15- Al-Hijr
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1 A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation,- of a Qur'an that makes things clear.
2  Again  and  again  will  those  who  disbelieve,  wish that they had bowed (to Allah's
will) in Islam.
3  Leave  them  alone,  to  enjoy  (the good things of this life) and to please themselves:
let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them).
4  Never  did  We  destroy  a  population  that  had  not  a  term  decreed  and  assigned
beforehand.
5 Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.
6  They  say:  "O  thou  to  whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or
possessed)!
7 "Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the Truth?"
8  We  send  not  the  angels  down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly),
behold! no respite would they have!
9  We  have,  without  doubt,  sent  down  the Message; and We will assuredly guard it
(from corruption).
10 We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old:
11 But never came a messenger to them but they mocked him.
12 Even so do we let it creep into the hearts of the sinners -
13  That  they  should  not  believe  in the (Message); but the ways of the ancients have
passed away.
14  Even  if  We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and they were to continue (all
day) ascending therein,
15  They  would  only  say:  "Our  eyes  have  been  intoxicated:  Nay,  we  have  been
bewitched by sorcery."
16  It  is  We  Who  have  set  out  the  zodiacal  signs  in  the  heavens, and made them
fair-seeming to (all) beholders;
17 And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil:
18 But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see).
19  And  the  earth  We  have  spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and
immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.
20  And  We  have  provided  therein  means  of subsistence,- for you and for those for
whose sustenance ye are not responsible.
21  And  there  is  not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us;
but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures.
22  And  We  send  the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky,
therewith  providing  you  with  water  (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians
of its stores.
23  And  verily,  it  is  We  Who  give  life,  and  Who give death: it is We Who remain
inheritors (after all else passes away).
24 To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind.
25  Assuredly  it  is  thy  Lord  Who  will  gather  them  together:  for  He  is  perfect in
Wisdom and Knowledge.
26 We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape;
27 And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind.
28  Behold!  thy  Lord  said  to  the  angels:  "I am about to create man, from sounding
clay from mud moulded into shape;
29  "When  I  have  fashioned  him  (in  due  proportion)  and breathed into him of My
spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
30 So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:
31 Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves.
32   (Allah)  said:  "O  Iblis!  what  is  your  reason  for  not  being  among  those  who
prostrated themselves?"
33  (Iblis)  said:  "I  am  not  one  to  prostrate  myself  to man, whom Thou didst create
from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape."
34 (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou art rejected, accursed.
35 "And the curse shall be on thee till the day of Judgment."
36 (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised."
37 (Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee
38 "Till the Day of the Time appointed."
39  (Iblis)  said:  "O  my  Lord!  because  Thou  hast  put  me in the wrong, I will make
(wrong) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong,-
40 "Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."
41  (Allah)  said:  "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a way that leads straight
to Me.
42  "For  over  My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves
in the wrong and follow thee."
43 And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all!
44 To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned.
45 The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water).
46 (Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in peace and security."
47  And  We  shall  remove  from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will be)
brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity).
48 There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave.
49 Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;
50 And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty.
51 Tell them about the guests of Abraham.
52 When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "We feel afraid of you!"
53 They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom."
54  He  said:  "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then, is
your good news?"
55 They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair!"
56 He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"
57    Abraham  said:  "What  then  is  the  business  on  which  ye  (have  come),  O  ye
messengers (of Allah)?"
58 They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,
59  "Excepting  the  adherents  of  Lut:  them  we  are  certainly (charged) to save (from
harm),- All -
60  "Except  his  wife,  who,  We  have  ascertained,  will be among those who will lag
behind."
61 At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,
62 He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."
63 They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt.
64  "We  have  brought  to  thee  that  which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the
truth.
65  "Then  travel  by  night  with  thy  household,  when  a  portion  of  the  night  (yet
remains),  and  do  thou  bring  up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass
on whither ye are ordered."
66  And  We  made  known  this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners)
should be cut off by the morning.
67 The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men).
68 Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:
69 "But fear Allah, and shame me not."
70 They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"
71 He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)."
72    Verily,    by  thy  life  (O  Prophet),  in  their  wild  intoxication,  they  wander  in
distraction, to and fro.
73 But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,
74  And  We  turned  (the  cities)  upside  down,  and rained down on them brimstones
hard as baked clay.
75 Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.
76 And the (cities were) right on the high-road.
77 Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed.
78 And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers;
79  So  We  exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain
to see.
80 The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers:
81 We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them.
82 Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.
