Part 28
58 The Reasoning -Al-Mujadala
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[58.1] Allah has heard
the words of her that reasons with you (Prophet Muhammad) concerning her
husband and made her complaint to Allah. Allah has heard both of
you discussing with one another. Indeed, Allah is the Hearer, the Seer.
[58.2] Those of you who say to
their wives, 'Be as my mother's back, ' indeed, they are not their mothers.
Their mothers are only those who gave birth to them. Indeed they speak
dishonorably and falsely. But Allah is the Pardoning, the Forgiving.
[58.3] Those who say to their
wives, 'Be as my mother's back, ' then retract their words thereafter shall set
a person free before they touch each other again. By that you are admonished.
Allah is Aware of all that you do.
[58.4] He who is unable shall fast for two successive
months before they touch one another. If he is unable to do this, let him feed
sixty needy people that, so that you believe in Allah and His Messenger. Such
are the bounds of Allah. There is a painful punishment awaiting the
unbelievers.
[58.5] Those who oppose Allah
and His Messenger shall be frustrated just as those before them were
frustrated. We have sent down proofs and clear verses, and for the unbelievers,
there is a humiliating punishment.
[58.6] On the Day when Allah will raise them up all
together He will inform them of what they did. Allah has taken count of it,
although they have forgotten. Allah is Witness to all things.
[58.7] Have you not seen that Allah knows that which is
in the heavens and the earth? There is no secret talk between three but He is
the fourth of them; nor between five but He is the sixth of them; nor between
fewer or more but He is with them wherever they are. Then, on the Day of
Resurrection, He will inform them of what they have done. Surely, Allah has
knowledge of all things.
[58.8] Have you not seen those who were forbidden to
talk in secrecy together? They return to that which they are forbidden and talk
secretly together in sin and hatred, and in disobedience to the Messenger.
Then, when they come to you they greet you with greetings with which Allah does
not greet you, and they say within themselves: 'Why does Allah not punish us
for what we say? ' Gehenna (Hell) suffices them, they
shall be roasted, an evil arrival!
[58.9] Believers, when you talk in secret do not talk
together in sin and hatred, and disobedience towards the Messenger, but talk of
piety and caution. Fear Allah before whom you shall be gathered.
[58.10] Talking together maliciously in secret is from
satan, so that believers should sorrow, yet he can not harm them at all, except
by the permission of Allah. In Allah let the believers put their trust.
[58.11] Believers, make room in your sitting places when
it is asked of you, and Allah will make room for you. When
you are asked to move, so move, and Allah will raise up in ranks those who
believed among you and those who have been given knowledge. Allah is
Aware of what you do.
[58.12] Believers, when you consult with the Messenger,
present before your consultation a free will offering. That is best and purest
for you. But if you lack the means, Allah is the Forgiver and the Most
Merciful.
[58.13] Are you afraid to offer
a freewill offering before your consultation? But if you do not, Allah will
turn to you again, then establish the prayer and pay the obligatory charity,
and be obedient to Allah and His Messenger. Allah is Aware of what you do.
[58.14] Do you see those who have been guided by a
nation that incurred the Wrath of Allah? They belong neither to you, nor to
them, and knowingly they swear to lies.
[58.15] Allah has prepared for them a grievous
punishment. Evil indeed is that which they have done.
[58.16] They have taken their
oaths as a disguise and bar from the Way of Allah, so a humiliating punishment
awaits them.
[58.17] Neither their wealth
nor their children shall help them a thing against Allah. They are the
inhabitants of the Fire, and there they shall live for ever.
[58.18] On the Day when Allah shall raise them all up,
they will swear to Him as they now swear to you thinking that they are upon
something. Indeed, they are the liars!
[58.19] satan has mastered them
and caused them to forget the Remembrance of Allah. Those are satan's party; and satan's party shall assuredly be the
losers.
[58.20] Those who oppose Allah
and His Messenger shall be among the humiliated.
[58.21] Allah has written: 'I will surely be the Victor,
I and My Messengers. ' Surely, Allah is the Strong,
the Almighty.
