Sura II
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Elif.
Lam. Mim.
No
doubt is there about that Book: It is a
guidance to the God-fearing.
Who
believe in the unseen, who observe prayer, and out of what we have bestowed on
them, expend for God;
And
who believe in what hath been sent down to thee, and in what hath been sent
down before thee, and full faith have they in the life to come:
These
are guided by their Lord; and with these it shall be well.
As to
the infidels, alike is it to them whether thou warn them or warn them not --
they will not believe:
Their
hearts and their ears hath God sealed up; and over their eyes is a covering.
For them, a severe chastisement!
And
some there are who say, "We believe in God, and in the latter day:" Yet are they not believers!
Fain
would they deceive God and those who have believed; but they deceive themselves
only, and know it not.
Diseased
are their hearts! And that disease hath God increased to them. Their's a sore
chastisement, for that they treated their prophet as a liar!
2:10 And when it is said to them,
"Cause not disorders in the earth:"
they say, "Nay, rather do we set them right."
Is it
not that they are themselves the authors of disorder? But they perceive it not!
And
when it is said to them, "Believe as other men have believed;" they
say, "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Is it not that
they are themselves the fools? But they know it not!
And
when they meet the faithful they say, "We believe;" but when they are
apart with their Satans they say, "Verily we hold with you, and at them we
only mock."
God
shall mock at them, and keep them long in their rebellion, wandering in
perplexity.
These
are they who have purchased error at the price of guidance: but their traffic hath not been gainful, neither
are they guided at all.
They
are like one who kindleth a fire, and when it hath thrown its light on all
around him. . . . God taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness --
they cannot see! --
Deaf,
dumb, blind: therefore they shall not retrace
their steps from error!
Or
like those who, when there cometh a storm-cloud out of the Heaven, big with
darkness thunder and lightning, thrust their fingers into their ears because of
the thunder-clap, for fear of death! God is round about the infidels.
The
lightning almost snatcheth away their eyes! So oft as it gleameth on them they
walk on in it, but when darkness closeth upon them, they stop! And if God
pealed, of their ears and of their eyes would he surely deprive them: -- verily God is Almighty! O men of Mecca adore
your Lord, who hath created you and those who were before you: haply you will fear Him
2:20 Who had made the earth a bed for you,
and the heaven a covering, and hath caused water to come down from heaven, and
by it hath brought forth fruits for your sustenance! Do not then wittingly give
peers to God.
And if
you be in doubt as to that which we have sent down to our servant, then produce
a Sura like it, and summon your witnesses, beside God, if you are men of truth:
But if
you do it not, and never shall you do it, then fear the fire prepared for the
infidels, whose fuel is men and stones:
But
announce to those who believe and do the things that are right, that for them
are gardens 'neath which the rivers flow! So oft as they are fed therefrom with
fruit for sustenance, they say say, "This same was our sustenance of old:" And they shall have its like given to them.
Therein shall they have wives of perfect purity, and therein shall they abide
for ever.
Verily
God is not ashamed to set forth as well the instance of a gnat as of any nobler
object: for as to those who have believed,
they know it to be the truth from their Lord; but as to the unbelievers, they
will say, "What meaneth God by this comparison?" Many will He mislead
by such parables and many guide: but none will
He mislead thereby except the wicked,
Who,
after its establishment, violate the covenant of God, and but in sunder what
God hath bidden to be joined, and act disorderly on the Earth. These are they
who shall suffer loss!
How
can you withhold faith from God? You were dead and He gave you life; next He
will cause you to die; next He will restore you to life:
next shall you return to Him!
He it
is who created for you all that is on Earth, then proceeded to the Heaven, and
into seven Heavens did He fashion in: and He
knoweth all things.
When
thy Lord said to the angels, "Verily, I am about to place one in my stead
on earth," they said, "Wilt thou place there one who will do ill
therein and shed blood, when we celebrate thy praise and extol thy
holiness?" God said, "Verily, I know what you know not."
And he
taught Adam the names of all things, and then set them before the angels, and
said, "Tell me the names of these, if you are endued with wisdom."
2:30 They said, "Praise be to Thee! We
have no knowledge but what Thou hast given us to know. Thou! Thou art the
Knowing, the Wise.!
He
said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed
them of their names, He said, "Did I not say to you that I know the hidden
things of the Heavens and of the Earth, and that I know what you bring to
light, and what you hide?"
And
when we said to the angels, "Bow down and worship Adam," then
worshipped they all, save Eblis. He refused and swelled with pride, and became
one of the unbelievers.
And we
said, "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat you
plentifully therefrom wherever you list; but to this tree come not nigh, lest
you become of the transgressors."
But
Satan made them slip from it, and caused their banishment from the place in
which they were. And we said, "Get you down, the one of you an enemy to
the other: and there shall be for you in the
earth a dwelling-place, and a provision for a time."
And words
of prayer learned Adam from his Lord: and God
turned to him; for He loveth to turn, the Merciful.
We
said, "Get you down from it, all together:
and if Guidance shall come to you from me, whoso shall follow my guidance, on
them shall come no fear, neither shall they be grieved:
But
they who shall not believe, and treat our signs as falsehoods, these shall be
inmates of the fires; in it shall they remain for ever."
O
children of
And
clothe not the truth with falsehood, and hide not the truth when you know it:
2:40 And observe prayer and pay the legal
impost, and bow down with those who bow.
Will
you enjoin what is right upon others, and forget yourselves? Yet you read the
Book: will you not understand?
And
seek help with patience and prayer: a hard
duty indeed is this, but not to the humble, Who bear in mind that they shall
meet their Lord, and that unto Him shall they return.
O
children of
And
fear you the day when soul shall not satisfy for soul at all, nor shall any
intercession be accepted from them, nor shall any ransom be taken, neither shall
they be helped.
And
remember when we rescued you for the people of Pharoah, who had laid on you a
cruel chastisement. They slew your male children, and let only your females
live: and in this was a great trial from your
Lord:
And
when we parted the sea for you, and saved you, and drowned the people of
Pharoah, while you were looking on:
And
when we were in treaty with Moses forty nights:
then during his absence took you the calf and acted wickedly:
Yet
after this we forgave you, that you might be grateful:
2:50 And when we gave Moses the Book and
the Illumination in order to your guidance:
And
remember when Moses said to his people, "O my people! verily you have
sinned to your own hurt, by your taking the calf to worship it: Be turned then to your creator, and slay the
guilty among you; this will be best for you with your creator:" Then turned He unto you, for He is the one
who turneth, the Merciful:
And
when you said, "O Moses! we will not believe thee until we see God
plainly;" the thunderbolt fell upon you while you were looking on:
Then
we raised you to life after you had been dead, that haply you might give thanks:
And we
caused the clouds to overshadow you, and we sent down manna and quails upon
you; -- "Eat of the good things we have give you for sustenance;" --
and they injured not us but they injured themselves.
