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pouring down from thick clouds, wherein there are manifold darknesses and thunder and lightning; they thrust their fingers into their ears to keep out thesound of the thunder-claps, being fearful of death, while Allah is sure to compass the ruin of the disbelievers. The lightning flash might well-nigh strike themblind; whenever it flashes they walk in its light, and when it is dark they stand still. If Allah so willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight; surely Allahhas the power to carry out all that He wills. (18-21)O mankind, worship your Lord Who has created you and created those who were before you, that you may be shielded against all ill; Who has spread out theearth like a bed for you and has made the heaven like a canopy, and has caused water to come down from the clouds and has therewith brought forthprovision for you in the shape of fruits. Do not, therefore, deliberately set up equals with Allah. If you are in doubt concerning that which We have sent downto Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call upon your helpers beside Allah to help you out, if you are truthful. But if you do it not, and never shallyou be able to do it, then guard against the Fire, whose fuel are men and stones, which is prepared for the disbelievers. (22-25)Give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that for them there are Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided withfruit therefrom, they will exclaim: This is what was given us before; and similar gifts will be bestowed upon them. They will have therein mates most pure, andtherein will they abide. (26)Allah disdains not the recital of anything, even as small as a gnat or smaller. Those who believe recognise it as truth from their Lord; while those whodisbelieve mutter: What does Allah mean by such a recital? The truth is that many does Allah adjudge to be in error and many does He guide by means of theQuran, and none does He adjudge thereby to be erring save the disobedient ones, who break the covenant of Allah after having affirmed it, and cut asunder thatwhich Allah has bidden to be joined, and create disorder in the land; it is these that are the losers. (27-28)How can you disbelieve in Allah? You were without life and He gave you life, then He will cause you to die, then He will restore you to life and then to Him willyou be made to return. He it is Who has created for your benefit all that is in the earth; then He turned towards the heavens and perfected them seven heavens.He has full knowledge of all things. (29-3O)Call to mind, when thy Lord announced to the angels: I am about to place a vicegerent in the earth. They said: Wilt Thou then place there also such as willcreate disorder therein and shed blood, while we glorify Thee with Thy praise and extol Thy holiness? Whereupon He admonished them: I know that whichyou know not. He taught Adam the names of all His attributes, then He presented the manifestations of those attributes to the angels and asked them: Tell Methe names of these, if you are right. They answered: Holy art Thou! No knowledge have we save that which Thou hast taught us. Thou alone art the AllKnowing, the Possessor of Wisdom. He turned to Adam and commanded him: Adam, do thou inform them of the names of these. When Adam had told themthe names, Allah said to the angels:Did I not say to you: I know the secrets of the heavens and of the earth, and I know all that you disclose and all that you conceal? (31-34)Call to mind, when We commanded the angels: Submit to Adam; they all submitted, but Iblis did not; he refused and was arrogant, being already one of thedisbelievers. We commanded Adam: Dwell thou and thy wife in the garden, and eat plentifully therefrom wherever you will, but approach not this one tree, lestyou be of the wrongdoers.But Satan caused them both to slip from their stand of obedience by means of that tree, and thus drove them out of the state in which they were. WhereuponWe decreed: Go forth, some of you are enemies of others, and for you there is in the earth a place of abode and provision for a time. Thereafter Adam learntcertain words of prayer from his Lord, and began to pray as he was taught. So He turned towards him with mercy; surely He is Oft-returning withcompassion towards His creatures and is Ever Merciful. We decreed: Go forth hence, all of you, but remember that if there comes to you guidance from Me,then whoso follows My guidance, on them shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve; but such as shall disbelieve and reject Our Signs as false, these shall be theinmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. (35-40)Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil the covenant that you made with Me, I shall fulfil the covenant I made withyou, and fear Me alone, I repeat, fear Me alone. Believe in the revelation that I have now sent down which fulfils the revelation that was sent down to you, andbe not the first to disbelieve therein, and barter not My Signs for a paltry price, and seek protection with Me alone, I repeat, seek protection with Me alone.Confound not truth with falsehood nor hide the truth deliberately; and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat, and worship Allah whole heartedly, along with thosewho worship Him whole-heartedly. Do you, then, admonish others to do good and