Al-Fatihah (The Opening)

Urdu Translation:

English Translation:
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.
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With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.
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Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.
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the All-Merciful, the Very Merciful.
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the Master of the Day of Requital.
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You alone do we worship, and from You alone do we seek help.
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Take us on the straight path.
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the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those
who have gone astray.

Al-'Imran (The Family of Amran)

Translation:
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.
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Alif. Lam. Mim.
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Allah: There is no god but He, the Alive, the All-Sustaining.
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He has revealed to you the Book with the truth, confirming what has been before it, and has sent down the Torah and
the Injil
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earlier to give guidance to mankind, and has sent down the Furqan (the Criterion of right and wrong). Surely, those who
have rejected the verses of Allah, for them there is severe punishment. Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution.
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Surely, Allah is such that nothing is hidden from Him, neither in the earth nor in the sky.
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He is the One Who shapes you in the wombs as He likes. There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.
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He is the One who has revealed to you the Book (the Qur‘an). Out of it there are verses that are MuHkamat (of
established meaning), which are the principal verses of the Book, and some others are Mutashabihat (whose definite
meanings are unknown). Now those who have perversity in their hearts go after such part of it as is mutashabih, seeking
(to create) discord, and searching for its interpretation (that meets their desires), while no one knows its interpretation
except Allah; and those well-grounded in knowledge say: .We believe therein; all is from our Lord.. Only the men of
understanding observe the advice.
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.Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate from the right path after You have given us guidance, and bestow upon us
mercy from Your own. Surely, You, and You alone, are the One who bestows in abundance.
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Our Lord, You are going to assemble all the people on a day in (the occurrence of) which there is no doubt. Verily, Allah
does not back out of His promise..
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Surely, those who disbelieve, their wealth and their children shall not suffice them in the least against Allah. Those are
the fuel of the Fire
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a case similar to that of the House of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied our signs. So, Allah seized them for
their sins. Allah is severe in punishment.
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Say to those who disbelieve: .You shall soon be overcome and shall be gathered into Hell. Indeed, it is an evil bed (in
which) to rest..
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.There was a sign for you in the two groups who confronted each other: One group fighting in the way of Allah, and the
other disbelieving, seeing themselves as twice their number, with open eyes. And Allah gives strength with His help to
whomsoever He wills. Indeed, there is a lesson therein for those who have eyes..
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It has been made attractive for people to love the desired things; that is, women, children, hoarded heaps of gold and
silver, branded horses, cattle and tillage. That is an enjoyment of the worldly life; but with Allah lies the beauty of the
final resort.
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Say: .Shall I tell you what is far better than that? For those who fear (Allah), there are gardens with their Lord, beneath
which rivers flow, where they shall live forever, with purified wives, and approval from Allah. Allah is watchful over His
servants..
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Those (are the ones) who say: .Our Lord, surely we have believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the
punishment of the Fire,.
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(and those who are) the patient, the truthful and the devout, who spend (in Allah‘s way) and who seek forgiveness in
pre-dawn hours..
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Allah bears witness that there is no god but He __ and (so do) the angels and the men of knowledge __ being the One
who maintains equity. There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.
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Truly, the (recognized) religion in the sight of Allah is Islam . Those who have been given the Book did not differ (among
themselves) until after the knowledge had come to them, (and all this) due to envy against each other. Whoever denies
the verses of Allah, then, Allah is swift at reckoning.
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Then, if they argue with you, say: .I have submitted myself to Allah, and (so did) those who have followed me.. And say
to those who have been given the Book, and to the unlettered: .Do you submit?. If they submit, they will be on the right
path. Yet, if they turn back, then you have only to convey the message. Allah is watchful over (all of) His servants.
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Surely, those who reject the verses of Allah and slay the prophets unjustly, and slay those of the people who bid justice,
give them the good news‘ of a painful punishment.
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Those are the ones whose deeds have gone to waste in this world and in the Hereafter. For them there are no helpers.
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Did you not observe those who have been given a share from the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah, so that it
may decide between them. Then, a group from them goes back, turning their faces away.
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That is because they have said: .The Fire shall not touch us except for a few days.. Thus they are deceived in their faith
by what they themselves used to invent.
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Then, how (will it be) when We will gather them together on a day about which there is no doubt, and everybody will be
paid in full for what he has earned, and they shall not be wronged?
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Say: .O Allah, O Lord of the Kingdom, You give kingdom to whom You will, and take kingdom away from whom You will;
and You bestow honor on whom You will, and bring disgrace to whom You will. In your hand lies the betterment (of
everyone). You are surely powerful over everything.
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You make the night enter into the day, and make the day enter into the night; and You bring the living out from the
dead, and bring the dead out from the living, and You give to whom You will beyond measure..
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The believers must not take the disbelievers as friends instead of the believers. And whoever does that has no relation
with Allah whatsoever, unless you (do so) as a protective measure (in order to) save yourself from them. Allah warns
you of Himself, for unto Allah is the return.
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Say: .Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah will know it.. He knows what is in the heavens and
what is in the earth. Allah is powerful over everything.
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On the day when everybody shall find present before him whatever good he did and whatever evil he wrought, he will
wish there would have been a wide space between him and that (day). Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is
compassionate to (His) servants.
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Say (O Prophet): .If you really love Allah, then follow me, and Allah shall love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is
Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful..
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Say: .Obey Allah and the Messenger.. Then, should they turn back, Allah does not love the disbelievers..
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Verily, Allah has chosen ‘Adam and Nuh (Noah) and the House of Ibrahim and the House of Imran over all the worlds
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– a progeny some of whom resembles the others (in faith). Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
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(Remember) when Imran‘s wife said: .O my Lord, I have vowed that what is in my womb will be devoted exclusively for
You. So, accept (it) from me. You, certainly You, are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing..
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So, when she delivered her, she said: .O my Lord, I have delivered her, a female child..__And Allah knew better what she
had delivered, and the male was not like the female ___. I have named her Maryam, and I place her and her progeny
under Your shelter against Satan, the rejected..
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So, her Lord accepted her, a good acceptance, and made her grow, a good growth, and made Zakariyya her guardian.
Whenever Zakariyya visited her at the place of worship, he found food with her. He said: .Maryam, from where did you
have this?. She said: .It is from Allah. Surely, Allah gives whom He wills without measure..
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Thereupon, Zakariyya prayed to his Lord. He said: .O my Lord, grant me from Your own (power) a goodly progeny. Verily,
You are the One who listens to the prayer..
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So then, when he stood praying in the place of worship, the angels called out to him saying: .Allah gives you the good
news of YaHya who shall come to confirm a word of Allah and shall be a chief, abstinent (from women), a prophet and
one of the righteous..
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He said: .O my Lord, how shall I have a boy when old age has come upon me and my wife is barren?. Said He: .That is
how Allah does what He wills..
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He said: .O my Lord, set for me a sign.. Said He: .Your sign is that you shall not be able to speak to people for three days
except through gestures. Remember your Lord much; and proclaim His purity in the evening and the morning..
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And when the angels said: .O Maryam, Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you over the women of all the
worlds.
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O Maryam, stand in devotion to your Lord and prostrate yourself and bow down in Ruku with those who bow..
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This is a part of the news of the unseen We reveal to you (O Prophet!). You were not with them when they were casting
their pens (to decide) who, from among them, should be the guardian of Maryam, nor were you with them when they
were quarrelling.
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(Remember the time) when the angels said: .O Maryam, Allah gives you the good news of a Word from Him whose
name is MasiH Isa , the son of Maryam (the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary) a man of status in this world and in the
Hereafter, and one of those who are near (to Allah).
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He shall speak to people while (he is still) in the cradle, and also later, when he is of mature age; and he shall be one of
the righteous..
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She said: .O my Lord, how shall I have a son while no human has ever touched me?. Said He: .That is how Allah creates
what He wills. When He decides a matter, He simply says to it Be‘, and it comes to be.
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He shall teach him the Book and the Wisdom, and the Torah and the Injil,
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and (shall make him) a messenger to the Children of Isra‘il (who will say to them): .I have come to you with a sign from
your Lord, that is, I create for you from clay something in the shape of a bird, then I blow in it, and it becomes a living
bird by the will of Allah; and I cure the born-blind and the leper, and I cause the dead to become alive by the will of
Allah; and I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your homes. In this there is surely a sign for you, if you are
(truly) believers.
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(I have come to you) confirming that (book) which is (sent down) prior to me, that is, the Torah, and to make
permissible for you some of what was prohibited to you. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. So, fear Allah
and obey me.
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Allah is surely my Lord and your Lord. So, worship Him. This is the straight path..
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So, when Isa sensed disbelief in them, he said: .Who are my helpers in the way of Allah?. The disciples said: .We are
helpers of Allah. We believe in Allah; so be our witness that we are Muslims..
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.Our Lord, we have believed in what You have revealed, and we have followed the messenger. So, record us with those
who bear witness (to the Truth)..
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They (the opponents of Isa ) devised a plan, and Allah devised a plan. And Allah is the best of all planners.
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When Allah said: .O Isa , I am to take you in full and to raise you towards Myself, and to cleanse you of those who
disbelieve, and to place those who follow you above those who disbelieve up to the Day of Doom. Then to Me is your
return, whereupon I shall judge between you in that over which you have differed.
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As for those who disbelieve, I shall punish them a severe punishment in this world and in the Hereafter; and for them
there are no helpers..
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As for those who believe and do good deeds, He (Allah) will give them their rewards in full. Allah does not like
transgressors.
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This We recite to you of the Verses and the Message that is full of wisdom.
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Surely, the case of Isa , in the sight of Allah, is like the case of ‘Edam . He created him from dust, then He said to him,
.Be., and he came to be.
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The truth is from your Lord. So, do not be of those who doubt.
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If someone argues with you (O Prophet) over this after the knowledge that has come to you, say (to him), .Come, let us
call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then (let us) pray and invoke the
curse of Allah upon the liars..
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This is, indeed, the true narration. There exists no god but Allah. Allah is surely the Almighty, the All-Wise.
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So, should they turn back, Allah is fully aware of the mischievous people.
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Say, .O people of the Book, come to a word common between us and between you, that we worship none but Allah,
that we associate nothing with Him and that some of us do not take others as Lords instead of Allah.. Then, should they
turn back, say, .Bear witness that we are Muslims..
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O people of the Book, why do you argue about Ibrahim, while the Torah and the Injil were not revealed until after him?
Have you, then, no sense?
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Look, this is what you are — you have already argued about matters concerning which you have knowledge; why then
do you argue about matters of which you have no knowledge? Allah knows and you do not know.
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Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian. But he was upright, a Muslim, and was not one of those who associate
partners with Allah.
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The closest of people to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who believe; and Allah is the
Guardian of all believers.
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A group from the people of the Book loves to mislead you, while they mislead none but themselves, and they do not
realize.
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O people of the Book, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah (revealed in the former Scriptures to foretell about
the advent of the Holy Prophet ?) while you are yourselves witnesses (to those verses)?
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O People of the Book, why do you confound the truth with falsehood, and conceal the truth when you know (the
reality)?
