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Sephardic [Arab Jews- not killed by Hitler] and Ashkenazi Jews[European-Russian Jews- killed by Hitler]

2008-03-28T10:10:00.009-04:00

THE GOOD JEW AND THE BAD JEW ..... Excerpt from www.roseannebarr.com

In safed, 1999, is where I experienced for the first time in my life, a knowingness that eclipsed the physical world. There it was that I made contact with the mystics that I have studied since the age of nine years. When we went to the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, it was on the anniversary of his death. To sephardic jews, that is when the connection to the departed's soul is most possible.
Sephardic Jews have very different traditions and culture and thoughts than do Ashkenazi jews. Ashkenazi jews are consumed with germanic principles and philosophies. When Hitler wrote that the soul of the aryan was up for grabs between the german and the jew, I think he was very accurate. When he decided to remove that option, by removing jews from the german presence, in order to tip the balance, he was hoping to seal the ultimate fate of the european gestalt as being german and pagan, not christian.
It is the german (jew) who after many years in power positions in Israel, is acceding power now to the russian (jews), who more sino-aryan in their cultural gestalt. However, it is the sephardic jew who has lived in peace for thousands of years with his arab neighbors, and he who is under represented in the government of Israel.
The history of the jews is extremely interesting when viewed as a racial division between arab jews and european/russian jews. Not one sephardic jew was killed by Hitler, because he considered them to be "real jews" and the german jew as a bastard german.
This fact is not seen by american jews at all. In Israel though, it is whispered about by the sephardic. The Kabbalah is sephardic. The Talmud is Ashkenazi. Jews are at war with jews over old books. Jews are at war with jews and muslims over old books, and jews are at war with christians over old books. Jews are the people who are at war with books. We need to call ourselves not people of the book, but people who are at war with books. In Rome, jews tried to have the kaballah burned and totally destroyed, in their war on it on behalf of the talmud. It was the pope who saved the kabballah. The jews brought the kaballah out of egypt, where Moses was a scholar of Hermetic Wisdom, which is what the kabballah is based on. Moses liberated the hidden esoteric philosophy and gave it to the common man, much as jesus did later on. Bar Yochai wrote the zohar, which he channelled, while hiding in a cave in safed. It is actually his story that makes up a large part of the story we recognize as being about Jesus. Safed is where the sephardic mystics have always lived. Jesus was one of these. He was an arab.
I must pause here to apologize to those who came here looking for Roseanne Barr. I can imagine your puzzlement to find me instead. Well, I always was like this, even though you are familiar with another part of me. I am Roseanne Barr, but yet I am also not her. I am the part of her that sneaked around her edges. I was she who is and is not yet, but is now she who became she who is.
It was in Safed that I was cured of my multiple personality disorder, also called Dissociative Identity Disorder. The part of me that would never stop believing that it spoke directly to god, was finally able to take total control of the body. It was not as the psychiatrists wanted, because it was that part that they called "crazy".
My doctor, Colin Ross, healed me by telling me that I did not have to let go of god, and that I should immediately begin to tell people not only that I spoke to her, but to tell them what exactly god was telling me. At that point in my life, there was no more division and there was no more obsession and there was no more compulsion, or fear of being found out and locked away any more.
For many people like myself, a profound connection to god is what kept us crazy and divided. My contribution to the field of study regarding this "mental illness" is to tell the story of my integration, and how it is for so many of us "multiples" that have indeed grown a new organ of consciousness that is actually quite useful to the human animal.
In trauma and dissociation, reality is suspended, and inventing several shape shifting identities is ultimately a way that the mind overcomes the limitations of time and space. When I knew that I did not any longer have to pretend that I did not speak to god, I was cured.

Can God Become A Man? Can God Have A Son?

2008-03-24T17:57:00.001-04:00

RAW WORK IN PROCESS .... COME BACK TO READ FINAL COPY .....

2008-03-24T02:54:00.010-04:00

THERE IS NO GOD EXCEPT ALLAH
Who is Allah? Visit http://www.goodrush.net/ for answers

Don't put anyone on the spot especially on non-complimentary stuff. Reference: WV Gas prices 'Escalade'. What do you ride around in????? a Toyota Prius? not to mention the jets you are flying around in with HER money. That holier than though attitude is unnecessary, and totally uncalled for.

What a bad memory to live with if you become President. That lady needs an apology and a 'good memory' phone call. Win hearts and minds one at a time. Consider how many people's lives that one individual touches.

Go make some political 'foreplay' with some Mid-East leaders before you have to deal with them on a formal basis as President.

Take Michelle and the girls with you. Have a get to know you and look forward to working with you, touch base, I love you, my father was a Muslim, before the tough stuff begins as President. Everybody will want you to be on their side. Don't get baited.

"Davids" ARE NOT scared of "Giants". There is no winning without ALLAH The ONE True God or against Him. Allah is The God whom you call "AWESOME GOD" in one of your videos. Don't mix Jesus with ALLAH wrongfully, Allah Does not like it one little bit. Allah is the BOSS, not you, not Michelle , not your girls, not the Democratic Party, not The United States of America . Don't mess with His 'Bosshood'. IF you become spiritually awake you'll see what I mean.

Jesus has no part in Allah's 'Godship' nor does anyone or anything else for that matter. Never forget that, it will serve you well. Praise Allah much, there is nothing good without Him. Whatever good comes your way whether directly from Him or from Him through His Creation indirectly including from your own self, is From ALLAH. So be grateful to Him. He Gives more to those who are grateful to Him. Use "Hallelujah", if you want, meaning "Praise Be to Allah". "Alhamdolilah hey Rabbil Alameen" would be a better choice of words. Visit http://www.goodrush.net/freespiritualhealing.htm for some sincere advice.

Go say some sweet nothings to the Arabs[majority Sunni] and the Persians[majority Shi'a and living in Iran]. They kill each other but are united in brotherly love when it comes to Israel. Their common enemy is Israel, so tread carefully in regard to Israel in both camps.
Your major Presidential accomplishment would be doing something about the Palestine/Israel stalemate.

Apply the uproar feelings regarding your middle name - Hussein - to better understand the Palestinian predicament in dealing with White America. When it comes to black people or the Arabs and Persians White America is full of injustices. The roots of slavery are still very present in the White Americans psyche. Don't think that 'Typical white people' in general are like your white grandmother is to you - that is a blood ties thing. Whites still want to be Masters of the black race. Inherent in their psyche is hate for the negroid race, with a sense of superiority because God gave them more physical beauty and made them more affulent.

God has given you a better smile than the other candidates, no matter how white they are. Thank Allah for it. When God told the Angels to bow down to Adam, all the Angels obeyed God except Iblis (satan or the devil). When God asked him why he disobeyed satan replied "I am better than he(adam), You Made me out of fire free of smoke, and you Made him(Adam) out of clay. God threw him(satan) out of the Exalted Assembly and HIS Own Company. Satan exercised his(satan's) superiority complex and look where it got him. So both whites ( KKK inclined or 'residuals') and blacks (Farrakhan types) should take another look at themselves. The black has no superiority over the white and the white has no superiority over the black excet in piety. [Last sermon of Prophet Muhammad - 'Google for more detail'].

Ask the Arabs and the Persians on a "I want to know what it means basis" about The Holy Qur'an Chapter 17 Sura Al-Isra verses 103-111 regarding the land of Israel. Let me know what they say about this to you.

The Best use of Campaign funds NOW especially if Allah Plans for you or allows you to become President, may be to go meet the Arabs and the Persians (Iranians).

Don't forget to 'Thank' Allah(including thanks for the thanks). He Can Bring you down just as fast as He Can Bless you.

Learn some 'buzzwords' used in Islamic Culture before you go. Common courtesy stuff other candidates are not likely to use. Don't let John McCain or Hillary upstage you at this stage of the foreign policy game. Get a copy of the Holy Bible in Arabic and Farsi. As soon as you become President of the United States of America you automatically become their common enemy because of America's ties with Israel.

It's a Muslim thing that non-Muslims just can't understand. Akin to white people not understanding when it is a 'black' thing. Like being discriminated against is a black thing whites just can't really understand. Trying to explain it to them with every nuance in the area of white on black discrimination, is of no avail. They just can't really identify with it, because they don't experience it. It is not the same as black on white discrimination.

Focus on common overlap religious values. Steer away from ' Jesus is son of God' 'Trinity' 'Resurrrection' when talking with Iranians and Arabs. Talking about the second coming of Jesus is okay if you don't take sides, the devil is in the details here, just don't mess with it unless you know what you are doing.

Don't take sides with Sunni or Shi'a Muslims just side step the issue. My Father was a Sunni and my wife is a Shi'a. It is like being pulled with the right hand to the right while being pulled with to the left at the same time with an AIRBUS 380 on each side. It's that bad. You have been warned. Proceed with caution. This is an area you want to be a 'yes' man on both sides. This is an area of blind rage from both the Sunni and Shi'a side, akin to the white and black racism in the United States.

Remember you are not black you have blood ties to whites so even you personally are not likely to really understand black racism in America, it is a heartfelt thing which your wife Michelle understands as was evident from her statement that for first time she was proud of her country.

Respect Pastor Wright and keep close ties with him privately and in secret, even although it is politically incorrect. The man is just telling it like it is. He is not a 'white man' slave pandering to whites. He wants to be slave of God. Don't you be one either, a 'white man' slave. Just tell whites what they want to hear in this regard because they can't handle the truth - akin to Jack Nicholson's tirade against Tom Cruise. You should be the Jack Nicholson character in regard to Rev. Wright. You have no reason to apologize for Dr. Wright other than your love for becoming the President of The United States. Don't sell your own soul in order to become President. It's not worth it long term.

Stick to Allah as in There is no God except Allah ,if you want to be really successful. Stop praying to Jesus, Allah The Creator Does not like it. When all else fails try praying to Allah with the admission to Him that Jesus is NOT His son and take it from there. See what He Does for you. Then acknowledge to Him that Jesus is not His son, in secret converse with Him. The whites can rob you of the Presidency, don't let them rob your soul.

Just stay mum about Jesus and never say Jesus is the son of God like you mean it. Don't Mess with God's Oneness. ALLAH is the ONLY one Who Can put you in the Oval Office and keep there. Change the two times only President rule. With a view to serving Allah beyond two terms, by following the true Jesus and having the strength to turn the other cheek.

Read my post on my blog "God and Prophet Jesus (P) vs. President George W. Bush" which is written for all U.S Presidents in mind. It is not just an attack on President George W. Bush.

Start washing your ass after answering the call of nature and your sexual organ after taking a leak and shave your pubic and underarm hair, and tell Michelle to do the same. All while you are True Believing "Christians". It is payback time for Rev. Wright who introduced you to God and faith, by passing this information to him as well and telling him to pass it on to Mrs. Rev. Wright as well.

Tell Michelle not to show her underarm hair, it is very offensive to Muslims. Tell her not to come before the cameras with sleveless shirts. It makes them want to puke. Muslims think she is not clean because of this, and the fact she is black makes them think she is a dirty black woman. It's not going to help your negotiations with Muslims Sunni or Shi'a. Tell the Muslim Good ol boys Leaders that you do all these things when your messing with them affectionately. It will help win their hearts and minds.

Anyway wash your ass etc only in response to Allah alone Who Has Sent Word that "Allah Loves those who keep themselves clean and pure" and not for show. Get on Allah's side through His Prophet Jesus(Peace Be Upon him) and really win your own soul, if Allah so Wills. My mother may Allah Bless her soul used to intimate that washing one's ass was a sign of maturity and knowing how to wash it well a sign that you know what you are doing as an adult.

Include me in your supplications to The ONE true God, Allah, Who Created all and everything that exists including His Prophet Jesus., for all good things for me.

Jesus said "Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord" Mark 12:29. Jesus said 'OUR' not 'YOUR' because Jesus knew and believed God is His Lord too. Jesus did and taught and not taught and didn't do. Jesus walked the talk as expressed in contemporary Western vernacular. He believed and taught true belief in The ONE True God(ALLAH). Ponder on this and ask Allah for Guiding you to His Truth.

Remember NONE IS GOD EXCEPT ALLAH and it best to remember God with "La-E-La-Ha-iL-LaL-LaH". You'll like the rewards and benefits for doing it, if it meets with Allah's Approval (intention for doing it is critically important and only Allah my Lord and your Lord can provide the intention Pleasing to Himself). Visit http://www.goodrush.net/freespiritualhealing.htm

Yes He can Yes He can Thank Allah Almighty that He Surely Can. [Allah Willing ] Yes we can Yes we can Yes we can [God Willing] change not only the staus quo in the United States but the entire world. Leaving Allah out of the picture is a path to failure and to disappointment. You'll see what I mean, if Allah so Wills.

From this day on this note is what you should reflect on when you are spending quality time with The ONE True God, aka or bka [best known] as "ALLAH". Is bka my copyright now ?

I am not trying to convert you, but rather trying to get you to follow the true and real Jesus back to your Maker the ONE true God [bka as "ALLAH"]. Jesus has no Godship whatsoever, nor does anyone one else. Only Allah is the One True God.

God in any form would not have to cry to God because God Does not Cry. Crying is in the domain of man best manifested in the female gender! What a blessing to be able to shed tears to refresh oneself and still out shine Godless men. Thank got for women and their womanly attributes.

"E-lo-i, E-lo-i lama Sa bach thani My God, My God why Hast Thou Forsaken me" [Mark 15:34].

Sounds a lot like Allah, Allah why Hast Thou forsaken me. I don't know yet with certitude who it was on that cross but that individual believed in The One True God. Because when all else failed him and he couldn't take it anymore he called out to God.

If it was Jesus on that cross as christians believe why didn't he say "Father, Father" why Hast Thou Forsaken me, if his 'sonhood' and God's 'Fatherhood was so critcal to his Ministry. 'Christians' would have themselves believe that Jesus said he was the son of God, which he didn't, and at the time of his real need he forgets to call him father on which the christian belief is base, something seems flawed. Nothing can be flawed about God in any way shape or form. Then christians believe that Jesus is going to save them.

By their own belief 'Jesus on the cross' is their savior, christians invite to a Jesus who was not able to save himself. How is Jesus going to save his 'followers' if he could save himself? If Jesus couldn't save himself how is he going to save you? His holy blood is what is going to save you , so you argue. Why didn't it save himself. Why did he call on some other Entity pleading for being forsaken if he was God or part God?

Now Consider this. If I told you Jesus can save you but not in the 'Jesus on the cross' belief, or the blood of Jesus, would you be willing to listen to what I had to say?

Become a follower of Jesus in truth with There is no God Except Allah which is what Jesus himself believed. Look at Mark 12:29 "Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord". Jesus says 'our' not 'your' meaning that God was his Lord too. Look at the story of Jesus and the rich man. Jesus say " There is none good but One, that is God" in response to being called "good master". He questions being called 'good'. Wonder how he would respond if you called him 'divine' which presumeably is a higher rank the 'good'. God or son of God would presumeably be higher in rank than just being Divine or divine.

I am not suggesting you abandon Jesus just look for the real Jesus and follow him back to Allah the ONE True God. Get a copy of the Bible published for Arabic speaking christians and see what the publishers of that Bible call God , you got it "ALLAH"! Learn to say "Allah" like it should be said by going to my YOUtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/ymuhammadc . English speaking people say "ALLAH" like they never went to school in their entire lives. Sorry if the candor offends you, no offense intended.

Visit http://www.goodrush.net/ for some inspiration!

Warmest Regards,

Abraham Adam
http://blog.goodrush.net/
All Errors and Omissions, as in The Sight of Allah, Excepted

Faith News and Politics 03222008 "Land of Israel"

2008-03-22T20:04:00.012-04:00

Land of Israel

Excerpts From The Holy Qur'an

Chapter 17

Sura Al-Isra

Verses 93-111

Say (O Muhammad): My Lord be glorified! Am I aught save a mortal messenger? (93)

And naught prevented mankind from believing when the guidance came unto them save that they said: Hath Allah sent a mortal as (His) messenger? (94)

Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger. (95)

Say: Allah sufficeth for a witness between me and you. Lo! He is Knower, Seer of His slaves. (96)

And he whom Allah guideth, he is led aright; while, as for him whom He sendeth astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and We shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abateth, We increase the flame for them. (97)

That is their reward because they disbelieved Our revelations and said: When we are bones and fragments shall we, forsooth, be raised up as a new creation? (98)

Have they not seen that Allah Who created the heavens and the earth is Able to create the like of them, and hath appointed for them an end whereof there is no doubt? But the wrong-doers refuse aught save disbelief. (99)

Say (unto them): If ye possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely hold them back for fear of spending, for man was ever grudging. (100)

And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pharaoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses. (101)

He said: In truth thou knowest that none sent down these (portents) save the Lord of the heavens and the earth as proofs, and lo! (for my part) I deem thee lost, O Pharaoh. (102)

And he wished to scare them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him, all together. (103)

And We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; but when the promise of the Hereafter cometh to pass We shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations. (104)

With truth have We sent it down, and with truth hath it descended. And We have sent thee as naught else save a bearer of good tidings and a warner. (105)

And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation. (106)

Say: Believe therein or believe not, lo! those who were given knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down prostrate on their faces, adoring, (107)

Saying: Glory to our Lord! Verily the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. (108)

They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them. (109)

Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between. (110)

And say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath not taken unto Himself a son, and Who hath no partner in the Sovereignty, nor hath He any protecting friend through dependence. And magnify Him with all magnificence. (111)

Faith News and Politics 03212008 "Campaign Strategy"

2008-03-21T20:50:00.007-04:00

Campaign Strategy

Barack into going to Iraq and Afghanistan to initiate developing worldwide relations.

Start putting some meat on "changing the world".
Get the media's attention off of Pastor Wright in a big way.
Let Barack lay the ground work now!
Barack go to Iran too to do a mini meeting with President Ahmedenajad, in a non-official capacity, kind of a first interview to get to know each other, which would be difficult to do in an official capacity later.
No negotiations on behalf of the U.S.A just to feel him out beforehand.

Take the campaign worldwide. McCain is doing it already!!!!! The country does fine when the President goes globetrotting, Barack's Campaign is likely to do fine while he is away. Compete on that front with McCain now. McCain is showing that he cares Foreign Leaders are not likely to forget that.

BARACK touch base with countries the USA is NOT willing to meet with.
Can best do that now in an unofficial capacity like McCain is doing now for friendly countries.
Put some meat on that bone too. Now may be the best time to do it, before the PA primary.

I take offense when Barack does not say "God Bless America" or "God Bless you" at the end of his speeches.
Start signature sign off for his speeches.
"Praise be to God" or "Hallelujah" meaning the same thing, is my personal preference.

There is no winning without God as Pharaoh found to his cost. Get Barack to mention God at least once in his speeches to beautify them, Godwilling.

Tell him to mention the Native Americans as a part of the United America.

Send a modified copy of this note to 'others'

'The success in my task can only come from Allah(The ONE True God). In Him I trust and unto him I look(turn)' ~ Translation of The Holy Qur'an

Donna Brazile the democratic strategist just made a good comment on CNN which reminds me to ask you to read "Who is Barack Obama?"[Latest Edition] at http://blog.goodrush.net .

Warmest Regards.

Respectively submitted,

Muhammad

Visit http://blog.goodrush.net for a post at "Blog Archive" "Faith News and Politics 03212008 "Typical White Person" "

The conclusion of their prayer will be "All praise Be To Allah The Lord of all the worlds" ~ Translation of The Holy Qur'an

All Errors and Omissions, as in The Sight Of Allah, Excepted.

Faith News and Politics 03212008 "Typical White Person"

2008-03-21T09:42:00.023-04:00

THERE IS NO GOD EXCEPT ALLAH
Who is Allah? Visit http://www.goodrush.net/ for answers
http://blog.goodrush.net/

"Typical White Person"

Let's stop behaving like rednecks on National TV
Let's show some class!!!!!
Barack Obama is not black he is fully half white

The head is at the top of the human body not somewhere half way down
Let's stop behaving like it was
God put everything in it's proper place
Our mouths don't belong somewhere half way down there either
Words of wisdom for 'Monica Lewinsky' followers

We are supposed to follow Jesus son of Mary Prophet of God

God's Design is Perfect
Let's use our human resource like The Creator intended
We are supposed to use our heads to think with
Not something half way down

Leave Barack Obama alone
Stop trying to destroy his campaign

God is not unjust
He Does not put one person's blame on another
We shouldn't either
For He Created us in His Own image

We are supposed to defend the good old USA from enemies foreign AND domestic
What kind of American Patriot are you if you don't know that
That Osama Bin Laden is foreign is quite clear
Are you a domestic Osama Bin Laden
Bent on destroying this country from within

Richardson isn't endorsing Obama for nothing
AFTER this "Typical White Person" thing
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you
Barack said what he said with his spirit and intent
At least ask the man what he meant

BEFORE you start your spin machine
Respect yourself more than
For just getting a check
For saying what is against your own true self
Just because you are having a slow news day
If that is the case
Then get another job as soon
As you get off the air

Take another look at Obama
Like you care for this country
More than the color of skin
Anyway Obama is NOT black he is fully half white
If anything you can call him Mr. United
A potential 'United' President of The United States
That sounds pretty cool
Don't just keep playing the fool
From your Newsroom Pulpit
Whether at CNN or at FOXNEWS

Barack is not 'black' he is fully half white.
Leave the man alone and
Don't keep trying to put words in his mouth.

Now Take The "Typical White Person" Test

I am a typical white person
I know exactly what Barack means.
Let's not behave like mindless yahoos.

To find out if you are a typical white person
Go walk in a black neighborhood on your own to see
If some any fear strikes thee
Then go walk in a white neighborhood and see
If the level of fear is the same

If there are different levels of fear in you
In the two different neighborhoods
You may be a "Typical White Person"

Do you feel lucky?
Go walk in a black neighborhood
Walk the talk
Before you decide if indeed
You are a "Typical White Person"

Now spin this all you want!!!!!

