The Qur'an/Source/Suras 46 through 64

SURA 45. AL-JATHIYA (CROUCHING)

1. Ha. Mim.

2. The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.

3. Lo! in the heavens and the earth are portents for believers.

4. And in your creation, and all the beasts that He scattereth in the earth, areportents for a folk whose faith is sure.

5. And the difference of night and day and the provision that Allah sendeth downfrom the sky and thereby quickeneth the earth

after her death, and the orderingof the winds, are portents for a people who have sense.

6. These are the portents of Allah which We recite unto thee [Muhammad] withtruth. Then in what fact, after Allah and

His portents, will they believe?

7. Woe unto each sinful liar,

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8. Who heareth the revelations of Allah recited unto him, and then continueth inpride as though he heard them not. Give him

tidings of a painful doom.

9. And when he knoweth aught of Our revelations he maketh it a jest. For suchthere is a shameful doom.

10. Beyond them there is hell, and that which they have earned will naught availthem, nor those whom they have chosen for

protecting friends beside Allah.

Theirs will be an awful doom.

11. This is guidance. And those who disbelieve the revelations of their Lord,

for them there is a painful doom of wrath.

12. Allah it is Who hath made the sea of service unto you that the ships may runthereon by His command, and that ye may seek

of His bounty, and that haply yemay be thankful;

13. And hath made of service unto you whatsoever is in the heavens andwhatsoever is in the earth; it is all from Him. Lo!

herein verily are portentsfor a people who reflect.

14. Tell those who believe to forgive those who hope not for the days of Allah;

in order that He may requite folk what they used to earn.

15. Whoso doeth right, it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong, it is againstit. And afterward unto your Lord ye will be

brought back.

16. And verily we gave the Children of Israel the Scripture and the Command andth e Prophethood, and provided them

with good things and favoured them above[all] peoples;

17. And gave them plain commandments. And they differed not until after theknowledge came unto them, through rivalry among

themselves. Lo! thy Lord willjudge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they usedto differ.

18. And now have We set thee [O Muhammad] on a clear road of [Our] commandment;

so follow it, and follow not the whims of those who know not.

19. Lo! they can avail thee naught against Allah. And lo! as for the wrongdoers,

some of them are friends of others; and Allah is the Friend of those whoward off [evil].

20. This is clear indication for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy for a folkwhose faith is sure.

21. Or do those who commit ill-deeds suppose that We shall make them as thosewho believe and do good works, the same in life

and death? Bad is theirjudgment!

22. And Allah hath created the heavens and the earth with truth, and that everysoul may be repaid what it hath earned. And

they will not be wronged.

23. Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth himastray purposely, and sealeth up his

hearing and his heart, and setteth on hissight a covering? Then who will lead him after Allah [hath co ndemned him]?

Willye not then heed?

24. And they say: There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live,

and naught destroyeth us save time; when they have no knowledge whatsoever of[all] that; they do but guess.

25. And when Our clear rev elations are recited unto them their only argument isthat they say: Bring [back] our

fathers. then, if ye are truthful.

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26. Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: Allah giveth life to you, then causeth you todie, then gathereth you unto the Day of

Res urrection whereof there is no doubt.

But most of mankind know not.

27. And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; andon the day when the Hour riseth, on that day

those who follow falsehood will belost.

28. And thou wilt see each nation crouching, each nation summoned to its record.

[And it will be said unto them]: This day ye are requited what ye used to do.

29. This Our Book pronounceth against you with truth. Lo! We have caused [all]

that ye did to be recorded.

30. Then, as for those who believed and did good works, their Lord will bringthem in unto His mercy. That is the evident

triumph.

31. And as for those who disbelieved [it will be said unto them]: Were not Ourrevelations recited unto you? But ye

were scornful and became a guilty folk.

32. And when it was said: Lo! Allah's promise is the truth, and there is nodoubt of the Hour's coming, ye said: We know not

what the Hour is. We deem itnaught but a conjecture, and we are by no means convinced.

33. And the evils of what they did will appear unto them, and that which theyused to deride will befall them.

34. And it will be said: This day We forget you, even as ye forgot the meetingof this your day; and your habitation is the

Fire, and there is none to helpyou.

35. This, forasmuch as ye made the revelations of Allah a jest, and the life ofthe world beguiled you. Therefor this day they

come not forth from thence, norcan they make amends.

36. Then praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, the Lordof the Worlds.

37. And unto Him [alone] belongeth Majesty in the heavens and the earth, and Heis the Mighty, the Wise.

SURA 46. AL-AHQAF (THE WIND-CURVED SANDHILLS, THE

DUNES)

1. Ha. Mim.

2. The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah the Mighty, the Wise.

3. We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save

with truth, and for a term appointed. But those who disbelieve turn away fromthat whereof they are warned.

4. Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: Have ye t hought on all that ye invoke besideAllah? Show me what they

have created of the earth. Or have they any portion inthe heavens? Bring me a scripture before this [Scripture], or some

vestige ofknowledge [in support of what ye say], if ye are truthful.

5. And who is further astray than those who, instead of Allah, pray unto such ashear not their prayer until the Day of

Resurrection, and are unconscious oftheir prayer,

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6. And when mankind are gathered [to the Judgment] will become enemies for t hem,

and will become deniers of having been worshipped.

7. And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelievesay of the Truth when it reacheth them: This is

mere magic.

8. Or say they: He hath invented it? Say [O Muhammad]: If I have invented it,

still ye have no power to support me against Allah. He is Best Aware of what yesay among yourselves concerning it. He

sufficeth for a witness between me andyou. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

9. Say: I am no new thing among t he messengers [of Allah], nor know I what willbe done with me or with you. I do but

follow that which is inspired in me, and Iam but a plain warner.

10. Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye disbelieve therein, and a witness ofthe Children of Israel ha th already

testified to the like thereof and hathbelieved, and ye are too proud [what plight is yours]? Lo! Allah guideth notwrong-doing

folk.

11. And those who disbelieve say of those who believe: If it had been [any]

good, they would not have been before us in attaining it. And since they willnot be guided by it, they say: This is an

ancient lie;

12. When before it there was the Scripture of Moses, an example and a mercy; andthis is a confirming Scripture in the Arabic

language, that it may warn thosewho do wrong and bring good tidings for the righteous.

13. Lo! those who say: Our Lord is Allah, and thereafter walk aright, thereshall no fear come upon them neither shall they

grieve.

14. Such are rightful owners of the Garden, immortal therein, as a reward forwhat they used to do.

15. And We have commended unto man kindness toward parents. His mother bearethhim with reluctance, and bringeth him forth

with reluctance, and the bearing ofhim and the weaning of him is thirty months, till, when he attaineth fullstrength and

reacheth forty years, he saith: My Lord! Arouse me that I may givethanks for the favour wherewith Thou hast favoured me and

my parents, and that Imay do right acceptable unto Thee. And be gracious unto me in the matter of myseed. Lo! I have

turned unto Thee repentant, and lo! I am of those who surrender[unto Thee].

16. Those are they from whom We accept the best of what they do, and overlooktheir evil deeds. [They are] among the

owners of the Garden. This is the truepromise which th ey were promised [in the world].

17. And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me thatI shall be brought forth [again] when

generations before me have passed away?

And they twain cry unto Allah for help [and say]: Woe unto thee ! Believe! Lo!

the promise of Allah is true. But he saith: This is naught save fables of themen of old:

18. Such are those on whom the Word concerning nations of the jinn and mankindwhich have passed away before them hath effect.

Lo! they are the losers.

19. And for all there will be ranks from what they do, that He may pay them fortheir deeds; and they will not be wronged.

20. And on the day when those who disbelieve are exposed to the Fire [it will besaid]: Ye squandered your good things

in the lif e of the world and soughtcomfort therein. Now this day ye are rewarded with the doom of ignominy because

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ye were disdainful in the land without a right, and because ye used totransgress.

