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they
bear?
32. Nothing is the life of this world but play
and amusement. But best is the Home in the Hereafter, for those who are
righteous. Will ye not then understand?
33. We know indeed the grief which their words
do cause thee: It is not thee they reject: it is the Signs of Allah,
which the wicked deny.
34. Rejected were the messengers before thee:
with patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their
persecution, until Our aid did reach them: there is none that can alter
the Words (and Decrees) of Allah. Already hast thou received some
account of those messengers.
35. If their spurning is hard on thee, yet if
thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies
and bring them a Sign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's Will, He could
gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those
who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)!
36. Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will
accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be
returned unto Him.
37. They say: "Why is not a Sign sent down to
him from his Lord!" Say: "Allah hath certainly power to send down a
Sign: but most of them understand not."
38. There is not an animal (that lives) on the
earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of)
communities like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book, and they
(all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end.
39. Those who reject our Sings are deaf and
dumb,- in the midst of darkness profound: whom Allah willeth, He leaveth
to wander: whom He willeth, He placeth on the Way that is Straight.
40. Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come
upon you the punishment of Allah, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye
then call upon other than Allah? - (reply) if ye are truthful!
41. "Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be
His Will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon
Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!"
42. Before thee We sent (messengers) to many
nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that
they might call (Allah) in humility.
43. When the suffering reached them from Us, why
then did they not call (Allah) in humility? On the contrary their hearts
became hardened, and Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to
them.
44. But when they forgot the warning they had
received, We opened to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in
the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them
to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair!
45. Of the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut
off. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds.
46. Say: "Think ye, if Allah took away your
hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who - a god other
than Allah - could restore them to you?" See how We explain the signs by
various (symbols); yet they turn aside.
47. Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah
comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except
those who do wrong?
48. We send the messengers only to give good
news and to warn: so those who believe and mend (their lives),- upon
them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
49. But those who reject Our Signs,- them shall
punishment touch, for that they ceased not from transgressing.
50. Say: "I tell you not that with me are the
Treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am
an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be
held equal to the seeing?" Will ye then consider not?
51. Give this warning to those in whose (hearts)
is the fear that they will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord:
except for Him they will have no protector nor intercessor: that they
may guard (against evil).
52. Send not away those who call on their Lord
morning and evening, seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable
for them, and in naught are they accountable for thee, that thou
shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust.
53. Thus did We test some of them by others,
that they should say: "Is it these then that Allah hath favored from
amongst us?" Doth not Allah know best those who are grateful?
54. When those come to thee who believe in Our
Signs, say: "Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the
rule of) Mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and
thereafter repented, and amended (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-
forgiving, Most Merciful.
55. Thus do We explain the Signs in detail: that
the way of the sinners may be shown up.
56. Say: "I am forbidden to worship those -
others than Allah - whom ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your
vain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the
company of those who receive guidance."
57. Say: "For me, I am on a clear Sign from my
Lord, but ye reject Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power.
The command rests with none but Allah: He declares the truth, and He is
the best of judges."
58. Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in
my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But
Allah knoweth best those who do wrong."
59. With Him are the keys of the Unseen, the
treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the
earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there
is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything
fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a Record clear
(to those who can read).
60. It is He who doth take your souls by night,
and hath knowledge of all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise
you up again; that a term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him
will be your return; then will He show you the truth of all that ye did.
61. He is the Irresistibly Supreme over His
servants, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death
approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in
their duty.
62. Then they are returned unto Allah, their
True Protector, surely His is the Command, and He is the swiftest in
taking account.
63. Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the
dark recesses of land and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and in
secret: 'If He only delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall
truly show our gratitude'.?"
64. Say: "It is Allah that delivereth you from
these and all (other) distresses: and yet ye worship false gods!"
65. Say: "He hath power to send calamities on
you, from above and below, or to cover you with confusion in party
strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance - each from the other."
See how We explain the signs in diverse ways; that they may understand.
66. But thy people reject this, though it is the
Truth. Say: "Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs;
67. For every Prophecy is a limit of time, and
soon shall ye know it."
68. When thou seest men engaged in vain
discourse about Our Signs, turn away from them unless they turn to a
different theme. If Satan ever makes thee forget, then after
recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong.
69. On their account no responsibility falls on
the righteous, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn
to) fear Allah.
70. Leave alone those who take their religion to
be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world.
But continue to admonish with it (the Qurán) lest a soul is caught in
its own ruin by its own actions: it will find for itself no protector or
intercessor except Allah: if it offered every ransom, (or reparation),
none will be accepted: such is (the end of) those who deliver themselves
to ruin by their own acts: they will have for drink (only) boiling
water, and for punishment, one most grievous: for they persisted in
rejecting Allah.
