23- Al-Mumenoon
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1 The believers must (eventually) win through,-
2 Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
3 Who avoid vain talk;
4 Who are active in deeds of charity;
5 Who abstain from sex,
6  Except  with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their
right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame,
7 But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-
8 Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;
9 And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
10 These will be the heirs,
11 Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever).
12 Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay);
13 Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed;
14  Then  We  made  the  sperm  into  a  clot  of  congealed blood; then of that clot We
made  a  (foetus)  lump;  then  we  made  out  of that lump bones and clothed the bones
with  flesh;  then  we  developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best
to create!
15 After that, at length ye will die
16 Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up.
17  And  We have made, above you, seven tracts; and We are never unmindful of (our)
Creation.
18  And  We  send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause
it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease).
19  With  it  We  grow  for  you  gardens  of  date-palms  and  vines:  in  them  have ye
abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment),-
20  Also  a  tree  springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those
who use it for food.
21  And  in  cattle  (too)  ye  have  an instructive example: from within their bodies We
produce   (milk)  for  you  to  drink;  there  are,  in  them,  (besides),  numerous  (other)
benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat;
22 An on them, as well as in slips, ye side.
23  (Further,  We  sent  a  long  line  of prophets for your instruction). We sent Noah to
his  people:  He  said,  "O  my  people!  worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him.
Will ye not fear (Him)?"
24  The  chiefs  of  the  Unbelievers  among his people said: "He is no more than a man
like  yourselves:  his  wish  is  to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to
send  messengers),  He  could  have  sent  down  angels; never did we hear such a thing
(as he says), among our ancestors of old."
25  (And  some  said):  "He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him
for a time."
26 (Noah) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!"
27  So  We  inspired  him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and
under  Our  guidance:  then  when comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth
gush  forth,  take  thou  on  board  pairs  of  every  species,  male  and  female,  and thy
family-  except  those  of  them  against  whom  the  Word has already gone forth: And
address Me not in favour of the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).
28  And  when thou hast embarked on the Ark - thou and those with thee,- say: "Praise
be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who do wrong."
29  And  say:  "O my Lord! enable me to disembark with thy blessing: for Thou art the
Best to enable (us) to disembark."
30 Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus) do We try (men).
31 Then We raised after them another generation.
32  And  We  sent  to  them  a  messenger  from among themselves, (saying), "Worship
Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?"
33  And  the  chiefs  of  his  people,  who  disbelieved  and  denied  the  Meeting in the
Hereafter,  and  on whom We had bestowed the good things of this life, said: "He is no
more  than  a  man  like  yourselves:  he eats of that of which ye eat, and drinks of what
ye drink.
34 "If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold, it is certain ye will be lost.
35  "Does  he  promise  that  when  ye  die  and  become  dust  and  bones,  ye  shall be
brought forth (again)?
36 "Far, very far is that which ye are promised!
37  "There  is  nothing but our life in this world! We shall die and we live! But we shall
never be raised up again!
38  "He  is  only  a  man  who  invents  a  lie  against  Allah,  but we are not the ones to
believe in him!"
39 (The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood."
40 (Allah) said: "In but a little while, they are sure to be sorry!"
41  Then  the  Blast  overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead
leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with the people who do wrong!
42 Then We raised after them other generations.
43 No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it).
44  Then  sent  We  our  messengers  in  succession:  every  time there came to a people
their  messenger,  they  accused  him  of falsehood: so We made them follow each other
(in  punishment):  We made them as a tale (that is told): So away with a people that will
not believe!
45 Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs and authority manifest,
46  To  Pharaoh  and  his  Chiefs:  But  these behaved insolently: they were an arrogant
people.
47  They  said:  "Shall  we  believe  in  two  men  like  ourselves?  And their people are
subject to us!"
48 So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of those who were destroyed.
49 And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance.
50  And  We  made  the  son  of  Mary  and  his  mother as a Sign: We gave them both
shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs.
51  O  ye  messengers!  enjoy  (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness: for I
am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
52  And  verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I am your Lord
and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other).
53  But  people  have  cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party
rejoices in that which is with itself.