forget your own selves, while you read the Book -- the Torah. Will you notthen understand? Seek Allah's help with steadfastness and Prayer; and this indeed is hard, except for the humble in spirit, who know for certain that they willmeet their Lord. and that to Him will they return. (41-47)Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed upon you and that I exalted you above the peoples of the time; and be mindful of the day when noone shall serve as a substitute for another at all, nor shall any intercession be accepted on his behalf, nor shall ransom be taken from him, nor shall they behelped. Call to mind when We delivered you from Pharaoh's people, who subjected you to grievous torment, slaying your male children and sparing yourfemale children; and in that there was a great trial for you from your Lord. Call to mind also when We held back the sea for you and delivered you anddrowned Pharaoh's people, while you looked on. Call to mind also when We made Moses a promise extending over forty nights; then you took the calf forworship, wrongfully, in his absence. Even then We forgave you there after, that you might be grateful. Call to mind also when We gave Moses the Book, theTorah, and the Signs discriminating between truth and falsehood, that you might be rightly guided. (48-54)Call to mind when Moses said to his people: O my people you have indeed wronged your souls by taking the calf for worship; so turn to your Maker and leteach one of you slay the evil propensities of his mind; that course is best for you in the sight of your Maker. Then He turned towards you with compassion.Surely, He is Oft-returning with compassion and is Merciful. Call to mind also, when you said: Moses, we shall by no means put faith in what thou sayest untilwe see Allah face to face; then a grievous chastisement overtook you and you were witnesses thereof. Then after your downfall We raised you up again bystrengthening your faith and multiplying your numbers, that you might be grateful. (55-57)Then We caused the clouds to provide shade for you and sent down for you Manna and Salwa and announced: Eat of the good things We have provided foryou. They wronged Us not by their disobedience; it was themselves that they wronged. Call to mind also, when We said: Enter ye this township and eattherefrom, wherever you will, freely; and enter its gate in submission, saying: We pray for the lightening of our burdens. We shall forgive you your sins andWe shall bestow increase upon those who do good. Then out of a spirit of mischief the transgressors substituted something else in place of that which wastold them; whereupon, We sent down upon the transgressors a punishment from heaven, because of their disobedience. (58-60)Call to mind also when Moses prayed for water for his people, and We directed him: Strike that rock with your rod; and there gushed forth from it twelvesprings, so that every tribe knew its drinking place. They were told: Eat and drink of what Allah has provided, and do not go about in the land creatingdisorder. Call to mind also when you said to Moses:We cannot restrict ourselves to one kind of food; pray, then, to thy Lord for us that He bring forth for us of what the earth grows, of its herbs, cucumbers,wheat, lentils and onions. Allah rebuked them:converted by Web2PDFConvert.com

Would you change that which is better for that which is worse? If that is what you desire, go down into any town and there you will find what you demand.Thus were they smitten with abasement and penury, and they incurred the wrath of Allah because they rejected the Signs of Allah and would slay the Prophetsunjustly, and this had resulted from their persisting in rebellion and transgression. (61-62)Surely, of the Believers, the Jews, the Christians and the Sabians, those who truly believe in Allah and the Last Day and act righteously, shall have their rewardwith their Lord, and no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve. (63)Call to mind, children of Israel, when We took a covenant from you and raised the Mount high above you, and said: Hold fast that which We have given youand bear its contents in mind that you may attain to righteousness. Yet you turned back thereafter; and had it not been for Allah's grace upon you and Hismercy, you would surely have been of the losers. 'You have surely known thd end of those from amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath,in consequence of which We condemned them: Be ye like apes, despised. Thus We made this event a lesson for their contemporaries and for those who cameafter and an admonition for the God-fearing. (64-67)Call to mind also, when Moses said to his people: Allah commands you to slaughter a cow; and they exclaimed: Dost thou make a mockery of us? to whichMoses retorted: I seek the protection of Allah that I should behave foolishly. Where upon, they temporised: Pray for us to thy Lord that He may make plain tous what sort of a cow it is. Moses told them: He says, it is a cow neither old nor young, full grown, of middle age. Now do what you are told. They cameback with: Pray again for us to thy Lord that He explain to us what colour she is. Moses said: He says: It is a cow of dun colour, pure and rich in tone, whichdelights the beholders. But they persisted: Pray once more for us to thy Lord to make plain to us what she is, for all such cows appear to us alike; and if Allahplease we shall