Bill O'Reilly seems like the one
Who has the most sense on FOXNEWS
And some fairness too
Brit is okay too
Chris wallace has the guts to express his views

Slow down Hemmer
The doc was not
Trying to get you a boob job
He was just trying to suggest I think
That you were well off

Say to my servants that they should only say those things which are best ........ IS From God
Let's keep that in our minds
Which By God's Design He Placed way at the top

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Miracles of Islam

2008-03-19T15:02:00.001-04:00

Holy Qur'an Chapter 24

2008-03-19T11:36:00.004-04:00

DAY 24

Chapter 24

Sura Al-Noor

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

(Here is) a surah which We have revealed and enjoined, and wherein We have revealed plain tokens, that haply ye may take heed. (1) The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment. (2) The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an idolater. All that is forbidden unto believers. (3) And those who accuse honourable women but bring not four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward) accept their testimony - They indeed are evil-doers - (4) Save those who afterward repent and make amends. (For such) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (5) As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth; (6) And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those who lie. (7) And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false, (8) And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaketh truth. (9) And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Wise, (ye had been undone). (10) Lo! they who spread the slander are a gang among you. Deem it not a bad thing for you; nay, it is good for you. Unto every man of them (will be paid) that which he hath earned of the sin; and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be an awful doom. (11) Why did not the believers, men and women, when ye heard it, think good of their own own folk, and say: It is a manifest untruth? (12) Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they produce not witnesses, they verily are liars in the sight of Allah. (13) Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you in the world and the Hereafter an awful doom had overtaken you for that whereof ye murmured. (14) When ye welcomed it with your tongues, and uttered with your mouths that whereof ye had no knowledge, ye counted it a trifle. In the sight of Allah it is very great. (15) Wherefor, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah)! This is awful calumny. (16) Allah admonisheth you that ye repeat not the like thereof ever, if ye are (in truth) believers. (17) And He expoundeth unto you the revelations. Allah is Knower, Wise. (18) Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not. (19) Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Merciful, (ye had been undone). (20) O ye who believe! Follow not the footsteps of the devil. Unto whomsoever followeth the footsteps of the devil, lo! he commandeth filthiness and wrong. Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, not one of you would ever have grown pure. But Allah causeth whom He will to grow. And Allah is Hearer, Knower. (21) And let not those who possess dignity and ease among you swear not to give to the near of kin and to the needy, and to fugitives for the cause of Allah. Let them forgive and show indulgence. Yearn ye not that Allah may forgive you? Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (22) Lo! as for those who traduce virtuous, believing women (who are) careless, cursed are they in the world and the Hereafter. Theirs will be an awful doom (23) On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet testify against them as to what they used to do, (24) On that day Allah will pay them their just due, and they will know that Allah, He is the Manifest Truth. (25) Vile women are for vile men, and vile men for vile women. Good women are for good men, and good men for good women; such are innocent of that which people say: For them is pardon and a bountiful provision. (26) O ye who believe! Enter not houses other than your own without first announcing your presence and invoking peace upon the folk thereof. That is better for you, that ye may be heedful. (27) And if ye find no-one therein, still enter not until permission hath been given. And if it be said unto you: Go back, then go back, for it is purer for you. Allah knoweth what ye do. (28) (It is) no sin for you to enter uninhabited houses wherein is comfort for you. Allah knoweth what ye proclaim and what ye hide. (29) Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do. (30) And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands' fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigour, or children who know naught of women's nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed. (31) And marry such of you as are solitary and the pious of your slaves and maid-servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware. (32) And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity. And if one force them, then (unto them), after their compulsion, lo! Allah will be Forgiving, Merciful. (33) And verily We have sent down for you revelations that make plain, and the example of those who passed away before you. An admonition unto those who ward off (evil). (34) Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah setteth forth for mankind similitudes, for Allah is Knower of all things. (35) (This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do offer praise to Him at morn and evening. (36) Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned; (37) That Allah may reward them with the best of what they did, and increase reward for them of His bounty. Allah giveth blessings without stint to whom He will. (38) As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning. (39) Or as darkness on a vast, abysmal sea. There covereth him a wave, above which is a wave, above which is a cloud. Layer upon layer of darkness. When he holdeth out his hand he scarce can see it. And he for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light. (40) Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight? Of each He knoweth verily the its worship and the its praise; and Allah is Aware of what they do. (41) And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying. (42) Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds, then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will. The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight. (43) Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see. (44) Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and (a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. (45) Verily We have sent down revelations and explained them. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path. (46) And they say: We believe in Allah and the messenger, and we obey; then after that a faction of them turn away. Such are not believers. (47) And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse; (48) But if right had been with them they would have come unto him willingly. (49) Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers. (50) The saying of (all true) believers when they are called unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful. (51) He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious. (52) They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do. (53) Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger. But if ye turn away, then (it is) for him (to do) only that wherewith he hath been charged, and for you (to do) only that wherewith ye have been charged. If ye obey him, ye will go aright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to convey (the message) plainly. (54) Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants. (55) Establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey the messenger, that haply ye may find mercy. (56) Think not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Fire will be their home - a hapless journey's end! (57) O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. (58) And when the children among you come to puberty then let them ask leave even as those before them used to ask it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. (59) As for women past child-bearing, who have no hope of marriage, it is no sin for them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show adornment. But to refrain is better for them. Allah is Hearer, Knower. (60) No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers' brothers, or the houses of your fathers' sisters, or the houses of your mothers' brothers, or the houses of your mothers' sisters, or (from that) whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand. (61) They only are the true believers who believe in Allah and His messenger and, when they are with him on some common errand, go not away until they have asked leave of him. Lo! those who ask leave of thee, those are they who believe in Allah and His messenger. So, if they ask thy leave for some affair of theirs, give leave to whom thou wilt of them, and ask for them forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (62) Make not the calling of the messenger among you as your calling one of another. Allah knoweth those of you who steal away, hiding themselves. And let those who conspire to evade orders beware lest grief or painful punishment befall them. (63) Lo! verily unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. He knoweth your condition. And (He knoweth) the Day when they are returned unto Him so that He may inform them of what they did. Allah is Knower of all things. (64)

CNN AC/360

2008-03-19T05:28:00.004-04:00

Jim Wallis speaks most positive comments on CNN AC/360 Hosted by Campbell Brown. Most of the comments are positive. Senator Obama's speech 'A more perfect Union' is being well received appears to be a classic. David Gergen very impressed with the speech. Bill O'reilly is complaining that Barack Obama is not doing his show. Bob Werk gave negative comments. "Google" these individuals to learn more about what motivates them.

PROJECT TRUE LOVE [Latest Edition]

2008-03-19T05:03:00.009-04:00

BITS OF TRUE LOVE?

Barack Obama is not black
Barack Obama is not white
Barack Obama is a man
Barack Obama is not an African
Barack Obama is not an African-American
Barack Obama is an American
Barack Obama is not a ‘Christian'
Barack Obama is not a ‘Muslim'
Barack Obama is a ‘Believer'
Who believes in ONE "Awesome God"
The ONE True God
Who Self Exists from Eternity in continuation to Eternity

Don't they understand
That Barack is a personification of America
Packaged into one man
Barack is Black and Barack is White
Some may ask me what do I mean
My answer to that would be
His father was black and his mother white
Barack is a ‘Muslim ' and Barack is a ‘Christian' too
Some may ask me just what do I mean
My answer to that would be
His father was a Muslim and his mother was a Christian

What is this hypocrisy anyway?
Regarding Freedom of Religion
Which constitutes the United States
Why can't a Muslim be President I ask
Is America telling me that
Freedom of Religion
Is just an FREEDOM farce?

Is the President Of The United States today
Only ‘FREE' enough to practice ‘Christianity'
Is this the ‘FREEDOM' which America espouses to the world
Or is snowy the pig living in America's heart
Believing that some are just more free than others
Is FREEDOM just rhetoric
Or is it sincerely from America's heart

Was Sharon Stone right after all
That each human life should matter equally
Whether it is American or one from Iraq

Have you heard Sharon dear, about
Animal Farm where snowy the pig
Does say it quite well
When asked by some
That some are just more equal than others
You understand that some just think they are more equal than others

America is a Mecca away from Makka
Which should welcome all
And not tell the world that
In America if you are as a Muslim born
You qualify not
To Be the President of the United States at all
Even although the Church and State are separate for all
Little wonder that the disenfranchised terrorize all

America is not just for whites
America is not just for blacks
America is not just for Christians
Or just for Muslims at that
America is a Mecca away from Makka for all

Can you be a true American if you think America is for Whites?
Can you be a true American if you think that America is always right?
Can you be a true American if you think America is for Christians?
Or even just for Muslims?
Can you be a true America if you are the President sworn in
If you uphold not The Constitution

In the ceremony on Inauguration day
With one hand on the Books from God
They give their word
Do they not know
That it is written in an honorable Book
That it is odious indeed
In The Sight of God
Not to fulfil one's word

Don't we understand the Muslim psyche at all?
‘Hussain' The Martyr
Is a Beloved in each Muslim Heart
‘HUSSAIN' will open doors in Muslim Hearts
Whether Barack himself is a Muslim or not
‘Hussain' is a key that can open many doors
That would not budge an inch before
To end terrorism once and for all

Mrs Clinton says she will set preconditions to meet with Iran
Knows she not that, that would be perceived by Iran
Akin to asking your guest to bring a gift along
And ORDERING them to come in time

They are not servants of The United States
To do it's bidding just because it says
It is the only Superpower today

This is part of the Muslim Psyche
Hillary would do well to remember
"Shame on you" Hillary
Your words not mine
Plagarizing is not fine

If that is the ‘experience' you will bring
To The Oval Office on day one
Then you are doomed to failure
Against terrorism from the very start

Iranians are a sovereign lot
Who insult not their guests
By setting preconditions
For their offerings to be blessed
With the pleasure of the company of their guests
By insisting they can only come
If they meet your conditions beforehand

If that is your modus operandi
You can send some MORE troops to Iraq on day one
Cultured people just won't change
In Iraq they offer tea to honor their guests
Even although the 'guests' did come
Only to do a search
Can you imagine that happening here
In these United States we hold so dear

Why do you want to insist
In forcing other peoples will
If your own husband did say
Iron my shirt today
And all you do is fire back
And tell him it is against your will
Simply to take a command from Bill
In The Holy Qur'an it is said
Do you enjoin the doing of good on others
While forgetting to do it yourself
And yet you read the Scriptures
Will you not understand?

Take some wisdom from The Holy Qu'ran
Back off from the people in Iran
Get your own house in order first
And I not talking about your husband or your daughter
I am talking about your own sweet self

With Muslims you are not dealing with people
Scared by the might of armies from afar
It is not in their psyche at all
For they are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice
To give their life for The One True God

Musharraf did many Muslims sell
For a miserable price when it was going well
Then came Benazir Bhutto along
To challenge him very strong
And everything became oh so sad
When Benazir breathed her last

Now where does Musharraf stand
Having given up people up from his own land
Understand the Muslim Psyche first
That capturing Osama is not going to work

You capture him and millions will stand in your face
Supporting what The Holy Qur'an states
That friends with Jews and Christians not make
Nor take them to defend your state
They friends to one another make
Go look at The Holy Qur'an today
To confirm what I did state

You cannot win against The One True God
Nor can you win against those who are on His side
There are groups of people in every foreign state
Just like the Klu Klux Klan in The United States
If you really want to do some good
Banish The KKK from every neighborhood
Do this first to get some real 'experience'
You may can use
To world wide situations diffuse
If you can't do all this
To get your own house in order first
What is your 'experience' going to do
To change the world

If you cannot your own people change
What makes you think you can
Change those in a foreign state

The spirit of Kunta Kintay
Was quite strong
The Spirit of 'True' Muslims
Is impossible to break
For they are on the side of God
Who is Himself on their side
As long as they don't do anything bad

How many more Muslims will you kill
While you sit on Capitol Hill
The Native Indian people your people did destroy
Leaving their women and children to die
So that you could sit
With your 3 piece suits
On Capitol Hill

How many more will you kill
O Western white man
So that you can sit there as long as you can
On Capitol Hill

Is Blood for oil
Your latest plan
Now that you have started killing man
In far away lands
So that you can sit
On Capitol Hill
With your brand new 3 piece suits

Have you forgotten
That you have to stand
Before God some day O man
To answer for the things you do
To others to fulfil your plans
Against God's Own Perfect Will and Plan

How can America win
If it's people are willing
To die for their country
But not for Him

By sticking only to Him
The ones on God's side
Are bound to win long term
No matter what happens in the interim

The size of the armies do not matter
As Pharoah found when he was in the water
God is The Best Of Planners
And sometimes Brings His Own To The Edge of the Sea
And Squeezes His Own until He Fulfils His Plan
And when everything to them seems doomed to defeat
He opens the Sea
To drown their enemies in

Little could Moses's People See
The Planning of Allah Most High
They could not see What He could do
Until He parted the sea for His Friends
And to Pharoah's armies put an end
But He saved Pharoah himself intact
To bear witness Moses's God was indeed God

But it was too late for Pharoah then
To believe in Moses's Almighty Friend
In this life God Preserved Pharoah for posterity
As an example for men to see

In that are lessons for each of us
Living in these United States
We have the Makings of a Nation great
Strictly under Allah The Great
And that is what Osama Bin Laden is fighting for
His son does not agree with
His father's ways
Nor do most Muslims so they say

For there is a better way
To bring God once again to The United States
For compulsion in religion is not what God Has Sent
Which you will see in God's Last Testament
What is God's Last Testament you ask
It is the Holy Qur'an from the 'Start'

First the pilgrim fathers came
To serve God without being shamed
Now God Brings Muslims to this land
To Spread His Own Sweet Love
Across this land
The women wearing a Hijab you see
Are symbols of dignity

Do you think they feel oppressed
With a scarf on their heads
Come on don't kid yourself
There is no Freedom
Without the Laws of God upheld

Slavery of man to man came to an end
When President Lincoln took a stand
Now let slavery to the One True God begin
For in that slavery you will find
TRUE freedom of the mind
As the spirit becomes free from the flesh
And to Allah closer it gets
And you look back and begin to say
I was a slave to my self
And no freedom I did really have
I bear witness against myself

The kind of FREEDOM I now find
Being a slave of Allah alone
I bear witness I am Free at last
Come take my hand
Let me show you what I have found
So you too can find
How to Live with Allah
In a manifestation of Dr. King's Dream
It is no longer just a dream
But real as real can be
But I am now a slave of God alone you see
Thank God Almighty
I am Truly FREE
And I am really glad to say
"Free at last, free at last Thank God Almighty I am Free at Last"
Glory Glory Hallelujah I now sing
To praise Allah my True King

Who was it who won David or Goliath you ask?
Hillary would do well to remember that
It pays to be on God's side from the start
Her "experience" means nothing to God at all
If it is not By Him alone she plans to do it all
I will do this and I will do that
Are just empty promises
With no meaning
If God Wills them not

By any means necessary is not the way of God
With all due respect to Him
Is where it's at
For success is only in His Divine Hands to Give
No matter how much you struggle contrary to it

To get what you want
You can jump up and down or down and up
And back to front or front to back
Or side to side if that's what you decide
Or turn yourself inside out or outside in

Unless Allah Decides To Provide
There can be nothing there at all
Like a mirage it all disappears
Without a trace of even thin air

Who is Barack ‘Hussein' Obama
But America and the World rolled into one
‘Black' and ‘White' ‘Muslim' and ‘Christian' too
Don't they see
That Barack is an AMBASSADOR for America
More than Dr. King

All white women should give some thought to this
As to whom they are closer to
Is it Hillary or Barack
Did you know that Barack's mother was not black
Barack is not black Barack is fully half white
Leave the feminist thing aside
It's time may not yet be nigh
There are plenty of saintly women
Like Mother Teresa you can love
Keeping Hillary as one you hate to love

There is nothing Hillary can do
That your real 'Friend' can't do for you
He is with you all the time
Stick to Him and you will find
His Protection from all crime
He is with you wherever you are
From you He is never far
And as you begin to turn to Him
You begin to see that
Allah is the one who remembers you
Each time you remember Him

Islam is not what they would have you believe
Islam teaches that a virtuous woman
Is like seventy male saints
There is no more freedom a woman can find
Than within the confines of Islam
God honors the virtuous women three times
Go look it up
It's written down
Somewhere in The Holy Qur'an

Don't believe all the lies about a religion God Sent
Because Allah alone is your 24-hour Friend

Hillary is just strutting about
To hoodwink you into thinking that she is good
In the Holy Bible it is written
In the name of Jesus who was Sent By God
'there is none good but One , and that is God'
So Hillary is in conflict with a Prophet of God

Hillary's 'experience' doesn't amount to a hill of beans
Without the ONE True God Unseen
Who sides not with those who do wrong
But Loves those who do good
Like Mother Teresa you did see
Feeding the hungry with her hands
Seeking no office in any land
Yet the world did honor her
As you may have heard again and again

A man like Obama
Is a perfect fit for America as it is
So go make history
And vote for Barack even if you're still in Iraq

Don't let the name ‘Hussein' scare you away
‘Hussain' The Martyr would not hurt a fly
If you only knew how harmless he was
And how true was his Love for The ONE True God
You would name your own son too
'HUSSAIN' as his middle name
And Diamonds are forever
Would no longer be your view

True Love is forever
Not diamonds you would agree
If you really believe in Allah The One
Who Create you and me

Barack is a man
God May Bless
If it is God ALONE whom he serves
And not some "Special interest"
Or even his very own self
And if in his true love for God he loves you
You are lucky to have a love that is true

Jesus said ‘You shall love the Lord your God
With all your heart
And with all your soul
And with all your mind
And with all your strength'

Jesus also did say: "Hear O Israel The Lord ‘our' God is ‘one' Lord"
Jesus said "our" and not "your"
Go look it up
Because Jesus knew that God is his Lord too
So stop praying to Jesus if you are wise
And be on Allah's side

Give it some thought to you I say
That Jesus also did say
"Worship Allah, your Lord and my Lord"
You'll find this in a different Book
Go look it up
And do it quick

Now that you are back from your review
Do you see any similarities
Between The Holy Bible
And The Holy Qur'an too?
Because God Sent them both through men He Chose
One through Jesus
The other one through
Muhammad The Prophet of God
And God made both men Brothers-in-Islam

The resting place of Jesus the Muslims say
Is reserved next to MUHAMMAD in Medina each day
After Jesus completes his "Second Coming" some say
Jesus will rest next to where
His Brother-in-Islam rests today

Jesus is a follower of Muhammad too
God Did Make Muhammad you will find
A Mercy for all mankind

So go to the polls looking for true love
From The One True God Above
Who is your 24-hour Friend

If this ever reaches you
May we meet some day
In The Presence of the ONE True God
Who made us from sounding clay

My name is Muhammad and I love Jesus and Muhammad too
In my Love for Allah
And I also want to love you
In my Love for Allah too
By Allah Himself The One Most High
Who Has So Much True Love To Give
From Eternity in continuation to Eternity

Will you be mine for Allah?
Whose Love is True for all
Which you will see

Don't get hung up with
Whether to call The Lord "Allah" or "God"
Or "Jehovah" or "Dios"
Use any of these words
To call upon The One True God
For a rose by any name is still a rose
And all Beautiful Names Belong To The One True God

Don't confuse Jesus with God
Or call anyone the son of God
To give Godship to other than Allah alone
Is a very grave sin
From Allah may this through me
Reach you as a WARNING Sent
So that you cannot say
God Didn't Send The Truth your way
May God Have Mercy on me and you
And see us safely through
This journey of ours back to Him

May Allah Bless us
To praise Him much
All day long and the whole night through
With Hallelujah if you choose

Find Melissa Scott
Wife of the late Dr Gene Scott
Who analyzed "Hallelujah" quite a lot
He said many things
Just "Google" Dr. Gene Scott or
Visit http://www.melissascott.com

The internet is not far
Ask Rev. Melissa Scott what "Hallelujah" means
It is just another way to say
Praise Be To Allah

Live and learn
And learn to live
With Allah The ONE True King

The Best Words that I have found
To praise God all the time
Are "Alhamdollilah hey Rabbil Alameen"
(Al-ham-doh-llil-ah-hey-Rabbil-ah-laa-meen)
Is how these words are said

What do these words mean you ask
They just mean "Praise Be To Allah Lord Of all the Worlds"
Which can be said another way
"Praise Be To Allah Lord of all that exists"
All that exists to the smallest part
As in The Sight of God

All Praise Be To Allah alone
From Eternity in continuation to Eternity
Each time we "say"
"Alhamdollilah hey Rabbil Alameen"

Respectfully submitted,

Muhammad

http://blog.goodrush.net/

Copyright © 2008 Muhammad
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2008-03-19T02:38:00.011-04:00

Who is Barack Obama?

signs of allah

2008-03-18T18:34:00.001-04:00

Islamic Signs in Your Hands

2008-03-18T18:04:00.001-04:00

allah islam miracle wonders NASA

2008-03-18T04:38:00.001-04:00

Apollo 11 and a Miracle

2008-03-18T04:36:00.001-04:00

Name of Allah in the sky of mecca

2008-03-18T04:34:00.001-04:00

The Word MUHAMMAD in the sky -Milad un Nabi

2008-03-18T04:27:00.001-04:00

Astoundingly Emotional Du'aa by Sheikh Muhammad Jebril

2008-03-18T04:24:00.001-04:00

The power of Allah

2008-03-18T04:21:00.001-04:00

The power of Allah

2008-03-18T04:17:00.001-04:00

The Allah name in sea

2008-03-18T04:14:00.001-04:00

miracle name of ALLAH the greatest on clouds

2008-03-18T04:13:00.001-04:00

Italian German convert to Islam - English translation

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German convert to Islam

2008-03-17T15:32:00.001-04:00

Tv Report -German atheist convert to Islam -English Subtitle

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Tv Report -German atheist convert to Islam -English Subtitle

2008-03-17T15:30:00.001-04:00

NBC NEWS: 20000 Americans Convert To ISLAM Each Year !

2008-03-17T15:27:00.001-04:00

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2008-03-16T20:54:00.001-04:00

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2008-03-16T20:45:00.001-04:00

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2008-03-16T20:43:00.001-04:00

Who is Obama?

2008-03-16T12:14:00.001-04:00

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Who Is Barack Obama?

2008-03-14T18:16:00.013-04:00

Who is Barack Obama?

Barack Obama is not black
Barack Obama is not white
Barack Obama is a man
Barack Obama is not an African
Barack Obama is not an African-American
Barack Obama is an American
Barack Obama is not a ‘Christian'
Barack Obama is not a ‘Muslim'
Barack Obama is a ‘Believer'
Who believes in an "Awesome God"
The ONE True God
Who Self Exists from Eternity in continuation to Eternity

Don't they understand
That Barack is a personification of America
Packaged into one man
Barack is Black and Barack is White
Some may ask me what do I mean
My answer to that would be
His father was black and his mother white
Barack is a ‘Muslim ' and Barack is a ‘Christian' too
Some may ask me just what do I mean
My answer to that would be
His father was a Muslim and his mother was a Christian

What is this hypocrisy anyway?
Regarding Freedom of Religion
Which constitutes the United States
Why can't a Muslim be President I ask
Is America telling me that
Freedom of Religion
Is just an FREEDOM farce?

