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In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[4.1] O
people! be careful of (your duty to)
your Lord, Who created you from a
single being and created its mate of
the same (kind) and spread from
these two, many men and women; and
be careful of (your duty to) Allah,
by Whom you demand one of another
(your rights), and (to) the ties of
relationship; surely Allah ever
watches over you.
[4.2] And give to the orphans
their property, and do not
substitute worthless (things) for
(their) good (ones), and do not
devour their property (as an
addition) to your own property; this
is surely a great crime.
[4.3] And if you fear that
you cannot act equitably towards
orphans, then marry such women as
seem good to you, two and three and
four; but if you fear that you will
not do justice (between them), then
(marry) only one or what your right
hands possess; this is more proper,
that you may not deviate from the
right course.
[4.4] And give women their
dowries as a free gift, but if they
of themselves be pleased to give up
to you a portion of it, then eat it
with enjoyment and with wholesome
result.
[4.5] And do not give away
your property which Allah has made
for you a (means of) support to the
weak of understanding, and maintain
them out of (the profits of) it, and
clothe them and speak to them words
of honest advice.
[4.6] And test the orphans
until they attain puberty; then if
you find in them maturity of
intellect, make over to them their
property, and do not consume it
extravagantly and hastily, lest they
attain to full age; and whoever is
rich, let him abstain altogether,
and whoever is poor, let him eat
reasonably; then when you make over
to them their property, call
witnesses in their presence; and
Allah is enough as a Reckoner.
[4.7] Men shall have a
portion of what the parents and the
near relatives leave, and women
shall have a portion of what the
parents and the near relatives
leave, whether there is little or
much of it; a stated portion.
[4.8] And when there are
present at the division the
relatives and the orphans and the
needy, give them (something) out of
it and speak to them kind words.
[4.9] And let those fear who,
should they leave behind them weakly
offspring, would fear on their
account, so let them be careful of
(their duty to) Allah, and let them
speak right words.
[4.10] (As for) those who
swallow the property of the orphans
unjustly, surely they only swallow
fire into their bellies and they
shall enter burning fire.
[4.11] Allah enjoins you
concerning your children: The male
shall have the equal of the portion
of two females; then if they are
more than two females, they shall
have two-thirds of what the deceased
has left, and if there is one, she
shall have the half; and as for his
parents, each of them shall have the
sixth of what he has left if he has
a child, but if he has no child and
(only) his two parents inherit him,
then his mother shall have the
third; but if he has brothers, then
his mother shall have the sixth
after (the payment of) a bequest he
may have bequeathed or a debt; your
parents and your children, you know
not which of them is the nearer to
you in usefulness; this is an
ordinance from Allah: Surely Allah
is Knowing, Wise.
[4.12] And you shall have
half of what your wives leave if
they have no child, but if they have
a child, then you shall have a
fourth of what they leave after
(payment of) any bequest they may
have bequeathed or a debt; and they
shall have the fourth of what you
leave if you have no child, but if
you have a child then they shall
have the eighth of what you leave
after (payment of) a bequest you may
have bequeathed or a debt; and if a
man or a woman leaves property to be
inherited by neither parents nor
offspring, and he (or she) has a
brother or a sister, then each of
them two shall have the sixth, but
if they are more than that, they
shall be sharers in the third after
(payment of) any bequest that may
have been bequeathed or a debt that
does not harm (others); this is an
ordinance from Allah: and Allah is
Knowing, Forbearing.
[4.13] These are Allah's
limits, and whoever obeys Allah and
His Apostle, He will cause him to
enter gardens beneath which rivers
flow, to abide in them; and this is
the great achievement.
[4.14] And whoever disobeys
Allah and His Apostle and goes
beyond His limits, He will cause him
to enter fire to abide in it, and he
shall have an abasing chastisement.
[4.15] And as for those who
are guilty of an indecency from
among your women, call to witnesses
against them four (witnesses) from
among you; then if they bear witness
confine them to the houses until
death takes them away or Allah opens
some way for them.
[4.16] And as for the two who
are guilty of indecency from among
you, give them both a punishment;
then if they repent and amend, turn
aside from them; surely Allah is
Oft-returning (to mercy), the
Merciful.
[4.17] Repentance with Allah
is only for those who do evil in
ignorance, then turn (to Allah)
soon, so these it is to whom Allah
turns (mercifully), and Allah is
ever Knowing, Wise.
[4.18] And repentance is not
for those who go on doing evil
deeds, until when death comes to one
of them, he says: Surely now I
repent; nor (for) those who die
while they are unbelievers. These
are they for whom We have prepared a
painful chastisement.
