2:1
Alif. Lam. Mim.
2: 2 This is the Scripture whereof
there is no doubt, a guidance
unto those who ward
off (evil).
2: 3 Who believe in the
Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We
have
bestowed upon them;
2: 4 And who believe in that
which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that
which was
revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter.
2: 5
These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the
successful.
2: 6 As for the Disbelievers, Whether thou
warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe
not.
2: 7 Allah hath sealed their hearing and their
hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an
awful doom.
2: 8 And of mankind are some who say:
We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they
believe
not.
2: 9 They think to beguile Allah and those
who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive
not.
2: 10 In their hearts is a disease, and
Allah increaseth their disease. A painful doom is
theirs
because they lie.
2: 11 And when it is said unto
them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We
are
peacemakers only.
2: 12 Are not they indeed the
mischief-makers ? But they perceive not.
2: 13 And when
it is said unto them: believe as the people believe,
they
say: shall we believe as the foolish believe ? are not they indeed
the foolish ? But they know not.
2: 14
And when they fall in with those who believe,
they say:
We believe; but when they go apart to their devils
they
declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock.
2: 15
Allah (Himself) doth mock them, leaving them to wander
blindly
on in their contumacy.
2: 16 These are they who
purchase error at the price of guidance,
so
their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.
2:
17 Their likeness is as the likeness of one
who kindleth
fire, and when it sheddeth its
light around him
Allah taketh away their light and
leaveth them in
darkness, where they cannot see,
2: 18
Deaf, dumb and blind; and they
return not.
2: 19
Or like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder
and the flash of lightning. They thrust their
fingers in
their ears by reason of the thunder-claps,
for fear
of death, Allah encompasseth the disbelievers (in
His
guidance, His
omniscience and His
omnipotence).
2: 20 The lightning
almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth
forth for them they walk therein, and when it
darkeneth against
them they stand still. If Allah willed, He could
destroy
their hearing and their sight. Lo! Allah is able to do all
things.
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21 O mankind! worship your
Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that
ye may ward off (evil).
2:
22
Who hath
appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a
canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing
fruits as food for you. And do not set up rivals to Allah when
ye know
(better).
2:
23 And if ye are in doubt concerning that which We
reveal unto Our slave (Muhammad), then produce a surah of the like
thereof, and call your witness beside Allah if ye are truthful.
2:
24
And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard
yourselves
against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and
stones.
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25 And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those
who
believe and do good works; that theirs
are Gardens underneath which
rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit
thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given
to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for
ever they abide.
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26 Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the
similitude even of a gnat. Those
who believe know that it is the truth
from their Lord; but those
who disbelieve say: What doth Allah wish (to
teach) by such a similitude ? He misleadeth many thereby, and He
guideth
many thereby; and He misleadeth thereby only miscreants;
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27
Those
who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and
sever
that which Allah ordered to be joined, and (who)
make mischief in the
earth: Those are they who are the losers.
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28 How disbelieve ye
in Allah when
ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then He
will give
you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return.
2:
29
He it is Who created
for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He
to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of
all
things.
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30 And when
thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am
about to place a
viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place
therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we
hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee ? He said: Surely I know
that which
ye know
not.
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31 And He taught Adam all
the names, then showed
them to the angels, saying: Inform Me of the names of these, if ye are
truthful.
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32 They said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge
saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the
Knower, the Wise.
2:
33 He said: O Adam! Inform them of their
names, and when
he had informed them of their names, He said: Did I not
tell you that I know
the secret of the heavens and the earth ? And I
know
that which ye disclose and which ye hide.
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34 And when
We
said unto the angels: Prostrate
yourselves before Adam, they fell
prostrate,
all
save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a
disbeliever.
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35 And We said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in
the
Garden, and eat ye freely (of the fruits) thereof where ye
will;
but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers.
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36 But
Satan caused them to deflect therefrom and expelled them from the
(happy) state in which they were; and We said: Fall down,
one of you a
foe unto the other! There shall be for you on earth a habitation and
provision for a
time.
2:
37 Then Adam received
from his Lord words (of revelation),
and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful.
2:
38
We said: Go down, all
of you, from hence; but verily there cometh unto
you from Me a guidance;
and whoso
followeth My guidance,
there shall no
fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
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39 But they
who disbelieve, and deny Our revelations, such are
rightful
Peoples of the Fire. They will abide therein.
2:
40
O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I
favoured you, and
fulfil your (part of the) covenant, I shall fulfil My (part of the)
covenant, and fear Me.
2:
41 And believe in that which I reveal,
confirming that which ye possess already (of the Scripture), and be not
first to disbelieve therein, and part not with My revelations for a
trifling price, and keep your duty unto Me.
2:
42 Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal
the truth.
2:
43 Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads
with those
who bow (in worship).
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44
Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves
forget (to
practise it) ? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no
sense ?
2:
45 Seek
help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-
minded,
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46 Who
know that they will have to meet their Lord, and that unto
Him
they are returning.
2:
47 O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I
favoured you
and how I preferred you to (all)
creatures.
2:
48
And guard yourselves against a day when
no soul will in aught avail
another, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor
will
compensation be received from it, nor will they be helped.
2:
49
And (remember) when
We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk, who were
afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaying your sons and sparing
your women: that was a tremendous trial from your Lord.
2:
50 And when
We brought you through the sea and rescued you, and
drowned
the folk of Pharaoh in your sight.
2:
51
And when
We did appoint for Moses forty nights (of solitude), and
then
ye chose the calf, when
he had gone from you, and were wrong-doers.
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52 Then, even after that, We pardoned you in order that ye
might give
thanks.
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53 And when
We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the criterion (of
right and wrong), that ye might be led aright.
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54
And when
Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged
yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for worship) so turn in
penitence to your Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will
be best for you with your Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He
is the Relenting, the Merciful.
2:
55 And when
ye said: O Moses! We
will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly; and
even while ye
gazed the
lightning seized you.
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56 Then We revived you after your extinction, that ye might
give thanks.
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57
And We caused the white cloud to overshadow you and sent
down on you
the manna and the quails, (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We
have provided you - they wronged Us not, but they did wrong themselves.
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58
And when
We said: Go into this township and eat freely of that
which is
therein, and enter the gate prostrate,
and say: "Repentance." We will
forgive you your sins and will increase (reward) for the right-doers.
2:
59
But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told
them for
another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven
for their evil-doing.