54 But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time.
55 Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons,
56 We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do not understand.
57 Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;
58 Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord;
59 Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord;
60  And  those  who  dispense  their  charity  with  their hearts full of fear, because they
will return to their Lord;-
61 It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them.
62  On  no  soul  do  We  place  a  burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record
which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged.
63  But  their  hearts are in confused ignorance of this; and there are, besides that, deeds
of theirs, which they will (continue) to do,-
64  Until,  when  We  seize  in Punishment those of them who received the good things
of this world, behold, they will groan in supplication!
65  (It  will  be  said):  "Groan  not in supplication this day: for ye shall certainly not be
helped by Us.
66 "My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels-
67 "In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'an), like one telling fables by night."
68  Do  they not ponder over the Word (of Allah), or has anything (new) come to them
that did not come to their fathers of old?
69 Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him?
70  Or  do  they  say, "He is possessed"? Nay, he has brought them the Truth, but most
of them hate the Truth.
71  If  the  Truth  had  been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth,
and  all  beings  therein  would  have  been in confusion and corruption! Nay, We have
sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition.
72  Or  is  it  that  thou  askest  them  for  some recompense? But the recompense of thy
Lord is best: He is the Best of those who give sustenance.
73 But verily thou callest them to the Straight Way;
74 And verily those who believe not in the Hereafter are deviating from that Way.
75  If  We  had  mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, they would
obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering in distraction to and fro.
76  We  inflicted  Punishment on them, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord,
nor do they submissively entreat (Him)!-
77  Until  We  open  on  them a gate leading to a severe Punishment: then Lo! they will
be plunged in despair therein!
78  It  is  He  Who  has  created  for  you  (the  faculties  of)  hearing,  sight, feeling and
understanding: little thanks it is ye give!
79 And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered back.
80  It  is  He Who gives life and death, and to Him (is due) the alternation of Night and
Day: will ye not then understand?
81 On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said.
82  They  say:  "What!  when  we  die  and  become dust and bones, could we really be
raised up again?
83  "Such  things  have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing
but tales of the ancients!"
84 Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (say) if ye know!"
85 They will say, "To Allah!" say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?"
86  Say:  "Who  is  the  Lord  of  the  seven  heavens,  and  the  Lord of the Throne (of
Glory) Supreme?"
87  They  will  say,  "(They  belong)  to  Allah."  Say:  "Will  ye not then be filled with
awe?"
88  Say:  "Who  is it in whose hands is the governance of all things,- who protects (all),
but is not protected (of any)? (say) if ye know."
89 They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye deluded?"
90 We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practise falsehood!
91  No  son  did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many
gods),  behold,  each  god  would  have  taken  away  what  he  had  created,  and some
would  have  lorded  it over others! Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the (sort of) things
they attribute to Him!
92  He  knows  what  is  hidden  and  what is open: too high is He for the partners they
attribute to Him!
93  Say:  "O  my  Lord!  if  Thou  wilt  show  me  (in  my  lifetime) that which they are
warned against,-
94 "Then, O my Lord! put me not amongst the people who do wrong!"
95  And  We  are  certainly  able to show thee (in fulfilment) that against which they are
warned.
96 Repel evil with that which is best: We are well acquainted with the things they say.
97  And  say  "O  my  Lord!  I  seek  refuge with Thee from the suggestions of the Evil
Ones.
98 "And I seek refuge with Thee O my Lord! lest they should come near me."
99  (In  Falsehood  will  they  be) Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: "O
my Lord! send me back (to life),-
100  "In  order  that  I  may  work  righteousness  in  the  things  I neglected." - "By no
means!  It  is but a word he says."- Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised
up.
101  Then  when  the  Trumpet  is  blown,  there will be no more relationships between
them that Day, nor will one ask after another!
102 Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy,- they will attain salvation:
103  But  those  whose  balance  is light, will be those who have lost their souls, in Hell
will they abide.
104 The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced.
105 "Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat them as falsehood?"
106  They  will  say:  "our  Lord!  Our  misfortune  overwhelmed  us, and we became a
people astray!
