Quran Translation English

Sura 7-10

 

Sura 7:  The Purgatory (Al-A'araf)

Number of verses in sura: 206

Order of revelation: 39

 

[7:0]  In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

 

[7:1]  A. L. M. S.

 

[7:2]  This scripture has been revealed to you - you shall not harbor doubt about it in your heart - that you may warn with it, and to provide a reminder for the believers.

 

[7:3]  You shall all follow what is revealed to you from your Lord; do not follow any idols besides Him. Rarely do you take heed.

 

[7:4]  Many a community we annihilated; they incurred our retribution while they were asleep, or wide awake.

 

[7:5]  Their utterance when our retribution came to them was: "Indeed, we have been transgressors."

 

[7:6]  We will certainly question those who received the message, and we will question the messengers.

 

[7:7]  We will inform them authoritatively, for we were never absent.

 

[7:8]  The scales will be set on that day, equitably. Those whose weights are heavy will be the winners.

 

[7:9]  As for those whose weights are light, they will be the ones who lost their souls as a consequence of disregarding our revelations, unjustly.

 

[7:10]  We have established you on earth, and we have provided for you the means of support therein. Rarely are you appreciative.

 

[7:11]  We created you, then we shaped you, then we said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam." They fell prostrate, except Iblees (Satan); he was not with the prostrators.

 

[7:12]  He said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I ordered you?" He said, "I am better than he; You created me from fire, and created him from mud."

 

[7:13]  He said, "Therefore, you must go down, for you are not to be arrogant here. Get out; you are debased."

 

[7:14]  He said, "Grant me a respite, until the Day of Resurrection."

 

[7:15]  He said, "You are granted a respite."

 

[7:16]  He said, "Since You have willed that I go astray, I will skulk for them on Your straight path.

 

[7:17]  "I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will find that most of them are unappreciative."

 

[7:18]  He said, "Get out therefrom, despised and defeated. Those among them who follow you, I will fill Hell with you all.

 

[7:19]  "As for you, Adam, dwell with your wife in Paradise, and eat therefrom as you please, but do not approach this one tree, lest you fall in sin."

 

[7:20]  The devil whispered to them, in order to reveal their bodies, which were invisible to them. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree, except to prevent you from becoming angels, and from attaining eternal existence."

 

[7:21]  He swore to them, "I am giving you good advice."

 

[7:22]  He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they tasted the tree, their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. Their Lord called upon them: "Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you that the devil is your most ardent enemy?"

 

[7:23]  They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, and unless You forgive us and have mercy on us, we will be losers."

 

[7:24]  He said, "Go down as enemies of one another. On earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile."

 

[7:25]  He said, "On it you will live, on it you will die, and from it you will be brought out."

 

[7:26]  O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your bodies, as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment of righteousness. These are some of GOD's signs, that they may take heed.

 

[7:27]  O children of Adam, do not let the devil dupe you as he did when he caused the eviction of your parents from Paradise, and the removal of their garments to expose their bodies. He and his tribe see you, while you do not see them. We appoint the devils as companions of those who do not believe.

 

[7:28]  They commit a gross sin, then say, "We found our parents doing this, and GOD has commanded us to do it." Say, "GOD never advocates sin. Are you saying about GOD what you do not know?"

 

[7:29]  Say, "My Lord advocates justice, and to stand devoted to Him alone at every place of worship. You shall devote your worship absolutely to Him alone. Just as He initiated you, you will ultimately go back to Him."

 

[7:30]  Some He guided, while others are committed to straying. They have taken the devils as their masters, instead of GOD, yet they believe that they are guided.

 

[7:31]  O children of Adam, you shall be clean and dress nicely when you go to the masjid. And eat and drink moderately; Surely, He does not love the gluttons.

 

[7:32]  Say, "Who prohibited the nice things GOD has created for His creatures, and the good provisions?" Say, "Such provisions are to be enjoyed in this life by those who believe. Moreover, the good provisions will be exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection." We thus explain the revelations for people who know.

 

[7:33]  Say, "My Lord prohibits only evil deeds, be they obvious or hidden, and sins, and unjustifiable aggression, and to set up beside GOD powerless idols, and to say about GOD what you do not know."

 

[7:34]  For each community, there is a predetermined life span. Once their interim comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it.

 

[7:35]  O children of Adam, when messengers come to you from among you, and recite My revelations to you, those who take heed and lead a righteous life, will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

 

[7:36]  As for those who reject our revelations, and are too arrogant to uphold them, they have incurred Hell, wherein they abide forever.

 

[7:37]  Who is more evil than those who invent lies about GOD, or reject His revelations? These will get their share, in accordance with the scripture, then, when our messengers come to terminate their lives, they will say, "Where are the idols you used to implore beside GOD?" They will say, "They have abandoned us." They will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.

 

[7:38]  He will say, "Enter with the previous communities of jinns and humans into Hell." Every time a group enters, they will curse their ancestral group. Once they are all in it, the latest one will say of the previous one, "Our Lord, these are the ones who misled us. Give them double the retribution of Hell." He will say, "Each receives double, but you do not know."

 

[7:39]  The ancestral group will say to the later group, "Since you had an advantage over us, taste the retribution for your own sins."

 

[7:40]  Surely, those who reject our revelations and are too arrogant to uphold them, the gates of the sky will never open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the needle's eye. We thus requite the guilty.

 

[7:41]  They have incurred Hell as an abode; they will have barriers above them. We thus requite the transgressors.

 

[7:42]  As for those who believe and lead a righteous life - we never burden any soul beyond its means - these will be the dwellers of Paradise. They abide in it forever.

 

[7:43]  We will remove all jealousy from their hearts. Rivers will flow beneath them, and they will say, "GOD be praised for guiding us. We could not possibly be guided, if it were not that GOD has guided us. The messengers of our Lord did bring the truth." They will be called: "This is your Paradise. You have inherited it, in return for your works."

 

[7:44]  The dwellers of Paradise will call the dwellers of Hell: "We have found our Lord's promise to be the truth; have you found your Lord's promise to be the truth?" They will say, "Yes." An announcer between them will announce: "GOD's condemnation has befallen the transgressors;

 

[7:45]  "who repel from the path of GOD, and strive to make it crooked, and, with regard to the Hereafter, they are disbelievers."

 

[7:46]  A barrier separates them, while the Purgatory is occupied by people who recognize each side by their looks. They will call the dwellers of Paradise: "Peace be upon you." They did not enter (Paradise) through wishful thinking.

 

[7:47]  When they turn their eyes towards the dwellers of Hell, they will say, "Our Lord, do not put us with these wicked people."

 

[7:48]  The dwellers of the Purgatory will call on people they recognize by their looks, saying, "Your great numbers did not avail you in any way, nor did your arrogance.

 

[7:49]  "Are those the people you swore that GOD will never touch them with mercy?" (The people in the Purgatory will then be told,) "Enter Paradise; you have nothing to fear, nor will you grieve."

 

[7:50]  The dwellers of Hell will call on the dwellers of Paradise: "Let some of your water, or some of GOD's provisions to you flow towards us." They will say, "GOD has forbidden them for the disbelievers."

 

[7:51]  Those who do not take their religion seriously, and are totally preoccupied with this worldly life, we forget them on that day, because they forgot that day, and because they spurned our revelations.

 

[7:52]  We have given them a scripture that is fully detailed, with knowledge, guidance, and mercy for the people who believe.

 

[7:53]  Are they waiting until all (prophecies) are fulfilled? The day such fulfillment comes to pass, those who disregarded it in the past will say, "The messengers of our Lord have brought the truth. Are there any intercessors to intercede on our behalf? Would you send us back, so that we change our behavior, and do better works than what we did?" They have lost their souls, and their own innovations have caused their doom.

 

[7:54]  Your Lord is the one GOD, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then assumed all authority. The night overtakes the day, as it pursues it persistently, and the sun, the moon, and the stars are committed to serve by His command. Absolutely, He controls all creation and all commands. Most Exalted is GOD, Lord of the universe.

 

[7:55]  You shall worship your Lord publicly and privately; He does not love the transgressors.

 

[7:56]  Do not corrupt the earth after it has been set straight, and worship Him out of reverence, and out of hope. Surely, GOD's mercy is attainable by the righteous.

 

[7:57]  He is the One who sends the wind with good omen, as a mercy from His hands. Once they gather heavy clouds, we drive them to dead lands, and send down water therefrom, to produce with it all kinds of fruits. We thus resurrect the dead, that you may take heed.

 

[7:58]  The good land readily produces its plants by the leave of its Lord, while the bad land barely produces anything useful. We thus explain the revelations for people who are appreciative.

[7:59]  We sent Noah to his people, saying, "O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. I fear for you the retribution of an awesome day."

 

[7:60]  The leaders among his people said, "We see that you are far astray."

 

[7:61]  He said, "O my people, I am not astray; I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe.

 

[7:62]  "I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I advise you, and I know from GOD what you do not know.

 

[7:63]  "Is it too much of a wonder that a reminder should come to you from your Lord, through a man like you, to warn you, and to lead you to righteousness, that you may attain mercy?"

 

[7:64]  They rejected him. Consequently, we saved him and those with him in the ark, and we drowned those who rejected our revelations; they were blind.

 

[7:65]  To `Aad we sent their brother Hood. He said, "O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. Would you then observe righteousness?"

 

[7:66]  The leaders who disbelieved among his people said, "We see that you are behaving foolishly, and we think that you are a liar."

 

[7:67]  He said, "O my people, there is no foolishness in me; I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe.

 

[7:68]  "I deliver to you my Lord's messages, and I am honestly advising you.

 

[7:69]  "Is it too much of a wonder that a message should come to you from your Lord, through a man like you, to warn you? Recall that He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and multiplied your number. Remember GOD's blessings, that you may succeed."

 

[7:70]  They said, "Did you come to make us worship GOD alone, and abandon what our parents used to worship? We challenge you to bring the doom you threaten us with, if you are truthful."