Is the President Of The United States today
Only ‘FREE' enough to practice ‘Christianity'
Is this the ‘FREEDOM' which America espouses to the world
Or is snowy the pig living in America's heart
Believing that some are just more free than others
Is FREEDOM just rhetoric
Or is it sincerely from America's heart

Was Sharon Stone right after all
That each human life should matter equally
Whether it is American or one from Iraq

Have you heard Sharon dear, about
Animal Farm where snowy the pig
Does say it quite well
When asked by some
That some are just more equal than others
You understand that some just think they are more equal than others

If you cannot your own people change
What makes you think you can
Change those in a foreign state

The spirit of Kunta Kintay
Was quite strong
The Spirit of 'True' Muslims
Is impossible to break
For they are on the side of God
Who is Himself on their side
As long as they don't do anything bad

How many more Muslims will you kill
While you sit on Capitol Hill
The Native Indian people your people did destroy
Leaving their women and children to die
So that you could sit
With your 3 piece suits
On Capitol Hill

How many more will you kill
O Western white man
So that you can sit there as long as you can
On Capitol Hill

Is Blood for oil
Your latest plan
Now that you have started killing man
In far away lands
So that you can sit
On Capitol Hill
With your brand new 3 piece suits

Have you forgotten
That you have to stand
Before God some day O man
To answer for the things you do
To others to fulfil your plans
Against God's Own Perfect Will and Plan

How can America win
If it's people are willing
To die for their country
But not for Him

By sticking only to Him
The ones on God's side
Are bound to win long term
No matter what happens in the interim

The size of the armies do not matter
As Pharoah found when he was in the water
God is The Best Of Planners
And sometimes Brings His Own To The Edge of the Sea
And Squeezes His Own until He Fulfils His Plan
And when everything to them seems doomed to defeat
He opens the Sea
To drown their enemies in

Little could Moses's People See
The Planning of Allah Most High
They could not see What He could do
Until He parted the sea for His Friends
And to Pharoah's armies put an end
But He saved Pharoah himself intact
To bear witness Moses's God was indeed God

But it was too late for Pharoah then
To believe in Moses's Almighty Friend
In this life God Preserved Pharoah for posterity
As an example for men to see

In that are lessons for each of us
Living in these United States
We have the Makings of a Nation great
Strictly under Allah The Great
And that is what Osama Bin Laden is fighting for
His son does not agree with
His father's ways
Nor do most Muslims so they say

For there is a better way
To bring God once again to The United States
For compulsion in religion is not what God Has Sent
Which you will see in God's Last Testament
What is God's Last Testament you ask
It is the Holy Qur'an from the 'Start'

First the pilgrim fathers came
To serve God without being shamed
Now God Brings Muslims to this land
To Spread His Own Sweet Love
Across this land
The women wearing a Hijab you see
Are symbols of dignity

Do you think they feel oppressed
With a scarf on their heads
Come on don't kid yourself
There is no Freedom
Without the Laws of God upheld

Slavery of man to man came to an end
When President Lincoln took a stand
Now let slavery to the One True God begin
For in that slavery you will find
TRUE freedom of the mind
As the spirit becomes free from the flesh
And to Allah closer it gets
And you look back and begin to say
I was a slave to my self
And no freedom I did really have
I bear witness against myself

The kind of FREEDOM I now find
Being a slave of Allah alone
I bear witness I am Free at last
Come take my hand
Let me show you what I have found
So you too can find
How to Live with Allah
In a manifestation of Dr. King's Dream
It is no longer just a dream
But real as real can be
But I am now a slave of God alone you see
Thank God Almighty
I am Truly FREE
And I am really glad to say
"Free at last, free at last Thank God Almighty I am Free at Last"
Glory Glory Hallelujah I now sing
To praise Allah my True King

Who was it who won David or Goliath you ask?
Hillary would do well to remember that
It pays to be on God's side from the start
Her "experience" means nothing to God at all
If it is not By Him alone she plans to do it all
I will do this and I will do that
Are just empty promises
With no meaning
If God Wills them not

By any means necessary is not the way of God
With all due respect to Him
Is where it's at
For success is only in His Divine Hands to Give
No matter how much you struggle contrary to it

To get what you want
You can jump up and down or down and up
And back to front or front to back
Or side to side if that's what you decide
Or turn yourself inside out or outside in

Unless Allah Decides To Provide
There can be nothing there at all
Like a mirage it all disappears
Without a trace of even thin air

Who is Barack ‘Hussein' Obama
But America and the World rolled into one
‘Black' and ‘White' ‘Muslim' and ‘Christian' too
Don't they see
That Barack is an AMBASSADOR for America
More than Dr. King

All white women should give some thought to this
As to whom they are closer to
Is it Hillary or Barack
Did you know that Barack's mother was not black
Barack is not black Barack is fully half white
Leave the feminist thing aside
It's time may not yet be nigh
There are plenty of saintly women
Like Mother Teresa you can love
Keeping Hillary as one you hate to love

There is nothing Hillary can do
That your real 'Friend' can't do for you
He is with you all the time
Stick to Him and you will find
His Protection from all crime
He is with you wherever you are
From you He is never far
And as you begin to turn to Him
You begin to see that
Allah is the one who remembers you
Each time you remember Him

Islam is not what they would have you believe
Islam teaches that a virtuous woman
Is like seventy male saints
There is no more freedom a woman can find
Than within the confines of Islam
God honors the virtuous women three times
Go look it up
It's written down
Somewhere in The Holy Qur'an

Don't believe all the lies about a religion God Sent
Because Allah alone is your 24-hour Friend

Hillary is just strutting about
To hoodwink you into thinking that she is good
In the Holy Bible it is written
In the name of Jesus who was Sent By God
'there is none good but One , and that is God'
So Hillary is in conflict with a Prophet of God

Hillary's 'experience' doesn't amount to a hill of beans
Without the ONE True God Unseen
Who sides not with those who do wrong
But Loves those who do good
Like Mother Teresa you did see
Feeding the hungry with her hands
Seeking no office in any land
Yet the world did honor her
As you may have heard again and again

A man like Obama
Is a perfect fit for America as it is
So go make history
And vote for Barack even if you're still in Iraq

Don't let the name ‘Hussein' scare you away
‘Hussain' The Martyr would not hurt a fly
If you only knew how harmless he was
And how true was his Love for The ONE True God
You would name your own son too
'HUSSAIN' as his middle name
And Diamonds are forever
Would no longer be your view

True Love is forever
Not diamonds you would agree
If you really believe in Allah The One
Who Create you and me

Barack is a man
God May Bless
If it is God ALONE whom he serves
And not some "Special interest"
Or even his very own self
And if in his true love for God he loves you
You are lucky to have a love that is true

Jesus said ‘You shall love the Lord your God
With all your heart
And with all your soul
And with all your mind
And with all your strength'

Jesus also did say: "Hear O Israel The Lord ‘our' God is ‘one' Lord"
Jesus said "our" and not "your"
Go look it up
Because Jesus knew that God is his Lord too
So stop praying to Jesus if you are wise
And be on Allah's side

Give it some thought to you I say
That Jesus also did say
"Worship Allah, your Lord and my Lord"
You'll find this in a different Book
Go look it up
And do it quick

Now that you are back from your review
Do you see any similarities
Between The Holy Bible
And The Holy Qur'an too?
Because God Sent them both through men He Chose
One through Jesus
The other through
Muhammad Mustafa
And God made both men Brothers-in-Islam

The resting place of Jesus the Muslims say
Is reserved next to MUHAMMAD in Medina each day
After Jesus completes his "Second Coming" some say
Jesus will rest next to where
His Brother-in-Islam rests today

Jesus is a follower of Muhammad too
God Did Make Muhammad you will find
A Mercy for all mankind

So go to the polls looking for true love in mind
From The One True God Who is your 24-hour Friend

If this ever reaches you
May we meet some day
In The Presence of the ONE True God
Who made us from sounding clay

My name is Muhammad I love Jesus too
And I also want to love you
By Allah Himself The One Most High
Who Has So Much Love To Give
From Eternity in continuation to Eternity
Will you be mine for Allah?
Whose Love is True for all,you'll see

May Allah Bless us
To praise Him much all day long
And during the night too with Alhamdollilah hey Rabbil Alameen
(Al-ham-doh-llil-ah-hey-Rabbil-ah-laa-meen)
(Praise Be To Allah Lord Of all the Worlds)
From Eternity in continuation to Eternity

Copyright © 2008 Muhammad

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Holy Qur'an Chapter 23

2008-03-08T23:13:00.001-05:00

Al-Mumenoon
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

The Believers must (eventually) win through (1) Those who humble themselves in their prayers; (2) Who avoid vain talk; (3) Who are active in deeds of charity; (4) Who abstain from sex, (5) Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess― for (in their case) they are free from blame, (6) But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors― (7) Those who faithfully observe their Trusts and their covenants; (8) And who (strictly) guard their prayers (9) Those will be the heirs (10) Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (forever). (11) Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay); (12) Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest firmly fixed; (13) Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then We made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature: so blessed be Allah, the Best to create! (14) After that at length ye will die. (15) Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up. (16) And We have made, above you seven tracts; and We are never unmindful of (Our) Creation. (17) And We send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease). (18) With it We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines: in them have ye abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment)― (19) Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food. (20) And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: from within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them (besides) numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat; (21) And on them, as well as in ships ye ride. (22) (Further We sent a long line of prophets for your instruction.). We sent Noah to his people: he said "O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him: will ye not fear (Him)?" (23) The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels: never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old." (24) (And some said:) "He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time." (25) (Noah) said: "O my Lord! Help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!" (26) So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our command and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male and female, and thy family― except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth: and address Me not in favour of the wrongdoers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood). (27) And when thou hast embarked on the Ark thou and those with thee― say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who do wrong." (28) And say: "O my Lord! Enable me to disembark with Thy blessing: for Thou art the Best to enable (us) to disembark." (29) Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus) do We try (men). (30) Then We raised after them another generation; (31) And We sent to them an messenger from among themselves, (saying) "Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" (32) And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things of this life, said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves; he eats of that of which ye eat, and drinks of what ye drink. (33) "If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold it is certain ye will be lost. (34) "Does he promise that when ye die and become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth (again)? (35) "Far, very far is that which ye are promised! (36) "There is nothing but our life in this world! We shall die and we live! But we shall never be raised up again! (37) "He is only a man who invents a lie against Allah, but we are not the ones to believe in him!" (38) (The prophet) said: "O my Lord! Help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood." (39) (Allah) said: "In but a little while they are sure to be sorry!" (40) Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with the people who do wrong! (41) Then We raised after them other generations. (42) No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it). (43) Then sent We Our messengers in succession: every time there came to a people their messenger they accused him of falsehood: so We made them follow each other (in punishment): We made them as a tale (that is told): so away with a people that will not believe! (44) Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs and authority manifest (45) To Pharaoh and his Chiefs: but these behaved insolently: they were an arrogant people. (46) They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? And their people are subject to us!" (47) So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of those who were destroyed. (48) And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance. (49) And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs. (50) O ye messengers! Enjoy (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. (51) And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other). (52) But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself. (53) But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time. (54) Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons (55) We would hasten them on in every good? Nay they do not understand. (56) Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord; (57) Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord; (58) Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord; (59) And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full of fear, because they will return to their Lord― (60) It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them. (61) On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged. (62) But their hearts are in confused ignorance of this; and there are, besides that, deeds of theirs, which they will (continue) to do (63) Until, when We seize in Punishment those of them who received the good things of this world, behold they will groan in supplication! (64) (It will be said:) "Groan not in supplication this day; for ye shall certainly not be helped by Us. (65) "My Signs used to be rehearsed to you but ye used to turn back on your heels (66) "In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'an), like one telling fables by night." (67) Do they not ponder over the Word (of Allah), or has anything (new) come to them that did not come to their fathers of old? (68) Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him? (69) Or do they say "He is possessed"? Nay he has brought them the Truth, but most of them hate the Truth. (70) If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption! Nay We have sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition. (71) Or is it that thou askest them for some recompense? But the recompense of thy Lord is best: He is the Best of those who give sustenance. (72) But verily thou callest them to the Straight Way; (73) And verily those who believe not in the Hereafter are deviating from that Way. (74) If We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering in distraction to and fro. (75) We inflicted Punishment on them, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord nor do they submissively entreat (Him)!― (76) Until We open on them a gate leading to a severe Punishment: then Lo! they will be plunged in despair therein! (77) It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling, and understanding: little thanks it is ye give! (78) And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered back. (79) It is He Who gives life and death and to Him (is due) the alternation of Night and Day: will ye not then understand? (80) On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said. (81) They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again? (82) "Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! They are nothing but tales of the ancients!" (83) Say: "To whom belongs the earth and all beings therein? (Say) if ye know!" (84) They will say "To Allah!" Say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?" (85) Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?" (86) They will say "(They belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye not then be filled with awe?" (87) Say: "Who is it in whose hands is the governance of all things who protects (all) but is not protected (of any)? (Say) if ye know." (88) They will say "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye deluded?" (89) We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practise Falsehood! (90) No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him! (91) He knows what is hidden and what is open: too high is He for the partners they attribute to Him! (92) Say: "O my Lord! if Thou wilt show me (in my lifetime) that which they are warned against― (93) "Then O my Lord! put me not amongst the people who do wrong!" (94) And We are certainly able to show thee (in fulfilment) that against which they are warned. (95) Repel evil with that which is best: We are well-acquainted with the things they say. (96) And say: "O my Lord! I seek refuge with Thee from the suggestions of the Evil Ones; (97) "And I seek refuge with Thee O my Lord! lest they should come near me." (98) (In Falsehood will they be) until, when death comes to one of them, he says: "O my Lord! send me back (to life)― (99) "In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected."― "By no means! it is but a word he says Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up. (100) Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no more relationships between them that day, nor will one ask after another! (101) Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy― they will attain salvation: (102) But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls; in Hell will they abide. (103) The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced. (104) "Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat them as falsehoods?" (105) They will say: "Our Lord! our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray! (106) "Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to evil), then shall we be wrongdoers indeed!" (107) He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! and speak ye not to Me! (108) "A part of My servants there was, who used to pray, `Our Lord! we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: for Thou art the Best of those Who show mercy!' (109) "But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them! (110) "I have rewarded them this day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..." (111) He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?" (112) They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account." (113) He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little― if ye had only known! (114) "Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and that ye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?" (115) Therefore exalted be Allah, the King the Reality; there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour! (116) If anyone invokes, besides Allah any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! And verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through! (117) So say: "O my Lord! grant Thou forgiveness and mercy! for Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!" (118)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 22

2008-03-08T23:08:00.004-05:00

Al-Hajj
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

O mankind! fear your Lord! For the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible! (1) The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load (unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah. (2) And yet among men there are such as dispute about Allah, without knowledge, and follow every evil one obstinate in rebellion! (3) About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to him for friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to the Penalty of the Fire. (4) O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm then out of a leech-like clot, then out a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (Our Power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much). And (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs). (5) This is so, because Allah is the Reality: it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who has power over all things. (6) And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it, or about (the fact) that Allah will raise up all who are in the graves. (7) Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah, without knowledge, without guidance, and without a Book of Enlightenment― (8) (Disdainfully) bending his side, in order to (lead men) astray from the Path of Allah; for him there is disgrace in this life, and on the Day of Judgment we shall make him taste the Penalty of burning (Fire). (9) (It will be said): "This is because of the deeds which thy hands sent forth, for verily Allah is not unjust to His servants. (10) There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on the verge: if good befalls them, they are, therewith well content; but if a trial comes to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter: that is loss for all to see! (11) They call on such deities besides Allah, as can neither hurt nor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)! (12) (Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (for help)! (13) Verily Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens, beneath which rivers flow: for Allah carries out all that He plans. (14) If any think that Allah will not help him (His Messenger) in this world and the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut (himself) off: then let him see whether his plan will remove that which enrages (him)! (15) Thus have We sent down Clear Signs; and verily Allah doth guide whom He will! (16) Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Polytheists,― Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment: for Allah is witness of all things. (17) Seest thou not that to Allah bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth― the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as Allah shall disgrace none can rise to honour: for Allah carries out all that He wills. (18) These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: but those who deny (their Lord)― for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water. (19) With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as well as (their) skins. (20) In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them. (21) Every time they wish to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be forced back therein, and (it will be said), "Taste ye the Penalty of Burning!" (22) Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds To Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. (23) For they have been guided (in this life) to the purest of speeches; they have been guided to the Path of Him Who is worthy of (all) praise. (24) As to those who have rejected (Allah) and would keep back (men) from the Way of Allah, and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men― equal is the dweller there and the visitor from the country― and any whose purpose therein is profanity wrong-doing― them will We cause to taste of a most grievous Penalty. (25) Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House (saying): "Associate not any thing (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or stand up or bow or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer). (26) "And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways; (27) "That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah, through the Days appointed over the cattle which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed the distressed ones in want. (28) "Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, perform their vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House." (29) Such (is the Pilgrimage): whoever honours the sacred rites of Allah, for him it is good in the sight of his Lord. Lawful to you (for food in pilgrimage) are cattle, except those mentioned to you (as exceptions): so shun the abomination of idols, and shun the word that is false― (30) Being true in faith to Allah and never assigning partners to Him: if anyone assigns partners to Allah he is as if he had fallen from heaven and been snatched up by birds or the wind had swooped (like a bird on its prey) and thrown him into a far-distant place. (31) Such (is his state): and whoever holds in honour the Symbols of Allah, (in the sacrifice of animals), such (honour) should come truly from piety of heart. (32) In them ye have benefits for a term appointed: in the end their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House. (33) To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that they might celebrate the name of Allah over the sustenance He gave them from animals (fit for food) but your God is one God: submit then your wills to Him (in Islam) and give thou the Good News to those who humble themselves― (34) To those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned, are filled with fear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what we have bestowed upon them. (35) The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the Symbols from Allah: in them is (much) good for you: then pronounce the name of Allah over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as (beg not but) live in contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have we made animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful. (36) It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for His guidance to you: and proclaim the Good News to all who do right. (37) Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily, Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith or shows ingratitude. (38) To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight) because they are wronged― and verily, Allah is Most powerful for their aid (39) (They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance of right― (for no cause) except that they say "Our Lord is Allah." Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid His (cause); for verily Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (Able to enforce His Will). (40) (They are) those who, if We establish them in the land, establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right and forbid wrong: with Allah rests the end (and decision) of (all) affairs. (41) If they treat thy (mission) as false so did the Peoples before them (with their prophets), the People of Noah, and `Ad and Thamud; (42) Those of Abraham and Lut; (43) And the Companions of the Madyan people: and Moses was rejected (in the same way). But I granted respite to the Unbelievers, and (only) after that did I punish them: but how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)! (44) How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to wrong-doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built? (45) Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (and mind) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? Truly it is not their eyes that are blind, but their hearts which are in their breasts. (46) Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! But Allah will not fail in His promise. Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning. (47) And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? In the end I punished them. To Me is the destination (of all). (48) Say: "O men! I am (sent) to you only to give a clear warning: (49) "Those who believe and work righteousness, for them is forgiveness and a sustenance most generous. (50) "But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them they will be Companions of the Fire." (51) Never did We send an messenger or a prophet before thee but when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allah will cancel anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (and establish) His Signs: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom: (52) That He may make the suggestions thrown in by Satan, but a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and who are hardened of heart: verily the wrongdoers are in a schism far (from the Truth): (53) And that those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learn that the (Qur'an) is the Truth from thy Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it: for verily Allah is the Guide of those who believe to the Straight Way. (54) Those who reject Faith will not cease to be in doubt concerning (Revelation) until the Hour (of Judgment) comes suddenly, upon them or there comes to them the Penalty of a Day of Disaster. (55) On that Day the Dominion will be that of Allah: He will judge between them: so those who believe and work righteous deeds will be in Gardens of Delight. (56) And for those who reject Faith and deny Our Signs, there will be a humiliating Punishment. (57) Those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, and are then slain or die― on them will Allah bestow, verily a goodly Provision: truly Allah is He Who bestows the best Provision. (58) Verily He will admit them to a place with which they shall be well pleased: for Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing. (59) That (is so). And if one has retaliated to no greater extent than the injury he received and is again set upon inordinately, Allah will help him: for Allah is One that blots out (sins) and forgives (again and again). (60) That is because Allah merges Night into Day and He merges Day into Night, and verily it is Allah Who hears and sees (all things). (61) That is because Allah― He is the Reality: and those besides Him whom they invoke they are but vain Falsehood: verily Allah is He, Most High Most Great. (62) Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and forthwith the earth becomes clothed with green? For Allah is He Who understands the finest mysteries, and is well-acquainted (with them). (63) To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: for verily Allah― He is Free of all wants, Worthy of all praise. (64) Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you (men) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His command? He withholds the sky (rain) from falling on the earth except by His leave: for Allah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man. (65) It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: truly man is a most ungrateful creature! (66) To every People have we appointed rites and ceremonies which they must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but do thou invite (them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the Right Way. (67) If they do wrangle with thee, say "Allah knows best what it is ye are doing." (68) "Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ." (69) Knowest thou not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Indeed it is all in a record and that is easy for Allah. (70) Yet they worship, besides Allah, things for which no authority has been sent down to them, and of which they have (really) no knowledge: for those that do wrong there is no helper. (71) When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou wilt notice a denial on the faces of the Unbelievers! They nearly attack with violence those who rehearse Our Signs to them. Say "Shall I tell you of something (far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! Allah has promised it to the Unbelievers! And evil is that destination!" (72) O men! Here is a parable set forth! Listen to it! Those on whom besides Allah, ye call cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! And if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly: feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition! (73) No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who is strong and able to carry out His Will. (74) Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men: for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things). (75) He knows what is before them and what is behind them: and to Allah go back all questions (for decision). (76) O ye who believe! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper. (77) And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline): He has chosen you and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is your Protector― the― Best to protect and the Best to help! (78)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 21

2008-03-08T23:02:00.002-05:00

Al-Anbiya
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away. (1) Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, but they listen to it as in jest― (2) Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrongdoers conceal their private counsels, (saying) "Is this (one) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?" (3) Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens, and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)." (4) "Nay" they say "(these are) medleys of dreams! Nay, he forged it!--Nay, he is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (prophets) of old!" (5) (As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe? (6) Before thee, also the messengers we sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye know this not, ask of those who possess the Message. (7) Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death. (8) In the end We fulfilled to them Our promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds. (9) We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand? (10) How many were the populations we utterly destroyed because of their iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples! (11) Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold they (tried to) flee from it. (12) Flee not, but return to the good things of this life which were given you, and to your homes, in order that ye may be called to account. (13) They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong―doers!" (14) And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched. (15) Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between! (16) If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)! (17) Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain, and behold falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us). (18) To Him belongs all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth: even those who are in His (very) Presence are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they (ever) weary (of His service): (19) They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit. (20) Or have they taken (for worship) gods from the earth who can raise (the dead)? (21) If there were in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been ruin in both! But glory to Allah the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him! (22) He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs). (23) Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides Him? Say "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth and so turn away. (24) Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me. (25) And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour. (26) They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His command. (27) He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (glory). (28) If any of them should say "I am a god besides Him" such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong. (29) Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of Creation), before We clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? (30) And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive guidance. (31) And We have made the heavens as a canopy well-guarded: Yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)! (32) It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along each in its rounded course. (33) We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die would they live permanently? (34) Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial: to Us must ye return. (35) When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this" (they say) "The one who talks of your gods?" And they blaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious! (36) Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs: then ye will not ask Me to hasten them! (37) They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?" (38) If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them! (39) Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite. (40) Mocked were (many) messengers before thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. (41) Say "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (the Wrath of Allah) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord. (42) Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us. (43) Nay, We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; see they not that we gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win? (44) Say "I do but warn you according to revelation": but the deaf will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned! (45) If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them they will then say "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!" (46) We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account. (47) In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the Criterion (for judgment) and a Light and a Message for those who would do right― (48) Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and who hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe. (49) And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will ye then reject it? (50) We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him. (51) Behold! He said to his father and his people, "What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted?" (52) They said "We found our father worshipping them." (53) He said "Indeed ye have been in manifest error-ye and your fathers." (54) They said "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?" (55) He said "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (truth). (56) And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols― after ye go away and turn your backs"… (57) So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it. (58) They said "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!" (59) They said "We heard a youth talk of them: he is called Abraham." (60) They said "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness:" (61) They said "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?" (62) He said: "Nay, this was done by this is their is their biggest one! Ask them, if they can speak intelligently!" (63) So they turned to themselves and said "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!" (64) Then were they confounded with shame: (they said) "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!" (65) (Abraham) said "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm? (66) "Fie upon you and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! have ye no sense?"... (67) They said "Burn him and protect your gods if ye do (anything at all)!" (68) We said "O Fire! Be thou cool, and (a means of)) safety for Abraham!" (69) Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most! (70) But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations. (71) And We bestowed on him Isaac and as, an additional gift, (a grandson) Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them). (72) And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only). (73) And to Lut, too, we gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people. (74) And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous. (75) (Remember) Noah when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress. (76) We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them (in the Flood) all together. (77) And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment. (78) To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises with David: it was We Who did (these things). (79) It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each others violence: will ye then be grateful? (80) (It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow (tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land which We had blessed: for We do know all things. (81) And of the evil ones were some who dived for him, and did other work besides; and it was We Who guarded them. (82) And (remember) Job, when he cried to his Lord "Truly distress has seized me But Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful." (83) So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him and We restored his people to him and doubled their number― as a Grace from Ourselves and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us. (84) And (remember) Ismail, Idris and Dhu al Kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience; (85) We admitted them to Our Mercy: for they were of the Righteous ones. (86) And remember Dhu al Nun, when he departed in wrath: he imagined that We had no power over him! but he cried through the depths of darkness "There is no god but Thou: Glory to Thee: I was indeed wrong!" (87) So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. (88) And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: "O my Lord! leave me not without offspring, though Thou art the best of inheritors. (89) So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's (barrenness) for him. These (three) were ever quick in emulation in good works: they used to call on Us with love and reverence, and humble themselves before Us. (90) And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our Spirit, and We made her and her son a Sign for all peoples. (91) Verily, this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other). (92) But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), one from another: (yet) will they all return to Us. (93) Whoever works any act of righteousness and has Faith― his endeavour will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favour. (94) But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return. (95) Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every hill. (96) Then will the True Promise draw nigh (of fulfillment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay we truly did wrong!" (97) Verily ye, (Unbelievers) and the (false) gods that ye worship besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! To it will ye (surely) come! (98) If these had been gods they would not have got there! But each one will abide therein. (99) There, sobbing will be their lot nor will they there hear (aught else). (100) Those for whom the Good (Record) from Us has gone before, will be removed far therefrom. (101) Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what their souls desired, in that will they dwell. (102) The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them (with mutual greetings): "This is your Day― (the Day) that ye were promised." (103) The Day that we roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed)― even as We produced the first Creation, so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it. (104) Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the Message (given to Moses): My servants, the Righteous shall inherit the earth." (105) Verily in the (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship Allah. (106) We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures. (107) Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your God is One God: will ye therefore bow to His Will (in Islam)?" (108) But if they turn back say: "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far. (109) "It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide (in your hearts). (110) "I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time. (111) Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!" "Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!" (112)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 20