107  "Our  Lord!  bring  us  out  of  this:  if  ever  we  return  (to Evil), then shall we be
wrong-doers indeed!"
108 He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me!
109  "A  part  of  My  servants there was, who used to pray 'our Lord! we believe; then
do  Thou  forgive  us,  and  have  mercy  upon  us: For Thou art the Best of those who
show mercy!"
110  "But  ye  treated  them  with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you
forget My Message while ye were laughing at them!
111  "I  have  rewarded  them this Day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed
the ones that have achieved Bliss..."
112 He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"
113  They  will  say:  "We  stayed  a  day  or  part  of  a  day:  but  ask  those who keep
account."
114 He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known!
115  "Did  ye  then  think  that  We  had  created  you  in jest, and that ye would not be
brought back to Us (for account)?"
116  Therefore  exalted  be  Allah,  the  King,  the  Reality:  there is no god but He, the
Lord of the Throne of Honour!
117  If  anyone  invokes,  besides  Allah,  Any  other god, he has no authority therefor;
and  his  reckoning  will  be  only  with his Lord! and verily the Unbelievers will fail to
win through!
118  So  say:  "O  my Lord! grant Thou forgiveness and mercy for Thou art the Best of
those who show mercy!"

24- An-Noor
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  A  sura  which  We  have sent down and which We have ordained in it have We sent
down Clear Signs, in order that ye may receive admonition.
2  The  woman  and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a
hundred  stripes:  Let  not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by
Allah,  if  ye  believe  in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness
their punishment.
3  Let  no  man  guilty  of  adultery  or  fornication  marry  and  but  a woman similarly
guilty,  or  an  Unbeliever:  nor  let  any  but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a
woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden.
4  And  those  who  launch  a  charge  against  chaste  women,  and  produce  not  four
witnesses  (to  support  their  allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their
evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors;-
5  Unless  they  repent  thereafter  and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
6  And  for  those  who  launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in support) no
evidence  but  their  own,-  their  solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness
four times (with an oath) by Allah that they are solemnly telling the truth;
7  And  the  fifth  (oath)  (should  be)  that  they  solemnly invoke the curse of Allah on
themselves if they tell a lie.
8  But  it  would  avert  the  punishment  from  the  wife, if she bears witness four times
(with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a lie;
9  And  the  fifth  (oath)  should  be  that  she  solemnly  invokes the wrath of Allah on
herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth.
10  If  it  were  not for Allah's grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is Oft-Returning,
full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed).
11  Those  who  brought  forward  the  lie are a body among yourselves: think it not to
be  an  evil  to  you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man among them (will
come  the  punishment)  of  the  sin that he earned, and to him who took on himself the
lead among them, will be a penalty grievous.
12  Why  did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the affair,- put the
best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie"?
13  Why  did  they  not  bring  four witnesses to prove it? When they have not brought
the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (stand forth) themselves as liars!
14  Were  it  not  for  the  grace  and  mercy  of  Allah  on  you,  in  this  world and the
Hereafter,  a  grievous  penalty  would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this
affair.
15  Behold,  ye  received  it  on  your  tongues,  and  said out of your mouths things of
which  ye  had  no  knowledge; and ye thought it to be a light matter, while it was most
serious in the sight of Allah.
16  And  why  did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to speak of this:
Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!"
17  Allah  doth  admonish you, that ye may never repeat such (conduct), if ye are (true)
Believers.
18  And  Allah  makes  the  Signs  plain  to  you:  for  Allah  is  full  of knowledge and
wisdom.
19  Those  who  love  (to  see)  scandal  published  broadcast among the Believers, will
have  a  grievous  Penalty  in  this  life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know
not.
20  Were  it  not  for  the  grace  and  mercy  of  Allah  on  you, and that Allah is full of
kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed).
21  O  ye  who  believe! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any will follow the footsteps of
Satan,  he  will  (but)  command  what  is  shameful  and wrong: and were it not for the
grace  and  mercy  of  Allah  on  you,  not  one  of you would ever have been pure: but
Allah  doth  purify  whom  He  pleases:  and  Allah  is  One  Who hears and knows (all
things).