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And a group from the people of the Book said (to their people), .Believe in what has been revealed to the believers in
the early part of the day, and disbelieve at the end of it, so that they may turn back.
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But do not believe (for real) except in those who follow your faith.. Say, .(Real) guidance is the guidance of Allah.. (But
all that you do is due to your envy) that someone is given what is similar to that which you have been given, or that they
argue against you before your Lord.. Say, .The bounty is in the hands of Allah. He gives it to whom He wills. Allah is AllEmbracing, All-Knowing.
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He chooses for His grace whom He wills. Allah is the Lord of great bounty..
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Among the people of the Book there is one who, if you entrust him with a heap (of gold or silver), will give it back to
you; and among them there is one who, if you entrust him with a single dinar (a coin of gold), he will not give it back to
you, unless you keep standing over him. This is because they have said, .There is no way we can be blamed in the matter
of the unlettered..And they tell lies about Allah knowingly.
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Why (will they) not (be blamed)? Whoever fulfils his pledge and fears Allah, then, Allah loves the God-fearing.
[3:77]
Surely, those who take a small price by (breaking) the covenant of Allah and their oaths, for them there is no share in
the Hereafter, and Allah will neither speak to them, nor will He look towards them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He
purify them. For them there is a painful punishment.
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Among them there is indeed a group who twist their tongues while (reading) the Book, so that you may deem it to be
from the Book, while it is not from the Book. They say, .It is from Allah., while it is not from Allah; and they tell lies about
Allah knowingly.
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It is not (possible) for a man that Allah gives him the Book, the wisdom and the prophethood, then he starts saying to
the people .Become my worshippers, aside from Allah. rather, (he would say), .Be men of the Lord; as you have been
teaching the Book, and as you have been learning it..
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Nor is it (possible for him) that he bids you to hold the angels and the prophets as Lords. Shall he bid you to disbelieve,
after your having become Muslims?
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When Allah made the prophets enter into a covenant: (saying) .If I give you a book and wisdom, then comes to you a
messenger verifying what is with you, you shall have to believe in him, and you shall have to support him.. He said, .Do
you affirm and accept my covenant in this respect?. They said, .We affirm.. He said, .Then, bear witness, and I am with
you among the witnesses..
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Then those who turn back after this, they are the sinful.
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Are they, then, seeking a religion other than that of Allah, while to Him alone submit all those in the heavens and the
earth, willingly or unwilling, and to Him they shall be returned?
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Say, .We believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to us and in what was revealed to Ibrahim, Ismail, IsHaq ,
Yaqub and the descendants, and in what has been given to Musa, Isa and the prophets, from their Lord: We do not
differentiate between any of them; and to Him we submit ourselves..
[3:85]
Whoever seeks a faith other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the
losers.
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How shall Allah give guidance to a people who disbelieved after they had accepted Faith and testified that the Prophet
is true and the clear signs had come to them? Allah does not give guidance to the unjust people.
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The punishment of such people is that upon them is the curse of Allah, of the angels and of the human beings
altogether.
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They will remain under it forever. Neither will the punishment be lightened for them, nor will they be given respite,
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except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways. Then, Allah is All-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.
[3:90]
Those who disbelieve after having accepted Faith and then increase in disbelief, their repentance shall never be
accepted. They are the ones who have lost the right path.
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Those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers, even an Earth-full of gold shall never be accepted from any of them, even
if one were to offer it as ransom. They are the ones for whom there is a painful punishment, and for them there are no
helpers.
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You shall never attain righteousness unless you spend from what you love. Whatsoever you spend, Allah is fully aware
of it.
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Every (kind of) food was lawful for the children of Isra‘il, except what Isra‘il had made unlawful for himself, well before
the Torah was revealed. Say, .Then, bring the Torah and recite it, if you are true..
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Then those who forge the lie against Allah, after all this,__ they are the transgressors.
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Say, .Allah has told the truth. So, follow the Faith of Ibrahim, the upright one. He was not one of those who ascribe
partners to Allah..
[3:96]
The first house set up for the people is surely the one in Makkah having blessings and guidance for all the worlds.
[3:97]
In it there are clear signs: The Station of Ibrahim! Whoever enters it is secure. As a right of Allah, it is obligatory on the
people to perform Hajj of the House – on everyone who has the ability to manage (his) way to it. If one disbelieves, then
Allah is independant of all the worlds.
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Say, .O people of the Book, why do you reject the verses of Allah while Allah is witness to what you do?.
[3:99]
Say, .O people of the Book, why do you hinder the believers from the way of Allah, trying to create crookedness in it,
while you yourselves are witnesses (to its being the right way)? Allah is not oblivious of what you do..
[3:100]
O you who believe, if you obey a group from those who have been given the Book (i.e. the Christians and the Jews), they
will turn you into infidels after you have embraced the faith.
[3:101]
How could you disbelieve while you are the ones to whom the verses of Allah are recited, and present amidst you is His
Messenger? Whoever holds on to Allah, is surely led to the straight path.
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O you who believe, fear Allah, as He should be feared, and let not yourself die save as Muslims.
[3:103]
Hold fast, all of you, to the cord of Allah, and be not divided. Remember the blessing of Allah upon you: When you were
enemies to each other, and He brought your hearts together, so that, you became brothers through His blessing. You
were at the brink of a pit of Fire, then He saved you from it. This is how Allah makes His signs clear to you, so that you
may take the right path.
[3:104]
There has to be a group of people from among you who call towards the good, and bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair.
And it is these who are successful.
[3:105]
Do not be like those who became divided and fell into disputes after the clear signs had come to them. Those are the
ones for whom there is a grave punishment
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on a day when some faces shall turn bright, and some faces shall turn dark. As for those whose faces turn dark, (they
shall be questioned): .Did you disbelieve after you had accepted the Faith? Now taste the punishment, because you
used to disbelieve..
[3:107]
As for those whose faces turn bright, they will rest in Allah‘s mercy. They will live there forever.
[3:108]
These are the verses of Allah We recite to you with all veracity. Allah does not intend to do injustice to (anyone in) the
worlds.
[3:109]
To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. To Allah all matters are returned.
[3:110]
You are the best Ummah ever raised for mankind. You bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair, and you believe in Allah. If the
people of the Book had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them, there are believers, while most of
them are sinners.
[3:111]
They shall never (be able to) cause you any harm except a little hurt. If they fight you, they will turn their backs on you,
then they shall not be helped.
[3:112]
Disgrace has been stamped over them wherever they are found, unless (saved) through a source from Allah and through
a source from men, and they have returned with wrath from Allah, and misery has been stamped over them. All this is
because they used to deny the signs of Allah, and to slay the prophets unjustly. All this is because they disobeyed and
transgressed the limits.
[3:113]
Not all of them are alike: Among the people of the Book there are those who are steadfast; they recite the verses of
Allah in the night hours, and they prostrate themselves;
[3:114]
they believe in Allah and the Hereafter, and bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair, and hasten towards good deeds. They are
among the righteous.
[3:115]
Whatever good they do, they shall never go unappreciated for it. Allah is All-Aware of the God-fearing.
[3:116]
Surely, those who disbelieve, neither their wealth nor their children shall help them against Allah; and they are the
people of the Fire. They shall be there forever.
[3:117]
The example of what they spend in this worldly life is just like a wind that, having chill within, struck the tillage of those
who wronged themselves, and destroyed it. Allah has not wronged them; rather, they did wrong to themselves.
[3:118]
O you who believe, do not take anyone as an insider but those from among your own selves. They would spare no effort
to do you mischief. They want you to be in trouble. Malice has come out of their mouths while what is concealed in
their hearts is still worse. We have made the signs clear to you, if only you understand.
[3:119]
Look, you are the ones who love them and they do not love you. You believe in all the books; (On the other hand,) when
they meet you, they say, .We believe., and when they are alone, they bite their finger-tips out of rage against you. Say,
.May you perish in your rage.. Surely, Allah is All-Aware of what lies in the hearts.
[3:120]
If something good happens to you, it annoys them, and if something evil befalls you, they are delighted with it. If you
keep patience and fear Allah, their cunning shall not harm you at all. Allah is All-Encompassing of what they do.
[3:121]
Recall the time when you left your house in the morning in order to place the believers in positions for fighting. Allah is
All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[3:122]
When two of your groups were about to lose heart, while Allah was their guardian! It is in Allah alone that the believers
must place their trust.
[3:123]
Allah certainly supported you at Badr when you were weak. So, fear Allah that you may be grateful
[3:124]
When you were saying to the believers, .Shall it not suffice you that your Lord should help you with three thousand of
the angels sent down (for you)?.
[3:125]
Of course, if you stay patient and fear Allah, and they come upon you even in this heat of theirs, your Lord will reinforce
you with five thousand of the angels, each having distinct marks.
[3:126]
And Allah did this solely to make it a good news for you, and so that your hearts may be at rest with it. Otherwise,
victory is from none but Allah, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.
[3:127]
(Allah helped you) so that He may cut off a flank of disbelievers or throw them down in disgrace, and they go back
frustrated.
[3:128]
You have no authority in the matter, unless Allah forgives them or punishes them, as they are unjust.
[3:129]
To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. He forgives whomsoever He wills and punishes
whomsoever He wills. Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.
[3:130]
O you who believe, do not eat up the amounts acquired through Riba (interest), doubled and multiplied. Fear Allah, so
that you may be successful,
[3:131]
and fear the Fire that has been prepared for the disbelievers.
[3:132]
Obey Allah and the Messenger, so that you may be blessed.
[3:133]
Race with one another towards Forgiveness from your Lord and towards a paradise the width of which spans the
heavens and the earth. It has been prepared for the God-fearing,
[3:134]
__the ones who spend (for Allah‘s sake) in prosperity and adversity, and those who control anger and forgive people.
And Allah loves those who are good in their deeds,
[3:135]
__and those who, when they happen to commit a shameful act or wrong themselves, remember Allah, then, seek
forgiveness for their sins__and who is there to forgive sins except Allah?___and do not persist in what they have done,
knowingly.
[3:136]
Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow where they shall live forever. And
excellent is the reward of those who work.
[3:137]
Many patterns of behavior have passed before you. So, traverse the land and see what was the fate of those who
rejected (the prophets).
[3:138]
This is a declaration for mankind, and guidance, and a lesson for the God-fearing.
[3:139]
Do not lose heart and do not grieve, and you are the upper-most if you are believers.
[3:140]
If you have received a wound, they have received a similar wound. Such days We rotate among the people, so that Allah
may know those who believe and let some of you be martyrs — and Allah does not like the unjust
[3:141]
— and so that Allah may purify those who believe and eradicate the disbelievers.
[3:142]
Do you think that you shall enter Paradise even before Allah knows those of you who carry out Jihad and those who are
steadfast.
[3:143]
You had longed for death before you faced it. Now, you have seen it with your eyes wide open.
[3:144]
MuHammad is but a messenger, there have been messengers before him. So, if he dies or is killed, would you turn back
on your heels? Whoever turns back on his heels can never harm Allah in the least. Allah shall soon reward the grateful.