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60 And when
Moses asked for water for his
people, We said: Smite with thy staff the rock. And there gushed out
therefrom twelve springs (so that) each tribe knew
their
drinking-place. Eat and drink of that which Allah hath provided, and do
not act corruptly, making mischief in the earth.
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61 And when
ye
said: O Moses! We are weary of one kind of food; so call
upon thy Lord
for us that He bring forth for us of that which the earth groweth - of
its herbs and its cucumbers and its corn and its lentils and its
onions. He said: Would ye exchange that which is higher for that which
is lower ? Go down to settled country, thus ye shall get that which ye
demand. And humiliation and wretchedness were stamped upon them and
they were visited with wrath from Allah. That was because they
disbelieved in Allah's revelations and slew the prophets wrongfully.
That was for their disobedience and transgression.
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62 Lo! Those
who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those
who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah
and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their
Lord, and there shall no
fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
2:
63
And (remember, O Children of Israel) when
We made a covenant with you
and caused the mount to tower above you, (saying): Hold fast that which
We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward
off (evil).
2:
64 Then, even after that, ye turned away, and if it
had not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy ye had been among the
losers.
2:
65 And ye know of those of you
who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto
them: Be ye apes, despised and hated!
2:
66 And We made it an example to their own and to succeeding
generations, and an admonition to the God-fearing.
2:
67
And when
Moses said unto his people: Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye
sacrifice a cow, they said: Dost thou make game of us ? He
answered:
Allah forbid that I should be among the foolish!
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68 They said:
Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make
clear to us what (cow) she is.
(Moses) answered: Lo! He saith, Verily she is a cow neither with calf
nor immature; (she is) between the two conditions; so do that which ye
are commanded.
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69 They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He
make
clear to us of what colour she is. (Moses) answered: Lo!
He saith:
Verily she is a yellow cow. Bright is her colour, gladdening beholders.
2:
70
They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make
clear to us what
(cow) she is. Lo! cows are much alike to us; and Lo! if Allah wills, we
may be led aright.
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71 (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she
is a cow unyoked; she plougheth not the soil nor watereth the tilth;
whole and without mark. They said: Now thou bringest the truth. So they
sacrificed her, though almost they did not.
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72 And (remember) when
ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and
Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding.
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73
And We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus Allah bringeth
the dead to
life and showeth you His portents so that ye may understand.
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74
Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became
as rocks,
or worse than rocks, for hardness. For indeed there are rocks from out
which rivers gush, and indeed there are rocks which split asunder so
that water floweth from them. And indeed there are rocks which fall
down for the fear of Allah. Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
2:
75
Have ye any hope that they will be true to you when
a party of them
used to listen to the word of Allah, then used to change
it, after they
had understood
it, knowingly ?
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76 And when
they fall in with
those who believe, they say: We believe. But when
they go apart one
with another they say: Prate ye to them of that which
Allah hath
disclosed to you that they may contend with you before your Lord
concerning it ? Have ye then no sense ?
2:
77 Are they then unaware that Allah knoweth that which they
keep hidden
and that which they proclaim ?
2:
78 Among them are unlettered
folk who know the Scripture not except
from hearsay. They but guess.
2:
79
Therefore woe be unto those
who write the Scripture with their hands
and then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain
therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe
unto them for that they earn thereby.
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80 And they say: The Fire
(of punishment) will not touch us save for a certain number of days.
Say: Have ye received
a covenant from Allah - truly Allah will not
break His covenant - or tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not
?
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81 Nay, but whosoever
hath done evil and his sin surroundeth him; such
are rightful owners of the Fire; they will abide therein.
2:
82 And those
who believe and do good works: such are rightful owners
of
the Garden. They will abide therein.
2:
83
And (remember) when
We made a covenant with the Children of Israel,
(saying): Worship none save Allah (only), and be good to parents and to
kindred and to orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to mankind; and
establish worship and pay the poor-due. Then, after that, ye slid back,
save a few of you, being averse.
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84 And when
We made with you a
covenant (saying): Shed not the blood of your people nor
turn (a party
of) your people out of your dwellings. Then ye ratified (Our covenant)
and ye were witnesses (thereto).
2:
85 Yet ye it is who
slay each
other and drive out a party of your people from their
homes, supporting
one another against them by sin and transgression ? - and if they came
to you as captives ye would ransom them, whereas their expulsion was
itself unlawful for you - Believe ye in part of the Scripture and
disbelieve ye in part thereof ? And what is the reward of those who do
so save ignominy in the life of the world, and on the Day of
Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom. For
Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
2:
86 Such are those
who buy
the life of the world at the price of the Hereafter. Their
punishment
will not be lightened, neither will they have support.
2:
87 And
verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of
messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary,
clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the
Holy spirit. Is it ever so, that, when
there cometh unto you a
messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves
desire not, ye
grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay ?
2:
88 And they say: Our hearts are hardened. Nay, but Allah
hath cursed
them for their unbelief. Little is that which they believe.
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89
And when
there cometh unto them a scripture from Allah, confirming
that
in their possession - though before that they were asking for a signal
those who disbelieved - and when
there cometh unto them
that which they triumph
overknow (to be the truth) they disbelieve
therein. The
curse of Allah is on disbelievers.
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90 Evil is that for which
they sell their souls: that they should disbelieve in that which Allah
hath revealed, grudging that Allah should reveal of His bounty unto
whom He will of His slaves. They have incurred anger upon anger. For
disbelievers is a shameful doom.
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91 And when
it is said unto
them: Believe in that which Allah hath revealed, they say:
We believe
in that which was revealed
unto us. And they disbelieve in that which
cometh after it, though it is the truth confirming that which they
possess. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Why then slew ye the prophets of
Allah aforetime, if ye are (indeed) believers ?
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92 And Moses
came unto you with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), yet, while he
was away, ye chose the calf (for worship) and ye were wrong-doers.
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93
And when
We made with you a covenant and caused the Mount to tower
above you, (saying): Hold fast by that which We have given you, and
hear (Our Word), they said: We hear and we rebel. And (worship of) the
calf was made to sink into their hearts because of their rejection (of
the covenant). Say (unto them): Evil is that which your belief
enjoineth on you, if ye are believers.
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94 Say (unto them): If
the abode of the Hereafter in the providence of Allah is indeed for you
alone and not for others of mankind (as ye pretend), then long for
death (for ye must long for death) if ye are truthful.
2:
95 But they will never long for it, because of that which
their own
hands have sent before them. Allah is aware of evil-doers.