21. And make mention [O Muhammad] of the brother o f A'ad when he warned his folkamong the wind-curved

sandhills - and verily warners came and went before andafter him - saying: Serve none but Allah. Lo! I fear for you the doom

of atremendous Day.

22. They said: Hast come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring upon us thatwherewith thou threatenest us, if thou art of

the truthful.

23. He said: The knowledge is with Allah only. I convey unto you that wherewithI have been sent, but I see you are a folk

that know not.

24. Then, when they beheld it as a dense cloud coming toward their valleys, theysaid: Here is a cloud bringing us rain. Nay,

but it is that which ye did seek tohasten, a wind wherein is painful torment,

25. Destroying all things by commandment of its Lord. And morning found them sothat naught could be seen save their

dwellings. Thus do We reward the guiltyfolk.

26. And verily We had empowered them with that wherewith We have not empoweredyou, and had assigned them ears and eyes and

hearts; but their ears and eyes andhearts availed them naught since they denied the revelations of Allah; and whatthey used

to mock befell them.

27. And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed [forthem] Our revelation, that haply they

might return.

28. Then why did those whom the y had chosen for gods as a way of approach [untoAllah] not help them? Nay, but they

did fail them utterly. And [all] that wastheir lie, and what they used to invent.

29. And when We inclined toward thee [Muhammad] certain of the jinn, who wishedto hear t he Qur'an and, when

they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and,

when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.

30. They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath beenrevealed after Moses, confirming that which was

before it, guiding unto thetruth and a right road.

31. O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He willforgive you some of your sins and guard you from a

painful doom.

32. And whoso respondeth not to Allah's summoner he can nowise escape in theearth, and he hath no protecting friends instead

of Him. Such are in errormanifest.

33. Have they not seen that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and wasnot wearied by their creation, is Able to

give life to the dead? Aye, He verilyis Able to do all things.

34. And on the day when those who disbelieve are exposed to the Fire [they willbe asked]: Is not this real? They will

say: Yea, by our Lord. He will say: Thentaste the doom for that ye disbelieved.

35. Then have patience [O Muh ammad] even as the stout of heart among themessengers [of old] had

patience, and seek not to hasten on [the doom] for them.

On the day when they see that which they are promised [it will seem to them] asthough they had tarried but an hour of

daylight. A c lear message. Shall any bedestroyed save evil-living folk?

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SURA 47. MUHAMMAD (MUHAMMAD)

1. Those who disbelieve and turn [men] from the way of Allah, He rendereth theiractions vain.

2. And those who believe and do good works and believe in that which is revealedunto Muhammad - and it is the truth from

their Lord - He riddeth them of their

ill-deeds and improveth their state.

3. That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood and because those who

believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus Allah coineth their similitudes

for mankind.

4. Now when ye meet in battle those who disbelieve, then it is smiting of thenecks until, when ye have routed them, then

making fast of bonds; and afterwardeither grace or ransom till th e war lay down its burdens. That [is theordinance].

And if Allah willed He could have punished them [without you] but[thus it is ordained] that He may try some of you by means

of others. And thosewho are slain in the way of Allah, He rendereth not their ac tions vain.

5. He will guide them and improve their state,

6. And bring them in unto the Garden which He hath made known to them.

7. O ye who believe! If ye help Allah, He will help you and will make yourfoothold firm.

8. And those who disbelieve, perdition is for them, and He will make theiractions vain.

9. That is because they are averse to that which Allah hath revealed, thereformaketh He their actions fruitless.

10. Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence forthose who were before them? Allah wiped them

out. And for the disbelievers therewill be the like thereof.

11. That is because Allah is patron of those who believe, and because thedisbelievers have no patron.

12. Lo! Allah will cause those who believe and do good works to enter Gardensunderneath which rivers flow; while those who

disbelieve take their comfort inthis life and eat even as the cattle eat, and the Fire is their habitation.

13. And how many a township stronger than thy township [O Muhammad] which hathcast thee out, have We

destroyed, and they had no helper!

14. Is he who relieth on a clear proof from his Lord like those for whom theevil that they do is beautified while they follow

their own lusts?

15. A similitude of the Garden which tho se who keep their duty [to Allah] arepromised: Therein are rivers of water

unpolluted, and rivers of milk whereof theflavour changeth not, and rivers of wine delicious to the drinkers, and riversof

clear-run honey; therein for them is every kind of fruit, with pardon fromtheir Lord. [Are those who enjoy

all this] like those who are immortal in theFire and are given boiling water to drink so that it teareth their bowels?

16. Among them are some who give ear unto thee [Muhammad] till, when they goforth from thy presence they say

unto those who have been given knowledge: Whatwas that he said just now? Those are they whose hearts Allah hath sealed,

andthey follow their own lusts.

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17. While as for those who walk aright, He addeth to their guidanc e, and giveththem their protection [against evil].

18. Await they aught save the Hour, that it should come upon them unawares? Andthe beginnings thereof have already come. But

how, when it hath come upon them,

can they take their warning?

19. So know [O Muhammad] that there is no Allah save Allah, and ask forgivenessfor thy sin and for believing men and

believing women. Allah knoweth [both] yourplace of turmoil and your place of rest.

20. And those who believe say: If only a surah were revealed! But when adecisive surah is revealed and war is mentioned

therein, thou seest those inwhose hearts is a disease looking at thee with the look of men fainting untodeath. Therefor woe

unto them!

21. Obedience and a civil word. Then, when the matter is determined, if they areloyal to Allah it will be well for them.

22. Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land andsever your ties of kinship?

23. Such are they whom Allah curseth so that He deafeneth them and maketh blindtheir eyes.

24. Will they then not meditate on the Qur'an, or are there locks on the hearts?

25. Lo! those who turn back after the guidance hath been manifested unto them,

Satan hath seduced them, and He giveth them the rein.

26. That is because they say unto those who hate what Allah hath revealed: Wewill obey you in some matters; and Allah knoweth

their secret talk.

27. Then how [will it be with them] when the angels gather them, smiting theirfaces and their backs!

28. That will be because they followed that which angereth Allah, and hated thatwhich pleaseth Him. Therefor He hath made

their actions vain.

29. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease deem that Allah will not bring tolight their [secret] hates?

30. And if We would, We could show them un to thee [Muhammad] so that thoushouldst know them surely by their marks.

And thou shalt know them by the burdenof their talk. And Allah knoweth your deeds.

31. And verily We shall try you till We know those of you who strive hard [forthe cause of Allah] and the

steadfast, and till We test your record.

32. Lo! those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and oppose themessenger after the guidance hath been manifested

unto them, they hurt Allah nota jot, and He will make their actions fruitless.

33. O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and render not youractions vain.

34. Lo! those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and then diedisbelievers, Allah surely will not pardon them.

35. So do not falter and cry out for peac e when ye [will be] the uppermost, andAllah is with you, and He will not

grudge [the reward of] your actions.

36. The life of the world is but a sport and a pastime. And if ye believe andward off [evil]. He will give you your

wages, and will not ask of y ou yourwordly wealth.

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37. If He should ask it of you and importune you, ye would hoard it, and Hewould bring to light your [secret] hates.

38. Lo! ye are those who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among youthere are some who hoard. And as for him who

hoardeth, he hoardeth only from hissoul. And Allah is the Rich, and ye are the poor. And if ye turn away He willexchange you

for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you.

SURA 48. AL-FATH (VICTORY, CONQUEST)

1. L o! We have given thee [O Muhammad] a signal victory,

2. That Allah may forgive thee of thy sin that which is past and that which isto come, and may perfect His favour unto thee,

and may guide thee on a rightpath,

3. And that Allah may help thee with strong help -

4. He it is Who sent down peace of reassurance into the hearts of the believersthat they might add faith unto their faith.