And
when we said, "Enter this city, and eat therefrom plentifully at your
will, and enter the gate with prostrations, and say, 'Forgiveness;' and we will
pardon you your sins, and give an increase to the doers of good:" --
But
the evil-doers changed that word into another than that spoken to them, and we
sent down upon those evil-doers wrath from heaven, for that they had done amiss:
And
when Moses asked drink for his people, we said, "Strike the rock with thy
rod;" and from it there gushed twelve fountains" each tribe knew
their drinking-place; -- "Eat and drink," said we, "of what God
hath supplied, and do no wrong on the earth by licentious deeds:"
And
when you said, "O Moses! we will not put up with one sort of food: pray, therefore, thy Lord for us, that He would
bring forth for us of that which the earth groweth, its herbs and its cucumbers
and its garlic and its lentils and its onions:"
He said, "What! will you exchange that which is worse for what is better?
Get you down into Egypt; -- for you shall have what you have asked:" Vileness and poverty were stamped upon them,
and they returned with wrath from God: This,
for that they disbelieved the signs of God, and slew the Prophets unjustly: this, for that they rebelled and transgressed!
Verily,
they were believe (Muslims), and they who follow the Jewish religion, and the
Christians, and the Sabeites -- whoever of these believeth in God and the last
day, and doeth that which is right, shall have their reward with their Lord: fear shall not come upon them, neither shall they
be grieved.
2:60 Call to mind also when we entered into
a covenant with you, and lifted up the mountain over you: -- "Take hold," said we, "on what we have
revealed to you, with resolution, and remember what is therein, that you may
fear:"
But
after this you turned back, and but for God's grace and mercy toward you, you
had surely been of the lost! You know too those of you who transgressed on the
Sabbath and to whom we said, "Be changed into scouted apes;"
And we
made them a warning to those of their day, and to those who came after them,
and a caution to the God-fearing:
And
when Moses said to his people, "Verily, God bids you sacrifice a cow; they
said, "Makest thou a jest of us?" He said, "God keep me from
being one of the foolish." They said, "Call on thy Lord for us that
He would make plain to us what she is." He said, "God saith, 'She is
a cow neither old nor young, but of the middle age -- between the two:' do therefore what you are bidden."
They
said, "Call on your Lord for us, that he would make plain to us what is
her colour." He said, "God saith, 'She is a fawn-coloured cow; her
colour is very bright; she rejoiceth the beholders.'"
They
said, "Call on they [sic] Lord for us that He would make plain to us what
cow it is -- for to us are cows alike, -- and verily, if God please, we shall
be guided rightly;"
He
said, "God saith, 'She is a cow not worn by ploughing the earth or
watering the field, sound, no blemish in her.'" They said, "Now hast
thou brought the truth:" Then they
sacrificed her; Yet nearly had they done it not:
And
when you slew a man, and strove among yourselves about hiom, God brought to
light what he had hidden:
For we
said, "Strike the corpse with part of her." So God giveth life to the
dead, and sheweth you his signs, that haply you may understand.
Then
after that your hearts became hard like rocks, or harder still; for verily,
from rocks have rivers gushed; others, verily, have been cleft, and water hath
issued from them; and others, verily, have sunk down through fear of God: And God is not regardless of your actions.
2:70 Desire you then that for your sakes
the Jews should believe? Yet a part of them heard the word of God, and then,
after they had understood it; perverted, and knew that they did so.
And
when they fall in with the faithful, they say, "We believe;" but when
they are apart one with another, they say, "Will you acquaint them with
what God hath revealed to you, that they may dispute with you about it in the
presence of your Lord?" Understand you their aim?
Know
they not that God knoweth what they hide, as well as what they bring to light?
But
there are illiterates among them who are unacquainted with the Book, but with
lies only, and have but vague fancies. Woe to those who with their own hands
transcribe the Book corruptly, and then say, "This is from God," that
they may sell it for some mean price! Woe then to them for that which their
hands have written! and, Woe to them for the gains which they have made!
And
they said, "Hell fire shall not touch us, but for a few days:" Say: Have
you received such a promise from God? for God will not revoke his promise: or, Speak you of God that which you know not?
But they
whose only gains are evil works, and who are environed by their sins, -- they
shall be inmates of the fire, therein to abide for ever:
But
they who have believed and done the things that be right, they shall be the
inmates of
And
when we entered into covenant with the children of
And
when we made a covenant with you that you should not shed your own blood, nor
expel one another from your abodes, then you ratified it and yourselves were
witnesses.
Then
were you the very persons who slew one another; and you drove out a part of
your own people from their abodes; you lent help against them with wrong and
hatred; but if they come captives to you, you redeem them!
-- Yet
it was forbidden you to drive them out. Believe you then part of the Book, and
deny part? But what shall be the meed of him among you who doth this, but shame
in this life? And on the day of the Resurrection they shall be sent to the most
cruel of torments, for God is not regardless of what you do.
2:80 These are they who purchase this
present life at the price of that which is to come; their torment shall not be
lightened, neither shall they be helped.
Moreover,
to Moses gave we "the Book," and we raised up apostles after him; and
to Jesus, son of Mary, gave we clear proofs of his mission, and strengthened
him by the Holy Spirit. So oft then as an apostle cometh to you with that which
your souls desire not, swell you with pride, and treat some as impostors, and
slay others?
And
they say, "Uncircumcised are our hearts." Nay! God hath cursed them
in their infideility: few are they who
believe!
And
when a Book had come to them from God, confirming that which they had received
already -- although they had before prayed for victory over those who believed
not -- yet when that Koran come to them, of which they had knowledge, they did
not recognise it. The curse of God on the infidels!
For a
vile price have they sold themselves, by not believing what God hath sent down,
envious of God's sending down his grace on such of his servants as he pleaseth: and they have brought on themselves wrath upon
wrath. And for the unbelievers is a disgraceful chastisement.
And
when it is said to them, "Believe in what God hath sent down," they
say, "In that which hath been sent down to us we believe:" but what hath since been sent down they
disbelieve, although it be the truth confirmatory of their own Scriptures. Say: Why then have you of old slain God's prophets, if
you are indeed believers?