2:
96
And thou
wilt find them greediest of mankind for life and
(greedier)
than the idolaters. (Each) one of them would like to be allowed to live
a thousand years. And to live (a thousand years) would be no means
remove him from the doom. Allah is Seer of what they do.
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97 Say
(O Muhammad, to mankind): Who is an enemy to Gabriel! For he it is who
hath revealed
(this Scripture) to thy heart by Allah's leave,
confirming that which was (revealed)
before it, and a guidance
and glad
tidings to believers;
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98 Who is an enemy to Allah, and His
angels and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! Allah
(Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers.
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99 Verily We have revealed
unto thee clear tokens, and only miscreants will disbelieve in them.
2:
100 Is it ever so that when
they make a covenant a party of them set it
aside ? The truth is, most of them believe not.
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101
And when
there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming
that
which they possess, a party of those
who have received the Scripture
fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they knew not,
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102
And follow that which the devils falsely related against the
kingdom of
Solomon. Solomon disbelieved not; but the devils disbelieved, teaching
mankind magic and that which was revealed
to the two angels in Babel,
Harut and Marut. Nor did they (the two angels) teach it to anyone till
they had said: We are only a temptation, therefore disbelieve not (in
the guidance of Allah). And from these two (angles) people learn that
by which they cause division between man and wife; but they injure
thereby no-one save by Allah's leave. And they learn that which harmeth
them and profiteth them not. And surely they do know
that he who
trafficketh therein will have
no (happy) portion in the Hereafter; and
surely evil is the price for which they sell their souls, if they but
knew.
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103 And if they had believed and kept from evil, a
recompense from
Allah would be better, if they only knew.
2:
104
O ye
who believe, say not (unto the Prophet): "Listen to us"
but say
"Look upon us," and be ye listeners. For disbelievers is a painful doom.
2: 105
Neither those
who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture nor the
idolaters love that there should be sent down unto you any good thing
from your Lord. But Allah chooseth for His mercy whom He will, and
Allah is of Infinite Bounty.
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106 Nothing of our revelation (even
a single verse) do we abrogate or cause be forgotten, but we bring (in
place) one better or the like thereof. Knowest thou not that
Allah is
Able to do all
things ?
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107 Knowest thou not that it is Allah
unto Whom belongeth the
Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and
ye have not, beside Allah, any guardian or helper ?
2: 108 Or would
ye question your messenger as Moses was questioned aforetime ? He
who
chooseth disbelief instead of faith, verily he hath gone
astray from a
plain road.
2: 109 Many of the people of the Scripture long to make
you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account,
after the truth hath become manifest unto them. Forgive and be
indulgent (toward them) until
Allah give command. Lo! Allah is Able to
do all
things.
2:
110 Establish worship, and pay the poor-due; and
whatever of good ye send before (you) for your souls, ye will find
it
with Allah. Lo! Allah is Seer of what ye do.
2: 111 And they say:
None entereth paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian. These are
their own desires. Say: Bring your proof (of what ye state) if ye are
truthful.
2:
112 Nay, but whosoever
surrendereth his purpose to
Allah while doing good, his reward is with his Lord; and
there shall no
fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
2:
113 And the Jews
say the Christians follow nothing (true), and the Christians say the
Jews follow nothing (true); yet both are readers of the Scripture. Even
thus speak those
who know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day
of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differ.
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114 And who
doth greater wrong than he
who forbiddeth the approach to the
sanctuaries of Allah lest His name should be mentioned
therein, and
striveth for their ruin. As for such, it was never meant that they
should enter them except in fear. Theirs in the world is ignominy and
theirs in the Hereafter is an awful doom.
2:
115 Unto Allah belong
the East and the West, and whithersoever ye turn, there is Allah's
Countenance. Lo! Allah
is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
2: 116 And
they say: Allah hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He glorified! Nay,
but whatsoever
is in the heavens and the earth is His. All are
subservient unto Him.
2:
117 The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When
He decreeth a
thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.
2:
118
And those
who have no knowledge say: Why doth not Allah speak unto
us,
or some sign come unto us ? Even thus, as they now speak, spake those
(who were) before them. Their hearts are all
alike. We have made
clear
the revelations for people
who are sure.
2:
119 Lo! We have sent
thee (O Muhammad) with the truth, a bringer of glad tidings and a
warner. And thou wilt not be asked about the
owners of hell-fire.
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120
And the Jews will not be pleased with thee, nor will the
Christians,
till thou follow their creed. Say: Lo! the
guidance of Allah (Himself)
is Guidance. And if thou shouldst follow their desires
after the
knowledge which hath come unto thee, then wouldst thou have from Allah
no protecting guardian nor helper.
2:
121 Those unto whom We have
given the Scripture, who
read it with the right reading, those believe
in it. And whoso disbelieveth in it, those are they who are the losers.
2:
122 O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I
favoured you
and how I preferred you to (all)
creatures.
2:
123
And guard (yourselves) against a day when
no soul will in aught avail
another, nor will compensation be accepted from it, nor
will
intercession be of use to it; nor will they be helped.
2:
124 And
(remember) when
his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he
fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I
have appointed thee a leader for
mankind. (Abraham) said: And of my
offspring (will there
be leaders) ?
He said: My covenant includeth not wrong-doers.
2:
125 And when
We
made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and
sanctuary, (saying):
Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood (to pray).
And We imposed a duty upon Abraham and Ishmael, (saying): Purify My
house for those
who go around and those who meditate therein and those
who bow down and prostrate themselves (in worship).
2:
126 And when
Abraham prayed: My Lord! Make this a region of security
and bestow upon
its people fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day,
He answered: As for him who disbelieveth, I shall leave him in
contentment
for a while, then I shall compel him to the doom of Fire -
a hapless journey's end!
2:
127 And when
Abraham and Ishmael were
raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed):
Our Lord!
Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the
Knower.
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128 Our Lord! And make us submissive
unto Thee and of
our seed a nation submissive unto Thee, and show us our
ways of
worship, and relent toward us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting,
the Merciful.
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129 Our Lord! And raise up in their midst a
messenger from among them who
shall recite unto them Thy
revelations,
and shall instruct them in the Scripture and in wisdom and shall make
them grow. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, Wise.
2:
130 And
who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himself ?
Verily We chose him in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he is among
the righteous.
2:
131 When
his Lord said unto him: Surrender! he said: I
have
surrendered
to the
Lord of the Worlds.
2:
132
The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons, and also Jacob,
(saying): O
my sons! Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) religion; therefore
die not save as men
who have surrendered (unto Him).