2008-03-08T06:13:00.000-05:00

Ta-Ha
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Ta Ha. (1) We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress (2) But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah)― (3) A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high. (4) (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the Throne (of authority). (5) To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil. (6) If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): for verily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden. (7) Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. (8) Has the story of Moses reached thee? (9) Behold, he saw a fire: so he said to his family "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom or find some guidance at the fire." (10) But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses! (11) "Verily I am thy Lord! Therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. (12) "I have chosen thee: listen then, to the inspiration (sent to thee). (13) "Verily I am Allah: there is no god but I: so serve thou Me, (only) and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise. (14) "Verily the Hour is coming― My design is to keep it hidden― for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour. (15) "Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!" (16) And what is that in thy right hand, O Moses?" (17) He said "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." (18) (Allah) said "Throw it, O Moses!" (19) He threw it, and behold! it was a snake, active in motion. (20) (Allah) said "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it at once to its former condition"… (21) Now draw thy hand close to thy side: it shall come forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain)― as another Sign (22) "In order that We may show thee (two) of Our Greater Signs. (23) "Go thou to Pharaoh, for he had indeed transgressed all bounds." (24) (Moses) said: "O my Lord! Expand me my breast;" (25) "Ease my task for me; (26) "And remove the impediment from my speech. (27) "So they may understand what I say: (28) "And give me a Minister from my family, (29) "Aaron, my brother; (30) "Add to my strength through him, (31) "And make him share My task: (32) "That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint, (33) "And remember Thee without stint: (34) For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us." (35) (Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!" (36) "And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time (before). (37) "Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration the message: (38) " `Throw (the child) into the chest and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': but I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye. (39) "Behold! Thy sister goeth forth and saith, `Shall I show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to thy mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thou didst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tired thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses! (40) "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"... (41) "Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not either, of you, in keeping Me in remembrance. (42) "Go both of you to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds; (43) "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)." (44) They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! we fear lest He hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds." (45) He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything). (46) "So go ye both to him, and say `Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us and afflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! And peace to all who follow Guidance! (47) " `Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.' " (48) (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?" (49) He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further gave (it) guidance." (50) (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?" (51) He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets (52) "He Who has made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced divers pairs of plants each separate from the others. (53) Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding. (54) From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again. (55) And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse. (56) He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic O Moses? (57) "But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So make a tryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep― neither we nor thou― in a place where both shall have even chances." (58) Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up." (59) So Pharaoh withdrew: he concerted his plan, and then came (back). (60) Moses said to them: "Woe to you! forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!" (61) So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret. (62) They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do away with your Most cherished institutions. (63) "Therefore concert your plan, And then assemble in (serried) ranks: he wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand." (64) They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?" (65) He said "Nay throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods― so it seemed to him on account of their magic― began to be in lively motion! (66) So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear. (67) We said: "Fear not! For thou hast indeed the upper hand: (68) "Throw that which is in thy right hand: quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked. What they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes." (69) So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses." (70) (Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! Be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: So shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting Punishment!" (71) They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Signs that have come to us or than Him Who created us! So decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world. (72) For us we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults, and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding." (73) Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at judgment)― for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live. (74) But such as comes to Him as Believers who have worked righteous deeds--for them are ranks exalted― (75) Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil). (76) We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with my servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear." (77) Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up. (78) Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright. (79) O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a Covenant with you on the side of Mount (Sinai) and We sent down to you Manna and quails: (80) (Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed! (81) "But without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again, and again to those who repent, believe, and do right― who, in fine, are ready to receive true guidance." (82) (When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made thee hasten in advance, of thy people, O Moses?" (83) He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: I hastened to Thee O my Lord to please Thee." (84) (Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray." (85) So Moses returned to his people in state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise to you? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your promise to me?" (86) They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as lay in our power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri suggested. (87) "Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: it seemed to low: so they said: `This is your god and the god, of Moses but (Moses) has forgotten!' " (88) Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good? (89) Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious: so follow me and obey my command." (90) They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us. (91) (Moses) said: " O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong (92) "From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?" (93) (Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! seize (me not) by my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say `Thou hast caused a division among the Children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'" (94) (Moses) said: "What then is thy case O Samiri?" (95) He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to me." (96) (Moses) said: "Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in this life will be that thou wilt say, `Touch me not'; and moreover (for a future penalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: now look at thy god, of whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: we will certainly (melt) it in a blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!" (97) But the God of you all is the Allah: there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge. (98) Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence. (99) If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burden on the Day of Judgement; (100) They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the burden be to them on that Day― (101) The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful,― blear-eyed (with terror) (102) In whispers will they consult each other: "Ye tarried not longer than ten (Days)"; (103) We know best what they will say, when their leader most eminent in Conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!" (104) They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say "My Lord will uproot them and scatter them as dust;" (105) "He will leave them as plains smooth and level;" (106) Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place." (107) On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the presence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march). (108) On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him. (109) He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge. (110) (All) faces shall be humbled before (Him)― the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity (on his back). (111) But he who works deeds of righteousness, and has faith, will have no fear of harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due). (112) Thus have we sent this down― Arabic Qur'an and explained therein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him). (113) High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth! Be not in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say "O my Lord! increase me in knowledge." (114) We had already beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve. (115) When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam" they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused. (116) Then We said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee and thy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden so that thou art landed in misery. (117) "There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked" (118) "Nor to suffer from thirst nor from the sun's heat." (119) But Satan whispered evil to him: he said "O Adam! shall I lead thee to Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?" (120) In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced. (121) But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him guidance. (122) He said: "Get ye down both of you― all together from the Garden, with enmity one to another; but if, as is sure there comes to you guidance from Me, whosoever follows My guidance, will not lose his way nor fall into misery. (123) "But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment." (124) He will say: "O my Lord! why hast thou, raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?" (125) (Allah) will say: "Thus didst thou, when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day be disregarded. (126) And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds and believes not in the Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is far more grievous and more enduring. (127) It is not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move? Verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding. (128) Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a term appointed (for respite). (129) Therefore be patient with what they say and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy. (130) Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them the splendour of the life of this world, through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring. (131) Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for Righteousness. (132) They say: "Why does he not bring us a Sign from His Lord?" Has not a clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation? (133) And if We had inflicted on them a Penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! if only Thou hadst sent us an messenger, we should certainly have followed thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame." (134) Say: "Each one (of us) is waiting: wait ye, therefore, and soon shall ye know who it is that is on the straight and even way, and who it is that has received guidance." (135)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 19

2008-03-08T06:11:00.000-05:00

Maryam
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Kaf. Ha. Ya. `Ayn. Sad. (1) (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His Servant Zakariya. (2) Behold! He cried to his Lord in secret (3) Praying: "O my Lord! Infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee! (4) "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself― (5) "(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!" (6) (His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: his name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before." (7) He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?" (8) He said: "So (it will be): thy Lord saith, `That is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!' " (9) (Zakariya) said "O my Lord! Give me a Sign." "Thy Sign", was the answer "shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb." (10) So Zakariya came out to his people from his chamber: he told them by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening. (11) (To his son came the command): "O Yahya! Take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him wisdom even as a youth. (12) And pity (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: he was devout (13) And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or rebellious. (14) So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)! (15) Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. (16) She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them: then We sent to her Our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects. (17) She said: "I seek refuge from thee to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah." (18) He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son." (19) She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" (20) He said: "So (it will be): thy Lord saith `That is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': it is a matter (so) decreed." (21) So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. (22) And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: she cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before this! Would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!" (23) But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-free): "Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; (24) "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. (25) "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man say `I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into no talk with any human being.' " (26) At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). they said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! (27) "O sister of Aaron! thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!" (28) But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" (29) He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; (30) "And He hath made me Blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; (31) "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; (32) "So Peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"! (33) Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. (34) It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! When He determines a matter, He only says to it "Be", and it is. (35) Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight. (36) But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the Unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a momentous Day! (37) How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest! (38) But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will be determined: for (behold) they are negligent and they do not believe! (39) It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned. (40) Also mention in the Book (the story of) Abraham: he was a man of Truth, a prophet. (41) Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing? (42) "O my father! To me hath come knowledge which hath not reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a Way that is even and straight. (43) "O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious. (44) "O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from (Allah) Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend." (45) (The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: now get away from me for a good long while!" (46) Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious. (47) "And I will turn away from you (all) and from those whom ye invoke besides Allah: I will call on my Lord: Perhaps, by my prayer to my Lord, I shall be not unblest." (48) When he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of them We made a prophet. (49) And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We granted them lofty honour on the tongue of truth. (50) Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen and he was an messenger (and) a prophet. (51) And We called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse). (52) And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet. (53) Also mention in the Book (the story of) Ismail: he was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet. (54) He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord. (55) Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: he was a man of truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet: (56) And We raised him to a lofty station. (57) Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace― of the posterity of Adam, and of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel― of those whom We guided and chose; whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears. (58) But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts: soon, then will they face Destruction― (59) Except those who repent and believe, and work Righteousness: for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least (60) Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah) Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come to pass. (61) They will not there hear any vain discourse, but only salutations of peace: and they will have therein their sustenance, morning and evening. (62) Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our Servants who guard against evil. (63) (The angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget"― (64) "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them: so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?" (65) Man says: "What! when I am dead, hall I then be raised up alive?" (66) But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing? (67) So by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth on their knees round about Hell; (68) Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against (Allah) Most Gracious. (69) And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein. (70) Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished. (71) But We shall save those who guarded against evil, and We shall leave the wrongdoers therein, (humbled) to their knees. (72) When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say to those who believe "Which of the two sides is best in point of position? Which makes the best show in council?" (73) But how many (countless) generations before them have We destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye? (74) Say: "If any men go astray, (Allah) Most Gracious extends (the rope) to them. Until, when they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled)― either in punishment or in (the approach of) the Hour― they will at length realise who is worst in position, and (who) weakest in forces! (75) "And Allah doth advance in guidance those who seek guidance; and the things that endure. Good Deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best in respect of (their) eventual returns." (76) Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who rejects Our Signs, yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children"? (77) Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a promise with (Allah) Most Gracious? (78) Nay! We shall record what he says, and We Shall add and add to his punishment. (79) To Us shall return all that he talks of, and he shall appear before Us bare and alone. (80) And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory! (81) Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them. (82) Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the Unbelievers, to incite them with fury? (83) So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number (of days). (84) The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours. (85) And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water― (86) None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious. (87) They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" (88) Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! (89) At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin. (90) That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. (91) For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. (92) Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant. (93) He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly. (94) And every one of them will come to him singly on the Day of Judgment. (95) On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (Allah) Most Gracious bestow Love. (96) So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous and warnings to people given to contention. (97) But how many (countless) generation before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them? (98)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 16

2008-03-08T06:07:00.001-05:00

An-Nahl
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of Allah: seek ye not then to hasten it: glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him! (1) He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me." (2) He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: far is He above having the partners they ascribe to Him! (3) He has created man from a sperm― drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer! (4) And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat. (5) And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drive them home in the evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the morning. (6) And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful. (7) And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of what ye have no knowledge. (8) And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you. (9) It is He Who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle. (10) With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapes, and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. (11) He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the Sun and the Moon; and the Stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise. (12) And the things on this earth which He has multiplied in varying colours (and qualities): verily in this is a Sign for men who celebrate the praises of Allah (in gratitude). (13) It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful. (14) And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves (15) And marks and signposts; and by the stars (men) guide themselves. (16) Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye not receive admonition? (17) If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (18) And Allah doth know what ye conceal and what ye reveal. (19) Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created. (20) (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do thy know when they will be raised up. (21) Your God is One God: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant. (22) Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant. (23) When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say "Tales of the ancients!" (24) Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas how grievous the burdens they will bear! (25) Those before them did also plot (against Allah's Way): but Allah took their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive. (26) Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say: "Where are My `partners' concerning whom ye used to dispute (with the godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the Unbelievers covered with Shame and Misery― (27) "(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrongdoing to their own souls. Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), `We did no evil (knowingly).' " (The angels will reply) "Nay but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did; (28) "So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant." (29) To the righteous (when) it is said "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better. And excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous― (30) Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous― (31) (Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them) "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of the good which ye did (in the world)." (32) Do the (ungodly) wait but for the angels come to them or there comes the Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went before them. But Allah wronged them not: nay they wronged their own souls. (33) But the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and that very (Wrath) at which they had scoffed hemmed them in. (34) The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him― neither we nor our fathers― nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message? (35) For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command) "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the people were some whom Allah guided, and some on whom Error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth). (36) If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them. (37) They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will not raise up those who die: Nay but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth: but most among mankind realise it not. (38) (They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest to them the Truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truth may realize that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood. (39) For to anything which We have willed, We but say the Word, "Be" and it is. (40) To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression― We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world: but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater if they only realize (this)! (41) (They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord. (42) And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message. (43) (We sent them) with Clear Signs and scriptures and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought. (44) Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little perceive?― (45) Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their goings to and fro without a chance of their frustrating Him? (46) Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage--for thy Lord is indeed Full of kindness and Mercy. (47) Do they not look at Allah's creation (even) among (inanimate) things― how their (very) shadows turn round from the right and the left, prostrating themselves to Allah, and that in the humblest manner? (48) And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and on earth whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord). (49) They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded. (50) Allah has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is just One Allah: then fear Me (and Me alone)." (51) To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth and to Him is duty due always: then will ye fear other than Allah? (52) And ye have no good thing but is from Allah: and moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans; (53) Yet when He removes the distress from you, behold! some of you turn to other gods to join with their Lord― (54) (As if) to show their ingratitude for the favours We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know (your folly)! (55) And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which we have bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions. (56) And they assign daughters for Allah!― Glory be to Him!― and for themselves (sons― the issue) they desire! (57) When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! (58) With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on? (59) To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. (60) If Allah were to punish men for their wrongdoing, He would not leave, on the (earth), a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: when their Term expires they would not be able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour). (61) They attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves) And their tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themselves: without doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to be hastened on into it! (62) By Allah, We (also) sent (our apostles) to peoples before thee; but Satan made, (to the wicked), their own acts seem alluring: he is their patron today, but they shall have a most grievous Penalty. (63) And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose that thou shouldst make clear to them those things in which they differ, and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe. (64) And Allah sends down rain from the skies, and gives therewith life to the earth after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those who listen. (65) And verily in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive Sign. From what is within their bodies, between excretions and blood, We produce for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it. (66) And from the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get out wholesome drink, and food: behold in this also is a Sign for those who are wise. (67) And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations; (68) Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. (69) It is Allah who creates you and takes your souls at death; and of you there are some who are sent back to a feeble age, so that they know nothing after having known (much): for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. (70) Allah has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others; those more favoured are not going to throw back their gifts to those whom their right hands possess, so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favours of Allah? (71) And Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your own nature. And made for you out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best: will they then believe in vain things, and be ungrateful for Allah's favours?― (72) And worship others than Allah such as have no power of providing them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power? (73) Invent not similitudes for Allah: for Allah knoweth, and ye know not. (74) Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; he has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from ourselves, and he spends thereof, (freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? (By no means); praise be to Allah. But most of them understand not. (75) Allah sets forth (another) Parable of two men: one of them dumb, with no power of any sort; a wearisome burden is he to his master; whichever way he directs him, he brings no good: is such a man equal with one who commands justice, and is on a straight way? (76) To Allah belongeth the Mystery of the heavens and the earth. And the matter of the Hour (of Judgment) is as the twinkling of an eye, or even quicker: for Allah hath power over all things. (77) It is He Who brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers when ye knew nothing; and He gave you hearing and sight and intelligence and affections: that ye may give thanks (to Allah). (78) Do they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky? Nothing holds them up but (the power of) Allah. Verily in this are Signs for those who believe. (79) It is Allah who made your habitations homes of rest and quiet for you; and made for you, out of the skins of animals, (tents for) dwellings, which ye find so light (and handy) when ye travel and when ye stop (in your travels); and out of their wool, and their soft fibers (between wool and hair), and their hair rich stuff and articles of convenience (to serve you) for a time. (80) It is Allah who made out of the things He created, some things to give you shade; of the hills He made some for your shelter; He made you garments to protect you from heat, and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete his favours on you, that ye may surrender to His will (in Islam). (81) But if they turn away, thy duty is only to preach the Clear Message. (82) They recognise the favours of Allah; then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful. (83) One day We shall raise from all peoples a witness: then will no excuse be accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours. (84) When the wrongdoers (actually) see the Penalty then will it in no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite. (85) When those who gave partners to Allah will see their "partners" they will say: "Our Lord! These are our `partners' those whom we used to invoke besides Thee." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed ye are liars!" (86) That day shall they (openly) show (their) submission to Allah; and all their inventions shall leave them in the lurch. (87) Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the path of Allah― for them will We add Penalty to Penalty; for that they used to spread mischief. (88) One day We shall raise from all peoples a witness against them, from amongst themselves: and We shall bring thee as a witness against these (thy people): and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining all things, a Guide a Mercy and Glad Tidings to Muslims. (89) Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberty to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition. (90) Fulfil the covenant of Allah when ye have entered into it, and break not your oaths after ye have confirmed them; indeed ye have made Allah your surety; for Allah knoweth all that ye do. (91) And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn she has spun, after it has become strong. Nor take your oaths to practise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be more numerous than another: for Allah will test you by this; and on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein ye disagree. (92) If Allah so willed, He could make you all one people: but He leaves straying whom He pleases and He guides whom He pleases: but ye shall certainly be called to account for all your actions. (93) And take not your oaths to practice deception between yourselves, with the result that someone's foot may slip after it was firmly planted; and ye may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the path of Allah and a mighty Wrath descend on you. (94) Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price: for with Allah is (a prize) far better for you, if ye only knew. (95) What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere their reward according to the best of their actions. (96) Whoever works righteousness, man or woman and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a life that is good and pure, and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions. (97) When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the Rejected one. (98) No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. (99) His authority is over those only who take him as patron and who join partners with Allah. (100) When We substitute one revelation for another and Allah knows best what He reveals (in stages) they say "Thou art but a forger": but most of them understand not. (101) Say the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in truth, in order to strengthen those who believe and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. (102) We know indeed that they say "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic pure and clear. (103) Those who believe not in the Signs of Allah Allah will not guide them, and theirs will be a grievous Penalty. (104) It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that forge falsehood: it is they who lie! (105) Anyone who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters unbelief― except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in Faith― but such as open their breast to unbelief― on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a dreadful Penalty. (106) This because they love the life of this world better than the Hereafter: and Allah will not guide those who reject Faith. (107) Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes, Allah has sealed up and they take no heed. (108) Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish. (109) But verily thy Lord― to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions― and who thereafter strive and fight for the Faith and patiently persevere― thy Lord after all this is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (110) One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself, and every soul will be recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with. (111) Allah sets forth a parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: yet was it ungrateful for the favours of Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought. (112) And there came to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities. (113) So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He whom ye serve. (114) He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience nor transgressing due limits― then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (115) But say not― for any false thing that your tongues may put forth― "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah will never prosper. (116) In such falsehood is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty. (117) To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong but they were used to doing wrong to themselves. (118) But verily thy Lord― to those who do wrong in ignorance, but who thereafter repent and make amends thy Lord after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (119) Abraham was indeed a model Devoutly obedient to Allah, (and) true in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah: (120) He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah Who chose him and guided him to a straight way. (121) And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the ranks of the righteous. (122) So We have taught thee the inspired (message), "Follow the ways of Abraham the True in faith, and he joined not gods with Allah." (123) The Sabbath was only made (strict) To those who disagreed (as to its observance); but Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment as to their differences. (124) Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth, best who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance. (125) And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: but if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient. (126) And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah; nor grieve over them: and distress not thyself because of their plots. (127) For Allah is with those who restrain themselves and those who do good. (128)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 15