Moreover,
Moses came unto you with proofs of his mission. Then in his absence you took
the calf for your God, and did wickedly.
And
when we accepted your covenant, and uplifted the mountain over you, we said,
"Take firm hold on what we have given you, and hearken." They said,
"We have hearkened and have rebelled:"
then were they made to drink down the calf into their hearts for their
ingratitude. Say: A bad thing hath your faith
commanded you, if you be indeed believers.
Say: If the future dwelling place with God be specially
for you, but not for the rest of mankind, then wish for death, if you are
sincere:
But
never can they wish it, because of that which their own hands have sent on
before them! And God knoweth the offenders.
2:90 And thou wilt surely find them of all
men most covetous of life, beyond even the polytheists. To be kept alive a
thousand years might one of them desire: but
that he may be preserved alive, shall no one reprieve himself from the
punishment! And God seeth what they do.
Say: Whoso is the enemy of Gabriel -- For he it is who
by God's leave hath caused the Koran to descend on thy heart, the confirmation
of previous revelations, and guidance, and good tidings to the faithful --
Whoso
is an enemy to God or his angels, or to Gabriel, or to Michael, shall have God
as his enemy: for verily God is an enemy to
the Infidels.
Moreover,
clear signs have we sent down to thee, and one will disbelieve them but the
perverse.
Oft as
they have formed an engagement with thee, will some of them set it aside? But
most of them believe not.
And
when there came to them an apostle from God, affirming the previous revelations
made to them, some of those to whom the Scriptures were given, threw the Book
of God behind their backs as if they knew it not:
And
they followed what the Satans read in the reign of Solomon: not that Solomon was unbelieving, but the Satans
were unbelieving. Sorcery did they teach to men, and what had been revealed to
the two angels, Harut and Marut, at
But
had they believed and feared God, better surely would have been the reward from
God, -- if they had but known it!
O you
who believe! say not to our apostle, "Raina" (Look at us); but say,
"Ondhorna" (Regard us). And attend to this; for, the Infidels shall
suffer a grievous chastisement.
The
unbelievers among the people of the Book, and among the dilators, desire not
that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord:
but God will shew His special mercy to whom He will, for He is of great bounty.
2:100 Whatever verses we cancel, or cause
thee to forget, we bring a better or its like. Knowest thou not that God hath
power over all things?
Knowest
thou not that the dominion of the Heavens and of the Earth is God's? and that
you have neither patron nor helper, save God?
Would
you ask of your apostle what of old was asked of Moses? But he who exchangeth
faith for unbelief, hath already erred from the even way.
Many
of the people of the Book desire to bring you back to unbelief after you have
believed, out of selfish envy, even after the truth hath been clearly shown
them. But forgive them, and shun them till God shall come in with His working.
Truly God hath power over all things.
And
observe prayers and pay the legal impost: and
whatever good thing you have sent on before for your soul's sake, you shall
find it with God. Verily God seeth what you do.
And
they say, "None but Jews or Christians shall enter
But
they who set their race with resignation Godward, and do what is right, --
their reward is with their Lord; no fear shall come on them, neither shall they
be grieved.
Moveover,
the Jews say, "The Christians lean on nought:"
"On nought lean the Jews," say the Christians:
Yet both are readers of the Book. So with like words say they who have no
knowledge. But on the resurrection day, God shall judge between them as to that
in which they differ.
And
who committeth a greater wrong than he who hindereth God's name from being
remember in his temples, and who hasteth to ruin them? such men cannot enter
them but with fear. Their's is shame in this world, and a severe torment in the
next.
The
East and the West is God's: therefore,
whichever way you turn, there is the face of God:
Truly God is immense and knoweth all.
2:110 And they say, "God hath a son:" No! Praise be to Him! But -- His, whatever
is in the Heavens and the Earth! All obeyeth Him,
Sole
maker of the Heavens and the Earth! And when He decreeth a thing, He only saith
to it, "Be," and it is.
And
they who have no knowledge say, "Unless God speak to us, or thou shew us a
sign ...!" So, with like words, said those who were before them: their hearts are alike:
Clear signs have we already shewn for those who have firm faith:
Verily,
with the Truth have we sent thee, a bearer of good tidings and a warner: and of the people of Hell thou shalt not be
questioned.
But
until thou follow their religion, neither Jews nor Christians will be satisfied
with thee. Say: Verily, guidance of God, --
that is the guidance! And if, after "the Knowledge" which hath reached
thee, thou follow their desires, thou shalt find neither helper nor protector
against God.
They
to whom we have given the Book, and who read it as it ought to be read, --
these believe therein: but whoso believeth not
therein, shall meet with perdition.
O
children of
And
dread the day when not in aught shall soul satisfy for soul, nor shall any
ransom be taken from it, nor shall any intercession avail, and they shall not
be helped.
When
his Lord made trial of Abraham by commands which he fulfilled, He said, "I
am about to make thee an Imam to mankind:"
he said, "Of my offspring also:"
"My covenant," said God, "embraceth not the evil doers."
And
remember when we appointed the Holy House as man's resort and safe retreat, and
said, "Take you the station of Abraham for a place of prayer:" And we commanded Abraham and Ismael,
"Purify my house for those who shall go in procession round it, and those who
shall abide there for devotion, and those who shall bow down and prostrate
themselves."
120 And when Abraham said, "Lord!
make this secure land, and supply its people with fruits, such of them as
believe in God and in the last day:" He
said, "And whoso believeth not, for a little while will I bestow good
things on him; then will I drive him to the torment of the Fire!" An ill
passage!
And
when Abraham, with Ismael, raised the foundations of the House, they said,
"O our Lord! accept it from us; for thou art the Hearer, the Knower.
O our
Lord! make us also Muslims, and our posterity a Muslim people; and teach us our
holy rites, and be turned towards us, for thou art He who turneth, the
Merciful.
O our
Lord! raise up among them an apostle who may rehearse thy signs unto them, and
teach them the 'Book,' and Wisdom, and purify them:
for thou art the Mighty, the Wise."
And
who but he that hath debased his soul to folly will mislike the faith of
Abraham, when we have chosen him in this world, and in the the world to come he
shall be of the Just?
When
his Lord said to him, "Resign thyself to me," he said, "I resign
myself to the Lord of the Worlds."