 

[7:71]  He said, "You have incurred condemnation and wrath from your Lord. Do you argue with me in defense of innovations you have fabricated - you and your parents - which were never authorized by GOD? Therefore, wait and I will wait along with you."

 

[7:72]  We then saved him and those with him, by mercy from us, and we annihilated those who rejected our revelations and refused to be believers.

 

[7:73]  To Thamoud we sent their brother Saaleh. He said, "O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. Proof has been provided for you from your Lord: here is GOD's camel, to serve as a sign for you. Let her eat from GOD's land, and do not touch her with any harm, lest you incur a painful retribution.

 

[7:74]  "Recall that He made you inheritors after `Aad, and established you on earth, building mansions in its valleys, and carving homes from its mountains. You shall remember GOD's blessings, and do not roam the earth corruptingly."

 

[7:75]  The arrogant leaders among his people said to the common people who believed, "How do you know that Saaleh is sent by his Lord?" They said, "The message he brought has made us believers."

 

[7:76]  The arrogant ones said, "We disbelieve in what you believe in."

 

[7:77]  Subsequently, they slaughtered the camel, rebelled against their Lord's command, and said, "O Saaleh, bring the doom you threaten us with, if you are really a messenger."

 

[7:78]  Consequently, the quake annihilated them, leaving them dead in their homes.

 

[7:79]  He turned away from them, saying, "O my people, I have delivered my Lord's message to you, and advised you, but you do not like any advisers."

 

[7:80]  Lot said to his people, "You commit such an abomination; no one in the world has done it before!

 

[7:81]  "You practice sex with the men, instead of the women. Indeed, you are a transgressing people."

 

[7:82]  His people responded by saying, "Evict them from your town. They are people who wish to be pure."

 

[7:83]  Consequently, we saved him and his family, but not his wife; she was with the doomed.

 

[7:84]  We showered them with a certain shower; note the consequences for the guilty.

 

[7:85]  To Midyan we sent their brother Shu`aib. He said, "O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. Proof has come to you from your Lord. You shall give full weight and full measure when you trade. Do not cheat the people out of their rights. Do not corrupt the earth after it has been set straight. This is better for you, if you are believers.

 

[7:86]  "Refrain from blocking every path, seeking to repel those who believe from the path of GOD, and do not make it crooked. Remember that you used to be few and He multiplied your number. Recall the consequences for the wicked.

 

[7:87]  "Now that some of you have believed in what I was sent with, and some have disbelieved, wait until GOD issues His judgment between us; He is the best judge."

 

[7:88]  The arrogant leaders among his people said, "We will evict you, O Shu`aib, together with those who believed with you, from our town, unless you revert to our religion." He said, "Are you going to force us?

 

[7:89]  "We would be blaspheming against GOD if we reverted to your religion after GOD has saved us from it. How could we revert back to it against the will of GOD our Lord? Our Lord's knowledge encompasses all things. We have put our trust in GOD. Our Lord, grant us a decisive victory over our people. You are the best supporter."

 

[7:90]  The disbelieving leaders among his people said, "If you follow Shu`aib, you will be losers."

 

[7:91]  The quake annihilated them, leaving them dead in their homes.

 

[7:92]  Those who rejected Shu`aib vanished, as if they never existed. Those who rejected Shu`aib were the losers.

 

[7:93]  He turned away from them, saying, "O my people, I have delivered to you the messages of my Lord, and I have advised you. How can I grieve over disbelieving people."

 

[7:94]  Whenever we sent a prophet to any community, we afflicted its people with adversity and hardship, that they may implore.

 

[7:95]  Then we substituted peace and prosperity in place of that hardship. But alas, they turned heedless and said, "It was our parents who experienced that hardship before prosperity." Consequently, we punished them suddenly when they least expected.

 

[7:96]  Had the people of those communities believed and turned righteous, we would have showered them with blessings from the heaven and the earth. Since they decided to disbelieve, we punished them for what they earned.

 

[7:97]  Did the people of the present communities guarantee that our retribution will not come to them in the night as they sleep?

 

[7:98]  Did the people of today's communities guarantee that our retribution will not come to them in the daytime while they play?

 

[7:99]  Have they taken GOD's plans for granted? None takes GOD's plans for granted except the losers.

 

[7:100]  Does it ever occur to those who inherit the earth after previous generations that, if we will, we can punish them for their sins, and seal their hearts, causing them to turn deaf?

 

[7:101]  We narrate to you the history of those communities: their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe in what they had rejected before. GOD thus seals the hearts of the disbelievers.

 

[7:102]  We found that most of them disregard their covenant; we found most of them wicked.*

 

[7:103]  After (those messengers,) we sent Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and his people, but they transgressed. Note the consequences for the wicked.

 

[7:104]  Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe.

 

[7:105]  "It is incumbent upon me that I do not say about GOD except the truth. I come to you with a sign from your Lord; let the Children of Israel go."

 

[7:106]  He said, "If you have a sign, then produce it, if you are truthful."

 

[7:107]  He threw down his staff, and it turned into a tremendous serpent.

 

[7:108]  He took out his hand, and it was white to the beholders.

 

[7:109]  The leaders among Pharaoh's people said, "This is no more than a clever magician.

 

[7:110]  "He wants to take you out of your land; what do you recommend?"

 

[7:111]  They said, "Respite him and his brother, and send summoners to every city.

 

[7:112]  "Let them summon every experienced magician."

 

[7:113]  The magicians came to Pharaoh and said, "Do we get paid if we are the winners?"

 

[7:114]  He said, "Yes indeed; you will even become close to me."

 

[7:115]  They said, "O Moses, either you throw, or we are throwing."

 

[7:116]  He said, "You throw." When they threw, they tricked the people's eyes, intimidated them, and produced a great magic.

 

[7:117]  We then inspired Moses: "Throw down your staff," whereupon it swallowed whatever they fabricated.

 

[7:118]  Thus, the truth prevailed, and what they did was nullified.

 

[7:119]  They were defeated then and there; they were humiliated.

 

[7:120]  The magicians fell prostrate.

 

[7:121]  They said, "We believe in the Lord of the universe.

 

[7:122]  "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

 

[7:123]  Pharaoh said, "Did you believe in him without my permission? This must be a conspiracy you schemed in the city, in order to take its people away. You will surely find out.

 

[7:124]  "I will cut your hands and feet on alternate sides, then I will crucify you all."

 

[7:125]  They said, "We will then return to our Lord.

 

[7:126]  "You persecute us simply because we believed in the proofs of our Lord when they came to us." "Our Lord, grant us steadfastness, and let us die as submitters."

 

[7:127]  The leaders among Pharaoh's people said, "Will you allow Moses and his people to corrupt the earth, and forsake you and your gods?" He said, "We will kill their sons, and spare their daughters. We are much more powerful than they are."

 

[7:128]  Moses said to his people, "Seek GOD's help, and steadfastly persevere. The earth belongs to GOD, and He grants it to whomever He chooses from among His servants. The ultimate victory belongs to the righteous."

 

[7:129]  They said, "We were persecuted before you came to us, and after you came to us." He said, "Your Lord will annihilate your enemy and establish you on earth, then He will see how you behave."

 

[7:130]  We then afflicted Pharaoh's people with drought, and shortage of crops, that they may take heed.

 

[7:131]  When good omens came their way, they said, "We have deserved this," but when a hardship afflicted them, they blamed Moses and those with him. In fact, their omens are decided only by GOD, but most of them do not know.

 

[7:132]  They said, "No matter what kind of sign you show us, to dupe us with your magic, we will not believe."

 

[7:133]  Consequently, we sent upon them the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, and the blood - profound signs. But they maintained their arrogance. They were evil people.

 

[7:134]  Whenever a plague afflicted them, they said, "O Moses, implore your Lord - you are close to Him. If you relieve this plague, we will believe with you, and will send the Children of Israel with you."

 

[7:135]  Yet, when we relieved the plague for any length of time, they violated their pledge.

 

[7:136]  Consequently, we avenged their actions, and drowned them in the sea. That is because they rejected our signs, and were totally heedless thereof.

 

[7:137]  We let the oppressed people inherit the land, east and west, and we blessed it. The blessed commands of your Lord were thus fulfilled for the Children of Israel, to reward them for their steadfastness, and we annihilated the works of Pharaoh and his people and everything they harvested.

 

[7:138]  We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. When they passed by people who were worshiping statues, they said, "O Moses, make a god for us, like the gods they have." He said, "Indeed, you are ignorant people.

 

[7:139]  "These people are committing a blasphemy, for what they are doing is disastrous for them.

 

[7:140]  "Shall I seek for you other than GOD to be your god, when He has blessed you more than anyone else in the world?"

 

[7:141]  Recall that we delivered you from Pharaoh's people, who inflicted the worst persecution upon you, killing your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial for you from your Lord.

 

[7:142]  We summoned Moses for thirty nights, and completed them by adding ten. Thus, the audience with his Lord lasted forty nights. Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Stay here with my people, maintain righteousness, and do not follow the ways of the corruptors."

 

[7:143]  When Moses came at our appointed time, and his Lord spoke with him, he said, "My Lord, let me look and see You." He said, "You cannot see Me. Look at that mountain; if it stays in its place, then you can see Me." Then, his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, and this caused it to crumble. Moses fell unconscious. When he came to, he said, "Be You glorified. I repent to You, and I am the most convinced believer."

 

[7:144]  He said, "O Moses, I have chosen you, out of all the people, with My messages and by speaking to you. Therefore, take what I have given you and be appreciative."

 

[7:145]  We wrote for him on the tablets all kinds of enlightenments and details of everything: "You shall uphold these teachings strongly, and exhort your people to uphold them - these are the best teachings. I will point out for you the fate of the wicked."

 

[7:146]  I will divert from My revelations those who are arrogant on earth, without justification. Consequently, when they see every kind of proof they will not believe. And when they see the path of guidance they will not adopt it as their path, but when they see the path of straying they will adopt it as their path. This is the consequence of their rejecting our proofs, and being totally heedless thereof.