22  Let  not  those  among  you  who  are  endued  with  grace and amplitude of means
resolve  by  oath  against helping their kinsmen, those in want, and those who have left
their  homes  in  Allah's  cause:  let  them  forgive  and  overlook,  do you not wish that
Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
23  Those  who  slander  chaste  women,  indiscreet but believing, are cursed in this life
and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty,-
24  On  the Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against
them as to their actions.
25  On  that Day Allah will pay them back (all) their just dues, and they will realise that
Allah is the (very) Truth, that makes all things manifest.
26  Women  impure  are  for  men  impure,  and  men  impure  for  women impure and
women  of  purity  are  for  men  of  purity, and men of purity are for women of purity:
these    are  not  affected  by  what  people  say:  for  them  there  is  forgiveness,  and  a
provision honourable.
27  O  ye  who  believe!  enter  not  houses  other  than  your  own, until ye have asked
permission  and  saluted  those  in  them:  that is best for you, in order that ye may heed
(what is seemly).
28  If  ye  find  no one in the house, enter not until permission is given to you: if ye are
asked  to  go  back,  go  back:  that  makes  for  greater purity for yourselves: and Allah
knows well all that ye do.
29  It  is  no  fault on your part to enter houses not used for living in, which serve some
(other) use for you: And Allah has knowledge of what ye reveal and what ye conceal.
30   Say  to  the  believing  men  that  they  should  lower  their  gaze  and  guard  their
modesty:  that  will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with
all that they do.
31  And  say  to  the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their
modesty;  that  they  should  not  display their beauty and ornaments except what (must
ordinarily)  appear  thereof;  that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not
display  their  beauty  except  to  their  husbands,  their  fathers,  their husband's fathers,
their  sons,  their  husbands'  sons,  their  brothers  or their brothers' sons, or their sisters'
sons,  or  their  women,  or  the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants
free  of  physical  needs,  or  small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and
that    they  should  not  strike  their  feet  in  order  to  draw  attention  to  their  hidden
ornaments.  And  O  ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain
Bliss.
32  Marry  those  among  you  who  are single, or the virtuous ones among yourselves,
male  or  female:  if  they  are  in  poverty, Allah will give them means out of His grace:
for Allah encompasseth all, and he knoweth all things.
33  Let  those  who  find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until
Allah  gives  them  means  out of His grace. And if any of your slaves ask for a deed in
writing  (to  enable  them  to  earn  their  freedom  for  a  certain sum), give them such a
deed  if  ye  know  any  good  in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of the
means  which  Allah  has  given  to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when
they  desire  chastity,  in  order  that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if
anyone   compels  them,  yet,  after  such  compulsion,  is  Allah,  Oft-Forgiving,  Most
Merciful (to them),
34  We  have  already sent down to you verses making things clear, an illustration from
(the  story  of)  people  who passed away before you, and an admonition for those who
fear (Allah).
35  Allah  is  the  Light  of  the  heavens  and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if
there  were  a  Niche  and  within  it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it
were  a  brilliant  star:  Lit  from  a  blessed  Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the
west,  whose  oil  is  well-nigh  luminous,  though  fire  scarce  touched  it:  Light upon
Light!  Allah  doth  guide  whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for
men: and Allah doth know all things.
36  (Lit  is  such  a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honour;
for  the  celebration,  in them, of His name: In them is He glorified in the mornings and
in the evenings, (again and again),-
37  By  men  whom  neither  traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance
of  Allah,  nor  from  regular  Prayer,  nor  from  the  practice  of  regular Charity: Their
(only)  fear  is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly
new),-
38  That  Allah  may  reward  them  according  to  the best of their deeds, and add even
more  for  them  out  of  His  Grace:  for  Allah  doth  provide  for those whom He will,
without measure.
39  But  the  Unbelievers,- their deeds are like a mirage in sandy deserts, which the man
parched  with  thirst  mistakes  for  water; until when he comes up to it, he finds it to be
nothing:  But  he  finds  Allah (ever) with him, and Allah will pay him his account: and
Allah is swift in taking account.
