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In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[2.1] Alif Lam
Mim.
[2.2] This Book, there is no
doubt in it, is a guide to those who
guard (against evil).
[2.3] Those who believe in
the unseen and keep up prayer and
spend out of what We have given
them.
[2.4] And who believe in that
which has been revealed to you and
that which was revealed before you
and they are sure of the hereafter.
[2.5] These are on a right
course from their Lord and these it
is that shall be successful.
[2.6] Surely those who
disbelieve, it being alike to them
whether you warn them, or do not
warn them, will not believe.
[2.7] Allah has set a seal
upon their hearts and upon their
hearing and there is a covering over
their eyes, and there is a great
punishment for them.
[2.8] And there are some
people who say: We believe in Allah
and the last day; and they are not
at all believers.
[2.9] They desire to deceive
Allah and those who believe, and
they deceive only themselves and
they do not perceive.
[2.10] There is a disease in
their hearts, so Allah added to
their disease and they shall have a
painful chastisement because they
lied.
[2.11] And when it is said to
them, Do not make mischief in the
land, they say: We are but
peace-makers.
[2.12] Now surely they
themselves are the mischief makers,
but they do not perceive.
[2.13] And when it is said to
them: Believe as the people believe
they say: Shall we believe as the
fools believe? Now surely they
themselves are the fools, but they
do not know.
[2.14] And when they meet
those who believe, they say: We
believe; and when they are alone
with their Shaitans, they say:
Surely we are with you, we were only
mocking.
[2.15] Allah shall pay them
back their mockery, and He leaves
them alone in their inordinacy,
blindly wandering on.
[2.16] These are they who buy
error for the right direction, so
their bargain shall bring no gain,
nor are they the followers of the
right direction.
[2.17] Their parable is like
the parable of one who kindled a
fire but when it had illumined all
around him, Allah took away their
light, and left them in utter
darkness-- they do not see.
[2.18] Deaf, dumb (and)
blind, so they will not turn back.
[2.19] Or like abundant rain
from the cloud in which is utter
darkness and thunder and lightning;
they put their fingers into their
ears because of the thunder peal,
for fear of death, and Allah
encompasses the unbelievers.
[2.20] The lightning almost
takes away their sight; whenever it
shines on them they walk in it, and
when it becomes dark to them they
stand still; and if Allah had
pleased He would certainly have
taken away their hearing and their
sight; surely Allah has power over
all things.
[2.21] O men! serve your Lord
Who created you and those before you
so that you may guard (against
evil).
[2.22] Who made the earth a
resting place for you and the heaven
a canopy and (Who) sends down rain
from the cloud then brings forth
with it subsistence for you of the
fruits; therefore do not set up
rivals to Allah while you know.
[2.23] And if you are in
doubt as to that which We have
revealed to Our servant, then
produce a chapter like it and call
on your witnesses besides Allah if
you are truthful.
[2.24] But if you do (it) not
and never shall you do (it), then be
on your guard against the fire of
which men and stones are the fuel;
it is prepared for the unbelievers.
[2.25] And convey good news
to those who believe and do good
deeds, that they shall have gardens
in which rivers flow; whenever they
shall be given a portion of the
fruit thereof, they shall say: This
is what was given to us before; and
they shall be given the like of it,
and they shall have pure mates in
them, and in them, they shall abide.
[2.26] Surely Allah is not
ashamed to set forth any parable--
(that of) a gnat or any thing above
that; then as for those who believe,
they know that it is the truth from
their Lord, and as for those who
disbelieve, they say: What is it
that Allah means by this parable: He
causes many to err by it and many He
leads aright by it! but He does not
cause to err by it (any) except the
transgressors,
[2.27] Who break the covenant
of Allah after its confirmation and
cut asunder what Allah has ordered
to be joined, and make mischief in
the land; these it is that are the
losers.
[2.28] How do you deny Allah
and you were dead and He gave you
life? Again He will cause you to die
and again bring you to life, then
you shall be brought back to Him.
[2.29] He it is Who created
for you all that is in the earth,
and He directed Himself to the
heaven, so He made them complete
seven heavens, and He knows all
things.
[2.30] And when your Lord
said to the angels, I am going to
place in the earth a khalif, they
said: What! wilt Thou place in it
such as shall make mischief in it
and shed blood, and we celebrate Thy
praise and extol Thy holiness? He
said: Surely I know what you do not
know.
[2.31] And He taught Adam all
the names, then presented them to
the angels; then He said: Tell me
the names of those if you are right.
[2.32] They said: Glory be to
Thee! we have no knowledge but that
which Thou hast taught us; surely
Thou art the Knowing, the Wise.
[2.33] He said: O Adam!
inform them of their names. Then
when he had informed them of their
names, He said: Did I not say to you
that I surely know what is ghaib in
the heavens and the earth and (that)
I know what you manifest and what
you hide?
[2.34] And when We said to
the angels: Make obeisance to Adam
they did obeisance, but Iblis (did
it not). He refused and he was
proud, and he was one of the
unbelievers.
[2.35] And We said: O Adam!
Dwell you and your wife in the
garden and eat from it a plenteous
(food) wherever you wish and do not
approach this tree, for then you
will be of the unjust.
[2.36] But the Shaitan made
them both fall from it, and caused
them to depart from that (state) in
which they were; and We said: Get
forth, some of you being the enemies
of others, and there is for you in
the earth an abode and a provision
for a time.
[2.37] Then Adam received
(some) words from his Lord, so He
turned to him mercifully; surely He
is Oft-returning (to mercy), the
Merciful.
[2.38] We said: Go forth from
this (state) all; so surely there
will come to you a guidance from Me,
then whoever follows My guidance, no
fear shall come upon them, nor shall
they grieve.
[2.39] And (as to) those who
disbelieve in and reject My
communications, they are the inmates
of the fire, in it they shall abide.
[2.40] O children of Israel!
call to mind My favor which I
bestowed on you and be faithful to
(your) covenant with Me, I will
fulfill (My) covenant with you; and
of Me, Me alone, should you be
afraid.
[2.41] And believe in what I
have revealed, verifying that which
is with you, and be not the first to
deny it, neither take a mean price
in exchange for My communications;
and Me, Me alone should you fear.
[2.42] And do not mix up the
truth with the falsehood, nor hide
the truth while you know (it).
[2.43] And keep up prayer and
pay the poor-rate and bow down with
those who bow down.
[2.44] What! do you enjoin
men to be good and neglect your own
souls while you read the Book; have
you then no sense?
[2.45] And seek assistance
through patience and prayer, and
most surely it is a hard thing
except for the humble ones,
[2.46] Who know that they
shall meet their Lord and that they
shall return to Him.
[2.47] O children of Israel!
call to mind My favor which I
bestowed on you and that I made you
excel the nations.
[2.48] And be on your guard
against a day when one soul shall
not avail another in the least,
neither shall intercession on its
behalf be accepted, nor shall any
compensation be taken from it, nor
shall they be helped.
[2.49] And when We delivered
you from Firon's people, who
subjected you to severe torment,
killing your sons and sparing your
women, and in this there was a great
trial from your Lord.
[2.50] And when We parted the
sea for you, so We saved you and
drowned the followers of Firon and
you watched by.
[2.51] And when We appointed
a time of forty nights with Musa,
then you took the calf (for a god)
after him and you were unjust.
[2.52] Then We pardoned you
after that so that you might give
thanks.
[2.53] And when We gave Musa
the Book and the distinction that
you might walk aright.