Allah's are the hosts of the heavensand the earth, and Allah is ever Knower, Wise -

5. That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardensunderneath which rivers flow, wherein they will

abide, and may remit from themtheir evil deeds - That, in the sight of Allah, is the supreme triumph -

6. And may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and theidolatrous men and the idolatrous women, who think

an evil thought concerningAllah. For them is the evil turn of fortune, and Allah is wroth against them andhath cursed them,

and hath made ready for them hell, a hapless journey's end.

7. Allah's are the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever Mighty,

Wise.

8. Lo! We have sent thee [O Muhammad] as a witness and a bearer of good tidingsand a warner,

9. That ye [mankind] may believe in Allah and His messenger, and may honour Him,

and may revere Him, and may glorify Him at early dawn and at the close of day.

10. Lo! those who swear allegiance unto thee [Muhammad], swear allegiance onlyunto Allah. The Hand of Allah is above

their hands. So whosoever breaketh his

oath, breaketh it only to his soul's hurt; while whosoever keepeth his covenantwith Allah, on him will He bestow immense

reward.

11. Those of the wandering Arabs who were left behind will tell thee: Ourpossessions and our households occupied us, so ask

forgiveness for us! Theyspeak with their tongues that which is not in their hearts. Say: Who can availyou aught against

Allah, if He intend you hurt or intend you profit? Nay, butAllah is ever Aware of what ye do.

12. Nay, but ye deemed that the messenger and the believers would never returnto their own folk, and that was made

fairseeming in your hearts, and ye didthink an evil thought, and ye were worthless folk.

13. And so for him who believeth not in Allah and His messenger - Lo! We haveprepared a flame for disbelievers.

14. And Allah's is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He forgivethwhom He will, and punisheth whom He will. And

Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

15. Those who were left behind will say, when ye set forth to capture booty: Letus go wi th you. They fain would

change the verdict of Allah. Say [unto them, O

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Muhammad]: Ye shall not go with us. Thus hath Allah said beforehand. Then theywill say: Ye are envious of us. Nay, but they

understand not, save a little.

16. Say unto those of the wandering Arabs who were left behind: Ye will becalled against a folk of mighty prowess, to fight

them until they surrender; andif ye obey, Allah will give you a fair reward; but if ye turn away as ye didturn away before,

He will punish you with a painful doom.

17. There is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the lame, nor isthere blame for the sick [that they go

not forth to war]. And whoso obeyethAllah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which

riversflo w; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom.

18. Allah was well pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance untothee beneath the tree, and He knew what was in

their hearts, and He sent downpeace of reassurance on them, and hath rewarded them with a near victory;

19. And much booty that they will capture. Allah is ever Mighty, Wise.

20. Allah promiseth you much booty that ye will capture, and hath given you thisin advance, and hath withheld men's hands

from you, that it may be a token forthe believers, and that He may guide you on a right path.

21. And other [gain], which ye have not been able to achieve, Allah will compassit, Allah is Able to do all things.

22. And if those who disbelieve join battle with you they will take to flight,

and afterward they will find no protecting friend nor helper.

23. It is the law of Allah which hath taken course aforetime. Thou wilt not find

for the law of Allah aught of power to change.

24. And He it is Who hath withheld men's hands from you, and hath withheld yourhands from them, in the valley of Mecca, after

He had made you victors overthem. Allah is Seer of what ye do.

25. These it was who disbelieved and debarred you from the Inviolable Place ofWorship, and debarred the o ffering from

reaching its goal. And if it had notbeen for believing men and believing women, whom ye know not - lest ye shouldtread them

under foot and thus incur guilt for them unknowingly; that Allahmight bring into His mercy whom He will - If [the

belie vers and thedisbelievers] had been clearly separated We verily had punished those of themwho disbelieved with

painful punishment.

26. When those who disbelieve had set up in their hearts zealotry, the zealotryof the Age of Ignorance, then Allah sent down

His peace of reassurance upon Hismessenger and upon the believers and imposed on them the word of self-restraint,

for they were worthy of it and meet for it. And Allah is Aware of all things.

27. Allah hath fulfilled the vision for His messenger in ver y truth. Ye shallindeed enter the Inviolable Place of

Worship, if Allah will, secure, [havingyour hair] shaven and cut, not fearing. But He knoweth that which ye know

not,

and hath given you a near victory beforehand.

28. He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion oftruth, that He may cause it to prevail over all

religion. And Allah sufficeth asa Witness.

29. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard against thedisbelievers and merciful among

themselve s. Thou [O Muhammad] seest them bowingand falling prostrate [in worship], seeking bounty from Allah and

[His]

acceptance. The mark of them is on their foreheads from the traces ofprostration. Such is their likeness in the Torah and

their likeness in the

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Gospel - like as sown corn that sendeth forth its shoot and strengtheneth it andriseth firm upon its stalk,

delighting the sowers. that He may enrage thedisbelievers with [the sight of] them. Allah hath promised, unto such of them

asbelieve and do good works, forgiveness and immense reward.

SURA 49. AL-HUJRAAT (THE PRIVATE APARTMENTS, THE

INNER APARTMENTS)

1. O ye who believe! Be not forward in the presence of Allah and His messenger,

and keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.

2. O ye who believe! Lift not up your voices above the voice of the Prophet, norshout when speaking to him as ye shout one to

another, lest your works berendered vain while ye perceive not.

3. Lo! they who subdue their voices in the presence of the messenger of Allah,

those are they whose hearts Allah hath proven unto righteousness. Theirs will beforgiveness and immense reward.

4. Lo! those who call thee from behind the private apartments, most of them haveno sense.

5. And if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had beenbetter for them. And Allah is Forgiving,

Merciful.

6. O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it, lest yesmite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent

of what ye did.

7. And know that the messenger of Allah is among you. If he were to obey you inmuch of the government, ye would surely be in

trouble; but Allah hath endearedthe faith to you and hath beautified it in your hearts, and hath made disbeliefand lewdness

and rebellion hateful unto you. Such are they who are the rightlyguided.

8. [It is] a bounty and a grace from Allah; and Allah is Knower, Wise.

9. And if two parties of believers fall to fighting, then make peace betweenthem. And if one party of them doeth wrong to the

other, fight ye that whichdoeth wrong till it return unto the ordinance of Allah; then, if it return, makepeace between them

justly, and act equitably. Lo! Allah loveth the equitable.

10. The believers are naught else than brothers. Therefore make peace betweenyour brethren and observe your duty to Allah

that haply ye may obtain mercy.

11. O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they[are], not let women [deride] women who

may be better than they are; neitherdefame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name

oflewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil-doers.

12. O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime.

And spy not, neither backbi te one another. Would one of you love to eat theflesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that

[so abhor the other]! And keep yourduty [to Allah]. Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful.

13. O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made younations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo!

the noblest of you, in thesight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.

14. The wandering Arabs say: We believe. Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: Ye believenot, but rather say "We submit,"

for the faith hath not yet entered into your

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hearts. Yet, if ye obey Allah and His messenger, He will not withhold from youaught of [the reward of] your deeds.

Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

15. The [true] believers are those only who believe in Allah and His messengerand afterward doubt not, but

strive with their wealth and their lives for thecause of Allah. Such are the sincere.

16. Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: Would ye teach Allah your religion, when Allahknoweth all that is in th e

heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allah isAware of all things?

17. They make it a favour unto thee [Muhammad] that they have surrendered [untoHim]. Say: Deem not your Surrender a

favour unto me; but Allah doth confer afavour on you, inasmuch as He hath led you to the Faith, if ye are earnest.

18. Lo! Allah knoweth the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Seer

of what ye do.

SURA 50. QAF (THE LETTER QAF)

1. Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an,

2. Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and thedisbelievers say: This is a strange thing:

3. When we are dead and have become dust [shall we be brought back again]? Thatwould be a far return!

4. We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book.

5. Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they arenow in troubled case.

6. Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed itand beautified it, and how there are no rifts

therein?