83 But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning,
84 And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)!
85  We  created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends. And
the  Hour  is  surely  coming  (when  this  will  be  manifest).  So overlook (any human
faults) with gracious forgiveness.
86 For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master-Creator, knowing all things.
87  And  We  have  bestowed  upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand
Qur'an.
88  Strain  not  thine  eyes.  (Wistfully)  at what We have bestowed on certain classes of
them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers.
89 And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity,"-
90  (Of  just  such  wrath)  as  We  sent  down  on  those  who  divided  (Scripture  into
arbitrary parts),-
91 (So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as they please).
92 Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them to account,
93 For all their deeds.
94  Therefore  expound  openly  what  thou art commanded, and turn away from those
who join false gods with Allah.
95 For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff,-
96 Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will they come to know.
97 We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say.
98  But  celebrate  the  praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in
adoration.
99 And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain.
16- An-Nahl
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  (Inevitable)  cometh  (to  pass)  the Command of Allah: seek ye not then to hasten it:
Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him!
2  He  doth  send  down  His  angels  with  inspiration of His Command, to such of His
servants  as  He  pleaseth,  (saying):  "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your
duty unto Me."
3  He  has  created  the  heavens  and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the
partners they ascribe to Him!
4  He  has  created  man  from  a  sperm-drop;  and behold this same (man) becomes an
open disputer!
5    And  cattle  He  has  created  for  you  (men):  from  them  ye  derive  warmth,  and
numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat.
6  And  ye  have  a  sense  of  pride  and  beauty  in  them as ye drive them home in the
evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the morning.
7  And  they  carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except
with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful,
8  And  (He  has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show;
and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge.
9  And  unto  Allah  leads  straight  the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah
had willed, He could have guided all of you.
10  It  is  He  who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows)
the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle.
11  With  it  He  produces  for  you  corn,  olives, date-palms, grapes and every kind of
fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought.
12  He  has  made subject to you the Night and the Day; the sun and the moon; and the
stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise.
13  And  the  things  on  this  earth  which  He  has  multiplied  in varying colours (and
qualities):  verily  in  this  is  a  sign  for  men  who  celebrate  the  praises  of  Allah  (in
gratitude).
14  It  is  He  Who  has  made  the  sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh
and  tender,  and  that  ye  may  extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the
ships  therein  that  plough  the  waves,  that  ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah
and that ye may be grateful.
15  And  He  has  set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with
you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves;
16 And marks and sign-posts; and by the stars (men) guide themselves.
17 Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye not receive admonition?
18  If  ye  would  count  up  the  favours  of  Allah,  never would ye be able to number
them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
19 And Allah doth know what ye conceal, and what ye reveal.
20 Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created.
21 (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.
22  Your  Allah  is  one  Allah: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts
refuse to know, and they are arrogant.
23  Undoubtedly  Allah  doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He
loveth not the arrogant.
24  When  it  is  said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales
of the ancients!"
25  Let  them  bear,  on  the  Day  of  Judgment,  their  own  burdens  in  full,  and also
(something)  of  the  burdens  of  those  without  knowledge,  whom they misled. Alas,
how grievous the burdens they will bear!
26   Those  before  them  did  also  plot  (against  Allah's  Way):  but  Allah  took  their
structures  from  their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the
Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive.
27  Then,  on  the  Day  of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say: "Where
are  My  'partners'  concerning  whom  ye  used  to  dispute  (with  the  godly)?"  Those
endued  with  knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the Unbelievers covered with
shame and misery,-
28  "(Namely)  those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to their own
souls."    Then  would  they  offer  submission  (with  the  pretence),  "We  did  no  evil
(knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did;
29  "So  enter  the  gates  of  Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the
arrogant."
30  To  the  righteous  (when)  it  is said, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they
say,  "All  that  is  good."  To  those  who do good, there is good in this world, and the
Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,-
31  Gardens  of  Eternity  which  they  will  enter:  beneath  them flow (pleasant) rivers:
they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous,-
32  (Namely)  those  whose  lives  the  angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them),
"Peace  be  on  you;  enter  ye  the  Garden,  because of (the good) which ye did (in the
world)."
33    Do    the   (ungodly)  wait  until  the  angels  come  to  them,  or  there  comes  the
Command  of  thy  Lord  (for  their  doom)?  So  did those who went before them. But
Allah wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls.
34  But  the  evil  results  of  their deeds overtook them, and that very (Wrath) at which
they had scoffed hemmed them in.
