5- Al-Maeda
83  And  when  they  listen  to  the  revelation received by the Messenger, thou wilt see
their  eyes  overflowing  with  tears,  for they recognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord!
we believe; write us down among the witnesses.
84  "What  cause  can  we  have not to believe in Allah and the truth which has come to
us, seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?"
85  And  for  this  their  prayer  hath  Allah  rewarded  them  with  gardens,  with rivers
flowing  underneath,-  their  eternal  home.  Such  is  the  recompense  of those who do
good.
86  But  those  who  reject  Faith  and  belie  our  Signs,-  they  shall  be companions of
Hell-fire.
87  O  ye  who  believe!  make  not  unlawful  the  good things which Allah hath made
lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not those given to excess.
88  Eat  of  the  things  which  Allah  hath  provided for you, lawful and good; but fear
Allah, in Whom ye believe.
89  Allah  will  not  call  you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call
you  to  account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a
scale  of  the  average  for  the  food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his
freedom.  If  that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the
oaths  ye  have  sworn.  But keep to your oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear to you His
signs, that ye may be grateful.
90    O    ye    who   believe!  Intoxicants  and  gambling,  (dedication  of)  stones,  and
(divination    by)   arrows,  are  an  abomination,-  of  Satan's  handwork:  eschew  such
(abomination), that ye may prosper.
91  Satan's  plan  is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and
gambling,  and  hinder  you  from  the  remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye
not then abstain?
92  Obey  Allah,  and  obey  the  Messenger,  and  beware  (of evil): if ye do turn back,
know  ye  that  it  is  Our  Messenger's  duty  to  proclaim  (the  message) in the clearest
manner.
93  On  those  who  believe  and  do  deeds of righteousness there is no blame for what
they  ate  (in  the  past),  when  they  guard  themselves  from  evil, and believe, and do
deeds  of  righteousness,-  (or)  again,  guard  themselves  from  evil  and  believe,-  (or)
again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loveth those who do good.
94  O  ye who believe! Allah doth but make a trial of you in a little matter of game well
within  reach  of  game  well  within  reach of your hands and your lances, that He may
test  who  feareth  him  unseen:  any  who  transgress  thereafter,  will  have  a  grievous
penalty.
95  O  ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If
any  of  you  doth  so  intentionally,  the  compensation  is  an  offering, brought to the
Ka'ba,  of  a  domestic  animal  equivalent  to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just
men    among    you;  or  by  way  of  atonement,  the  feeding  of  the  indigent;  or  its
equivalent  in  fasts:  that he may taste of the penalty of his deed. Allah forgives what is
past:  for  repetition  Allah  will  exact  from  him the penalty. For Allah is Exalted, and
Lord of Retribution.
96  Lawful  to  you  is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food,- for the benefit of
yourselves  and  those  who  travel;  but  forbidden is the pursuit of land-game;- as long
as  ye  are  in  the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to Whom ye shall
be gathered back.
97  Allah  made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, an asylum of security for men, as also the
Sacred  Months,  the  animals  for  offerings,  and  the garlands that mark them: That ye
may  know  that  Allah  hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and that
Allah is well acquainted with all things.
98  Know  ye  that  Allah  is  strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
99  The  Messenger's  duty is but to proclaim (the message). But Allah knoweth all that
ye reveal and ye conceal.
100  Say:  "Not  equal are things that are bad and things that are good, even though the
abundance  of  the  bad  may  dazzle  thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that (so)
ye may prosper."
101  O  ye  who  believe!  Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you,
may  cause  you  trouble.  But if ye ask about things when the Qur'an is being revealed,
they  will  be  made  plain  to  you,  Allah will forgive those: for Allah is Oft-forgiving,
Most Forbearing.
102  Some  people  before  you  did  ask  such questions, and on that account lost their
faith.
103  It  was not Allah who instituted (superstitions like those of) a slit-ear she-camel, or
a  she-camel  let  loose  for  free  pasture,  or idol sacrifices for twin-births in animals, or
stallion-camels  freed  from  work:  It is blasphemers who invent a lie against Allah; but
most of them lack wisdom.