7. And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and havecaused of every lovely kind to grow thereon,

8. A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave.

9. And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth untogardens and the grain of crops,

10. And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters,

11. Provision [made] for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so willbe the resurrection of the dead.

12. The folk of Noah denied [the truth] before them, and [so did] the dwellersat Ar-Rass and [the

tribe of] Thamud,

13. And [the tribe of] A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot,

14. And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied theirmessengers, therefor My threat took effect.

15. Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about anew creation.

16. We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and Weare nearer to him than his jugular vein.

17. When the two Receivers receive [him], seated on the right hand and on theleft,

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18. He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.

19. And the agony of death cometh in truth. [And it is said unto him]: This isthat which thou wast wont to shun.

20. And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day.

21. And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness.

22. [And unto the evil-doer it is said]: Thou wast in heedlessness of this. NowWe have removed from thee thy

covering, and piercing is thy sight th is day.

23. And [unto the evil-doer] his comrade saith: This is that which I have ready[as testimony].

24. [And it is said]: Do ye twain hurl to hell each rebel ingrate,

25. Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter,

26. Who setteth up another god along with Allah. Do ye twain hurl him to thedreadful doom.

27. His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was[himself] far gone in error.

28. He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto youthe warning.

29. The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise atyrant unto the slaves.

30. On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can therebe more to come?

31. And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longerdistant.

32. [And it is said]: This is that which ye were promised. [It is] for everypenitent and heedful one,

33. Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.

34. Enter it in peace. This is the day of immortality.

35. There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.

36. And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier thanthese in prowess so that they overran

the lands! Had they any place of refuge[when the judgmen t came]?

37. Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth earwith full intelligence.

38. And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is betweenthem, in six Days, and naught of weariness

touched Us.

39. Theref or [O Muhammad] bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thyLord before the rising and before the

setting of the sun;

40. And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the [prescribed]

prostrations.

41. And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place,

42. The day when they will hear the [Awful] Cry in truth. That is the day ofcoming forth [from the graves].

43. Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying.

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44. On the day when the eart h splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth [theycome]. That is a gathering easy for

Us [to make].

45. We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou [O Muhammad] art in no wise acompeller over them. But warn by the

Qur'an him who feareth My threat.

SURA 51. ADH-DHARIYAT (THE WINNOWING WINDS)

1. By those that winnow with a winnowing

2. And those that bear the burden [of the rain]

3. And those that glide with ease [upon the sea]

4. And those who distribute [blessings] by command,

5. Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

6. And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

7. By the heaven full of paths,

8. Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion [concerning the truth].

9. He is made to turn away from it who is [himself] averse.

10. Accursed be the conjecturers

11. Who are careless in an abyss!

12. They ask: When is the Day of Judgment?

13. [It is] the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

14. [And it will be said unto them]: Taste your torment [which ye inflicte d].

This is what ye sought to hasten.

15. Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,

16. Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doersof good;

17. They used to sleep but little of the night,

18. And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

19. And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.

20. And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.

21. And [also] in yourselves. Can ye then not see?

22. And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

23. And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as [itis true] that ye speak.

24. Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee [O Muhammad]?

25. When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! [andthought]: Folk unknown [to me].

26. Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;

27. And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat?

28. Then he conc eived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidingsof [the birth of] a wise son.

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29. Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: Abarren old woman!

30. They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.

31. [Abraham] said: And [afterward] what is your errand, O ye sent [from Allah]?

32. They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,

33. That we may send upon them stones of clay,

34. Marked by thy Lord for [the destruction of] t he wanton.

35. Then we brought forth such believers as were there.

36. But We found there but one house of those surrendered [to Allah].

37. And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

38. And in Moses [too, there is a p ortent] when We sent him unto Pharaoh withclear warrant,

39. But he withdrew [confiding] in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

40. So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he wasreprobate.

41. And in [the tribe of] A'ad [ there is a portent] when we sent the fatal windagainst them.

42. It spared naught that it reached, but made it [all] as dust.

43. And in [the tribe of] Thamud [there is a portent] when it was told them:

Take your ease awhile.

44. But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderboltovertook them even while they gazed;

45. And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

46. And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.

47. We have built the heave n with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent[thereof].

48. And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader [thereof]!

49. And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.

50. Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.

51. And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto youfrom Him.

52. Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: Awizard or a madman!

53. Have they handed down [the s aying] as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, butthey are froward folk.

54. So withdraw from them [O Muhammad], for thou art in no wise blameworthy,

55. And warn, for warning profiteth believers.

56. I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

57. I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.

58. Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.

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59. And lo! for those who [now] do wrong there is an evil day like u nto the evilday [which came for]

their likes [of old]; so let them not ask Me to hasten on[that day].

60. And woe unto those who disbelieve, from [that] their day which they arepromised.

SURA 52. AT-TUR (THE MOUNT)

1. By the Mount,

2. And a Scripture inscribed

3. On fine parchment unrolled,

4. And the House frequented,

5. And the roof exalted,

6. And the sea kept filled,

7. Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;

8. There is none that can ward it off.

9. On the day when th e heaven will heave with [awful] heaving,

10. And the mountains move away with [awful] movement,

11. Then woe that day unto the deniers

12. Who play in talk of grave matters;

13. The day when they are thrust with a [disdainful] thrust, into the fir e ofhell

14. [And it is said unto them]: This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.

15. Is this magic, or do ye not see?

16. Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or impatient of itis all one for you. Ye are only being paid

for what ye used to do.

17. Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,

18. Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and [because] their Lordhath warded off from them the torment

of hell-fire.

19. [And it is said unto them]: Eat and drink in health [as a reward] for whatye used to do,

20. Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide,

lovely eyes.

21. And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause theirseed to join them [there],

and We deprive them of nought of their [life's] work.

Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned.

22. And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.

23. There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor causeof sin.

24. And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they werehidden pearls.

25. And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,

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26. Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;

27. But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the tormentof the breath of Fire.

28. Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.

29. Therefor warn [men, O Muhammad]. By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.

30. Or say they: [he is] a poet, [one] for whom we may expect the accident oftime?

31. Say [unto them]: Except [your fill]! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.

32. Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk?

33. Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but they will not believe!

34. Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.

35. Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?

36. Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure ofnothing!

37. Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord? Or have they been given charge[thereof]?

38. Or have they any stairway [unto heaven] by means of which they overhear[decrees]. Then let their

listene r produce some warrant manifest!

39. Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons?

40. Or askest thou [Muhammad] a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt?

41. Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write [it] down?

42. Or seek they to ens nare [the messenger]? But those who disbelieve, they arethe ensnared!

43. Or have they any god beside Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that theyascribe as partner [unto Him]!

44. And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: Aheap of clouds.

45. Then let them be [O Muhammad], till they meet their day, in which they willbe thunder-stricken,

46. A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.

47. And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. Butmost of them know not.

48. So wait patiently [O Muhammad] for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art inOur sight; and hymn the praise of thy

Lord when thou uprisest,

49. And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.

SURA 53. AN-NAJM (THE STAR)

1. By the Star when it setteth,

2. Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;

3. Nor doth he speak of [his own] desire.

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4. It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,

5. Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,

6. One vigorous; and he grew clear to view

7. When he was on the uppermost horizon.

8. Then he drew nigh and came down

9. Till he was [distant] two bows' length or even nearer,

10. And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

11. The heart lied not [in seeing] what it saw.

12. Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?

13. And verily he saw him yet another time

14. By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,

15. Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.

16. When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,

17. The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.

18. Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.

19. Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

20. And Manat, the third, the other?

21. Are yours the males and His the females?

22. That indeed were an unfair division!

23. They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allahhath revealed no warrant. They follow but a

guess a nd that which [they]

themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.

24. Or shall man have what he coveteth?

25. But unto Allah belongeth the after [life], and the former.

26. And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naughtsave after Allah giveth leave to whom He

chooseth and accepteth.

27. Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with thenames of females.

28. And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guesscan never take the place of the truth.

29. Then withdraw [O Muhammad] from him who fleeth from Our remembrance anddesireth but the life of the world.

30. Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him whostrayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth

right.

31. And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is inthe earth, that He may reward those who do evil

with that which they have done,

and reward those who do good with goodness.

32 . Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilledoffences - [for them] lo! thy Lord is of

vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you[from the time] when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden inthe bellies

of your mothers. Th erefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He isBest Aware of him who wardeth off [evil].

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33. Didst thou [O Muhammad] observe him who turned away,

34. And gave a little, then was grudging?

35. Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth?

36. Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

37. And Abraham who paid his debt:

38. That no laden one shall bear another's load,

39. And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

40. And that his effort will be seen.

41. And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;

42. And that thy Lord, He is the goal;

43. And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,

44. And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

45. And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,

46. From a drop [of seed] when it is poured forth;

47. And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;

48. And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;

49. And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;

50. And that He destroyed the former [tribe of] A'ad,

51. And [the tribe of] Thamud He spared not;

52. And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and morerebellious;

53. And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

54. So that there covered them that which did cover.

55. Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute?

56. This is a warner of the warners of old.

57. The threatened Hour is nigh.

58. None beside Allah can disclose it.

59. Marvel ye then at this statement,

60. And laugh and not weep,

61. While ye amuse yourselves?

62. Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.

SURA 54. AL-QAMAR (THE MOON)

1. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

2. And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.

3. They denied [the Truth] and followed their own lusts. Yet everything willcome to a decision

4. And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

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5. Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

6. So withdraw from them [O Muhammad] on the day when the Summoner summonethunto a painful thing.

7. With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locustsspread abroad,

8. Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.

9. The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: Amadman; and he was repulsed.

10. So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.

11. Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

12. And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for apredestined purpose.

13. And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,

14. That ran [upon the waters] in Our sight, as a reward for him who w asrejected.

15. And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?

16. Then see how [dreadful] was My punishment after My warnings!

17. And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any thatremembereth?

18. [ The tribe of] A'ad rejected warnings. Then how [dreadful] was My punishmentafter My warnings.

19. Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

20. Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.

21. Then see how [dreadful] was My punishment after My warnings!

22. And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any thatremembereth?

23. [The tribe of] Thamud rejected warnings

24. For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow?

Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.

25. Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is arash liar.

26. [Unto their warner it was said]: To-morrow they will know who is the rashliar.

27. Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and havepatience;

28. And inform them that the water is to be shared between [her and] them. Everydrinking will be witnessed.

29. But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung [he r].

30. Then see how [dreadful] was My punishment after My warnings!

31. Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs [rejectedby] the builder of a cattle-fold.

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32. And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any thatremembereth?

33. The folk of Lot rejected warnings.

34. Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them [all] save the family of Lot, whomWe rescued in the last watch of the

night,

35. As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.

36. And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.

37. They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded theireyes [and said]: Taste now My

punishment after My warnings!

38. And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.

39. Now taste My punishment after My warnings!

40. And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any thatremembereth?

41. And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

42. Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with thegrasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.

43. Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in thescriptures?

44. Or say they: We are a host victorious?

45. The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.

46. Nay, but the Hour [of doom] is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will bemore wretched and more bitter [than

their earthly failure].

47. Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.

48. On the day wh en they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces [it is saidunto them]: Feel the touch of hell.

49. Lo! We have created every thing by measure.

50. And Our commandment is but one [commandment], as the twinkling of an eye.

51. And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any thatremembereth?

52. And every thing they did is in the scriptures,

53. And every small and great thing is recorded.

54. Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,

55. Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.

SURA 55. AR-RAHMAN (THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCY

GIVING)

1. The Beneficent

2. Hath made known the Qur'an.

3. He hath created man.

4. He hath taught him utterance.

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5. The sun and the moon are made punctual.

6. The stars and the trees prostrate.

7. And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,

8. That ye exceed not the measure,

9. But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.

10. And the earth hath He appointed for [His] creatur es,

11. Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,

12. Husked grain and scented herb.

13. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

14. He created man of clay like the potter's,

15. And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.

16. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

17. Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!

18. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

19. He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.

20. There is a barrier between t hem. They encroach not [one upon the other].

21. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

22. There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone.

23. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

24. His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.

25. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

26. Everyone that is thereon will pass away;

27. There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.

28. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

29. All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day Heexerciseth [universal] power.

30. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

31. We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents [man a nd jinn].

32. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

33. O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate [all] regions ofthe heavens and the earth, then

penetrate [them]! Ye will never penetrate themsave with [Our] sanction.

34. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

35. There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, andye will not escape.

36. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

37. And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -

38. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

39. On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.

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40. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

41. The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocksand the feet.

42. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

43. This is hell which the guilty deny.

44. They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.

45. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

46. But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.

47. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

48. Of spreading branches.

49. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

50. Wherein are two fountains flowing.

51. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

52. Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.

53. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

54. Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both thegardens near to hand.

55. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

56. Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will havetouched before them.

57. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

58. [In beauty] like the jacynth and the coral-stone.

59. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

60. Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness?

61. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

62. And beside them are two other gardens,

63. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

64. Dark green with foliage.

65. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

66. Wherein are two abundant springs.

67. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

68. Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate.

69. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

70. Wherein [are found] the good and beautiful -

71. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

72. Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions -

73. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

74. Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -

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75. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

76. Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.

77. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

78. Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!

SURA 56. AL-WAQIA (THE EVENT, THE INEVITABLE)

1. When the event befalleth -

2. There is no denying that it will befall -

3. Abasing [some], exalting [others];

4. When the earth is shaken with a shock

5. And the hills are ground to powder

6. So that they become a scattered dust,

7. And ye will be three kinds:

8. [First] those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?

9. And [then] those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand?

10. And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:

11. Those are they who will be brought nigh

12. In gardens of delight;

13. A multitude of those of old

14. And a few of those of later time.

15. On lined couches,

16. Reclining therein face to face.

17. There wait on them immortal youths

18. With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring

19. Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,

20. And fruit that they prefer

21. And flesh of fowls that they desire.

22. And [there are] fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,

23. Like unto hidden pearls,

24. Reward for what they used to do.

25. There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination

26. [Naught] but the saying: Peace, [and again] Peace.

27. And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?

28. Among thornless lote-trees

29. And clustered plantains,

30. And spreading shade,

31. And water gushing,

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32. And fruit in plenty

33. Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,

34. And raised couches;

35. Lo! We have created them a [new] creation

36. And made them virgins,

37. Lovers, friends,

38. For those on the right hand;

39. A multitude of those of old

40. And a multitude of those of later time.

41. And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand?

42. In scorching wind and scalding water

43. And shadow of black smoke,

44. Neither cool nor refreshing.

45. Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury

46. And used to persist in the awful sin.

47. And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shallwe then, forsooth, be raised again,

48. And also our forefathers?

49. Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: Lo! those of old and those of later time

50. Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.

51. Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,

52. Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum

53. And will fill your bellies therewith;

54. And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,

55. Drinking even as the camel drinketh.

56. This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment.

57. We created you. Will ye then admit the truth?

58. Have ye seen that which ye emit?

59. Do ye create it or are We the Creator?

60. We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,

61. That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.

62. And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect?

63. Have ye seen that which ye cultivate?

64. Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer?

65. If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not toexclaim:

66. Lo! we are laden with debt!

67. Nay, but we are deprived!

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68. Have ye observed the water which ye drink?

69. Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder?

70. If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks?

71. Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;

72. Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower?

73. We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in thewilderness.

74. Th erefor [O Muhammad], praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.

75. Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -

76. And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -

77. That [this] is indeed a noble Qur'an

78. In a Book kept hidden

79. Which none toucheth save the purified,

80. A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

81. Is it this Statement that ye scorn,

82. And make denial thereof your livelihood?

83. Why, then, when [the soul] cometh up to the throat [of the dying]

84. And ye are at that moment looking

85. - And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -

86. Why then, if ye are not in bondage [unto Us],

87. Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?