2008-03-08T06:06:00.001-05:00

Al-Hijr
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif Lam Ra. These are the Ayat of Revelation― of a Qur'an that makes things clear. (1) Again and again will those who disbelieve wish that they had bowed (to Allah's Will) in Islam. (2) Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them). (3) Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand. (4) Neither can a people anticipate its Term, nor delay it. (5) They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! Truly thou art mad (or possessed)! (6) "Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the Truth?" (7) We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have! (8) We have, without doubt sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). (9) We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old: (10) But never came an messenger to them but they mocked him. (11) Even so do We let it creep into the hearts of the sinners― (12) That they should not believe in the (Message); but the ways of the ancients have passed away. (13) Even if We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and they were to continue (all day) ascending therein, (14) They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: nay, we have been bewitched by sorcery." (15) It is We who have set out the Zodiacal Signs in the heavens and made them fair-seeming to (all) beholders; (16) And (moreover) we have guarded them from every evil spirit accursed: (17) But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see). (18) And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance. (19) And We have provided therein means of subsistence― for you and for those for whose sustenance ye are not responsible. (20) And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures. (21) And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky, therewith providing you with water (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians of its stores. (22) And verily, it is We Who give life, and who give death: it is We Who remain Inheritors (after all else passes away). (23) To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind. (24) Assuredly it is thy Lord who will gather them together: for He is Perfect in Wisdom and Knowledge. (25) We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape; (26) And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind. (27) Behold! Thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape; (28) "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him." (29) So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together: (30) Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves. (31) (Allah) said: "O Iblis! what is your reason for not being among those who prostrated themselves?" (32) (Iblis) said: "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whom, thou didst create from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape." (33) (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou art rejected, accursed. (34) "And the Curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgment." (35) (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised." (36) (Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee― (37) "Till the Day of the Time Appointed." (38) (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! because Thou hast put me in the wrong, I will make (wrong) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong― (39) "Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by thy grace)." (40) (Allah) said: "This (Way of My sincere servants) is indeed a Way that leads straight to Me. (41) "For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee." (42) And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all! (43) To it are seven Gates: for each of those Gates is (special) class (of sinners) assigned. (44) The righteous (will be) amid Gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water). (45) (Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in Peace and Security." (46) And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity). (47) There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave. (48) Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful; (49) And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty. (50) Tell them about the guests of Abraham. (51) When they entered his presence and said "Peace!" He said "We feel afraid of you!" (52) They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom." (53) He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then is your good news?" (54) They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair!" (55) He said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?" (56) Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?" (57) They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin. (58) "Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save (from harm)― all― (59) "Except his wife, who we have ascertained, will be among those who lag behind." (60) At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut (61) He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk." (62) They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt. (63) "We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth. (64) "Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered." (65) And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning. (66) The inhabitants of the City came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men). (67) Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not: (68) "But fear Allah, and shame me not." (69) They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?" (70) He said: "There are my daughters (to marry). If ye must act (so)." (71) Verily, by thy life (O Prophet) in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro. (72) But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning, (73) And We turned (the Cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay. (74) Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand. (75) And the (cities were) right on the highroad. (76) Behold! in this is a Sign for those who believe! (77) And the Companions of the Wood were also wrongdoers; (78) So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see. (79) The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers: (80) We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them. (81) Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices (feeling themselves) secure. (82) But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning (83) And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)! (84) We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends. And the Hour is surely coming (when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness. (85) For verily it is thy Lord Who is the Master-Creator, knowing all things. (86) And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-Repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an. (87) Strain not thine eyes (wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the Believers. (88) And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity"― (89) (Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided (Scripture into arbitrary parts)― (90) (So also on such) who have made the Qur'an into shreds (as they please). (91) Therefore, by thy Lord, We will of a surety, call them to account (92) For all their deeds. (93) Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turn away from those who join false gods with Allah. (94) For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff― (95) Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will they come to know. (96) We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say. (97) But celebrate the praises of thy Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration. (98) And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain. (99)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 14

2008-03-08T06:04:00.000-05:00

Ibrahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif Lam Ra. A Book which We have revealed unto thee in order that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light― by the leave of their Lord― to the Way of (Him) Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! (1) Of Allah, to Whom do belong all things in the heavens and on earth! But alas for the Unbelievers for a terrible Penalty (their Unfaith will bring them)!― (2) Those who love the life of this world more than the Hereafter, who hinder (men) from the Path of Allah and seek to make it crooked: they are astray by a long distance. (3) We sent not a messenger except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now Allah leaves stray those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, Full of Wisdom. (4) We sent Moses with Our Signs (and the command) "Bring out thy people from the depths of darkness into light, and teach them of the Days of Allah." Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmly patient and constant― grateful and appreciative. (5) Remember! Moses said to his people: "Call to mind the favour of Allah to you when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: they set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons, and let your womenfolk live: therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord." (6) And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you; but if ye show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed." (7) And Moses said: "If ye show ingratitude, ye and all on earth together--yet is Allah Free of all wants Worthy of all praise. (8) Has not the story reached you, (O people!) of those who (went) before you?― of the people of Noah, and `Ad, and Thamud?― and of those who (came) after them? None knows them but Allah. To them came messengers with Clear (Signs); but they put their hands up to their mouths, and said: "We do deny (the mission) on which ye have been sent, and we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which ye invite us." (9) Their messengers said: "Is there a doubt about Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order that He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are no more than human like ourselves! Ye wish to turn us away from the (gods) our fathers used to worship: then bring us some clear authority." (10) Their messengers said to them: "True, we are human like yourselves, but Allah doth grant His grace to such of His servants as He pleases. It is not for us to bring you an authority except as Allah permits. And on Allah let all men of faith put their trust. (11) "No reason have we why we should not put our trust on Allah. Indeed He has guided us to the Ways we (follow). We shall certainly bear with patience all the hurt you may cause us: for those who put their trust should put their trust on Allah." (12) And the Unbelievers said to their messengers: "Be sure we shall drive you out of our land, or ye shall return to our religion." But their Lord inspired (this Message) to them: "Verily We shall cause the wrongdoers to perish! (13) "And verily, We shall cause you to abide in the land, and succeed them. This for such as fear the time when they shall stand before My tribunal― such as fear the punishment denounced." (14) But they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor. (15) In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water. (16) In gulps will he sip it, but never well he be near swallowing it down his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting. (17) The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over aught that they have earned: That is the straying far, far (from the goal). (18) Seest thou not that Allah created the heavens and the earth in Truth? If He so will, He can remove you and put (in your place) a new Creation? (19) Nor is that for Allah any great matter. (20) They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us at all against the Wrath of Allah?" They will reply, "If we had received the guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape." (21) And Satan will say when the matter is decided: "It was Allah Who gave you a promise of Truth: I too promised but I failed in my promise, to you. I had no authority over you except to call you, but ye listened to me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen to your cries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in associating me with Allah. For wrongdoers there must be a grievous Penalty." (22) But those who believe and work righteousness will be admitted to Gardens beneath which rivers flow to dwell therein for aye with the leave of their Lord: Their greeting therein will be: "Peace!" (23) Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable?― a goodly Word like a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the heavens― (24) It brings forth its fruit at all times, by the leave of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition. (25) And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree. It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability. (26) Allah will establish in strength those who believe, with the Word that stands firm, in this world and in the Hereafter; but Allah will leave to stray those who do wrong: Allah doeth what He willeth. (27) Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have exchanged the favour of Allah into blasphemy and caused their people to descend to the House of Perdition?― (28) Into Hell? They will burn therein― an evil place to stay in! (29) And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are making straightway for Hell!" (30) Speak to My servants who have believed, that they may establish regular prayers and spend (in charity) out of the Sustenance We have given them secretly and openly before the coming of a Day in which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending. (31) It is Allah Who hath created the heavens and the earth and sendeth down rain from the skies and with it bringeth out fruits wherewith to feed you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject to you that they may sail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) hath He made subject to you. (32) And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses: and the Night and the Day hath He (also) made subject to you. (33) And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favours of Allah never will ye be able to number them: verily, man is given up to injustice and ingratitude. (34) Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols. (35) "O my Lord! they have indeed led astray many among mankind: he then who follows my (ways) is of me, and he that disobeys me, but thou art indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (36) "O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; in order, O our Lord that they may establish regular prayer: so fill the hearts of some among men with love towards them, and feed them with Fruits: so that they may give thanks. (37) "O our Lord! truly Thou dost know what we conceal and what we reveal: for nothing whatever is hidden from Allah, whether on earth or in heaven. (38) "Praise be to Allah, who hath granted unto me in old age Ismail and Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer! (39) "O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer. (40) "O our Lord! cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness― me, my parents, and (all) Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning will be established!" (41) Think not that Allah doth not heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare in horror― (42) They are running forward with necks outstretched their heads uplifted their gaze returning not towards them, and their hearts a (gaping) void. (43) So warn mankind of the Day when the Wrath will reach them: then will the wrongdoers say: "Our Lord! respite us (if only) for a short Term: we will answer Thy Call, and follow the messengers!" "What! were ye not wont to swear aforetime that ye should suffer no decline? (44) "And ye dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged their own souls: ye were clearly shown how We dealt with them; and We put forth many parables in your behalf!" (45) Mighty indeed were the plots which they made, but their plots were (well) within the sight of Allah, even though they were such as to shake the hills! (46) Never think that Allah would fail His messengers in His promise: for Allah is Exalted in power― the Lord of Retribution. (47) One day the Earth will be changed to a different Earth, and so will be the Heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before Allah the One, the Irresistible; (48) And thou wilt see the Sinners that day bound together in fetters― (49) Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire; (50) That Allah may requite each soul according to its deserts; and verily Allah is Swift in calling account. (51) Here is a Message for mankind: let them take warning therefrom, and let them know that He is (no other than) One God: let men of understanding take heed. (52)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 13

2008-03-08T06:02:00.000-05:00

Al-Rad
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif Lam Mim Ra. These are the Signs (or Verses) of the Book: that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth; but most men believe not. (1) Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; then He established Himself on the Throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law)! Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs explaining the Signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. (2) And it is He Who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the Night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are Signs for those who consider! (3) And in the earth are tracts (diverse though) neighbouring, and gardens of vines and fields sown with corn, and palm trees― growing out of single roots or otherwise: watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Behold, verily in these things there are Signs for those who understand! (4) If thou dost marvel (at their want of faith), strange is their saying: "When we are (actually) dust, shall we indeed then be in a creation renewed?" They are those who deny their Lord! They are those round whose necks will be yokes (of servitude): they will be Companions of the Fire, who dwell therein (for aye)! (5) They ask thee to hasten on the evil in preference to the good: yet have come to pass, before them, (many) exemplary punishments! But verily thy Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind for their wrongdoing: and verily thy Lord is (also) strict in punishment. (6) And the Unbelievers say! "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?" But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide. (7) Allah doth know what every female (womb) doth bear, by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or do exceed. Every single thing is before His sight, in (due) proportion. (8) He knoweth the Unseen and that which is open: He is the Great, the Most High. (9) It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly; whether he lie hid by night or walk freely by day. (10) For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and behind him: they guard him by command of Allah. Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him any to protect. (11) It is He Who doth show you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope: it is He Who doth raise up the clouds, heavy with (fertilizing) rain! (12) Nay thunder repeateth His praises and so do the angels, with awe: He flingeth the loud-voiced thunderbolts and therewith He striketh whomsoever He will... Yet these (are the men) who (dare to) dispute about Allah, with the strength of His power (supreme)! (13) For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouth but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile) wandering (in the mind). (14) Whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth do prostrate themselves to Allah (acknowledging subjection)― with good― will or in spite of themselves: so do their shadows in the mornings and evenings. (15) Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with Light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible." (16) He sends down water from the skies, and the channels flow, each according to its measure: but the torrent bears away the foam that mounts up to the surface. Even so, from that (ore) which they heat in the fire, to make ornaments or utensils therewith there is a scum likewise. Thus doth Allah (by parables) show forth Truth and Vanity: For the scum disappears like froth cast out; while that which is for the good of mankind remains on the earth. Thus doth Allah set forth parables. (17) For those who respond to their Lord are (all) good things. But those who respond not to Him― even if they had all that is in the heavens and on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom. For them will the reckoning be terrible: their abode will be Hell― what a bed of misery! (18) Is then one who doth know that that which hath been revealed unto these from thy Lord is the Truth, like one who is blind? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition― (19) Those who fulfil the Covenant of Allah and fail not in their plighted word; (20) Those who join together those things which Allah hath commanded to be joined, hold their Lord in awe, and fear the terrible reckoning; (21) Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance their Lord; establish regular prayers; spend out of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (Eternal) Home (22) Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there, as well as the righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from every gate (with the salutation): (23) "Peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! Now how excellent is the final Home!" (24) But those who break the Covenant of Allah, after having plighted their word thereto, and cut asunder those things which Allah has commanded to be joined, and work mischief in the land― on them is the Curse; for them is the terrible Home! (25) Allah doth enlarge, or grant by (strict) measure, the Sustenance (which He giveth) to whom so He pleaseth. (The worldly) rejoice in the life of this world: but the life of this world is but little comfort in the Hereafter. (26) The Unbelievers say: "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Truly Allah leaveth, to stray whom He will; but He guideth to Himself those who turn to Him in penitence― (27) "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. (28) "For those who believe and work righteousness, is (every) blessedness and a beautiful place of (final) return." (29) Thus have We sent thee amongst a People before whom (long since) have (other) Peoples (gone and) passed away; in order that thou mightest rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee by inspiration; yet do they reject (Him), the Most Gracious! Say: "He is my Lord! There is no god but He! On Him is my trust and to Him do I turn!" (30) If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak (this would be the one!) but, truly, the Command is with Allah in all things! Do not the Believers know, that had Allah (so) willed, He could have guided all mankind (to the Right)? But the Unbelievers― never will disaster cease to seize them for their (ill) deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah come to pass, for, verily, Allah will not fail in His promise. (31) Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respite to the Unbelievers, and finally I punished them; then how (terrible) was My requital! (32) Is then He Who standeth over every soul (and knoweth) all that it doth, (like any others)? And yet they ascribe partners to Allah. Say: "But name them! Is it that ye will inform Him of something He knoweth not on earth, or is it (just) a show of words?" Nay! to those who believe not, their pretence seems pleasing, but they are kept back (thereby) from the Path: and those whom Allah leaves to stray, no one can guide. (33) For them is a Penalty in the life of this world, but harder, truly is the Penalty of the Hereafter; and defender have they none against Allah. (34) The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised!― beneath it flow rivers: perpetual is the enjoyment thereof and the shade therein: such is the End of the Righteous; and the End of Unbelievers is the Fire. (35) Those to whom We have given the Book rejoice at what hath been revealed unto thee: but there are among the clans those who reject a part thereof. Say: "I am commanded to worship Allah, and not to join partners with Him. Unto Him do I call, and unto Him is my return." (36) Thus have We revealed it to be a judgment of authority in Arabic. Wert thou to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither protector nor defender against Allah. (37) We did send messengers before thee and appointed for them wives and children: and it was never the part of an messengers to bring a Sign except as Allah permitted (or commanded). For each period is a Book (revealed). (38) Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book. (39) Whether We shall show thee (within thy lifetime) part of what We promised them or take to Ourselves thy soul (before it is all accomplished), Thy duty is to make (the Message) reach them: it is Our part to call them to account. (40) See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? (Where) Allah commands there is none to put back His command: and He is swift in calling to account. (41) Those before them did (also) devise plots; but in all things the master planning is Allah's. He knoweth the doings of every soul: and soon will the Unbelievers know who gets home in the End. (42) The Unbelievers say: "No messengers art thou." Say: "Enough for a witness between me and you is Allah, and such as have knowledge of the Book." (43)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 12

2008-03-08T06:00:00.001-05:00

Yusuf
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif Lam Ra. These are the Symbols (or Verses) of the Perspicuous Book. (1) We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an in order that ye may learn wisdom. (2) We do relate unto thee the most beautiful of stories, in that We reveal to thee this (portion of the) Qur'an: before this, thou too wast among those who knew it not. (3) Behold Joseph said to his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves to me!" (4) Said (the father): "My (dear) little son! Relate not thy vision to thy brothers, lest they concoct a plot against thee: for Satan is to man an avowed enemy! (5) "Thus will thy Lord choose thee and teach thee the interpretation of stories (and events) and perfect His favour to thee and to the posterity of Jacob― even as He perfected it to thy fathers Abraham and Isaac aforetime! For thy Lord is full of knowledge and wisdom." (6) Verily in Joseph and his brethren are Signs (or Symbols) for Seekers (after Truth). (7) They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: but we are a goodly body! Really our father is obviously inerror (8) "Slay ye Joseph or cast him out to some (unknown) land, that so the favour of your father may be given to you alone: (there will be time enough) for you to be righteous after that!" (9) Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must do something, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers." (10) They said: "O our father! why dost thou not Trust us with Joseph― seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers? (11) "Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and we shall take every care of him." (12) (Jacob) said: "Really it saddens me that ye should take him away: I fear lest the wolf should devour him while ye attend not to him." (13) They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!" (14) So they did take him away, and they all agreed to throw him down to the bottom of the well: and We put into his heart (this Message): "Of a surety thou shalt (one day) tell them the truth of this their affair while they know (thee) not." (15) Then they came to their father in the early part of the night, weeping. (16) They said: "Oh our father! we went racing with one another, and left Joseph with our things: and the wolf devoured him. But thou wilt never believe us even though we tell the truth." (17) They stained his shirt with false blood. He said: "Nay but your minds have made up a tale (that may pass) with you. (For me) patience is most fitting: against that which ye assert, it is Allah (alone) whose help can be sought"… (18) Then there came a caravan of travellers: they sent their water-carrier (for water) and he let down his bucket (into the well)... He said: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man! So they concealed him as a treasure! But Allah knoweth well all that they do! (19) The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price for a few dirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him! (20) The man in Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay (among us) honourable: maybe he will bring us much good or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did we establish Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of stories (and events). And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not. (21) When Joseph attained his full manhood, We gave him power and knowledge: thus do We reward those who do right. (22) But she in whose house he was, sought to seduce him from his (true) self: she fastened the doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!" He said: "Allah forbid! truly (thy husband) is my lord! He made my sojourn agreeable! Truly to no good come those who do wrong!" (23) And (with passion) did she desire him, and he would have desired her, but that he saw the evidence of his Lord: thus (did We order) that We might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds: for he was one of Our servants, sincere and purified. (24) So they both raced each other to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back: they both found her lord near the door. She said: "What is the (fitting) punishment for one who formed an evil design against thy wife, but prison or a grievous chastisement?" (25) He said: "It was she that sought to seduce me from my (true) self." And one of her household saw (this) and bore witness, (thus)― "If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar! (26) "But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar and he is telling the truth!" (27) So when he saw his shirt― that it was torn at the back― (her husband) said: "Behold! it is a snare of you women! Truly mighty is your snare! (28) "O Joseph, pass this over! (O wife), ask forgiveness for thy sin, for truly thou hast been at fault!" (29) Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) `Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray." (30) When she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them: she gave each of them a knife; and she said (to Joseph) "Come out before them. When they saw him, they did extol him and (in their amazement) cut their hands: they said "Allah preserve us! No mortal is this! This is none other than a noble angel!" (31) She said: "There before you is the man about whom ye did blame me! I did seek to seduce him from his (true) self but he did firmly save himself guiltless!... And now, if he doth not my bidding he shall certainly be cast into prison, and (what is more) be in the company of the vilest!" (32) He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me: unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the ranks of the ignorant." (33) So his Lord hearkened him (in his prayer) and turned away from him their snare: verily He heareth and knoweth (all things). (34) Then it occurred to the men after they had seen the Signs, (that it was best) to imprison him for a time. (35) Now with him there came into the prison two young men. Said one of them: "I see myself (in a dream) pressing wine." Said the other: "I see myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head, and birds are eating thereof." "Tell us" (they said) "the truth and meaning thereof: for we see thou art one that doth good (to all)." (36) He said: "Before any food comes (in due course) to feed either of you I will surely reveal to you the truth and meaning of this ere it befall you. That is part of the (Duty) which my Lord hath taught me. I have (I assure you) abandoned the ways of a people that believe not in Allah and that (even) deny the Hereafter. (37) "And I follow the ways of my fathers― Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that (comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful. (38) "O my two companions of the prison! (I ask you): are many lords differing among themselves better, or Allah, the One Supreme and Irresistible? (39) "If not Him ye worship nothing but names which ye have named― ye and your fathers― for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the Command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but Most men understand not… (40) "O my two companions of the prison! as to one of you he will pour out the wine for his lord to drink: as for the other, he will hang from the cross, and the birds will eat from off his head. (So) hath been decreed that matter whereof ye twain do enquire..." (41) And of the two, to that one whom he considered about to be saved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord." but Satan made him forget to mention him to his lord: and (Joseph) lingered in prison a few (more) years. (42) The king (of Egypt) said: "I do see (in a vision) seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour and seven green ears of corn, and seven (others) withered. O ye chiefs! Expound to me my vision if it be that ye can interpret visions." (43) They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams." (44) But the man who had been released, one of the two (who had been in prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time, said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me (therefor)." (45) "O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (the dream) of seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people, and that they may understand." (46) (Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your wont: and the harvests that ye reap ye shall leave them in the ear― except a little, of which ye shall eat. (47) "Then will come after that (period) seven dreadful (years), which will devour what ye shall have laid by in advance for them, (all) except a little which ye shall have (specially) guarded. (48) "Then will come after that (period) a year in which the people will have abundant water, and in which they will press (wine and oil)." (49) So the king said: "Bring ye him unto me." But when the messenger came to him, (Joseph) said: "Go thou back to thy lord, and ask him `What is the state of mind of the ladies who cut their hands?' For my Lord is certainly well aware of their snare." (50) (The king) said (to the ladies): "What was your affair when ye did seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self?" The ladies said: "Allah preserve us! no evil know we against him!" Said the `Aziz's wife: "Now is the truth manifest (to all): it was I who sought to seduce him from his (true) self: he is indeed of those who are (ever) true (and virtuous). (51) "This (say I), in order that he may know that I have never been false to him in his absence, and that Allah will never guide the snare of the false ones. (52) "Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human soul) certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (53) So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially to serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken to him he said: "Be assured this day, thou art before our own Presence with rank firmly established, and fidelity fully proved!" (54) (Joseph) said: "Set me over the storehouses of the land: I will indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance)." (55) Thus did We give established power to Joseph in the land, to take possession therein as, when or where he pleased. We bestow of Our mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not to be lost, the reward of those who do good. (56) But verily the reward of the Hereafter is the best, for those who believe and are constant in righteousness. (57) Then came Joseph's brethren: They entered his presence, and he knew them, but they knew him not. (58) And when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them he said: "Bring unto me a brother ye have, of the same father as yourselves, (but a different mother): see ye not that I pay out full measure, and that I do provide the best hospitality? (59) "Now if ye bring him not to me, ye shall have no measure (of corn) from me, nor shall be ye (even) come near me." (60) They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: indeed we shall do it." (61) And (Joseph) told his servants to put their stock in trade (with which they had bartered) into their saddlebags, so they should know it only when they returned to their people, in order that they might come back. (62) Now when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother): so send our brother with us, that we may get our measure; and we will indeed take every care of him." (63) He said: "Shall I trust you with him with any result other than when I trusted you with his brother aforetime? But Allah is the best to take care (of him), and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" (64) Then when they opened their baggage, they found their stock in trade had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! what (more) can we desire? This our stock in trade has been returned to us: so we shall get (more) food for our family; we shall take care of our brother; and add (at the same time) a full camel's load (of grain to our provisions): this is but a small quantity." (65) (Jacob) said: "Never will I send him with you until ye swear a solemn oath to me, in Allah's name, that ye will be sure to bring him back to me unless ye are yourselves hemmed in (and made powerless)." And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Over all that we say: be Allah the Witness and Guardian!" (66) Further he said; "O my sons! Enter not all by one gate: enter ye by different gates. Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with my advice): none can command except Allah: on Him do I put my trust and let all that trust put their trust on Him." (67) And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined it did not profit them in the least against (the Plan of) Allah: it was but a necessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was by Our instruction, full of knowledge (and experience): but most men know not. (68) Now when they came into Joseph's presence, he received his (full) brother to stay with him. He said (to him): "Behold! I am thy (own) brother; so grieve not at aught of their doings." (69) At length when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them, he put the drinking cup into his brother's saddlebag. Then shouted out a Crier: "O ye (in) the Caravan! Behold! ye are thieves, without doubt!" (70) They said; turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss?" (71) They said: "We miss the great beaker of the king; for him who produces, it is (the reward of) a camel-load; I will be bound by it." (72) (The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!" (73) (The Egyptians) said: "What then shall be the penalty of this, if ye are (proved) to have lied?" (74) They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle bag it is found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus it is we punish the wrongdoers!" (75) So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he came to) the baggage of his brother: at length He brought it out of his brother's baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by the law of the king except that Allah willed it (so). We raise to degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is One, the All-Knowing. (76) They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart, revealing not the secrets to them. he (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye assert!" (77) They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable, (who will grieve for him): so take one of us in his place: for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good." (78) He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so) we should be acting wrongfully." (79) Now when they saw no hope of his (yielding), they held a conference in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that your father did take an oath from you in Allah's name, and how before this ye did fail in your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave this, land until my father permits me, or Allah commands me; and He is the best to command. (80) "Turn ye back to your father, and say `O our father! behold! thy son committed theft: we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen! (81) " `Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.' " (82) Jacob said: "Nay, but ye have yourselves contrived a story (good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (for me). Maybe Allah will bring them (back) all to me (in the end): for He is indeed full of knowledge and wisdom." (83) And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grief for Joseph!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell into silent melancholy. (84) They said: "By Allah! (Never) wilt thou cease to remember Joseph until thou reach the last extremity of illness, or until thou die!" (85) He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not… (86) "O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith." (87) Then when they came (back) into (Joseph's) presence they said: "O exalted one! Distress has seized us and our family; we have (now) brought but scanty capital: So pay us full measure, (we pray thee) and treat it as charity to us: for Allah doth reward the charitable." (88) He said: "Know ye how ye dealt with Joseph and his brother, not knowing (what ye were doing)?" (89) They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said: "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient, never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right." (90) They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!" (91) He said: "This day let no reproach be (cast) on you: Allah will forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy! (92) "Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye (here) to me together with all your family." (93) When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: nay, think me not a dotard." (94) They said: "By Allah! truly thou art in thine old wandering illusion." (95) Then when the bearer of the good news came he cast (the shirt) over his face, and he forthwith regained clear sight. He said: "Did I not say to you, I Know from Allah that which ye know not?' " (96) They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault." (97) He said: "Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: for He is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (98) Then when they entered the presence of Joseph he provided a home for his parents with himself, and said: "Enter ye Egypt (all) in safety if it please Allah." (99) And he raised his parents high on the throne (of dignity), and they fell down in prostration, (all) before him. He said: "O my father! this is the fulfilment of my vision of old! Allah hath made it come true! He was indeed good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you (all here) out of the desert, (even) after Satan had sown enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth best the mysteries of all that He planneth to do: For verily He is full of knowledge and wisdom. (100) "O my Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on me some power, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams and events― O Thou Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter Take thou my soul (at death) as one submitting to Thy Will (as a Muslim), and unite me with the righteous." (101) Such is one of the stories of what happened unseen, which We reveal by inspiration unto thee: nor wast thou (present) with them when they concerted their plans together in the process of weaving their plots. (102) Yet no faith will the greater part of mankind have, however ardently thou dost desire it. (103) And no reward dost thou ask of them for this: it is no less than a Message for all creatures. (104) And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by? Yet they turn (their faces) away from them! (105) And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (others as partners) with Him! (106) Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of the covering veil of the wrath of Allah― Or of the coming against them of the (final) Hour all of a sudden while they perceive not? (107) Say thou: "This my way: I do invite unto Allah― on evidence clear as the seeing with one's eyes I and whoever follows me: Glory to Allah! and never will I join gods with Allah!" (108) Nor did We send before thee (as Messengers) any but men, whom We did inspire― (men) living in human habitations. Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? But the home of the Hereafter is best, for those who do right. Will ye not then understand? (109) (Respite will be granted) until, when the messengers give up hope (of their people) and (come to ) think that they were treated as liars, there reaches them Our help. And those whom We will are delivered into safety. But never will be warded off Our punishment from those who are in sin. (110) There is, in their stories instruction for men endued with understanding. It is not a tale invented, but a confirmation of what went before it a detailed exposition of all things, and a Guide and a Mercy to any such as believe. (111)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 11