And
this to this children did Abraham bequeath, and Jacob also, saying, "O my
children! truly God hath chosen a religion for you; so die not unless you be
also Muslims."
Were
you present when Jacob was at the point of death? when he said to his sons,
"Whom will you worship when I am gone?" They said, "We will
worship thy God and the God of thy fathers Abraham and Ismael and Isaac, one
God, and to Him are we surrendered (Muslims)."
That
people have now passed away; they have the reward of their deeds, and you shall
have the meed of yours: but of their doings
you shall not be questioned.
They
say, moreover, "Become Jews or Christians that you may have the true
guidance." Say: Nay! the religion of
Abraham, the sound in faith, and not one of those who join gods with God!
2:130 Say you:
"We believe in God, and that which hath been sent down to us, and that
which hath been sent down to Abraham and Ismael and Isaac and Jacob and the
tribes: and that which hath been given to
Moses and to Jesus, and that which was given to the prophets from their Lord.
No difference do we make between any of them:
and to God are we resigned (Muslims)."
If
therefore they believe even as you believe, then have they true guidance; but
if they turn back, then do they cut themselves off from you: and God will suffice to protect thee against them,
for He is the Hearer, the Knower.
Islam
is the Baptism of God, and who is better to baptise than God? And Him do we
serve.
Say: Will you dispute with us about God? when He is our
Lord and your Lord! We have our works and you have your works; and we are
sincerely His.
Will
you say, "Verily Abraham, and Ismael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the
tribes, were Jews or Christians?" Say:
Who knoweth best, you, or God? And who is more in fault than he who concealeth
the witness which he hath from God? But God is not regardless of what you do.
That
people have now passed away: they have the
reward of their deeds, and for you is the meed of yours; but of their doings
you shall not be questioned.
The
foolish ones will say, "What hath turned them from the kebla which they
used?" Say: The East and the West are
God's He guided whom he will into the right path.
Thus
have we made you a middle kingdom, that you may be witnesses in regard to
mankind, and that the apostle may be a witness in regard to you.
We
appointed the kebla which thou formerly hadst, only that we might know him who
followeth the apostle, from him who turneth on his heels: The change is a difficulty, but not to those whom God hath
guided. But God will not let your faith be fruitless; for unto man is God
Merciful, Gracious.
We
have seen thee turning thy face towards every part of Heaven; but we will have
thee turn to a kebla which shall please thee. Turn then thy face towards the
sacred Mosque, and wherever you be, turn your faces towards that part. They,
verily, to whom "the Book" hath been given, know this to be the truth
from their Lord: and God is not regardless of
what you do.
2:140 Even thou thou shouldst bring every
kind of sign to those who have received the Scriptures, yet thy kebla they will
not adopt; nor shalt thou adopt their kebla; nor will one part of them adopt
the kebla of the other. And if, after the knowledge which hath come to thee,
thou follow their wishes, verily then will thou become of the unrighteous.
They
to whom we have given the Scriptures know him -- the apostle -- even as they
know their own children: but truly a part of
them do conceal the truth, though acquainted with it.
The
truth is from thy Lord. Be not then of those who doubt.
All
have a quarter of the Heavens to which they turn them; but wherever you be,
hasten emulously after good: God will one day
bring you all together; verily, God is all-powerful.
And
from whatever place thou comest forth, turn thy face toward the sacred Mosque;
for this is the truth from thy Lord; and God is not inattentive to your doings.
And
from whatever place thou comest forth, turn thy face toward the sacred Mosque;
and wherever you be, to that part turn your faces, lest men have cause of
dispute against you: but as for the impious
among them, fear them not; but fear me, that I may perfect my favours on you,
and that you may be guided aright.
And we
sent to you an apostle from among yourselves to rehearse our signs unto you,
and to purify you, and to instruct you in "the Book," and in the
wisdom, and to teach you that which you knew not:
Therefore
remember me: I will remember you; and give me
thanks and be not ungrateful.
O you
who believe! seek help with patience and with prayer, for God is with the
patient.
And
say not of those who are slain on God's path that they are Dead; nay they are
Living! But you understand not.
2:150 With somewhat of fear and hunger, and
loss of wealth, and lives, and fruits, will we surely prove you: but bear good tidings to the patient,
Who
when a mischance chanceth them, say, "Verily we are God's, and to Him
shall we return:"
On
them shall be blessings from their Lord, and mercy:
and these! -- they are rightly guided.
Verily,
Safe and Marwah are among the monuments of God:
whoever then maketh a pilgrimage to the temple, or visiteth it, shall not be to
blame if he go round about them both. And as for him who of his own accord
doeth what is good -- God is Grateful, Knowing.
They
who conceal aught that we have sent down, either of clear proof or of guidance,
after what we have so clearly shewn to men in the Book, God shall curse them,
and they who curse shall curse them.
But as
for those who turn to me, and amend and make known the truth, even unto them
will I turn me, for I am He who Turneth, the Merciful.
Verily,
they who are infidels and die infidels -- these! upon them shall be the malison
of God and of angels and of all men:
Under
it shall they remain for ever: their torment
shall not be lightened, and God will not even look upon them!
Your
God is one God: there is no God but He, the
Compassionate, the Merciful.
Assuredly
in the creation of the Heavens and of the Earth; and in the alternation of
night and day; and in the ships which pass through the sea with what is useful
to men; and in the rain which God sendeth down from Heaven, giving life by it to
the earth after its death, and by scattering over it all kinds of cattle; and
in the change of the winds, and in the clouds that are made to do serve between
the Heaven and the Earth; -- are signs for those who understand.
2:160 Yet there are men who take to them
idols along with God, and love them with the love of God: But stronger in the faithful is the love of God. Oh! the
impious will see, when they see their chastisement, that all power is God's,
and that God is severe in chastising.
When
those who have had followers shall declare themselves clear from their
followers after that they have seen the chastisement, and when the ties between
them shall be cut asunder;
The
followers shall say, "Could we but return to life we would keep ourselves
clear from them, as they have declared themselves clear of us." So will
God shew them their works! Sighing is upon them! but, forth from the fire they
come not.
Oh
men! eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, but follow not the
steps of Satan, for he is your avowed enemy:
He
only enjoineth you evil and wickedness, and that you should aver of God that
which you know not.
And
when it is said to them, "Follow you that which God hath sent down:" they say, "Nay, we follow the usages
which we found with our fathers." What! though their fathers were utterly
ignorant and devoid of guidance?