88. Thus if he is of those brought nigh,

89. Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight.

90. And if he is of those on the right hand,

91. Then [the greeting] "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand.

92. But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,

93. Then the welcome will be boiling water

94. And roasting at hell-fire.

95. Lo! this is certain truth.

96. Therefor [O Muhammad] praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.

SURA 57. AL-HADID (THE IRON)

1. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Allah; and He is theMighty, the Wise.

2. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; He quickeneth and Hegiveth death; and He is Able to do all things.

3. He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward; and He isKnower of all things.

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4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days; then He mountedthe Throne. He knoweth all that entereth the

earth and all that emergeththerefrom and all that cometh down from the sky and all that ascendeth therein;

and He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah is Seer of what ye do.

5. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah [all]

things are brought back.

6. He causeth the night to pass into the day, and He causeth the day to passinto the night, and He is knower of all that is

in the breasts.

7. Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend of that whereof He hath madeyou trustees; and such of you as believe

and spend [aright], theirs will be agreat reward.

8. What aileth you that ye believe not in Allah, when the messenger calleth youto believe in your Lord, and He hath already

made a covenant with you, if ye arebelievers?

9. He it is Who sendeth down clear revelations unto His slave, that He may bringyou forth from darkness unto light; and lo!

for you, Allah is Full of Pity,

Merciful.

10. And what aileth you that ye spend not in the way of Allah when unto Allahbelongeth the inheritance of the heavens

and the earth? Those who spent andfought before the victory are not upon a level [with the re st of you]. Such

aregreater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards. Unto each hath Allahpromised good. And Allah is Informed of

what ye do.

11. Who is he that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan, that He may double it forhim and his may be a rich reward?

12. On the day when thou [Muhammad] wilt see the believers, men and women, theirlight shining forth before them and

on their right hands, [and wilt hear it saidunto them]: Glad news for you this day: Gardens underneath which rivers

flow,

wherein ye are immortal. That is the supreme triumph.

13. On the day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will sayunto those who believe: Look on us that we may

borrow from your light! it willbe said: Go back and seek for light! Then there will separate them a wallwherein is a gate,

the inner side whereof containeth mercy, while the outer sidethereof is toward the doom.

14. They will cry unto them [saying]: Were we not with you? They will say: Yea,

verily; but ye tempted one another, and hesitated, and doubted, and vain desiresbeguiled you till the ordinance of Allah came

to pass; and the deceiver deceivedyou concerning Allah;

15. So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor from those who disbelieved.

Your home is the Fire; that is your patron, and a hapless journey's end.

16. Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit toAllah's reminder and to the truth which is revealed,

that they become not asthose who received the scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them andso their hearts were

hardened, and many of them are evil-livers.

17. Know that Allah quickeneth the earth after its death. We have made clear Ourrevelations for you, that haply ye may

understand.

18. Lo! those who give alms, both men and women, and lend unto Allah a goodlyloan, it will be doubled for them, and theirs

will be a rich reward.

19. And those who believe in Allah and His messengers, they are the loyal, andthe martyrs are with their Lord; they have

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as for those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, they are owners of hellfire.

20. Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry,

and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and ch ildren; as thelikeness of vegetation after rain,

whereof the growth is pleasing to thehusbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then itbecometh

straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and [also]

forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world isbut matter of illusion.

21. Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whereofthe breadth is as the breadth of the heavens and

the earth, which is in storefor those who believe in Allah and His messengers. Such is the bounty of Allah,

which He bestoweth upon whom He will, and Allah is of Infinite Bounty.

22. Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in yourselves but it is in aBook before we bring it into being - Lo! that is

easy for Allah -

23. That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you, nor yetexult because of that which hath been given. Allah

loveth not all pridefulboasters,

24. Who hoard and who enjoin upon the people avarice. And whosoever turnethaway, still Allah is the Absolute, the Owner of

Praise.

25. We verily sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them theScripture and the Balance, that mankind may

observe right measure; and Herevealed iron, wherein is mighty power and [many] uses for mankind, and thatAllah may

know him who helpeth Him and His messengers, though unseen. Lo! Allahis Strong, Almighty.

26. And We verily sent Noah and Abraham and placed the prophethood and thescripture among their seed, and among them there is

he who goeth right, but manyof them are evil-livers.

27. Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and gave him the

Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But monasticism they invented

-We ordained it not for them - only seeking Allah's pleasure, and they observed it not with right observance. So We give

those of them who believe their reward,

but many of them are evil-livers.

28. O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to Allah and put faith in His messenger. He will give you twofold of His mercy

and will appoint for you alight wherein ye shall walk, and will forgive you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful;

29. That the People of the Scripture may know that they control naught of the bounty of Allah, but that the bounty is in

Allah's hand to give to whom He will.

And Allah is of Infinite Bounty.

SURA 58. AL-MUJADILA (SHE THAT DISPUTETH, THE

PLEADING WOMAN)

1. Allah hath heard the saying of her that disputeth with thee [Muhammad]

concerning her husband, and complaineth unto Allah. And Allah heareth your colloquy. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.

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2. Such of you as put away your wives [by saying they are as their mothers] -

They are not their mothers; none are their mothers except those who gave them birth - they indeed utter an ill word and a

lie. And lo! Allah is Forgiving,

Merciful.

3. Those who put away their wives [by saying they are as their mothers] and afterward would go back on that which

they have said, [the penalty] in that case[is] the freeing of a slave before they touch one another. Unto this ye are

exhorted; and Allah is Informed of what ye do.

4. And he who findeth not [the wherewithal], let him fast for two successive months before they touch one another;

and for him who is unable to do so [the penance is] the feeding of sixty needy ones. This, that ye may put trust in Allah and

His messenger. Such are the limits [imposed by Allah]; and for disbelievers is a painful doom.

5. Lo! those who oppose Allah and His messenger will be abased even as those before them were abased; and We have sent down

clear tokens, and fordisbelievers is a shameful doom

6. On the day when Allah will raise them all together and inform them of whatthey did. Allah hath kept account of it while

they forgot it. And Allah is Witness over all things.

7. Hast thou not seen that Allah knoweth all that is in the heavens and all that

is in the earth? There is no secret conference of three but He is their fourth,

nor of five but He is their sixth, nor of less than that or more but He is with them wheresoever they may be; and afterward,

on the Day of Resurrection, He willinform them of what they did. Lo! Allah is Knower of all things.

8. Hast thou not observed those who were forbidden conspiracy and afterwardreturned to that which they had been

forbidden, and [now] conspire together forcrime and wrongdoing and disobedience toward the messenger? And when they comeunto

thee they greet thee with a greeting wherewith Allah greeteth thee not, andsay within themselves: Why should Allah

punish us for what we say? Hell willsuffice them; they will feel the heat thereof - a hapless journey's end!

9. O ye who believe! When ye conspire together, conspire not together for crimeand wrongdoing and disobedience toward the

messenger, but conspire together forrighteousness and piety, and keep your duty toward Allah, unto whom ye will begathered.

10. Lo! Conspiracy is only of the devil, that he may vex those who believe; buthe can harm them not at all unless by Allah's

leave. In Allah let believers puttheir trust.

11. O ye who believe! when it is said unto you, Make room! in assemblies, thenmake room; Allah will make way for you

[hereafter]. And when it is sai d, Come uphigher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and

thosewho have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is Informed of what ye do.

12. O ye who believe! When ye hold conference with the messenger, offer an almsbefore your conferen ce. That is better

and purer for you. But if ye cannot find[the wherewithal] then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

13. Fear ye to offer alms before your conference? Then, when ye do it not andAllah hath forgiven you, establish worship and

pay the poor-due and obey Allahand His messenger. And Allah is Aware of what ye do.