[2.54] And when Musa said to
his people: O my people! you have
surely been unjust to yourselves by
taking the calf (for a god),
therefore turn to your Creator
(penitently), so kill your people,
that is best for you with your
Creator: so He turned to you
(mercifully), for surely He is the
Oft-returning (to mercy), the
Merciful.
[2.55] And when you said: O
Musa! we will not believe in you
until we see Allah manifestly, so
the punishment overtook you while
you looked on.
[2.56] Then We raised you up
after your death that you may give
thanks.
[2.57] And We made the clouds
to give shade over you and We sent
to you manna and quails: Eat of the
good things that We have given you;
and they did not do Us any harm, but
they made their own souls suffer the
loss.
[2.58] And when We said:
Enter this city, then eat from it a
plenteous (food) wherever you wish,
and enter the gate making obeisance,
and say, forgiveness. We will
forgive you your wrongs and give
more to those who do good (to
others).
[2.59] But those who were
unjust changed it for a saying other
than that which had been spoken to
them, so We sent upon those who were
unjust a pestilence from heaven,
because they transgressed.
[2.60] And when Musa prayed
for drink for his people, We said:
Strike the rock with your staff So
there gushed from it twelve springs;
each tribe knew its drinking place:
Eat and drink of the provisions of
Allah and do not act corruptly in
the land, making mischief.
[2.61] And when you said: O
Musa! we cannot bear with one food,
therefore pray Lord on our behalf to
bring forth for us out of what the
earth grows, of its herbs and its
cucumbers and its garlic and its
lentils and its onions. He said:
Will you exchange that which is
better for that which is worse?
Enter a city, so you will have what
you ask for. And abasement and
humiliation were brought down upon
them, and they became deserving of
Allah's wrath; this was so because
they disbelieved in the
communications of Allah and killed
the prophets unjustly; this was so
because they disobeyed and exceeded
the limits.
[2.62] Surely those who
believe, and those who are Jews, and
the Christians, and the Sabians,
whoever believes in Allah and the
Last day and does good, they shall
have their reward from their Lord,
and there is no fear for them, nor
shall they grieve.
[2.63] And when We took a
promise from you and lifted the
mountain over you: Take hold of the
law (Tavrat) We have given you with
firmness and bear in mind what is in
it, so that you may guard (against
evil).
[2.64] Then you turned back
after that; so were it not for the
grace of Allah and His mercy on you,
you would certainly have been among
the losers.
[2.65] And certainly you have
known those among you who exceeded
the limits of the Sabbath, so We
said to them: Be (as) apes, despised
and hated.
[2.66] So We made them an
example to those who witnessed it
and those who came after it, and an
admonition to those who guard
(against evil).
[2.67] And when Musa said to
his people: Surely Allah commands
you that you should sacrifice a cow;
they said: Do you ridicule us? He
said: I seek the protection of Allah
from being one of the ignorant.
[2.68] They said: Call on
your Lord for our sake to make it
plain to us what she is. Musa said:
He says, Surely she is a cow neither
advanced in age nor too young, of
middle age between that (and this);
do therefore what you are commanded.
[2.69] They said: Call on
your Lord for our sake to make it
plain to us what her color is. Musa
said: He says, Surely she is a
yellow cow; her color is intensely
yellow, giving delight to the
beholders.
[2.70] They said: Call on
your Lord for our sake to make it
plain to us what she is, for surely
to us the cows are all alike, and if
Allah please we shall surely be
guided aright.
[2.71] Musa said: He says,
Surely she is a cow not made
submissive that she should plough
the land, nor does she irrigate the
tilth; sound, without a blemish in
her. They said: Now you have brought
the truth; so they sacrificed her,
though they had not the mind to do
(it).
[2.72] And when you killed a
man, then you disagreed with respect
to that, and Allah was to bring
forth that which you were going to
hide.
[2.73] So We said: Strike the
(dead body) with part of the
(Sacrificed cow), thus Allah brings
the dead to life, and He shows you
His signs so that you may
understand.
[2.74] Then your hearts
hardened after that, so that they
were like rocks, rather worse in
hardness; and surely there are some
rocks from which streams burst
forth, and surely there are some of
them which split asunder so water
issues out of them, and surely there
are some of them which fall down for
fear of Allah, and Allah is not at
all heedless of what you do.
[2.75] Do you then hope that
they would believe in you, and a
party from among them indeed used to
hear the Word of Allah, then altered
it after they had understood it, and
they know (this).
[2.76] And when they meet
those who believe they say: We
believe, and when they are alone one
with another they say: Do you talk
to them of what Allah has disclosed
to you that they may contend with
you by this before your Lord? Do you
not then understand?
[2.77] Do they not know that
Allah knows what they keep secret
and what they make known?
[2.78] And there arc among
them illiterates who know not the
Book but only lies, and they do but
conjecture.
[2.79] Woe, then, to those
who write the book with their hands
and then say: This is from Allah, so
that they may take for it a small
price; therefore woe to them for
what their hands have written and
woe to them for what they earn.
[2.80] And they say: Fire
shall not touch us but for a few
days. Say: Have you received a
promise from Allah, then Allah will
not fail to perform His promise, or
do you speak against Allah what you
do not know?
[2.81] Yeal whoever earns
evil and his sins beset him on every
side, these are the inmates of the
fire; in it they shall abide.
[2.82] And (as for) those who
believe and do good deeds, these are
the dwellers of the garden; in it
they shall abide.
[2.83] And when We made a
covenant with the children of
Israel: You shall not serve any but
Allah and (you shall do) good to
(your) parents, and to the near of
kin and to the orphans and the
needy, and you shall speak to men
good words and keep up prayer and
pay the poor-rate. Then you turned
back except a few of you and (now
too) you turn aside.
[2.84] And when We made a
covenant with you: You shall not
shed your blood and you shall not
turn your people out of your cities;
then you gave a promise while you
witnessed.
[2.85] Yet you it is who slay
your people and turn a party from
among you out of their homes,
backing each other up against them
unlawfully and exceeding the limits;
and if they should come to you, as
captives you would ransom them--
while their very turning out was
unlawful for you. Do you then
believe in a part of the Book and
disbelieve in the other? What then
is the re ward of such among you as
do this but disgrace in the life of
this world, and on the day of
resurrection they shall be sent back
to the most grievous chastisement,
and Allah is not at all heedless of
what you do.
[2.86] These are they who buy
the life of this world for the
hereafter, so their chastisement
shall not be lightened nor shall
they be helped.
[2.87] And most certainly We
gave Musa the Book and We sent
apostles after him one after
another; and We gave Isa, the son of
Marium, clear arguments and
strengthened him with the holy
spirit, What! whenever then an
apostle came to you with that which
your souls did not desire, you were
insolent so you called some liars
and some you slew.
[2.88] And they say: Our
hearts are covered. Nay, Allah has
cursed them on account of their
unbelief; so little it is that they
believe.
[2.89] And when there came to
them a Book from Allah verifying
that which they have, and aforetime
they used to pray for victory
against those who disbelieve, but
when there came to them (Prophet)
that which they did not recognize,
they disbelieved in him; so Allah's
curse is on the unbelievers.
[2.90] Evil is that for which
they have sold their souls-- that
they should deny what Allah has
revealed, out of envy that Allah
should send down of His grace on
whomsoever of His servants He
pleases; so they have made
themselves deserving of wrath upon
wrath, and there is a disgraceful
punishment for the unbelievers.