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Hud
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif Lam Ra. (This is) a Book with verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning) further explained in detail from One Who is Wise and Well-Acquainted (with all things): (1) (It teacheth) that ye should worship none but Allah. (Say:) "Verily I am (sent) unto you from Him to warn and to bring glad tidings: (2) ("And to preach thus) `Seek ye the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance; that He may grant you enjoyment, good (and true), for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace on all who abound in merit! But if ye turn away then I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day: (3) "`To Allah is your return and He hath power over all things.'" (4) Behold! They fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid from Him! Ah! Even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knoweth what they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmost secrets) of the hearts. (5) There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance depends on Allah: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode and its temporary deposit: all is in a clear Record. (6) He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was over the Waters that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death," the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!" (7) If We delay the Penalty for them for a definite term, they are sure to say "What keeps it back?" Ah! on the day it (actually) reaches them, nothing will turn it away from them, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! (8) If We give man a taste of mercy from Ourselves, and then withdraw it from him, behold! he is in despair and (falls into) blasphemy. (9) But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, He is sure to say "All evil has departed from me;" Behold! he falls into exultation and pride. (10) Not so do those who show patience and constancy, and work righteousness; for them is forgiveness (of sins) and a great reward. (11) Perchance thou mayest (feel the inclination) to give up a part of what is revealed unto thee, and thy heart feeleth straitened lest they say "Why is not a treasure sent down unto him, or why does not an angel come down with him? But thou art there only to warn! It is Allah that arrangeth all affairs! (12) Or they may say "He forged it." Say "Bring ye then ten Surahs forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever ye can, other than Allah!― if ye speak the truth! (13) "If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know ye that this Revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah, and that there is no god but He! Will ye even then submit (to Islam)?" (14) Those who desire the life of the Present and its glitter to them We shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein― without diminution. (15) They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect are the deeds that they do! (16) Can they be (like) those who accept a Clear (Sign) from their Lord, and whom a witness from Himself doth teach as did the Book of Moses before― it a guide and a mercy? They believe therein; but those of the Sects that reject it― the Fire will be their promised meeting place. Be not then in doubt thereon: for it is the Truth from thy Lord: yet many among men do not believe! (17) Who doth more wrong than those who invent a lie against Allah? They will be turned back to the presence of their Lord, and the witnesses will say "These are the ones who lied against their Lord! Behold! the Curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!― (18) "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter! (19) They will in nowise frustrate (His design) on earth, nor have they protectors besides Allah! Their Penalty will be doubled! They lost the power to hear, and they did not see! (20) They are the ones who have lost their own souls: and the (fancies) they invented have left them in the lurch! (21) Without a doubt, these are the very ones who will lose most in the Hereafter! (22) But those who believe and work righteousness, and humble themselves before their Lord― they will be Companions of the Garden, to dwell therein for aye! (23) These two kinds (of men) may be compared to the blind and deaf, and those who can see and hear well. Are they equal when compared? Will ye not then take heed? (24) We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come to you with a Clear Warning: (25) "That ye serve none but Allah: verily I do fear for you the Punishment of a Grievous Day." (26) But the Chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we think ye are liars! (27) He said: "O my people! see ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own Presence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? Shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it? (28) "And O my People! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but Allah: but I will not drive away (in contempt) those who believe: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are the ignorant ones! (29) "And O my People! who would help me against Allah, if I drove them away? Will ye not then take heed? (30) "I tell you not that with me are the Treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say of those whom your eyes do despise that Allah will not grant them (all) that is good: Allah knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did indeed be a wrongdoer." (31) They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much) hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thou threatenest us with if thou speakest the truth!" (32) He said: "Truly, Allah will bring it on you if He wills― and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it! (33) "Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire to give you (good) counsel, if it be that Allah willeth to leave you astray: He is your Lord! and to Him will ye return!" (34) Or do they say "He has forged it?" Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! And I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty! (35) It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds. (36) "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)." (37) Forthwith he starts constructing the Ark: every time that the Chiefs of his People passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. They threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise! (38) "But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend a Penalty that will cover them with shame on whom will be unloosed a Penalty lasting." (39) At length behold! There came Our Command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein of each kind two, male and female, and your family except those against whom the Word has already gone forth and the Believers." But only a few believed with him. (40) So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark in the name of Allah, whether it move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" (41) So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Noah called out to his son, who had separated himself (from the rest): "O my son! Embark with us, and be not with the Unbelievers!" (42) The son replied: "I will be take myself to some mountain: it will save me from the water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, from the Command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy!"― and the waves came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood. (43) When the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up thy water, and O sky! withhold (thy rain)!" and the water abated, and the matter was ended. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away with those who do wrong!" (44) And Noah called upon his Lord and said: "O my Lord! surely my son is of my family! and Thy promise is true and Thou art the Justest of Judges!" (45) He said: "O Noah! he is not of thy family: for his conduct is unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge! I give thee counsel, lest thou become one of the ignorant!" (46) Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee from asking Thee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless Thou forgive me and have Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!" (47) The word came: "O Noah! come down (from the Ark) with Peace from Us, and Blessings on thee and on some of the Peoples (who will spring) from those with thee: but (there will be other) Peoples to whom We shall grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end will a grievous Penalty reach them from Us." (48) Such are some of the stories of the Unseen, which We have revealed unto thee: before this, neither thou nor thy People knew them. So persevere patiently: for the End is for those who are righteous. (49) To the `Ad People (We sent) Hud, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. (Your other gods) ye do nothing but invent! (50) "O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). My reward is from none but Him Who created me: will ye not then understand? (51) "And O my people! ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, and add strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!" (52) They said: "O Hud! No Clear (Sign) hast thou brought us, and we are not the ones to desert our gods on thy word! Nor shall we believe in thee! (53) "We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may have seized thee with imbecility." He said: "I call Allah to witness, and do ye bear witness that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him (54) "Other gods as partners! So scheme (your worst) against me, all of you and give me no respite. (55) "I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He hath grasp of its forelock. Verily it is my Lord that is on a Straight Path. (56) "If ye turn away― I (at least) have conveyed the Message with which I was sent to you. My Lord will make another People to succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least. For my Lord hath care and watch over all things." (57) So when Our decree issued, We saved Hud and those who believed with him by, (special) Grace from Ourselves: We saved them from a severe Penalty. (58) Such were the `Ad people: they rejected the Signs of their Lord and Cherisher; disobeyed His Messengers; and followed the command of every powerful, obstinate transgressor. (59) And they were pursued by a Curse in this Life― and on the Day of Judgment. Ah! behold! for the `Ad rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! behold! removed (from sight) were `Ad the people of Hud! (60) To the Thamud People (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! worship Allah: ye have no other God but Him. It is He Who hath produced you from the earth and settled you therein: then ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is (always) near, ready to answer." (61) They said: "O Salih! Thou hast been of us! A center of our hopes hitherto! Dost thou (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers worshipped? But we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which thou invitest us." (62) He said: "O my people! Do ye see?― if I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord and He hath sent Mercy unto me from Himself― who then can help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? What then would ye add to my (portion) but perdition? (63) "And O my people! this she-camel of Allah is a symbol to you: leave her to feed on Allah's (free) earth, and inflict no harm on her, or a swift Penalty will seize you! (64) But they did hamstring her. So he said: "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days: (then will be your ruin):(behold) there is a promise not to be belied!" (65) When Our Decree issued, We saved Saleh and those who believed with him by (special) Grace from Ourselves― and from the Ignominy of that Day. For thy Lord― He is the Strong One, and Able to enforce His Will. (66) The (mighty) Blast overtook the wrongdoers, and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning― (67) As if they had never dwelt and flourished there. Ah! behold! For the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! Removed (from sight) were the Thamud! (68) There came Our Messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said "Peace!" He answered "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. (69) But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal) he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not: we have been sent against the people of Lut." (70) And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: but We gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him of Jacob. (71) She said: "Alas for me! Shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!" (72) They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, O ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!" (73) When fear had passed from (the mind of) Abraham and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with Us for Lut's people. (74) For Abraham was, without doubt forbearing (of faults), compassionate, and given to look to Allah. (75) O Abraham! seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath gone forth: for them there cometh a Penalty that cannot be turned back! (76) When Our Messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account and felt himself powerless (to protect) them. He said: "This is a distressful day." (77) And his people came rushing towards him, and they had been long in the habit of practising abominations. He said: "O my people! Here are my daughters: they are purer for you (if ye marry)! Now fear Allah, and cover me not with shame about my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?" (78) They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thy daughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!" (79) He said: "Would that I had power to suppress you or that I could betake myself to some powerful support." (80) (The Messengers) said "O Lut! we are Messengers from thy Lord! By no means shall they reach thee! Now travel with thy family while yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thy wife (will remain behind): to her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is their time appointed: is not the morning nigh?" (81) When Our decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer― (82) Marked as from thy Lord: nor are they ever far from those who do wrong! (83) To the Madyan people (We sent) Shuayb, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity, but I fear for you the Penalty of a Day that will compass (you) all round. (84) "And O my people! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief. (85) "That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but) believed! But I am not set over you to keep watch!" (86) They said: "Oh Shuayb! does thy (religion of) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised or that we leave off doing what we like with our property? Truly, thou art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!" (87) He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good as from Himself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in my task) can only come from Allah: in Him I trust and unto Him I look. (88) "And O my people! let not my dissent (from you) cause you to sin, lest ye suffer a fate similar to that of the people of Noah or of Hud or of Salih nor are the people of Lut far off from you! (89) "But ask forgiveness of you Lord and turn unto Him (in repentance): for my Lord is indeed Full of mercy and loving-kindness." (90) They said: "O Shuayb! Much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! For thou hast among us no great position!" (91) He said: "O my people! is then my family of more consideration with you than Allah? For ye cast Him away behind your backs (with contempt). But verily my Lord encompasseth on all sides all that ye do! (92) "And O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): soon will ye know who it is on whom descends the Penalty of ignominy, and who is a liar! And watch ye! For I too am watching with you!" (93) When Our decree issued, We saved Shuaib and those who believed with him, by (special) Mercy from Ourselves: but the (mighty) Blast did seize the wrongdoers, and they lay prostrate in their homes by the morning― (94) As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! behold! How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud! (95) And We sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority manifest (96) Unto Pharaoh and his Chiefs: but they followed the command of Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh was no rightly guided. (97) He will go before his people on the Day of Judgment, and lead them into the Fire, (as cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will be this leading (and) the place led to! (98) And they are followed by a curse in this (life) and on the Day of Judgment: and woeful is the gift which shall be given (unto them)! (99) These are some of the stories of communities which We relate unto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by the sickle of time). (100) It was not We that wronged them: they wronged their own souls: the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit when there issued the decree of thy Lord: nor did they add aught (to their lot) but perdition! (101) Such is the penalty of thy Lord when He chastises communities in the midst of their wrong: grievous, indeed, and severe is His chastisement. (102) In that is a Sign for those who fear the Penalty of the Hereafter: that is a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: that will be a Day of Testimony. (103) Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed. (104) The day it arrives, no soul shall speak except by His leave: of those (gathered) some will be wretched and some will be blessed. (105) Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: there will be for them therein (nothing but) the heaving of sighs and sobs: (106) They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: for thy Lord is the (sure) Accomplisher of what He planneth. (107) And those who are blessed shall be in the Garden: they will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: a gift without break. (108) Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verily We shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least) abatement. (109) We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arose therein: had it not been that a Word had gone forth before from thy Lord, the matter would have been decided between them: but they are in suspicious doubt concerning it. (110) And, of a surety, to all will your Lord pay back (in full the recompense) of their deeds: for He knoweth well all that they do. (111) Therefore stand firm (in the straight path) as thou art commanded― thou and those who with thee turn (unto Allah); and transgress not (from the Path): for He seeth well all that ye do. (112) And incline not to those who do wrong, or the Fire will seize you; and ye have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall ye be helped. (113) And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: for those things that are good remove those that are evil: be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): (114) And be steadfast in patience; for verily Allah will not suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. (115) Why were there not among, the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced good sense prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth― except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrongdoers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin. (116) Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for a single wrongdoing if its members were likely to mend. (117) If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one People: but they will not cease to dispute (118) Except those on whom He hath bestowed His Mercy: and for this did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: "I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together." (119) All that We relate to thee of the stories of the messengers with it We make firm thy heart: in them there cometh to thee the Truth, as well as an exhortation and a message of remembrance to those who believe. (120) Say to those who do not believe: "Do whatever ye can: we shall do our part; (121) "And wait ye! we too shall wait." (122) To Allah do belong the unseen (secrets) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him goeth back every affair (for decision): then worship Him, and put thy trust in Him: and thy Lord is not unmindful of aught that ye do. (123)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 10

2008-03-08T05:54:00.000-05:00

Yunus
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif Lam Ra. These are the Ayat of the Book of Wisdom. (1) It is a matter of wonderment to men that We have set Our inspiration to a man from among themselves? that he should warn mankind (of their danger), and give the good news to the Believers that they have before their Lord the lofty rank of Truth (but) say the Unbelievers: "This is indeed an evident sorcerer!" (2) Verily your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then He established Himself on the Throne (of authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not receive admonition? (3) To Him will be your return― of all of you. The promise of Allah is true and sure. It is He Who beginneth the process of Creation, and repeateth it, that He may reward with justice those who believe and work righteousness? but those who reject Him will have draughts of boiling fluids, and a Penalty grievous: because they did reject Him. (4) It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for it: that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). No wise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand. (5) Verily, in the alternation of the Night and the Day, and in all that Allah hath created in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who fear Him. (6) Those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heed not Our Signs― (7) Their abode is the Fire because of the (evil) they earned. (8) Those who believe, and work righteousness their Lord will guide them because of their Faith: beneath them will flow rivers in Gardens of Bliss. (9) (This will be) their cry therein: "Glory to Thee O Allah!" and "Peace" will be their greeting therein! And the close of their cry will be: "Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds!" (10) If Allah were to hasten for men the ill (they have earned) as they would fain hasten on the good then would their respite be settled at once. But We leave those who rest not their hope of their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering in distraction to and fro. (11) When trouble toucheth a man, he crieth unto Us (in all postures)― lying down on his side, or sitting or standing. But when We have solved his trouble, he passeth on his way as if he had never cried to Us for a trouble that touched him! Thus do the deeds of transgressors seem fair in their eyes! (12) Generations before you We destroyed when they did wrong: their Messengers came to them with Clear Signs, but they would not believe! Thus do We requite those who sin! (13) Then We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how ye would behave! (14) But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, say: "Bring us a Reading other than this or change this." Say: "It is not for me, of my own accord to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty of a Great Day (to come)." (15) Say: "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you nor should He have made it known to you. A whole lifetime before this have I tarried amongst you: will ye not then understand?" (16) Who doth more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah, or deny His Signs? But never will prosper those who sin. (17) They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed inform Allah of something He knows, not in the heavens or on earth?― Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!" (18) Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it not been for a word that went forth before from thy Lord, their differences would have been settled between them. (19) They say: "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to know). Then wait ye: I too will wait with you." (20) When We make mankind taste of some mercy after adversity hath touched them Behold! they take to plotting against our Signs! Say: "Swifter to plan is Allah!" Verily Our messengers record all the plots that ye make! (21) He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea; so that ye even board ships― they sail with them with a favourable wind and they rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to them from all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed: they cry unto Allah, sincerely offering (their) duty unto Him, saying "If Thou dost deliver us from this, we shall truly show our gratitude!" (22) But when He delivereth them Behold! they transgress insolently through the earth in defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence is against your own souls― an enjoyment of the life of the Present: in the end to Us is your return, and We shall show you the truth of all that ye did. (23) The likeness of the life of the present is as the rain which We send down from the skies: by its mingling arises the produce of the earth― which provides food for men and animals: (it grows) till the earth is clad with its golden ornaments and is decked out (in beauty): the people to whom it belongs think they have all powers of disposal over it: there reaches it Our command by night or by day, and We make it like a harvest clean-mown, as if it had not flourished only the day before! Thus do We explain the Signs in detail for those who reflect. (24) But Allah doth call to the Home of Peace: He doth guide whom He pleaseth to a Way that is straight. (25) To those who do right is a goodly (reward)― yea, more (than in measure)! No darkness nor shame shall cover their faces! They are Companions of the Garden; they will abide therein (for aye)! (26) But those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy will cover their (faces): no defender will they have from (the wrath of) Allah: their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the depth of the darkness of Night: they are Companions of the Fire: they will abide therein (for aye)! (27) One Day shall We gather them all together. Then shall We say to those who joined gods (with Us): "To your place! ye and those ye joined as `partners.'" We shall separate them, and their "partners" shall say: "It was not us that ye worshipped!" (28) "Enough is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainly knew nothing of your worship of us! (29) There will every soul prove (the fruits of) the deeds it sent before: they will be brought back to Allah their rightful Lord, and their invented falsehoods will leave them in the lurch. (30) Say: "Who is it that sustains you (in life) from the sky and from the earth? Or who is it that has power over hearing and sight? And who is it that brings out the living from the dead And the dead from the living? And who is it that rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soon say "Allah." Say "Will ye not then show piety (to Him)?" (31) Such is Allah your real Cherisher and Sustainer: apart from Truth, what (remains) but error? How then are ye turned away? (32) Thus is the Word of thy Lord proved true against those who rebel: verily they will not believe. (33) Say: "Of your `partners', can any originate creation and repeat it?" Say: "It is Allah Who originates Creation and repeats it: then how are ye deluded away (from the truth)?" (34) Say: "Of your `partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards Truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards Truth. Is then He Who gives guidance to Truth more worthy to be followed or he who finds not guidance (Himself) unless he is guided? What then is the matter with you? How judge ye?" (35) But most of them follow nothing but fancy: truly fancy can be of no avail against Truth. Verily Allah is well aware of all that they do. (36) This Qur'an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and a fuller explanation of the Book― wherein there is no doubt from the Lord of the Worlds. (37) Or do they say "He forged it"? Say: "Bring then a Surah like unto it, and call (to your aid) anyone you can, besides Allah, if it be ye speak the truth!" (38) Nay, they charge with falsehood that whose knowledge they cannot compass, even before the elucidation thereof hath reached them: thus did those before them make charges of falsehood: but see what was the end of those who did wrong! (39) Of them there are some who believe therein, and some who do not: and thy Lord knoweth best those who are out for mischief. (40) If they charge thee with falsehood, say: "My work to me, and yours to you! Ye are free from responsibility for what I do, and I for what ye do!" (41) Among them are some who (pretend to) listen to thee: but canst thou make the deaf to hear even though they are without understanding? (42) And among them are some who look at thee: but canst thou guide the blind― even though they will not see? (43) Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught: it is man that wrongs his own soul. (44) One day He will gather them together: (it will be) as if they had tarried but an hour of a day: they will recognise each other: assuredly those will be lost who denied the meeting with Allah and refused to receive true guidance. (45) Whether We show thee (realized in thy lifetime) some part of what We promise them or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that)― in any case, to Us is their return: ultimately Allah is witness to all that they do. (46) To every people (was sent) an Messenger: when their Messenger comes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice and they will not be wronged. (47) They say: "When will this promise come to pass― if ye speak the truth?" (48) Say: "I have no power over any harm or profit to myself except as Allah willeth. To every People is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). (49) Say: "Do ye see― if his punishment should come to you by night or by day, what portion of it would the Sinners wish to hasten? (50) "Would ye then believe in it at last, when it actually cometh to pass? (It will then be said): `Ah! now? And ye wanted (aforetime) to hasten it on!" (51) "At length will be said to the wrongdoers: "Taste ye the enduring punishment! Ye get but the recompense of what ye earned!' " (52) They seek to be informed by thee: "Is that true?" Say: "Aye! by my Lord! It is the very truth! and ye cannot frustrate it!" (53) Every soul that hath sinned, if it possessed all that is on earth, would fain give it in ransom: they would declare (their) repentance when they see the Penalty: but the judgment between them will be with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them. (54) Is it not (the case) that to Allah belongeth whatever is in the heavens and on earth? Is it not (the case ) that Allah's promise is assuredly true? Yet most of them understand not. (55) Is it He Who giveth life and who taketh it and to Him shall ye all be brought back. (56) O mankind! There hath come to you a admonition from your Lord and a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts and for those who believe, a Guidance and a Mercy. (57) Say: "In the Bounty of Allah and in His Mercy― in that let them rejoice": that is better than the (wealth) they hoard. (58) Say: "See ye what things Allah hath sent down to you for sustenance? Yet ye hold forbidden some things thereof and (some things) lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted you, or do ye invent (things) to attribute to Allah?" (59) And what think those who invent lies against Allah, on the Day of Judgment? Verily Allah is full of Bounty to mankind but most of them are ungrateful. (60) In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Qur'an― and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing― We are Witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear Record. (61) Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; (62) Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil― (63) For them are Glad Tidings, in the life of the Present and in the Hereafter: no change can there be in the Words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme Felicity. (64) Let not their speech grieve thee: for all power and honour belong to Allah: it is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). (65) Behold! verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heavens and on earth. What do they follow who worship as His "partners" other than Allah? They follow nothing but fancy, and they do nothing but lie. (66) He it is that hath made you the night that ye may rest therein, and the Day to make things visible (to you). Verily in this are Signs for those who listen (to His Message). (67) They say "Allah hath begotten a son!―" Glory be to Him! He is self-sufficient! His are all things in the heavens and on earth! No warrant have ye for this! Say ye about Allah what ye know not? (68) Say: "Those who invent a lie against Allah will never prosper." (69) A little enjoyment in this world! and then to Us will be their return. Then shall We make them taste the severest Penalty for their blasphemies. (70) Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to his People: "O my People! if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (with you) and commemorate the Signs of Allah― yet I put my trust in Allah. Get ye then an agreement about your plan and among your Partners so your plan be not to you dark and dubious. Then pass your sentence on me, and give me no respite. (71) "But if ye turn back, (consider): no reward have I asked of you: my reward is only due from Allah, and I have been commanded to be of those who submit to Allah's Will (in Islam)." (72) They rejected him but We delivered him, and those with him in the Ark, and We made them inherit (the earth), while We overwhelmed in the Flood those who rejected Our Signs. Then see what was the end of those who were warned (but heeded not)! (73) Then after him We sent (many) messengers to their Peoples: they brought them Clear Signs but they would not believe what they had already rejected beforehand. Thus do We seal the hearts of the transgressors. (74) Then after them sent We Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our Signs. But they were arrogant: they were a people in sin. (75) When the Truth did come to them from Us, they said: "This is indeed evident sorcery!" (76) Said Moses: "Say ye (this) about the Truth when it hath (actually) reached you? In sorcery (like) this? But sorcerers will not prosper." (77) They said: "Hast thou come to us to turn us a way from the ways We found our fathers following in order that thou and thy brother may have greatness in the land? But not we shall believe in you!" (78) Said Pharaoh: "Bring me every sorcerer well-versed." (79) When the sorcerers came Moses said to them: "Throw ye what ye (wish) to throw!" (80) When they had their throw Moses said: "What ye have brought is sorcery: Allah will surely make it of no effect: for Allah prospereth not the work of those who make mischief. (81) "And Allah by His Words doth prove and establish his truth however much the Sinners may hate it!" (82) But none believed in Moses except some children of his People, because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs, lest they should persecute them; and certainly Pharaoh was mighty on the earth and one who transgressed all bounds. (83) Moses said: "O my People! if ye do (really) believe in Allah, then in Him put your trust if ye submit (your will to His)." (84) They said: "In Allah do we put our trust. Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who practise oppression; (85) "And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee)." (86) We inspired Moses and his brother with this message: "Provide dwellings for your People in Egypt, make your dwellings into places of worship, and establish regular prayers: and give Glad Tidings to those who believe!" (87) Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his Chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of the Present, and so, our Lord they mislead (men) from Thy Path. Deface, our Lord the features of their wealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so they will not believe until they see the grievous Penalty." (88) Allah said: "Accepted is your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! So stand ye straight, and follow not the path of those who know not." (89) We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islam)." (90) (It was said to him): "Ah now!― but a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!― and thou didst mischief (and violence)! (91) "This day shall We save thee in thy body, that thou mayest be a Sign to those who come after thee! But verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!" (92) We settled the Children of Israel in a beautiful dwelling-place, and provided for them sustenance of the best: it was after knowledge had been granted to them, that they fell into schisms. Verily Allah will judge between them as to the schisms amongst them on the Day of Judgment. (93) If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee: the Truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord: so be in nowise of those in doubt. (94) Nor be of those who reject the Signs of Allah, or thou shalt be of those who perish. (95) Those against whom the Word of thy Lord hath been verified would not believe― (96) Even if every Sign was brought unto them until they see (for themselves) the Grievous Penalty. (97) Why was there not a single township (among those We warned), which believed― so its Faith should have profited it, except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the Penalty of Ignominy in the life of the Present and permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. (98) If it had been the Lord's Will they would all have believed all who are on earth! Wilt thou then compel mankind against their will to believe! (99) No soul can believe except by the Will of Allah and He will place Doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand. (100) Say: "Behold all that is in the heavens and on earth"; but neither Signs nor Warners profit those who believe not. (101) Do they then expect (anything) but (what happened in) the days of the men who passed away before them? Say: "Wait ye then: for I too will wait with you." (102) In the end We deliver Our messengers and those who believe: thus is it fitting on Our part that We should deliver those who believe! (103) Say: "O ye men! if ye are in doubt as to my religion, (behold!) I worship not what ye worship other than Allah But I worship Allah― Who will take your souls (at death): I am commanded to be (in the ranks) of the Believers. (104) "And further (thus): `Set thy face towards Religion with true piety, and never in anywise be of the Unbelievers; (105) "Nor call on any, other than Allah such will neither profit thee nor hurt thee: if thou dost behold! thou shalt certainly be of those who do wrong." (106) If Allah do touch thee with hurt, there is none can remove it but He: if He do design some benefit for thee, there is none can keep back His favour: He causeth it to reach whomsoever of His servants He pleaseth. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (107) Say: "O ye men! now Truth hath reached you from your Lord! Those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls; those who stray, do so to their own loss: and I am not (set) over you to arrange your affairs." (108) Follow thou the inspiration sent unto thee, and be patient and constant, till Allah doth decide: for He is the Best to decide. (109)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 9