14. Hast thou not seen those who take for friends a folk with whom Allah is

wroth? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear a false oathknowingly.

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15. Allah hath prepared for them a dreadful doom. Evil indeed is that which theyare wont to do.

16. They make a shelter of their oaths and turn [men] from the way of Allah; sotheirs will be a shameful doom.

17. Their wealth and their children will avail them naught against Allah. Suchare rightful owners of the Fire; they will

abide therein.

18. On the day when Allah will raise them all together, then will they swearunto Him as they [now] swear unto you,

and they will fancy that they have somestanding. Lo! is i t not they who are the liars?

19. The devil hath engrossed them and so hath caused them to forget remembranceof Allah. They are the devil's party. Lo! is

it not the devil's party who willbe the losers?

20. Lo! those who oppose Allah and His messenger, they will be among the lowest.

21. Allah hath decreed: Lo! I verily shall conquer, I and My messengers. Lo!

Allah is Strong, Almighty.

22. Thou wilt not find folk who believe in Allah and the Last Day loving thosewho oppose Allah and His messenger, even though

they be their fathers or theirsons or their brethren or their clan. As for such, He hath written faith upontheir hearts and

hath strengthened them with a Spirit from Him, and He willbring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they

will abide.

Allah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him. They areAllah's party. Lo! is it not Allah's party who

are the successful?

SURA 59. AL-HASHR (EXILE, BANISHMENT)

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, andHe is the Mighty, the Wise.

2. He it is Who hath caused those of the People of the Scripture who disbelievedto go forth from their homes unto the first

exile. Ye deemed not that they wouldgo forth, while they deemed that their strongholds would protect them fromAllah. But

Allah reached them from a place whereof they recked not, and castterror in their hearts so that they ruined their houses with

their own hands andthe hands of the believers. So learn a lesson, O ye who have eyes!

3. And if Allah had not decreed migration for them, He verily would havepunished them in the world, and theirs in the

Hereafter is the punishment of theFire.

4. That is because they were opposed to Allah and His messenger; and whoso isopposed to All ah, [for him] verily Allah

is stern in reprisal.

5. Whatsoever palm-trees ye cut down or left standing on their roots, it was byAllah's leave, in order that He might confound

the evil-livers.

6. And that which Allah gave as spoil unto His messenger from them, ye urged notany horse or riding-camel for the sake

thereof, but Allah giveth His messengerlordship over whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things.

7. That which Allah giveth as spoil unto His messenger from the people of thetownships, it is fo r Allah and His

messenger and for the near of kin and theorphans and the needy and the wayfarer, that it become not a commodity betweenthe

rich among you. And whatsoever the messenger giveth you, take it. Andwhatsoever he forbiddeth, abstain [from it].

And keep your duty to Allah. Lo!

Allah is stern in reprisal.

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8. And [it is] for the poor fugitives who have been driven out from their homesand their belongings, who seek bounty

from Allah and help Allah and Hismessenger. They are the loyal.

9. Those who entered the city and the faith before them love those who flee untothem for refuge, and find in their

breasts no need for that which hath beengiven them, but prefer [the fugitives] above themselves though poverty becometheir

lot. And whoso is saved from his own avarice - such are they who aresuccessful.

10. And those who came [into the faith] after them say: Our Lord! Forgive us andour brethren who were before us in

the faith, and place not in our hearts anyrancour toward those who believe. Our Lord! Thou art Full of Pity,

Merciful.

11. Hast thou not observed those who are hypocrites, [how] they tell theirbrethren who disbelieve among the People of

the Scripture: If ye are driven out,

we surely will go out with you, and we will never obey anyone against you, andif ye are attacked we verily will help you. And

Allah beareth witness that theyverily are liars.

12. [For] indeed if they are driven out they go not out with them, and indeed ifthey are attacked they help them not,

and indeed if th ey had helped them theywould have turned and fled, and then they would not have been victorious.

13. Ye are more awful as a fear in their bosoms than Allah. That is because theyare a folk who understand not.

14. They will not fight against you in a body save in fortified villages or frombehind walls. Their adversity among

themselves is very great. Ye think of themas a whole whereas their hearts are divers. That is because they are a folk whohave

no sense.

15. On the likeness of those [who suffered] a short time before them, they tastethe ill-effects of their own

conduct, and theirs is painful punishment.

16. [And the hypocrites are] on the likeness of the devil when he telleth man todisbelieve, then, when he

disbelieveth saith: Lo! I am quit of thee. Lo! I fearAllah, the Lord of the Worlds.

17. And the consequence for both will be that they are in the Fire, thereinabiding. Such is the reward of evil-doers.

18. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah. And let every soul look tothat which it sendeth on before for the morrow.

And observe your duty to Allah.

Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.

19. And be not ye as those who forgot Allah, therefor He caused them to forget their souls. Such are the evil-doers.

20. Not equal are the owners of the Fire and the owners of the Garden. Theowners of the Garden, they are the victorious.

21. If We had caused this Qur'an to descend upon a mountain, thou [O Muhammad]

verily hadst seen it humbled, rent asunder by the fear of Allah. Such similitudes coin We for mankind that haply they may

reflect.

22. He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Knower of the Invisibleand the Visible. He is the Beneficent,

Merciful.

23. He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the HolyO ne, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the

Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, theSuperb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner [unto Him].

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24. He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His arethe most beautiful names. All that is in the

heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

SURA 60. AL-MUMTAHINA (SHE THAT IS TO BE EXAMINED,

EXAMINING HER)

1. O ye who believe! Choose not My enemy and your enemy for allies. Do ye givethem friendship when they disbelieve in that

truth which hath come unto you,

driving out the messenger and you because ye believe in Allah, your Lord? If yehave come forth to strive in My way

and seeking My good pleasure, [show them notfriendship]. Do ye show friendship unto them in secret, when I am Best

Aware ofwhat ye hide and what ye proclaim? And whosoever doeth it among you, he verilyhath strayed from the right way.

2. If they have the upper hand of you, they will be your foes, and will stretch out their hands and their tongues

toward you with evil [intent], and they longfor you to disbelieve.

3. Your ties of kindred and your children will avail you naught upon the Day ofResurrection. He will part you. Allah is Seer

of what ye do.

4. There is a goodly pattern for you in Abraham and those with him, when theytold their folk: Lo! we are guiltless of you and

all that ye worship besideAllah. We have done with you. And there hath arisen between us and you hostilityand hate for ever

until ye believe in Allah only - save that which Abrahampromised his father [when he said]: I will ask forgiveness

for thee, though Iown nothing for thee from Allah - Our Lord! In Thee we put our trust, and untoThee we turn repentant, and

unto Thee is the journeying.

5. Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, ourLord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, are the Mighty, the

Wise.

6. Verily ye have in them a goodly pattern for everyone who looketh to Allah andthe Last Day. And whosoever may turn away,

lo! still Allah, He is the Absolute,

the Owner of Praise.

7. It may be that Allah will ordain love between you and those of them with whomye are at enmity. Allah is Mighty, and Allah

is Forgiving, Merciful.

8. Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account ofreligion and drove you not out from your homes,

that ye should show themkindness and deal justly with them. Lo! Allah loveth the just dealers.

9. Allah forbiddeth you only those who warred against you on account of religionand h ave driven you out from your

homes and helped to drive you out, that yemake friends of them. Whosoever maketh friends of them - [All] such are wrongdoers.

10. O ye who believe! When believing women come unto you as fugitives, examinethem. Allah is Best A ware of their

faith. Then, if ye know them for truebelievers, send them not back unto the disbelievers. They are not lawful forthem [the

disbelievers], nor are they [the disbelievers] lawful for them. Andgive them [the disbelievers] that which they have

sp ent [upon them]. And it isno sin for you to marry such women when ye have given them their dues. And

holdnot to the ties of disbelieving women; and ask for [the return of] that which yehave spent; and let them [the

disbelievers] ask for that which they hav e spent.