The
infidels resemble him who shouteth aloud to one who heareth no more than a call
and cry! Deaf, dumb, blind: therefore they
have no understanding.
O you
who believe! eat of the good things with which we have supplied you, and give
God thanks if you are His worshippers.
But
that which dieth of itself, and blood, and swine's flesh, and that over which
any other name than that of God hath been invoked, is forbidden you. But he who
shall partake of them by constraint, without lust of wilfulness, no sin shall
be upon him. Verily God is Indulgent, Merciful.
They
truly who hide the Scriptures which God hath sent down, and barter them for a
mean price -- these shall swallow into their bellies nought by fire. God will
not speak to them, or assail them, on the day of the Resurrection: and theirs shall be a grievous torment.
2:170 These are they who have bartered
guidance for error, and pardon for torment; But how great their endurance in
fire!
This
shall be their doom, because God had sent down "the Book" with the
very truth. And verily they who dispute about that Book are in a far-gone
severance from it.
There
is no piety in turning your faces toward the east or the west, but he is pious
who believeth in God, and the last day, and the angels, and the Scriptures, and
the prophets; who for the love of God disburseth his wealth to his kindred, and
to the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and for
ransoming; who observeth prayer, and payeth the legal alms, and who is of those
who are faithful to their engagements when they have engaged in them, and
patient under ills and hardships, and in time of trouble: these are they who are just, and these are they who fear the
Lord.
O
believers! retaliation for bloodshedding is prescribed to you: the free man for the free, and the slave for the
slave, and the woman for the woman: but he to
whom his brother shall make any remission, is to be dealt with equitably; and to
him should he pay a fine with liberality.
This
is a relaxation from your Lord and a mercy. For him who after this shall
transgress, a sore punishment!
But in
this law of retaliation is your security for life, O men of understanding! to
the intent that you may fear God.
It is
prescribed to you, when any one of you is at the point of death, if he leave
goods, that he bequeath equitably to his parents and kindred. This is binding
on those who fear God. But as for him who after he hath heard the bequest shall
change it, surely the wrong of this shall be on those who change it: verily, God Heareth, Knoweth.
But he
who feareth from the testator any mistake or wrong, and shall make a settlement
between the parties -- that shall be no wrong in him:
verily, God is Lenient, Merciful.
O
believers! a Fast is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before
you, that you may fear God.
2:180 For certain days. But he among you who
shall be sick, or on a journey, shall fast that same number of other days: and as for those who are able to keep it and yet
break it, the expiation of this shall be the maintenance of a poor man. And he
who of his own accord performeth a good work, shall derive good from it: and good shall it be for you to fast -- if you
knew it.
As to
the month Ramadhan in which the Koran was sent down to be man's guidance, and
an explanation of that guidance, and of that illumination, as soon as any one
of you observeth the moon, let him set about the fast; but he who is sick, or
upon a journey, shall fast a like number of other days. God wisheth you ease,
but wisheth not your discomfort, and that you fulfil the number of days, and
that you glorify God for his guidance, and that you be thankful.
And
when my servants ask thee concerning me, then will I be nigh unto them. I will
answer the cry of him that crieth, when he crieth unto me: but let them hearken unto me, and believe in me,
that they may proceed aright.
You
are allowed on the night of the fast to approach your wives: they are your garment and you are their garment.
God knoweth that you defraud yourselves therein, so He turneth unto you and
forgiveth you! Now, therefore, go in unto them with full desire for that which
God hath ordained for you; and eat and drink until you can discern a white thread
from a black thread by the daybreak: then fast
strictly till night, and go not in unto them, but rather pass the time in the
Mosques. These are the bounds set up by God:
therefore come not near them. Thus God maketh his signs clear to men that they may
fear Him.
Consume
not your wealth among yourselves in vain things, nor present it to judges that
you may consume a part of other men's wealth unjustly, while you know the sun
which you commit.
They
will ask thee of the new moons. Say: They are
periods fixed for man's service and for the Pilgrimage. There is no piety in
entering your houses at the back, but piety consists in the fear of God. Enter
your houses then by their doors; and fear God that it may be well with you.
And
fight for the cause of God against those who fight against you: but commit not the injustice of attacking them
first: God loveth not such injustice:
And
kill them wherever you shall find them, and eject them from whatever place they
have ejected you; for civil discord is worse than carnage: yet attack them not at the sacred Mosque, unless
they attack you therein; but if they attack you, slay them. Such the reward of
the infidels.
But if
they desist, then verily God is Gracious, Merciful.
Fight
therefore against them until there be no more civil discord, and the only
worship be that of God: but if they desist,
then let there be no hostility, save against the wicked.
2:190 The sacred month and the sacred
precincts are under the safeguard of reprisals:
whoever offereth violence to you, offer you the like violence to him, and fear
God, and know that God is with those who fear Him.
Give
freely for the cause of God, and throw not yourselves with your own hands into
ruin; and do good, for God loveth those who do good.
Accomplish
the Pilgrimage and the Visitation of the holy places in honour of God: and if you be hemmed in by foes, send whatever
offering shall be the easiest: and shave not
your heads until the offering reach the place of sacrifice. But whoever among
you is sick, or hath an ailment of the head, must satisfy by fasting, or alms,
or an offering. And when you are safe from foes, he who contents himself with
the Visitation of the holy places, until the Pilgrimage, shall bring whatever
offering shall be the easiest. But he who findeth nothing to offer, shall fast
three days in the Pilgrimage itself, and seven days when you return: they shall be ten days in all. This is binding on
him whose family shall not be present at the sacred Mosque. And fear God, and
know that God is terrible in punishing.
Let
the Pilgrimage be made in the months already known:
whoever therefore undertaketh the Pilgrimage therein, let him not know a woman,
nor transgress, nor wrangle in the Pilgrimage. The good which you do, God
knoweth it. And provide for your journey; but the best provision is the fear of
God: fear me, then, O men of understanding!
It
shall be no crime in you if you seek an increase from your Lord; and when you
pour swiftly on from Arafat, then remember God near the holy monument; and remember
Him, because He hath guided you who before this were of those who went astray.
Then
pass on quickly where the people quickly pass, and ask pardon of God, for God
is Forgiving, Merciful.
And
when you have finished your holy rites, remember God as you remember your own
fathers, or with a yet more intense remembrance! some men there are
who
say, "O our Lord! give us our portion in this world:" but such shall have no portion in the next life:
And
some say, "O our Lord! give us good in this world and good in the next,
and keep us from the torment of the fire."