[4.19] O you who believe! it
is not lawful for you that you
should take women as heritage
against (their) will, and do not
straiten them m order that you may
take part of what you have given
them, unless they are guilty of
manifest indecency, and treat them
kindly; then if you hate them, it
may be that you dislike a thing
while Allah has placed abundant good
in it.
[4.20] And if you wish to
have (one) wife in place of another
and you have given one of them a
heap of gold, then take not from it
anything; would you take it by
slandering (her) and (doing her)
manifest wrong?
[4.21] And how can you take
it when one of you has already gone
in to the other and they have made
with you a firm covenant?
[4.22] And marry not woman
whom your fathers married, except
what has already passed; this surely
is indecent and hateful, and it is
an evil way.
[4.23] Forbidden to you are
your mothers and your daughters and
your sisters and your paternal aunts
and your maternal aunts and
brothers' daughters and sisters'
daughters and your mothers that have
suckled you and your foster-sisters
and mothers of your wives and your
step-daughters who are in your
guardianship, (born) of your wives
to whom you have gone in, but if you
have not gone in to them, there is
no blame on you (in marrying them),
and the wives of your sons who are
of your own loins and that you
should have two sisters together,
except what has already passed;
surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[4.24] And all married women
except those whom your right hands
possess (this is) Allah's ordinance
to you, and lawful for you are (all
women) besides those, provided that
you seek (them) with your property,
taking (them) in marriage not
committing fornication. Then as to
those whom you profit by, give them
their dowries as appointed; and
there is no blame on you about what
you mutually agree after what is
appointed; surely Allah is Knowing,
Wise.
[4.25] And whoever among you
has not within his power ampleness
of means to marry free believing
women, then (he may marry) of those
whom your right hands possess from
among your believing maidens; and
Allah knows best your faith: you are
(sprung) the one from the other; so
marry them with the permission of
their masters, and give them their
dowries justly, they being chaste,
not fornicating, nor receiving
paramours; and when they are taken
in marriage, then if they are guilty
of indecency, they shall suffer half
the punishment which is (inflicted)
upon free women. This is for him
among you who fears falling into
evil; and that you abstain is better
for you, and Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[4.26] Allah desires to
explain to you, and to guide you
into the ways of those before you,
and to turn to you (mercifully), and
Allah is Knowing, Wise.
[4.27] And Allah desires that
He should turn to you (mercifully),
and those who follow (their) lusts
desire that you should deviate
(with) a great deviation.
[4.28] Allah desires that He
should make light your burdens, and
man is created weak.
[4.29] O you who believe! do
not devour your property among
yourselves falsely, except that it
be trading by your mutual consent;
and do not kill your people; surely
Allah is Merciful to you.
[4.30] And whoever does this
aggressively and unjustly, We will
soon cast him into fire; and this is
easy to Allah.
[4.31] If you shun the great
sins which you are forbidden, We
will do away with your small sins
and cause you to enter an honorable
place of entering.
[4.32] And do not covet that
by which Allah has made some of you
excel others; men shall have the
benefit of what they earn and women
shall have the benefit of what they
earn; and ask Allah of His grace;
surely Allah knows all things.
[4.33] And to every one We
have appointed heirs of what parents
and near relatives leave; and as to
those with whom your rights hands
have ratified agreements, give them
their portion; surely Allah is a
witness over all things.
[4.34] Men are the
maintainers of women because Allah
has made some of them to excel
others and because they spend out of
their property; the good women are
therefore obedient, guarding the
unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as
to) those on whose part you fear
desertion, admonish them, and leave
them alone in the sleeping-places
and beat them; then if they obey
you, do not seek a way against them;
surely Allah is High, Great.
[4.35] And if you fear a
breach between the two, then appoint
judge from his people and a judge
from her people; if they both desire
agreement, Allah will effect harmony
between them, surely Allah is
Knowing, Aware.
[4.36] And serve Allah and do
not associate any thing with Him and
be good to the parents and to the
near of kin and the orphans and the
needy and the neighbor of (your) kin
and the alien neighbor, and the
companion in a journey and the
wayfarer and those whom your right
hands possess; surely Allah does not
love him who is proud, boastful;
[4.37] Those who are
niggardly and bid people to be
niggardly and hide what Allah has
given them out of His grace; and We
have prepared for the unbelievers a
disgraceful chastisement.
[4.38] And those who spend
their property (in alms) to be seen
of the people and do not believe in
Allah nor in the last day; and as
for him whose associate is the
Shaitan, an evil associate is he!