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133 Or were
ye present when
death came to Jacob, when
he said unto his sons: What
will ye worship after me ? They said: We shall worship thy
God, the God
of thy fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, One God, and unto Him we
have surrendered.
2:
134 Those are a people
who have passed away.
Theirs is that which they earned, and yours is that which ye earn. And
ye will not be asked of what they used to do.
2:
135 And they say:
Be Jews or Christians, then ye will be rightly guided.
Say (unto them,
O Muhammad): Nay, but (we follow) the religion of Abraham, the upright,
and he was not of the idolaters.
2:
136 Say (O Muslims): We believe
in Allah and that which is revealed
unto us and that which was revealed
unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and
that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets
received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them,
and unto Him we have surrendered.
2:
137 And if they believe in the
like of that which ye believe, then are they
rightly guided. But if
they turn away, then are they in schism, and Allah will suffice thee
(for defence) against them. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
2:
138 (We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than
Allah at
colouring. We are His worshippers.
2:
139
Say (unto the People of the Scripture): Dispute ye with us
concerning
Allah when
He is our Lord and your Lord ? Ours are our works and
yours
your works. We look to Him alone.
2:
140 Or say ye that Abraham,
and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes were Jews or
Christians ? Say: Do ye know best, or doth Allah ? And who is more
unjust than he
who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah
? Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
2:
141 Those are a people
who
have passed away; theirs is that which they earned and
yours that which
ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do.
2:
142
The foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them
from the
qiblah which they formerly observed ? Say: Unto Allah belong the East
and the West. He guideth
whom He will unto a straight path.
2:
143
Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be
witnesses
against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you.
And We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We
might know him
who followeth the messenger, from him
who turneth on his
heels. In truth it was a hard (test) save for those whom
Allah guided.
But it was not Allah's purpose that your faith should be in vain, for
Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful toward mankind.
2:
144 We have seen
the turning of thy face to heaven (for guidance, O Muhammad). And now
verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is
dear to thee. So turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship,
and ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when
ye
pray) toward it. Lo! Those
who have received the Scripture know
that
(this revelation)
is the Truth from their Lord. And Allah is not
unaware of what they do.
2:
145 And even if thou broughtest unto
those
who have received the Scripture all
kinds of portents,
they would
not follow thy qiblah, nor canst thou be a follower of their qiblah;
nor are some of them followers of the qiblah of others. And if thou
shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto
thee, then surely wert thou of the evil-doers.
2:
146 Those unto
whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation)
as they
recognise their sons. But lo! a party of them knowingly conceal
the
truth.
2:
147 It is the Truth from thy Lord (O Muhammad), so be not
thou of those
who waver.
2:
148
And each one hath a goal toward which he turneth; so vie
with one
another in good works. Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all
together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
2:
149 And
whencesoever
thou comest forth (for prayer, O Muhammad) turn thy face
toward the Inviolable Place of Worship. Lo! it is the Truth from thy
Lord. Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
2:
150 Whencesoever
thou
comest forth turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of
Worship; and
wheresoever ye may be (O Muslims) turn your faces toward it (when
ye
pray) so that men may have no argument against you, save
such of them
as do injustice - Fear them not, but fear Me! - and so that I may
complete My grace upon you, and that ye may be guided.
2:
151 Even
as We have sent unto you a
messenger from among you, who
reciteth unto
you Our revelations
and causeth you to grow, and teacheth you the
Scripture and wisdom, and teacheth you that which ye knew
not.
2:
152 Therefore remember Me, I will remember you. Give thanks
to Me, and
reject not Me.
2:
153 O ye
who believe! Seek
help in steadfastness and prayer. Lo! Allah
is with the steadfast.
2:
154 And call not those
who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay,
they are living, only ye perceive
not.
2:
155
And surely We shall try you with something of fear and
hunger, and loss
of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad
tidings to the
steadfast,
2:
156 Who
say, when
a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and
lo! unto Him we are returning.
2:
157 Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and
mercy.
Such are the
rightly guided.
2:
158
Lo! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the indications of
Allah. It is therefore no sin for him
who is on pilgrimage to the House
(of God) or visiteth it, to go around them (as the pagan custom is).
And he who doeth good of his own accord, (for him) lo! Allah is
Responsive, Aware.
2:
159 Lo! Those
who hide the proofs and the
guidance which We revealed, after We had made it clear to mankind in
the Scripture: such are accursed of Allah and accursed of those
who
have the power to curse.
2:
160 Except those
who repent and amend
and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am
the Relenting, the Merciful.
2:
161 Lo! Those
who disbelieve, and
die while they are disbelievers; on them is the curse of Allah and of
angels and of men combined.
2:
162 They ever dwell therein. The doom will not be lightened
for them,
neither will they be reprieved.
2:
163 Your God is One God; there is no God save Him, the
Beneficent, the
Merciful.
2: 164
Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of
night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is
of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky,
thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all
kinds of
beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of the winds, and
the clouds
obedient between heaven and earth: are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty)
for people
who have sense.
2: 165 Yet of mankind are which they set as) rivals to
Allah,
loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) -
some
who take
unto themselves (objects of worshipthose who believe are
stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that
those
who do evil had but known, (on the day) when
they behold the
doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah
is severe in
punishment!
2: 166 (On the day) when
those who were followed disown
those
who followed (them), and they behold the doom, and all
their aims
collapse with them.
2: 167 And those
who were but followers will
say: If a return were possible for us, we would disown them even as
they have disowned us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as
anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire.
2: 168 O
mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and
follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
2: 169 He enjoineth upon you only the evil and the foul, and
that ye
should tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.
2: 170
And when
it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed,
they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even
though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance ?
2: 171
The likeness of those
who disbelieve (in relation to the messenger) is
as the likeness of one who calleth unto that which heareth naught
except a shout and cry. Deaf, dumb, blind, therefore they have no sense.
2: 172
O ye
who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have
provided
you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He Whom ye worship.
2: 173
He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and
swineflesh, and that
which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah. But he
who is driven by necessity, neither craving nor
transgressing, it is no
sin for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
2: 174 Lo! those
who
hide aught of the Scripture which Allah hath revealed and
purchase a
small gain therewith, they eat into their bellies nothing else than
fire. Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will
He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom.
2: 175 Those are
they
who purchase error at the price of guidance, and torment
at the
price of pardon. How constant are they in their strife to reach the
Fire!