[2.91] And when it is said to
them, Believe in what Allah has
revealed, they say: We believe in
that which was revealed to us; and
they deny what is besides that,
while it is the truth verifying that
which they have. Say: Why then did
you kill Allah's Prophets before if
you were indeed believers?
[2.92] And most certainly
Musa came to you with clear
arguments, then you took the calf
(for a god) in his absence and you
were unjust.
[2.93] And when We made a
covenant with you and raised the
mountain over you: Take hold of what
We have given you with firmness and
be obedient. They said: We hear and
disobey. And they were made to
imbibe (the love of) the calf into
their hearts on account of their
unbelief Say: Evil is that which
your belief bids you if you are
believers.
[2.94] Say: If the future
abode with Allah is specially for
you to the exclusion of the people,
then invoke death if you are
truthful.
[2.95] And they will never
invoke it on account of what their
hands have sent before, and Allah
knows the unjust.
[2.96] And you will most
certainly find them the greediest of
men for life (greedier) than even
those who are polytheists; every one
of them loves that he should be
granted a life of a thousand years,
and his being granted a long life
will in no way remove him further
off from the chastisement, and Allah
sees what they
[2.97] Say: Whoever is the
enemy of Jibreel-- for surely he
revealed it to your heart by Allah's
command, verifying that which is
before it and guidance and good news
for the believers.
[2.98] Whoever is the enemy
of Allah and His angels and His
apostles and Jibreel and Meekaeel,
so surely Allah is the enemy of the
unbelievers.
[2.99] And certainly We have
revealed to you clear communications
and none disbelieve in them except
the transgressors.
[2.100] What! whenever they
make a covenant, a party of them
cast it aside? Nay, most of them do
not believe.
[2.101] And when there came
to them an Apostle from Allah
verifying that which they have, a
party of those who were given the
Book threw the Book of Allah behind
their backs as if they knew nothing.
[2.102] And they followed
what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery
in the reign of Sulaiman, and
Sulaiman was not an unbeliever, but
the Shaitans disbelieved, they
taught men sorcery and that was sent
down to the two angels at Babel,
Harut and Marut, yet these two
taught no man until they had said,
"Surely we are only a trial,
therefore do not be a disbeliever."
Even then men learned from these
two, magic by which they might cause
a separation between a man and his
wife; and they cannot hurt with it
any one except with Allah's
permission, and they learned what
harmed them and did not profit them,
and certainly they know that he who
bought it should have no share of
good in the hereafter and evil was
the price for which they sold their
souls, had they but known this.
[2.103] And if they had
believed and guarded themselves
(against evil), reward from Allah
would certainly have been better;
had they but known (this).
[2.104] O you who believe! do
not say Raina and say Unzurna and
listen, and for the unbelievers
there is a painful chastisement.
[2.105] Those who disbelieve
from among the followers of the Book
do not like, nor do the polytheists,
that the good should be sent down to
you from your Lord, and Allah
chooses especially whom He pleases
for His mercy, and Allah is the Lord
of mighty grace.
[2.106] Whatever
communications We abrogate or cause
to be forgotten, We bring one better
than it or like it. Do you not know
that Allah has power over all
things?
[2.107] Do you not know that
Allah's is the kingdom of the
heavens and the earth, and that
besides Allah you have no guardian
or helper?
[2.108] Rather you wish to
put questions to your Apostle, as
Musa was questioned before; and
whoever adopts unbelief instead of
faith, he indeed has lost the right
direction of the way.
[2.109] Many of the followers
of the Book wish that they could
turn you back into unbelievers after
your faith, out of envy from
themselves, (even) after the truth
has become manifest to them; but
pardon and forgive, so that Allah
should bring about His command;
surely Allah has power over all
things.
[2.110] And keep up prayer
and pay the poor-rate and whatever
good you send before for yourselves,
you shall find it with Allah; surely
Allah sees what you do.
[2.111] And they say: None
shall enter the garden (or paradise)
except he who is a Jew or a
Christian. These are their vain
desires. Say: Bring your proof if
you are truthful.
[2.112] Yes! whoever submits
himself entirely to Allah and he is
the doer of good (to others) he has
his reward from his Lord, and there
is no fear for him nor shall he
grieve.
[2.113] And the Jews say: The
Christians do not follow anything
(good) and the Christians say: The
Jews do not follow anything (good)
while they recite the (same) Book.
Even thus say those who have no
knowledge, like to what they say; so
Allah shall judge between them on
the day of resurrection in what they
differ.
[2.114] And who is more
unjust than he who prevents (men)
from the masjids of Allah, that His
name should be remembered in them,
and strives to ruin them? (As for)
these, it was not proper for them
that they should have entered them
except in fear; they shall meet with
disgrace in this world, and they
shall have great chastisement in the
hereafter.
[2.115] And Allah's is the
East and the West, therefore,
whither you turn, thither is Allah's
purpose; surely Allah is Ample
giving,
Knowing.
[2.116] And they say: Allah
has taken to himself a son. Glory be
to Him; rather, whatever is in the
heavens and the earth is His; all
are obedient to Him.
[2.117] Wonderful Originator
of the heavens and the earth, and
when He decrees an affair, He only
says to it, Be, so there it is.
[2.118] And those who have no
knowledge say: Why does not Allah
speak to us or a sign come to us?
Even thus said those before them,
the like of what they say; their
hearts are all alike. Indeed We have
made the communications clear for a
people who are sure.
[2.119] Surely We have sent
you with the truth as a bearer of
good news and as a warner, and you
shall not be called upon to answer
for the companions of the flaming
fire.
[2.120] And the Jews will not
be pleased with you, nor the
Christians until you follow their
religion. Say: Surely Allah's
guidance, that is the (true)
guidance. And if you follow their
desires after the knowledge that has
come to you, you shall have no
guardian from Allah, nor any helper.
[2.121] Those to whom We have
given the Book read it as it ought
to be read. These believe in it; and
whoever disbelieves in it, these it
is that are the losers.
[2.122] O children of Israel,
call to mind My favor which I
bestowed on you and that I made you
excel the nations.
[2.123] And be on your guard
against a day when no soul shall
avail another in the least neither
shall any compensation be accepted
from it, nor shall intercession
profit it, nor shall they be helped.
[2.124] And when his Lord
tried Ibrahim with certain words, he
fulfilled them. He said: Surely I
will make you an Imam of men.
Ibrahim said: And of my offspring?
My covenant does not include the
unjust, said He.
[2.125] And when We made the
House a pilgrimage for men and a
(place of) security, and: Appoint
for yourselves a place of prayer on
the standing-place of Ibrahim. And
We enjoined Ibrahim and Ismail
saying: Purify My House for those
who visit (it) and those who abide
(in it) for devotion and those who
bow down (and) those who prostrate
themselves.
[2.126] And when Ibrahim
said: My Lord, make it a secure town
and provide its people with fruits,
such of them as believe in Allah and
the last day. He said: And whoever
disbelieves, I will grant him
enjoyment for a short while, then I
will drive him to the chastisement
of the fire; and it is an evil
destination.
[2.127] And when Ibrahim and
Ismail raised the foundations of the
House: Our Lord! accept from us;
surely Thou art the Hearing, the
Knowing:
[2.128] Our Lord! and make us
both submissive to Thee and (raise)
from our offspring a nation
submitting to Thee, and show us our
ways of devotion and turn to us
(mercifully), surely Thou art the
Oft-returning (to mercy), the
Merciful.
[2.129] Our Lord! and raise
up in them an Apostle from among
them who shall recite to them Thy
communications and teach them the
Book and the wisdom, and purify
them; surely Thou art the Mighty,
the Wise.