[4.39] And what (harm) would
it have done them if they had
believed in Allah and the last day
and spent (benevolently) of what
Allah had given them? And Allah
knows them.
[4.40] Surely Allah does not
do injustice to the weight of an
atom, and if it is a good deed He
multiplies it and gives from Himself
a great reward.
[4.41] How will it be, then,
when We bring from every people a
witness and bring you as a witness
against these?
[4.42] On that day will those
who disbelieve and disobey the
Apostle desire that the earth were
leveled with them, and they shall
not hide any word from Allah.
[4.43] O you who believe! do
not go near prayer when you are
Intoxicated until you know (well)
what you say, nor when you are under
an obligation to perform a bath--
unless (you are) traveling on the
road-- until you have washed
yourselves; and if you are sick, or
on a journey, or one of you come
from the privy or you have touched
the women, and you cannot find
water, betake yourselves to pure
earth, then wipe your faces and your
hands; surely Allah is Pardoning,
Forgiving.
[4.44] Have you not
considered those to whom a portion
of the Book has been given? They buy
error and desire that you should go
astray from the way.
[4.45] And Allah best knows
your enemies; and Allah suffices as
a Guardian, and Allah suffices as a
Helper.
[4.46] Of those who are Jews
(there are those who) alter words
from their places and say: We have
heard and we disobey and: Hear, may
you not be made to hear! and: Raina,
distorting (the word) with their
tongues and taunting about religion;
and if they had said (instead): We
have heard and we obey, and hearken,
and unzurna it would have been
better for them and more upright;
but Allah has cursed them on account
of their unbelief, so they do not
believe but a little.
[4.47] O you who have been
given the Book! believe that which
We have revealed, verifying what you
have, before We alter faces then
turn them on their backs, or curse
them as We cursed the violators of
the Sabbath, and the command of
Allah shall be executed.
[4.48] Surely Allah does not
forgive that anything should be
associated with Him, and forgives
what is besides that to whomsoever
He pleases; and whoever associates
anything with Allah, he devises
indeed a great sin.
[4.49] Have you not
considered those who attribute
purity to themselves? Nay, Allah
purifies whom He pleases; and they
shall not be wronged the husk of a
date stone.
[4.50] See how they forge the
lie against Allah, and this is
sufficient as a manifest sin.
[4.51] Have you not seen
those to whom a portion of the Book
has been given? They believe in
idols and false deities and say of
those who disbelieve: These are
better guided in the path than those
who believe.
[4.52] Those are they whom
Allah has cursed, and whomever Allah
curses you shall not find any helper
for him.
[4.53] Or have they a share
in the kingdom? But then they would
not give to people even the speck in
the date stone.
[4.54] Or do they envy the
people for what Allah has given them
of His grace? But indeed We have
given to Ibrahim's children the Book
and the wisdom, and We have given
them a grand kingdom.
[4.55] So of them is he who
believes in him, and of them is he
who turns away from him, and hell is
sufficient to burn.
[4.56] (As for) those who
disbelieve in Our communications, We
shall make them enter fire; so oft
as their skins are thoroughly
burned, We will change them for
other skins, that they may taste the
chastisement; surely Allah is
Mighty, Wise.
[4.57] And (as for) those who
believe and do good deeds, We will
make them enter gardens beneath
which rivers flow, to abide in them
for ever; they shall have therein
pure mates, and We shall make them
enter a dense shade.
[4.58] Surely Allah commands
you to make over trusts to their
owners and that when you judge
between people you judge with
justice; surely Allah admonishes you
with what is excellent; surely Allah
is Seeing, Hearing.
[4.59] O you who believe!
obey Allah and obey the Apostle and
those in authority from among you;
then if you quarrel about anything,
refer it to Allah and the Apostle,
if you believe in Allah and the last
day; this is better and very good in
the end.
[4.60] Have you not seen
those who assert that they believe
in what has been revealed to you and
what was revealed before you? They
desire to summon one another to the
judgment of the Shaitan, though they
were commanded to deny him, and the
Shaitan desires to lead them astray
into a remote error.
[4.61] And when it is said to
them: Come to what Allah has
revealed and to the Apostle, you
will see the hypocrites turning away
from you with (utter) aversion.
[4.62] But how will it be
when misfortune befalls them on
account of what their hands have
sent before? Then they will come to
you swearing by Allah: We did not
desire (anything) but good and
concord.
[4.63] These are they of whom
Allah knows what is in their hearts;
therefore turn aside from them and
admonish them, and speak to them
effectual words concerning
themselves.