2008-03-07T20:00:00.001-05:00

Al-Tawba

A (declaration) of immunity from Allah and His Messenger to those of the pagans with whom ye have contracted mutual alliances.― (1) Go ye, then for four months, backwards and forwards, (as ye will), throughout the land, but know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah (by your falsehood) but that Allah will cover with shame those who reject Him. (2) And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage― that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the pagans. If, then ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith. (3) (But the treaties are) not dissolved with those pagans with whom Ye have entered into alliance and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor aided anyone against you. So fulfil your engagements with them to the end of their term: for Allah loveth the righteous. (4) But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (5) If one amongst the pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure: That is because they are men without knowledge. (6) How can there be a league before Allah and His Messenger, with the pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the Sacred Mosque? As long as these stand true to you stand ye true to them: for Allah doth love the righteous. (7) How (can there be such a league), seeing that if they get an advantage over you, they respect not in you the ties either of kinship or of covenant? With (fair words from) their mouths they entice you, but their hearts are averse from you; and most of them are rebellious and wicked. (8) The signs of Allah have they sold for a miserable price, and (many) have they hindered from His way: evil indeed are the deeds they have done. (9) In a Believer they respect not the ties either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who have transgressed all bounds. (10) But (even so) if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity― they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain signs in detail, for those who understand. (11) But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack for your Faith― fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained. (12) Will ye not fight people who violated their oaths, plotted to expel the Messenger and took the aggressive by being the first (to assault) you? Do ye fear them? Nay it is Allah whom ye should more justly fear, if ye believe! (13) Fight them and Allah will punish them by your hands cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers. (14) And still the indignation of their hearts. For Allah will turn (in mercy) to whom He will; and Allah is All-Knowing All-Wise. (15) Or think ye that ye Shall be abandoned, as though Allah did not know those among you who strive with might and main, and take none for friends and protectors except Allah, His Messenger and the (community of) Believers? But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. (16) It is not for such as join gods with Allah to visit or maintain the mosques of Allah while they witness against their own souls to infidelity. The works of such bear no fruit: in Fire shall they dwell. (17) The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, and fear none (at all) except Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. (18) Do ye make the giving of drink to pilgrims or the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious service of) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and strive with might and main in the cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those who do wrong. (19) Those who believe and suffer exile and strive with might and main in Allah's cause, with their goods and their persons, have the highest rank in the sight of Allah: they are the people who will achieve (salvation). (20) Their Lord doth give them glad tidings of a Mercy from Himself, of His good pleasure, and of Gardens for them wherein are delights that endure. (21) They will dwell therein forever. Verily in Allah's presence is a reward the greatest (of all). (22) O ye who believe! Take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above faith: if any of you do so they do wrong. (23) Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commerce in which ye fear a decline; or the dwellings in which ye delight― are dearer to you than Allah or His Messenger or the striving in His cause; then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious. (24) Assuredly Allah did help you in many battle-fields and on the day of Hunayn: behold! your great numbers elated you, but they availed you naught: the land for all that it is wide, did constrain you and ye turned back in retreat. (25) But Allah did pour His calm on the Mssenger and on the Believers and sent down forces which ye saw not: He punished the Unbelievers: thus doth He reward those without Faith. (26) Again will Allah after this turn (in mercy) to whom He will: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (27) O ye who believe! Truly the pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills out of His bounty for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (28) Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger nor, acknowledge the Religion of Truth from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission and feel themselves subdued. (29) The Jews call Uzayr a son of Allah and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouths; (in this) they but imitate what the Unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! (30) They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; Yet they were commanded to worship but one Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to him: (far is He) from having the parents they associate (with him). (31) Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths but Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the unbelievers may detest (it). (32) It is He who hath sent His Messenger with Guidance and Religion of Truth to proclaim it over all religion, even though the pagans may detest (it). (33) O ye who believe! There are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in falsehood devour the wealth of men and hinder (them) from the Way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty. (34) On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks and their backs― "This is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then the (treasures) ye buried!" (35) The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year)― so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are sacred; that is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves therein and fight the pagans all together as they fight you all together. But know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves. (36) Verily the transposing (of a prohibited month) is an addition to Unbelief: the Unbelievers are led to wrong thereby: for they make it lawful one year, and forbidden another year, in order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil of their course seems pleasing to them. But Allah guideth not those who reject Faith. (37) O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter. (38) Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm in the least. For Allah hath power over all things. (39) If ye help not (your Leader) (it is no matter): for Allah did indeed help him; when the unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion: they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion "Have no Fear, for Allah is with us": then Allah sent down His peace upon him, and strengthened him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to the depths the word of the Unbelievers. But the word of Allah is exalted to the heights: for Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. (40) Go ye forth, (whether equipped) lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons in the Cause of Allah. That is best for you if ye (but knew). (41) If there had been immediate gain (in sight) and the journey easy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distance was long, (and weighed) on them. They would indeed swear by Allah "If we only could, we should certainly have come out with you" they would destroy their own souls; for Allah doth know that they are certainly lying. (42) Allah give thee grace! Why didst thou grant them exemption until those who told the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst proved the liars? (43) Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask thee for no exemption from fighting with their goods and persons. And Allah knoweth well those who do their duty. (44) Only those ask thee for exemption who believe not in Allah and the Last Da,y and whose hearts are in doubt so that they are tossed in their doubts, to and fro. (45) If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth; so He made them lag behind and they were told "sit ye among those who sit (inactive)." (46) If they had come out with you, they would not have added to your (strength) but only (made for) disorder, hurrying to and fro in your midst and sowing sedition among you and there would have been some among you, who would have listened to them. But Allah knoweth well those who do wrong. (47) Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee― until The Truth arrived and the Decree of Allah became manifest, much to their disgust. (48) Among them is (many) a man who says: "Grant me exemption and draw me not into trial." Have they not fallen into trial already? And indeed hell surrounds the Unbelievers (on all sides). (49) If good befalls thee it grieves them; but if a misfortune befalls thee they say "We took indeed our precautions beforehand" and they turn away rejoicing. (50) Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector": and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. (51) Say: "Can you expect for us (any fate) other than one of two glorious things― (martyrdom or victory)? But we can expect for you either that Allah will send His punishment from Himself, or by our hands. So wait (expectant); we too will wait with you." (52) Say: "Spend (for the cause) willingly or unwillingly: not from you will it be accepted: for ye are indeed a people rebellious and wicked." (53) The only reasons why their contributions are not accepted are: that they reject Allah and His Messenger; that they come to prayer without earnestness; and that they offer contributions unwillingly. (54) Let not their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: in reality Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this life and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah. (55) They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they are not of you; yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours). (56) If they could find a place to, flee to or caves or a place of concealment, they would turn straightway thereto with an obstinate rush. (57) And among them are men who slander thee in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms. If they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if not, behold! they are indignant! (58) If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said "sufficient unto us is Allah! Allah and His Messenger will soon give us of His Bounty: to Allah do we turn our hopes!" (That would have been the right course). (59) Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. (60) Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say "He is (all) ear." Say "He listens to what is best for you; he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers and is a Mercy to those of you who believe": but those who molest the Prophet will have a grievous penalty. (61) To you they swear by Allah. In order to please you: but it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger if they are Believers. (62) Know they not that for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger is the Fire of Hell?― wherein they shall dwell. That is the supreme disgrace. (63) The Hypocrites are afraid lest a Surah should be sent down about them, showing them what is (really passing) in their hearts. Say: "Mock ye! But verily Allah will bring to light all that ye fear (should be revealed)." (64) If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): "we were only talking idly and in play." Say: "was it at Allah and His, signs and His Messenger that ye were mocking?" (65) Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you We will punish others amongst you, for that they are in sin. (66) The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding) with each other: they enjoin evil, and forbid what in just, and are close with their hands. They have forgotten Allah; so He hath forgotten them. Verily the Hypocrites are rebellious and perverse. (67) Allah hath promised the Hypocrites men and women, and the rejecters of Faith, the fire of Hell: therein shall they dwell: sufficient is it for them: for them is the curse of Allah and an enduring punishment (68) As in the case of those before you: they were mightier than you in power, and more flourishing in wealth and children. They had their enjoyment of their portion: and ye have of yours, as did those before you; and ye indulge in idle talk as they did. They!― their works are fruitless in this world and in the Hereafter and they will lose (all spiritual good). (69) Hath not the story reached them of those before them?― The people of Noah and Ad and Thamud; the people of Abraham, the men of Madyan, and the cities overthrown. To them came their Messenger with clear signs. It is not Allah who wrongs them, but they wrong their own souls. (70) The Believers men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practice regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise. (71) Allah hath promised to Believers men and women Gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of everlasting stay. but the greatest bliss in the Good Pleasure of Allah: that is the Supreme Felicity. (72) O Prophet! strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell― an evil refuge indeed. (73) They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge of theirs was (their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and His Messenger had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievous penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: they shall have none on earth to protect or help them. (74) Amongst them are men who made a covenant with Allah, that if He bestowed on them of His bounty they would give (largely) in charity, and be truly amongst those who are righteous. (75) But when He did bestow of His bounty, they became misers and turned back (from their covenant), averse (from its fulfillment). (76) So He hath put as a consequence hypocrisy into their hearts, (to last) till the Day whereon they shall meet Him: because they broke their Covenant with Allah, and because they lied (again and again). (77) Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that Allah knoweth well all things unseen? (78) Those who slander such of the Believers as give themselves freely to (deeds of) charity as well as such as can find nothing to give except the fruits of their labour and throw ridicule on them,― Allah will throw back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty. (79) Whether thou ask for their forgiveness or not, (their sin is unforgivable): if thou ask seventy times for their forgiveness, Allah will not forgive them: because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger; and Allah guideth not those who are perversely rebellious. (80) Those who were left behind (in the Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their inaction behind the back of the Messenger of Allah: they hated to strive and fight with their goods and their persons, in the Cause of Allah: they said "Go not forth in the heat. Say "The fire of Hell is fiercer in heat." If only they could understand! (81) Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense for the (evil) that they do. (82) If, then Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thy permission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me: for ye preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion: then sit ye (now) with those who stay behind." (83) Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave: for they rejected Allah and His Messenger and died in a state of perverse rebellion. (84) Nor let their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah. (85) When a Surah comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Meseenger those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)." (86) They prefer to be with (the women) who remain behind (at home): their hearts are sealed and so they understand not. (87) But the Messenger and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper. (88) Allah hath prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein: that is the supreme Felicity. (89) And there were, among the desert Arabs (also) Men who made excuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah and His Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize the Unbelievers among them. (90) There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the Cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most, Merciful. (91) Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be provided with mount, and when thou saidst "I can find no mounts for you," they turned back, their eyes streaming with tears of grief that they had no resources wherewith to provide the expenses. (92) The ground (of complaint) is only against such as claim exemption while they, are rich. They prefer to stay with the (women) who remain behind: Allah hath sealed their hearts; so they know not (what they miss). (93) They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them. Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you: it is your actions that Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought back to Him who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did. (94) They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell is their dwelling place― a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they did. (95) They will swear unto you, that ye may be pleased with them, but if ye are pleased with them Allah is not pleased with those who disobey. (96) The Arabs of the desert are the worst in unbelief and hypocrisy and most fitted to be in ignorance of the command which Allah hath sent down to His Messenger: but Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (97) Some of the desert Arabs Look upon their payments as a fine, and watch for disasters for you: on them be the disaster of Evil: for Allah is He who heareth and knoweth (all things). (98) But some of the desert Arabs believe in Allah and the Last Day, and look on their payments as pious gifts bringing them nearer to Allah and obtaining the prayers of the Messenger. Aye, indeed they bring them nearer (to Him): soon will Allah admit them to His Mercy: for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful. (99) The vanguard (of Islam)― the first of those who forsook (their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds― well― pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared Gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever: that is the Supreme Felicity. (100) Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are Hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the Madinah folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them, and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty. (101) Others (there are who) have acknowledged their wrong-doings: they have mixed an act that was good with another that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn unto them (in mercy): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (102) Of their wealth take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: and Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth. (103) Know they not that Allah doth accept repentance from His votaries and receives their gifts of charity and that Allah is verily He, the Oft-Returning, Most-Merciful? (104) And say: "Work (righteousness): soon will Allah observe your work, and His Messenger and the Believers: soon will ye be brought back to the knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did." (105) There are (yet) others, held in suspense for the command of Allah, whether He will punish them, or turn in mercy to them: and Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. (106) And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and infidelity― to disunite the Believers and in preparation for one who warred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; but Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars. (107) Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of thy standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure. (108) Which then is best?― he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His Good pleasure?― or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? And it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong. (109) The foundation of those who so build is never free from suspicion and shakiness in their hearts until their hearts, are cut to pieces. And Allah is All-Knowing Wise. (110) Allah hath purchased of the Believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth, through the Law, the Gospel and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme. (111) Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance: that serve Him and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the Cause of Allah;― that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limits set by Allah; (these do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers. (112) It is not fitting, for the prophet and those who believe, that they should pray for forgiveness for pagans, even though they be of kin, after it is clear to them that they are companions of the Fire. (113) And Abraham prayed for his father's forgiveness only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he was an enemy to Allah, he dissociated himself from him: for Abraham was most tender-hearted forbearing. (114) And Allah will not mislead a people after He hath guided them, in order that He may make clear to them what to fear (and avoid)― for Allah hath knowledge of all things. (115) Unto Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He giveth life and He taketh it. Except for Him ye have no protector nor helper. (116) Allah turned with favour to the prophet, the Muhajirs, and the Ansar― who followed Him in a time of distress, after that the hearts of a part of them had nearly swerved (from duty); but He turned to them (also): for He is unto them Most Kind, Most Merciful. (117) (He turned in mercy also) to the three who were left behind: (they felt guilty) to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained to them, for all its speciousness and their (very) souls seemed straitened to them― and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah (and no refuge) but to Himself. Then He turned to them, that they might repent: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. (118) O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed). (119) It was not fitting for the people of Madinah and the Bedouin Arabs of the neighborhood, to refuse to follow Allah's Messenger nor to prefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer, or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness whether they suffered thirst or fatigue or hunger in the cause of Allah, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy: for Allah suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good;― (120) Nor could they spend anything (for the cause) small or great nor cut across a valley, but the deed is inscribed to their credit; that Allah may requite their deed with the best (possible reward). (121) Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion and admonish the people when they return to them― that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil). (122) O ye who believe! Fight the Unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you; and know that Allah is with those who fear him. (123) Whenever there cometh down a Surah, some of them say: "which of you has had his faith increased by it? Yea, those who believe― their faith is increased, and they do rejoice. (124) But those in whose hearts is a disease― it will add doubt to their doubt― and they will die in a state of Unbelief. (125) See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they turn not in repentance and they take no heed. (126) Whenever there cometh down a Surah, they look at each other, (saying) "Doth anyone see you?" Then they turn aside: Allah hath turned their hearts (from the light); for they are a people that understand not. (127) Now hath come unto you an messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful. (128) But if they turn away, Say : "Allah sufficeth me: There is not god but He: On Him is my trust - He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme! (129)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 8