[3:145]
It is not the choice of a person to die without the will of Allah, death being a time-bound destiny. Whoever seeks a
reward in this world, We shall give him out of it, and whoever seeks a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give him out of
it. We shall soon reward the grateful.
[3:146]
There have been many prophets with whom many men of Allah have fought; they did not lose heart for what they
suffered in the way of Allah, nor did they become weak, nor did they yield. Allah loves the steadfast.
[3:147]
They had nothing else to say except that they said: .Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses in our conduct, make
firm our feet and help us against the disbelieving people..
[3:148]
So, Allah gave them the return in this world and also the better rewards in the Hereafter. Allah loves those who do
good.
[3:149]
O you who believe, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will make you turn back on your heels, then you shall turn
into losers.
[3:150]
Instead, Allah is your Lord, and He is the best of all helpers.
[3:151]
We shall put awe into the hearts of those who disbelieve, since they have associated with Allah something for which He
has not sent any authority. Their ultimate place is the Fire; and evil is the abode of the unjust.
[3:152]
Allah has surely fulfilled His promise to you when you, with His will, were killing them off, until you showed weakness
and disputed in the matter and disobeyed after He had shown you what you liked.
Among you there were some who were seeking the mundane, and among you there were others who were seeking the
Hereafter. After that, He reversed your position against them, so that He may test you. Of course, He has forgiven you.
Allah is All-Gracious to the believers.
[3:153]
When you were going away, not even turning to look at anyone, and the Messenger was calling you from behind you.
He awarded you sorrow for sorrow, so that you should not grieve (in future) over what you lost, or for what you
suffered. Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
[3:154]
Then, after the grief, He poured tranquility upon you - a drowsiness overtaking a group of you. Another group was
worrying about their own selves, harboring thoughts about Allah that were untrue - thoughts of ignorance. They were
saying, .Is there anything in our hands?. Say, .The whole thing belongs to Allah.. They conceal in their hearts what they
do not disclose to you. They say, .If we had any say in the matter, we would not have been killed here..Say, .If you were
in your homes, those destined to be killed would have come out all the way to their (final) resting -places.. (All this was
done) so that Allah may test your inner qualities and may purify what is in your hearts. Allah is All-Aware of what lies in
the hearts.
[3:155]
Surely, those of you who turned back on the day when the two troops faced each other, Satan had but made them slip
for some of their deeds. Of course, Allah has forgiven them. Certainly, Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Forbearing.
[3:156]
O you who believe, do not be like those who disbelieved and said about their brethren while they travelled on the earth
or had to fight, .Had they been with us, they would have not died, nor would they have been killed.. The result is that
Allah makes it a remorse resting in their hearts. Allah gives life and brings death; Allah is watchful of what you do.
[3:157]
If you are killed in the way of Allah or die, the forgiveness from Allah and the mercy is far better than what they
accumulate
[3:158]
If you die or get killed, it is towards Allah that you shall be gathered.
[3:159]
So, (O Prophet) it is through mercy from Allah that you are gentle to them. Had you been rough and hard-hearted, they
would have dispersed from around you. So, pardon them, and seek Forgiveness for them. Consult them in the matter
and, once you have taken a decision, place your trust in Allah. Surely, Allah loves those who place their trust in Him.
[3:160]
If Allah helps you, there is none to overcome you. And if He abandons you, then, who is there to help you after that? In
Allah the believers should place their trust.
[3:161]
It is not conceivable from a prophet to misappropriate the spoils. Whoever misappropriates shall bring forth, on
Doomsday, what he misappropriated. Then, everybody shall be paid, in full, for what he has earned, and they shall not
be wronged.
[3:162]
How then, could one who submits to the pleasure of Allah be equal to him who returns with displeasure from Allah? His
ultimate place is the Fire; and what an evil end it is!
[3:163]
They are of various ranks with Allah. Allah is watchful of what they do.
[3:164]
Allah has surely conferred favor on the believers when He raised in their midst a messenger from among themselves
who recites to them His verses and makes them pure and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom, while earlier, they
were in open error.
[3:165]
How is it that, when you suffered a hardship the twice of which you had inflicted upon them, you say, .Where did this
come from?. Say, .This is from your own selves. Allah is surely Powerful over everything..
[3:166]
Whatever you suffered on the day when the two troops faced each other was by the will of Allah, and in order to know
the believers,
[3:167]
and in order to know those who are hypocrites. It was said to them, .Come on, fight in the way of Allah, or defend.. They
said, .Had we known it to be a fight we would have certainly followed you.. That day, they were nearer to disbelief than
they were to Belief. They utter from their mouths what is not in their hearts. Allah knows well what they conceal.
[3:168]
Those who said about their brethren, while themselves sitting, .Had they obeyed us, they would have not been killed..
Say, .Then avert death from yourselves if you are true..
[3:169]
Never take those killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, well-provided,
[3:170]
happy with what Allah has given them of His grace; and they feel pleased with the good news, about those left behind
them who could not join them, that there shall be no fear for them nor shall they grieve.
[3:171]
They feel pleased with blessing from Allah, and grace, and with the fact that Allah would not let the reward of the
believers be lost.
[3:172]
Those who responded to the call of Allah and the Messenger, even after they had received the wound, for those of
them who did good deeds and feared Allah there is a great reward
[3:173]
– (that is) those to whom people said, .The people have gathered against you; so, fear them.. It increased them in Faith
and they said, .Allah is fully sufficient for us, and the best One in whom to trust..
[3:174]
So, they returned with bounty from Allah, and grace, with no evil having even touched them, and submitted to the
pleasure of Allah. Allah is the Lord of great bounty.
[3:175]
It is none but Satan who frightens (you) of his friends. So, do not fear them; but fear Me, if you are believers.
[3:176]
Those who hasten towards disbelief should not make you grieve. They cannot harm Allah at all. Allah intends not to
spare for them any share in the Hereafter. For them there is a mighty punishment.
[3:177]
Certainly, those who bought disbelief in exchange for Belief cannot harm Allah at all. For them there is a painful
punishment.
[3:178]
Those who disbelieve should not think that the respite We give them is good for them. In fact, We give them respite
only that they may increase in sin, and for them there is a humiliating punishment.
[3:179]
Allah is not to leave the believers in the state you are in, unless He separates the impure from the pure. Allah is not to
inform you of the Unseen. But Allah selects from His messengers whom He wills. So, believe in Allah and His
messengers. If you believe, and fear Allah, you will deserve a great reward.
[3:180]
Those who withhold in miserliness what Allah has given them out of His grace should not take it as good for them.
Instead, it is bad for them. They shall be forced, on the Doomsday, to put on what they withheld, as iron-collars round
their necks. To Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth. Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
[3:181]
Allah has surely heard the words of those who said, .Allah is poor, and we are rich..We shall write down what they said,
and their killing of the prophets unjustly; and We shall say, .Taste the punishment of the flaming fire.
[3:182]
This is due to what your hands sent ahead and that Allah is not cruel to His servants..
[3:183]
(There are) those who have said, .Allah has directed us that we should not believe in a messenger unless he comes to us
with an offering to be eaten up by the fire..Say, .A number of messengers have come to you, before me, with clear signs
and with what you have said. So, why did you kill them, if you are true?
[3:184]
Then if they reject you, then messengers have been rejected before you. They came with clear signs and the Scriptures
and the enlightening Book.
[3:185]
Every soul has to taste death. It is on the Day of Judgement that you shall be paid your rewards in full. So, whoever has
been kept away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has really succeeded. The worldly life is nothing but an
illusionary enjoyment.
[3:186]
Of course, you shall be tested in your wealth and yourselves; and, of course, you shall hear hurting statements from
those who have been given the Book before you, and from those who associate (others with Allah in His divinity). If you
observe patience and fear Allah, then this (observance) is among the matters of firm resoLution.
[3:187]
When Allah took a pledge from those who were given the Book: .You shall make it known to people, and you shall not
conceal it,. they threw it away behind their backs, and acquired a small price for it. So, evil is what they acquire.
[3:188]
Do not think of those who are delighted with what they did, and love to be praised for what they never did - do not
think they are secure from the punishment. For them there is a painful punishment.
[3:189]
To Allah belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Allah is powerful to do every thing.
[3:190]
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for the
people of wisdom,
[3:191]
who remember Allah standing and sitting, and (lying) on their sides, and ponder on the creation of the heavens and the
earth (and say) .Our Lord, You have not created all this in vain. We proclaim Your purity. So, save us from the
punishment of Fire.
[3:192]
Our Lord, whomsoever You admit into the Fire, he is disgraced by You indeed, and for the unjust there are no
supporters.
[3:193]
Our Lord, We heard a herald calling towards Faith: Believe in your Lord.‘ So we believed. Our Lord, forgive us, then,
our sins, and write off our evil deeds, and make us die only when we have joined the righteous.
[3:194]
Our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your messengers, and do not put us to disgrace on the Day of
Judgement. Surely you do not go back on Your promise..
[3:195]
So, their Lord answered their prayer: .I do not allow the labour of any worker from among you, male or female, to go to
waste. You are similar to one another. So, those who emigrated, and were expelled from their homes, and were
tortured in My way, and fought, and were killed, I shall certainly write off their evil deeds, and shall certainly admit
them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. It is Allah with Whom lies the beauty of the
reward.
[3:196]
The strutting of the disbelievers about the land should not deceive you.
[3:197]
It is just a little enjoyment. After that, their resort is Hell; and it is an evil abode.
[3:198]
But those who fear their Lord, for them there are Gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will live forever – as
hospitality from Allah. What is with Allah is best for the righteous.
[3:199]
Surely, among the people of the Book there are those who believe in Allah, and in what has been sent down to you and
what has been sent down to them, humbling themselves before Allah. They do not barter away the verses of Allah for
paltry (worldly) gains. They have their reward with their Lord. Surely, Allah is swift at reckoning.
[3:200]
O you who believe, be patient, compete with each other in patience, and guard your frontiers and fear Allah, so that you
may be successful.

Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

English Translation:
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.
[2:1]
Alif. Lam. Mim .
[2:2]
This Book has no doubt in it - a guidance for the God-fearing,
[2:3]
who believe in the Unseen, and are steadfast in Salah (prayer), and spend out of what We have provided them;
[2:4]
and who believe in what has been revealed to you and what has been revealed before you; and they have faith in the
Hereafter.
[2:5]
It is these who are guided by their Lord; and it is just these who are successful.
[2:6]
Surely for those who have disbelieved, it is all the same whether you warn them or you warn them not: they do not
believe.
[2:7]
Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing; and on their eyes there is a covering, and for them awaits a
mighty punishment.
[2:8]
And among men there are some who say, .We believe in Allah and in the Last Day., yet they are not believers.
[2:9]
They try to deceive Allah and those who believe, while they are not deceiving anyone except themselves, although they
are unaware of it.
[2:10]
In their hearts there is a malady, so Allah has made them grow in their malady; and for them there is a grievous
punishment, because they have
been lying.
[2:11]
When it is said to them, .Do not spread disorder on the earth., they say, .We are but reformers..
[2:12]
Beware, it is, in fact, they who spread disorder, but they do not appreciate.
[2:13]
And when it is said to them, .Believe as people have believed,. they say, .Shall we believe as the fools have believed?.