[4.64] And We did not send
any apostle but that he should be
obeyed by Allah's permission; and
had they, when they were unjust to
themselves, come to you and asked
forgiveness of Allah and the Apostle
had (also) asked forgiveness for
them, they would have found Allah
Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.
[4.65] But no! by your Lord!
they do not believe (in reality)
until they make you a judge of that
which has become a matter of
disagreement among them, and then do
not find any straightness in their
hearts as to what you have decided
and submit with entire submission.
[4.66] And if We had
prescribed for them: Lay down your
lives or go forth from your homes,
they would not have done it except a
few of them; and if they had done
what they were admonished, it would
have certainly been better for them
and best in strengthening (them);
[4.67] And then We would
certainly have given them from
Ourselves a great reward.
[4.68] And We would certainly
have guided them in the right path.
[4.69] And whoever obeys
Allah and the Apostle, these are
with those upon whom Allah has
bestowed favors from among the
prophets and the truthful and the
martyrs and the good, and a goodly
company are they!
[4.70] This is grace from
Allah, and sufficient is Allah as
the Knower.
[4.71] O you who believe!
take your precaution, then go forth
in detachments or go forth in a
body.
[4.72] And surely among you
is he who would certainly hang back!
If then a misfortune befalls you he
says: Surely Allah conferred a
benefit on me that I was not present
with them.
[4.73] And if grace from
Allah come to you, he would
certainly cry out, as if there had
not been any friendship between you
and him: Would that I had been with
them, then I should have attained a
mighty good fortune.
[4.74] Therefore let those
fight in the way of Allah, who sell
this world's life for the hereafter;
and whoever fights in the way of
Allah, then be he slain or be he
victorious, We shall grant him a
mighty reward.
[4.75] And what reason have
you that you should not fight in the
way of Allah and of the weak among
the men and the women and the
children, (of) those who say: Our
Lord! cause us to go forth from this
town, whose people are oppressors,
and give us from Thee a guardian and
give us from Thee a helper.
[4.76] Those who believe
fight in the way of Allah, and those
who disbelieve fight in the way of
the Shaitan. Fight therefore against
the friends of the Shaitan; surely
the strategy of the Shaitan is weak.
[4.77] Have you not seen
those to whom it was said: Withhold
your hands, and keep up prayer and
pay the poor-rate; but when fighting
is prescribed for them, lo! a party
of them fear men as they ought to
have feared Allah, or (even) with a
greater fear, and say: Our Lord! why
hast Thou ordained fighting for us?
Wherefore didst Thou not grant us a
delay to a near end? Say: The
provision of this world is short,
and the hereafter is better for him
who guards (against evil); and you
shall not be wronged the husk of a
date stone.
[4.78] Wherever you are,
death will overtake you, though you
are in lofty towers, and if a
benefit comes to them, they say:
This is from Allah; and if a
misfortune befalls them, they say:
This is from you. Say: All is from
Allah, but what is the matter with
these people that they do not make
approach to understanding what is
told (them)?
[4.79] Whatever benefit comes
to you (O man!), it is from Allah,
and whatever misfortune befalls you,
it is from yourself, and We have
sent you (O Prophet!), to mankind as
an apostle; and Allah is sufficient
as a witness.
[4.80] Whoever obeys the
Apostle, he indeed obeys Allah, and
whoever turns back, so We have not
sent you as a keeper over them.
[4.81] And they say:
Obedience. But when they go out from
your presence, a party of them
decide by night upon doing otherwise
than what you say; and Allah writes
down what they decide by night,
therefore turn aside from them and
trust in Allah, and Allah is
sufficient as a protector.
[4.82] Do they not then
meditate on the Quran? And if it
were from any other than Allah, they
would have found in it many a
discrepancy.
[4.83] And when there comes
to them news of security or fear
they spread it abroad; and if they
had referred it to the Apostle and
to those in authority among them,
those among them who can search out
the knowledge of it would have known
it, and were it not for the grace of
Allah upon you and His mercy, you
would have certainly followed the
Shaitan save a few
[4.84] Fight then in Allah's
way; this is not imposed on you
except In relation to yourself, and
rouse the believers to ardor maybe
Allah will restrain the fighting of
those who disbelieve and Allah is
strongest in prowess and strongest
to give an exemplary punishment.
[4.85] Whoever joins himself
(to another) in a good cause shall
have a share of it, and whoever
joins himself (to another) in an
evil cause shall have the
responsibility of it, and Allah
controls all things.
[4.86] And when you are
greeted with a greeting, greet with
a better (greeting) than it or
return it; surely Allah takes
account of all things.