[58.22] You shall find no nation believing in Allah and
the Last Day loving anyone that opposes Allah and His Messenger, even though
they be their fathers, their sons, their brothers, or their tribe. Those, He has written upon their hearts faith and strengthened them
with a spirit from Him. He will admit them to the Gardens underneath
which rivers flow, where they shall live for ever. Allah is pleased with them
and they are pleased with Him. They are the Party of Allah; and the Party of
Allah are the winners.
59 The Gathering
-Al-Hashr
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[59.1] All that is in heavens
and earth exalt Allah. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
[59.2] It was He who expelled
the unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes into the first
exile. You did not think that they would go out, and they thought their fortresses
would protect them from Allah. But Allah came upon them from where they did not
expect, casting terror into their hearts that their homes were destroyed by
their own hands as well as by the hands of the believers. Therefore, take heed
you that have eyes.
[59.3] Had it been that Allah
had not decreed that they should be dispersed, He would have surely punished
them in this world. And in the Everlasting Life the punishment of the Fire
awaits them,
[59.4] because they broke their promise with Allah and
His Messenger; and whosoever breaks their promise with Allah Allah is Stern in
retribution.
[59.5] Whatever palmtree you cut down or left standing
upon its roots, it is by the permission of Allah, so that He might humiliate
the impious.
[59.6] And whatever spoils of war Allah has given to His
Messenger from them, you hastened on neither horse nor camel against them, but
Allah gives His Messengers authority over whom He will. Allah is Powerful over
all things.
[59.7] The spoils of war taken from the villagers and
given by Allah to His Messenger belong to Allah, His Messenger and the near
kinsmen, the orphans, the needy and the destitute traveler, so that it is not
something taken in turns by the rich among you. Whatever the Messenger gives
you, accept it; and whatever he forbids you, abstain. And fear Allah; surely,
Allah is Stern in retribution.
[59.8] (A share of the spoils shall also be given) to
the poor emigrants who were expelled from their homes and their possessions,
who seek the Favor and Pleasure of Allah, and help Allah and His Messenger.
These are they that are truthful.
[59.9] And those before them who had made their dwelling
in the abode (the City of Madinah), and because of their belief love those who
have emigrated to them; they do not find any (envy) in their chests for what
they have been given and prefer them above themselves, even though they
themselves have a need. Whosoever is saved from the greed of his
own soul, they are the ones who win.
[59.10] Those who came after
them say: 'Forgive us our Lord, and forgive our brothers who were believers
before us. Do not put in our hearts any spite towards those who believe. Lord, You are the Gentle, the Most Merciful. '
[59.11] Have you not seen the hypocrites? They say to
their brothers among the People of the Book who disbelieve, 'If they expel you,
we will go with you. We will never obey anyone against you. If they fight
against you we will certainly help you. ' But Allah
bears witness that they are, without doubt, liars.
[59.12] If they are expelled or
fought against, they will not go with them, nor will they will help them.
Indeed, if they helped them, they would turn their backs and then they would
not be helped.
[59.13] Their fear of you in
their hearts is greater than their fear of Allah; that is because they are a
people who do not understand.
[59.14] They will never fight
against you all together except from fortified villages or from behind walls.
Their courage is great among themselves; you think them to be united, yet their
hearts are not united. That is because they are a people who have no sense.
[59.15] Just as those who, not
long before, tasted the mischief of their actions, there awaits for them a
painful punishment.
[59.16] Like satan when he said
to the human, 'Disbelieve'; then as soon as he disbelieved, he said, 'Indeed, I
am innocent of you, surely, I fear Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds. '
[59.17] Their end shall be that
they live for ever in the Fire. That is the recompense of the harmdoers.
[59.18] Believers, fear Allah. Let every soul look to
what it has forwarded for the future, and fear Allah, for Allah is Aware of the
things you do.
[59.19] Do not be like those
who have forgotten Allah so that He has caused them to forget their souls.
Those, they are the evildoers.
[59.20] The inhabitants of the
Fire and the inhabitants of
[59.21] Had We sent down this Koran upon a mountain, you
would have seen it humble itself and split asunder for fear of Allah. Such are
the parables we strike for people so that they will reflect.