104   When  it  is  said  to  them:  "Come  to  what  Allah  hath  revealed;  come  to  the
Messenger":  They  say:  "Enough for us are the ways we found our fathers following."
what! even though their fathers were void of knowledge and guidance?
105  O  ye  who  believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt
can  come  to you from those who stray. the goal of you all is to Allah: it is He that will
show you the truth of all that ye do.
106  O  ye  who  believe!  When  death approaches any of you, (take) witnesses among
yourselves  when  making  bequests,-  two  just  men  of  your  own  (brotherhood)  or
others  from  outside  if  ye  are  journeying  through  the earth, and the chance of death
befalls  you  (thus).  If ye doubt (their truth), detain them both after prayer, and let them
both  swear  by  Allah:  "We  wish  not  in  this  for  any worldly gain, even though the
(beneficiary)  be  our  near  relation:  we  shall hide not the evidence before Allah: if we
do, then behold! the sin be upon us!"
107  But  if  it  gets  known  that  these  two  were  guilty of the sin (of perjury), let two
others  stand  forth in their places,- nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful
right:  let  them  swear  by  Allah: "We affirm that our witness is truer than that of those
two,  and  that  we have not trespassed (beyond the truth): if we did, behold! the wrong
be upon us!"
108  That  is most suitable: that they may give the evidence in its true nature and shape,
or  else  they  would  fear  that  other  oaths  would  be  taken  after their oaths. But fear
Allah, and listen (to His counsel): for Allah guideth not a rebellious people:
109  One  day  will  Allah  gather  the  messengers  together,  and  ask:  "What  was the
response  ye  received  (from  men  to  your  teaching)?"  They  will  say:  "We have no
knowledge: it is Thou Who knowest in full all that is hidden."
110  Then  will  Allah  say:  "O  Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and
to  thy  mother.  Behold!  I  strengthened  thee  with  the  holy  spirit, so that thou didst
speak  to  the  people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and
Wisdom,  the  Law  and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the
figure  of  a  bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My
leave,  and  thou  healest  those  born  blind,  and the lepers, by My leave. And behold!
thou  bringest  forth  the  dead  by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of
Israel  from  (violence  to)  thee  when  thou  didst  show  them  the clear Signs, and the
unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.'
111  "And  behold!  I  inspired  the  disciples  to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger:
they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims'".
112  Behold!  the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to
us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith."
113  They  said:  "We  only  wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that
thou  hast  indeed  told  us  the  truth;  and  that  we  ourselves  may be witnesses to the
miracle."
114  Said  Jesus  the  son  of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set
(with  viands),  that  there  may  be  for  us  -  for  the  first  and the last of us - a solemn
festival  and  a  sign  from  thee;  and  provide  for  our  sustenance, for thou art the best
Sustainer (of our needs)."
115  Allah  said:  "I  will  send  it  down  unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth
faith,  I  will  punish  him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among
all the peoples."
116  And  behold!  Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men,
worship  me  and  my  mother  as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory to
Thee!  never  could  I  say  what  I  had  no  right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou
wouldst  indeed  have  known  it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not
what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.
117  "Never  said  I  to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit,
'worship  Allah,  my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt
amongst  them;  when  Thou  didst  take  me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and
Thou art a witness to all things.
118  "If  Thou  dost  punish  them,  they  are  Thy  servant:  If Thou dost forgive them,
Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise."
119  Allah  will  say:  "This  is  a  day on which the truthful will profit from their truth:
theirs    are    gardens,    with    rivers    flowing   beneath,-  their  eternal  Home:  Allah
well-pleased    with    them,   and  they  with  Allah:  That  is  the  great  salvation,  (the
fulfilment of all desires).
120  To  Allah  doth  belong  the  dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is
therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things.

6- Al-Anaam
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  Praise  be  Allah,  Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and
the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal, with their Guardian-Lord.
2  He  it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is
in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves!
3  And  He  is  Allah  in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide, and what
ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds).
4  But  never  did  a  single  one  of  the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned
away therefrom.
5  And  now  they  reject  the  truth  when  it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the
reality of what they used to mock at.