Beware, it is, in fact, they who are the fools, but they do not know.
[2:14]
When they meet those who believe, they say, .We have entered Faith;. but when they are alone with their satans, they
say, .Indeed, we are with you; we were only mocking..
[2:15]
It is Allah who mocks at them, and lets them go on wandering blindly in their rebellion.
[2:16]
These are the people who have bought error at the price of guidance; so their trade has brought no gain, nor have they
reached the right Path.
[2:17]
Their situation is like that of a man who kindles a fire, and when it illuminates everything around him, Allah takes away
their lights and leaves them in layers of darkness, so that they see nothing.
[2:18]
Deaf, dumb and blind, they shall not return.
[2:19]
Or (it is) like a rainstorm from the sky, bringing darkness, thunder and lightning; they thrust their fingers in their ears
against the thunderclaps for fear of death, ___and Allah encompasses the disbelievers__
[2:20]
and lightning (all but) snatches away their eyesight; every time a flash gives them light, they walk by it; and when
darkness falls upon them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He would certainly take away their hearing and their eyes:
surely Allah is powerful to do anything.
[2:21]
O people, worship your Lord who created you and those before you, so that you may become God-fearing.
[2:22]
He is the One who made the earth a bed for you, and the sky a roof, and sent down water from the sky, then brought
forth with it fruits, as a provision for you. So, do not set up parallels to Allah when you know.
[2:23]
If you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then bring a Surah similar to this, and do call your
supporters other than Allah, if you are true.
[2:24]
But if you do not – and you will never be able to – then guard yourselves against the Fire, the fuel of which will be men
and stones. It has been prepared for disbelievers.
[2:25]
And give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds that for them there are gardens beneath which rivers
flow. Every time they are given a fruit from there to eat, they will say, .This is what we have been given before.; and
they will be given (fruits) resembling one another.
And for them there shall be wives purified; and there they will live forever.
[2:26]
Indeed, Allah does not feel shy in citing any parable, be it that of a gnat or of something above it (in meanness). Now, as
for those who believe, they know it is the truth from their Lord; while those who disbelieve say, .What could Allah have
meant by this parable?. By this He lets many go astray, and by this He makes many find guidance. But He does not let
anyone go astray thereby except those who are sinful
[2:27]
— those who break the Covenant of Allah after it has been made binding, and cut off the relations Allah has
commanded to be joined, and spread disorder on the earth - it is these who are the losers.
[2:28]
.How is it that you deny Allah, while you were lifeless and He gave you life; then He will make you die, and then He will
make you live again, and then to Him you will be returned?
[2:29]
It is He who created for you all that the earth contains; then He turned to the heavens and made them seven skies —
and He is the knower of all things.
[2:30]
(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels, .I am going to create a deputy on the earth!. They said, .Will You create
there one who will
spread disorder on the earth and cause bloodshed, while we proclaim Your purity, along with your praise, and sanctify
Your name?. He said, .Certainly, I know what you know not..
[2:31]
And He taught ‘Adam the names, all of them; then presented them before the angels, and said, .Tell me their names, if
you are right..
[2:32]
They said, .To You belongs all purity! We have no knowledge except what You have given us. Surely, You alone are the
All-knowing, All-wise..
[2:33]
He said, .O ‘Adam, tell them the names of all these.. When he told them their names, Allah said, .Did I not tell you that I
know the secrets of the skies and of the earth, and that I know what you disclose and what you conceal.
[2:34]
And when We said to the angels: .Prostrate yourselves before ‘Adam!. So, they prostrated themselves, all but Iblis
(Satan). He refused, and became one of the infidels.
[2:35]
And We said, .O ‘Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise; and eat at pleasure wherever you like, but do not go near
this tree, otherwise you will be (counted) among the transgressors..
[2:36]
Then, Satan caused them to slip from it, and brought them out of where they had been. And We said, .Go down, all of
you, some of you the enemies of others; and on the earth there will be for you a dwelling place and enjoyment for a
time..
[2:37]
Then ‘Adam learned certain words (to pray with) from his Lord; so, Allah accepted his repentance. No doubt, He is the
Most-Relenting, the Very-Merciful.
[2:38]
We said, .Go down from here, all of you. Then, should some guidance come to you from Me, those who follow My
guidance shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.
[2:39]
As for those who disbelieve, and deny Our signs, they are the people of the Fire. They shall dwell in it forever..
[2:40]
O Children of Isra‘il (the Israelites), remember My blessing that I conferred upon you, and fulfill the covenant with Me,
and I shall fulfill your covenant, and have awe of Me alone.
[2:41]
And have faith in what I have revealed, confirming what is already with you, and do not be the first to deny it, nor take a
paltry price for My verses. Fear Me alone.
[2:42]
and do not confound truth with falsehood, and do not hide the truth when you know (it).
[2:43]
And be steadfast in Salah (prayer), and pay Zakah, and bow down with those who bow down.
[2:44]
Do you enjoin righteousness upon others while you ignore your own selves, although you keep reciting the Book? Have
you then no sense?
[2:45]
Seek help through patience and prayer. It is indeed exacting, but not for those who are humble in their hearts,
[2:46]
who bear in mind that they are to meet their Lord, and that to Him they are to return.
[2:47]
O Children of Isra‘il (Israel), remember My blessing that I conferred upon you, and that I gave you excellence over the
worlds;
[2:48]
and guard yourselves against a day when no one shall stand for anyone in anything, nor shall intercession be accepted
on anyone‘s behalf, nor shall ransom be taken from him, and neither shall any be given support.
[2:49]
(Remember) when We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh! They had been inflicting on you grievous torment,
slaughtering your sons and leaving your women alive. In all that, there was a great trial from your Lord.
[2:50]
And (recall) when We parted the sea for you; then We saved you, and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were
looking on!
[2:51]
And when We appointed forty nights for Musa, then you took the calf (as God) thereafter, and you were unjust.
[2:52]
Yet We pardoned you, even after that, so that you may show gratitude.
[2:53]
Then We gave Musa the Book and the Criterion (of right and wrong), so that you may find the right path.
[2:54]
When Musa said to his people: .My people, you have wronged yourselves by your taking the calf (as God). So, turn in
repentance to your Creator, and slay yourselves. That will be better for you in the sight of your Creator.. Then, He
accepted your repentance. Indeed He is the Most-Relenting, the Very-Merciful.
[2:55]
When you said, .Musa, we will never believe you till we see Allah openly!. So, the thunderbolt took you while you were
looking on.
[2:56]
Then, We raised you up after your death, so that you might show gratitude.
[2:57]
And We made the cloud give you shade, and sent down to you Mann and Salwa: .Eat of the good things We have
provided to you.. And they (by their ingratitude) did Us no harm, but were harming only themselves.
[2:58]
When We said, .Enter this town, and eat to your heart‘s content wherever you wish in it; and enter the gate prostrating
yourselves and say: HiTTah (we seek forgiveness), so that We forgive your errors. And We shall give much more to those
who do good..
[2:59]
But those who were unjust substituted another word for the one that was prescribed for them. So, We sent down a
scourge from heaven upon those who were unjust, because they had acted sinfully.
[2:60]
When Musa sought water for his people, We said, .Strike the rock with your staff,. And twelve springs gushed forth from
it. Each group of people came to know their drinking place. .Eat and drink of what Allah has provided, and do not go
about the earth spreading disorder..
[2:61]
And when you said, .Musa , we will no longer confine ourselves to a single food: So, pray for us to your Lord that He may
bring forth for us of what the earth grows — of its vegetable, its cucumbers, its wheat, its lentils and its onions.. He said,
.Do you want to take what is inferior in exchange for what is better? Go down to a town, and you will have what you ask
for.. Then they were stamped with disgrace and misery, and they returned with wrath from Allah. That was because
they used to deny the signs of Allah, and would slay the prophets unjustly. That was because they disobeyed and
transgressed all limits.
[2:62]
Surely, those who believed in Allah, and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabians, __whosoever believes in Allah
and in the Last Day, and does good deeds – all such people will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no
reason for them to fear, nor shall they grieve.
[2:63]
And when We took the pledge from you, and raised high above you the (Mount of) Tur: .Hold fast to what We have
given to you, and remember what is in it, so that you may become God-fearing..
[2:64]
Then even after that, you turned away. So, had it not been for the grace of Allah upon you, and His mercy, you would
have been among the losers.
[2:65]
Certainly you have knowledge of those among you who transgressed in (the matter of) the Sabbath. We said to them,
.Become apes, abased..
[2:66]
Thus, We made it a deterrent for those around and (those who came) after them — and a lesson for the God-fearing.
[2:67]
When Musa said to his people, .Allah commands you to slaughter a cow., they said, .Are you making fun of us?. He said,
.I seek refuge with Allah from being one of the ignorant..
[2:68]
They said, .Pray for us to your Lord that He makes it clear to us what sort (of cow) should she be.. He said, .He says she
should be a cow neither too old, nor too young - of some middle age in between. Now, do what you are being asked to
do..
[2:69]
They said, .Pray for us to your Lord that He makes it clear to us of what colour it should be.. He said: .He says that she
should be a yellow cow, rich yellow in her colour that should please the onlookers..
[2:70]
They said, .Pray for us to your Lord that He makes it clear to us of what sort should she be, for this cow has made us
confused and, if Allah wills, We shall certainly take the right course..
[2:71]
He said, .He says that it should be a cow which is not tractable for tilling the soil or in watering the fields, (and it should
be) sound and without blemish.. They said, .Now, you have come up with the right description.. Then they slaughtered
her, although it appeared that they would not do it.
[2:72]
And when you killed a man, and started putting the blame for it on one another, while Allah was to bring forth what you
were holding back.
[2:73]
So, We said, .Strike him with a part of it.. This is how Allah revives the dead; and He shows you His signs, so that you
may understand.
[2:74]
When, even after that, your hearts were hardened, as if they were rocks, or still worse in hardness. For surely among
the rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth, and there are others that crack open and water flows from them,
and there are still others that fall down in fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
[2:75]
(O Muslims) do you still fancy that they will believe you, although a group of them used to hear the word of Allah, and
then, having understood it, used to distort it knowingly?
[2:76]
When they meet those who believe, they say, .We believe.. But when some of them meet others in private, they say,
.Do you tell them (the Muslims) what Allah has disclosed to you so that they may thereby argue against you before your
Lord? Will you, then, not use reason?.
[2:77]
Are they not aware that Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal?
[2:78]
And some among them are illiterate who have no knowledge of the Book, but have some fancies and do nothing but
conjecture.
[2:79]
So, woe to those who write the Book with their hands and then say, .This is from Allah., so that they may gain thereby a
trifling price. Then, woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn.
[2:80]
They say, .The fire shall not touch us for more than a few days.. Say, .Have you taken a pledge from Allah, and Allah will
not go against His promise? Or, do you say about Allah what you do not know?.
[2:81]
Why not? Those who commit evil and are besieged by their sins, those are people of the Fire - there they shall live
forever.
[2:82]
As for those who believe, and do good deeds, they are the people of Paradise - there they will live forever.