[2.130] And who forsakes the
religion of Ibrahim but he who makes
himself a fool, and most certainly
We chose him in this world, and in
the hereafter he is most surely
among the righteous.
[2.131] When his Lord said to
him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit
myself to the Lord of the worlds.
[2.132] And the same did
Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and (so
did) Yaqoub. O my sons! surely Allah
has chosen for you (this) faith,
therefore die not unless you are
Muslims.
[2.133] Nay! were you
witnesses when death visited Yaqoub,
when he said to his sons: What will
you serve after me? They said: We
will serve your God and the God of
your fathers, Ibrahim and Ismail and
Ishaq, one God only, and to Him do
we submit.
[2.134] This is a people that
have passed away; they shall have
what they earned and you shall have
what you earn, and you shall not be
called upon to answer for what they
did.
[2.135] And they say: Be Jews
or Christians, you will be on the
right course. Say: Nay! (we follow)
the religion of Ibrahim, the Hanif,
and he was not one of the
polytheists.
[2.136] Say: We believe in
Allah and (in) that which had been
revealed to us, and (in) that which
was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail
and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes,
and (in) that which was given to
Musa and Isa, and (in) that which
was given to the prophets from their
Lord, we do not make any distinction
between any of them, and to Him do
we submit.
[2.137] If then they believe
as you believe in Him, they are
indeed on the right course, and if
they turn back, then they are only
in great opposition, so Allah will
suffice you against them, and He is
the Hearing, the Knowing.
[2.138] (Receive) the baptism
of Allah, and who is better than
Allah in baptizing? and Him do we
serve.
[2.139] Say: Do you dispute
with us about Allah, and He is our
Lord and your Lord, and we shall
have our deeds and you shall have
your deeds, and we are sincere to
Him.
[2.140] Nay! do you say that
Ibrahim and Ismail and Yaqoub and
the tribes were Jews or Christians?
Say: Are you better knowing or
Allah? And who is more unjust than
he who conceals a testimony that he
has from Allah? And Allah is not at
all heedless of what you do.
[2.141] This is a people that
have passed away; they shall have
what they earned and you shall have
what you earn, and you shall not be
called upon to answer for what they
did.
[2.142] The fools among the
people will say: What has turned
them from their qiblah which they
had? Say: The East and the West
belong only to Allah; He guides whom
He likes to the right path.
[2.143] And thus We have made
you a medium (just) nation that you
may be the bearers of witness to the
people and (that) the Apostle may be
a bearer of witness to you; and We
did not make that which you would
have to be the qiblah but that We
might distinguish him who follows
the Apostle from him who turns back
upon his heels, and this was surely
hard except for those whom Allah has
guided aright; and Allah was not
going to make your faith to be
fruitless; most surely Allah is
Affectionate, Merciful to the
people.
[2.144] Indeed We see the
turning of your face to heaven, so
We shall surely turn you to a qiblah
which you shall like; turn then your
face towards the Sacred Mosque, and
wherever you are, turn your face
towards it, and those who have been
given the Book most surely know that
it is the truth from their Lord; and
Allah is not at all heedless of what
they do.
[2.145] And even if you bring
to those who have been given the
Book every sign they would not
follow your qiblah, nor can you be a
follower of their qiblah, neither
are they the followers of each
other's qiblah, and if you follow
their desires after the knowledge
that has come to you, then you shall
most surely be among the unjust.
[2.146] Those whom We have
given the Book recognize him as they
recognize their sons, and a party of
them most surely conceal the truth
while they know (it).
[2.147] The truth is from
your Lord, therefore you should not
be of the doubters.
[2.148] And every one has a
direction to which he should turn,
therefore hasten to (do) good works;
wherever you are, Allah will bring
you all together; surely Allah has
power over all things.
[2.149] And from whatsoever
place you come forth, turn your face
towards the Sacred Mosque; and
surely it is the very truth from
your Lord, and Allah is not at all
heedless of what you do.
[2.150] And from whatsoever
place you come forth, turn your face
towards the Sacred Mosque; and
wherever you are turn your faces
towards it, so that people shall
have no accusation against you,
except such of them as are unjust;
so do not fear them, and fear Me,
that I may complete My favor on you
and that you may walk on the right
course.
[2.151] Even as We have sent
among you an Apostle from among you
who recites to you Our
communications and purifies you and
teaches you the Book and the wisdom
and teaches you that which you did
not know.
[2.152] Therefore remember
Me, I will remember you, and be
thankful to Me, and do not be
ungrateful to Me.
[2.153] O you who believe!
seek assistance through patience and
prayer; surely Allah is with the
patient.
[2.154] And do not speak of
those who are slain in Allah's way
as dead; nay, (they are) alive, but
you do not perceive.
[2.155] And We will most
certainly try you with somewhat of
fear and hunger and loss of property
and lives and fruits; and give good
news to the patient,
[2.156] Who, when a
misfortune befalls them, say: Surely
we are Allah's and to Him we shall
surely return.
[2.157] Those are they on
whom are blessings and mercy from
their Lord, and those are the
followers of the right course.
[2.158] Surely the Safa and
the Marwa are among the signs
appointed by Allah; so whoever makes
a pilgrimage to the House or pays a
visit (to it), there is no blame on
him if he goes round them both; and
whoever does good spontaneously,
then surely Allah is Grateful,
Knowing.
[2.159] Surely those who
conceal the clear proofs and the
guidance that We revealed after We
made it clear in the Book for men,
these it is whom Allah shall curse,
and those who curse shall curse them
(too).
[2.160] Except those who
repent and amend and make manifest
(the truth), these it is to whom I
turn (mercifully); and I am the
Oft-returning (to mercy), the
Merciful.
[2.161] Surely those who
disbelieve and die while they are
disbelievers, these it is on whom is
the curse of Allah and the angels
and men all;
[2.162] Abiding in it; their
chastisement shall not be lightened
nor shall they be given respite.
[2.163] And your God is one
God! there is no god but He; He is
the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[2.164] Most surely in the
creation of the heavens and the
earth and the alternation of the
night and the day, and the ships
that run in the sea with that which
profits men, and the water that
Allah sends down from the cloud,
then gives life with it to the earth
after its death and spreads in it
all (kinds of) animals, and the
changing of the winds and the clouds
made subservient between the heaven
and the earth, there are signs for a
people who understand.
[2.165] And there are some
among men who take for themselves
objects of worship besides Allah,
whom they love as they love Allah,
and those who believe are stronger
in love for Allah and O, that those
who are unjust had seen, when they
see the chastisement, that the power
is wholly Allah's and that Allah is
severe in requiting (evil).
[2.166] When those who were
followed shall renounce those who
followed (them), and they see the
chastisement and their ties are cut
asunder.
[2.167] And those who
followed shall say: Had there been
for us a return, then we would
renounce them as they have renounced
us. Thus will Allah show them their
deeds to be intense regret to them,
and they shall not come forth from
the fire.
[2.168] O men! eat the lawful
and good things out of what is in
the earth, and do not follow the
footsteps of the Shaitan; surely he
is your open enemy.
[2.169] He only enjoins you
evil and indecency, and that you may
speak against Allah what you do not
know.
[2.170] And when it is said
to them, Follow what Allah has
revealed, they say: Nay! we follow
what we found our fathers upon.
What! and though their fathers had
no sense at all, nor did they follow
the right way.
[2.171] And the parable of
those who disbelieve is as the
parable of one who calls out to that
which hears no more than a call and
a cry; deaf, dumb (and) blind, so
they do not understand.