 

[7:147]  Those who reject our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their works are nullified. Are they requited only for what they committed?

 

[7:148]  During his absence, Moses' people made from their jewelry the statue of a calf, complete with the sound of a calf. Did they not see that it could not speak to them, or guide them in any path? They worshiped it, and thus turned wicked.

 

[7:149]  Finally, when they regretted their action, and realized that they had gone astray, they said, "Unless our Lord redeems us with His mercy, and forgives us, we will be losers."

 

[7:150]  When Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he said, "What a terrible thing you have done in my absence! Could you not wait for the commandments of your Lord?" He threw down the tablets, and took hold of his brother's head, pulling him towards himself. (Aaron) said, "Son of my mother, the people took advantage of my weakness, and almost killed me. Let not my enemies rejoice, and do not count me with the transgressing people."

 

[7:151]  (Moses) said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful."

 

[7:152]  Surely, those who idolized the calf have incurred wrath from their Lord, and humiliation in this life. We thus requite the innovators.

 

[7:153]  As for those who committed sins, then repented thereafter and believed, your Lord - after this - is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[7:154]  When Moses' anger subsided, he picked up the tablets, containing guidance and mercy for those who reverence their Lord.

 

[7:155]  Moses then selected seventy men from among his people, to come to our appointed audience. When the quake shook them, he said, "My Lord, You could have annihilated them in the past, together with me, if You so willed. Would You annihilate us for the deeds of those among us who are foolish? This must be the test that You have instituted for us. With it, You condemn whomever You will, and guide whomever You will. You are our Lord and Master, so forgive us, shower us with Your mercy; You are the best Forgiver.

 

[7:156]  "And decree for us righteousness in this world, and in the Hereafter. We have repented to You." He said, "My retribution befalls whomever I will. But My mercy encompasses all things. However, I will specify it for those who (1) lead a righteous life, (2) give the obligatory charity (Zakat), (3) believe in our revelations, and

 

[7:157]  "(4) follow the messenger, the gentile prophet (Muhammad), whom they find written in their Torah and Gospel.* He exhorts them to be righteous, enjoins them from evil, allows for them all good food, and prohibits that which is bad, and unloads the burdens and the shackles imposed upon them. Those who believe in him, respect him, support him, and follow the light that came with him are the successful ones."

 

[7:158]  Say, "O people, I am GOD's messenger to all of you. To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no god except He. He controls life and death." Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messenger, the gentile prophet, who believes in GOD and His words. Follow him, that you may be guided.

 

[7:159]  Among the followers of Moses there are those who guide in accordance with the truth, and the truth renders them righteous.

 

[7:160]  We divided them into twelve tribal communities, and we inspired Moses when his people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with your staff," whereupon twelve springs gushed out therefrom. Thus, each community knew its water. And we shaded them with clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails: "Eat from the good things we provided for you." It is not us that they wronged; it is they who wronged their own souls.

 

[7:161]  Recall that they were told, "Go into this town to live, and eat therefrom as you please, treat the people amicably, and enter the gate humbly. We will then forgive your transgressions. We will multiply the reward for the righteous."

 

[7:162]  But the evil ones among them substituted other commands for the commands given to them. Consequently, we sent upon them condemnation from the sky, because of their wickedness.

[7:163]  Remind them of the community by the sea, who desecrated the Sabbath. When they observed the Sabbath, the fish came to them abundantly. And when they violated the Sabbath, the fish did not come. We thus afflicted them, as a consequence of their transgression.

 

[7:164]  Recall that a group of them said, "Why should you preach to people whom GOD will surely annihilate or punish severely?" They answered, "Apologize to your Lord," that they might be saved.

 

[7:165]  When they disregarded what they were reminded of, we saved those who prohibited evil, and afflicted the wrongdoers with a terrible retribution for their wickedness.

 

[7:166]  When they continued to defy the commandments, we said to them, "Be you despicable apes."

 

[7:167]  Additionally, your Lord has decreed that He will raise up against them people who will inflict severe persecution upon them, until the Day of Resurrection. Your Lord is most efficient in enforcing retribution, and He is certainly the Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[7:168]  We scattered them among many communities throughout the land. Some of them were righteous, and some were less than righteous. We tested them with prosperity and hardship, that they may return.

 

[7:169]  Subsequent to them, He substituted new generations who inherited the scripture. But they opted for the worldly life instead, saying, "We will be forgiven." But then they continued to opt for the materials of this world. Did they not make a covenant to uphold the scripture, and not to say about GOD except the truth? Did they not study the scripture? Certainly, the abode of the Hereafter is far better for those who maintain righteousness. Do you not understand?

 

[7:170]  Those who uphold the scripture, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), we never fail to recompense the pious.

 

[7:171]  We raised the mountain above them like an umbrella, and they thought it was going to fall on them: "You shall uphold what we have given you, strongly, and remember the contents thereof, that you may be saved."

 

[7:172]  Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all said, "Yes. We bear witness." Thus, you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, "We were not aware of this."

 

[7:173]  Nor can you say, "It was our parents who practiced idolatry, and we simply followed in their footsteps. Will You punish us because of what others have innovated?"

 

[7:174]  We thus explain the revelations, to enable the people to redeem themselves.

 

[7:175]  Recite for them the news of one who was given our proofs, but chose to disregard them. Consequently, the devil pursued him, until he became a strayer.

 

[7:176]  Had we willed, we could have elevated him therewith, but he insisted on sticking to the ground, and pursued his own opinions. Thus, he is like the dog; whether you pet him or scold him, he pants. Such is the example of people who reject our proofs. Narrate these narrations, that they may reflect.

 

[7:177]  Bad indeed is the example of people who reject our proofs; it is only their own souls that they wrong.

 

[7:178]  Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one, and whomever He commits to straying, these are the losers.

 

[7:179]  We have committed to Hell multitudes of jinns and humans. They have minds with which they do not understand, eyes with which they do not see, and ears with which they do not hear. They are like animals; no, they are far worse - they are totally unaware.

 

[7:180]  To GOD belongs the most beautiful names; call upon Him therewith, and disregard those who distort His names. They will be requited for their sins.

 

[7:181]  Among our creations, there are those who guide with the truth, and the truth renders them righteous.

 

[7:182]  As for those who reject our revelations, we lead them on without them ever realizing it.

 

[7:183]  I will even encourage them; My scheming is formidable.

 

[7:184]  Why do they not reflect upon their friend (the messenger)? He is not crazy. He is simply a profound warner.

 

[7:185]  Have they not looked at the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all the things GOD has created? Does it ever occur to them that the end of their life may be near? Which Hadith, beside this, do they believe in?

 

[7:186]  Whomever GOD commits to straying, there is no way for anyone to guide him. He leaves them in their sins, blundering.

 

[7:187]  They ask you about the end of the world (the Hour), and when it will come to pass. Say, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord. Only He reveals its time. Heavy it is, in the heavens and the earth. It will not come to you except suddenly." They ask you as if you are in control thereof. Say, "The knowledge thereof is with GOD," but most people do not know.

 

[7:188]  Say, "I have no power to benefit myself, or harm myself. Only what GOD wills happens to me. If I knew the future, I would have increased my wealth, and no harm would have afflicted me. I am no more than a warner, and a bearer of good news for those who believe."

 

[7:189]  He created you from one person (Adam). Subsequently, He gives every man a mate to find tranquility with her. She then carries a light load that she can hardly notice. As the load gets heavier, they implore GOD their Lord: "If You give us a good baby, we will be appreciative."

 

[7:190]  But when He gives them a good baby, they turn His gift into an idol that rivals Him. GOD be exalted, far above any partnership.

 

[7:191]  Is it not a fact that they are idolizing idols who create nothing, and are themselves created?

 

[7:192]  Idols that can neither help them, nor even help themselves?

 

[7:193]  When you invite them to the guidance, they do not follow you. Thus, it is the same for them whether you invite them, or remain silent.

 

[7:194]  The idols you invoke besides GOD are creatures like you. Go ahead and call upon them; let them respond to you, if you are right.

 

[7:195]  Do they have legs on which they walk? Do they have hands with which they defend themselves? Do they have eyes with which they see? Do they have ears with which they hear? Say, "Call upon your idols, and ask them to smite me without delay.

 

[7:196]  "GOD is my only Lord and Master; the One who revealed this scripture. He protects the righteous.

 

[7:197]  "As for the idols you set up beside Him, they cannot help you, nor can they help themselves."

 

[7:198]  When you invite them to the guidance, they do not hear. And you see them looking at you, but they do not see.

 

[7:199]  You shall resort to pardon, advocate tolerance, and disregard the ignorant.

 

[7:200]  When the devil whispers to you any whisper, seek refuge in GOD; He is Hearer, Omniscient.

 

[7:201]  Those who are righteous, whenever the devil approaches them with an idea, they remember, whereupon they become seers.

 

[7:202]  Their brethren ceaselessly entice them to go astray.

 

[7:203]  If you do not produce a miracle that they demand, they say, "Why not ask for it?" Say, "I simply follow what is revealed to me from my Lord." These are enlightenments from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy for people who believe.

 

[7:204]  When the Quran is recited, you shall listen to it and take heed, that you may attain mercy.

 

[7:205]  You shall remember your Lord within yourself, publicly, privately, and quietly, day and night; do not be unaware.

 

[7:206]  Those at your Lord are never too proud to worship Him; they glorify Him and fall prostrate before Him.

 

 

 

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Sura 8:  The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal)

Number of verses in sura: 75

Order of revelation: 88

 

[8:0]  In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

 

[8:1]  They consult you about the spoils of war. Say, "The spoils of war belong to GOD and the messenger." You shall observe GOD, exhort one another to be righteous, and obey GOD and His messenger, if you are believers.

 

[8:2]  The true believers are those whose hearts tremble when GOD is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, their faith is strengthened, and they trust in their Lord.