40  Or  (the  Unbelievers'  state)  is  like  the  depths  of  darkness  in  a vast deep ocean,
overwhelmed   with  billow  topped  by  billow,  topped  by  (dark)  clouds:  depths  of
darkness,  one  above  another: if a man stretches out his hands, he can hardly see it! for
any to whom Allah giveth not light, there is no light!
41  Seest  thou  not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth
do  celebrate,  and  the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own
(mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all that they do.
42  Yea,  to  Allah  belongs  the  dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is
the final goal (of all).
43  Seest  thou  not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together,
then  makes  them  into  a  heap?  -  then  wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst.
And  He  sends  down  from  the  sky  mountain  masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He
strikes  therewith  whom  He  pleases  and  He turns it away from whom He pleases, the
vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight.
44  It  is  Allah  Who  alternates  the  Night  and  the  Day:  verily  in  these things is an
instructive example for those who have vision!
45  And  Allah  has  created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep
on  their  bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates
what He wills for verily Allah has power over all things.
46  We  have  indeed  sent  down  signs  that  make  things  manifest: and Allah guides
whom He wills to a way that is straight.
47  They  say,  "We  believe  in  Allah  and  in  the messenger, and we obey": but even
after that, some of them turn away: they are not (really) Believers.
48  When  they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order that He may judge
between them, behold some of them decline (to come).
49 But if the right is on their side, they come to him with all submission.
50  Is  it  that  there is a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that
Allah  and  His Messenger will deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they themselves who
do wrong.
51  The  answer  of  the  Believers,  when  summoned  to  Allah and His Messenger, in
order  that  He  may  judge  between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and
we obey": it is such as these that will attain felicity.
52  It  is  such  as  obey Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah and do right, that will
win (in the end),
53  They  swear  their  strongest  oaths  by  Allah  that,  if only thou wouldst command
them,  they  would  leave  (their  homes).  Say:  "Swear  ye  not;  Obedience  is  (more)
reasonable; verily, Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do."
54  Say:  "Obey  Allah,  and  obey  the  Messenger:  but  if  ye  turn  away,  he  is only
responsible  for  the  duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him,
ye  shall  be  on  right  guidance.  The  Messenger's  duty  is  only  to  preach  the  clear
(Message).
55  Allah  has  promised,  to  those among you who believe and work righteous deeds,
that  He  will,  of  a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (of power), as He granted
it  to  those  before  them;  that  He  will  establish  in  authority  their  religion - the one
which  He  has  chosen  for  them;  and that He will change (their state), after the fear in
which  they  (lived),  to  one  of  security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and
not  associate  aught  with  Me.  'If  any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and
wicked.
56  So  establish  regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Messenger; that
ye may receive mercy.
57  Never  think thou that the Unbelievers are going to frustrate (Allah's Plan) on earth:
their abode is the Fire,- and it is indeed an evil refuge!
58  O  ye  who  believe!  let  those  whom  your right hands possess, and the (children)
among  you  who have not come of age ask your permission (before they come to your
presence),  on  three  occasions:  before  morning prayer; the while ye doff your clothes
for  the  noonday  heat;  and  after  the  late-night  prayer:  these  are your three times of
undress:  outside  those  times  it  is  not  wrong  for  you  or  for  them  to  move about
attending  to  each  other: Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full
of knowledge and wisdom.
59  But  when  the children among you come of age, let them (also) ask for permission,
as  do  those  senior  to them (in age): Thus does Allah make clear His Signs to you: for
Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
60  Such  elderly  women  as  are  past  the  prospect  of marriage,- there is no blame on
them  if  they  lay  aside  their  (outer)  garments,  provided  they  make  not  a  wanton
display  of  their  beauty:  but  it  is  best  for them to be modest: and Allah is One Who
sees and knows all things.
61  It  is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted with illness, nor
in  yourselves,  that ye should eat in your own houses, or those of your fathers, or your
mothers,  or  your  brothers,  or  your  sisters,  or  your  father's brothers or your father's
sisters,  or  your  mohter's  brothers,  or  your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the
keys  are  in  your  possession,  or  in  the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no
blame  on  you,  whether ye eat in company or separately. But if ye enter houses, salute
each  other  -  a  greeting  of  blessing  and purity as from Allah. Thus does Allah make
clear the signs to you: that ye may understand.