35  The  worshippers  of  false  gods  say:  "If  Allah had so willed, we should not have
worshipped    aught   but  Him  -  neither  we  nor  our  fathers,-  nor  should  we  have
prescribed  prohibitions  other  than  His."  So  did  those  who  went  before them. But
what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message?
36  For  We  assuredly  sent  amongst  every People a messenger, (with the Command),
"Serve  Allah,  and  eschew  Evil":  of  the  People were some whom Allah guided, and
some  on  whom  error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and
see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).
37  If  thou  art  anxious  for  their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as He leaves to
stray, and there is none to help them.
38  They  swear  their  strongest  oaths  by Allah, that Allah will not raise up those who
die:  Nay,  but  it  is  a  promise  (binding)  on  Him in truth: but most among mankind
realise it not.
39  (They  must  be  raised  up),  in order that He may manifest to them the truth of that
wherein  they  differ,  and  that  the  rejecters  of  Truth may realise that they had indeed
(surrendered to) Falsehood.
40 For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is.
41  To  those  who  leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression,-
We  will  assuredly  give  a  goodly  home  in  this  world;  but  truly  the reward of the
Hereafter will be greater. If they only realised (this)!
42 (They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord.
43  And  before  thee  also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted
inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.
44  (We  sent  them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent
down  unto  thee  (also)  the  Message;  that  thou mayest explain clearly to men what is
sent for them, and that they may give thought.
45  Do  then  those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth
to  swallow  them  up,  or  that  the  Wrath will not seize them from directions they little
perceive?-
46  Or  that  He  may  not  call  them  to account in the midst of their goings to and fro,
without a chance of their frustrating Him?-
47  Or  that  He  may  not  call  them  to  account by a process of slow wastage - for thy
Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.
48  Do  they  not  look at Allah's creation, (even) among (inanimate) things,- How their
(very)  shadows  turn  round,  from  the  right  and  the  left,  prostrating  themselves  to
Allah, and that in the humblest manner?
49  And  to  Allah  doth  obeisance  all  that  is  in  the  heavens  and  on earth, whether
moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord).
50    They  all  revere  their  Lord,  high  above  them,  and  they  do  all  that  they  are
commanded.
51  Allah  has  said:  "Take  not  (for  worship) two gods: for He is just One Allah: then
fear Me (and Me alone)."
52  To  Him  belongs  whatever  is in the heavens and on earth, and to Him is duty due
always: then will ye fear other than Allah?
53  And  ye have no good thing but is from Allah: and moreover, when ye are touched
by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans;
54  Yet,  when  He  removes  the  distress  from you, behold! some of you turn to other
gods to join with their Lord-
55  (As  if)  to  show  their  ingratitude for the favours we have bestowed on them! then
enjoy (your brief day): but soon will ye know (your folly)!
56  And  they  (even)  assign,  to  things they do not know, a portion out of that which
We  have  bestowed  for  their  sustenance!  By  Allah,  ye  shall  certainly  be  called to
account for your false inventions.
57  And  they  assign  daughters  for  Allah!  -  Glory  be  to Him! - and for themselves
(sons,- the issue) they desire!
58  When  news  is  brought  to  one  of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face
darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!
59  With  shame  does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has
had!  Shall  he  retain  it  on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! what
an evil (choice) they decide on?
60  To  those  who  believe  not  in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil: to Allah
applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
61  If  Allah  were  to  punish  men  for  their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the
(earth),  a  single  living  creature:  but  He  gives  them  respite for a stated Term: When
their  Term  expires,  they  would  not  be  able  to  delay  (the punishment) for a single
hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour).
62  They  attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves), and their tongues assert the
falsehood  that  all  good  things  are for themselves: without doubt for them is the Fire,
and they will be the first to be hastened on into it!
63  By  Allah, We (also) sent (Our messengers) to Peoples before thee; but Satan made,
(to  the  wicked),  their  own  acts  seem alluring: He is also their patron today, but they
shall have a most grievous penalty.
64  And  We  sent  down  the  Book  to thee for the express purpose, that thou shouldst
make  clear  to them those things in which they differ, and that it should be a guide and
a mercy to those who believe.
65  And  Allah  sends  down  rain  from  the  skies, and gives therewith life to the earth
after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those who listen.
66  And  verily  in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive sign. From what is within their
bodies  between  excretions  and  blood,  We  produce,  for  your drink, milk, pure and
agreeable to those who drink it.