71. Say: "Shall we call on others besides
Allah,- things that can do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our
heels after receiving guidance from Allah? - like one whom the Satans
have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his
friends calling: 'come to us', (vainly) guiding him to the path." Say:
"Allah's guidance is the (only) guidance, and we have been directed to
submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds;-
72. "To establish regular prayers and to fear
Allah: for it is to Him that we shall be gathered together."
73. It is He who created the heavens and the
earth with true: the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His Word is the
Truth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He
knoweth the Unseen as well as that which is Open. For He is the Wise,
well acquainted (with all things).
74. Lo! Abraham said to his father Ázar: "Takest
thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error."
75. So also did We show Abraham the kingdom and
the laws of the heavens and the earth, that he might (with
understanding) have certitude.
76. When the night covered him over, He saw a
star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not
those that set."
77. When he saw the moon rising in splendor, he
said: "This is my Lord." But when the moon set, He said: "Unless my Lord
guide me, I shall surely be among those who go astray."
78. When he saw the sun rising in splendor, he
said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun
set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving
partners to Allah.
79. "For me, I have set my face, firmly and
truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never
shall I give partners to Allah."
80. His people disputed with him. He said:
"(Come) ye to dispute with me, about Allah, when He (Himself) hath
guided me? I fear not (the beings) ye associate with Allah. Unless my
Lord willeth, (nothing can happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His
knowledge all things. Will ye not (yourselves) be admonished?
81. "How should I fear (the beings) ye associate
with Allah, when ye fear not to give partners to Allah without any
warrant having been given to you? Which of (us) two parties hath more
right to security? (tell me) if ye know.
82. "It is those who believe and mix not their
beliefs with wrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on
(right) guidance."
83. That was Our argument which We gave to
Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after
degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
84. We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) We
guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David,
Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do
good:
85. And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias:
all in the ranks of the Righteous:
86. And Ismail and Elisha, and Jonah, and Lot:
and to all We gave favor above the nations:
87. (To them) and to their fathers, and progeny
and brethren: We chose them, and we guided them to a straight Way.
88. This is the Guidance of Allah. He giveth
that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to
join other gods with Him, all that they did would be vain for them.
89. These were the men to whom We gave the Book,
and authority, and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject
them, Behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new People who reject
them not.
90. Those were the (prophets) who received
Allah's guidance. Follow the guidance they received; Say: "No reward for
this do I ask of you: This is but a reminder to the nations."
91. No just estimate of Allah do they make when
they say: "Nothing doth Allah send down to man (by way of revelation)"
Say: "Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought?- a light and
guidance to man: But ye make it into (separate) sheets for show, while
ye conceal much (of its contents): therein were ye taught that which ye
knew not - neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "Allah (sent it down)",
then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling.
92. And this is a Book which We have sent down,
bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before
it: that thou mayest warn the Mother of Cities (Makkah) and all around
her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they
are constant in guarding their prayers.
93. Who can be more wicked than one who
inventeth a lie against Allah, or saith, "I have received inspiration,"
when he hath received none, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like
of what Allah hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see how the wicked (do
fare) in the agonies of death! - the angels stretch forth their hands, (saying),"Yield
up your souls: this day shall ye receive your reward,- a penalty of
disgrace, for that ye used to tell lies against Allah, and scornfully to
reject of His Signs!"
94. "And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as
We created you for the first time: Ye have left behind you all (the
favors) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors
whom ye thought to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations
between you have been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in
the lurch!"
95. It is Allah Who causeth the seed-grain and
the date-stone to split and sprout. He causeth the living to issue from
the dead, and He is the One to cause the dead to issue from the living.
That is Allah: then how are ye deluded away from the truth?
96. He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from
the dark): He makes the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and
moon for the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of
(Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient.
97. It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons)
for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark
spaces of land and sea: We detail Our Signs for people who know.
98. It is He Who hath produced you from a single
soul: then there is a nesting place and a repository: We detail Our
Signs for people who understand.
99. It is He Who sendeth down rain from the
skies: with it We produce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce
green (crops), out of which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest);
out of the date-palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of
dates hanging low and near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and
olives, and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in
variety): when they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit
and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things there are Signs for
people who believe.
100. Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah,
though Allah did create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no
knowledge, attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to
Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him!
101. Wonderful Originator of the heavens and the
earth: How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all
things, and He hath full knowledge of all things.
102. That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god
but He, the Creator of all things: then worship ye Him: and He hath
power to dispose of all affairs.
103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is
over all vision: He is Subtle well-aware (of all things).
104. "Now have come to you, from your Lord,
proofs (to open your eyes): if any will see, it will be for (the good
of) his own soul; if any will be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I
am not (here) to watch over your doings."
105. Thus do We explain the Signs by various
(ways): that they may say, "Thou hast learnt this (from somebody)," and
that We may make the matter clear to those who know.