indeed be guided. Moses answered: He says: It is a cow not broken in to plough the earth or water the tilth; one without blemish; of uniformcolour. They said: Now have you given us correct particulars. Then they slaughtered her, though they would rather not have done it. (68-72)Call to mind also when you claimed to have brought about the death of a Personage and then differed among yourselves concerning it, and Allah would bring tolight that which you concealed. So We said: Test the crucial question by putting together other incidents relating to the affair and you will arrive at the truth.Thus does Allah plan to preserve alive those considered dead and shows you His Signs that you may understand. Thereafter your hearts became hardened andbecame like stones or even harder, for of stones there are some out of which gush forth streams, and there are some that cleave asunder and water flows outfrom them. Of the hearts also there are some that humble themselves before Allah for fear of Him. Allah is not at all unmindful of that which you do. (73-75)Do you expect that the children of Israel will put faith in you, when a party of them are such that they hear the word of Allah, then pervert it after they haveunderstood it, well knowing the consequences of their enormity? When they meet those who believe they say: We believe; and when they meet one another inprivate, they upbraid one another: You communicate to the believers that which Allah has unfolded to you. Do you not realise that they may thereby contendagainst you before your Lord? Are they not aware that Allah knows all that they conceal and that they disclose? Some of them are illiterate; they know not theBook, treating their own false notions as such, and follow only conjecture. Painful is the chastisement awaiting those who write the Book with their ownhands, and then say: This is from Allah; to gain therewith a paltry sum; so for them is a painful chastisement for that which they write and a painfulchastisement for that which they earn. (76-80)They boast: The Fire shall not touch us except for a limited number of days. Ask them: Have you then taken a promise from Allah, in which case Allah will notgo back on His promise, or, do you allege concerning Allah that of which you have no knowledge? Verily, those who do evil and are encompassed by theirmisdeeds, are the inmates of the Fire, therein shall they abide; but those who believe and act righteously are the dwellers of the Garden, therein shall they abide.(81-83)Call to mind when We took a covenant from the children of Israel: You shall worship none save Allah, and shall behave kindly towards parents, and kindred andthe orphans and the needy, and speak graciously to people and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat. Then you turned away in aversion except a small number ofyou. Call to mind also when We took a covenant from you: You shall not shed each other's blood, nor turn your people out of their homes; thus did you affirmand you have throughout borne witness to it. Yet you are a people who slay one another and turn out a section of your people from their homes, backing uptheir enemies against them, committing sin and transgression. Thereafter if they come to you as captives seeking your help you deem it meritorious to ransomthem, while their turning out in the first place was unlawful for you. Do you, then, believe in a part of the Book and disbelieve in a part of it? For those of you,therefore, who do this, the penalty in this life is humiliation, and on the Day of Judgment they shall be driven to a most severe chastisement.Surely, Allah is not unmindful of that which you do. These are they who have chosen the hither life in preference to the Hereafter. Their punishment shall nottherefore be lightened, nor shall they be helped in any other way. (84-87)Indeed We gave Moses the Book and caused a number of Messengers to follow after him; and to Jesus son of Mary, We gave manifest Signs and strengthenedhim with the Spirit of holiness. But as for you, was it not that whenever there came to you a Messenger with that which you desired not you behavedarrogantly and some you called liars and some you were after slaying? They have also said: Our hearts are wrapped up in covers. That is not so, but Allah hascondemned them for their rebellion; thus little it is that they believe. So that when there came to them a Book from Allah fulfilling the prophecies contained inthe Book which is with them and they used before that to pray to Allah for victory over the disbelievers yet when there came to them that which theyrecognised, they rejected it. Such disbelievers are under Allah's curse. Evil is that for which they have sold their souls, namely, that they should reject thatwhich Allah has revealed, out of grudge that Allah should send down His grace on whomsoever of His servants He pleases. Thus they incurred wrath uponwrath, and for such disbelievers there is humiliating chastisement. When it is said to them: Believe ye in that which Allah has sent down; they retort: We dobelieve in that which has been sent down to us; and saying this they reject that which has been sent down after that; yet it has been proved to be the truth byfulfilling that which is with them. Ask them: If you did truly believe, why were you after slaying the Prophets of Allah before this? Moses came to you withmanifest Signs, yet you took the calf for