[2:83]
(Remember) when We took a pledge from the children of Isra‘il (Israel): .You shall not worship anyone other than Allah;
and you shall do good to the parents, and to near of kin, and to orphans and the needy. And say to the people what is
good, and be steadfast in Salah (prayer), and pay Zakah .. Then, you went back (on your word), all but a few among you,
and you are used to turning away.
[2:84]
When We took a pledge from you: .You shall not shed the blood of one another, and you shall not drive one another out
of your homes.. Then you agreed, being yourselves the witnesses.
[2:85]
Yet, here you are, killing one another, and driving a group of your own people out of their homes, supporting each other
against them in sin and aggression — and if they come to you as prisoners, you would ransom them, while their very
expulsion was unlawful for you! Do you, then, believe in some parts of the Book, and disbelieve in others? So, what can
be the punishment of those among you who do that, except disgrace in present life? And, on the Day of Judgement,
they shall be turned to the most severe punishment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
[2:86]
Those are the ones who bought the worldly life at the cost of the Hereafter. So, punishment shall not be lightened for
them, nor shall they be helped.
[2:87]
Indeed, We gave Musa the Book, and after him We sent messengers, one following the other; and We gave clear signs
to Isa, the son of Maryam (Jesus, the son of Mary), and supported him with the Holy Spirit. Then, how is it that every
time a prophet came to you with what does not meet your desires, you grew arrogant? So, you gave the lie to a group
(of the messengers) and killed others.
[2:88]
And they said, .Our hearts are veiled.. Rather, Allah has cast damnation upon them for their disbelief. So, they believe
just in very little things
[2:89]
And when there came to them a Book from Allah, which confirms what was with them,__ while earlier, they used to
seek help against those who disbelieved, __ yet when there came to them that which they did recognize, they denied it.
So the curse of Allah is upon the disbelievers.
[2:90]
Vile is that for which they have sold out their selves: that they should deny what Allah has revealed, grudging that Allah
should send down some of His bounty to whomsoever He wills from among His servants. So, they came out with wrath
upon wrath. And for the unbelievers, there is humiliating punishment.
[2:91]
When it is said to them, .Believe in what Allah has revealed,. they say, .We believe in what has been revealed to us. —
and they deny what is beyond it, whereas that is the truth which confirms what is with them. Say, .Why then have you
been slaying the prophets of Allah earlier, if you were believers?.
[2:92]
And certainly Musa came to you with clear signs, then you adopted the calf (as god) after his departure (to the mount of
Tur) — and you were transgressors.
[2:93]
And when We took a pledge from you, and raised high the (mount of) Tur above you: .Hold fast to what We have given
you, and listen.! They said, .We have heard and disobeyed.. And, on account of their denial, they were soaked with love
for the calf in their hearts. Say: .Evil is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you are believers..
[2:94]
Say: .If the Last Abode near Allah is purely for you, to the exclusion of all people, then make a wish for death, if you are
true..
[2:95]
But they will never wish for it because of what their hands have sent ahead. Allah is All-Aware of the unjust.
[2:96]
You shall surely find them the more avid, for life than all other men — even more than the polytheists. Every one of
them would love that his life is prolonged for one thousand years. But it will not take him away from punishment that
his life is (so) prolonged, and Allah is watchful of what they do.
[2:97]
Say, if someone is an enemy to Jibra‘il (Gabriel) (it can by no means degrade him for) it is he who has brought it (the
Qur‘an) down upon your heart by the permission of Allah, confirming what has been before it, and a guidance and good
tidings to the believers.
[2:98]
If someone is an enemy to Allah, His angels, and His messengers, and to Jibra‘il (Gabriel) and Mika‘il (Michael), then
Allah is enemy to the disbelievers.
[2:99]
And certainly We have revealed to you clear signs. And no one denies them except the sinful.
[2:100]
Would it always be that every time they enter into a pact, a group from among them should throw it aside? In fact, most
of them do not believe.
[2:101]
And when a messenger from Allah came to them, confirming what was already with them, some from among the
people of the Book threw the Book of Allah behind their backs, as if they did not know.
[2:102]
They followed what the devils used to recite in the reign of Sulaiman (Solomon); and it was not Sulaiman who became
an infidel, but the devils did become infidels, teaching people magic, and what had been sent down to the two angels,
Harut and Marut, in Babylon. And these two did not teach anyone without first having said (to him), .We are but a trial,
so do not go infidel.. Then, they used to learn from them that with which they could cause separation between a man
and his wife. But they were not to bring harm through it to anyone without the will of Allah. They used to learn what
harmed them and did no good to them; and they certainly knew that he who buys it has no share in the Hereafter. And,
indeed, vile is the thing for which they sold themselves away. If only they knew!
[2:103]
And had they accepted the faith, and been God-fearing, the reward from Allah would have always been far better. If
only they knew!
[2:104]
O you who believe, do not say Ra=ina, but say UnZurna, and listen, as there is a grievous punishment for the
unbelievers.
[2:105]
Those who disbelieve from among the people of the Book and the idolaters do not like that any good should come to
you from your Lord. But Allah chooses for His grace whomsoever He wills, and Allah is the Lord of great bounty.
[2:106]
Whenever We abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten, We bring one better than it or one equal to it. Do you not
know that Allah is powerful over everything?
[2:107]
Do you not know that to Allah alone belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth? Other than Allah, you have
neither a patron, nor a helper.
[2:108]
Or, do you rather want to question your Prophet as Musa was questioned earlier? And whoever takes infidelity in
exchange for faith has certainly missed the straight path.
[2:109]
(O Muslims,) many among the people of the Book desire to turn you, after your accepting the faith, back into
disbelievers — all out of envy on their part, even after the truth has become clear to them. So, forgive and overlook till
Allah brings out His command. Certainly, Allah is powerful over everything.
[2:110]
And be steadfast in Salah (prayer), and give Zakah. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with
Allah. Certainly, Allah is watchful of what you do.
[2:111]
They say that no one shall ever enter Paradise unless he is a Jew, or a Christian. These are their fancies. Say, .Bring your
proof, if you are truthful..
[2:112]
Of course, whosoever submits his face to Allah, and is good in deeds, will have his reward with his Lord, and there shall
be no fear for such people, nor shall they grieve.
[2:113]
The Jews say: .The Christians have nothing to stand on. and the Christians say .The Jews have nothing to stand on. while
they both read the Book! Similarly, those who do not know have said like they (the Jews and the Christians) say. So,
Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection in what they used to dispute.
[2:114]
Who is more cruel than the one who prevents the mosques of Allah from His name being recited therein, and strives for
their destruction? It was not for such men to enter them except in awe. For them there is disgrace in this world, and for
them there is a mighty punishment in the other world.
[2:115]
To Allah belongs the East and the West. So, whichever way you turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is AllEmbracing, All-Knowing.
[2:116]
They say: .Allah has got a son.. Pure is He. Instead, to Him belongs all that there is in the heavens and the earth. All
stand obedient to Him.
[2:117]
(He is the) Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decides a matter, He simply says to it: .Be., and it comes to
be.
[2:118]
Those who do not know say: .Why is it that Allah does not speak to us, nor does a sign come to us?. So spoke those
before them as these people do. Their hearts resemble each other. We have indeed made the signs clear for the people
who have certitude.
[2:119]
Surely, We have sent you with the truth, as a bearer of good tidings, and a warner, and you will not be asked about the
people of Hell.
[2:120]
The Jews will never be pleased with you, nor will the Christians, unless you follow their faith. Say: .Guidance of Allah is,
indeed, the guidance.. Were you to follow their desires despite the knowledge that has come to you, there shall be no
friend for you against Allah, nor a helper.
[2:121]
Those to whom We have given the Book and they recite it observing the rights of its recitation — they are the ones who
believe in it. And those who disbelieve in it, they are the losers.
[2:122]
O children of Isra‘il (Israel), remember My blessing that I conferred upon you, and that I gave you excellence over the
worlds.
[2:123]
And guard yourselves against a day when no one shall stand for anyone for anything, nor shall ransom be accepted from
anyone, nor shall intercession be of benefit to him, nor shall any support be given to such people.
[2:124]
When his Lord put Ibrahim to a test with certain Words, and he fulfilled them, He said, .I am going to make you an Imam
for the people..He said, .And from among my progeny?. He replied, .My promise does not extend to the unjust..
[2:125]
When We made the House (Ka=bah of Makkah) a frequented place for men, and a place of peace! Make from the
Station of Ibrahim a place of prayer. We gave the (following directive) to Ibrahim and Ismail (Ishmael): .Purify My House
for those who are to circumambulate (make Tawaf) and those who stay in I=tikaf, and those who bow down or prostrate
themselves (in prayers).
[2:126]
(Recall) when Ibrahim said, .My Lord, make this a city of peace, and provide its people with fruits - those of them who
believe in Allah and the Last Day.. He (Allah) said, .As for the one who disbelieves, I shall let him enjoy a little, then I shall
drag him to the punishment of the Fire. How evil an end it is!
[2:127]
When Ibrahim was raising up the foundations of the House, along with Ismail (Ishmael) (supplicating): .Our Lord accept
(this service) from us! Indeed, You - and You alone - are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing!
[2:128]
Our Lord, make us both submissive to You, and (make) of our progeny as well, a people submissive to You and show us
our ways of Pilgrimage and accept our repentance. Indeed, You - and You alone - are the Most-Relenting, the VeryMerciful.
[2:129]
And, our Lord, raise in their midst a Messenger from among them, who should recite to them Your verses, and teach
them the Book and the wisdom, and cleanse them of all impurities. Indeed You, and You alone, are the All-Mighty, the
All-Wise..
[2:130]
Who can turn away from the faith of Ibrahim except the one who has debased himself in folly? Indeed We have chosen
him in this world. And he is certainly among the righteous in the Hereafter.
[2:131]
When his Lord said to him, .Submit!. He said, .I submit myself to the Lord of all the worlds..
[2:132]
And Ibrahim exhorted the same to his sons, and so did Ya=qub (Jacob): .My sons, Allah has certainly chosen for you the
Faith. So, let not death overtake you but as Muslims..
[2:133]
Is it that you were present when death approached Ya=qub, when he said to his sons: .What will you worship after me.?
They said, .We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Ibrahim, Ismail (Ishmael) and IsHaq (Isaac), the one
God, and to Him we submit ourselves..
[2:134]
Those are a people who have passed away. For them is what they earned, and for you is what you earned. Nor shall you
be questioned as to what they have been doing.
[2:135]
They said, .Become Jews or Christians, and you will find the right path.. Say: .Instead, (we follow) the faith of Ibrahim,
the upright, - and he was not one of those who associate partners with Allah..
[2:136]
Say (O, Muslims): .We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us, and in what has been revealed to Ibrahim,
Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya=qub and his children, and in what has been given to Musa and Isa (Jesus) and what has
been given to the prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between any of them, and to Him we submit
ourselves..
[2:137]
So, if they believe in the same way as you believe, they will have certainly found the right path, and if they turn away,
then the fact is that they are in antagonism. Then Allah will suffice you against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the AllKnowing.
[2:138]
(We dye ourselves with) the colouring of Allah! For who is better in colouring than Allah? We are to worship none but
Him.