[4.87] Allah, there is no god
but He-- He will most certainly
gather you together on the
resurrection day, there is no doubt
in it; and who is more true in word
than Allah?
[4.88] What is the matter
with you, then, that you have become
two parties about the hypocrites,
while Allah has made them return (to
unbelief) for what they have earned?
Do you wish to guide him whom Allah
has caused to err? And whomsoever
Allah causes to err, you shall by no
means find a way for him.
[4.89] They desire that you
should disbelieve as they have
disbelieved, so that you might be
(all) alike; therefore take not from
among them friends until they fly
(their homes) in Allah's way; but if
they turn back, then seize them and
kill them wherever you find them,
and take not from among them a
friend or a helper.
[4.90] Except those who reach
a people between whom and you there
is an alliance, or who come to you,
their hearts shrinking from fighting
you or fighting their own people;
and if Allah had pleased, He would
have given them power over you, so
that they should have certainly
fought you; therefore if they
withdraw from you and do not fight
you and offer you peace, then Allah
has not given you a way against
them.
[4.91] You will find others
who desire that they should be safe
from you and secure from their own
people; as often as they are sent
back to the mischief they get thrown
into it headlong; therefore if they
do not withdraw from you, and (do
not) offer you peace and restrain
their hands, then seize them and
kill them wherever you find them;
and against these We have given you
a clear authority.
[4.92] And it does not
behoove a believer to kill a
believer except by mistake, and
whoever kills a believer by mistake,
he should free a believing slave,
and blood-money should be paid to
his people unless they remit it as
alms; but if he be from a tribe
hostile to you and he is a believer,
the freeing of a believing slave
(suffices), and if he is from a
tribe between whom and you there is
a covenant, the blood-money should
be paid to his people along with the
freeing of a believing slave; but he
who cannot find (a slave) should
fast for two months successively: a
penance from Allah, and Allah is
Knowing, Wise.
[4.93] And whoever kills a
believer intentionally, his
punishment is hell; he shall abide
in it, and Allah will send His wrath
on him and curse him and prepare for
him a painful chastisement.
[4.94] O you who believe!
when you go to war in Allah's way,
make investigation, and do not say
to any one who offers you peace: You
are not a believer. Do you seek
goods of this world's life! But with
Allah there are abundant gains; you
too were such before, then Allah
conferred a benefit on you;
therefore make investigation; surely
Allah is aware of what you do.
[4.95] The holders back from
among the believers, not having any
injury, and those who strive hard in
Allah's way with their property and
their persons are not equal; Allah
has made the strivers with their
property and their persons to excel
the holders back a (high) degree,
and to each (class) Allah has
promised good; and Allah shall grant
to the strivers above the holders
back a mighty reward:
[4.96] (High) degrees from
Him and protection and mercy, and
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[4.97] Surely (as for) those
whom the angels cause to die while
they are unjust to their souls, they
shall say: In what state were you?
They shall say: We were weak in the
earth. They shall say: Was not
Allah's earth spacious, so that you
should have migrated therein? So
these it is whose abode is hell, and
it is an evil resort
[4.98] Except the weak from
among the men and the children who
have not in their power the means
nor can they find a way (to escape);
[4.99] So these, it may be,
Allah will pardon them, and Allah is
Pardoning, Forgiving.
[4.100] And whoever flies in
Allah's way, he will find in the
earth many a place of refuge and
abundant resources, and whoever goes
forth from his house flying to Allah
and His Apostle, and then death
overtakes him, his reward is indeed
with Allah and Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[4.101] And when you journey
in the earth, there is no blame on
you if you shorten the prayer, if
you fear that those who disbelieve
will cause you distress, surely the
unbelievers are your open enemy.
[4.102] And when you are
among them and keep up the prayer
for them, let a party of them stand
up with you, and let them take their
arms; then when they have prostrated
themselves let them go to your rear,
and let another party who have not
prayed come forward and pray with
you, and let them take their
precautions and their arms; (for)
those who disbelieve desire that you
may be careless of your arms and
your luggage, so that they may then
turn upon you with a sudden united
attack, and there is no blame on
you, if you are annoyed with rain or
if you are sick, that you lay down
your arms, and take your
precautions; surely Allah has
prepared a disgraceful chastisement
for the unbelievers.
[4.103] Then when you have
finished the prayer, remember Allah
standing and sitting and reclining;
but when you are secure (from
danger) keep up prayer; surely
prayer is a timed ordinance for the
believers.