 

[8:3]  They observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and from our provisions to them, they give to charity.

 

[8:4]  Such are the true believers. They attain high ranks at their Lord, as well as forgiveness and a generous provision.

 

[8:5]  When your Lord willed that you leave your home, to fulfill a specific plan, some believers became exposed as reluctant believers.

 

[8:6]  They argued with you against the truth, even after everything was explained to them. They acted as if they were being driven to certain death.

 

[8:7]  Recall that GOD promised you victory over a certain group, but you still wanted to face the weaker group. It was GOD's plan to establish the truth with His words, and to defeat the disbelievers.

 

[8:8]  For He has decreed that the truth shall prevail, and the falsehood shall vanish, in spite of the evildoers.

 

[8:9]  Thus, when you implored your Lord to come to the rescue, He responded to you: "I am supporting you with one thousand angels in succession."

 

[8:10]  GOD gave you this good news to strengthen your hearts. Victory comes only from GOD. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

 

[8:11]  He caused peaceful slumber to overtake you and pacify you, and He sent down water from the sky to clean you therewith. He protected you from the devil's curse, reassured your hearts and strengthened your foothold.

 

[8:12]  Recall that your Lord inspired the angels: "I am with you; so support those who believed. I will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved. You may strike them above the necks, and you may strike even every finger."

 

[8:13]  This is what they have justly incurred by fighting GOD and His messenger. For those who fight against GOD and His messenger, GOD's retribution is severe.

 

[8:14]  This is to punish the disbelievers; they have incurred the retribution of Hell.

 

[8:15]  O you who believe, if you encounter the disbelievers who have mobilized against you, do not turn back and flee.

 

[8:16]  Anyone who turns back on that day, except to carry out a battle plan, or to join his group, has incurred wrath from GOD, and his abode is Hell; what a miserable destiny!

 

[8:17]  It was not you who killed them; GOD is the One who killed them. It was not you who threw when you threw; GOD is the One who threw. But He thus gives the believers a chance to earn a lot of credit. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

 

[8:18]  Additionally, GOD thus nullifies the schemes of the disbelievers.

 

[8:19]  You sought victory (O disbelievers), and victory did come; it belonged to the believers. If you refrain (from aggression) it would be better for you, but if you return, so will we. Your armies will never help you, no matter how great. For GOD is on the side of the believers.

 

[8:20]  O you who believe, obey GOD and His messenger, and do not disregard him while you hear.

 

[8:21]  Do not be like those who say, "We hear," when they do not hear.

 

[8:22]  The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are the deaf and dumb, who do not understand.

 

[8:23]  Had GOD known of any good in them, He would have made them hearers. Even if He made them hearers, they still would turn away in aversion.

 

[8:24]  O you who believe, you shall respond to GOD and to the messenger when he invites you to what gives you life. You should know that GOD is closer to you than your heart, and that before Him you will be summoned.

 

[8:25]  Beware of a retribution that may not be limited to the evildoers among you. You should know that GOD's retribution is severe.

 

[8:26]  Remember that you used to be few and oppressed, fearing that the people may snatch you, and He granted you a secure sanctuary, supported you with His victory, and provided you with good provisions, that you may be appreciative.

 

[8:27]  O you who believe, do not betray GOD and the messenger, and do not betray those who trust you, now that you know.

 

[8:28]  You should know that your money and your children are a test, and that GOD possesses a great recompense.

 

[8:29]  O you who believe, if you reverence GOD, He will enlighten you, remit your sins, and forgive you. GOD possesses infinite grace.

 

[8:30]  The disbelievers plot and scheme to neutralize you, or kill you, or banish you. However, they plot and scheme, but so does GOD. GOD is the best schemer.

 

[8:31]  When our revelations are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we wanted to, we could have said the same things. These are no more than tales from the past!"

 

[8:32]  They also said, "Our god, if this is really the truth from You, then shower us with rocks from the sky, or pour upon us a painful punishment."

 

[8:33]  However, GOD is not to punish them while you are in their midst; GOD is not to punish them while they are seeking forgiveness.

 

[8:34]  Have they not deserved GOD's retribution, by repelling others from the Sacred Masjid, even though they are not the custodians thereof? The true custodians thereof are the righteous, but most of them do not know.

 

[8:35]  Their Contact Prayers (Salat) at the shrine (Ka`bah) were no more than a mockery and a means of repelling the people (by crowding them out). Therefore, suffer the retribution for your disbelief.

 

[8:36]  Those who disbelieve spend their money to repel others from the way of GOD. They will spend it, then it will turn into sorrow and remorse for them. Ultimately, they will be defeated, and all disbelievers will be summoned to Hell.

 

[8:37]  GOD will sift away the bad from the good, then pile the bad on top of each other, all in one pile, then throw it in Hell. Such are the losers.

 

[8:38]  Tell those who disbelieved: if they stop, all their past will be forgiven. But if they return, they will incur the same fate as their previous counterparts.

 

[8:39]  You shall fight them to ward off oppression, and to practice your religion devoted to GOD alone. If they refrain from aggression, then GOD is fully Seer of everything they do.

 

[8:40]  If they turn away, then you should know that GOD is your Lord and Master; the best Lord and Master, the best supporter.

 

[8:41]  You should know that if you gain any spoils in war, one-fifth shall go to GOD and the messenger, to be given to the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien. You will do this if you believe in GOD and in what we revealed to our servant on the day of decision, the day the two armies clashed. GOD is Omnipotent.

 

[8:42]  Recall that you were on this side of the valley, while they were on the other side. Then their caravan had to move to lower ground. Had you planned it this way, you could not have done it. But GOD was to carry out a predetermined matter, whereby those destined to be annihilated were annihilated for an obvious reason, and those destined to be saved were saved for an obvious reason. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

 

[8:43]  GOD made them appear in your dream (O Muhammad) fewer in number. Had He made them appear more numerous, you would have failed, and you would have disputed among yourselves. But GOD saved the situation. He is Knower of the innermost thoughts.

 

[8:44]  And when the time came and you faced them, He made them appear fewer in your eyes, and made you appear fewer in their eyes as well. For GOD willed to carry out a certain plan. All decisions are made by GOD.

 

[8:45]  O you who believe, when you encounter an army, you shall hold fast and commemorate GOD frequently, that you may succeed.

 

[8:46]  You shall obey GOD and His messenger, and do not dispute among yourselves, lest you fail and scatter your strength. You shall steadfastly persevere. GOD is with those who steadfastly persevere.

 

[8:47]  Do not be like those who left their homes grudgingly, only to show off, and in fact discouraged others from following the path of GOD. GOD is fully aware of everything they do.

 

[8:48]  The devil had adorned their works in their eyes, and said, "You cannot be defeated by any people today," and "I will be fighting along with you." But as soon as the two armies faced each other, he turned back on his heels and fled, saying, "I disown you. I see what you do not see. I am afraid of GOD. GOD's retribution is awesome."

 

[8:49]  The hypocrites and those who harbored doubt in their hearts said, "These people are deceived by their religion." However, if one puts his trust in GOD, then GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

 

[8:50]  If you could only see those who disbelieved when the angels put them to death! They will beat them on their faces and their rear ends: "Taste the retribution of Hell.

 

[8:51]  "This is a consequence of what your hands have sent forth. GOD is never unjust towards the creatures."

 

[8:52]  This is the same fate as that of Pharaoh's people and those who disbelieved before them. They rejected GOD's revelations, and GOD punished them for their sins. GOD is powerful, and His retribution is severe.

 

[8:53]  GOD does not change a blessing He has bestowed upon any people unless they themselves decide to change. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

 

[8:54]  Such was the case with the people of Pharaoh and others before them. They first rejected the signs of their Lord. Consequently, we annihilated them for their sins. We drowned Pharaoh's people; the wicked were consistently punished.

 

[8:55]  The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are those who disbelieved; they cannot believe.

 

[8:56]  You reach agreements with them, but they violate their agreements every time; they are not righteous.

 

[8:57]  Therefore, if you encounter them in war, you shall set them up as a deterrent example for those who come after them, that they may take heed.

 

[8:58]  When you are betrayed by a group of people, you shall mobilize against them in the same manner. GOD does not love the betrayers.

 

[8:59]  Let not those who disbelieve think that they can get away with it; they can never escape.

 

[8:60]  You shall prepare for them all the power you can muster, and all the equipment you can mobilize, that you may frighten the enemies of GOD, your enemies, as well as others who are not known to you; GOD knows them. Whatever you spend in the cause of GOD will be repaid to you generously, without the least injustice.

 

[8:61]  If they resort to peace, so shall you, and put your trust in GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.

 

[8:62]  If they want to deceive you, then GOD will suffice you. He will help you with His support, and with the believers.

 

[8:63]  He has reconciled the hearts (of the believers). Had you spent all the money on earth, you could not reconcile their hearts. But GOD did reconcile them. He is Almighty, Most Wise.

 

[8:64]  O you prophet, sufficient for you is GOD and the believers who have followed you.

 

[8:65]  O you prophet, you shall exhort the believers to fight. If there are twenty of you who are steadfast, they can defeat two hundred, and a hundred of you can defeat a thousand of those who disbelieved. That is because they are people who do not understand.

 

[8:66]  Now (that many new people have joined you) GOD has made it easier for you, for He knows that you are not as strong as you used to be. Henceforth, a hundred steadfast believers can defeat two hundred, and a thousand of you can defeat two thousand by GOD's leave. GOD is with those who steadfastly persevere.

 

[8:67]  No prophet shall acquire captives, unless he participates in the fighting. You people are seeking the materials of this world, while GOD advocates the Hereafter. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

 

[8:68]  If it were not for a predetermined decree from GOD, you would have suffered, on account of what you took, a terrible retribution.

 

[8:69]  Therefore, eat from the spoils you have earned, that which is lawful and good, and observe GOD. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[8:70]  O you prophet, tell the prisoners of war in your hands, "If GOD knew of anything good in your hearts, He would have given you better than anything you have lost, and would have forgiven you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful."