They
shall have the lot which they have merited:
and God is swift to reckon.
Bear
God in mind during the stated days: but if any
haste away in two days, it shall be no fault in him:
And if any tarry longer, it shall be no fault in him, if he fear God. Fear God,
then, and know that to Him shall you be gathered.
2:200 A man there is who surpriseth thee by
his discourse concerning this life present. He taketh God to witness what is in
his heart; yet is he the most zealous in opposing thee:
And
when he turneth his back on thee, he runneth through the land to enact
disorders therein, and layeth waste the fields and flocks: but God loveth not the disorder.
And
when it is said to him, "Fear God," the pride of sin seizeth him: but he shall have his fill of Hell; and right
wretched the couch!
A man,
too, there is who selleth his very self out of desire to please God: and God is good to his servants.
O
believers! enter completely into the true religion, and follow not the steps of
Satan, for he is your declared enemy.
But if
you lapse after that our clear signs have come to you, know that God is Mighty,
Wise.
What
can such expect but that God should come down to them overshadowed with clouds,
and the angels also, and their doom be sealed? And to God shall all things
return.
Ask
the children of
This
present life is prepared for those who believe not, and who mock at the
faithful. But they who fear God shall be above them on the day of resurrection;
and God is bounteous without measure to whom He will.
Mankind
was but one people; and God sent prophets to announce glad tidings and to warn;
and He sent down with them the Book of Truth, that it might decide the disputes
of men; and none disputed but those to whom the Book had been given, after the
clear tokens had reached them, -- being full of mutual jealousy. And God guided
those who believed to the truth of that about which, by his permission, they
had disputed; for God guideth whom he pleaseth into the straight path.
2:210 Think you to enter
They
will ask thee what they shall bestow in alms. Say:
Let the good which you bestow be for parents, and kindred, and orphans, and the
poor, and the wayfarer; and whatever good you do, of a truth God knoweth.
War is
prescribed to you: but from this you are
averse.
Yet
haply you are averse from a thing, though it be good for good, and haply you
love a thing through it be bad for you: And
God knoweth; but you, you know not.
They
will ask thee concerning war in the Sacred Month. Say:
To war therein is bad, but to turn aside from the cause of God, and to have no
faith in Him, and in the Sacred Temple, and to drive out its people, is worse
in the sight of God; and civil strive is worse than bloodshed. They will not
cease to war against you until they turn you from your religion, if they be
able: but whoever of you shall turn from his
religion and die an infidel, their works shall be fruitless in this world, and
in the next: they shall be consigned to the
fire; therein to abide for aye.
But
they who believe, and fly their country, and fight in the cause of God may hope
for God's mercy: and God is Gracious,
Merciful.
They
will ask thee concerning wine and games of chance. Say:
In both is great sin, and advantage also, to men; but their sin is greater than
their advantage. They will ask thee also what they shall bestow in alms.
Say: What you can spare. Thus God sheweth you his signs
that you may ponder
On
this present world, and on the next. They will also ask thee concerning
orphans. Say: Fair dealing with them is best;
But if
you mix yourselves up (in their affairs) they are your brethren: God knoweth the foul dealer from the fair; and, if
god pleased, he could indeed afflict you! Verily, God is Mighty, Wise.
2:220 Marry not idolatresses until their
believe; a slave who believeth is better than an idolatress, though she please
you more. And wed not your daughters to idolaters until they believe; for a
slave who is a believer, is than better [sic] an idolater, though he please
you.
They
invite to the Fire; but God inviteth to
They
will also question thee as to the courses of women. Say:
They are a pollution. Separate yourselves therefore from women and approach
them not, until they be cleansed. But when they are cleansed, go in unto them
as God hath ordained for you. Verily God loveth those who turn to Him, and
loveth those who seek to be clean.
Your
wives are your field: go in, therefore, to
your field as you will; but do first some act for your souls' [sic] good: and fear you God, and know that you must meet Him;
and bear these good tidings to the faithful.
Swear
not by God, when you make oath, that you will be virtuous and fear God, and
promote peace among men; for God is He who Heareth, Knoweth.
God
will not punish you for a mistake in your oaths:
but He will punish you for that which your hearts have done. God is Gracious,
Merciful.
They
who intend to abstain from their wives shall wait four months; but if they go
back from their purpose, then verily God is Gracious, Merciful.
And if
they resolve on a divorce, then verily God is He who Heareth, Knoweth.
The
divorced shall wait the result, until they have had their courses thrice, nor
ought they to conceal what God hath created in their wombs, if they believe in
God and the last day; and it will be more just in their husbands to bring them
back when in this state, if they desire what is right. And it is for the women
to act as they (the husbands) act by them, in all fairness; but the mean are a
step above them. God is Mighty, Wise.
You
may divorce your wives twice: Keep them
honourably, or put them away with kindness. But it is not allowed you to
appropriate to yourselves aught of what you have given to them unless both fear
that they cannot keep within the bounds set up by God. And if you fear that
they cannot observe the ordinances of God, no blame shall attach to either of
you for what the wife shall herself give for her redemption. These are the
bounds of God: therefore overstep them not;
for whoever oversteppeth the bounds of God, they are evil doers.
2:230 But if the husband divorce her a third
time, it is not lawful for him to take her again, until she shall have married
another husband; and if he also divorce her, then shall no blame attach to them
if they return to each other, thinking that they can keep within the bounds
fixed by God. And these are the bounds of God; He maketh them clear to those
who have knowledge.
But
when you divorce women, and the time for sending them away is come, either
retain them with generosity, or put them away with generosity: but retain them not by constraint so as to be
unjust towards them. He who doth so, doth in fact injure himself. And make not
the signs of God a jest; but remember God's favour toward you, and the Book and
the Wisdom which He hath sent down to you for your warning, and fear God, and
know that God's knowledge embraceth everything.
And
when you divorce your wives, and they have waited the prescribed time, hinder
them not from marrying their husbands when they have agreed among themselves in
an honourable way. This warning is for him among you who believeth in God and
in the last day. This is most pure for you, and most decent. God knoweth, but
you know not.
Mothers,
when divorced, shall give suck to their children two full years, if the father
desire that the suckling be completed; and such maintenance and clothing as is
fair for them, shall devolve on the father. No person shall be charged beyond
his means. A mother shall not be pressed unfairly for her child, nor a father
for his child: And the same with the father's
heir. But if they choose to wean the child by consent and by bargain, it shall
be no fault in them. And if you choose to have a nurse for your children, it
shall be no fault in you, in case you pay what you promised her according to
that which is fair. Fear God, and know that God seeth what you do.