62  Only  those  are  believers,  who believe in Allah and His Messenger: when they are
with  him  on  a  matter  requiring  collective  action, they do not depart until they have
asked  for  his  leave;  those  who  ask  for thy leave are those who believe in Allah and
His  Messenger;  so  when they ask for thy leave, for some business of theirs, give leave
to  those  of  them  whom  thou  wilt,  and  ask  Allah for their forgiveness: for Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
63  Deem  not  the  summons of the Messenger among yourselves like the summons of
one  of  you  to  another: Allah doth know those of you who slip away under shelter of
some  excuse:  then  let  those  beware  who  withstand the Messenger's order, lest some
trial befall them, or a grievous penalty be inflicted on them.
64  Be  quite  sure  that  to  Allah  doth belong whatever is in the heavens and on earth.
Well  doth  He  know  what  ye are intent upon: and one day they will be brought back
to  Him,  and  He  will  tell  them  the  truth  of  what  they did: for Allah doth know all
things.

25- Al-Furqan
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1   Blessed  is  He  who  sent  down  the  criterion  to  His  servant,  that  it  may  be  an
admonition to all creatures;-
2  He  to  whom  belongs  the  dominion  of  the  heavens and the earth: no son has He
begotten,  nor  has  He  a  partner  in  His dominion: it is He who created all things, and
ordered them in due proportions.
3  Yet  have  they  taken,  besides  him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves
created;  that  have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor can they control death
nor life nor resurrection.
4  But  the  misbelievers  say:  "Naught  is this but a lie which he has forged, and others
have  helped  him  at  it."  In  truth  it  is  they  who  have put forward an iniquity and a
falsehood.
5  And  they  say:  "Tales  of  the  ancients, which he has caused to be written: and they
are dictated before him morning and evening."
6  Say:  "The  (Qur'an)  was  sent down by Him who knows the mystery (that is) in the
heavens and the earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
7  And  they  say:  "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food, and walks through
the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him?
8  "Or  (Why)  has  not  a treasure been bestowed on him, or why has he (not) a garden
for enjoyment?" The wicked say: "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched."
9  See  what  kinds  of comparisons they make for thee! But they have gone astray, and
never a way will they be able to find!
10  Blessed  is He who, if that were His will, could give thee better (things) than those,-
Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and He could give thee palaces (secure to dwell in).
11  Nay  they  deny  the  hour  (of  the  judgment  to  come):  but  We  have prepared a
blazing fire for such as deny the hour:
12 When it sees them from a place fAr off, they will hear its fury and its ranging sigh.
13  And  when  they  are  cast, bound together into a constricted place therein, they will
pLead for destruction there and then!
14 "This day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction oft-repeated!"
15  Say:  "Is that best, or the eternal garden, promised to the righteous? for them, that is
a reward as well as a goal (of attainment).
16  "For  them  there  will  be  therein  all  that they wish for: they will dwell (there) for
aye: A promise to be prayed for from thy Lord."
17  The  day  He will gather them together as well as those whom they worship besides
Allah,  He  will ask: "Was it ye who let these My servants astray, or did they stray from
the Path themselves?"
18  They  will  say:  "Glory  to  Thee!  not  meet  was  it  for  us that we should take for
protectors  others  besides  Thee:  But  Thou  didst  bestow,  on  them  and their fathers,
good  things  (in  life),  until they forgot the Message: for they were a people (worthless
and) lost."
19  (Allah  will  say):  "Now  have  they  proved  you liars in what ye say: so ye cannot
avert  (your  penalty)  nor (get) help." And whoever among you does wrong, him shall
We cause to taste of a grievous Penalty.
20  And  the  messengers  whom  We  sent before thee were all (men) who ate food and
walked  through  the  streets:  We  have  made  some of you as a trial for others: will ye
have patience? for Allah is One Who sees (all things).