67  And  from  the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get out wholesome drink and
food: behold, in this also is a sign for those who are wise.
68  And  thy  Lord  taught  the  Bee  to  build  its  cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's)
habitations;
69  Then  to  eat  of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths
of  its  Lord:  there  issues  from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein
is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought.
70  It  is  Allah  who  creates  you  and  takes  your  souls at death; and of you there are
some  who  are  sent  back  to  a  feeble  age,  so  that  they  know  nothing after having
known (much): for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.
71  Allah  has  bestowed  His  gifts  of  sustenance more freely on some of you than on
others:  those  more  favoured  are  not  going  to  throw back their gifts to those whom
their  right  hands  possess,  so  as  to  be  equal  in that respect. Will they then deny the
favours of Allah?
72  And  Allah  has  made  for  you  mates  (and companions) of your own nature, and
made  for  you,  out  of  them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for
you  sustenance  of  the best: will they then believe in vain things, and be ungrateful for
Allah's favours?-
73  And  worship  others  than  Allah,-  such  as  have no power of providing them, for
sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power?
74 Invent not similitudes for Allah: for Allah knoweth, and ye know not.
75  Allah  sets  forth  the  Parable  (of  two  men:  one)  a  slave  under the dominion of
another;  He  has  no  power  of  any  sort;  and  (the  other)  a  man on whom We have
bestowed  goodly  favours  from  Ourselves,  and  he  spends  thereof (freely), privately
and  publicly:  are  the  two equal? (By no means;) praise be to Allah. But most of them
understand not.
76  Allah  sets  forth  (another)  Parable of two men: one of them dumb, with no power
of  any  sort;  a wearisome burden is he to his master; whichever way be directs him, he
brings  no  good:  is  such  a  man  equal  with  one who commands Justice, and is on a
Straight Way?
77  To  Allah  belongeth the Mystery of the heavens and the earth. And the Decision of
the  Hour  (of Judgment) is as the twingkling of an eye, or even quicker: for Allah hath
power over all things.
78  It  is  He  Who  brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers when ye knew
nothing;  and  He  gave  you  hearing  and  sight and intelligence and affections: that ye
may give thanks (to Allah).
79  Do  they  not  look  at  the  birds,  held  poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky?
Nothing  holds  them  up  but  (the  power  of)  Allah.  Verily in this are signs for those
who believe.
80  It  is  Allah  Who made your habitations homes of rest and quiet for you; and made
for  you,  out  of  the skins of animals, (tents for) dwellings, which ye find so light (and
handy)  when  ye  travel  and when ye stop (in your travels); and out of their wool, and
their  soft  fibres  (between  wool  and  hair),  and  their  hair,  rich  stuff  and  articles of
convenience (to serve you) for a time.
81  It  is  Allah Who made out of the things He created, some things to give you shade;
of  the  hills  He  made  some  for  your  shelter;  He  made you garments to protect you
from  heat,  and  coats  of  mail  to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does
He complete His favours on you, that ye may bow to His Will (in Islam).
82 But if they turn away, thy duty is only to preach the clear Message.
83  They  recognise  the  favours  of  Allah; then they deny them; and most of them are
(creatures) ungrateful.
84  One  Day  We  shall  raise  from  all  Peoples  a  Witness:  then  will  no  excuse  be
accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours.
85   When  the  wrong-doers  (actually)  see  the  Penalty,  then  will  it  in  no  way  be
mitigated, nor will they then receive respite.
86  When  those  who  gave  partners  to  Allah  will  see their "partners", they will say:
"Our  Lord!  these are our 'partners,' those whom we used to invoke besides Thee." But
they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed ye are liars!"
87  That  Day  shall  they  (openly)  show  (their)  submission  to  Allah;  and  all  their
inventions shall leave them in the lurch.
88  Those  who  reject  Allah  and  hinder  (men) from the Path of Allah - for them will
We add Penalty to Penalty; for that they used to spread mischief.
89  One  day  We  shall  raise  from  all  Peoples  a witness against them, from amongst
themselves:  and  We  shall  bring  thee  as a witness against these (thy people): and We
have  sent  down  to  thee  the  Book  explaining all things, a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad
Tidings to Muslims.
90  Allah  commands  justice,  the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He
forbids  all  shameful  deeds,  and  injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may
receive admonition.
91  Fulfil  the  Covenant  of  Allah  when  ye  have  entered  into it, and break not your
oaths  after  ye have confirmed them; indeed ye have made Allah your surety; for Allah
knoweth all that ye do.