If
those of you who die leave wives, they must await their state during four
months and ten days; and when this their term is expired, you shall not be
answerable for the way in which they shall dispose of themselves fairly. And
God is cognisant of what you do.
And
then shall no blame attach to you in making proposals of marriage to such
women, or in keeping such intention to yourselves? God knoweth that you will
not forget them. But promise them not in secret, unless you speak honourable
words;
And
resolve not on the marriage tie until the prescribed time be reached; and know
that God knoweth what is in your minds: therefore,
beware of Him; and know that God is Gracious, Mild!
It
shall be no crime in your if you divorce your wives so long as you have not
consummated the marriage, nor settled any dowry on them. And provide what is
needful for them -- he who is in ample circumstances according to his means,
and he who is straitened, according to his means -- with fairness: This is binding on those who do what is right.
But if
you divorce them before consummation, and have already settled a dowry on them,
you shall give them half of what you have settled, unless they make a release,
or he make a release in whose hand in the marriage tie. But if you make a
release, it will be nearer to piety. And forget not generosity in your
relations one towards another; for God beholdeth your doings.
Observe
strictly the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand up full of devotion
towards God.
2:240 And if you have any alarm, then pray
on foot or riding: but when you are safe, then
remember God,how he hath made you to know what you knew not.
And
such of you as shall die and leave wives, shall bequeath their wives a year's
maintenance without causing them to quit their homes; but if they quit them of
their own accord, then no blame shall attach to you for any disposition they
may make of themselves in a fair way. And God is Mighty, Wise.
And
for the divorced let there be a fair provision. This a duty in those who fear
God.
Thus
God maketh his signs clear to you that you may understand.
Hast
thou not thought on those who quitted their dwellings -- and they were
thousands -- for fear of death? God said to them, "Die:" then He restored them to life, for full of
bounty towards man is God. But most men give not thanks!
Fight
for the cause of God; and know that God is He who Heareth, Knoweth.
Who is
he that will lend to God a goodly loan? He will double it to him again and
again: God is close, but open handed also: and to Him shall you return.
Hast
thou not considered the assembly of the children of
And
their prophet said to them, "Not hath God set (Talout) Saul king over
you." They said, 'How shall he reign over us, when we are more worthy of
the kingdom than he, and of wealth he hath no abundance?" He said,
"Verily God hath chosen him to be over you, and hath given him increase in
knowledge and stature; God giveth his kingdom to whom he pleaseth; and God is
Liberal, Knowing!"
And
their prophet said to them, "Verily, the sign of his kingship shall be
that the Ark shall come to you: in it is a
pledge of security from your Lord and the relics left by the family of Moses,
and the family of Aaron; the angels shall bear it:
Truly herein shall be a sign indeed to you if you are believers."
2:250 And when Saul marched forth with his
forces, he said, "God will test you by a river:
He who drinketh of it shall not be of my band; but he who shall not taste it, drinking
a drink out of the hand excepted, shall be of my band." And, except a few
of them, they drank of it. And when they had passed it, he and those who
believed with him, the former said, "We have no strength this day against
(Dajalout) Goliath and his forces:" But
they who held it as certain that they must meet God, said, "How oft, by
God's will, hath a small host vanquished a numerous host! and God is with the
steadfastly enduring."
And
when they went forth against Goliath and his forces, they said, "O our
Lord! pour out steadfastness upon us, and set our feet firm, and help us
against the infidels!"
And by
the will of God they routed them; and (Daood) David slew Goliath; and God gave
him kingship and wisdom, and taught him according to His will: and were it not for the restraint of one by means
of the other, imposed on men by God, verily the earth had been utterly
corrupted. But God is bounteous to his creatures.
Such
are the signs of God: with truth do we
rehearse them to thee, for one of the Sent Ones art Thou.
Some
of the apostles we have endowed more highly than others:
Those to whom God hath spoken, He hath raised to the loftiest grade, and to
Jesus the Son of Mary we gave manifest signs, and we strengthened him with the
Holy Spirit. And if God had pleased, they who came after them would not have
wrangled, after the clear signs had reached them. But into disputes they fell: some of them believed, and some were infidels; yet
if God had pleased, they would not have thus wrangled:
but God doth what he will.
O
Believers! give alms of that with which we have supplied you, before the day
cometh when there shall be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession.
And the infidels are the wrong-doers.
God!
There is no God but He; the Living, the Eternal; Nor slumber seizeth Him, nor
sleep; His, whatsoever is in the Heavens and whatsoever is in the Earth! Who is
he that can intercede with Him but by His own permission? He knoweth what hath
been before them and what shall be after them; yet nought of His knowledge
shall they grasp, save what He willeth,. His Throne reacheth over the Heavens
and the Earth, and the upholding of both burdeneth Him not; and He is the High,
the Great!
Let
there be no compulsion in Religion. Now is the right way made distinct from
error. Whoever therefore shall deny Thagout and believe in God -- he will have
taken hold on a strong handle that shall not be broken:
and God is He who Heareth, Knoweth.
God is
the patron of believers: he shall bring them
out of darkness into light.
As to
those who believe not, their patrons are Thagout:
they shall bring them out of light into darkness:
they shall be given over to the fire: they
shall abide therein for ever.
2:260 Hast thou not thought on him who
disputed with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom?
When Abraham said, "My Lord is He who maketh alive and causeth to die:" He said, "It is I who make alive and
cause to die!" Abraham said, "since God bringeth the sun from the
East, do thou, then, bring it from the West." The infidel was confounded;
for God guideth not the evil doers.
Or how
he demeaned him who passed by a city which had been laid in ruins.
"How," said he, "shall God give life to this city, after she
hath been dead?" And God caused him to die for an hundred years, and then
raised him to life. And God said, "How long hast thou waited?" He
said, "I have waited a day or part of a day." He said, "Nay,
thou hast waited an hundred years. Look on thy food and thy drink; they are not
corrupted; and look on thine ass: we would
make thee a sign unto men: And look on the
bones of thine ass, how we will raise them, then clothe them with flesh."
And when this was shewn to him, he said, "I acknowledge that God hath
power to do all things."
When
Abraham said, "O Lord, shew me how thou wilt give life to the dead!: He said, "Hast thou not believed?" He
said, "Yes; but I have asked thee, that my heart may be well
assured." He said, "Take, then, four birds, and draw them towards
thee, and cut them in pieces; then place a part of them on every mountain; then
call them and they shall come swiftly to thee:
and know thou that God is Mighty, Wise!"