2: 176 That is because Allah hath revealed the Scripture
with
the truth. Lo! those
who find (a cause of) disagreement in the
Scripture are in open schism.
2: 177 It is not righteousness that
ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he
who
believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the
Scripture
and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and
to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those
who ask, and to
set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due.
And those
who keep their treaty when
they make one, and the patient in
tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they
who are
sincere. Such are the God-fearing.
2: 178 O ye
who believe!
Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the murdered; the
freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the female
for the female. And for him
who is forgiven somewhat by his (injured)
brother, prosecution according to usage and payment unto him in
kindness. This is an alleviation
and a mercy from your Lord. He
who
transgresseth after this will have a painful doom.
2: 179 And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of
understanding,
that ye may ward off (evil).
2: 180
It is prescribed for you, when
death approacheth one of you, if he
leave wealth, that he bequeath unto parents and near relatives in
kindness. (This is) a duty for all
those who ward off (evil).
2:
181
And whoso changeth (the will) after he hath heard it - the sin thereof
is only upon those
who change it. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.
2: 182
But he
who feareth from a testator some unjust or sinful clause,
and
maketh peace between the parties, (it shall be) no sin for him. Lo!
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
2: 183 O ye
who believe! Fasting is
prescribed for you, even as it was prescribed for those before you,
that ye may ward off (evil);
2: 184 (Fast) a certain number of
days; and (for) him
who is sick among you, or on a journey, (the same)
number of other days; and for those
who can afford it there is a
ransom: the feeding of a man in need - but whoso
doeth good of his own
accord, it is better for him: and that ye fast is better
for you if ye
did but know
-
2: 185 The month of Ramadan in which was revealed
the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance,
and the Criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever
of you is
present, let him fast the month, and whosoever
of you is sick or on a
journey, (let him fast the same) number of other days.
Allah desireth
for you ease; He desireth not hardship for you; and (He desireth) that
ye should complete the period, and that ye should magnify Allah for
having guided
you, and that peradventure ye may be thankful.
2: 186
And when
My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am
nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when
he crieth unto Me. So
let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may
be led aright.
2: 187 It is made lawful for you to go in unto your
wives on the night of the fast. They are raiment for you and ye are
raiment for them. Allah is Aware that ye were deceiving yourselves in
this respect and He hath turned in mercy toward you and relieved you.
So hold intercourse with them and seek
that which Allah hath ordained
for you, and eat and drink until
the white thread becometh distinct to
you from the black thread of the dawn. Then strictly observe the fast
till nightfall and touch them not, but be at your devotions in the
mosques. These are the limits imposed by Allah, so approach them not.
Thus Allah expoundeth His revelation to mankind that they may ward off
(evil).
2: 188 And eat not up your property among yourselves in
vanity, nor seek
by it to gain the hearing of the judges that ye may
knowingly devour a portion of the property of others wrongfully.
2: 189
They ask thee, (O Muhammad), of new moons, say: They are fixed seasons
for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not righteousness that ye go
to houses by the backs thereof (as do the idolaters at certain
seasons), but the righteous man is he
who wardeth off (evil). So go to
houses by the gates thereof, and observe your duty to Allah, that ye
may be successful.
2: 190 Fight in the way of Allah against those
who fight against you, but
begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors.
2: 191
And slay them wherever ye find
them, and drive them out of the places
whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And
fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship
until they first
attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such
is the reward of disbelievers.
2: 192 But if they desist, then lo! Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
2: 193
And fight them until
persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah.
But if they desist, then let there be no hostility except against
wrong-doers.
2: 194 The forbidden month for the forbidden month,
and forbidden things in retaliation. And one
who attacketh you, attack
him in like manner as he attacked you. Observe your duty to Allah, and
know
that Allah is with those who
ward off (evil).
2: 195 Spend
your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands
to ruin; and do good. Lo! Allah loveth the beneficent.
2: 196
Perform the pilgrimage and the visit (to Makka) for Allah. And if ye
are prevented, then send such gifts as can be obtained with ease, and
shave not your heads until
the gifts have reached their destination.
And whoever
among you is sick or hath an ailment of the head must pay
a
ransom of fasting or almsgiving or offering. And if ye are in safety,
then whosoever
contenteth himself with the visit for the pilgrimage
(shall give) such gifts as can be had with ease.
And whosoever
cannot
find (such gifts), then a fast of three days while on the
pilgrimage,
and of seven when
ye have returned; that is, ten in all.
That is for
him whoso
folk are not present at the Inviolable Place of Worship.
Observe your duty to Allah, and know
that Allah is severe in punishment.
2: 197
The pilgrimage is (in) the well-known months, and whoever
is minded to
perform the pilgrimage therein (let him remember that)
there is (to be)
no lewdness nor abuse nor angry conversation on the pilgrimage. And
whatsoever good ye do Allah knoweth it. So make provision for
yourselves (Hereafter); for the best provision is to ward off evil.
Therefore keep your duty unto Me, O men
of understanding.
2: 198 It
is no sin for you that ye seek
the bounty of your Lord (by trading).
But, when
ye press on in the multitude from 'Arafat, remember Allah
by
the sacred monument. Remember Him as He hath guided
you, although
before ye
were of those astray.
2: 199 Then hasten onward from the
place whence the multitude hasteneth onward, and ask forgiveness of
Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
2: 200 And when
ye have
completed your devotions, then remember Allah as ye
remember your
fathers or with a more lively remembrance. But of mankind is he
who
saith: "Our Lord! Give unto us in the world," and he hath
no portion in
the Hereafter.
2:
201 And of them (also) is he
who saith: "Our
Lord! Give unto us in the world that which is good and in
the Hereafter
that which is good, and guard us from the doom of Fire."
2: 202 For them there is in store a goodly portion out of
that which they
have earned. Allah is swift at reckoning.
2: 203
Remember Allah through the appointed days. Then whoso
hasteneth (his
departure) by two days, it is no sin for him, and whoso
delayeth, it is
no sin for him; that is for him
who wardeth off (evil). Be careful of
your duty to Allah, and know
that unto Him ye will be gathered.
2: 204
And of mankind there is he
whoso conversation on the life of this world
pleaseth
thee (Muhammad), and he calleth Allah to witness as to
that
which is in his heart; yet he is the most rigid of opponents.
2: 205
And when
he turneth away (from thee) his effort in the land is to
make
mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle; and Allah
loveth not mischief.
2: 206 And when
it is said unto him: Be
careful of thy duty to Allah, pride taketh him to sin.