[2.172] O you who believe!
eat of the good things that We have
provided you with, and give thanks
to Allah if Him it is that you
serve.
[2.173] He has only forbidden
you what dies of itself, and blood,
and flesh of swine, and that over
which any other (name) than (that
of) Allah has been invoked; but
whoever is driven to necessity, not
desiring, nor exceeding the limit,
no sin shall be upon him; surely
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.174] Surely those who
conceal any part of the Book that
Allah has revealed and take for it a
small price, they eat nothing but
fire into their bellies, and Allah
will not speak to them on the day of
resurrection, nor will He purify
them, and they shall have a painful
chastisement.
[2.175] These are they who
buy error for the right direction
and chastisement for forgiveness;
how bold they are to encounter fire.
[2.176] This is because Allah
has revealed the Book with the
truth; and surely those who go
against the Book are in a great
opposition.
[2.177] It is not
righteousness that you turn your
faces towards the East and the West,
but righteousness is this that one
should believe in Allah and the last
day and the angels and the Book and
the prophets, and give away wealth
out of love for Him to the near of
kin and the orphans and the needy
and the wayfarer and the beggars and
for (the emancipation of) the
captives, and keep up prayer and pay
the poor-rate; and the performers of
their promise when they make a
promise, and the patient in distress
and affliction and in time of
conflicts-- these are they who are
{rue (to themselves) and these are
they who guard (against evil).
[2.178] O you who believe!
retaliation is prescribed for you in
the matter of the slain, the free
for the free, and the slave for the
slave, and the female for the
female, but if any remission is made
to any one by his (aggrieved)
brother, then prosecution (for the
blood wit) should be made according
to usage, and payment should be made
to him in a good manner; this is an
alleviation from your Lord and a
mercy; so whoever exceeds the limit
after this he shall have a painful
chastisement.
[2.179] And there is life for
you in (the law of) retaliation, O
men of understanding, that you may
guard yourselves.
[2.180] Bequest is prescribed
for you when death approaches one of
you, if he leaves behind wealth for
parents and near relatives,
according to usage, a duty
(incumbent) upon those who guard
(against evil).
[2.181] Whoever then alters
it after he has heard it, the sin of
it then is only upon those who alter
it; surely Allah is Hearing,
Knowing.
[2.182] But he who fears an
inclination to a wrong course or an
act of disobedience on the part of
the testator, and effects an
agreement between the parties, there
is no blame on him. Surely Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.183] O you who believe!
fasting is prescribed for you, as it
was prescribed for those before you,
so that you may guard (against
evil).
[2.184] For a certain number
of days; but whoever among you is
sick or on a journey, then (he shall
fast) a (like) number of other days;
and those who are not able to do it
may effect a redemption by feeding a
poor man; so whoever does good
spontaneously it is better for him;
and that you fast is better for you
if you know.
[2.185] The month of Ramazan
is that in which the Quran was
revealed, a guidance to men and
clear proofs of the guidance and the
distinction; therefore whoever of
you is present in the month, he
shall fast therein, and whoever is
sick or upon a journey, then (he
shall fast) a (like) number of other
days; Allah desires ease for you,
and He does not desire for you
difficulty, and (He desires) that
you should complete the number and
that you should exalt the greatness
of Allah for His having guided you
and that you may give thanks.
[2.186] And when My servants
ask you concerning Me, then surely I
am very near; I answer the prayer of
the suppliant when he calls on Me,
so they should answer My call and
believe in Me that they may walk in
the right way.
[2.187] It is made lawful to
you to go into your wives on the
night of the fast; they are an
apparel for you and you are an
apparel for them; Allah knew that
you acted unfaithfully to
yourselves, so He has turned to you
(mercifully) and removed from you
(this burden); so now be in contact
with them and seek what Allah has
ordained for you, and eat and drink
until the whiteness of the day
becomes distinct from the blackness
of the night at dawn, then complete
the fast till night, and have not
contact with them while you keep to
the mosques; these are the limits of
Allah, so do not go near them. Thus
does Allah make clear His
communications for men that they may
guard (against evil).
[2.188] And do not swallow up
your property among yourselves by
false means, neither seek to gain
access thereby to the judges, so
that you may swallow up a part of
the property of men wrongfully while
you know.
[2.189] They ask you
concerning the new moon. Say: They
are times appointed for (the benefit
of) men, and (for) the pilgrimage;
and it is not righteousness that you
should enter the houses at their
backs, but righteousness is this
that one should guard (against
evil); and go into the houses by
their doors and be careful (of your
duty) to Allah, that you may be
successful.
[2.190] And fight in the way
of Allah with those who fight with
you, and do not exceed the limits,
surely Allah does not love those who
exceed the limits.
[2.191] And kill them
wherever you find them, and drive
them out from whence they drove you
out, and persecution is severer than
slaughter, and do not fight with
them at the Sacred Mosque until they
fight with you in it, but if they do
fight you, then slay them; such is
the recompense of the unbelievers.
[2.192] But if they desist,
then surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[2.193] And fight with them
until there is no persecution, and
religion should be only for Allah,
but if they desist, then there
should be no hostility except
against the oppressors.
[2.194] The Sacred month for
the sacred month and all sacred
things are (under the law of)
retaliation; whoever then acts
aggressively against you, inflict
injury on him according to the
injury he has inflicted on you and
be careful (of your duty) to Allah
and know that Allah is with those
who guard (against evil).
[2.195] And spend in the way
of Allah and cast not yourselves to
perdition with your own hands, and
do good (to others); surely Allah
loves the doers of good.
[2.196] And accomplish the
pilgrimage and the visit for Allah,
but if, you are prevented, (send)
whatever offering is easy to obtain,
and do not shave your heads until
the offering reaches its
destination; but whoever among you
is sick or has an ailment of the
head, he (should effect) a
compensation by fasting or alms or
sacrificing, then when you are
secure, whoever profits by combining
the visit with the pilgrimage
(should take) what offering is easy
to obtain; but he who cannot find
(any offering) should fast for three
days during the pilgrimage and for
seven days when you return; these
(make) ten (days) complete; this is
for him whose family is not present
in the Sacred Mosque, and be careful
(of your duty) to Allah, and know
that Allah is severe in requiting
(evil).
[2.197] The pilgrimage is
(performed in) the well-known
months; so whoever determines the
performance of the pilgrimage
therein, there shall be no
intercourse nor fornication nor
quarrelling amongst one another; and
whatever good you do, Allah knows
it; and make provision, for surely
the provision is the guarding of
oneself, and be careful (of your
duty) to Me, O men of understanding.
[2.198] There is no blame on
you in seeking bounty from your
Lord, so when you hasten on from
"Arafat", then remember Allah near
the Holy Monument, and remember Him
as He has guided you, though before
that you were certainly of the
erring ones.
[2.199] Then hasten on from
the Place from which the people
hasten on and ask the forgiveness of
Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[2.200] So when you have
performed your devotions, then laud
Allah as you lauded your fathers,
rather a greater lauding. But there
are some people who say, Our Lord!
give us in the world, and they shall
have no resting place.
[2.201] And there are some
among them who say: Our Lord! grant
us good in this world and good in
the hereafter, and save us from the
chastisement of the fire.
[2.202] They shall have
(their) portion of what they have
earned, and Allah is swift in
reckoning.