[59.22] He is Allah, there is no god except He. He knows
the Unseen and the Visible. He is the Merciful, the Most Merciful.
[59.23] He is Allah, there is no god except He. He is
the King, the Pure, the Peace, the Confirmer, the Watchful, the Almighty, the
Compeller, the Sublime. Exalted is Allah, above all
that they associate!
[59.24] He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, the
Shaper. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. All that is in the heavens and
earth exalt Him. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
60 Tested
-Al-Mumtahana
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[60.1] Believers, do not take My enemy and your enemy
for your guides, offering them love when they have disbelieved the truth that
has come to you, who expel the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in
Allah, your Lord! If you go out to struggle in My way
seeking My pleasure, but secretly love them, I know well what you conceal and
what you reveal; whosoever of you does this will have gone astray from the
Right Path.
[60.2] If they come upon you,
they will be your enemies, and stretch out their hands and tongues to do evil
to you. They wish that you would disbelieve.
[60.3] On the Day of Resurrection neither your blood
relatives nor your children shall be of benefit to you. Allah will
differentiate between you, and Allah sees the things you do.
[60.4] You have a good example
in Abraham and those with him. They said to their nation: 'We are quit of you,
and that which you worship, other than Allah. We disbelieve you, enmity and
hatred has shown itself between us for ever until you believe in Allah alone. ' Except that Abraham said to his father: 'Surely, I shall
supplicate to ask for forgiveness for you although I have no power to do
anything for you with Allah. ' ' Our Lord, in You we
have put our trust; to You we turn, and to You is the arrival,
[60.5] Our Lord, do not make us a temptation for the
unbelievers and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Almighty, the Wise. '
[60.6] In those there is a good
example for whosoever hopes for Allah and the Last Day. Whosoever turns away,
indeed, Allah is the Rich and the Praised.
[60.7] It may be that Allah
establishes love between you and those with whom you are at enmity. Allah is
the Powerful, Allah is the Forgiving and the Most Merciful.
[60.8] Allah does not forbid you to be kind and to act
justly to those who have neither made war on your Religion nor expelled you
from your homes. Allah loves the just.
[60.9] But Allah only forbids you to be guided by those
who have fought against you in your religion's cause and expelled you from your
homes or have supported others in your expulsion. Whosoever takes them as
guides are harmdoers.
[60.10] Believers, when believing women come to you as
emigrants, test them. Allah best knows their belief. If you find them to be
believers do not return them to the unbelievers; they are not permitted to the
unbelievers, nor are the unbelievers permitted to them. But give back to the
unbelievers what they have spent, and there is no fault in you to marry such
women, provided you give them their dowries. Do not hold on to the ties with
unbelieving women, ask what you have spent and let them ask what they have
spent. Such is the Judgement of Allah; He judges between you; and Allah is the
Knower, and the Wise.
[60.11] If any of your wives
desert you to be with the unbelievers and you retaliate, give those whose wives
who have deserted the equivalent of what they have spent. And fear Allah in
whom you believe.
[60.12] O Prophet, when believing women come to you and
swear loyalty to you upon the condition that they will not associate anything
with Allah, and will not steal, nor commit adultery, nor slay their children,
nor fabricate slander between their hands and their feet, nor disobey you in
any honorable thing, supplicate to Allah for forgiveness for them, Allah is the
Forgiving and the Most Merciful.
[60.13] Believers, do not take as guides those who have
incurred the Wrath of Allah and who despair of the Everlasting Life (to come),
like the unbelievers despaired of the inhabitants of the tombs (that they shall
be resurrected).
61 The Line -As-Saff
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[61.1] All that is in the
heavens and earth exalt Allah. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
[61.2] Believers, why do you say what you never do?
[61.3] It is most hateful to
Allah that you should say that which you do not do.
[61.4] Allah loves those who fight in His Way lining up
as if they were a stacked building.