2008-03-07T19:58:00.000-05:00

Al-Anfal
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(Such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger: so fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between yourselves: obey Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe." (1) For, believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord. (2) Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance: (3) Such in truth are the Believers: they have grades of dignity with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous sustenance. (4) Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the Believers disliked it. (5) Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it. (6) Behold! Allah promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but Allah willed to justify the Truth according to His words, and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers. (7) That He might justify Truth and prove falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt. (8) Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks." (9) Allah made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your heart: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah: and Allah is exalted in power, wise. (10) Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from himself, and He caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of satan to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith. (11) Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them." (12) This because they contended against Allah and His Messenger: if any contend against Allah and His Messenger Allah is strict in punishment. (13) Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist Allah, is the penalty of the fire." (14) O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them. (15) If any do turn his back to them on such a day― unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own) he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell― and evil refuge (indeed)! (16) It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust) it was not thy act, but Allah's: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for Allah is He who heareth and knoweth (all things). (17) That, and also because Allah is He who makes feeble the plans and stratagems of the Unbelievers. (18) (O unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong) it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good will your forces be to you, even if they were multiplied: for verily Allah is with those who believe. (19) O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). (20) Nor be like those who say "we hear", but listen not: (21) For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb― those who understand not. (22) If Allah had found in them any good, He would indeed have made them listen; (as it is) if He had made them listen, they would but have turned back and declined (faith). (23) O ye who believe! Give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will give you life; and know that Allah cometh in between a man and his heart, and that it is He to whom Ye shall (all) be gathered. (24) And fear tumult or oppression which affecteth not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong and know that Allah is strict in punishment. (25) Call to mind when ye were a small (band), despised through the land, and afraid that men might despoil and kidnap you; but He provided a safe asylum for you strengthened you with His aid, and gave you good things for sustenance: that ye might be grateful. (26) O ye that believe! Betray not the trust of Allah and the Messenger nor misappropriate knowingly things entrusted to you. (27) And know ye that your possessions and your progeny are but a trial; and that it is Allah with whom lies your highest reward. (28) O ye who believe! if ye fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion (to judge between right and wrong), remove from you (all) evil (that may afflict) you, and forgive you: for Allah is the Lord of grace unbounded. (29) Remember how the unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out, (of thy home). They plot and plan and Allah too plans but the best of planners is Allah. (30) When Our signs are rehearsed to them, they say: "we have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients." (31) Remember how they said: "O Allah! if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones from the sky, or send us a grievous penalty." (32) But Allah was not going to send them a penalty whilst thou wast amongst them; nor was He going to send it whilst they could ask for pardon. (33) But what plea have they that Allah should not punish them, when they keep out (men) from the sacred Mosque― and they are not its guardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous; but most of them do not understand. (34) Their prayer at the House (of Allah) is nothing but whistling and clapping of hands: (its only answer can be) "Taste ye the penalty because ye blasphemed." (35) The unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the path of Allah and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell.― (36) In order that Allah may separate the impure, from the pure put the impure one on another, heap them together and cast them into Hell. They will be the ones to have lost. (37) Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from unbelief) their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them). (38) And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do. (39) If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your protector the Best to protect and the Best to help. (40) And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah and to the Messenger and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer― if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power over all things. (41) Remember ye were on the hither side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly have failed in the appointment: but (thus ye met), that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted; that those who died might die after a clear sign (had been given), and those who lived might live after a clear sign (had been given). And verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). (42) Remember in thy dream Allah showed them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision: but Allah saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts. (43) And remember when ye met He showed them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted: For to Allah do all questions go back (for decision). (44) O ye who believe! when ye meet a force be firm and call Allah in remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper. (45) And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. (46) And be not like those who started from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of Allah: for Allah compasseth round about all that they do. (47) Remember satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": but when the two forces came in sight of each other he turned on his heels and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; lo! I fear Allah; for Allah is strict in punishment. (48) Lo! The Hypocrites say and those in whose hearts is a disease: "These people--their religion has misled them." But if any trust in Allah, behold! Allah is Exalted in might Wise. (49) If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death) (how) they smite their faces and their backs (saying): "Taste the penalty of the Blazing Fire. (50) "Because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands sent forth: For Allah is never unjust to His servants: (51) "(Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them: they rejected the signs of Allah and Allah punished them for their crimes: for Allah is strong and strict in punishment: (52) "Because Allah will never change the Grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things)." (53) "(Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and those before them": they treated as false the signs of their Lord; so We destroyed them for their crimes and We drowned the people of Pharaoh: for they were all oppressors and wrong-doers. (54) For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: they will not believe. (55) They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they have not the fear (of Allah). (56) If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse with them, those who follow them, that they may remember. (57) If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their Covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for Allah loveth not the treacherous. (58) Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of godly): they will never frustrate (them). (59) Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your enemies and others besides whom ye may not know but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. (60) But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is the one that heareth and knoweth (all things). (61) Should they intend to deceive thee― verily Allah sufficeth thee: He it is that hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers: (62) And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: not if thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have produced that affection, but Allah Hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise. (63) O Prophet! sufficient unto thee is Allah― (unto thee) and unto those who follow thee among the Believers. (64) O Prophet! Rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding. (65) For the present, Allah hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: but (even so), if there are a hundred of you patient and persevering they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. (66) It is not fitting for an apostle that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter; and Allah is Exalted in might Wise. (67) Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe punishment would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took. (68) But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (69) O Prophet! say to those who are captives in your hands: "If Allah findeth any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (70) But if they have treacherous designs against thee (o prophet!) they have already been in treason against Allah, and so hath He given (thee) power over them, and Allah is He who hath (full) knowledge and wisdom. (71) Those who believed, and adopted exile and fought for the faith with their property and their persons, in the cause of Allah, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid they are (all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come not into exile, but if they seek your aid in religion it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance: and (remember) Allah seeth all that ye do. (72) The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: unless ye do this (protect each other) there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief. (73) Those who believe, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in the Cause of Allah, as well as those who give (them) asylum and aid― these are (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the forgiveness of sins and a provision most generous. (74) And those who accept Faith subsequently, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in your company― they are of you. But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other in the Book of Allah. Verily Allah is well acquainted with all things. (75)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 7

2008-03-07T19:56:00.000-05:00

Al-Araf
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. (1) A Book revealed unto thee― so let thy heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account that with it thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the Believers. (2) Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition. (3) How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest. (4) When (thus) our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this "indeed we did wrong." (5) Then shall We question those to whom Our message was sent and those by whom We sent it. (6) And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge, for We were never absent (at any time or place). (7) The balance that day will be true (to a nicety): those whose scale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper. (8) Those whose scale will be light, will find their souls in perdition, for that they wrongfully treated our signs. (9) It is We who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life: small are the thanks that ye give! (10) It is We who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrated, not so Iblis; he refused to be of those who bow down. (11) (Allah) said: "what prevented thee from bowing down when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay." (12) (Allah) said: "Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures)." (13) He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up." (14) (Allah) said: "Be thou amongst those who have respite." (15) He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the Way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on Thy straight Way. (16) "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: nor wilt Thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for Thy mercies). (17) (Allah) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee Hell will I fill with you all. (18) O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." (19) Then began satan to whisper suggestions to them, in order to reveal to them their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said "Your Lord only forbade you this tree lest ye should become angels or such beings as live forever." (20) And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser. (21) So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you that satan was an avowed enemy unto you?" (22) They said: "our Lord! we have wronged our own souls: if Thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy we shall certainly be lost." (23) (Allah) said: "Get ye down, with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood― for a time." (24) He said: "therein shall ye live and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)." (25) O ye children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you, But the raiment of righteousness,― that is the best. Such are among the signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition! (26) O ye Children of Adam! let not satan seduce you in the same manner as he got your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their raiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from a position where ye cannot see them: We made the Evil ones friends (only) to those without Faith. (27) When they do aught that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing so"; and "Allah commanded us thus": say: "Nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?" (28) Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole selves (to Him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon Him, making your devotion sincere as in his sight: such as he created you in the beginning, so shall ye return." (29) Some He hath guided: others have (by their choice) deserved the loss of their way: in that they took the Evil ones in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors and think that they receive guidance. (30) O children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: but waste not by excess for Allah loveth not the wasters. (31) Say: Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which He hath produced for his servants, and the things clean and pure (which He hath provided) for sustenance? Say: They are in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thus do We explain the signs in detail for those who understand. (32) Say: The things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which he hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge. (33) To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). (34) O ye children of Adam! whenever there come to you Messengers from amongst, you rehearsing my signs unto you― those who are righteous and mend (their lives)― on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. (35) But those who reject our signs and treat them with arrogance They are companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (forever). (36) Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His signs? For such, their portion appointed must reach them from the Book (of Decrees); until, when Our messengers (of death) arrive and take their souls they say: "where are the things that ye used to invoke besides Allah?" They will reply "They have left us in the lurch", and they will bear witness against themselves, that they had rejected Allah. (37) He will say: "Enter ye in the company of the peoples who passed away before you― men and Jinns― into the Fire. Every time a new people enters, it curses its sister-people (that went before), until they follow each other all into the fire. Saith the last about the first: "Our Lord! It is these that misled us: so give them a double penalty in the Fire." He will say: "Doubled for all": but this Ye do not understand. (38) Then the first will say to the last: "see then! No advantage have ye over us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did!" (39) To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance, no opening will there be of the gates of heaven, nor will they enter the Garden, until the camel can pass through the eye of the needle: such is Our reward for those in sin. (40) For them there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong. (41) But those who believe and work righteousness no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear― they will be companions of the Garden therein to dwell (forever). (42) And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury;― beneath them will be rivers flowing;― and they shall say: "Praise be to Allah, Who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah: indeed it was the truth that the Messengers of our Lord brought unto us." And they Shall hear the cry: "Behold! The Garden before you! Ye have been made its inheritors, for your deeds (of righteousness)." (43) The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companions of the Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: have you also found your Lord's promises true?" They shall say "yes"; but a crier shall proclaim between them: "the curse of Allah is on the wrong- doers;― (44) "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: they were those who denied the Hereafter." (45) Between them shall be a veil, and on the Heights will be men who would know everyone by his marks: they will call out to the companions of the Garden "peace on you" they will not have entered, but they will have an assurance (thereof.) (46) When their eyes shall be turned towards the companions of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! send us not to the company of the wrong- doers." (47) The men on the Heights will call to certain men whom they will know from their marks, saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards and your arrogant ways? (48) "Behold! Are these not the men whom you swore that Allah with his Mercy would never bless? Enter ye the Garden: no fear shall be on you nor shall ye grieve." (49) The companions of the fire will call the companions of the garden; "pour down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for your sustenance." They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden to those who rejected Him.― (50) "Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they were wont to reject Our signs. (51) For We had certainly sent unto them a Book, based on knowledge, which We explained in detail― a guide and a mercy to all who believe. (52) Do they just wait for the final fulfilment, of the event? On the day the event is finally fulfilled those who disregarded it before will say: "The Messengers of our Lord did indeed bring true (tidings). Have we no intercessors now to intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back? Then should we behave differently from our behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost their souls, and the things they invented will leave them in the lurch. (53) Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then He established Himself on the Throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil O'er the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the cherisher and sustainer of the Worlds! (54) Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds. (55) Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good. (56) It is He who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings going before His Mercy: when they have carried the heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of harvest therewith: thus shall We raise up the dead: perchance ye may remember. (57) From the land that is clean and good, by the will of its Cherisher, springs up produce, (rich) after its kind: but from the land that is bad, spring up nothing but that which is niggardly: thus do We explain the signs by various (symbols) to those who are grateful. (58) We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful Day! (59) The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)." (60) He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am an messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! (61) "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: sincere is my advice to you and I know from Allah something that ye know not. (62) "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man of your own people, to warn you― so that ye may fear Allah and haply receive His Mercy?" (63) But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark: But We overwhelmed in the Flood those who rejected our signs. They were indeed a blind people! (64) To the Ad people, (We sent) Hud one of their (own) brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will yet not fear (Allah)?" (65) The leaders of the unbelievers among his people said: "Ah! we see thou art an imbecile!" and "we think thou art a liar!" (66) He said: "O my people! I am not imbecile, but (I am) an messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! (67) "I but fulfil towards your the duties of my Lord's mission: I am to you a sincere and trustworthy adviser. (68) "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord through a man of your own people, to warn you? Call in remembrance that he made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and gave you a stature tall among the nations. Call in remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah: that so Ye may prosper." (69) They said: "Comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? Bring us what thou threatenest us with, if so be that thou tellest the truth!" (70) He said: "punishment and wrath have already come upon you from your Lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised― ye and your fathers― without authority from Allah? Then wait: I am amongst you, also waiting." (71) We saved him and those who adhered to him, by our Mercy and We cut off the roots of those who rejected our Signs and did not believe. (72) To the Thamud people (We sent) Salih one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! Worship Allah; ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a sign unto you: so leave her to graze in Allah's earth and let her come to no harm, or ye shall be seized with a grievous punishment. (73) "And remember how He made you inheritors after the Ad people and gave you habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open) plains, and carve out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah, and refrain from evil and mischief on the earth." (74) The leaders of the arrogant party among his people said to those who were reckoned powerless― those among them who believed: "Know ye indeed that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?" They said: "We do indeed believe in the revelation which hath been sent through him." (75) The arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject what ye believe in." (76) Then they ham-strung the she-camel and insolently defied the order of their Lord saying: "O Salih! bring about thy threats, if thou art a messenger (of Allah)!" (77) So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes in the morning! (78) So Salih left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the message for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel but ye love not good counsellors!" (79) We also (sent) Lut: he said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? (80) "For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds." (81) And his people gave no answer but this: they said "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!" (82) But We saved him and his family except his wife: she was of those who lagged behind. (83) And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime! (84) To the Madyan people We sent Shu`aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! Worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be best for you, if ye have Faith. (85) "And squat not on every road, breathing, threats, hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him and seek to make it something crooked; but remember how ye were little, and He gave you increase. And hold in your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief. (86) "And if there is a party among you who believes in the Message with which I have been sent and a party which does not believe hold yourselves in patience until Allah doth decide between us: for He is the best to decide." (87) The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said: "O Shu`aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city― (thee) and those who believe with thee: or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to our religion." He said: "what! even though we do detest (them)? (88) "We should indeed invent a lie against Allah, if we returned to your ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom: nor could we by any manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the Will and plan of Allah, Our Lord. Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things in His knowledge. In Allah is our trust. Our Lord! Decide thou between us and our people in truth, for thou art the best to decide." (89) The leaders the unbelievers among his people said "if ye follow Shu'ayb, be sure then ye are ruined!" (90) But the earthquake took them unawares and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning! (91) The men who rejected Shu`ayb became as if they had never been in the homes where they had flourished: the men who rejected Shu`aib it was they who were ruined! (92) So Shu`aib left them saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the Messages for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but how shall I lament over a people who refuse to believe! (93) Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might call in humility. (94) Then We changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grew and multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence."...Behold! We took them to account of a sudden, while they realized not (their peril). (95) If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (all kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth) and We brought them to book for their misdeeds. (96) Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of our wrath by night while they were asleep? (97) Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (carefree)? (98) Did they then fell secure against the plan of Allah? but no one can feel secure from the plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin! (99) To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous) possessors, is it not a guiding (lesson) that if We so willed, We could punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that they could not hear? (100) Such were the towns whose story We (thus) relate unto thee: there came indeed to them their messengers with clear (signs): but they would not believe what they had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up the heart of those who reject Faith. (101) Most of them We found not men (true) to their covenant: But most of them We found rebellious and disobedient. (102) Then after them We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs but they wrongfully rejected them: so see what was the end of those who made mischief. (103) Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.― (104) "One for whom it is right to say nothing but truth about Allah. Now have I come unto you (people) from your Lord with a clear (sign): so let the children of Israel depart along with me." (105) (Pharaoh) said: "If indeed thou hast come with a sign, show it forth― if thou tellest the truth." (106) Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent plain (for all to see)! (107) And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders! (108) Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed. (109) "His plan is to get you out of your land then what is it ye counsel?" (110) They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect― (111) And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed." (112) So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: they said "Of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!" (113) He said: "Yea (and more),― for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)." (114) They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?" (115) Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them: and they showed a great (feat of) magic. (116) We put it into Moses's mind by inspiration: "throw (now) thy rod": and behold! it swallows up straightway all the falsehoods which they fake! (117) Thus truth was confirmed and all that they did was made of no effect. (118) So they were vanquished there and then, and were made to look small. (119) But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration. (120) Saying: "we believe in the Lord of the worlds. (121) "The Lord of Moses and Aaron." (122) Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this is a trick which ye have planned in the city to drive out its people: but soon shall ye know (the consequences). (123) "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross." (124) They said: "For us, we are but sent back unto our Lord. (125) "But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy, and Take our souls unto Thee as Muslims (who bow to Thy will)"! (126) Said the chiefs of Pharaoh's people: "wilt thou leave Moses and his people to spread mischief in the land, and to abandon thee and thy gods?" He said: "Their male children will we slay; (only) their females will we save alive; and we have over them (power) irresistible." (127) Said Moses to his people: "Pray for help from Allah and (wait) in patience and constancy: for the earth is Allah's to give as a heritage to such of His servants as He pleaseth; and the end is (best) for the righteous. (128) They said: "We have had (nothing but) trouble, both before and after thou camest to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you inheritors in the earth; that so He may try you by your deeds." (129) We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of drought) and shortness of crops; that they might receive admonition. (130) But when good (times) came, they said "This is due to us"; when gripped by calamity, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Moses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens of evil are theirs in Allah's sight, but most of them do not understand! (131) They said (to Moses): "whatever be the signs Thou bringest, to work therewith the sorcery on us, we shall never believe in thee." (132) So We sent (plagues) on them; wholesale Death Locusts, Lice, Frogs, and Blood: signs openly Self-explained; but they were steeped in arrogance, a people given to sin. (133) Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! on our behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: if thou wilt remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee." (134) But every time We removed the penalty from them according to a fixed term which they had to fulfil― behold! they broke their word! (135) So We exacted retribution from them: We drowned them in the sea, because they rejected Our signs, and failed to take warning from them. (136) And We made a people, considered weak (and of no account), inheritors of lands in both East and West lands― whereon We sent down Our blessings. The fair promise of thy Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because they had patience and constancy, and We levelled to the ground the great works and fine buildings which Pharaoh and his people erected (with such pride). (137) We took the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea. They came upon a people devoted entirely to some idols they had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us a god like unto the gods they have." He said: "surely ye are a people without knowledge. (138) "As to these folk― the cult they are in is (but) a fragment of a ruin, and vain is the (worship) which they practise." (139) He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true) Allah when it is Allah who hath endowed you with gifts above the nations?" (140) And remember We rescued you from Pharaoh's people who afflicted you with the worst of penalties who slew your male children and saved alive your females: in that was a momentous trial from your Lord. (141) We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother, Aaron (before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief." (142) When Moses came to the place appointed by Us and his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon Thee." Allah said: "By no means canst thou see Me (direct); but look upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested Himself to the Mount, He made it as dust, and Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe." (143) (Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, by the mission I (have Given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) Which I give thee, And be of those Who give thanks." (144) And We ordained laws for him in the Tablets in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked― (how they lie desolate)." (145) Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right them― will I turn away from My signs even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt; For they have rejected Our signs, and failed to take warning from them. (146) Those who reject Our signs and the meeting in the Hereafter― vain are their deeds: can they expect to be rewarded except as they have wrought? (147) The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of a calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the Way? They took it for worship and they did wrong. (148) When they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall indeed be of those who perish." (149) When Moses came back to his people angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?"― He put down the Tablets seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him To him. Aaron said: "son of my mother! The people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin." (150) Moses prayed: "O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother! admit us to Thy mercy! for Thou art the Most Merciful of those who sow mercy!" (151) Those who took the calf (for worship) will indeed be overwhelmed with wrath from their Lord and with shame in this life: thus do We recompense those who invent (falsehoods). (152) But those who do wrong but repent thereafter and (truly) believe― verily Thy Lord is thereafter Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (153) When the anger of Moses was appeased he took up the Tablets: in the writing thereon was Guidance and Mercy for such as fear their Lord. (154) And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place of meeting: when they were seized with violent quaking, he prayed: "O my Lord! if it had been Thy will, Thou couldst have destroyed, long before both them and me: wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt stray, and Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our protector: so forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the Best of those who forgive. (155) "And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto Thee." He said: "with My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extendeth to all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right and practise regular charity and those who believe in Our signs;― (156) "Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (Scriptures);― in the Law and the Gospel;― for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil: he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him honour, him, help him, and follow the Light which is sent down with him― it is they who will prosper." (157) Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He that giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, who believed in Allah and His words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided." (158) Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and do justice in the light of truth. (159) We divided them into twelve Tribes or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: each group knew its own place for water. We gave them the shade of clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails (saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled): to Us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. (160) And remember it was said to them: "Dwell in this town and eat therein as ye wish, but say the word of humility and enter the gate in a posture of humility; We shall forgive you your faults; We shall increase (the portion of) those who do good." (161) But the transgressors among them changed the word from that which had been given them; so We sent on them a plague from heaven For that they repeatedly transgressed. (162) Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea. Behold! they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath their fish did come to them openly holding up their heads but on the day they had no Sabbath, they came not: thus did We make a trial of them, for they were given to transgression. (163) When some of them said: "why do ye preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"― Said the preachers: "To discharge our duty to your Lord and perchance they may fear Him." (164) When they disregarded the warnings that had been given them, we rescued those who forbade evil; but We visited the wrong-doers with a grievous punishment, because they were given to transgression. (165) When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibition, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." (166) Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against them, to the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty. Thy Lord is quick in retribution, but He is also Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (167) We broke them up into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We have tried them with both prosperity and adversity: in order that they might turn (to us). (168) After them succeeded an (evil) generation: they inherited the Book but they chose (for themselves) the vanities of this world, saying (for excuse): "(Everything) will be forgiven us." (Even so) if similar vanities came their way, they would (again) seize them. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them, that they would not ascribe to Allah anything but the truth? And they study what is in the Book. But best for the righteous is the Home in the Hereafter: will ye not understand? (169) As to those who hold fast by the Book and establish regular prayer;― never shall We suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. (170) When We shook the Mount over them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought it was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and bring (even) to remembrance what is therein; perchance ye may fear Allah." (171) When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam― from their loins― their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"― They said: "Yea! we do testify!" (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "of this we were never mindful." (172) Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us took false gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou then destroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile?" (173) Thus do We explain the signs in detail! and perchance they may turn (unto Us). (174) Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent our signs, but he passed them by: so satan followed him up, and he went astray. (175) If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with our signs; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those who reject Our signs; so relate the story; perchance they may reflect. (176) Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs, and wrong their own souls. (177) Whom Allah doth guide― he is on the right path: whom He rejects from His guidance― such are the persons who perish. (178) Many are the Jinns and men We have made for Hell: they have hearts wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith they see not, and ears wherewith they hear not. They are like cattle nay more misguided: for they are heedless (of warning). (179) The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on Him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in His names: for what they do, they will soon be requited. (180) Of those We have created are people who direct (others) with truth, and dispense justice therewith. (181) Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit with punishment, in ways they perceive not. (182) Respite will I grant unto them: for My scheme is strong (and unfailing). (183) Do they not reflect? Their companion is not seized with madness: he is but a perspicuous warner. (184) Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well be that their term is nigh drawing to an end? In what message after this will they then believe? (185) To such as Allah rejects from His guidance, there can be no guide; He will leave them in their trespasses, wandering in distraction. (186) They ask thee about the (final) Hour― when will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): none but He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you. They ask thee as if thou wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not." (187) Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith." (188) It is He who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to Allah their Lord (saying): "if Thou givest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful." (189) But when He giveth them a goodly child, they ascribe to others a share in the gift they have received: but Allah is exalted high above the partners they ascribe to Him. (190) Do they indeed ascribe to Him as partners things that can create nothing, but are themselves created? (191) No aid can they give them nor can they aid themselves! (192) If ye call them to guidance, they will not obey: for you it is the same whether ye call them or ye keep peace! (193) Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants like unto you: call upon them and let them listen to your prayer if ye are (indeed) truthful! (194) Have they feet to walk with? Or hands to lay hold with? Or eyes to see with? Or ears to hear with? Say: "Call your god-partners, scheme (your worst) against me and give me, no respite! (195) "For my protector is Allah, Who revealed the Book, (from time to time) and He will choose and befriend the righteous. (196) "But those ye call upon besides Him, are unable to help you, and indeed to help themselves." (197) If thou callest them to guidance, they hear not. Thou wilt see them looking at thee, but they see not. (198) Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; but turn away from the ignorant. (199) If a suggestion from satan assail thy (mind), seek refuge with Allah; for He heareth and knoweth (all things). (200) Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from satan assaults them, bring Allah to remembrance, when lo! they see (aright)! (201) But their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper into error, and never relax (their efforts). (202) If thou bring them not a revelation they say: "Why hast thou not got it together?" Say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord: this is (nothing but) lights from your Lord, and Guidance and Mercy, for any who have faith." (203) When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy. (204) And do thou (O reader!) bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy (very) soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are unheedful. (205) Those who are near to thy Lord, disdain not to do Him worship: they celebrate His praises and bow down before Him. (206)

Holy Qur'an Chapter 6

2008-03-07T19:53:00.000-05:00

Al-Anaam
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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