6  See  they  not how many of those before them We did destroy?- generations We had
established  on  the earth, in strength such as We have not given to you - for whom We
poured   out  rain  from  the  skies  in  abundance,  and  gave  (fertile)  streams  flowing
beneath  their  (feet):  yet  for  their  sins  We  destroyed  them,  and raised in their wake
fresh generations (to succeed them).
7  If  We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch
it  with  their  hands, the Unbelievers would have been sure to say: "This is nothing but
obvious magic!"
8  They  say:  "Why  is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel,
the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.
9  If  We  had  made  it  an  angel,  We  should have sent him as a man, and We should
certainly  have  caused  them  confusion  in  a  matter  which they have already covered
with confusion.
10  Mocked  were  (many)  messengers  before  thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in
by the thing that they mocked.
11  Say:  "Travel  through  the  earth  and  see  what  was the end of those who rejected
Truth."
12  Say:  "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To Allah.
He  hath  inscribed  for  Himself  (the  rule  of) Mercy. That He will gather you together
for  the  Day  of  Judgment,  there  is  no  doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their
own souls, that will not believe.
13  To  him  belongeth  all  that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the day. For he is
the one who heareth and knoweth all things."
14  Say:  "Shall  I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens
and    the  earth?  And  He  it  is  that  feedeth  but  is  not  fed."  Say:  "Nay!  but  I  am
commanded  to  be  the  first  of  those who bow to Allah (in Islam), and be not thou of
the company of those who join gods with Allah."
15  Say:  "I  would,  if  I  disobeyed  my  Lord,  indeed  have  fear  of  the  penalty of a
Mighty Day.
16  "On  that  day,  if  the  penalty  is  averted from any, it is due to Allah's mercy; And
that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all desire.
17  "If  Allah  touch  thee  with  affliction,  none can remove it but He; if He touch thee
with happiness, He hath power over all things.
18  "He  is  the  irresistible,  (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the
Wise, acquainted with all things."
19  Say:  "What  thing  is  most  weighty  in evidence?" Say: "Allah is witness between
me  and  you;  This  Qur'an  hath  been  revealed  to me by inspiration, that I may warn
you  and  all  whom  it  reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is
another  Allah?"  Say:  "Nay!  I  cannot  bear  witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one
Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him."
20  Those  to  whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons.
Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.
21  Who  doth  more  wrong  than  he who inventeth a lie against Allah or rejecteth His
signs? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper.
22  One  day  shall  We  gather  them  all  together:  We shall say to those who ascribed
partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented and) talked about?"
23  There  will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we
were not those who joined gods with Allah."
24  Behold!  how  they  lie  against  their  own  souls! But the (lie) which they invented
will leave them in the lurch.
25  Of  them  there  are  some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have thrown veils
on  their  hearts,  So they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every
one  of  the  signs,  not  they  will  believe  in them; in so much that when they come to
thee,  they  (but)  dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of
the ancients."
26  Others  they  keep  away  from  it,  and  themselves  they  keep away; but they only
destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.
27  If  thou  couldst  but  see  when  they  are  confronted  with the Fire! They will say:
"Would  that  we  were  but sent back! Then would we not reject the signs of our Lord,
but would be amongst those who believe!"
28  Yea,  in  their  own  (eyes) will become manifest what before they concealed. But if
they  were  returned, they would certainly relapse to the things they were forbidden, for
they are indeed liars.
29  And  they  (sometimes)  say:  "There  is  nothing  except  our  life on this earth, and
never shall we be raised up again."
30  If  thou  couldst  but  see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is
not  this  the  truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the
penalty, because ye rejected Faith."
31  Lost  indeed  are  they  who  treat  it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until
on  a  sudden  the  hour  is  on  them,  and  they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no
thought  of  it";  for  they  bear  their  burdens  on  their  backs,  and  evil indeed are the
burdens that they bear?
32  What  is  the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the
hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not then understand?
33  We  know  indeed  the  grief  which  their  words  do  cause thee: It is not thee they
reject: it is the signs of Allah, which the wicked contemn.
34  Rejected  were  the  messengers  before thee: with patience and constancy they bore
their  rejection  and  their  wrongs,  until  Our  aid did reach them: there is none that can
alter  the  words  (and  decrees)  of  Allah.  Already  hast thou received some account of
those messengers.