Hell will settle
his account, an evil resting-place.
2: 207 And of mankind is he
who would sell himself, seeking
the pleasure
of Allah; and Allah hath compassion on (His) bondmen.
2: 208
O ye
who believe! Come, all
of you, into submission
(unto Him); and
follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
2: 209 And if ye slide back after the clear proofs have come
unto you,
then know
that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
2: 210
Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them in the
shadows of the clouds with the angels ? Then the case would be already
judged. All
cases go back to Allah (for judgment).
2: 211 Ask of
the Children of Israel how many a
clear revelation We gave them! He
who
altereth the grace of Allah after it hath come unto him
(for him), lo!
Allah is severe in punishment.
2: 212 Beautified is the life of the
world for those
who disbelieve; they make a jest of the believers. But
those
who keep their duty to Allah will be above them on the Day
of
Resurrection. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.
2: 213
Mankind were one community, and Allah sent (unto them) prophets as
bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the
Scripture with the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning
that wherein they differed. And only those
unto whom (the Scripture)
was given differed concerning it, after clear proofs had
come unto
them, through hatred one of another. And Allah by His Will guided
those
who believe unto the truth of that concerning which they
differed.
Allah guideth
whom
He will unto a straight path.
2: 214 Or think ye
that ye will enter paradise while yet there hath not come unto you the
like of (that which came to) those
who passed away before you ?
Affliction and adversity befell them, they were shaken
as with
earthquake, till the messenger (of Allah) and those
who believed along
with him said: When
cometh Allah's help ? Now surely Allah's help is
nigh.
2: 215 They ask thee, (O Muhammad), what they shall spend.
Say: that which ye spend for good (must go) to parents and near kindred
and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer. And whatsoever good ye do,
lo! Allah is Aware of it.
2: 216 Warfare is ordained for you,
though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing
which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is
bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know
not.
2: 217 They question thee
(O Muhammad) with regard to warfare in the sacred month. Say: Warfare
therein is a great (transgression), but to turn (men) from the way of
Allah, and to disbelieve in Him and in the Inviolable Place of Worship,
and to expel His people thence, is a greater with Allah; for
persecution is worse than killing. And they will not cease from
fighting against you till they have made you renegades from your
religion, if they can. And whoso
becometh a renegade and dieth in his
disbelief: such are they
whose works have fallen both in the world and
the Hereafter. Such are rightful owners of the Fire: they
will abide
therein.
2: 218 Lo! those
who believe, and those
who emigrate (to
escape the persecution) and strive in the way of Allah, these have hope
of Allah's mercy. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
2: 219 They
question thee about strong drink and games of chance. Say: In both is
great sin, and (some) utility for men; but the sin of them is greater
than their usefulness. And they ask thee what they ought to spend. Say:
that which is superfluous. Thus Allah maketh
plain to you (His)
revelations, that haply ye may reflect.
2: 220 Upon the world and
the Hereafter. And they question thee concerning orphans. Say: To
improve their lot is best. And if ye mingle your affairs with theirs,
then (they are) your brothers. Allah knoweth him
who spoileth from him
who improveth. Had Allah willed He could have overburdened
you. Allah
is Mighty, Wise.
2:
221 Wed not idolatresses till they believe; for
lo! a believing bondwoman is better than an idolatress though she
please you; and give not your daughters in marriage to idolaters till
they believe, for lo! a believing slave is better than an idolater
though he please you. These invite unto the Fire, and Allah inviteth
unto the
Garden, and unto forgiveness by His grace, and expoundeth
His
revelations to mankind that haply they may remember.
2: 222 They
question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an
illness, so let women alone at such times and go not in unto them till
they are cleansed. And when
they have purified themselves, then go in
unto them as Allah hath enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those
who
turn unto Him, and loveth those
who have a care for cleanness.
2: 223
Your women are a tilth for you (to cultivate) so go to your tilth as ye
will, and send (good deeds) before you for your souls, and fear Allah,
and know
that ye will (one day) meet Him. Give glad tidings to
believers, (O Muhammad).
2: 224 And make not Allah, by your oaths,
a hindrance to your being righteous and observing your duty unto Him
and making
peace among mankind. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
2: 225
Allah will not take you to task for that which is
unintentional in your
oaths. But He will take you to task for that which your hearts have
garnered. Allah is Forgiving, Clement.
2: 226 Those
who forswear their wives must wait four months; then, if
they
change their mind, lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
2: 227 And if they decide upon divorce (let them remember
that) Allah is
Hearer, Knower.
2: 228
Women
who are divorced shall wait, keeping themselves apart,
three
(monthly) courses. And it is not lawful for them that they should
conceal
that which Allah hath created in their wombs if they are
believers in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands would do better
to take them back in that case if they desire a reconciliation. And
they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them in
kindness, and men are a degree above them. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
2: 229
Divorce must be pronounced twice and then (a woman) must be retained in
honour or released in kindness. And it is not lawful for you that ye
take from women aught of that which ye have given them; except (in the
case) when
both fear that they may not be able to keep within the
limits (imposed by) Allah. And if ye fear that they may
not be able to
keep the limits of Allah, in that case it is no sin for either of them
if the woman ransom herself. These are the limits (imposed by) Allah.
Transgress them not. For whoso
transgresseth Allah's limits: such are
wrong-doers.
2: 230 And if he hath divorced her (the third time),
then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until
she hath wedded
another husband. Then if he (the other husband) divorce her it is no
sin for both of them that they come together again if they consider
that they are able to observe the limits of Allah. These are the limits
of Allah. He manifesteth them for people
who have knowledge.
2: 231
When
ye have divorced women, and they have reached their term,
then
retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. Retain them not to
their hurt so that ye transgress (the limits). He
who doeth that hath
wronged his soul. Make not the revelations of Allah a
laughing-stock
(by your behaviour), but remember Allah's grace upon you and that which
He hath revealed unto you of the Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He
doth exhort you. Observe your duty to Allah and know
that Allah is
Aware of all
things.
2: 232 And when
ye have divorced women and
they reach their term, place not difficulties in the way of their
marrying their husbands if it is agreed between them in kindness. This
is an admonition for him among you
who believeth in Allah and the Last
Day. That is more virtuous for you, and cleaner. Allah knoweth; ye know
not.