[2:139]
Say: .Would you argue with us about Allah, when He is our Lord as well as your Lord? For us our deeds, and for you your
deeds! And we are faithful to Him.
[2:140]
Or, would you say that Ibrahim, Isma=il, IsHaq, Ya=qub and their children were Jews or Christians?. Say: .Do you know
better or does Allah?. Who can be more unjust than the one who conceals the testimony he has from Allah? Allah is not
unaware of what you do.
[2:141]
Those are a people who have passed away. For them is what they earned, and for you is what you earned, and you shall
not be questioned about what they have been doing.
[2:142]
The foolish among the people will say: .What has turned them away from their Qiblah which they used to observe?. Say:
.To Allah belong the East and the West. He guides whom He wills to a straight path..
[2:143]
In the same way We made you a moderate Ummah (community), so that you should be witnesses over the people, and
the Messenger a witness to you. And We did not prescribe the Qiblah which you used to observe except to know the
one who follows the Messenger as distinct from the one who turns on his heels. It was burdensome indeed, but not on
those whom Allah guided. Allah will not allow your faith go to waste. Certainly Allah is very kind, very merciful to the
people.
[2:144]
We have been seeing you turning your face to the heavens. So, We will certainly assign to you a Qiblah that you would
like. Now, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and (O Muslims), wherever you
are, turn your faces in its direction. Even those who have been given the Book know well that it is the truth from their
Lord, and Allah is not unaware of what they do.
[2:145]
Even if you bring every sign to those who have been given the Book, they would not follow your Qiblah, and you are not
to follow their Qiblah, nor are they to follow each other‘s Qiblah. If you were to follow their desires despite the
knowledge that has come to you, you will then certainly be among the unjust.
[2:146]
Those whom We have given the Book recognize him (the Holy Prophet) as they recognize their own sons. In fact, a
group of them conceals the truth, while they know (it).
[2:147]
The truth is from your Lord. So, never be among those who doubt (it)..
[2:148]
For everyone there is a direction to which he turns his face. Strive, then, to excel each other in good deeds. Wherever
you are, Allah will bring you all together. Allah is certainly powerful over everything.
[2:149]
From wherever you set out, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram). That, indeed, is
the truth from your Lord, and Allah is not unaware of what you do.
[2:150]
And from wherever you set out, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and (O
Muslims), wherever you are, turn your faces in its direction, so that people should have no argument against you,
except for those among them who are unjust,__ do not fear them, but fear Me__, and so that I should perfect My
blessings upon you, and that you may take the right path.
[2:151]
As also We have sent in your midst a messenger from among you, who recites to you Our verses, and purifies you, and
teaches you the Book and the wisdom, and teaches you what you did not know.
[2:152]
So Remember Me, and I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and be not ungrateful to Me.
[2:153]
O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer. Surely, Allah is with those who are patient.
[2:154]
Do not say of those who are slain in the way of Allah that they are dead. Instead, they are alive, but you do not perceive.
[2:155]
Surely We will test you with a bit of fear and hunger, and loss in wealth and lives and fruits, and give good tidings to the
patient.
[2:156]
who, when a suffering visits them, say: .We certainly belong to Allah, and to Him we are bound to return..
[2:157]
Those are the ones upon whom there are blessings from their Lord, and mercy as well; and those are the ones who are
on the right path.
[2:158]
Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the marks of Allah. So whoever comes to the House for Hajj or performs =Umrah,
there is no sin for him if he makes rounds between them; whoever comes up with good on his own, then Allah is
Appreciating, All-Knowing.
[2:159]
Surely, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance We have revealed, even after We have explained them for
people in the Book, upon them Allah casts damnation, and they are cursed by all those who curse.
[2:160]
Yet, those who repent and correct and declare (what they used to conceal), their repentance is accepted by Me. I am
the Most-Relenting, the Most-Merciful.
[2:161]
Indeed, those who disbelieved and died while they were disbelievers, upon them is the curse of Allah, and of angels, and
of all human beings together,
[2:162]
in a way that they will remain in it forever. Neither the punishment will be lightened for them, nor will they be given
respite.
[2:163]
Your god is one God: There is no god but He, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.
[2:164]
Surely, in the creation of heavens and earth, and the alternation of night and day, and the ships that sail in the sea,
carrying that which benefits men, and in the water Allah sent down from the sky, then revived with it the earth after it
was dead, and in every creature He has scattered on it, and in turning of winds, and in the clouds employed to serve
between heaven and earth, there are signs for those who have sense.
[2:165]
Among the people there are some who set up co-gods beside Allah whom they love like the love due to Allah. But those
who believe are most firm in their love for Allah. Would that the unjust people could perceive - when they see the
torment (i.e. any calamity in this world) - that all power belongs to Allah alone, and that Allah is severe in punishment!
[2:166]
(Imagine the time) when those who were followed will disown their followers, and they (all) will see the punishment,
and the bonds between them will be cut asunder,
[2:167]
and those who followed will say, .We wish we had another (chance to) return (to the world), so that we may disown
them as they had disowned us.. Thus Allah will show them that their deeds were (nothing but) causes of remorse for
them, and they are not to come out of the Fire.
[2:168]
O people, eat permissible good things out of what lies in the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan);
indeed, he is an open enemy for you.
[2:169]
He orders you only to (do) evil and immodest acts, and that you ascribe to Allah what you do not know.
[2:170]
When it is said to them: .Follow what Allah has sent down,. they say: .Instead, we would follow that (religion) on which
we have found our fathers.. Is it so, even though their fathers had no understanding at all, nor had they been on the
right path?
[2:171]
The example of (calling) those who disbelieve is such as someone is shouting at an animal that hears nothing but a call
and cry. They are deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand
[2:172]
O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided to you and be grateful to Allah, if it is He whom you
worship (in real terms).
[2:173]
He has only prohibited for you carrion, blood, the flesh of swine and that upon which a name of someone other than
=Allah‘ has been invoked. Then, whoever is compelled by necessity, neither seeking pleasure nor transgressing, there is
no sin on him. Verily, Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.
[2:174]
Verily, those who conceal the Book Allah has revealed, and earn thereby a small price, they eat nothing into their bellies
but fire, and Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He purify them, and for them there is painful
punishment.
[2:175]
They are those who have bought the wrong way at the price of the right way, and punishment at the price of pardon.
How well they endure the Fire!
[2:176]
All that is because Allah revealed the Book with the truth. Yet, those who have opted for dissension about the Book are
in extreme division (among themselves)
[2:177]
Righteousness is not (merely) that you turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteousness is that one believes
in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Book and the Prophets, and gives wealth, despite (his) love for it, to
relatives, and to orphans, the helpless, the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and (spends) in (freeing) slaves and observes
the Salah (prayers) and pays Zakah___and (the act of) those who fulfill their covenant when they enter into a covenant,
and, of course, those who are patient in hardship and suffering and when in battle! Those are the ones who are truthful,
and those are the God-fearing.
[2:178]
O you who believe, QiSaS has been prescribed for you in the case of murdered people: The freeman (will be killed) for
the freeman, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. However, if one is somewhat forgiven by his
brother, the recourse (of the latter) is to pursue the former (for blood money) with fairness, and the obligation (of the
former) is to pay (it) to the latter in a nice way. That is a relief from your Lord, and a mercy. So, whoever transgresses
after all that will have a painful punishment.
[2:179]
There is life for you in QiSaS, O people of wisdom, so that you may refrain (from killing).
[2:180]
It is enjoined upon you, when death approaches any one of you and he leaves some wealth, that he must bequeath for
the parents and the nearest of kin in the approved manner, being an obligation on the God-fearing.
[2:181]
Then, whoever changes it after he has heard it, its sin will only be on those who change it. Surely, Allah is All-hearing,
All-knowing.
[2:182]
But, whoever apprehends a mistake (unintentional) or a sin (intentional) from a testator, and puts things right between
them, then there is no sin on him. Surely, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[2:183]
O you who believe, the fasts have been enjoined upon you as they were enjoined upon those before you, so that you
may be God-fearing,
[2:184]
for days few in number. However, should any one of you be sick or on a journey, then (he should fast) a number of
other days (equal to the missed ones); and those who have the strength, (still, they do not opt for fasting,) on them
there is a fidyah (compensation), that is, the feeding of a poor person. Then whoever does good voluntarily, that is
better for him. 98 However, that you fast is better for you, if you only knew.
[2:185]
The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Qur‘an was revealed as guidance for mankind, and as clear signs that
show the right way and distinguish between right and wrong. So those of you who witness the month must fast in it. But
the one who is sick, or is on a journey (should fast) as much from other days (as he missed). Allah intends (to provide)
ease for you and does not intend (to create) hardship for you. All this is so that you may complete the number (of fasts
as prescribed) and proclaim the Takbir of Allah for having guided you, and (so) that you may be grateful.
[2:186]
When My servants ask you about Me, then (tell them that) I am near. I respond to the call of one when he prays to Me;
so they should respond to Me, and have faith in Me, so that they may be on the right path.
[2:187]
It is made lawful for you, in the nights of fasts, to have sex with your women. They are apparel for you, and you are
apparel for them. Allah knows that you have been betraying yourselves, so He relented towards you and pardoned you.
So now you can have sexual intimacy with them and seek what Allah has destined for you and eat and drink until the
white thread of the dawn becomes distinct from the black thread; then complete the fast up to the night. But do not
have sexual intimacy with them while you are staying in mosques for Itikaf. These are the limits set by Allah, so do not
go near them. Thus Allah manifests His signs to the people, so that they may be God-fearing.
[2:188]
Do not eat up each other‘s property by false means, nor approach with it the authorities to eat up a portion of the
property of the people sinfully, while you know (that you are unjust in doing so).
[2:189]
They ask you about the new moons. Say: They are indicative of time for the people, and of the Hajj. It is not
righteousness that you come into your houses from their backs, but righteousness is that one fears Allah. So come into
houses through their doors; and fear Allah so that you may be successful.
[2:190]
Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight you, and do not transgress. Verily, Allah does not like the transgressors.
[2:191]
Kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from where they drove you out, as Fitnah (to create disorder) is
more severe than killing. However, do not fight them near Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah) unless
they fight you there. However, if they fight you (there) you may kill them. Such is the reward of the disbelievers.
[2:192]
But if they desist, then indeed, Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very- Merciful.
[2:193]
Fight them until there is no Fitnah any more, and obedience remains for Allah. But, if they desist, then aggression is not
allowed except against the transgressors.
[2:194]
The holy month for the holy month, and the sanctities are subject to retribution. So when anyone commits aggression
against you, be aggressive against him in the like manner as he did against you, and fear Allah, and be sure that Allah is
with the God-fearing.
[2:195]
Spend in the way of Allah and do not put yourselves into destruction, and do good. Of course, Allah loves those who do
good.
[2:196]
Accomplish the Hajj and the =Umrah for Allah, but if you are restricted, then (sacrifice) whatever animal of offering is
available, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its place. But if anyone of you is ill, or has some trouble
with his scalp, then there is a ransom through fasting or alms giving. And when you are safe, then, whoever avails the
advantage of the =Umrah along with the Hajj shall make an offering of whatever animal is available. However, any one
who finds none shall fast for three days during Hajj, and for seven days when you return; thus they are ten in all. This is
for him whose family folk are not residents of Al-Masjid-ul-Haram. Fear Allah and be aware that Allah is severe in
punishment.