[61.5] And when Moses, said to his nation: 'Why do you
harm me, when you know that I am the Messenger of Allah sent to you? ' But when they swerved away Allah caused their hearts to
swerve. Allah never guides impious people.
[61.6] And when (Prophet) Jesus, the son of Mary said:
'Children of Israel, I am sent to you by Allah to confirm the Torah that was
before me, and to give news of a Messenger (Prophet Muhammad) who will come
after me whose name shall be Ahmad. ' Yet when he came
to them with clear proofs, they said: 'This is clear sorcery. '
[61.7] And who does greater
evil than he who forges a lie against Allah, when he is being called to Islam?
Allah does not guide the harmdoing people.
[61.8] They seek to extinguish
the Light of Allah with their mouths; but Allah will complete His Light, much
as the unbelievers dislike it.
[61.9] It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance
and the Religion of Truth, so that He raises it above all religions, much as
the unbelievers dislike it.
[61.10] Believers! Shall I direct you to a commerce that
will save you from a painful punishment?
[61.11] You shall believe in
Allah and His Messenger and struggle for His Way with your possessions and
yourselves. That is better for you, if you but knew.
[61.12] He will forgive you your sins and admit you to
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and to fine dwelling places in the
Gardens of
[61.13] And other things that you love, victory from
Allah and an opening that is near. (O Prophet Muhammad) give glad tidings to
the believers.
[61.14] Believers, be the helpers of Allah. When
(Prophet) Jesus, the son of Mary said to the disciples: 'Who will be my helpers
unto Allah? ' The disciples replied: 'We will be the helpers of Allah. ' A
party of the Children of
62 Friday -Al-Jumu'ah
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[62.1] All that is in heavens and earth exalt Allah, the
King, the Pure, the Almighty, the Wise.
[62.2] It is He who has raised among the illiterate
(Arabs), a Messenger from themselves, to recite to them His verses, to purify
them, and to teach them the Book and the Wisdom, though before that they were
in clear error,
[62.3] together with others who have not as yet joined
them. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
[62.4] Such is the Favor of Allah; He gives it to whom
He will, and Allah is of abounding favors.
[62.5] The likeness of those who were loaded with the
Torah, but did not carry it, is like that of a donkey carrying books. Evil is
the example of the people who have belied the verses of Allah. Allah does not
guide the evildoers.
[62.6] Say: 'O you who are Jews, if you claim that of
all people, you alone are the guided by Allah, then long for death if you are
truthful! '
[62.7] But, because of what their hands forwarded they
will never long for it. Allah knows the harmdoers.
[62.8] Say: 'Death from which you flee is sure to reach
you. Then you shall be returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible,
and He will tell you all that you have done. '
[62.9] Believers, when you are called to prayer on the
Day of the Congregation (Friday), hasten to the Remembrance of Allah and put
your trading to oneside. That is the best for you, if you but knew.
[62.10] Then, when the prayer has ended, disperse in the
land and seek the favor of Allah, and, remember Allah often, so that you
prosper.
[62.11] Yet when they see some commerce or amusement
they flock to it, leaving you standing. Say: 'That which is with Allah is
better than the amusement and commerce. Allah is the Best of Providers. '
63 The Hypocrites
-Al-Munafikoon
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[63.1] When the hypocrites come to you they say: 'We
bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah. ' Allah knows that you
(Prophet Muhammad) are indeed His Messenger, and Allah bears witness that the
hypocrites are truly liars!
[63.2] They have taken their oaths as a cover and barred
others from the Path of Allah. Evil is what they have done.
[63.3] That is because they believed, then disbelieved,
because of this a seal has been set upon their hearts so they are unable to
understand.
[63.4] When you see them their bodies please you, but
when they speak and you listen to their sayings, they are like proppedup
timber. Every shout (they hear) they take it to be against them. They are the
enemy be wary of them. Allah kills them! How perverse they are!
[63.5] When it is said to them: 'Come, the Messenger of
Allah will ask forgiveness for you, ' they turn their heads in pride and you
see them go away.
[63.6] It is equal for them whether you ask for their
forgiveness or you do not ask for their forgiveness, Allah will not forgive
them. Allah does not guide the evildoers.