2: 233 Mothers shall suckle their children for two whole
years; (that is) for those
who wish to complete the suckling. The duty
of feeding and clothing nursing mothers in a seemly manner is upon the
father of the child. No-one should be charged beyond his capacity. A
mother should not be made to suffer because of her child, nor should he
to whom the child is born (be made to suffer) because of
his child. And
on the (father's) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was
incumbent on the father). If they desire to wean the child by mutual
consent and (after) consultation, it is no sin for them; and if ye wish
to give your children out to nurse, it is no sin for you, provide that
ye pay what is due from you in kindness. Observe your duty to Allah,
and know
that Allah is Seer of what ye do.
2: 234 Such of you as
die and leave behind them wives, they (the wives) shall wait, keeping
themselves apart, four months and ten days. And when
they reach the
term (prescribed for them) then there is no sin for you in
aught that
they may do with themselves in decency. Allah is informed of what ye do.
2: 235
There is no sin for you in that which ye proclaim or hide in your minds
concerning your troth with women. Allah knoweth that ye will remember
them. But plight not your troth with women except by uttering a
recognised form of words. And do not consummate the marriage until
(the
term) prescribed is run. Know
that Allah knoweth what is in your minds,
so beware of Him; and know
that Allah is Forgiving, Clement.
2: 236
It is no sin for you if ye divorce women while yet ye have not touched
them, nor appointed unto them a portion. Provide for them, the rich
according to his means, and the straitened according to his means, a
fair provision. (This is) a bounden duty for those
who do good.
2: 237
If ye divorce them before ye have touched them and ye have appointed
unto them a portion, then (pay the) half of that which ye appointed,
unless they (the women) agree to forgo it, or he agreeth to forgo it in
whose hand is the marriage tie. To forgo is nearer to piety. And forget
not kindness among yourselves. Allah is Seer of what ye do.
2: 238 Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost
prayer, and stand
up with devotion to Allah.
2: 239
And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when
ye
are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you
that which
(heretofore) ye knew
not.
2: 240 (In the case of) those of you
who
are about to die and leave behind them wives, they should
bequeath unto
their wives a provision for the year without turning them out, but if
they go out (of their own accord) there is no sin for you in that which
they do of themselves within their rights. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
2:
241 For divorced women a provision in kindness: a duty
for those
who
ward off (evil).
2: 242 Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations so
that ye may
understand.
2: 243
Bethink thee (O Muhammad) of those
of old, who went forth from their
habitations in their thousands, fearing death, and Allah
said unto
them: Die; and then He brought them back to life. Lo! Allah is a Lord
of Kindness to mankind, but most of mankind give not thanks.
2: 244 Fight in the way of Allah, and know
that Allah is Hearer, Knower.
2: 245
Who
is it that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan, so that He
may give
it increase manifold ? Allah straiteneth and enlargeth. Unto Him ye
will return.
2: 246 Bethink thee of the
leaders of the Children of
Israel after Moses, how they said unto a prophet whom they
had: Set up
for us a
king and we will fight in Allah's way. He said: Would ye
then
refrain from fighting if fighting were prescribed for you ? They said:
Why should we not fight in Allah's way when
we have been driven from
our dwellings with our children ? Yet, when
fighting was prescribed for
them, they turned away, all
save a few of them. Allah is
aware of
evil-doers.
2: 247 Their Prophet said unto them: Lo! Allah hath
raised up Saul to be a king
for you. They said: How can he have kingdom
over us when
we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is, since he
hath not been given wealth enough ? He said: Lo! Allah hath chosen him
above you, and hath increased him abundantly in wisdom and stature.
Allah bestoweth His Sovereignty on
whom He will. Allah is
All-Embracing,
All-Knowing.
2: 248 And their Prophet said unto
them: Lo! the token of his kingdom
is that there shall come unto you
the ark wherein is peace
of reassurance from your Lord, and a remnant
of that which the house of Moses and the house of Aaron left behind,
the angels bearing it. Lo! herein shall be a token for you if (in
truth) ye are believers.
2: 249 And when
Saul set out with the
army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by (the ordeal of) a
river.
Whosoever
therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me, and whosoever
tasteth it not he is of me, save him
who taketh (thereof) in the hollow
of his hand. But they drank thereof, all
save a few of them. And after
he had crossed (the river), he and those
who believed with him, they
said: We have no power
this day against Goliath and his hosts. But
those
who knew that they would meet Allah exclaimed:
How many a little
company hath overcome
a mighty host by Allah's leave! Allah is with the
steadfast.
2: 250 And when
they went into the field against Goliath
and his hosts they said: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our
foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk.
2: 251
So they routed them by Allah's leave and David slew Goliath; and Allah
gave him the
kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of that which He
willeth. And if Allah had not repelled some men by others the earth
would have been corrupted. But Allah is a Lord of Kindness to (His)
creatures.
2: 252 These are the portents of Allah which We recite
unto thee (Muhammad) with truth, and lo! thou art of the number of
(Our) messengers;
2: 253 Of those messengers, some
of whom We have
caused to excel others, and of whom there are some
unto whom Allah
spake, while some of them He exalted
(above others) in degree; and We
gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) and We
supported him with the holy Spirit. And if Allah had so willed it, those
who followed after them would not have fought one with
another after
the clear proofs had come unto them. But they differed, some of them
believing and some disbelieving. And if Allah had so willed it, they
would not have fought one with another; but Allah doeth what He will.
2: 254
O ye
who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you
ere a
day come when
there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor
intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers.
2: 255
Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither
slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in
the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who
is he that intercedeth
with Him save by His leave ? He knoweth that which is in front of them
and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His
knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the
earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the
Tremendous.
2: 256 There is no compulsion in religion. The right
direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he
who rejecteth false
deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm
handhold which will
never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
2: 257 Allah is the
Protecting Guardian of those
who believe. He
bringeth them out of
darkness into light. As for those
who disbelieve, their patrons are
false deities. They bring them out of light
into darkness. Such are
rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein.
2: 258
Bethink thee of him
who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord,
because Allah had given him the
kingdom; how, when
Abraham said: My
Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered:
I give life
and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the
East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the
disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth
not wrongdoing folk.
2: 259
Or (bethink
thee of) the like of him
who, passing by a township which
had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed:
How shall Allah give this
township life after its death ? And Allah made him die a hundred years,
then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried ?
(The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay,
but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at thy food and
drink which have not rotted! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make
thee a token unto mankind, look at the bones, how We adjust them and
then cover them with flesh! And when
(the matter) became clear unto
him, he said: I know
now that Allah is Able to do all
things.