worship in his absence, because you were transgressors. (88-93)Call to mind when We took a covenant from you and raised the Mount high above you and admonished you: Hold fast that which We have given you and obey;but those admonished said: We have heard but we shall not obey; and because of their disbelief their hearts were filled with love of the calf. Say to them: If youare believers, evil is indeed that which your faith enjoins on you. Say to them: If the abode of the Hereafter has been adjudged by Allah to be solely for you tothe exclusion of all other people, then call for death upon whichever party of us adheres, to falsehood, if you are truthful in your assertion. But never will theypray for death in such terms, because of that which their own hands have wrought; and Allah knows the wrongdoers well. Thou shalt surely find them andsome of those who set up partners with Allah, the most covetous of life, of all people. Every one of them desires that he may be granted a span extending overa thousand years, but his being granted a long life will not rescue him from his doom; Allah sees all that they do. (94-97)Announce, O Prophet: Whoso bears enmity towards Gabriel -- because of his having caused to descend upon thy heart, by the command of Allah, this Bookwhich fulfils that which precedes it and contains guidance and glad tidings for the believers -- whoso bears enmity towards Allah, His angels, His Messengers,Gabriel and Michael, then surely, Allah too is the enemy of such disbelievers. Indeed We have sent down to thee manifest Signs, and no one disbelieves, inthem but the disobedient. (98-100)Has it not been that every time they make a covenant, a party of them throws it aside? In truth most of them have no faith. Now when there has come to thema Messenger from Allah, fulfilling the Book which is with them, a party of people to whom the Book was given have thrown this Bbok of Allah behind theirconverted by Web2PDFConvert.com

backs, as if they knew it not. They pursue the course which the rebellious ones followed in the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved; it wasthe rebellious ones who disbelieved, teaching people falsehood and deception. They claim also to pursue that which was revealed to the two saintly ones inBabylon, Harut and Marut. But these two taught no one till they had warned: We are surely a trial from Allah, therefore, do not reject that which we set forth.So people learnt from them that by which they brought about discrimination between a man and his wife, but they harmed no one thereby except by thecommand of Allah. But these are seeking to learn that which shall do them harm and shall do them no good, and they have certainly known that he whotrafficks therein, for him there is no share of good in the Hereafter. Surely, evil is that for which they have sold their souls; if they but knew. If they hadbelieved and acted righteously, they would have found that Allah's recompense is best, had they but known. (101-104)O ye who believe, say not to the Prophet ra'ina but say unzurna, and listen to him with attention. For the disbelievers there is a painful punishment. (105)Those ones from among the People of the Book and from among those who associate partners with Allah, who have disbelieyed, desire not that any good maybe sent down to you from your Lord. They forget that Allah chooses as the recipients of His mercy whomsoever He pleases. Allah is Lord of exceedingbounty. Whatever previous commandment We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We reveal in this Quran one better or the like thereof:Knowest thou not that Allah has full power to do all that He wills? Knowest thou not that to Allah belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and thatfor you beside Allah there is no helper or protector? (106-108)Would you question the Messenger sent to you as Moses was questioned before, forgetting that whoever takes disbelief in exchange for belief has undoubtedlygone astray from the right path? (109)Many of the People of the Book, after the truth has become manifest to them, would desire out of sheer envy generated by their minds that, after you havebelieved, they could turn you into disbelievers. But do you forgive them and forbear, till Allah sends down His decrees. Surely, Allah has full power to do all thatHe wills. Observe Prayer, and pay the Zakat, therefore, for whatever good you send on before you for yourselves, you shall find it with Allah. Surely Allah seesall that you do. (110-111)They claim that no one shall enter Paradise unless he is a Jew or a Christian. These are their vain desires. Ask them:Produce your proof, if you are truthful. The truth is that whoever submits himself completely to the will of Allah and acts righteously, shall have his rewardwith his lord. No fear shall come upon such, nor shall they grieve. The Jews say the Christians base themselves on no firm truth, and the Christians say theJews base themselves on no firm truth, yet both read the same Book. In like manner did those who had no knowledge say that which these say. Allah shalljudge between them on the Day of Judgment concerning that wherein they disagree. (112-114)Who can be guilty of a greater wrong than one who forbids Allah's name being glorified in His mosques and seeks to bring about their ruin? It behoves notsuch to enter therein except in fear of Allah. For them is disgrace in this