[2:197]
The Hajj is (to be performed in) the months that are well-known. So whoever undertakes Hajj in them, there should be
no obscenity, no sin, no quarrel in the Hajj. Whatever good you do, Allah will know it. Take provisions along, for the
merit of (having) provision is to abstain (from begging), and fear Me, O men of understanding!
[2:198]
There is no sin on you that you seek the grace of your Lord (by trading). Later, when you flow down from =Arafat, recite
the name of Allah near Al-Mashar-ul-Haram (the Sacred Monument), and recite His name as He has guided you, while
before it, you were among the astray.
[2:199]
Then flow down from where the people flow, and seek forgiveness from Allah. Certainly Allah is Most-Forgiving, VeryMerciful.
[2:200]
Once you have fulfilled your modes of worship in Hajj, recite the name of Allah, as you would speak of your forefathers
or even with greater fervor. Now among the people there is one who says: .Our Lord, give to us in this world.... and he
has no share in the Hereafter.
[2:201]
Yet there is another among them who says: .Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us
from the punishment of Fire..
[2:202]
For them there is a share of what they have earned; and Allah is swift at reckoning.
[2:203]
Recite the name of Allah during the given number of days. Then whoever is early in leaving after two days, there is no
sin on him, and whoever leaves later, there is no sin on him, if he is God-fearing. Fear Allah and be sure that you are
going to be gathered before Him.
[2:204]
Among men there is one whose speech, in this life, attracts you; he even makes Allah his witness on what is in his heart,
while he is extremely quarrelsome.
[2:205]
Once he turns back, he moves about in the land trying to spread disorder in it, and to destroy the tillage and the stock;
and Allah does not like disorder.
[2:206]
When it is said to him, .Fear Allah., he is tempted by arrogance to (commit) sin. Hell is then enough for him, and it is
indeed an evil bed to rest.
[2:207]
And among men there is one who sells his very soul to seek the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is Very-Kind to His servants.
[2:208]
O you who believe, enter Islam completely, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Surely, he is an open enemy for
you;
[2:209]
and if you slip, even after clear signs have come to you, then you must know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2:210]
They are looking for nothing (to accept the truth) but that Allah (Himself) comes upon them in canopies of cloud with
angels, and the matter is closed. To Allah shall all matters be returned.
[2:211]
Ask the Children of Isra‘il (Israel) how many a clear sign We have given to them; and whoever changes the blessing of
Allah after it has come to him, then Allah is severe in punishment.
[2:212]
Adorned is the present life for those who disbelieve, and they laugh at those who believe, while those who fear Allah
shall be above them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah gives provision to whom He wills without measure.
[2:213]
All men used to be a single ‘Ummah (i.e. on a single faith). Then (after they differed in matters of faith), Allah sent
prophets carrying good news and warning, and sent down with them the Book with Truth to judge between people in
matters of their dispute. But it was no other than those to whom it (the Book) was given who, led by envy against each
other, disputed it after the clear signs had come to them. Then Allah, by His will, guided those who believed to the truth
over which they disputed; and Allah guides whom He wills to the straight path.
[2:214]
Do you think that you will enter Paradise while you have not yet been visited by (difficult) circumstances like those that
were faced by the people who passed away before you? They were afflicted by hardship and suffering, and were so
shaken down that the prophet, and those who believed with him, started saying: .When (will come) the help of Allah?.
(Then, they were comforted by the Prophet who said to them) =Behold, the help of Allah is near.‘
[2:215]
They ask you as to what they should spend. Say: .Whatever good you spend should be for parents, kinsmen, orphans,
the needy and the wayfarer; and whatever good you do, Allah is all-aware of it..
[2:216]
Fighting is enjoined upon you, while it is hard on you. It could be that you dislike something, when it is good for you; and
it could be that you like something when it is bad for you. Allah knows, and you do not know.
[2:217]
They ask you about the Sacred Month, that is, about fighting in it. Say, .Fighting in it is something grave, but it is much
more grave, in the sight of Allah, to prevent (people) from the path of Allah, to disbelieve in Him, and in Al-Masjid-ulHaram, and to expel its people from there, and Fitnah (to create disorder) is more grave than killing.. They will go on
fighting you until they turn you away from your faith if they could, while whoever of you turns away from his faith and
dies an infidel, such people are those whose deeds will go to waste in this world and in the Hereafter, and they are
people of the Fire. They shall be there forever
[2:218]
As for those who believed and those who migrated and carried out Jihad in the way of Allah, they hope for Allah‘s
mercy: and Allah is Forgiving, Very-Merciful.
[2:219]
They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, .In both there is great sin, and some benefits for people. And their sin is
greater than their benefit.. And they ask you as to what they should spend. Say, .The surplus.. This is how Allah makes
His verses clear to you, so that you may ponder
[2:220]
on this world and the Hereafter. They ask you about the orphans. Say, .To work for their good is good. And if you live
with them jointly, they are, after all, your brethren..; and Allah knows the one who makes mischief, as distinct from the
one who promotes good. And if Allah had wished, He would have put you in trouble. Surely, Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2:221]
Do not marry the polytheist women, unless they come to believe (in Islam); a Muslim slave-girl is better than a
polytheist woman, even though she may attract you; and do not give (your women) in marriage to polytheist men,
unless they come to believe; a Muslim slave is better than a polytheist, even though he may attract you. They invite to
the Fire when Allah invites, by His will, to Paradise, and to forgiveness. He makes His verses clear to the people, so that
they may heed the advice.
[2:222]
They ask you about menstruation. Say: .It is an impurity. So, keep away from women during menstruation; and do not
have intimacy with them until they are cleansed. But when they are cleansed, then go to them from where Allah has
commanded you. Surely Allah loves those who are most repenting, and loves those who keep themselves pure.
[2:223]
Your women are tillage for you to cultivate. So, come to your tillage from where you wish, and advance something for
yourselves, and fear Allah, and know that you are to meet Him, and give good news to the believers..
[2:224]
Do not make (the name of) Allah the subject of your oaths against your doing good, fearing Allah and setting things right
between people. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[2:225]
Allah does not hold you accountable for what is laghw (ineffectual) in your oaths, but He holds you accountable for what
your hearts have produced. Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.
[2:226]
Those who swear to abstain from their wives have four months of waiting. Therefore, if they revert back, Allah is MostForgiving, Very-Merciful,
[2:227]
and if they resolve to divorce, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[2:228]
Divorced women shall keep themselves waiting for three periods, and it is not permissible for them to conceal what
Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and in the Last Day. Their husbands are best entitled to take
them back in the meantime, if they want a settlement. Women have rights similar to what they owe in recognized
manner though for men there is a step above them. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2:229]
Divorce is twice; then either to retain in all fairness, or to release nicely. It is not lawful for you to take back anything
from what you have given them, unless both apprehend that they would not be able to maintain the limits set by Allah.
Now, if you apprehend that they would not maintain the limits set by Allah, then, there is no sin on them in what she
gives up to secure her release. These are the limits set by Allah. Therefore, do not exceed them. Whosoever exceeds the
limits set by Allah, then, those are the transgressors.
[2:230]
Thereafter, if he divorces her, she shall no longer remain lawful for him unless she marries a man other than him. Should
he too divorce her, then there is no sin on them in their returning to each other, if they think they would maintain the
limits set by Allah. These are the limits set by Allah that He makes clear to a people who know (that Allah is alone
capable of setting these limits).
[2:231]
When you have divorced women, and they have approached (the end of) their waiting periods, then, either retain them
with fairness or release them with fairness. Do not retain them with wrongful intent, resulting in cruelty on your part,
and whoever does this, actually wrongs himself. Do not take the verses of Allah in jest, and remember the grace of Allah
on you and what He has revealed to you of the Book and the wisdom, giving you good counsel thereby, and fear Allah,
and be sure that Allah is the One who knows everything.
[2:232]
When you have divorced women, and they have reached (the end of) their waiting period, do not prevent them from
marrying their husbands when they mutually agree with fairness. Thus the advice is given to everyone of you who
believes in Allah and in the Hereafter. This is more pure and clean for you. Allah knows and you do not know.
[2:233]
Mothers (should) suckle their children for two full years, for one who wants to complete the (period of) suckling. It is the
obligation of the one to whom the child belongs that he provides food and clothing for them (the mothers) with
fairness. Nobody is obligated beyond his capacity. No mother shall be made to suffer on account of her child, nor the
man to whom the child belongs, on account of his child. Likewise responsibility (of suckling) lies on the (one who may
become an) heir (of the child). Now, if they want to wean, with mutual consent and consultation, there is no sin on
them. And If you want to get your children suckled (by a wet-nurse), there is no sin on you when you pay off what you
are to give with fairness, and fear Allah, and be assured that Allah is watchful of what you do.
[2:234]
Those among you who pass away and leave wives behind, their wives keep themselves waiting for four months and ten
days. So, when they have reached (the end of) their waiting period, there is no sin on you in what they do for
themselves in recognized manner. Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
[2:235]
There is no sin on you if you hint as a proposal to the women, or conceal it in your hearts. Allah knows that you will
make mention of them. But do not make a promise to them secretly, except that you speak in a recognized manner. Nor
resolve upon a contract of marriage until the prescribed time is reached. Be assured that Allah knows what is in your
hearts. So, fear Him and be assured that Allah is most Forgiving, Forbearing.
[2:236]
There is no liability (of dower) on you if you divorce women when you have not yet touched them, nor fixed for them an
amount. So, give them mutah (a gift), a rich man according to his means and a poor one according to his means – a
benefit in the recognized manner, an obligation on the virtuous.
[2:237]
If you divorce them before you have touched them, while you have already fixed for them an amount (of dower), then
there is one half of what you have fixed, unless they (the women) forgive, or forgives the one in whose hand lies the
marriage tie, and it is closer to Taqwa (righteousness) that you forgive, and do not forget to be graceful to one another.
Surely, Allah is watchful of what you do.
[2:238]
Take due care of all the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand before Allah in total devotion.
[2:239]
But if you are in fear, then (pray) on foot or riding. But when you are in peace, recite Allah‘s name as He has taught you
what you did not know.
[2:240]
Those among you who pass away and leave wives behind are (commanded) to make a will in favour of their wives to be
maintained for one year without being expelled (from husband‘s home). Then, if they move out, there is no sin on you in
what they have done for themselves according to the fair practice. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2:241]
The divorced women deserve a benefit according to the fair practice, being an obligation on the God-fearing.
[2:242]
This is how Allah makes His verses clear to you, so that you may understand.
[2:243]
Have you not seen those who left their homes, while they were in thousands, to escape death? So, Allah said to them,
.Be dead.. Then He raised them alive. Surely, Allah is gracious to people, but most of the people are not grateful.
[2:244]
Fight in the way of Allah, and know that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[2:245]
Who is the one who would give Allah a good loan so that Allah multiplies it for him many times? Allah withholds and
extends, and to Him you are to be returned.