 

[8:71]  And if they want to betray you, they have already betrayed GOD. This is why He made them the losers. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[8:72]  Surely, those who believed, and emigrated, and strove with their money and their lives in the cause of GOD, as well as those who hosted them and gave them refuge, and supported them, they are allies of one another. As for those who believe, but do not emigrate with you, you do not owe them any support, until they do emigrate. However, if they need your help, as brethren in faith, you shall help them, except against people with whom you have signed a peace treaty. GOD is Seer of everything you do.

 

[8:73]  Those who disbelieved are allies of one another. Unless you keep these commandments, there will be chaos on earth, and terrible corruption.

 

[8:74]  Those who believed and emigrated, and strove in the cause of GOD, as well as those who hosted them and gave them refuge, and supported them, these are the true believers. They have deserved forgiveness and a generous recompense.

 

[8:75]  Those who believed afterwards, and emigrated, and strove with you, they belong with you. Those who are related to each other shall be the first to support each other, in accordance with GOD's commandments. GOD is fully aware of all things.

 

 

 

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Sura 9:  Ultimatum (Bara'ah)

Number of verses in sura: 127

Order of revelation: 113

 

[9:1]  An ultimatum is herein issued from GOD and His messenger to the idol worshipers who enter into a treaty with you.

 

[9:2]  Therefore, roam the earth freely for four months, and know that you cannot escape from GOD, and that GOD humiliates the disbelievers.

 

[9:3]  A proclamation is herein issued from GOD and His messenger to all the people on the great day of pilgrimage, that GOD has disowned the idol worshipers, and so did His messenger. Thus, if you repent, it would be better for you. But if you turn away, then know that you can never escape from GOD. Promise those who disbelieve a painful retribution.

 

[9:4]  If the idol worshipers sign a peace treaty with you, and do not violate it, nor band together with others against you, you shall fulfill your treaty with them until the expiration date. GOD loves the righteous.

 

[9:5]  Once the Sacred Months are past, (and they refuse to make peace) you may kill the idol worshipers when you encounter them, punish them, and resist every move they make. If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), you shall let them go. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[9:6]  If one of the idol worshipers sought safe passage with you, you shall grant him safe passage, so that he can hear the word of GOD, then send him back to his place of security. That is because they are people who do not know.

 

[9:7]  How can the idol worshipers demand any pledge from GOD and from His messenger? Exempted are those who have signed a peace treaty with you at the Sacred Masjid. If they honor and uphold such a treaty, you shall uphold it as well. GOD loves the righteous.

 

[9:8]  How can they (demand a pledge) when they never observed any rights of kinship between you and them, nor any covenant, if they ever had a chance to prevail. They pacified you with lip service, while their hearts were in opposition, and most of them are wicked.

 

[9:9]  They traded away GOD's revelations for a cheap price. Consequently, they repulsed the people from His path. Miserable indeed is what they did!

 

[9:10]  They never observe any rights of kinship towards any believer, nor do they uphold their covenants; these are the real transgressors.

 

[9:11]  If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), then they are your brethren in religion. We thus explain the revelations for people who know.

 

[9:12]  If they violate their oaths after pledging to keep their covenants, and attack your religion, you may fight the leaders of paganism - you are no longer bound by your covenant with them - that they may refrain.

 

[9:13]  Would you not fight people who violated their treaties, tried to banish the messenger, and they are the ones who started the war in the first place? Are you afraid of them? GOD is the One you are supposed to fear, if you are believers.

 

[9:14]  You shall fight them, for GOD will punish them at your hands, humiliate them, grant you victory over them, and cool the chests of the believers.

 

[9:15]  He will also remove the rage from the believers' hearts. GOD redeems whomever He wills. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[9:16]  Did you think that you will be left alone without GOD distinguishing those among you who strive, and never ally themselves with GOD's enemies, or the enemies of His messenger, or the enemies of the believers? GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do.

 

[9:17]  The idol worshipers are not to frequent the masjids of GOD, while confessing their disbelief. These have nullified their works, and they will abide forever in Hell.

 

[9:18]  The only people to frequent GOD's masjids are those who believe in GOD and the Last Day, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and do not fear except GOD. These will surely be among the guided ones.

 

[9:19]  Have you considered the watering of the pilgrims and caring for the Sacred Masjid a substitute for believing in GOD and the Last Day, and striving in the cause of GOD? They are not equal in the sight of GOD. GOD does not guide the wicked people.

 

[9:20]  Those who believe, and emigrate, and strive in the cause of GOD with their money and their lives, are far greater in rank in the sight of GOD. These are the winners.

 

[9:21]  Their Lord gives them good news: mercy and approval from Him, and gardens where they rejoice in everlasting bliss.

 

[9:22]  Eternally they abide therein. GOD possesses a great recompense.

 

[9:23]  O you who believe, do not ally yourselves even with your parents and your siblings, if they prefer disbelieving over believing. Those among you who ally themselves with them are transgressing.

 

[9:24]  Proclaim: "If your parents, your children, your siblings, your spouses, your family, the money you have earned, a business you worry about, and the homes you cherish are more beloved to you than GOD and His messenger, and the striving in His cause, then just wait until GOD brings His judgment." GOD does not guide the wicked people.

 

[9:25]  GOD has granted you victory in many situations. But on the day of Hunayn, you became too proud of your great number. Consequently, it did not help you at all, and the spacious earth became so straitened around you, that you turned around and fled.

 

[9:26]  Then GOD sent down contentment upon His messenger and upon the believers. And He sent down invisible soldiers; He thus punished those who disbelieved. This is the requital for the disbelievers.

 

[9:27]  Ultimately, GOD redeems whomever He wills. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[9:28]  O you who believe, the idol worshipers are polluted; they shall not be permitted to approach the Sacred Masjid after this year. If you fear loss of income, GOD will shower you with His provisions, in accordance with His will. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[9:29]  You shall fight back against those who do not believe in GOD, nor in the Last Day, nor do they prohibit what GOD and His messenger have prohibited, nor do they abide by the religion of truth - among those who received the scripture - until they pay the due tax, willingly or unwillingly.

 

[9:30]  The Jews said, "Ezra is the son of GOD," while the Christians said, "Jesus is the son of GOD!" These are blasphemies uttered by their mouths. They thus match the blasphemies of those who have disbelieved in the past. GOD condemns them. They have surely deviated.

 

[9:31]  They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords, instead of GOD. Others deified the Messiah, son of Mary. They were all commanded to worship only one god. There is no god except He. Be He glorified, high above having any partners.

 

[9:32]  They want to put out GOD's light with their mouths, but GOD insists upon perfecting His light, in spite of the disbelievers.

 

[9:33]  He is the One who sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, and will make it dominate all religions, in spite of the idol worshipers.

 

[9:34]  O you who believe, many religious leaders and preachers take the people's money illicitly, and repel from the path of GOD. Those who hoard the gold and silver, and do not spend them in the cause of GOD, promise them a painful retribution.

 

[9:35]  The day will come when their gold and silver will be heated in the fire of Hell, then used to burn their foreheads, their sides, and their backs: "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you have hoarded."

 

[9:36]  The count of months, as far as GOD is concerned, is twelve. This has been GOD's law, since the day He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred. This is the perfect religion; you shall not wrong your souls (by fighting) during the Sacred Months. However, you may declare all-out war against the idol worshipers (even during the Sacred Months), when they declare all-out war against you, and know that GOD is on the side of the righteous.

 

[9:37]  Altering the Sacred Months is a sign of excessive disbelief; it augments the straying of those who have disbelieved. They alternate the Sacred Months and the regular months, while preserving the number of months consecrated by GOD. They thus violate what GOD has consecrated. Their evil works are adorned in their eyes. GOD does not guide the disbelieving people.

 

[9:38]  O you who believe, when you are told, "Mobilize in the cause of GOD," why do you become heavily attached to the ground? Have you chosen this worldly life in place of the Hereafter? The materials of this world, compared to the Hereafter, are nil.

 

[9:39]  Unless you mobilize, He will commit you to painful retribution and substitute other people in your place; you can never hurt Him in the least. GOD is Omnipotent.

 

[9:40]  If you fail to support him (the messenger), GOD has already supported him. Thus, when the disbelievers chased him, and he was one of two in the cave, he said to his friend, "Do not worry; GOD is with us." GOD then sent down contentment and security upon him, and supported him with invisible soldiers. He made the word of the disbelievers lowly. GOD's word reigns supreme. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

 

[9:41]  You shall readily mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with your money and your lives in the cause of GOD. This is better for you, if you only knew.

 

[9:42]  If there were a quick material gain, and a short journey, they would have followed you. But the striving is just too much for them. They will swear by GOD: "If we could, we would have mobilized with you." They thus hurt themselves, and GOD knows that they are liars.

 

[9:43]  GOD has pardoned you: why did you give them permission (to stay behind), before you could distinguish those who are truthful from the liars?

 

[9:44]  Those who truly believe in GOD and the Last Day do not ask your permission to evade the opportunity to strive with their money and their lives. GOD is fully aware of the righteous.

 

[9:45]  The only people who wish to be excused are those who do not really believe in GOD and the Last Day. Their hearts are full of doubt, and their doubts cause them to waver.

 

[9:46]  Had they really wanted to mobilize, they would have prepared for it thoroughly. But GOD disliked their participation, so He discouraged them; they were told, "Stay behind with those who are staying behind."

 

[9:47]  Had they mobilized with you, they would have created confusion, and would have caused disputes and divisions among you. Some of you were apt to listen to them. GOD is fully aware of the transgressors.

 

[9:48]  They sought to spread confusion among you in the past, and confounded matters for you. However, the truth ultimately prevails, and GOD's plan is carried out, in spite of them.

 

[9:49]  Some of them would say, "Give me permission (to stay behind); do not impose such a hardship on me." In fact, they have thus incurred a terrible hardship; Hell is surrounding the disbelievers.