[2.203] And laud Allah during
the numbered days; then whoever
hastens off in two days, there is no
blame on him, and whoever remains
behind, there is no blame on him,
(this is) for him who guards
(against evil), and be careful (of
your duty) to Allah, and know that
you shall be gathered together to
Him.
[2.204] And among men is he
whose speech about the life of this
world causes you to wonder, and he
calls on Allah to witness as to what
is in his heart, yet he is the most
violent of adversaries.
[2.205] And when he turn's
back, he runs along in the land that
he may cause mischief in it and
destroy the tilth and the stock, and
Allah does not love mischief-making.
[2.206] And when it is said
to him, guard against (the punishment of) Allah; pride carries him
off to sin, therefore hell is
sufficient for him; and certainly it
is an evil resting place.
[2.207] And among men is he
who sells himself to seek the
pleasure of Allah; and Allah is
Affectionate to the servants.
[2.208] O you who believe!
enter into submission one and all
and do not follow the footsteps of
Shaitan; surely he is your open
enemy.
[2.209] But if you slip after
clear arguments have come to you,
then know that Allah is Mighty,
Wise.
[2.210] They do not wait
aught but that Allah should come to
them in the shadows of the clouds
along with the angels, and the
matter has (already) been decided;
and (all) matters are returned to
Allah.
[2.211] Ask the Israelites
how many a clear sign have We given
them; and whoever changes the favor
of Allah after it has come to him,
then surely Allah is severe in
requiting (evil).
[2.212] The life of this
world is made to seem fair to those
who disbelieve, and they mock those
who believe, and those who guard
(against evil) shall be above them
on the day of resurrection; and
Allah gives means of subsistence to
whom he pleases without measure.
[2.213] (All) people are a
single nation; so Allah raised
prophets as bearers of good news and
as warners, and He revealed with
them the Book with truth, that it
might judge between people in that
in which they differed; and none but
the very people who were given it
differed about it after clear
arguments had come to them,
revolting among themselves; so Allah
has guided by His will those who
believe to the truth about which
they differed and Allah guides whom
He pleases to the right path.
[2.214] Or do you think that
you would enter the garden while yet
the state of those who have passed
away before you has not come upon
you; distress and affliction befell
them and they were shaken violently,
so that the Apostle and those who
believed with him said: When will
the help of Allah come? Now surely
the help of Allah is nigh!
[2.215] They ask you as to
what they should spend. Say:
Whatever wealth you spend, it is for
the parents and the near of kin and
the orphans and the needy and the
wayfarer, and whatever good you do,
Allah surely knows it.
[2.216] Fighting is enjoined
on you, and h is an object of
dislike to you; and it may be that
you dislike a thing while it is good
for you, and it may be that you love
a thing while it is evil for you,
and Allah knows, while you do not
know.
[2.217] They ask you
concerning the sacred month about
fighting in it. Say: Fighting in it
is a grave matter, and hindering
(men) from Allah's way and denying
Him, and (hindering men from) the
Sacred Mosque and turning its people
out of it, are still graver with
Allah, and persecution is graver
than slaughter; and they will not
cease fighting with you until they
turn you back from your religion, if
they can; and whoever of you turns
back from his religion, then he dies
while an unbeliever-- these it is
whose works shall go for nothing in
this world and the hereafter, and
they are the inmates of the fire;
therein they shall abide.
[2.218] Surely those who
believed and those who fled (their
home) and strove hard in the way of
Allah these hope for the mercy of
Allah and Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[2.219] They ask you about
intoxicants and games of chance.
Say: In both of them there is a
great sin and means of profit for
men, and their sin is greater than
their profit. And they ask you as to
what they should spend. Say: What
you can spare. Thus does Allah make
clear to you the communications,
that you may ponder
[2.220] On this world and the
hereafter. And they ask you
concerning the orphans Say: To set
right for them (their affairs) is
good, and if you become co-partners
with them, they are your brethren;
and Allah knows the mischief-maker
and the pacemaker, and if Allah had
pleased, He would certainly have
caused you to fall into a
difficulty; surely Allah is Mighty,
Wise.
[2.221] And do not marry the
idolatresses until they believe, and
certainly a believing maid is better
than an idolatress woman, even
though she should please you; and do
not give (believing women) in
marriage to idolaters until they
believe, and certainly a believing
servant is better than an idolater,
even though he should please you;
these invite to the fire, and Allah
invites to the garden and to
forgiveness by His will, and makes
clear His communications to men,
that they may be mindful.
[2.222] And they ask you
about menstruation. Say: It is a
discomfort; therefore keep aloof
from the women during the menstrual
discharge and do not go near them
until they have become clean; then
when they have cleansed themselves,
go in to them as Allah has commanded
you; surely Allah loves those who
turn much (to Him), and He loves
those who purify themselves.
[2.223] Your wives are a
tilth for you, so go into your tilth
when you like, and do good
beforehand for yourselves, and be
careful (of your duty) to Allah, and
know that you will meet Him, and
give good news to the believers.
[2.224] And make not Allah
because of your swearing (by Him) an
obstacle to your doing good and
guarding (against evil) and making
peace between men, and Allah is
Hearing, Knowing.
[2.225] Allah does not call
you to account for what is vain in
your oaths, but He will call you to
account for what your hearts have
earned, and Allah is Forgiving,
Forbearing.
[2.226] Those who swear that
they will not go in to their wives
should wait four months; so if they
go back, then Allah is surely
Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.227] And if they have
resolved on a divorce, then Allah is
surely Hearing, Knowing.
[2.228] And the divorced
women should keep themselves in
waiting for three courses; and it is
not lawful for them that they should
conceal what Allah has created in
their wombs, if they believe in
Allah and the last day; and their
husbands have a better right to take
them back in the meanwhile if they
wish for reconciliation; and they
have rights similar to those against
them in a just manner, and the men
are a degree above them, and Allah
is Mighty, Wise.
[2.229] Divorce may be
(pronounced) twice, then keep (them)
in good fellowship or let (them) go
with kindness; and it is not lawful
for you to take any part of what you
have given them, unless both fear
that they cannot keep within the
limits of Allah; then if you fear
that they cannot keep within the
limits of Allah, there is no blame
on them for what she gives up to
become free thereby. These are the
limits of Allah, so do not exceed
them and whoever exceeds the limits
of Allah these it is that are the
unjust.
[2.230] So if he divorces her
she shall not be lawful to him
afterwards until she marries another
husband; then if he divorces her
there is no blame on them both if
they return to each other (by
marriage), if they think that they
can keep within the limits of Allah,
and these are the limits of Allah
which He makes clear for a people
who know.
[2.231] And when you divorce
women and they reach their
prescribed time, then either retain
them in good fellowship or set them
free with liberality, and do not
retain them for injury, so that you
exceed the limits, and whoever does
this, he indeed is unjust to his own
soul; and do not take Allah's
communications for a mockery, and
remember the favor of Allah upon
you, and that which He has revealed
to you of the Book and the Wisdom,
admonishing you thereby; and be
careful (of your duty to) Allah, and
know that Allah is the Knower of all
things.
[2.232] And when you have
divorced women and they have ended--
their term (of waiting), then do not
prevent them from marrying their
husbands when they agree among
themselves in a lawful manner; with
this is admonished he among you who
believes in Allah and the last day,
this is more profitable and purer
for you; and Allah knows while you
do not know.