[4.104] And be not weak
hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if
you suffer pain, then surely they
(too) suffer pain as you suffer
pain, and you hope from Allah what
they do not hope; and Allah is
Knowing, Wise.
[4.105] Surely We have
revealed the Book to you with the
truth that you may judge between
people by means of that which Allah
has taught you; and be not an
advocate on behalf of the
treacherous.
[4.106] And ask forgiveness
of Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[4.107] And do not plead on
behalf of those who act unfaithfully
to their souls; surely Allah does
not love him who is treacherous,
sinful;
[4.108] They hide themselves
from men and do not hide themselves
from Allah, and He is with them when
they meditate by night words which
please Him not, and Allah
encompasses what they do.
[4.109] Behold! you are they
who (may) plead for them in this
world's life, but who will plead for
them with Allah on the resurrection
day, or who shall be their
protector?
[4.110] And whoever does evil
or acts unjustly to his soul, then
asks forgiveness of Allah, he shall
find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.
[4.111] And whoever commits a
sin, he only commits it against his
own soul; and Allah is Knowing,
Wise.
[4.112] And whoever commits a
fault or a sin, then accuses of it
one innocent, he indeed takes upon
himself the burden of a calumny and
a manifest sin.
[4.113] And were it not for
Allah's grace upon you and His mercy
a party of them had certainly
designed to bring you to perdition
and they do not bring (aught) to
perdition but their own souls, and
they shall not harm you in any way,
and Allah has revealed to you the
Book and the wisdom, and He has
taught you what you did not know,
and Allah's grace on you is very
great.
[4.114] There is no good in
most of their secret counsels except
(in his) who enjoins charity or
goodness or reconciliation between
people; and whoever does this
seeking Allah's pleasure, We will
give him a mighty reward.
[4.115] And whoever acts
hostilely to the Apostle after that
guidance has become manifest to him,
and follows other than the way of
the believers, We will turn him to
that to which he has (himself)
turned and make him enter hell; and
it is an evil resort.
[4.116] Surely Allah does not
forgive that anything should be
associated with Him, and He forgives
what is besides this to whom He
pleases; and whoever associates
anything with Allah, he indeed
strays off into a remote error.
[4.117] They do not call
besides Him on anything but idols,
and they do not call on anything but
a rebellious Shaitan.
[4.118] Allah has cursed him;
and he said: Most certainly I will
take of Thy servants an appointed
portion:
[4.119] And most certainly I
will lead them astray and excite in
them vain desires, and bid them so
that they shall slit the ears of the
cattle, and most certainly I will
bid them so that they shall alter
Allah's creation; and whoever takes
the Shaitan for a guardian rather
than Allah he indeed shall suffer a
manifest loss.
[4.120] He gives them
promises and excites vain desires in
them; and the Shaitan does not
promise them but to deceive.
[4.121] These are they whose
abode is hell, and they shall not
find any refuge from it.
[4.122] And (as for) those
who believe and do good, We will
make them enter into gardens beneath
which rivers flow, to abide therein
for ever; (it is) a promise of
Allah, true (indeed), and who is
truer of word than Allah?
[4.123] (This) shall not be
in accordance with your vain desires
nor in accordance with the vain
desires of the followers of the
Book; whoever does evil, he shall be
requited with it, and besides Allah
he will find for himself neither a
guardian nor a helper.
[4.124] And whoever does good
deeds whether male or female and he
(or she) is a believer-- these shall
enter the garden, and they shall not
be dealt with a jot unjustly.
[4.125] And who has a better
religion than he who submits himself
entirely to Allah? And he is the
doer of good (to others) and follows
the faith of Ibrahim, the upright
one, and Allah took Ibrahim as a
friend.
[4.126] And whatever is in
the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's; and Allah
encompasses all things.
[4.127] And they ask you a
decision about women. Say: Allah
makes known to you His decision
concerning them, and that which is
recited to you in the Book
concerning female orphans whom you
do not give what is appointed for
them while you desire to marry them,
and concerning the weak among
children, and that you should deal
towards orphans with equity; and
whatever good you do, Allah surely
knows it.
[4.128] And if a woman fears
ill usage or desertion on the part
of her husband, there is no blame on
them, if they effect a
reconciliation between them, and
reconciliation is better, and
avarice has been made to be present
in the (people's) minds; and if you
do good (to others) and guard
(against evil), then surely Allah is
aware of what you do.
[4.129] And you have it not
in your power to do justice between
wives, even though you may wish
(it), but be not disinclined (from
one) with total disinclination, so
that you leave her as it were in
suspense; and if you effect a
reconciliation and guard (against
evil), then surely Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.