35  If  their  spurning  is  hard  on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the
ground  or  a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's
will,  He  could  gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those
who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)!
36  Those  who  listen  (in  truth),  be  sure,  will  accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise
them up; then will they be turned unto Him.
37  They  say:  "Why  is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allah hath
certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not.
38  There  is  not  an  animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings,
but  (forms  part  of)  communities  like  you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book,
and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end.
39  Those  who reject our signs are deaf and dumb,- in the midst of darkness profound:
whom  Allah  willeth,  He  leaveth to wander: whom He willeth, He placeth on the way
that is straight.
40  Say:  "Think  ye  to  yourselves,  if  there come upon you the wrath of Allah, or the
Hour  (that  ye  dread),  would  ye  then  call  upon  other  than Allah?- (reply) if ye are
truthful!
41  "Nay,-  On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress)
which  occasioned  your  call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye
join with Him!"
42  Before  thee  We  sent  (messengers)  to  many nations, and We afflicted the nations
with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.
43  When  the  suffering  reached  them from us, why then did they not learn humility?
On  the  contrary  their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their (sinful) acts seem
alluring to them.
44  But  when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates
of  all  (good)  things,  until,  in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden,
We called them to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair!
45  Of  the  wrong-doers  the  last remnant was cut off. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher
of the worlds.
46  Say:  "Think  ye,  if  Allah  took  away  your hearing and your sight, and sealed up
your  hearts,  who  -  a god other than Allah - could restore them to you?" See how We
explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they turn aside.
47  Say:  "Think  ye,  if  the  punishment  of  Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or
openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?
48  We  send  the  messengers  only  to  give  good  news  and  to  warn:  so those who
believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
49  But  those  who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch, for that they ceased
not from transgressing.
50  Say:  "I  tell  you  not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is
hidden,  nor  do  I  tell  you  I  am  an  angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say:
"can the blind be held equal to the seeing?" Will ye then consider not?
51  Give  this  warning  to  those  in  whose (hearts) is the fear that they will be brought
(to  judgment)  before  their  Lord:  except  for  Him  they  will  have  no  protector nor
intercessor: that they may guard (against evil).
52  Send  not  away  those  who  call  on  their Lord morning and evening, seeking His
face.  In  naught  art  thou accountable for them, and in naught are they accountable for
thee, that thou shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust.
53  Thus  did  We  try  some  of them by comparison with others, that they should say:
"Is  it  these  then  that  Allah  hath  favoured  from amongst us?" Doth not Allah know
best those who are grateful?
54  When  those  come  to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on you: Your
Lord  hath  inscribed  for  Himself  (the  rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in
ignorance,  and  thereafter  repented,  and  amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving,
Most Merciful.
55  Thus  do  We  explain the signs in detail: that the way of the sinners may be shown
up.
56  Say:  "I  am  forbidden  to worship those - others than Allah - whom ye call upon."
Say:  "I  will  not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be
not of the company of those who receive guidance."
57  Say:  "For  me,  I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but ye reject Him. What ye
would  see  hastened,  is not in my power. The command rests with none but Allah: He
declares the truth, and He is the best of judges."
58  Say:  "If  what  ye  would  see  hastened  were  in  my  power,  the matter would be
settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth best those who do wrong."
59  With  Him  are  the  keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He
knoweth  whatever  there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His
knowledge:  there  is  not  a  grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything
fresh  or  dry  (green  or  withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can
read).
60  It  is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all that ye have
done  by  day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a term appointed be fulfilled; In
the  end  unto  Him  will  be  your return; then will He show you the truth of all that ye
did.
61  He  is  the  irresistible,  (watching)  from  above  over  His worshippers, and He sets
guardians  over  you.  At  length,  when  death approaches one of you, Our angels take
his soul, and they never fail in their duty.
62  Then  are  men returned unto Allah, their protector, the (only) reality: Is not His the
command? and He is the swiftest in taking account.
63  Say:  "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of land and sea, when ye
call    upon  Him  in  humility  and  silent  terror:  'If  He  only  delivers  us  from  these
(dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our gratitude'?"