106. Follow what thou art taught by inspiration
from thy Lord: there is no god but He: and turn aside from those who
join gods with Allah.
107. If it had been Allah's will, they would not
have taken false gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their
doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs.
108. Revile not ye those whom they call upon
besides Allah, lest they out of spite revile Allah in their ignorance.
Thus have We made alluring to each people its own doings. In the end
will they return to their Lord, and He shall then tell them the truth of
all that they did.
109. They swear their strongest oaths by Allah,
that if a (special) sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say:
"Certainly (all) Signs are in the power of Allah: but what will make you
(Muslims) realize that (even) if (special) signs came, they will not
believe."?
110. We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their
hearts and their eyes, even as they refused to believe in this in the
first instance: We shall leave them in their trespasses, to stumble
blindly.
111. Even if We did send unto them angels, and
the dead did speak unto them, and We gathered together all things before
their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, unless it is in
Allah's Plan. But most of them ignore (the truth).
112. Likewise did We make for every Messenger an
enemy,- evil ones among men and Jinns, inspiring each other with flowery
discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so willed, they would
not have done it: so leave them and what they forge.
113. To such (deceit) let the hearts of those
incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and
let them earn from it what they may.
114. Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than
Allah? - when He it is Who hath sent unto you the Book, explained in
detail." They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it
hath been sent down from thy Lord in truth. Never be then of those who
doubt.
115. The Word of thy Lord doth find its
fulfillment in truth and in justice: None can change His Words: for He
is the One who heareth and knoweth all.
116. Wert thou to follow the common run of those
on earth, they will lead thee away from the way of Allah. They follow
nothing but conjecture: they do nothing but lie.
117. Thy Lord knoweth best who strayeth from His
Way: He knoweth best those who are rightly guided.
118. So eat of (meats) on which Allah's name
hath been pronounced, if ye have faith in His Signs.
119. Why should ye not eat of (meats) on which
Allah's name hath been pronounced, when He hath explained to you in
detail what is forbidden to you - except under compulsion of necessity?
But many do mislead (men) by their low desires without knowledge. Thy
Lord knoweth best those who transgress.
120. Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who
earn sin will get due recompense for their "earnings."
121. Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name
hath not been pronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones ever
inspire their friends to contend with you if ye were to obey them, ye
would indeed be Pagans.
122. Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life,
and a Light whereby he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the
depths of darkness, from which he can never come out? Thus to those
without faith their own deeds seem pleasing.
123. Thus have We placed leaders in every town,
its wicked men, to plot (and burrow) therein: but they only plot against
their own souls, and they perceive it not.
124. When there comes to them a Sign (from
Allah), they say: "We shall not believe until we receive one (exactly)
like those received by Allah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where
(and how) to carry out His mission. Soon will the wicked be overtaken by
humiliation before Allah, and a severe punishment, for all their plots.
125. Those whom Allah willeth to guide,- He
openeth their breast to Islám; those whom He willeth to leave straying,-
He maketh their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up
to the skies: thus doth Allah lay abomination on those who refuse to
believe.
126. This is the Way of thy Lord, leading
straight: We have detailed the Signs for those who receive admonition.
127. For them will be a Home of Peace with their
Lord: He will be their Friend, because they practiced (righteousness).
128. One day will He gather them all together,
(and say): "O ye assembly of Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men."
Their friends amongst men will say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each
other: but (alas!) we reached our term - which thou didst appoint for
us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling-place: you will dwell
therein for ever, except as Allah willeth." for thy Lord is full of
wisdom and knowledge.
129. Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to
each other, because of what they earn.
130. "O ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there
not unto you messengers from amongst you, setting forth unto you My
Signs, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will
say: "We bear witness against ourselves." It was the life of this world
that deceived them. So against themselves will they bear witness that
they rejected Faith.
131. (The messengers were sent) thus, for thy
Lord would not destroy the towns unjustly whilst their occupants were
unwarned.
132. To all are degrees (or ranks) according to
their deeds: for thy Lord is not unmindful of anything that they do.
133. Thy Lord is Self-sufficient, full of Mercy:
if it were His Will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint
whom He will as your successors, even as He raised you up from the
posterity of other people.
134. All that hath been promised unto you will
come to pass: nor can ye frustrate it (in the least bit).
135. Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I
will do (my part): soon will ye know who it is whose end will be (best)
in the Hereafter: certain it is that the wrong- doers will not prosper."
136. Out of what Allah hath produced in
abundance in tilth and in cattle, they assigned Him a share: they say,
according to their fancies: "This is for Allah, and this" - for our
"partners"! but the share of their "partners" reacheth not Allah, whilst
the share of Allah reacheth their "partners" ! Evil (and unjust) is
their assignment!
137. Even so, in the eyes of most of the pagans,
their "partners" made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order
to lead them to their own destruction, and cause confusion in their
religion. If Allah had willed, they would not have done so: But leave
alone them and what they forge.
