1. Praise be 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.
2. He it is 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!
3. 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).
4. But never did a single one of
the signs of their Lord reach
them, but they turned away
therefrom.
5. And now they reject the truth
when it reaches them: but soon
shall they learn the reality of
what they used to mock at.
6. 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 (fertile)
streams flowing beneath their
(feet): yet for their sins We
destroyed them, and raised in
their wake fresh generations (to
succeed them).
7. 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!"
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Mocked were (many) apostles
before thee; but their scoffers
were hemmed in by the thing that
they mocked.
11. Say: "Travel through the
earth and see what was the end
of those who rejected Truth."
12. 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.
13. 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."
14. Say: "Shall I take for my
protector any other than Allah,
the Maker of the heavens and the
earth? And He it 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."
15. Say: "I would, if I
disobeyed my Lord, indeed have
fear of the penalty of a Mighty
Day.
16. "On that day, if the penalty
is averted from any, it is due
to Allah.s mercy; And that would
be (Salvation), the obvious
fulfilment of all desire.
17. "If Allah touch thee with
affliction, none can remove it
but He; if He touch thee with
happiness, He hath power over
all things.
18. "He is the irresistible,
(watching) from above over His
worshippers; and He is the Wise,
acquainted with all things."
19. 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
is another Allah." Say: "Nay! I
cannot bear witness!" Say: "But
in truth He is the one Allah,
and I truly am innocent of (your
blasphemy of) joining others
with Him."
20. 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.
21. Who doth more wrong than he
who inventeth a lie against
Allah or rejecteth His sings?
But verily the wrong-doers never
shall prosper.
22. 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?"
23. 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."
24. Behold! how they lie against
their own souls! But the (lie)
which they invented will leave
them in the lurch.
25. 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, not they will 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."
26. Others they keep away from
it, and themselves they keep
away; but they only destroy
their own souls, and they
perceive it not.
27. 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!"
28. 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.
29. And they (sometimes) say:
"There is nothing except our
life on this earth, and never
shall we be raised up again."
30. 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."
31. 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?
32. 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?
33. 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.
34. Rejected were the apostles
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 apostles.
35. 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)!
36. 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.
37. 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.
38. 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.
39. Those who reject our sings
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.
40. 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!
41. "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!"
42. Before thee We sent
(apostles) to many nations, and
We afflicted the nations with
suffering and adversity, that
they might learn humility.
43. 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.
44. But when they forgot 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!
45. Of the wrong-doers the last
remnant was cut off. Praise be
to Allah, the Cherisher of the
worlds.
46. 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.
47. Say: "Think ye, if the
punishment of Allah comes to
you, whether suddenly or openly,
will any be destroyed except
those who do wrong?
48. We send the apostles 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.
49. But those who reject our
signs,- them shall punishment
touch, for that they ceased not
from transgressing.
50. 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?
51. Give this warning to those
in whose (hearts) is the fear
that they will be brought (to
judgment) before their Lord:
except for Him they will have no
protector nor intercessor: that
they may guard (against evil).
52. 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.
53. Thus did We try 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?
54. 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 amend
(his conduct), lo! He is Oft-
forgiving, Most Merciful.
55. Thus do We explain the signs
in detail: that the way of the
sinners may be shown up.
56. Say: "I am forbidden to
worship those - others than
Allah - whom ye call upon." Say:
"I will not follow your wain
desires: If I did, I would stray
from the path, and be not of the
company of those who receive
guidance."
57. 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."
58. 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."
59. 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).
60. 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.
61. 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.
62. Then are men returned unto
Allah, their protector, the
(only) reality: Is not His the
command? and He is the swiftest
in taking account.
63. 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'.?"
64. Say "It is Allah that
delivereth you from these and
all (other) distresses: and yet
ye worship false gods!"
65. 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.
66. But thy people reject this,
though it is the truth. Say:
"Not mine is the responsibility
for arranging your affairs;
67. For every message is a limit
of time, and soon shall ye know
it."
68. 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.
69. On their account no
responsibility falls on the
righteous, but (their duty) is
to remind them, that they may
(learn to) fear Allah.
70. 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.
71. 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;-
72. "To establish regular
prayers and to fear Allah. for
it is to Him that we shall be
gathered together."
73. 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).
74. Lo! Abraham said to his
father Azar: "Takest thou idols
for gods? For I see thee and thy
people in manifest error."
75. So also did We show Abraham
the power and the laws of the
heavens and the earth, that he
might (with understanding) have
certitude.
76. 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."
77. 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."
78. 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
indeed free from your (guilt) of
giving partners to Allah.
79. "For me, I have set my face,
firmly and truly, towards Him
Who created the heavens and the
earth, and never shall I give
partners to Allah."
80. 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?
81. "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.
82. "It is those who believe and
confuse not their beliefs with
wrong - that are (truly) in
security, for they are on
(right) guidance."
83. 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.