[4.130] And if they separate,
Allah will render them both free
from want out of His ampleness, and
Allah is Ample-giving, Wise.
[4.131] And whatever is in
the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's and certainly We
enjoined those who were given the
Book before you and (We enjoin) you
too that you should be careful of
(your duty to) Allah; and if you
disbelieve, then surely whatever is
in the heavens and whatever is in
the earth is Allah's and Allah is
Self-sufficient, Praise-worthy.
[4.132] And whatever is in
the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's, and Allah is
sufficient as a Protector.
[4.133] If He please, He can
make you pass away, O people! and
bring others; and Allah has the
power to do this.
[4.134] Whoever desires the
reward of this world, then with
Allah is the reward of this world
and the hereafter; and Allah is
Hearing, Seeing.
[4.135] O you who believe! be
maintainers of justice, bearers of
witness of Allah's sake, though it
may be against your own selves or
(your) parents or near relatives; if
he be rich or poor, Allah is nearer
to them both in compassion;
therefore do not follow (your) low
desires, lest you deviate; and if
you swerve or turn aside, then
surely Allah is aware of what you
do.
[4.136] O you who believe!
believe in Allah and His Apostle and
the Book which He has revealed to
His Apostle and the Book which He
revealed before; and whoever
disbelieves in Allah and His angels
and His apostles and the last day,
he indeed strays off into a remote
error.
[4.137] Surely (as for) those
who believe then disbelieve, again
believe and again disbelieve, then
increase in disbelief, Allah will
not forgive them nor guide them in
the (right) path.
[4.138] Announce to the
hypocrites that they shall have a
painful chastisement:
[4.139] Those who take the
unbelievers for guardians rather
than believers. Do they seek honor
from them? Then surely all honor is
for Allah.
[4.140] And indeed He has
revealed to you in the Book that
when you hear Allah's communications
disbelieved in and mocked at do not
sit with them until they enter into
some other discourse; surely then
you would be like them; surely Allah
will gather together the hypocrites
and the unbelievers all in hell.
[4.141] Those who wait for
(some misfortune to befall) you then
If you have a victory from Allah
they say: Were we not with you? And
I. there IS a chance for the
unbelievers, they say: Did we not
acquire the mastery over you and
defend you from the believers? So
Allah shall Judge between you on the
day of resurrection, and Allah will
by no means give the unbelievers a
way against the believers.
[4.142] Surely the hypocrites
strive to deceive Allah, and He
shall requite their deceit to them,
and when they stand up to prayer
they stand up sluggishly; they do it
only to be seen of men and do not
remember Allah save a little.
[4.143] Wavering between that
(and this), (belonging) neither to
these nor to those; and whomsoever
Allah causes to err, you shall not
find a way for him.
[4.144] O you who believe! do
not take the unbelievers for friends
rather than the believers; do you
desire that you should give to Allah
a manifest proof against yourselves?
[4.145] Surely the hypocrites
are in the lowest stage of the fire
and you shall not find a helper for
them.
[4.146] Except those who
repent and amend and hold fast to
Allah and are sincere in their
religion to Allah, these are with
the believers, and Allah will grant
the believers a mighty reward.
[4.147] Why should Allah
chastise you if you are grateful and
believe? And Allah is the Multiplier
of rewards, Knowing
[4.148] Allah does not love
the public utterance of hurtful
speech unless (it be) by one to whom
injustice has been done; and Allah
is Hearing, Knowing.
[4.149] If you do good openly
or do it in secret or pardon an evil
then surely Allah is Pardoning,
Powerful.
[4.150] Surely those who
disbelieve in Allah and His apostles
and (those who) desire to make a
distinction between Allah and His
apostles and say: We believe in some
and disbelieve in others, and desire
to take a course between (this and)
that.
[4.151] These it is that are
truly unbelievers, and We have
prepared for the unbelievers a
disgraceful chastisement.
[4.152] And those who believe
in Allah and His apostles and do not
make a distinction between any of
them-- Allah will grant them their
rewards; and Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[4.153] The followers of the
Book ask you to bring down to them a
book from heaven; so indeed they
demanded of Musa a greater thing
than that, for they said: Show us
Allah manifestly; so the lightning
overtook them on account of their
injustice. Then they took the calf
(for a god), after clear signs had
come to them, but We pardoned this;
and We gave to Musa clear authority.
[4.154] And We lifted the
mountain (Sainai) over them at (the
taking of the covenant) and We said
to them: Enter the door making
obeisance; and We said to them: Do
not exceed the limits of the
Sabbath, and We made with them a
firm covenant.