138. And they say that such and such cattle and
crops are forbidden, and none should eat of them except those whom - so
they say - We wish; further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or
burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of Allah is not
pronounced; - forging a lie against Allah's name: soon will He requite
them for they forged.
139. They say: "What is in the wombs of such and
such cattle is specially reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden
to our women; but if it is still-born, then all have shares therein. For
their (false) attribution (of superstitions to Allah), He will soon
punish them: for He is full of wisdom and knowledge.
140. Lost are those who slay their children,
from folly, without knowledge, and forbid food which Allah hath provided
for them, forging (lies) against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and
heeded no guidance.
141. It is He Who produceth gardens, with
trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds,
and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in
variety): eat of their fruit in their season, but render the dues that
are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by
excess: for Allah loveth not the wasters.
142. Of the cattle are some for burden and some
for meat: eat what Allah hath provided for you, and follow not the
footsteps of Satan: for he is to you and avowed enemy.
143. (Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four)
pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the
two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two
females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful:
144. Of camels a pair, and of oxen a pair; say,
hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young)
which the wombs of the two females enclose? - Were ye present when Allah
ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong than one who invents a
lie against Allah, to lead astray men without knowledge? For Allah
guideth not people who do wrong.
145. Say: "I find not in the Message received by
me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to
eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of
swine,- for it is an abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which
a name has been invoked, other than Allah's". But (even so), if a person
is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience, nor transgressing
due limits,- thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
146. For those who followed the Jewish Law, We
forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat
of the ox and the sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their
entrails, or is mixed up with a bone: this in recompense for their
willful disobedience: for We are True (in Our ordinances).
147. If they accuse thee of falsehood, say:
"Your Lord is full of mercy all- embracing; but from people in guilt
never will His wrath be turned back."
148. Those who give partners (to Allah) will
say: "If Allah had wished, we should not have given partners to Him nor
would our fathers; nor should we have had any forbidden things." So did
their ancestors argue falsely, until they tasted of Our wrath. Say:
"Have ye any (certain) knowledge? If so, produce it before us. Ye follow
nothing but conjecture: ye do nothing but lie."
149. Say: "With Allah is the argument that
reaches home: if it had been His Will, He could indeed have guided you
all."
150. Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove
that Allah did forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not
thou amongst them: Nor follow thou the vain desires of such as treat Our
Signs as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they
hold others as equal with their Guardian-Lord.
151. Say: "Come, I will rehearse what Allah hath
(really) prohibited you from": Join not anything with Him; be good to
your parents; kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide
sustenance for you and for them;- come not nigh to indecent deed f9b s.
Whether open or secret; take not life, which Allah hath made sacred,
except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may
learn wisdom.
152. And come not nigh to the orphan's property,
except to improve it, until he attain the age of full strength; give
measure and weight with (full) justice;- no burden do We place on any
soul, but that which it can bear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even
if a near relative is concerned; and fulfill the Covenant of Allah. thus
doth He command you, that ye may remember.
153. Verily, this is My Way, leading straight:
follow it: follow not (other) paths: they will scatter you about from
His Path: thus doth He command you, that ye may be righteous.
154. Moreover, We gave Moses the Book,
completing (Our favor) to those who would do right, and explaining all
things in detail,- and a guide and a mercy, that they might believe in
the meeting with their Lord.
155. And this is a Book which We have revealed
as a blessing: so follow it and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy:
156. Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down
to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted
with all that they learned by assiduous study:"
157. Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had
only been sent down to us, we should have followed its guidance better
than they." Now then hath come unto you a Clear (Sign) from your Lord,-
and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than one who
rejecteth Allah's Signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall
We requite those who turn away from Our Signs, with a dreadful
chastisement, for their turning away.
158. Are they waiting to see if the angels come
to them, or thy Lord (Himself), or certain of the Signs of thy Lord! the
day that certain of the Signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to
a soul to believe in them then if it believed not before nor earned
righteousness through its faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting."
159. As for those who divide their religion and
break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their
affair is with Allah. He will in the end tell them the truth of all that
they did.
160. He that doeth good shall have ten times as
much to his credit: He that doeth evil shall only be recompensed
according to his evil: no wrong shall be done unto them.
161. Say: "Verily, my Lord hath guided me to a
Way that is straight,- a religion of right,- the Path (trod) by Abraham
the true in Faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah."
162. Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of
sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of
the Worlds:
163. No partner hath He: this am I commanded,
and I am the first of those who submit to His will.
164. Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Lord other than
Allah, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul
draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can
bear of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your return in the end
is towards Allah. He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye
disputed."
165. It is He Who hath made you the inheritors
of the earth: He hath raised you in ranks, some above others: that He
may try you in the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in
punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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