world and a great chastisement in the next. To Allah belong the East and the West; sowhithersoever you turn, there is the countenance of Allah. Surely Allah is vastly Bountiful, All-Knowing. (115-116)They allege Allah has taken unto Himself a son. Holy is He! On the contrary, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth; to Him are all obedient.Originator of the heavens and the earth, when He determines the coming into being of a thing, He says concerning it: Be! and it is. (117-118)Those who have no knowledge of Allah's purpose ask: Why does Allah not speak to us direct, or a Sign not come to us? Likewise said those before them,similar to their saying; their hearts are alike. Indeed have We made all varieties of Signs plain to the people who believe. (119)Most surely have We sent thee with the Truth, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner; nor art thou answerable for the inmates of the Fire. The Jews will by nomeans be pleased with thee, nor the Christians, unless thou conform to their creed. Proclaim, therefore: Surely Allah's guidance is the only true guidance. Ifthou follow their evil desires after the knowledge that has come to thee, thou shalt have neither friend nor helper from Allah. Those whom We have given thisBook follow it as it should be followed; it is these who have firm faith therein. Whoso believes not therein, these are they who are the losers. (120-122)Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed upon you and that I exalted you above the peoples of the time; and fear the day when no one shallserve as a substitute for another at all, nor shall any ransom be accepted from him, nor any intercession avail him, nor shall they be helped. (121-l24)Call to mind also, when his Lord tried Abraham with certain commands which be fulfilled, and his Lord said: I shall make thee a leader of men. Abraham asked:And from among my offspring also? to which his Lord replied: Indeed, but My covenant will not embrace the transgressors. Call to mind also, when We madethe House a resort for mankind and a place of security, and commanded: Take ye the station of Abraham as a place for Prayer. We laid a strict command uponAbraham and Ishmael: Purify My House for those who perform the circuits and those who go into retreat and those who bow down and fall prostrate inPrayer. Call to mind also, when Abraham prayed: My Lord, make this city inviolate, and provide such of its dwellers as believe in Allah and the Last Day withall varieties of fruit. His Lord responded: So shall it be, and on him too who believes not I shall bestow benefits for a short while; then will I drive him to thepunishment of the Fire, and an evil destination it is. Call to mind also when Abraham raised the foundations of the House and also Ishmael, and they prayed:Our Lord, accept this offering from us, it is Thou Who art All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Our Lord, make us submissive to Thy will and pleasure and make of ouroffspring a people submissive to Thee. Teach us our appropriate ways of worship, and turn to us in mercy; for Thou art Oft-returning with compassion andEver Merciful. Our Lord, raise up from among them a Messenger who may recite to them Thy Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purifythem. Surely, Thou art the Mighty, the Wise. (125-130)Thus who will turn away from the religion of Abraham but he who has ruined his soul? Of a surety, We exalted him in this world, and in the next also he willbe among the righteous. When his Lord commanded him: Do thou submit thyself to Me, he responded: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds. The samedid Abraham enjoin upon his sons and also Jacob: Sons of mine, truly Allah has chosen this religion for you, so live every moment in submission to Allah, sothat death whenever it comes should find you in a state of submission to Him. Were you present when Jacob faced the hour of death and he asked his sons:Who will you worship after I am gone? They answered: We will worship thy God and the God of thy fathers Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, the One God,and to Him have we submitted ourselves. Those were a people that have passed away; for them was what they earned and for you is what you earn. You wlllnot be answerable for what they did. (131-135)The Jews and the Christians invite you:Be ye Jews, or be ye Christians, that you may be rightly guided. Tell them: Nay, not so, let us agree to follow the religion of Abraham, who was ever inclinedtowards Allah and was not one of those who set up partners with Him. Affirm, We believe in Allah and in that which has been sent down to us and that whichwas sent down to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jaoob and his children and that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and that which was given to allother Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them -- and to Him do we wholly submit ourselves: Then, if they believe as you havebelieved, they are rightly guided, but if they turn back, then know that they are determined to create a schism. In th

text for details.) This is the etext version of the book The Qur'an translation to English by Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, taken from the original etext koran-mzk10.txt. Arthur's Classic Novels The Qur'an The Word as revealed by Muhammad Translation to English by Muhammad