64  Say  "It  is Allah that delivereth you from these and all (other) distresses: and yet ye
worship false gods!"
65  Say:  "He  hath  power  to  send  calamities  on  you,  from  above and below, or to
cover  you  with  confusion  in  party  strife,  giving  you  a taste of mutual vengeance -
each  from  the  other."  See  how  We explain the signs by various (symbols); that they
may understand.
66    But    thy    people   reject  this,  though  it  is  the  truth.  Say:  "Not  mine  is  the
responsibility for arranging your affairs;
67 For every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye know it."
68  When  thou  seest  men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn away from
them  unless  they  turn  to  a different theme. If Satan ever makes thee forget, then after
recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong.
69  On  their  account  no  responsibility  falls  on  the  righteous,  but  (their duty) is to
remind them, that they may (learn to) fear Allah.
70  Leave  alone  those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are
deceived  by  the  life  of  this world. But proclaim (to them) this (truth): that every soul
delivers  itself  to  ruin  by  its  own acts: it will find for itself no protector or intercessor
except  Allah:  if  it offered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be accepted: such is
(the  end  of)  those who deliver themselves to ruin by their own acts: they will have for
drink  (only)  boiling  water, and for punishment, one most grievous: for they persisted
in rejecting Allah.
71  Say:  "Shall  we  indeed  call  on others besides Allah,- things that can do us neither
good  nor  harm,-  and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? - like one
whom  the  evil  ones  have  made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth,
his  friends  calling,  come  to  us',  (vainly)  guiding  him  to  the  path."  Say:  "Allah's
guidance  is  the  (only) guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the
Lord of the worlds;-
72  "To  establish  regular  prayers  and  to  fear  Allah:  for it is to Him that we shall be
gathered together."
73  It  is  He  who  created  the  heavens  and the earth in true (proportions): the day He
saith,  "Be,"  behold!  it  is.  His  word is the truth. His will be the dominion the day the
trumpet  will  be  blown.  He knoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He
is the Wise, well acquainted (with all things).
74  Lo!  Abraham  said  to  his  father  Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee
and thy people in manifest error."
75  So  also  did  We  show  Abraham  the  power  and the laws of the heavens and the
earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude.
76  When  the  night  covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But
when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."
77  When  he  saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord." But when
the  moon  set,  He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall surely be among those who
go astray."
78  When  he  saw  the  sun  rising  in  splendour,  he said: "This is my Lord; this is the
greatest  (of  all)."  But  when the sun set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from
your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah.
79  "For  me,  I  have  set  my  face,  firmly  and  truly,  towards  Him  Who created the
heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah."
80  His  people  disputed  with  him.  He  said:  "(Come)  ye  to dispute with me, about
Allah,  when  He  (Himself)  hath  guided  me?  I fear not (the beings) ye associate with
Allah:  Unless  my  Lord  willeth,  (nothing  can  happen).  My Lord comprehendeth in
His knowledge all things. Will ye not (yourselves) be admonished?
81  "How  should  I  fear  (the beings) ye associate with Allah, when ye fear not to give
partners  to  Allah  without  any  warrant having been given to you? Which of (us) two
parties hath more right to security? (tell me) if ye know.
82  "It  is  those  who  believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong - that are (truly)
in security, for they are on (right) guidance."
83  That  was  the  reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his
people:  We  raise  whom  We  will,  degree after degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom
and knowledge.
84  We  gave  him  Isaac  and  Jacob:  all  (three)  guided:  and  before  him, We guided
Noah,  and  among  his  progeny,  David,  Solomon,  Job,  Joseph, Moses, and Aaron:
thus do We reward those who do good:
85 And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous:
86  And  Isma'il  and  Elisha,  and  Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the
nations:
87  (To  them)  and  to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose them, and we
guided them to a straight way.
88  This  is  the  guidance  of  Allah:  He giveth that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of
His  worshippers.  If  they  were to join other gods with Him, all that they did would be
vain for them.
89  These  were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority, and prophethood:
if  these  (their  descendants) reject them, Behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new
people who reject them not.
90  Those  were  the (prophets) who received Allah's guidance: Copy the guidance they
received;  Say:  "No  reward  for this do I ask of you: This is no less than a message for
the nations."