92  And  be  not  like  a  woman  who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she
has    spun,  after  it  has  become  strong.  Nor  take  your  oaths  to  practise  deception
between  yourselves,  lest  one  party  should be more numerous than another: for Allah
will  test  you  by this; and on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear to you
(the truth of) that wherein ye disagree.
93  If  Allah  so  willed,  He  could  make  you  all  one  people: But He leaves straying
whom  He  pleases,  and He guides whom He pleases: but ye shall certainly be called to
account for all your actions.
94  And  take  not  your oaths, to practise deception between yourselves, with the result
that  someone's  foot  may  slip  after it was firmly planted, and ye may have to taste the
evil  (consequences)  of  having  hindered  (men)  from the Path of Allah, and a Mighty
Wrath descend on you.
95  Nor  sell  the  covenant  of Allah for a miserable price: for with Allah is (a prize) far
better for you, if ye only knew.
96  What  is  with  you  must  vanish:  what  is  with  Allah  will  endure.  And We will
certainly  bestow,  on  those  who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best
of their actions.
97  Whoever  works  righteousness,  man  or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will
We  give  a  new  Life,  a  life  that  is  good and pure and We will bestow on such their
reward according to the best of their actions.
98 When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the rejected one.
99 No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.
100  His  authority  is  over  those  only, who take him as patron and who join partners
with Allah.
101  When  We  substitute  one  revelation for another,- and Allah knows best what He
reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but a forger": but most of them understand not.
102  Say,  the  Holy  Spirit  has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order
to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims.
103  We  know  indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him
they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear.
104  Those  who  believe  not  in  the  Signs  of  Allah,- Allah will not guide them, and
theirs will be a grievous Penalty.
105  It  is  those  who  believe  not in the Signs of Allah, that forge falsehood: it is they
who lie!
106   Any  one  who,  after  accepting  faith  in  Allah,  utters  Unbelief,-  except  under
compulsion,  his  heart  remaining  firm  in  Faith  -  but  such  as  open  their  breast  to
Unbelief, on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a dreadful Penalty.
107  This  because  they  love  the life of this world better than the Hereafter: and Allah
will not guide those who reject Faith.
108  Those  are  they whose hearts, ears, and eyes Allah has sealed up, and they take no
heed.
109 Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish.
110    But    verily    thy    Lord,-    to   those  who  leave  their  homes  after  trials  and
persecutions,-  and  who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,-
Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
111  One  Day  every  soul  will  come  up  struggling  for itself, and every soul will be
recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with.
112  Allah  sets  forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied
with  sustenance  from  every  place:  Yet  was  it ungrateful for the favours of Allah: so
Allah  made  it  taste  of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment
(from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought.
113  And  there  came  to  them  a  Messenger from among themselves, but they falsely
rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities.
114  So  eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and
be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve.
115  He  has  only  forbidden  you  dead  meat,  and blood, and the flesh of swine, and
any  (food)  over  which  the  name  of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is
forced  by  necessity,  without  wilful  disobedience,  nor transgressing due limits,- then
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
116  But  say  not  -  for  any  false  thing  that  your  tongues  may  put forth,- "This is
lawful,  and  this  is  forbidden,"  so  as  to  ascribe false things to Allah. For those who
ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper.
117  (In  such  falsehood)  is  but  a  paltry  profit;  but  they  will have a most grievous
Penalty.
118  To  the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We
did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong to themselves.
119  But  verily  thy  Lord,-  to  those  who  do wrong in ignorance, but who thereafter
repent and make amends,- thy Lord, after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
120  Abraham  was  indeed  a  model,  devoutly  obedient to Allah, (and) true in Faith,
and he joined not gods with Allah:
121  He  showed  his  gratitude  for  the  favours  of Allah, who chose him, and guided
him to a Straight Way.
122  And  We  gave  him  Good  in  this  world,  and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the
ranks of the Righteous.
123  So  We  have  taught  thee  the  inspired (Message), "Follow the ways of Abraham
the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah."
124    The    Sabbath    was    only  made  (strict)  for  those  who  disagreed  (as  to  its
observance);  But  Allah  will  judge  between them on the Day of Judgment, as to their
differences.
125  Invite  (all)  to  the  Way  of  thy  Lord  with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and
argue  with  them  in  ways  that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best,
who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.
126  And  if  ye  do  catch  them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out:
But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient.
127  And  do  thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah; nor grieve over them:
and distress not thyself because of their plots.
128 For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good.