[63.7] It is they that say: 'Spend nothing on those who
follow the Messenger of Allah until they disperse. ' Yet to Allah belong the
treasuries of heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand.
[63.8] They say: 'If we return to the City, the strong
will expel the humiliated. ' But the might belongs to Allah, and His Messenger
and the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.
[63.9] Believers, do not let either your possessions or
your children divert you from the Remembrance of Allah. Those who do that shall
be the losers.
[63.10] So spend of that with which We have provided you
before death comes upon any of you and he then says: 'O my Lord, if only You
would defer me to a near term, so that I could give in charity and be among the
good doers. '
[63.11] But Allah will never defer any soul when its
term comes. Allah is Aware of what you do.
64 The Loss and Gain
-At-Taghabon
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[64.1] All that is in heavens and earth exalt Allah. His
is the Kingdom, and His the Praise. He is powerful over all things.
[64.2] It is He who created you. Amongst you is an
unbeliever and amongst you is a believer. Allah sees the things you do.
[64.3] He created the heavens and the earth in truth and
He shaped you and gave you good shapes. To Him is the arrival.
[64.4] He knows whatever is in the heavens and the earth
and He knows all what you conceal and what you reveal. Allah knows the
innermost of the chests.
[64.5] Have you not heard the news of those before you
who disbelieved? They tasted the mischief of their action, and for them is a
painful punishment.
[64.6] That is because, when their Messengers came to
them with clear proofs they said: 'Shall humans be our guides? ' They
disbelieved and turned away, but Allah was not in need (of them). Allah is the
Rich and the Praised.
[64.7] The unbelievers think that they will never be
raised up. Say: 'By my Lord, yes indeed, you shall assuredly be raised up! Then
you shall be told of all that you have done. That is easy for Allah. '
[64.8] Believe in Allah, and His Messenger, and in the
Light which We have sent down. Allah is Aware of all that you do.
[64.9] The Day on which He will gather you for the Day
of Gathering; that is the Day of Loss and Gain. He who believes in Allah and
does good deeds, Allah will acquit him of his evil deeds and admit him to
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where he shall live for ever. That is the
mighty triumph.
[64.10] As for those who disbelieved and belied Our
verses, they shall be the inhabitants of the Fire and shall live therein for
ever. Evil shall be their arrival.
[64.11] No affliction falls except by the permission of
Allah. For those who believe in Allah, Allah will guide his heart. Allah has
knowledge of all things.
[64.12] Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. But, if you
turn away, Our Messenger's duty is only to deliver the Clear Message.
[64.13] Allah, there is no god except He. In Allah let
the believers put their trust.
[64.14] Believers, some of your wives and children are
enemies; so beware of them. But if you pardon, overlook and forgive them, then
Allah is the Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
[64.15] Your wealth and children are but a trial, and
with Allah is a mighty wage.
[64.16] Therefore fear Allah as much as you can, and
listen, obey, and spend well for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from the
greed of his own soul; those are the winners.
[64.17] If you lend a good loan to Allah He will
multiply it for you and will forgive you. Allah is the Thankful, the Clement.
[64.18] He is the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible,
the Almighty, the Wise.
65 The Divorce
-At-Talaq
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[65.1] O (nation of the) Prophet, if you divorce your
wives, divorce them after (the end of their) menstrual cycle. Count their
waiting period and fear Allah your Lord. Do not drive them from their homes or
let them go away unless they commit a proven immorality. Such are the bounds
set by Allah, he that exceeds the bounds of Allah wrongs himself. You do not
know, perhaps after that Allah will bring a new event.
[65.2] When they have reached their term, either keep
them honorably or part from them honorably. Call two honest men among you to
witness and give your witnessing before Allah. Whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day is warned to do this. Whosoever fears Allah, He will appoint for
him a way out,
[65.3] and provide for him from where he does not expect,
Allah is Sufficient for whosoever puts his trust in Him. Indeed, Allah brings
about whatever He decrees. Allah has set a measure for all things.