84. We gave him Isaac and Jacob:
all (three) 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:
85. And Zakariya and John, and
Jesus and Elias: all in the
ranks of the righteous:
86. And Isma'il and Elisha, and
Jonas, and Lot: and to all We
gave favour above the nations:
87. (To them) and to their
fathers, and progeny and
brethren: We chose them, and we
guided them to a straight way.
88. 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.
89. 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.
90. Those were the (prophets)
who received Allah.s guidance:
Copy the guidance they received;
Say: "No reward for this do I
ask of you: This is no less than
a message for the nations."
91. 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.
92. 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.
93. 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!"
94. "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!"
95. 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?
96. He it is that cleaveth the
day-break (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.
97. 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.
98. 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.
99. 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.
100. 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!
101. 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.
102. 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.
103. No vision can grasp Him,
but His grasp is over all
vision: He is above all
comprehension, yet is acquainted
with all things.
104. "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."
105. Thus do we explain the
signs by various (symbols): that
they may say, "Thou hast taught
(us) diligently," and that We
may make the matter clear to
those who know.
106. 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.
107. 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.
108. 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.
109. 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 (special) signs
came, they will not believe."?
110. We (too) shall turn to
(confusion) their hearts and
their eyes, even as they refused
to believe in this in the first
instance: We shall leave them in
their trespasses, to wander in
distraction.
111. 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).
112. Likewise did We make for
every Messenger an enemy,- evil
ones among men and jinns,
inspiring each other with
flowery discourses by way of
deception. If thy Lord had so
planned, they would not have
done it: so leave them and their
inventions alone.
113. 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.
114. 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.
115. 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.
116. 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.
117. Thy Lord knoweth best who
strayeth from His way: He
knoweth best who they are that
receive His guidance.
118. So eat of (meats) on which
Allah.s name hath been
pronounced, if ye have faith in
His signs.
119. 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.
120. Eschew all sin, open or
secret: those who earn sin will
get due recompense for their
"earnings."
121. 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.
122. 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.
123. 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.
124. 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 apostles."
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.
125. 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.
126. This is the way of thy
Lord, leading straight: We have
detailed the signs for those who
receive admonition.
127. For them will be a home of
peace in the presence of their
Lord: He will be their friend,
because they practised
(righteousness).
128. 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 for ever, except as
Allah willeth." for thy Lord is
full of wisdom and knowledge.
129. Thus do we make the
wrong-doers turn to each other,
because of what they earn.
130. "O ye assembly of Jinns and
men! came there not unto you
apostles from amongst you,
setting forth unto you My signs,
and warning you 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.
131. (The apostles were sent)
thus, for thy Lord would not
destroy for their wrong-doing
men's habitations whilst their
occupants were unwarned.
132. To all are degrees (or
ranks) according to their deeds:
for thy Lord is not unmindful of
anything that they do.
133. 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.
134. All that hath been promised
unto you will come to pass: nor
can ye frustrate it (in the
least bit).
135. 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."
136. 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!
137. 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.
138. 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.
139. 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 share
therein. For their (false)
attribution (of superstitions to
Allah., He will soon punish
them: for He is full of wisdom
and knowledge.
140. 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.
141. 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.
142. 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 and avowed enemy.
143. (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:
144. Of camels a pair, and oxen
a pair; say, hath He forbidden
the two males, or the two
females, or (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.
145. 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.
146. For those who followed the
Jewish Law, We forbade every
(animal) with undivided hoof,
and We forbade them that 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).
147. 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.
148. Those who give partners (to
Allah. will say: "If Allah had
wished, we should not have given
partners to Him nor would our
fathers; 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."
149. Say: "With Allah is the
argument that reaches home: if
it had been His will, He could
indeed have guided you all."
150. 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.
151. Say: "Come, I will rehearse
what Allah hath (really)
prohibited you from": Join not
anything as equal with Him; be
good to your parents; kill not
your children on a plea of
want;- We 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.
152. 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.
153. Verily, this is My way,
leading straight: follow it:
follow not (other) paths: they
will scatter you about from His
(great) path: thus doth He
command you. that ye may be
righteous.
154. 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.
155. And this is a Book which We
have revealed as a blessing: so
follow it and be righteous, that
ye may receive mercy:
156. 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:"
157. 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 rejecteth Allah.s signs, and
turneth away therefrom? In good
time shall We requite those who
turn away from Our signs, with a
dreadful penalty, for their
turning away.
158. 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."
159. 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.
160. 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.
161. 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."
162. Say: "Truly, my prayer and
my service of sacrifice, my life
and my death, are (all) for
Allah, the Cherisher of the
Worlds:
163. No partner hath He: this am
I commanded, and I am the first
of those who bow to His will.
164. 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 of burdens can
bear the burden of another. Your
goal in the end is towards
Allah. He will tell you the
truth of the things wherein ye
disputed."
165. 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. |