[2:246]
Did you not see a group from the children of Isra‘il (Israel), after (the time of) Musa when they said to their prophet:
.Appoint for us a king, so that we may fight in the way of Allah.. He said: .Is it (not) likely, if fighting is enjoined upon you,
that you would not fight.. They said: .What is wrong with us that we would not fight while we have been driven away
from our homes and our sons?. But, when fighting was enjoined upon them, they turned away, except a few of them,
and Allah is Aware of the unjust.
[2:247]
Their prophet said to them: .Allah has appointed TaLut as a king for you.. They said: .How could he have kingship over us
when we are more entitled to the kingship than him? He has not been given affluence in wealth.. He said: .Allah has
chosen him over you and has increased his stature in knowledge and physique, and Allah gives His kingship to whom He
wills. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.‘
[2:248]
Their prophet said to them: .The sign of his kingship is that the Ark shall come to you, carried by the angels, having
therein tranquillity from your Lord, and the remains of what the House of Musa and the House of Harun (Aaron) had
left. Surely, in it there is a sign for you, if you are believers..
[2:249]
So, when TaLut set out along with the troops, he said: .Allah is going to test you by a river, so, whoever drinks from it is
not my man, and whoever does not taste it is surely a man of mine, except the one who scoops a little with his hand..
Then they drank from it, except a few of them. So, when it (the river) was crossed by him and by those who believed
with him, they said: .There is no strength with us today against JaLut and his troops.. Said those who believed in their
having to meet Allah: .How many small groups have overcome large groups by the will of Allah. Allah is with those who
remain patient..
[2:250]
And when they faced JaLut and his troops, they said: .Our Lord, pour out endurance on us, make firm our feet and help
us against the disbelieving people..
[2:251]
So, they defeated them by the will of Allah, and Dawud (David) killed JaLut, and Allah gave him the kingdom and the
wisdom and taught him what He willed. Had Allah not been pushing back some people by means of others, the earth
would have been spoiled. But Allah is All-Gracious to all the worlds.
[2:252]
These are the verses of Allah that We recite to you (O Prophet), with all veracity, and certainly you are among the
Messengers.
[2:253]
Those are the messengers some of whom We have given excellence over some others. Among them there are ones to
whom Allah spoke (directly) and He raised some of them steps higher (in other respects), and We gave clear signs to Isa
(Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary) and supported him with the Holy Spirit. If Allah so willed, those succeeding him
would have not fought against each other after clear signs had come to them.
But they disagreed among themselves. So, there were some who believed and there were some who disbelieved, and if
Allah so willed, they would have not fought against each other. But Allah does what He intends
[2:254]
O you who believe! Spend from what We have given to you before a day comes when there will be no trading, no
friendship and no intercession, and it is the disbelievers who are unjust.
[2:255]
Allah: There is no god but He, the Living, the All-Sustaining. Neither dozing overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs all
that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him without His permission? He knows what
is before them and what is behind them; while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills. His
Kursiyy (Chair) extends to the Heavens and to the Earth, and it does not weary Him to look after them. He is the All High,
the Supreme.
[2:256]
There is no compulsion in Faith. The correct way has become distinct from the erroneous. Now, whoever rejects the
Taghut (the Rebel, the Satan) and believes in Allah has a firm grasp on the strongest ring that never breaks. Allah is AllHearing, All-Knowing.
[2:257]
Allah is the Protector of those who believe. He brings them out of the depths of darkness into the light. As for those who
disbelieve, their friends are the Rebels. They bring them out from the light into the depths of darkness. Those are
people of the Fire. There they will remain forever.
[2:258]
Do you not know the one who argued with Ibrahim about his Lord, because Allah had given him kingship? When Ibrahim
said: .My Lord is the One Who gives life and brings death,. he said: .I give life and I bring death.. Said Ibrahim: .Allah
brings the sun out from the East; now, you bring it out from the West.. Here, baffled was the one who disbelieved, and
Allah does not bring the wrongdoers to the right path.
[2:259]
Or, (do you not know) the example of the one who passed through a town that had collapsed on its roofs. He said: .How
shall Allah revive this after it is dead?. So, Allah made him dead for a hundred years, then raised him saying: .How long
did you remain (in this state)?. He said: .I remained for a day or part of a day.. Said He: .Rather, you remained (dead) for
a hundred years. Just look at your food and your drink; it has not spoiled. Now look at your donkey. (We did) this to
make you a sign for people! Look at the bones, how We raise them, then dress them with flesh.. So, when it was clear to
him, he said: .I know that Allah is Powerful over everything..
[2:260]
(Remember) when Ibrahim said: .My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead.. He said: .Is it that you do not
believe?‘‘ He said: .Of course, I do, but it is just to make my heart at peace.‘‘ He said: .Then take four birds and tame
them to your call, then put on every mountain a part from them, then give them a call, and they shall come to you
rushing, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.‘‘
[2:261]
The example of those who spend in the way of Allah is just like a grain that produced seven ears, each ear having a
hundred grains, and Allah multiplies (the reward) for whom He wills. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
[2:262]
Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, then do not make their spending followed by boasting about favour,
or with causing hurt,__ they have their reward with their Lord and there is no fear for them nor shall they grieve.
[2:263]
A graceful word and forgiving is better than charity followed by causing hurt. Allah is All-Independent, Forbearing.
[2:264]
O you who believe, do not nullify your acts of charity by boasting about (doing people a) favour and by causing (them)
hurt, like the one who spends his wealth to show off before people and does not believe in Allah and in the Last Day. So,
his example is like a rock on which there is dust, then a heavy rain came over it and left it barren. They have no ability to
gain anything out of what they have done, and Allah does not give guidance to the people who disbelieve.
[2:265]
The example of those who spend their wealth to seek the pleasure of Allah and to make firm (their faith) from (the
depths of) their souls is like a garden on a foothill on which came a heavy rain, and it yielded its produce twofold. Even if
a heavy rain does not come to it, a light drizzle is enough, and Allah is watchful of what you do.
[2:266]
Would any of you wish to have a garden of dates and grapes, with rivers flowing beneath it, in which there are all kinds
of fruit for him, and old age befalls him, and he has children who are (too) weak (to earn livelihood), then a whirlwind
comes upon it with fire in it, and it is all burnt? This is how Allah makes the signs clear to you, so that you may ponder.
[2:267]
O you who believe, spend of the good things you have earned, and of what We have brought forth for you from the
earth, and do not opt for a bad thing, spending only from it, while you are not going to accept it (if such a thing is
offered to you), unless you close your eyes to it, and know well that Allah is All-Independent, Ever-Praised.
[2:268]
Satan frightens you with poverty, and bids you to commit indecency, and Allah promises you forgiveness from Him, and
grace as well. And Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
[2:269]
He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever is given wisdom is certainly given a lot of good. Only the people of
understanding observe the advice.
[2:270]
Whatever expenditure you spend and whatever vow you make, Allah knows all of it, and for the unjust, there are no
supporters.
[2:271]
If you make Sadaqat (alms) openly, it is good enough, and if you keep it secret and give it to the needy, it is much better
for you, and this will write off part of your sins. Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
[2:272]
It is not for you to put them on the right path. Rather, Allah puts on the right path whom He wills. Whatever good you
spend is for your own selves, and you shall not spend but to seek the pleasure of Allah, and whatever good thing you
spend shall be repaid to you in full, and you shall not be wronged.
[2:273]
(Your charities should be preferably meant) for the needy who are confined in the way of Allah, unable to travel in the
land. An ignorant person takes them as free of need because of their abstinence. You know them by their appearance
(from begging). They do not beg people importunately, and whatever good thing you spend, Allah is All-Aware of it.
[2:274]
Those who spend their wealth night and day, secretly and openly,__ they have their reward with their Lord, and there is
no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
[2:275]
Those who take riba (usury or interest) will not stand but as stands the one whom the demon has driven crazy by his
touch. That is because they have said: .Sale is but like riba.‘‘, while Allah has permitted sale, and prohibited riba. So,
whoever receives an advice from his Lord and desists (from indulging in riba), then what has passed is allowed for him,
and his matter is up to Allah. As for the ones who revert back, those are the people of Fire. There they will remain
forever.
[2:276]
Allah destroys riba and nourishes charities, and Allah does not like any sinful disbeliever.
[2:277]
Surely those who believe and do good deeds, and establish Salah (prayer) and pay Zakah will have their reward with
their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
[2:278] O you who believe, fear Allah and give up what still remains of riba, if you are believers.
[2:279] But if you do not (give it up), then listen to the declaration of war from Allah and His Messenger. However, If you
repent, yours is your principal. Neither wrong, nor be wronged.
[2:280]
If there is one in misery, then (the creditor should allow) deferment till (his) ease, and that you forgo it as alms is much
better for you, if you really know.
[2:281]
Be fearful of a day when you shall be returned to Allah, then every person shall be paid, in full, what he has earned, and
they shall not be wronged.
[2:282]
O you who believe, when you transact a debt payable at a specified time, put it in writing, and let a scribe write it
between you with fairness. A scribe should not refuse to write as Allah has educated him. He, therefore, should write.
The one who owes something should get it written, but he must fear Allah, his Lord, and he should not omit anything
from it. If the one who owes is feeble-minded or weak or cannot dictate himself, then his guardian should dictate with
fairness. Have two witnesses from among your men, and if two men are not there, then one man and two women from
those witnesses whom you like, so that if one of the two women errs, the other woman may remind her. The witnesses
should not refuse when summoned. And do not be weary of writing it down, along with its due date, no matter whether
the debt is small or large. That is more equitable in Allah‘s sight, and more supportive as evidence, and more likely to
make you free of doubt. However, if it is a spot transaction you are effecting between yourselves, there is no sin on you,
should you not write it. Have witnesses when you transact a sale. Neither a scribe should be made to suffer, nor a
witness. If you do (something harmful to them), it is certainly a sin on your part, and fear Allah. Allah educates you, and
Allah is All-Knowing in respect of everything.
[2:283]
If you are on a journey, and find no scribe, then (you may have resort to holding something as) mortgage, taken into
possession. However, if one of you trusts the other, then the one who has been trusted should fulfill his trust, and
should fear Allah, his Lord. Do not conceal testimony. Whoever conceals it, his heart is surely, sinful. Allah is All-Aware
of what you do.
[2:284]
To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. If you disclose what is in your hearts or conceal it, Allah
shall hold you accountable for it, then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills. Allah is powerful over
everything.
[2:285]
The Messenger has believed in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and the believers as well. All have believed
in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messengers. .We make no division between any of His Messengers,. and
they have said: .We have listened, and obeyed. Our Lord, (we seek) Your pardon! And to You is the return..
[2:286]
Allah does not obligate anyone beyond his capacity. For him is what he has earned, and on him what he has incurred.
.Our Lord, do not hold us accountable, if we forget or make a mistake, and, Our Lord, do not place on us such a burden
as You have placed on those before us, and, Our Lord, do not make us bear a burden for which we have no strength.
And pardon us, and grant us forgiveness, and have mercy on us. You are our Lord. So then help us against the
disbelieving people..