The
likeness of those who expend their wealth for the cause of God, is that of a
grain of corn which produceth seven ears, and in each ear a hundred grains; and
God will multiply to whom He pleaseth: God is
Liberal, Knowing!
They
who expend their wealth for the cause of God, and never follow what they have
laid out with reproaches or harm, shall have their reward with their Lord; no
fear shall come upon them, neither shall they be put to grief.
A kind
speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury. God is Rich,
Clement.
O you
who believe! make not your alms void by reproaches and injury, like him who
spendeth his substance to be seen of men, and believeth not in God and in the
latter day,. The likeness of such an one is that of a rock with a thin soil
upon it, on which a heavy rain falleth but leaveth it hard: No profit from their works shall they be able to
gain; for God guideth not the unbelieving people.
And
the likeness of those who expend their substance from a desire to please God,
and for the stablishing of their souls, is as a garden on a hill, on which the
heavy rain falleth, and it yieldeth its fruits twofold; and even if a heavy
rain fall not on it, yet is there a dew: God
beholdeth your actions.
Desireth
any one of you a garden of palms and vines through which rivers flow, in which
he may have every fruit, and that old age should surprise him there, and that
his offspring should be weakly, and that then a fiery violent wind shall strike
it so that it shall be burned? Thus God maketh plain his signs to you that you
may reflect.
O you
who believe! bestow alms of the good things which you have acquired, and of
that which we have brought forth for you out of the earth, and choose not the
bad for almsgiving,
2:270 Such as you would accept yourselves
only by connivance: and know that God is Rich,
Praiseworthy.
Satan
menaceth you with poverty, and enjoineth base actions:
but God promiseth you pardon from himself and abundance:
God is All-bounteous, Knowing.
He
giveth wisdom to whom He will: and he to whom
wisdom is given, hath had much good given him; but none will bear it is mind,
except the wise of heart.
And
whatever alms you shall give, or whatever vow you shall vow, of a truth God
knoweth it: but they who act unjustly shall
have no helpers. Give you your alms openly? it is well. Do you conceal them and
give them to the poor? This, too, will be of advantage to you, and will do away
you sins: and God is cognisant of your
actions.
Their
guidance is not thine affair, O Muhammad; but God guideth whom he pleaseth. And
the good that you shall give in alms shall redound unto yourselves; and you
shall not give but as seeking the face of God; and whatever good thing you
shall have given in alms, shall be repaid you, and you shall not be wronged.
There are among you the poor, who being shut up to fighting for the cause of
God, have it not in their power to strike out into the earth for riches. Those
who know them not, think them rich because of their modesty. By this their
token thou shalt know them -- they ask not of men with importunity: and of whatever good thing you shall give them in
alms, of a truth God will take knowledge.
They
who give away their substance in alms, by night and day, in private and in
public, shall have their reward with their Lord:
no fear shall come on them, neither shall they be put to grief.
They
who swallow down usury, shall arise in the resurrection only as he ariseth whom
Satan hath infected by his touch. This, for that they say, "Selling is
only the like of usury:" and yet God hath
allowed selling, and forbidden usury. He then who when this warning shall come
to him from his Lord, abstaineth, shall have pardon for the past, and his lot
shall be with God. But they who return to usury, shall be given over to the
fire; therein shall they abide for ever.
God
will bring usury to nought, but will increase alms with usury, and God loveth
no infidel, or evil person. But they who believe and do the things that are
right, and observe the prayers, and pay the legal impost, they shall have their
reward with their Lord: no fear shall come on
them, neither shall they be put to grief.
O
believers! fear God and abandon your remaining usury, if you are indeed
believers.
But if
you do it not, then hearken for war on the part of God and his apostle: yet if you repent, you shall have the principal of
your money. Wrong not, and you shall not be wronged.
2:280 If any one find difficulty in
discharging a debt, then let there be a delay until it be easy for him: but if you remit it as alms it will be better for
you, if you knew it.
Fear
the day wherein you shall return to God: then
shall every soul be rewarded according to its desert, and none shall have
injustice done to them.
O you
who believe! when you contract a debt (payable) at a fixed date, write it down,
and let the notary faithfully note between you:
and let not the notary refuse to note, even as God hath taught him; but let him
note it down, and let him who oweth the debt dictate, and let him fear God his
Lord, and not diminish aught thereof. But if he who oweth the debt be foolish
or weak, or be not able to dictate himself, let his friend dictate for him with
fairness; and call to witness two witnesses of your people: but if there be not two men, let there be a man,
and two women of those whom you shall judge fit for witnesses: if the one of them should mistake, the other may
cause her to recollect. And the witnesses shall not refuse, whenever they shall
be summoned. And disdain not to put the debt in writing, be it large or small,
with its time of payment: this will be more
just for you in the sight of God, better suited for witnessing, and the best for
avoiding doubt. But if the goods be there present, and you pass them from hand
to hand -- then it shall be no fault in you not to write it down. And have
witnesses when you sell, and harm not writer or witness:
it will be a crime in you to do this. But fear God and God will give you
knowledge, for God hath knowledge of all things.
And if
you be on a journey and shall find no notary, let pledges be taken: but if one of you trust the other, let him who is
trusted, restore what he is trusted with, and fear God his Lord. And refuse not
to give evidence. He who refuseth is surely wicked at heart: and God knoweth your deeds.
Whatever
is in the Heavens and in the Earth is God's:
and whether you bring forth to light what is in your minds or conceal it, God
will reckon with you for it; and whom He pleaseth will He forgive, and whom He
pleaseth will He punish; for God is All-powerful.
The
apostle believeth in that which hath been sent down from his Lord, as do the
faithful also. Each one believeth in God, and His Angels, and His Books, and
His Apostles: we make no distinction between
any of His Apostles. And they say, "We have heard and we obey. Thy mercy,
Lord! for unto thee must we return."
God
will not burden any soul beyond its power. It shall enjoy the good which it
hath acquired, and shall bear the evil for the acquirement of which it
laboured. O our Lord! punish us not if we forget, or fall into sin; O our Lord!
and lay not on us a load like that which thou has laid on those who have been
before us; O our Lord! and lay not on us that for which we have not strength: but blot out our sins and forgive us, and have
pity on us. Thou art our protector: give us
victory therefore over the infidel nations.