[65.4] As for your women who have despaired of further
menstruating, if you are in doubt, then their waiting period is three months as
well as those who have not yet menstruated. As for those who are pregnant,
their term shall be the time they deliver their burden. Allah will ease
(matters) by His order for whosoever fears Him.
[65.5] Such is the command of Allah that He has sent
down to you. Whosoever fears Allah shall be relieved of his sins and given a
mighty wage.
[65.6] Lodge them in your home according to your means.
Do not harass them so as to (make life) difficult for them. If they are with
child, spend upon them until they deliver their burden; and if they suckle give
them their wage and consult together honorably. But if you both make
difficulties, let another woman suckle for him.
[65.7] Let the rich spend according to his wealth and
for he whose provision is little, let him spend from what Allah has given him.
Allah does not charge a soul except with that He has given him. Surely, Allah
will bring ease after difficulty.
[65.8] How many a village has turned in its pride
against the Order of their Lord and His Messengers! We made it a stern
reckoning, and punished it with a horrible punishment.
[65.9] So it tasted the mischief of its action, and the
end of its matter was loss.
[65.10] Allah has prepared a severe punishment for them.
So those possessing understanding fear Allah. Believers, Allah has sent this
down for you as a Reminder,
[65.11] a Messenger reciting to you the verses, clear
verses of Allah, so that he may bring forth those who believe and do good deeds
from the darkness into the light. Whosoever believes in Allah and does good
deeds He will admit to Gardens underneath which rivers flow where they shall
live for ever and ever. For those, Allah has made a goodly provision.
[65.12] It is Allah who has created the seven heavens,
and of the earth their like, and the Command descends between them so that you
know Allah is powerful over all things, and that Allah encompasses everything
in knowledge.
66 The Forbidding
-At-Tahreem
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[66.1] O Prophet, why do you forbid that which Allah has
made lawful to you. Do you seek to please your wives? ' Allah is the Forgiving,
the Most Merciful.
[66.2] Allah has absolved you from your oaths. Allah is
your Guardian, the Knowing, the Wise.
[66.3] The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of
his wives but thereafter she disclosed it, then Allah revealed what she had
done to him. He made part of it known and another part not. And when he
acquainted her with it, she said: 'Who has told you this? ' He replied: 'I was
told of it by the Knower, the Aware. '
[66.4] If both of you (wives) turn to Allah in
repentance, even though your hearts inclined; but if you support one another
against him, (know that) Allah is his Guardian, and Gabriel, and the righteous
among the believers; and thereafter the angels are his reinforcers.
[66.5] It may be that if he divorces you his Lord will
give him in your place better wives than yourselves, women who have
surrendered, believing, obedient, penitent worshippers and given to fasting;
who were (previously) married, and virgins too.
[66.6] Believers, guard yourselves and your families
against the Fire the fuel of which is people and stones, over which there are
harsh, and stern angels who never disobey Allah in that which He orders and do
what they are ordered.
[66.7] Unbelievers, make no excuse for yourselves this
Day. You shall be recompensed only according to your deeds.
[66.8] Believers, turn to Allah in sincere repentance.
Your Lord may acquit you of your sins, and admit you to Gardens underneath
which rivers flow on a Day when Allah will not degrade the Prophet and those
who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right
hands, and they will say: 'Our Lord, complete our light for us and forgive us.
Surely, You have power over all things. '
[66.9] O Prophet, struggle with the unbelievers and the
hypocrites and deal harshly with them. Gehenna (Hell) shall be their refuge, an
evil arrival!
[66.10] Allah has given as an example for the
unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were married to two of
Our righteous worshipers, but they betrayed them. It was not for (Noah and Lot)
to avail them a thing. It was said to them both: 'Enter the Fire with those who
shall enter. '
[66.11] But to those who believe Allah has given as an
example Pharaoh's wife, who said: 'My Lord, build me a house before You in
Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his work, and save me from a harmdoing
nation. '
[66.12] And, Mary, 'Imran's daughter, who guarded her
chastity so We breathed into her of Our Spirit (Gabriel); and she put her trust
in the Words of her Lord and His Books, and was among the devout.