2: 260
And when
Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou
givest
life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe ? Abraham said: Yea,
but (I ask) in order that my
heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said:
Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place
a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in
haste, and know
that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
2:
261 The likeness of
those
who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness
of a
grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah
giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing,
All-Knowing.
2: 262 Those
who spend their wealth for the cause of
Allah and afterward make not reproach and injury to follow that which
they have spent; their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no
fear come upon them, neither shall they grieve.
2: 263 A kind word with forgiveness is better than
almsgiving followed by
injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
2: 264
O ye
who believe! Render not vain your almsgiving by reproach
and
injury, like him
who spendeth his wealth only to be seen of men and
believeth not in Allah and the Last Day. His likeness is as the
likeness of a rock whereon is dust of earth; a rainstorm smiteth it,
leaving it smooth and bare. They
have no control of aught of that which
they have gained. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
2: 265
And the likeness of those
who spend their wealth in search of Allah's
pleasure, and for the strengthening of their souls, is as the likeness
of a
garden on a height. The rainstorm smiteth it and it
bringeth forth
its fruit twofold. And if the rainstorm smite it not, then the shower.
Allah is Seer of what ye do.
2: 266 Would any of you like to have a
garden of palm-trees and vines, with rivers flowing
underneath it, with
all
kinds of fruit for him therein; and old age hath stricken
him and
he hath feeble offspring; and a fiery whirlwind striketh it and it is
(all)
consumed by fire. Thus Allah maketh
plain His revelations unto
you, in order that ye may give thought.
2: 267 O ye
who believe!
Spend of the good things which ye have earned, and of that which We
bring forth from the earth for you, and seek not the bad (with intent)
to spend thereof (in charity) when
ye would not take it for yourselves
save with disdain; and know
that Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise.
2: 268
The devil promiseth you destitution and enjoineth on you lewdness. But
Allah promiseth you forgiveness from Himself with bounty. Allah is
All-Embracing,
All-knowing.
2: 269 He giveth wisdom unto whom He
will, and he
unto whom wisdom is given, he truly hath received abundant
good. But none remember except men of understanding.
2: 270 Whatever alms ye spend or vow ye vow, lo! Allah
knoweth it.
Wrong-doers have no helpers.
2: 271
If ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give
it to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of
your ill-deeds. Allah is Informed of what ye do.
2: 272 The guiding
of them is not thy duty (O Muhammad), but Allah guideth whom He will.
And whatsoever good thing ye spend, it is for yourselves, when
ye spend
not save in search of Allah's Countenance; and whatsoever
good thing ye
spend, it will be repaid to you in full, and ye will not be wronged.
2: 273
(Alms are) for the
poor who are straitened for the cause of Allah, who
cannot travel in the land (for trade). The unthinking man
accounteth
them wealthy because of their restraint. Thou shalt know
them by their
mark: They do not beg of men with importunity. And whatsoever good
thing ye spend, lo! Allah knoweth it.
2: 274 Those
who spend their
wealth by night and day, by stealth and openly, verily
their reward is
with their Lord, and their shall no fear come upon them neither shall
they grieve.
2: 275 Those
who swallow usury cannot rise up save as
he ariseth whom the devil hath prostrated
by (his) touch. That is
because they say: Trade is just like usury; whereas Allah permitteth
trading and forbiddeth usury. He
unto whom an admonition from his Lord
cometh,
and (he) refraineth (in obedience thereto), he shall keep (the
profits of) that which is past, and his affair (henceforth) is with
Allah. As for him
who returneth (to usury) - Such are rightful
owners
of the Fire. They will abide therein.
2: 276 Allah hath blighted usury and made almsgiving
fruitful. Allah
loveth not the impious and guilty.
2: 277
Lo! those
who believe and do good works and establish worship and pay
the poor-due, their reward is with their Lord and there
shall no fear
come upon them neither shall they grieve.
2: 278 O ye
who believe!
Observe your duty to Allah, and give up what remaineth (due to you)
from usury, if ye are (in truth) believers.
2: 279 And if ye do
not, then be warned of war (against you) from Allah and His messenger.
And if ye repent, then ye have your principal (without interest). Wrong
not, and ye shall not be wronged.
2: 280 And if the debtor is in
straitened circumstances, then (let there be) postponement to (the
time
of) ease; and that ye remit the debt as almsgiving would
be better for
you if ye did but know.
2:
281 And guard yourselves against a day in which ye
will be
brought back to Allah. Then every soul will be paid in full that which
it hath earned, and they will not be wronged.
2: 282 O ye
who believe! When
ye contract a debt
for a fixed term, record it in writing. Let a scribe record it in
writing between you in (terms of) equity. No scribe should refuse to
write as Allah hath taught him, so let him write, and let
him who incurreth the debt dictate, and let him observe
his duty to Allah his Lord, and diminish naught thereof. But if he
who oweth the debt
is of low understanding, or weak, or unable himself to dictate, then
let the guardian of his interests dictate in (terms of) equity. And
call to witness, from among your men, two witnesses. And if two men be
not (at hand) then a man and two women, of such as ye approve as
witnesses, so that if the one erreth (through forgetfulness) the other
will remember. And the witnesses must not refuse when
they are summoned.
Be not averse to writing down (the contract) whether it be small or
great, with (record of) the term thereof. That is more equitable in the
sight of Allah and more sure for testimony, and the best way of
avoiding doubt between you; save only in the case among yourselves from
hand to hand. In that case it is no sin for you if ye write it not. And
have witnesses when
it is actual merchandise which ye transfer when ye sell one to another,
and let no harm be done to scribe or witness. If ye do (harm to them)
lo! it is a sin in you. Observe your duty to Allah. Allah is teaching
you. And Allah is knower of all
things.
2: 283 If ye be on a journey and cannot find
a scribe,
then a pledge in hand (shall suffice). And if one of you entrusteth to
another let deliver up that which is entrusted to him (according to the
pact between them) and let him observe his duty to Allah his Lord. Hide
not testimony. He
who hideth it, him
who is trusted,
verily his heart is sinful. Allah is Aware of what ye do.
2: 284 Unto Allah (belongeth)
whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth;
and whether ye make known what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will
bring you to account for it. He will forgive whom He will and He will
punish whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things.
2: 285 The messenger believeth in that which hath
been revealed
unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in
Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers - We make no
distinction between any of His messengers - and they say: We hear, and
we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the
journeying.
2:
286 Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For
it (is
only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it
hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark!
Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before
us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to
bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector,
and give us victory
over the disbelieving folk.
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