 

[9:50]  If something good happens to you, they hurt, and if an affliction befalls you, they say, "We told you so," as they turn away rejoicing.

 

[9:51]  Say, "Nothing happens to us, except what GOD has decreed for us. He is our Lord and Master. In GOD the believers shall trust."

 

[9:52]  Say, "You can only expect for us one of two good things (victory or martyrdom), while we expect for you condemnation from GOD and retribution from Him, or at our hands. Therefore, wait, and we will wait along with you."

 

[9:53]  Say, "Spend, willingly or unwillingly. Nothing will be accepted from you, for you are evil people."

 

[9:54]  What prevented the acceptance of their spending is that they disbelieved in GOD and His messenger, and when they observed the Contact Prayers (Salat), they observed them lazily, and when they gave to charity, they did so grudgingly.

 

[9:55]  Do not be impressed by their money, or their children. GOD causes these to be sources of retribution for them in this life, and (when they die) their souls depart while they are disbelievers.

 

[9:56]  They swear by GOD that they belong with you, while they do not belong with you; they are divisive people.

 

[9:57]  If they could find a refuge, or caves, or a hiding place, they would go to it, rushing.

 

[9:58]  Some of them criticize your distribution of the charities; if they are given therefrom, they become satisfied, but if they are not given therefrom, they become objectors.

 

[9:59]  They should be satisfied with what GOD and His messenger have given them. They should have said, "GOD suffices us. GOD will provide for us from His bounties, and so will His messenger. We are seeking only GOD."

 

[9:60]  Charities shall go to the poor, the needy, the workers who collect them, the new converts, to free the slaves, to those burdened by sudden expenses, in the cause of GOD, and to the traveling alien. Such is GOD's commandment. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[9:61]  Some of them hurt the prophet by saying, "He is all ears!" Say, "It is better for you that he listens to you. He believes in GOD, and trusts the believers. He is a mercy for those among you who believe." Those who hurt GOD's messenger have incurred a painful retribution.

 

[9:62]  They swear by GOD to you, to please you, when GOD and His messenger are more worthy of pleasing, if they are really believers.

 

[9:63]  Did they not know that anyone who opposes GOD and His messenger has incurred the fire of Hell forever? This is the worst humiliation.

 

[9:64]  The hypocrites worry that a sura may be revealed exposing what is inside their hearts. Say, "Go ahead and mock. GOD will expose exactly what you are afraid of."

 

[9:65]  If you ask them, they would say, "We were only mocking and kidding." Say, "Do you realize that you are mocking GOD, and His revelations, and His messenger?"

 

[9:66]  Do not apologize. You have disbelieved after having believed. If we pardon some of you, we will punish others among you, as a consequence of their wickedness.

 

[9:67]  The hypocrite men and the hypocrite women belong with each other - they advocate evil and prohibit righteousness, and they are stingy. They forgot GOD, so He forgot them. The hypocrites are truly wicked.

 

[9:68]  GOD promises the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, as well as the disbelievers, the fire of Hell, wherein they abide forever. It suffices them. GOD has condemned them; they have incurred an everlasting retribution.

 

[9:69]  Some of those before you were stronger than you, and possessed more money and children. They became preoccupied with their material possessions. Similarly, you have become preoccupied with your material possessions, just like those before you have become preoccupied. You have become totally heedless, just as they were heedless. Such are the people who nullify their works, both in this world and in the Hereafter; they are the losers.

 

[9:70]  Have they not learned anything from the previous generations; the people of Noah, `Aad, Thamood, the people of Abraham, the dwellers of Midyan, and the evildoers (of Sodom and Gomorrah)? Their messengers went to them with clear proofs. GOD never wronged them; they are the ones who wronged their own souls.

 

[9:71]  The believing men and women are allies of one another. They advocate righteousness and forbid evil, they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they obey GOD and His messenger. These will be showered by GOD's mercy. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

 

[9:72]  GOD promises the believing men and the believing women gardens with flowing streams, wherein they abide forever, and magnificent mansions in the gardens of Eden. And GOD's blessings and approval are even greater. This is the greatest triumph.

 

[9:73]  O you prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern in dealing with them. Their destiny is Hell; what a miserable abode!

 

[9:74]  They swear by GOD that they never said it, although they have uttered the word of disbelief; they have disbelieved after becoming submitters. In fact, they gave up what they never had. They have rebelled even though GOD and His messenger have showered them with His grace and provisions. If they repent, it would be best for them. But if they turn away, GOD will commit them to painful retribution in this life and in the Hereafter. They will find no one on earth to be their lord and master.

 

[9:75]  Some of them even pledged: "If GOD showered us with His grace, we would be charitable, and would lead a righteous life."

 

[9:76]  But when He did shower them with His provisions, they became stingy, and turned away in aversion.

 

[9:77]  Consequently, He plagued them with hypocrisy in their hearts, till the day they meet Him. This is because they broke their promises to GOD, and because of their lying.

 

[9:78]  Do they not realize that GOD knows their secrets, and their conspiracies, and that GOD is the Knower of all secrets?

 

[9:79]  Those who criticize the generous believers for giving too much, and ridicule the poor believers for giving too little, GOD despises them. They have incurred a painful retribution.

 

[9:80]  Whether you ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them - even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times - GOD will not forgive them. This is because they disbelieve in GOD and His messenger. GOD does not guide the wicked people.

 

[9:81]  The sedentary rejoiced in their staying behind the messenger of GOD, and hated to strive with their money and their lives in the cause of GOD. They said, "Let us not mobilize in this heat!" Say, "The fire of Hell is much hotter," if they could only comprehend.

 

[9:82]  Let them laugh a little, and cry a lot. This is the requital for the sins they have earned.

 

[9:83]  If GOD returns you to a situation where they ask your permission to mobilize with you, you shall say, "You will never again mobilize with me, nor will you ever fight with me against any enemy. For you have chosen to be with the sedentary in the first place. Therefore, you must stay with the sedentary."

 

[9:84]  You shall not observe the funeral prayer for any of them when he dies, nor shall you stand at his grave. They have disbelieved in GOD and His messenger, and died in a state of wickedness.

 

[9:85]  Do not be impressed by their money or their children; GOD causes these to be sources of misery for them in this world, and their souls depart as disbelievers.

 

[9:86]  When a sura is revealed, stating: "Believe in GOD, and strive with His messenger," even the strong among them say, "Let us stay behind!"

 

[9:87]  They chose to be with the sedentary. Consequently, their hearts were sealed, and thus, they cannot comprehend.

 

[9:88]  As for the messenger and those who believed with him, they eagerly strive with their money and their lives. These have deserved all the good things; they are the winners.

 

[9:89]  GOD has prepared for them gardens with flowing streams, wherein they abide forever. This is the greatest triumph.

 

[9:90]  The Arabs made up excuses, and came to you seeking permission to stay behind. This is indicative of their rejection of GOD and His messenger - they stay behind. Indeed, those who disbelieve among them have incurred a painful retribution.

 

[9:91]  Not to be blamed are those who are weak, or ill, or do not find anything to offer, so long as they remain devoted to GOD and His messenger. The righteous among them shall not be blamed. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[9:92]  Also excused are those who come to you wishing to be included with you, but you tell them, "I do not have anything to carry you on." They then turn back with tears in their eyes, genuinely saddened that they could not afford to contribute.

 

[9:93]  The blame is on those who ask your permission to stay behind, even though they have no excuse. They have chosen to be with the sedentary. Consequently, GOD has sealed their hearts, and thus, they do not attain any knowledge.

 

[9:94]  They apologize to you when you return to them (from battle). Say, "Do not apologize; we no longer trust you. GOD has informed us about you." GOD will see your works, and so will the messenger, then you will be returned to the Knower of all secrets and declarations, then He will inform you of everything you had done.

 

[9:95]  They will swear by GOD to you, when you return to them, that you may disregard them. Do disregard them. They are polluted, and their destiny is Hell, as a requital for the sins they have earned.

 

[9:96]  They swear to you, that you may pardon them. Even if you pardon them, GOD does not pardon such wicked people.

 

[9:97]  The Arabs are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, and the most likely to ignore the laws that GOD has revealed to His messenger. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[9:98]  Some Arabs consider their spending (in the cause of God) to be a loss, and even wait in anticipation that a disaster may hit you. It is they who will incur the worst disaster. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

 

[9:99]  Other Arabs do believe in GOD and the Last Day, and consider their spending to be a means towards GOD, and a means of supporting the messenger. Indeed, it will bring them nearer; GOD will admit them into His mercy. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[9:100]  As for the early vanguards who immigrated (Muhajerin), and the supporters who gave them refuge (Ansar) and those who followed them in righteousness, GOD is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. He has prepared for them gardens with flowing streams, wherein they abide forever. This is the greatest triumph.

 

[9:101]  Among the Arabs around you, there are hypocrites. Also, among the city dwellers, there are those who are accustomed to hypocrisy. You do not know them, but we know them. We will double the retribution for them, then they end up committed to a terrible retribution.

 

 

[9:102]  There are others who have confessed their sins; they have mixed good deeds with bad deeds. GOD will redeem them, for GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[9:103]  Take from their money a charity to purify them and sanctify them. And encourage them, for your encouragement reassures them. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

 

[9:104]  Do they not realize that GOD accepts the repentance of His worshipers, and takes the charities, and that GOD is the Redeemer, Most Merciful?

 

[9:105]  Say, "Work righteousness; GOD will see your work, and so will His messenger and the believers. Ultimately,  you will be returned to the Knower of all secrets and declarations, then He will inform you of everything you had done."

 

[9:106]  Others are waiting for GOD's decision; He may punish them, or He may redeem them. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[9:107]  There are those who abuse the masjid by practicing idol worship, dividing the believers, and providing comfort to those who oppose GOD and His messenger. They solemnly swear: "Our intentions are honorable!" GOD bears witness that they are liars.