[2.233] And the mothers
should suckle their children for two
whole years for him who desires to
make complete the time of suckling;
and their maintenance and their
clothing must be-- borne by the
father according to usage; no soul
shall have imposed upon it a duty
but to the extent of its capacity;
neither shall a mother be made to
suffer harm on account of her child,
nor a father on account of his
child, and a similar duty (devolves)
on the (father's) heir, but if both
desire weaning by mutual consent and
counsel, there is no blame on them,
and if you wish to engage a
wet-nurse for your children, there
is no blame on you so long as you
pay what you promised for according
to usage; and be careful of (your
duty to) Allah and know that Allah
sees what you do.
[2.234] And (as for) those of
you who die and leave wives behind,
they should keep themselves in
waiting for four months and ten
days; then when they have fully
attained their term, there is no
blame on you for what they do for
themselves in a lawful manner; and
Allah is aware of what you do.
[2.235] And there is no blame
on you respecting that which you
speak indirectly in the asking of
(such) women in marriage or keep
(the proposal) concealed within your
minds; Allah knows that you win
mention them, but do not give them a
promise in secret unless you speak
in a lawful manner, and do not
confirm the marriage tie until the
writing is fulfilled, and know that
Allah knows what is in your minds,
therefore beware of Him, and know
that Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.
[2.236] There is no blame on
you if you divorce women when you
have not touched them or appointed
for them a portion, and make
provision for them, the wealthy
according to his means and the
straitened in circumstances
according to his means, a provision
according to usage; (this is) a duty
on the doers of good (to others).
[2.237] And if you divorce
them before you have touched them
and you have appointed for them a
portion, then (pay to them) half of
what you have appointed, unless they
relinquish or he should relinquish
in whose hand is the marriage tie;
and it is nearer to righteousness
that you should relinquish; and do
not neglect the giving of free gifts
between you; surely Allah sees what
you do.
[2.238] Attend constantly to
prayers and to the middle prayer and
stand up truly obedient to Allah.
[2.239] But if you are in
danger, then (say your prayers) on
foot or on horseback; and when you
are secure, then remember Allah, as.
He has taught you what you did not
know.
[2.240] And those of you who
die and leave wives behind, (make) a
bequest in favor of their wives of
maintenance for a year without
turning (them) out, then if they
themselves go away, there is no
blame on you for what they do of
lawful deeds by themselves, and
Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2.241] And for the divorced
women (too) provision (must be made)
according to usage; (this is) a duty
on those who guard (against evil).
[2.242] Allah thus makes
clear to you His communications that
you may understand.
[2.243] Have you not
considered those who went forth from
their homes, for fear of death, and
they were thousands, then Allah said
to them, Die; again He gave them
life; most surely Allah is Gracious
to people, but most people are not
grateful.
[2.244] And fight in the way
of Allah, and know that Allah is
Hearing, Knowing.
[2.245] Who is it that will
offer of Allah a goodly gift, so He
will multiply it to him manifold,
and Allah straitens and amplifies,
and you shall be returned to Him.
[2.246] Have you not
considered the chiefs of the
children of Israel after Musa, when
they said to a prophet of theirs:
Raise up for us a king, (that) we
may fight in the way of Allah. He
said: May it not be that you would
not fight if fighting is ordained
for you? They said: And what reason
have we that we should not fight in
the way of Allah, and we have indeed
been compelled to abandon our homes
and our children. But when fighting
was ordained for them, they turned
back, except a few of them, and
Allah knows the unjust.
[2.247] And their prophet
said to them: Surely Allah has
raised Talut to be a king over you.
They said: How can he hold kingship
over us while we have a greater
right to kingship than he, and he
has not been granted an abundance of
wealth? He said: Surely Allah has
chosen him in preference to you, and
He has increased him abundantly in
knowledge and physique, and Allah
grants His kingdom to whom He
pleases, and Allah is Ample giving,
Knowing.
[2.248] And the prophet said
to them: Surely the sign of His
kingdom is, that there shall come to
you the chest in which there is
tranquility from your Lord and
residue of the relics of what the
children of Musa and the children of
Haroun have left, the angels bearing
it; most surely there is a sign in
this for those who believe.
[2.249] So when Talut
departed with the forces, he said:
Surely Allah will try you with a
river; whoever then drinks from it,
he is not of me, and whoever does
not taste of it, he is surely of me,
except he who takes with his hand as
much of it as fills the hand; but
with the exception of a few of them
they drank from it. So when he had
crossed it, he and those who
believed with him, they said: We
have today no power against Jalut
and his forces. Those who were sure
that they would meet their Lord
said: How often has a small party
vanquished a numerous host by
Allah's permission, and Allah is
with the patient.
[2.250] And when they went
out against Jalut and his forces
they said: Our Lord, pour down upon
us patience, and make our steps firm
and assist us against the
unbelieving people.
[2.251] So they put them to
flight by Allah's permission. And
Dawood slew Jalut, and Allah gave
him kingdom and wisdom, and taught
him of what He pleased. And were it
not for Allah's repelling some men
with others, the earth would
certainly be in a state of disorder;
but Allah is Gracious to the
creatures.
[2.252] These are the
communications of Allah: We recite
them to you with truth; and most
surely you are (one) of the
apostles.
[2.253] We have made some of
these apostles to excel the others
among them are they to whom Allah
spoke, and some of them He exalted
by (many degrees of) rank; and We
gave clear miracles to Isa son of
Marium, and strengthened him with
the holy spirit. And if Allah had
pleased, those after them would not
have fought one with another after
clear arguments had come to them,
but they disagreed; so there were
some of them who believed and others
who denied; and if Allah had pleased
they would not have fought one with
another, but Allah brings about what
He intends.
[2.254] O you who believe!
spend out of what We have given you
before the day comes in which there
is no bargaining, neither any
friendship nor intercession, and the
unbelievers-- they are the unjust.
[2.255] Allah is He besides
Whom there is no god, the
Ever-loving,
the Self-subsisting by Whom all
subsist; slumber does not overtake
Him nor sleep; whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is in the earth
is His; who is he that can intercede
with Him but by His permission? He
knows what is before them and what
is behind them, and they cannot
comprehend anything out of His
knowledge except what He pleases,
His knowledge extends over the
heavens and the earth, and the
preservation of them both tires Him
not, and He is the Most High, the
Great.
[2.256] There is no
compulsion in religion; truly the
right way has become clearly
distinct from error; therefore,
whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan
and believes in Allah he indeed has
laid hold on the firmest handle,
which shall not break off, and Allah
is Hearing, Knowing.
[2.257] Allah is the guardian
of those who believe. He brings them
out of the darkness into the light;
and (as to) those who disbelieve,
their guardians are Shaitans who
take them out of the light into the
darkness; they are the inmates of
the fire, in it they shall abide.
[2.258] Have you not
considered him (Namrud) who disputed
with Ibrahim about his Lord, because
Allah had given him the kingdom?
When Ibrahim said: My Lord is He who
gives life and causes to die, he
said: I give life and cause death.
Ibrahim said: So surely Allah causes
the sun to rise from the east, then
make it rise from the west; thus he
who disbelieved was confounded; and
Allah does not guide aright the
unjust people.
[2.259] Or the like of him (Uzair)
who passed by a town, and it had
fallen down upon its roofs; he said:
When will Allah give it life after
its death? So Allah caused him to
die for a hundred years, then raised
him to life. He said: How long have
you tarried? He said: I have tarried
a day, or a part of a day. Said He:
Nay! you have tarried a hundred
years; then look at your food and
drink-- years have not passed over
it; and look at your ass; and that
We may make you a sign to men, and
look at the bones, how We set them
together, then clothed them with
flesh; so when it became clear to
him, he said: I know that Allah has
power over all things.