That is the judgment of Allah. He judgeth between you. Allah is Knower, Wise.

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11. And if any of your wives have gone from you unto the disbelievers andafterward ye have your turn [of triumph],

then give unto those whose wives haveg one the like of that which they have spent, and keep your duty to Allah in

Whomye are believers.

12. O Prophet! If believing women come unto thee, taking oath of allegiance untothee that they will ascribe no thing as

partner unto Allah, and will neithersteal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that theyhave

devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey thee in what is right,

then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them. Lo! Allah isForgiving, Merciful.

13. O ye who believe! Be not friendly with a folk with whom Allah is wroth, [afolk] who have despaired of the

Hereafter as the disbelievers despair of thosewho are in the graves.

SURA 61. AS-SAFF (THE RANKS, BATTLE ARRAY)

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, andHe is the Mighty, the Wise.

2. O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not?

3. It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.

4. Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were asolid structure.

5. And [remember] when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Why persecute yeme, when ye well know that I am

Allah's messenger unto you? So when they wentastray Allah sent their hearts astray. And A llah guideth not the evil-

livingfolk.

6. And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messengerof Allah unto you, confirming that

which was [revealed] before me in the Torah,

and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is thePraised One. Yet when he hath come unto them

with clear proofs, they say: Thisis mere magic.

7. And who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when heis summoned unto Al-Islam? And Allah guideth

not wrongdoing folk.

8. Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah willperfect His light however much the

disbelievers are averse.

9. He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion oftruth, that He may make it conqueror of all

religion however much idolaters maybe averse.

10. O ye who believe! Shall I show you a commerce that will save you from apainful doom?

11. Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for thecause of Allah with your wealth and your lives.

That is better for you, if yedid but know.

12. He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath whichrivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens

of Eden. That is the supremetriumph.

13. And [He will give you ] another [blessing] which ye love: help from Allah andpresent victory.

Give good tidings [O Muhammad] to believers.

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14. O ye who believe! Be Allah's helpers, even as Jesus son of Mary said untothe disciples: Who are my helpers for Allah?

They said: We are Allah's helpers.

And a party of the Children of Israel believed, while a party disbelieved. ThenWe strengthened those who believed against

their foe, and they became theuppermost.

SURA 62. AL-JUMUA (THE CONGREGATION, FRIDAY)

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, theSovereign Lord, the Holy One, the Mighty, the

Wise.

2. He it is Who hath sent among the unlettered ones a messenger of their own, torecite unto them His revelations and to make

them grow, and to teach them theScripture and wisdom, though heretofore they were indeed in error manifest,

3. Along with others of them who have not yet joined them. He is the Mighty, theWise.

4. That is the bounty of Allah; which He giveth unto whom He will. Allah is ofInfinite Bounty.

5. The likeness of those who are entrusted with the Law of Moses, yet apply itnot, is as the likeness of the ass carrying

books. Wretched is the likeness offolk who deny the revelations of Allah. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

6. Say [O Muhammad]: O ye who are Jews! If ye claim that ye are favoured ofAllah apart from [all] mankind, then long

for death if ye are truthful.

7. But they will never long for it because of all that their own hands have sentbefore, and Allah is Aware of evil-doers.

8. Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: Lo! the death from which ye shrink will surelymeet you, and afterward ye will be

returned unto the Knower of the Invisible andthe Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.

9. O ye who believe! When the call is heard for the prayer of the day ofcongregation, haste unto remembrance of Allah and

leave your trading. That isbetter for you if ye did but know.

10. And when the prayer is ended, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah'sbounty, and remember Allah much, that ye may

be successful.

11. But when they spy some merchandise or pastime they break away to it andleave thee standing. Say: That which Allah hath is

better than pastime and thanmerchandise, and Allah is the Best of providers.

SURA 63. AL-MUNAFIQOON (THE HYPOCRITES)

1. When the hypocrites come unto thee [O Muhammad], they say: We bear witnessthat thou art indeed Allah's messenger.

And Allah knoweth that thou art indeedHis messenger, and Allah beareth witness that t he hypocrites indeed are

speakingfalsely.

2. They make their faith a pretext so that they may turn [men] from the way ofAllah. Verily evil is that which they

are wont to do,

3. That is because they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their hearts aresealed so that they understand not.

4. And when thou seest them their figures please thee; and if they speak thougivest ear unto their speech. [They are]

as though they were blocks of wood in

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striped cloaks. They deem every shout to be against them. They are the enemy, sobeware of them. Allah confound them! How they

are perverted!

5. And when it is said unto them: Come! The messenger of Allah will askforgiveness for you! they avert their faces and thou

seest them turning away,

disdainful.

6. Whether thou ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them is allone for them; Allah will not forgive them. Lo!

Allah guideth not the evil-livingfolk.

7. They it is who say: Spend not on behalf of those [who dwell] with Allah'smesseng er that they may

disperse [and go away from you]; when Allah's are thetreasures of the heavens and the earth; but the hypocrites comprehend

not.

8. They say: Surely, if we return to Al-Madinah the mightier will soon drive outthe weaker; when might belongeth to Allah and

to His messenger and to thebelievers; but the hypocrites know not.

9. O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you fromremembrance of Allah. Those who do so, they are

the losers.

10. And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh untoone of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou

wouldst reprieve me for a littlewhile, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.

11. But Allah reprieveth no soul when its term cometh, and Allah is Informed ofwhat ye do.

SURA 64. AT-TAGHABUN (MUTUAL DISILLUSION,

HAGGLING)

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah;

unto Him belongeth Sovereignty and unto Him belongeth praise, and He is Able todo all things.

2. He it is Who created you, but one of you is a disbeliever and one of you is abeliever, and Allah is Seer of what ye do.

3. He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and madegood your shapes, and unto Him is the

journeying.

4. He knoweth all that is in the heavens and the earth, and He knoweth what yeconceal and what ye publish. And Allah

is Aware of what is in the breasts [ofmen].

5. Hath not the story reached you of those who disbelieved of old and so didtaste the ill-effects of their conduct, and

theirs will be a painful doom.

6. That was because their messengers [from Allah] kept coming unto them withclear proofs [of Allah's Sovereignty],

but they said: Shall mere mortals guideus? So they disbelieved and turned away, and Allah was independent

[of them].

Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise.

7. Those who disbelieve assert that they will not be raised again. Say [untothem, O Muhammad]: Yea, verily, by my

Lord! ye will be raised again and then yewill be informed of what ye did; and that is easy for Allah.

8. So believe in Allah and His messenger and the light which We have revealed.

And Allah is Informed of what ye do.

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9. The day when He shall gather you unto the Day of Assembling, that will be aday of mutual disillusion. And whoso believeth

in Allah and doeth right, He willremit from him his evil deeds and will bring him unto Gardens underneath whichrivers flow,

therein to abide for ever. That is the supreme triumph.

10. But those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, such are owners of theFire; they will abide therein - a hapless

journey's end!

11. No calamity befalleth save by Allah's leave. And whosoever believeth inAllah, He guideth his heart. And Allah is Knower

of all things.

12. Obey Allah an d obey His messenger; but if ye turn away, then the duty of Ourmessenger is only to convey [the

message] plainly.

13. Allah! There is no Allah save Him. In Allah, therefore, let believers puttheir trust.

14. O ye who believe! Lo! among your wives and your children there are enemiesfor you, therefor beware of them. And if ye

efface and overlook and forgive,

then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

15. Your wealth and your children are only a temptation, whereas Allah! with Himis an immense reward.

16. So keep your duty to Allah as best ye can, and listen, and obey, and spend;

that is better for your souls. And whoso is saved from his own greed, such arethe successful.

17. If ye lend unto Allah a goodly loan, He will double it for you and willforgive you, for Allah is Responsive, Clement,

18. Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Mighty, the Wise.