 

[9:108]  You shall never pray in such a masjid. A masjid that is established on the basis of righteousness from the first day is more worthy of your praying therein. In it, there are people who love to be purified. GOD loves those who purify themselves.

 

[9:109]  Is one who establishes his building on the basis of reverencing GOD and to gain His approval better, or one who establishes his building on the brink of a crumbling cliff, that falls down with him into the fire of Hell? GOD does not guide the transgressing people.

 

[9:110]  Such a building that they have established remains a source of doubt in their hearts, until their hearts are stilled. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

 

[9:111]  GOD has bought from the believers their lives and their money in exchange for Paradise. Thus, they fight in the cause of GOD, willing to kill and get killed. Such is His truthful pledge in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran - and who fulfills His pledge better than GOD? You shall rejoice in making such an exchange. This is the greatest triumph.

 

[9:112]  They are the repenters, the worshipers, the praisers, the meditators, the bowing and prostrating, the advocators of righteousness and forbidders of evil, and the keepers of GOD's laws. Give good news to such believers.

 

[9:113]  Neither the prophet, nor those who believe shall ask forgiveness for the idol worshipers, even if they were their nearest of kin, once they realize that they are destined for Hell.

 

[9:114]  The only reason Abraham asked forgiveness for his father was that he had promised him to do so. But as soon as he realized that he was an enemy of GOD, he disowned him. Abraham was extremely kind, clement.

 

[9:115]  GOD does not send any people astray, after He had guided them, without first pointing out for them what to expect. GOD is fully aware of all things.

 

[9:116]  To GOD belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He controls life and death. You have none beside GOD as a Lord and Master.

 

[9:117]  GOD has redeemed the prophet, and the immigrants (Muhajireen) and the supporters who hosted them and gave them refuge (Ansar), who followed him during the difficult times. That is when the hearts of some of them almost wavered. But He has redeemed them, for He is Compassionate towards them, Most Merciful.

 

[9:118]  Also (redeemed were) the three who stayed behind. The spacious earth became so straitened for them, that they almost gave up all hope for themselves. Finally, they realized that there was no escape from GOD, except to Him. He then redeemed them that they may repent. GOD is the Redeemer, Most Merciful.

 

[9:119]  O you who believe, you shall reverence GOD, and be among the truthful.

 

[9:120]  Neither the dwellers of the city, nor the Arabs around them, shall seek to stay behind the messenger of GOD (when he mobilizes for war). Nor shall they give priority to their own affairs over supporting him. This is because they do not suffer any thirst, or any effort, or hunger in the cause of GOD, or take a single step that enrages the disbelievers, or inflict any hardship upon the enemy, without having it written down for them as a credit. GOD never fails to recompense those who work righteousness.

 

[9:121]  Nor do they incur any expense, small or large, nor do they cross any valley, without having the credit written down for them. GOD will surely reward them generously for their works.

 

[9:122]  When the believers mobilize, not all of them shall do so. A few from each group shall mobilize by devoting their time to studying the religion. Thus, they can pass the knowledge on to their people when they return, that they may remain religiously informed.

 

[9:123]  O you who believe, you shall fight the disbelievers who attack you - let them find you stern - and know that GOD is with the righteous.

 

[9:124]  When a sura was revealed, some of them would say, "Did this sura strengthen the faith of anyone among you?" Indeed, it did strengthen the faith of those who believed, and they rejoice in any revelation.

 

[9:125]  As for those who harbored doubts in their hearts, it actually added unholiness to their unholiness, and they died as disbelievers.

 

[9:126]  Do they not see that they suffer from exacting trials every year once or twice? Yet, they consistently fail to repent, and fail to take heed?

 

[9:127]  Whenever a sura was revealed, some of them would look at each other as if to say: "Does anyone see you?" Then they left. Thus, GOD has diverted their hearts, for they are people who do not comprehend.

 

 

 

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Sura 10:  Jonah (Younus)

Number of verses in sura: 109

Order of revelation: 51

 

[10:0]  In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

 

[10:1]  A.L.R. These (letters) are the proofs of this book of wisdom.

 

[10:2]  Is it too much of a wonder for the people that we inspired a man like them? He (was inspired to say), "You shall warn the people, and give good news to those who believe that they have attained a position of prominence at their Lord." The disbelievers said, "This is a clever magician!"

 

[10:3]  Your only Lord is GOD; the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then assumed all authority. He controls all matters. There is no intercessor, except in accordance with His will. Such is GOD your Lord. You shall worship Him. Would you not take heed?

 

[10:4]  To Him is your ultimate return, all of you. This is GOD's truthful promise. He initiates the creation, then repeats it, in order to reward those who believe and lead a righteous life, equitably. As for those who disbelieve, they incur hellish drinks, and a painful retribution for their disbelieving.

 

[10:5]  He is the One who rendered the sun radiant, and the moon a light, and He designed its phases that you may learn to count the years and to calculate. GOD did not create all this, except for a specific purpose. He explains the revelations for people who know.

 

[10:6]  Surely, in the alternation of night and day, and what GOD created in the heavens and the earth, there are proofs for people who are righteous.

 

[10:7]  Those who are not expecting to meet us, and are preoccupied with this worldly life, and are content with it, and refuse to heed our proofs;

 

[10:8]  these have incurred Hell as their ultimate abode, as a consequence of their own works.

 

[10:9]  As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, their Lord guides them, by virtue of their belief. Rivers will flow beneath them in the gardens of bliss.

 

[10:10]  Their prayer therein is: "Be You glorified, our god," their greeting therein is, "Peace," and their ultimate prayer is: "Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe."

 

[10:11]  If GOD hastened the retribution incurred by the people, the way they demand provisions, they would have been annihilated long ago. However, we leave those who do not believe in meeting us in their transgressions, blundering.

 

[10:12]  When adversity touches the human being, he implores us while lying down, or sitting, or standing up. But as soon as we relieve his adversity, he goes on as if he never implored us to relieve any hardship! The works of the transgressors are thus adorned in their eyes.

 

[10:13]  Many a generation we have annihilated before you when they transgressed. Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they refused to believe. We thus requite the guilty people.

 

[10:14]  Then we made you inheritors of the earth after them, to see how you will do.

 

[10:15]  When our revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet us say, "Bring a Quran other than this, or change it!" Say, "I cannot possibly change it on my own. I simply follow what is revealed to me. I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the retribution of an awesome day."

 

[10:16]  Say, "Had GOD willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would you have known anything about it. I have lived among you a whole life before this (and you have known me as a sane, truthful person). Do you not understand?"

 

[10:17]  Who is more evil than one who fabricates lies about GOD, or rejects His revelations. Certainly, the transgressors never succeed.

 

[10:18]  They worship beside GOD idols that possess no power to harm them or benefit them, and they say, "These are our intercessors at GOD!" Say, "Are you informing GOD of something He does not know in the heavens or the earth?" Be He glorified. He is the Most High; far above needing partners.

 

[10:19]  The people used to be one congregation, then they disputed. If it were not for a predetermined word from your Lord, they would have been judged immediately regarding their disputes.

 

[10:20]  They say, "How come no miracle came down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The future belongs to GOD; so wait, and I am waiting along with you."

 

[10:21]  When we bestow mercy upon the people, after adversity had afflicted them, they immediately scheme against our revelations! Say, "GOD's scheming is far more effective. For our messengers are recording everything you scheme."

 

[10:22]  He is the One who moves you across the land and sea. You get onto the ships, and they sail smoothly in a nice breeze. Then, while rejoicing therein, violent wind blows, and the waves surround them from every side. This is when they implore GOD, sincerely devoting their prayers to Him alone: "If You only save us this time, we will be eternally appreciative."

 

[10:23]  But as soon as He saves them, they transgress on earth, and oppose the truth. O people, your transgression is only to the detriment of your own souls. You remain preoccupied with this worldly life, then to us is your ultimate return, then we inform you of everything you had done.

 

[10:24]  The analogy of this worldly life is like this: we send down water from the sky to produce with it all kinds of plants from the earth, and to provide food for the people and the animals. Then, just as the earth is perfectly adorned, and its people think that they are in control thereof, our judgment comes by night or by day, leaving it completely barren, as if nothing existed the previous day. We thus explain the revelations for people who reflect.

 

[10:25]  GOD invites to the abode of peace, and guides whoever wills (to be guided) in a straight path.

 

 

[10:26]  For the righteous, the reward will be multiplied manifold. Their faces will never experience any deprivation or shame. These are the dwellers of Paradise; they abide therein forever.

 

[10:27]  As for those who earned sins, their requital is equivalent to their sin. Humiliation is their lot, and no one beside GOD can protect them. Their faces will seem overwhelmed by masses of dark night. They will be the dwellers of Hell; they abide therein forever.

 

[10:28]  On the day when we summon them all, we will say to those who worshiped idols, "We have summoned you, together with your idols." We will have them confront each other, and their idols will say to them, "We had no idea that you idolized us.

 

[10:29]  "GOD suffices as a witness between us and you, that we were completely unaware of your worshiping us."

 

[10:30]  That is when each soul will examine everything it had done. They will be returned to GOD, their rightful Lord and Master, and the idols they had fabricated will disown them.

 

[10:31]  Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Who controls all the hearing and the eyesight? Who produces the living from the dead, and the dead from the living? Who is in control of all things?" They would say, "GOD." Say, "Why then do you not observe the commandments?"

 

[10:32]  Such is GOD, your rightful Lord. What is there after the truth, except falsehood? How could you disregard all this?

 

[10:33]  This is what your Lord's decision does to those who choose to be wicked: they cannot believe.

 

[10:34]  Say, "Can any of your idols initiate creation, then repeat it?" Say, "GOD initiates the creation, then repeats it."

 

[10:35]  Say, "Does any of your idols guide to the truth?" Say, "GOD guides to the truth. Is one who guides to the truth more worthy of being followed, or one who does not guide, and needs guidance for himself? What is wrong with your judgment?"