91  No  just  estimate  of Allah do they make when they say: "Nothing doth Allah send
down  to  man  (by  way  of  revelation)"  Say:  "Who  then sent down the Book which
Moses  brought?-  a light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (separate) sheets for
show,  while  ye  conceal  much  (of  its contents): therein were ye taught that which ye
knew  not-  neither  ye  nor your fathers." Say: "Allah (sent it down)": Then leave them
to plunge in vain discourse and trifling.
92  And  this  is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming
(the  revelations)  which  came  before it: that thou mayest warn the mother of cities and
all  around  her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are
constant in guarding their prayers.
93  Who  can  be  more  wicked  than one who inventeth a lie against Allah, or saith, "I
have  received  inspiration,"  when  he  hath  received none, or (again) who saith, "I can
reveal  the  like  of  what  Allah  hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see how the wicked
(do  fare)  in  the  flood  of  confusion  at  death!  -  the  angels stretch forth their hands,
(saying),"Yield  up  your  souls:  this  day  shall  ye  receive  your reward,- a penalty of
shame, for that ye used to tell lies against Allah, and scornfully to reject of His signs!"
94  "And  behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: ye
have  left  behind  you  all  (the  favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with
you  your  intercessors  whom  ye  thought  to  be  partners  in  your  affairs: so now all
relations  between  you  have  been  cut  off,  and your (pet) fancies have left you in the
lurch!"
95  It  is  Allah  Who  causeth  the  seed-grain and the date-stone to split and sprout. He
causeth  the  living  to  issue from the dead, and He is the one to cause the dead to issue
from the living. That is Allah: then how are ye deluded away from the truth?
96  He  it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes the night for rest and
tranquillity,  and  the  sun  and  moon for the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment
and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient.
97  It  is  He  Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide yourselves,
with  their  help,  through  the  dark  spaces  of  land  and  sea:  We  detail Our signs for
people who know.
98  It  is  He  Who  hath  produced  you from a single person: here is a place of sojourn
and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people who understand.
99  It  is  He  Who  sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We produce vegetation of
all  kinds:  from  some  We  produce  green  (crops),  out  of  which  We produce grain,
heaped  up  (at harvest); out of the date-palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters
of  dates  hanging  low and near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and
pomegranates,  each  similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bear
fruit,  feast  your  eyes  with  the  fruit  and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things
there are signs for people who believe.
100  Yet  they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did create the Jinns; and
they  falsely,  having  no  knowledge,  attribute  to  Him sons and daughters. Praise and
glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him!
101  To  Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a
son  when  He  hath  no  consort?  He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of
all things.
102  That  is  Allah,  your  Lord!  there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then
worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all affairs.
103  No  vision  can  grasp  Him,  but  His  grasp  is  over  all  vision:  He  is  above all
comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
104  "Now  have  come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): if any will
see,  it  will  be for (the good of) his own soul; if any will be blind, it will be to his own
(harm): I am not (here) to watch over your doings."
105  Thus  do  we  explain  the  signs  by  various (symbols): that they may say, "Thou
hast taught (us) diligently," and that We may make the matter clear to those who know.
106  Follow  what  thou  art  taught  by  inspiration  from thy Lord: there is no god but
He: and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah.
107  If  it  had  been  Allah's  plan, they would not have taken false gods: but We made
thee  not  one  to  watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their
affairs.
108  Revile  not  ye  those  whom  they  call  upon  besides Allah, lest they out of spite
revile  Allah  in  their  ignorance.  Thus  have  We made alluring to each people its own
doings.  In  the  end  will they return to their Lord, and We shall then tell them the truth
of all that they did.
109  They  swear  their  strongest  oaths  by Allah, that if a (special) sign came to them,
by  it  they  would  believe.  Say:  "Certainly  (all)  signs  are in the power of Allah: but
what  will  make  you (Muslims) realise that (even) if (special) signs came, they will not
believe."?
110  We  (too)  shall turn to (confusion) their hearts and their eyes, even as they refused
to  believe  in  this  in  the  first  instance:  We  shall  leave  them  in  their  trespasses, to
wander in distraction.