[4.155] Therefore, for their
breaking their covenant and their
disbelief in the communications of
Allah and their killing the prophets
wrongfully and their saying: Our
hearts are covered; nay! Allah set a
seal upon them owing to their
unbelief, so they shall not believe
except a few.
[4.156] And for their
unbelief and for their having
uttered against Marium a grievous
calumny.
[4.157] And their saying:
Surely we have killed the Messiah,
Isa son of Marium, the apostle of
Allah; and they did not kill him nor
did they crucify him, but it
appeared to them so (like Isa) and
most surely those who differ therein
are only in a doubt about it; they
have no knowledge respecting it, but
only follow a conjecture, and they
killed him not for sure.
[4.158] Nay! Allah took him
up to Himself; and Allah is Mighty,
Wise.
[4.159] And there is not one
of the followers of the Book but
most certainly believes in this
before his death, and on the day of
resurrection he (Isa) shall be a
witness against them.
[4.160] Wherefore for the
iniquity of those who are Jews did
We disallow to them the good things
which had been made lawful for them
and for their hindering many
(people) from Allah's way.
[4.161] And their taking
usury though indeed they were
forbidden it and their devouring the
property of people falsely, and We
have prepared for the unbelievers
from among them a painful
chastisement.
[4.162] But the firm in
knowledge among them and the
believers believe in what has been
revealed to. you and what was
revealed before you, and those who
keep up prayers and those who give
the poor-rate and the believers in
Allah and the last day, these it is
whom We will give a mighty reward.
[4.163] Surely We have
revealed to you as We revealed to
Nuh, and the prophets after him, and
We revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail
and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes,
and Isa and Ayub and Yunus and
Haroun and Sulaiman and We gave to
Dagwood.
[4.164] And (We sent)
apostles We have mentioned to you
before and apostles we have not
mentioned to you; and to Musa, Allah
addressed His Word, speaking (to
him):
[4.165] (We sent) apostles as
the givers of good news and as
warners, so that people should not
have a plea against Allah after the
(coming of) apostles; and Allah is
Mighty, Wise.
[4.166] But Allah bears
witness by what He has revealed to
you that He has revealed it with His
knowledge, and the angels bear
witness (also); and Allah is
sufficient as a witness.
[4.167] Surely (as for) those
who disbelieve and hinder (men) from
Allah's way, they indeed have
strayed off into a remote
[4.168] Surely (as for) those
who disbelieve and act unjustly
Allah will not forgive them nor
guide them to a path
[4.169] Except the path of
hell, to abide in it for ever, and
this is easy to Allah.
[4.170] O people! surely the
Apostle has come to you with the
truth from your Lord, therefore
believe, (it shall be) good for you
and If you disbelieve, then surely
whatever is in the heavens and the
earth is Allah's; and Allah is
Knowing, Wise.
[4.171] O followers of the
Book! do not exceed the limits in
your religion, and do not speak
(lies) against Allah, but (speak)
the truth; the Messiah, Isa son of
Marium is only an apostle of Allah
and His Word which He communicated
to Marium and a spirit from Him;
believe therefore in Allah and His
apostles, and say not, Three.
Desist, it is better for you; Allah
is only one God; far be It from His
glory that He should have a son,
whatever is in the heavens and
whatever is in the earth is His, and
Allah is sufficient for a Protector.
[4.172] The Messiah does by
no means disdain that he should be a
servant of Allah, nor do the angels
who are near to Him, and whoever
disdains His service and is proud,
He will gather them all together to
Himself.
[4.173] Then as for those who
believe and do good, He will pay
them fully their rewards and give
them more out of His grace; and as
for those who disdain and are proud,
He will chastise them with a painful
chastisement. And they shall not
find for themselves besides Allah a
guardian or a helper
[4.174] O people! surely
there has come to you manifest proof
from your Lord and We have sent to
you clear light.
[4.175] Then as for those who
believe in Allah and hold fast by
Him, He will cause them to enter
into His mercy and grace and guide
them to Himself on a right path.
[4.176] They ask you for a
decision of the law. Say: Allah
gives you a decision concerning the
person who has neither parents nor
offspring; if a man dies (and) he
has no son and he has a sister, she
shall have half of what he leaves,
and he shall be her heir she has no
son; but if there be two (sisters),
they shall have two-thirds of what
he leaves; and if there are
brethren, men and women, then the
male shall have the like of the
portion of two females; Allah makes
clear to you, lest you err; and
Allah knows all things. |
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