 

[10:36]  Most of them follow nothing but conjecture, and conjecture is no substitute for the truth. GOD is fully aware of everything they do.

 

[10:37]  This Quran could not possibly be authored by other than GOD. It confirms all previous messages, and provides a fully detailed scripture. It is infallible, for it comes from the Lord of the universe.

 

[10:38]  If they say, "He fabricated it," say, "Then produce one sura like these, and invite whomever you wish, other than GOD, if you are truthful."

 

[10:39]  Indeed, they have rejected this without studying and examining it, and before understanding it. Thus did those before them disbelieve. Therefore, note the consequences for the transgressors.

 

[10:40]  Some of them believe (in this scripture), while others disbelieve in it. Your Lord is fully aware of the evildoers.

 

[10:41]  If they reject you, then say, "I have my works, and you have your works. You are innocent of anything I do, and I am innocent of anything you do."

 

[10:42]  Some of them listen to you, but can you make the deaf hear, even though they cannot understand?

 

[10:43]  Some of them look at you, but can you guide the blind, even though they do not see?

 

[10:44]  GOD never wrongs the people; it is the people who wrong their own souls.

 

[10:45]  On the day when He summons all of them, they will feel as if they lasted in this world one hour of the day, during which they met. Losers indeed are those who disbelieved in meeting GOD; and chose to be misguided.

 

[10:46]  Whether we show you some (of the retribution) we promise them, or terminate your life before that, to us is their ultimate return. GOD witnesses everything they do.

 

[10:47]  To each community, a messenger. After their messenger comes, they are judged equitably, without the least injustice.

 

[10:48]  They challenge: "When will this prophecy come to pass, if you are telling the truth?"

 

[10:49]  Say, "I possess no power to harm myself, or benefit myself; only what GOD wills takes place." Each community has a predetermined life span. Once their interim comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it.

 

[10:50]  Say,"Whether His retribution comes to you by night or by day, why are the transgressors in such a hurry?

 

[10:51]  "If it does happen, will you believe then? Why should you believe then? You used to challenge it to come?"

 

[10:52]  It will be said to the transgressors, "Taste the eternal retribution. Are you not requited precisely for what you have earned?"

 

[10:53]  They challenge you to prophesy: "Is this really what will happen?" Say, "Yes indeed, by my Lord, this is the truth, and you can never escape."

 

[10:54]  If any wicked soul possessed everything on earth, it would readily offer it as ransom. They will be ridden with remorse when they see the retribution. They will be judged equitably, without the least injustice.

 

[10:55]  Absolutely, to GOD belongs everything in the heavens and the earth. Absolutely, GOD's promise is truth, but most of them do not know.

 

[10:56]  He controls life and death, and to Him you will be returned.

 

[10:57]  O people, enlightenment has come to you herein from your Lord, and healing for anything that troubles your hearts, and guidance, and mercy for the believers.

 

[10:58]  Say, "With GOD's grace and with His mercy they shall rejoice." This is far better than any wealth they can accumulate.

 

[10:59]  Say, "Did you note how GOD sends down to you all kinds of provisions, then you render some of them unlawful, and some lawful?" Say, "Did GOD give you permission to do this? Or, do you fabricate lies and attribute them to GOD?"

 

[10:60]  Does it ever occur to those who fabricate lies about GOD that they will have to face Him on the Day of Resurrection? Certainly, GOD showers the people with His grace, but most of them are unappreciative.

 

[10:61]  You do not get into any situation, nor do you recite any Quran, nor do you do anything, without us being witnesses thereof as you do it. Not even an atom's weight is out of your Lord's control, be it in the heavens or the earth. Nor is there anything smaller than an atom, or larger, that is not recorded in a profound record.

 

[10:62]  Absolutely, GOD's allies have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

 

[10:63]  They are those who believe and lead a righteous life.

 

[10:64]  For them, joy and happiness in this world, as well as in the Hereafter. This is GOD's unchangeable law. Such is the greatest triumph.

 

[10:65]  Do not be saddened by their utterances. All power belongs to GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.

 

[10:66]  Absolutely, to GOD belongs everyone in the heavens and everyone on earth. Those who set up idols beside GOD are really following nothing. They only think that they are following something. They only guess.

 

[10:67]  He is the One who rendered the night for your rest, and rendered the day lighted. These are proofs for people who can hear.

 

[10:68]  They said, "GOD has begotten a son!" Be He glorified. He is the Most Rich. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. You have no proof to support such a blasphemy. Are you saying about GOD what you do not know?

 

[10:69]  Proclaim: "Those who fabricate lies about GOD will never succeed."

 

[10:70]  They get their temporary share in this world, then to us is their ultimate return, then we commit them to severe retribution for their disbelieving.

 

[10:71]  Recite for them the history of Noah. He said to his people, "O my people, if you find my position and my reminding you of GOD's revelations too much for you, then I put my trust in GOD. You should get together with your leaders, agree on a final decision among yourselves, then let me know it without delay.

 

[10:72]  "If you turn away, then I have not asked you for any wage. My wage comes from GOD. I have been commanded to be a submitter."

 

[10:73]  They rejected him and, consequently, we saved him and those who joined him in the ark; we made them the inheritors. And we drowned those who rejected our revelations. Note the consequences; they have been warned.

 

[10:74]  Then we sent after him messengers to their people, and they showed them clear proofs. But they were not to believe in what they had rejected in the past. We thus seal the hearts of the transgressors.

 

[10:75]  Then we sent after them Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his group, with our proofs. But they turned arrogant; and were transgressing people.

 

[10:76]  When the truth came to them from us, they said, "This is obviously magic!"

 

[10:77]  Moses said, "Is this how you describe the truth when it comes to you? Is this magic? How can any magicians prevail?"

 

[10:78]  They said, "Did you come to divert us from what we found our parents doing, and to attain positions of prominence for yourselves? We will never join you as believers."

 

[10:79]  Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every experienced magician."

 

[10:80]  When the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you are going to throw."

 

[10:81]  When they threw, Moses said, "What you have produced is magic, and GOD will make it fail. GOD does not support the transgressors' work."

 

[10:82]  GOD establishes the truth with His words, despite the criminals.

 

[10:83]  None believed with Moses except a few of his people, while fearing the tyranny of Pharaoh and his elders. Surely, Pharaoh was much too arrogant on earth, and a real tyrant.

 

[10:84]  Moses said, "O my people, if you have really believed in GOD, then put your trust in Him, if you are really submitters."

 

[10:85]  They said, "We trust in GOD. Our Lord, save us from the persecution of these oppressive people.

 

[10:86]  "Deliver us, with Your mercy, from the disbelieving people."

 

[10:87]  We inspired Moses and his brother. "Maintain your homes in Egypt for the time being, turn your homes into synagogues, and maintain the Contact Prayers (Salat). Give good news to the believers."

 

[10:88]  Moses said, "Our Lord, you have given Pharaoh and his elders luxuries and wealth in this world. Our Lord, they only use them to repulse others from Your path. Our Lord, wipe out their wealth, and harden their hearts to prevent them from believing, until they see the painful retribution."

 

[10:89]  He said, "Your prayer has been answered (O Moses and Aaron), so be steadfast, and do not follow the ways of those who do not know."

 

[10:90]  We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. Pharaoh and his troops pursued them, aggressively and sinfully. When drowning became a reality for him, he said, "I believe that there is no god except the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed; I am a submitter."

 

[10:91]  "Too late! For you have rebelled already, and chose to be a transgressor.

 

 

[10:92]  "Today, we will preserve your body, to set you up as a lesson for future generations." Unfortunately, many people are totally oblivious to our signs.

 

[10:93]  We have endowed the Children of Israel with a position of honor, and blessed them with good provisions. Yet, they disputed when this knowledge came to them. Your Lord will judge them on the Day of Resurrection regarding everything they disputed.

 

[10:94]  If you have any doubt regarding what is revealed to you from your Lord, then ask those who read the previous scripture. Indeed, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Do not be with the doubters.

 

[10:95]  Nor shall you join those who rejected GOD's revelations, lest you be with the losers.

 

[10:96]  Surely, those condemned by a decree from your Lord cannot believe.

 

[10:97]  No matter what kind of proof you show them, (they cannot believe), until they see the painful retribution.

 

[10:98]  Any community that believes will surely be rewarded for believing. For example, the people of Jonah: when they believed, we relieved the humiliating retribution they had been suffering in this world, and we made them prosperous.

 

[10:99]  Had your Lord willed, all the people on earth would have believed. Do you want to force the people to become believers?

 

[10:100]  No soul can believe except in accordance with GOD's will. For He places a curse upon those who refuse to understand.

 

[10:101]  Say, "Look at all the signs in the heavens and the earth." All the proofs and all the warnings can never help people who decided to disbelieve.

 

[10:102]  Can they expect other than the fate of their counterparts in the past? Say, "Just wait, and, along with you, I am also waiting."

 

[10:103]  We ultimately save our messengers and those who believe. It is our immutable law that we save the believers.

 

[10:104]  Say, "O people, if you have any doubt regarding my religion, I do not worship what you worship beside GOD. I worship GOD alone; the One who will terminate your lives. I am commanded to be a believer."

 

[10:105]  I was commanded: "Keep yourself devoted to the religion of monotheism; you shall not practice idol worship.

 

[10:106]  "You shall not worship beside GOD what possesses no power to benefit you or harm you. If you do, you will be a transgressor."

 

[10:107]  If GOD touches you with a hardship, none can relieve it except He. And when He blesses you, no force can prevent His grace. He bestows it upon whomever He chooses from among His servants. He is the Forgiver, Most Merciful.

 

[10:108]  Proclaim: "O people, the truth has come to you herein from your Lord. Whoever is guided is guided for his own good. And whoever goes astray, goes astray to his own detriment. I am not a guardian over you."

 

[10:109]  Follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until GOD issues His judgment; He is the best judge.

 

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