[2.260] And when Ibrahim
said: My Lord! show me how Thou
givest life to the dead, He said:
What! and do you not believe? He
said: Yes, but that my heart may be
at ease. He said: Then take four of
the birds, then train them to follow
you, then place on every mountain a
part of them, then call them, they
will come to you flying; and know
that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2.261] The parable of those
who spend their property in the way
of Allah is as the parable of a
grain growing seven ears (with) a
hundred grains in every ear; and
Allah multiplies for whom He
pleases; and Allah is Ample-giving,
Knowing
[2.262] (As for) those who
spend their property in the way of
Allah, then do not follow up what
they have spent with reproach or
injury, they shall have their reward
from their Lord, and they shall have
no fear nor shall they grieve.
[2.263] Kind speech and
forgiveness is better than charity
followed by injury; and Allah is
Self-sufficient, Forbearing.
[2.264] O you who believe! do
not make your charity worthless by
reproach and injury, like him who
spends his property to be seen of
men and does not believe in Allah
and the last day; so his parable is
as the parable of a smooth rock with
earth upon it, then a heavy rain
falls upon it, so it leaves it bare;
they shall not be able to gain
anything of what they have earned;
and Allah does not guide the
unbelieving people.
[2.265] And the parable of
those who spend their property to
seek the pleasure of Allah and for
the certainty 'of their souls is as
the parable of a garden on an
elevated ground, upon which heavy
rain falls so it brings forth its
fruit twofold but if heavy rain does
not fall upon it, then light rain
(is sufficient); and Allah sees what
you do.
[2.266] Does one of you like
that he should have a garden of
palms and vines with streams flowing
beneath it; he has in it all kinds
of fruits; and old age has overtaken
him and he has weak offspring, when,
(lo!) a whirlwind with fire in it
smites it so it becomes blasted;
thus Allah makes the communications
clear to you, that you may reflect.
[2.267] O you who believe!
spend (benevolently) of the good
things that you earn and or what We
have brought forth for you out of
the earth, and do not aim at what is
bad that you may spend (in alms) of
it, while you would not take it
yourselves unless you have its price
lowered, and know that Allah is
Self-sufficient, Praiseworthy.
[2.268] Shaitan threatens you
with poverty and enjoins you to be
niggardly, and Allah promises you
forgiveness from Himself and
abundance; and Allah is
Ample-giving, Knowing.
[2.269] He grants wisdom to
whom He pleases, and whoever is
granted wisdom, he indeed is given a
great good and none but men of
understanding mind.
[2.270] And whatever alms you
give or (whatever) vow you vow,
surely Allah knows it; and the
unjust shall have no helpers.
[2.271] If you give alms
openly, it is well, and if you hide
it and give it to the poor, it is
better for you; and this will do
away with some of your evil deeds;
and Allah is aware of what you do.
[2.272] To make them walk in
the right way is not incumbent on
you, but Allah guides aright whom He
pleases; and whatever good thing you
spend, it is to your own good; and
you do not spend but to seek Allah's
pleasure; and whatever good things
you spend shall be paid back to you
in full, and you shall not be
wronged.
[2.273] (Alms are) for the
poor who are confined in the way of
Allah-- they cannot go about in the
land; the ignorant man thinks them
to be rich on account of (their)
abstaining (from begging); you can
recognize them by their mark; they
do not beg from men importunately;
and whatever good thing you spend,
surely Allah knows it.
[2.274] (As for) those who
spend their property by night and by
day, secretly and openly, they shall
have their reward from their Lord
and they shall have no fear, nor
shall they grieve.
[2.275] Those who swallow
down usury cannot arise except as
one whom Shaitan has prostrated by
(his) touch does rise. That is
because they say, trading is only
like usury; and Allah has allowed
trading and forbidden usury. To
whomsoever then the admonition has
come from his Lord, then he desists,
he shall have what has already
passed, and his affair is in the
hands of Allah; and whoever returns
(to it)-- these arc the inmates of
the fire; they shall abide in it.
[2.276] Allah does not bless
usury, and He causes charitable
deeds to prosper, and Allah does not
love any ungrateful sinner.
[2.277] Surely they who
believe and do good deeds and keep
up prayer and pay the poor-rate they
shall have their reward from their
Lord, and they shall have no fear,
nor shall they grieve.
[2.278] O you who believe! Be
careful of (your duty to) Allah and
relinquish what remains (due) from
usury, if you are believers.
[2.279] But if you do (it)
not, then be apprised of war from
Allah and His Apostle; and if you
repent, then you shall have your
capital; neither shall you make (the
debtor) suffer loss, nor shall you
be made to suffer loss.
[2.280] And if (the debtor)
is in straightness, then let there be
postponement until (he is in) ease;
and that you remit (it) as alms is
better for you, if you knew.
[2.281] And guard yourselves
against a day in which you shall be
returned to Allah; then every soul
shall be paid back in full what it
has earned, and they shall not be
dealt with unjustly.
[2.282] O you who believe!
when you deal with each other in
contracting a debt for a fixed time,
then write it down; and let a scribe
write it down between you with
fairness; and the scribe should not
refuse to write as Allah has taught
him, so he should write; and let him
who owes the debt dictate, and he
should be careful of (his duty to)
Allah, his Lord, and not diminish
anything from it; but if he who owes
the debt is unsound in
understanding, or weak, or (if) he
is not able to dictate himself, let
his guardian dictate with fairness;
and call in to witness from among
your men two witnesses; but if there
are not two men, then one man and
two women from among those whom you
choose to be witnesses, so that if
one of the two errs, the second of
the two may remind the other; and
the witnesses should not refuse when
they are summoned; and be not averse
to writing it (whether it is) small
or large, with the time of its
falling due; this is more equitable
in the sight of Allah and assures
greater accuracy in testimony, and
the nearest (way) that you may not
entertain doubts (afterwards),
except when it is ready merchandise
which you give and take among
yourselves from hand to hand, then
there is no blame on you in not
writing it down; and have witnesses
when you barter with one another,
and let no harm be done to the
scribe or to the witness; and if you
do (it) then surely it will be a
transgression in you, and be careful
of (your duty) to Allah, Allah
teaches you, and Allah knows all
things.
[2.283] And if you are upon a
journey and you do not find a
scribe, then (there may be) a
security taken into possession; but
if one of you trusts another, then
he who is trusted should deliver his
trust, and let him be careful (of
his duty to) Allah, his Lord; and do
not conceal testimony, and whoever
conceals it, his heart is surely
sinful; and Allah knows what you do.
[2.284] Whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is in the earth
is Allah's; and whether you manifest
what is in your minds or hide it,
Allah will call you to account
according to it; then He will
forgive whom He pleases and chastise
whom He pleases, and Allah has power
over all things.
[2.285] The apostle believes
in what has been revealed to him
from his Lord, and (so do) the
believers; they all believe in Allah
and His angels and His books and His
apostles; We make no difference
between any of His apostles; and
they say: We hear and obey, our
Lord! Thy forgiveness (do we crave),
and to Thee is the eventual course.
[2.286] Allah does not impose
upon any soul a duty but to the
extent of its ability; for it is
(the benefit of) what it has earned
and upon it (the evil of) what it
has wrought: Our Lord! do not punish
us if we forget or make a mistake;
Our Lord! do not lay on us a burden
as Thou didst lay on those before
us, Our Lord do not impose upon us
that which we have not the strength
to bear; and pardon us and grant us
protection and have mercy on us,
Thou art our Patron, so help us
against the unbelieving people. |
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